It's been about half a year since my master's shop sold the demon sword.
　Word of the demon sword had spread to the neighboring countries and the number of customers was still the same as when he started.

　The numbered ticket system was abolished and the demon sword is now available by appointment only.
　The reservations for the demon sword were already booked two years in advance and now they are not taking reservations.

　With the end of the ticket system, a lot of people started coming by lunchtime, but Elsie did a great job.
　Elsie's work was almost perfect.
　That's how she got by without my help every day.

　She used to help out in her parent's shop before she was a slave, so she's used to serving people.
　I'm really glad she came to work for me.

　The sales of the shop has increased tremendously in the past six months.
　There's enough money in the bank to grow the shop tenfold.
　Well, Master said it was an important shop and he never wanted to renovate it.

　And recently, Fermat's also started selling magic swords.
　Rumor has it that they took advantage of the shop's large scale to make a lot of swords, but they're having trouble selling them.

　According to the customers who came to Master's shop, the performance was much better than Master's magic swords.

　It can still hold fire, but it just looks better.
　It's just as sharp or slightly worse than those other swords.

　Rumors spread that the sword was so sharp that the person who owned it was laughed at.
　On the contrary, everyone who owned their master's sword was envied and looked up to.

　Apparently, my master's skills are even more impressive than I thought.
　I realized once again that my proposal was made possible because he was my master.


　SIDE: Fermat Trading Company

Excuse me, Mr. Chairman.

Hey, how's the sales coming along?
　A small, burly man slumped on the sofa and asked for a report on the thin man in front of him.

'Yes, sir . As always, sir.
　The slender man reports to his bosses with a jittery look on his face.

'As usual?'
　When the man heard the report, he couldn't help but ask back, not quite what he wanted.

'Yes?'
　The slender man could only reply in a jittery manner.

''You made the magic sword in our house, didn't you?　And at a lower price than at my brother's.

Okay. I did as you asked and made a cheap and easy to buy magic sword.

Then why don't you sell it?

Well, I don't know about that either: ......
　It's a lie: ...... The man knew why .
　But if he told the truth, the man in front of him would have fired him.
　He couldn't report it for his own protection.

Why?　It took you guys six months to invent that magic sword.　Are you wasting that time and money?

Yes, no: ......

''Then get on with it and find out why or come up with a plan to improve the magic sword!

Okay, okay!
　He rushed out.

"d*mn it ...... hey!　Bring me a drink!


''d*mn it, ...... how can you suggest improvements to the magic sword, ...... even that magic sword was hard to make in the first place?　Even if I were to say the cause of the problem, I can't say ...... it's because of the poor performance of the magic sword, and ...... what to do ...... the truth is that this store's sales are down, too I'm here and I'm at ......
　After finishing his report to the chairman, the man was holding his head at the door .

　Due to the poor performance of the magic sword, the high performance and high quality of Fermat's selling point, which he had cultivated up to now, was beginning to be questioned and sales were getting worse and worse.

''Haha, the chairman in the past was much more dependable. ...... Now, he's just a money-grabber. ...... I guess I'd better step away from the chairman now...'' ...Yes, just make it easier on yourself.
　The man who lived in the store ran off into the night with a large sum of money he had saved up until now .

　SIDE: Leons.

You made good money again today. You're going to have a problem with all this money.
　As he said this, Master was counting the number of gold coins.

''Doesn't matter . You'll never have a problem with money.

You're right, Leo. Please be careful with your money.

I'm sorry. You're right. I've got some money saved up.
　I knew my master wasn't cut out for making money .

''Speaking of which, I heard that the Fermor Trading Company has copied our magic sword, but it doesn't seem to be selling well at all.

That's true. I'm the only one who can do that.
　I knew it .
　I mean, you can't just say it off with confidence: .......

'Master was more awesome than I thought.

That's right. More respect.
　Master said this and made a smug face as he stretched out his chest.

''But if it wasn't for me, I don't think your high skills would have been worth a d*mn.

Well, that being said: ......
　Master's hips suddenly became lower.

"Just kidding. I have great respect for you.



"Yeah, right. That's great to hear. But still, that ...... guy is not ...... like him, and if you see the magic circle, you'll know it's not something that can be easily imitated. Even though

Is that your brother?

"Yeah, he's a decent worker, but he's an excellent connoisseur. So, you wouldn't think of copying this in six months and then selling it to a ...... skilled craftsman, would you?　Or is your eyes getting worse with age?

'I see ...... Well, it's such a big business association, they might think that one mistake is no problem.
　It's true that Elsie was right, they wouldn't mind a single mistake if they were such a big business.

Yeah. He's a good businessman. So maybe he's thinking about something.

That's right. Let's just try to keep us from destroying this store ourselves!

Yeah, we'll keep working on it.


　SIDE: Fermat Trading Company

What?　He's gone?　You've got to be kidding me!　What were you guys doing?!
　The chairman, who was in a bad mood and had been drinking, was shouting at his subordinates.

Yes, sir. I looked for it but I can't find it at ...... anywhere. It's just that this letter is ......
　The young man who had come to report to him said and showed him a sheet of paper.

'Then get on with it and read it out!

Yes, Mr. ...... Mr. Chairman, Fermat's business is in decline. This is because you forced the sale of the magic sword. I don't know what I can do about this situation. So, I'll take responsibility and quit. I'm sorry that I had to run away without telling you. I wish Fermat's business continues to grow and develop.
　It was quiet when I finished reading the letter.

''d*mn it ...... you've escaped. And your business is in decline?　Hey, is that true?

Yes, sir. You've got a few drops here and there.

"Ugh, you're kidding me. ...... There hasn't been a drop in business since I took over this store. ...... What's the meaning of this? ...... You, explain it to me!

''Ha, yes . The performance of our magic sword is far from the performance of Horant's magic sword, and because of that, our impressions are .......

'Are you kidding me?　Is my brother's magic sword that great?　Bring that magic sword here now!

Yes!
　The man rushed to get the magic sword.

''Here it is: ......

　The chairman, who was handed the magic sword, looked at it in silence .
''Yeah ...... that's pretty impressive. ...... That's something we can't duplicate. I see ...... hey!　Stop selling the magic sword now!　That stuff is so embarrassing!

Yes!

'And invent an awesome magic tool that will replace the magic sword!　That's right: ...... The deadline is only a month away!

What?　No, you can't!

If you can't do it, we're done. So go!

'Yes, yes ......'
　The man who came to report to me walked out of the ...... room without saying a word.

'Hey!　Bring me a drink!
　As the man left, the chairman started drinking again.

'Huh, maybe I should quit too: ......