Roberto's story began with the trust of the Chamber of Commerce.

　Roberto puts the survival of the Chamber of Commerce ahead of profit. His policy is to take responsibility for the distribution of his business, and to always do business at a fair price and profit.

　While individual members are allowed to speculate on their own business, Roberto's overall policy is to make a profit that is commensurate with the amount of effort and risk involved, and to continue to build trust and confidence in the business community as a whole, which is needed by Ales society.

　According to Roberto, this is the secret to the survival of the Chamber of Commerce for generations to come.

　Today Roberto's company has become accepted by people from all over the world, from all tribes, and from all customers. So, it is said that it will continue to be a belief of Roberto's Chamber of Commerce. However, if it's a trade association with a long history, it seems to be almost a similar policy.

　However, the price of cotton was not a reasonable one, as it was sold at a loss in the purchasing stage. In such a situation, they found the price bargaining chip they had been seeking for a long time, the discovery of Kishina's native cotton.

　Other merchant associations might imitate the foreign countries and take violent profits. But the Roberto Chamber of Commerce's policy was to provide a stable supply of cotton at a fair price and to increase the need for the Chamber of Commerce in society.

　It will throw away short-term profits, but instead it aims to gain the trust and confidence of the entire Ares region and secure a solid market for itself in the future. We will continue our efforts to remain competitive, but whoever we are, we will do business with a price that is commensurate with the quality of our products.

　This is Roberto's philosophy, the trust and confidence he has won from the people of Ares. Conversely, people in Ares society believe that if you cut off a business partner like Roberto's for short-term profits, you will pay a big price for it if something goes wrong.

'It's not the same as a person's trust and confidence in a person, but the idea of trust and confidence in a Chamber of Commerce that's been around for hundreds of years. Is that helpful?

　I've heard other things at length, but it certainly seemed to me that this business association could be trusted as a business partner. It's a good enough basis for trusting and trusting people.

'Yes, I've found that trust can be translated into trust. I don't want to do a big job with someone I can't trust, whether it's a business association or a person. And you don't have to force yourself to put absolute trust in them, you just have to trust them for their trust. It's a lot easier now.

Well, what do I have to say?　That makes me happy. But don't forget that emotions are also an important part of human relationships. So, the next step is to teach you how to trust your employees in my way. I'm going to the store.

　I'm totally swept away, but it helps. Roberto is going to take me to the main store, so I decide to follow him.


Roberto's main store.

　It's going to be very helpful for us to learn how to trust our employees. Roberto says you can't just trust others. That's why he found a place where he could trust, and as his trust grew, so did his humanity.

　I think Roberto and I are very much alike.

There's a big, slow guy over there with all this baggage.　But, you know, he's a slow worker, but he's never misplaced a package or destroyed its contents before.

　He's been working there for five years already. It sounds short, but it's a long record if you consider that there are no mistakes. It's normal for humans to make mistakes, and even machines can malfunction. Moreover, in this world, we have to do it only with pen and paper.

　When I think about it like that, I feel that I'm doing my job accurately and reliably.
　In an important transaction, speed is more important than accuracy.

I trust him now. So I can entrust him with important packages and jobs that can't be done by mistake. And I've also found that he's very polite to his customers. If I can trust them, I'm going to add customer service to my trust list.

　Then, after hearing the good and bad things about different people, I understood how to trust them in Roberto's own way. Just as an employee, but I think we have a lot in common when it comes to trusting people.

　I trust Manya and Pina, but I feel like I need a little more time before I can trust them.

　But Midia has become one of them since she arrived in this world, and she's been with me since before the group was even established, even when business was tough. I've never run away even when I was in danger, and I've done all the work I've entrusted to her.

　Once you realize that, I think you can trust Midea again. At last we have a clue that we can learn to trust people again.

Thank you, Robert. "Thank you, Robert, for giving me the key to trust people.

　Looking back, I feel like when I was able to trust people, it was just a series of small trust and confidence. When you can trust someone, you trust them, and when you can't, you give up on them. But even if you've given up on someone, if they've grown up and changed, you can take a second look at them.

　The point is, it's just not OK to deny everything from the beginning. When you start trying to trust someone, you've already cleared the issue....

　In the end, I've wasted a lot of time and effort worrying about it all, and I feel relieved, but very tired.

You can buy and sell as a merchant, and you can buy and sell as a member. As a merchant, you can sell and buy, and our store allows you to buy and sell things at the price of membership. You can sell and buy as a merchant, and our store will allow you to buy and sell things at the price of a member, and there is no obligation, but there are rules. There is no problem if you don't do anything wrong, but if you break it, it's forfeited.

　The good news is, with this, I can buy supplies from Roberto's company on the cheap. In addition, you can also use wholesalers who only work with trusted merchants. And you can also buy things that ordinary people can't afford, such as building materials and medicines. You can also sell goods in bulk quantities.

　I'm very grateful for the terms and conditions, as well as the prohibition on fraud and abuse, which is like Roberto's guarantee of my trust.

　After that, I bought some dwarf wine and other necessary items at member price and had them sent to the inn. After discussing with everyone, we decided to go to Pyrenius, the trade port where Toshiaki-san, the former researcher, is staying, after playing around the town the next day.

　It is said that Toshiaki-san does business in the town where his home is located during the stormy summer months, so there is still time to spare.

Back to the inn.

Are you an honorary member of the Roberto Firm?　Do you intend to trade in the future?

　It's not a management meeting, but the policy of the group has somehow been decided as a window flower. However, it's as if they confirmed that the answer is already decided.

The only thing we can do is to buy supplies and sell surplus goods. The main job is as an investigator, and the second job is as an exterminator, but adding trade to that is too broad of a hand. Well, if you're an individual, I'll allow you to fit into your own locker, and you'll have to put up with window flowers, snowflakes and mogs in my locker slot.

'I agree, Ryota-sama's character is not suited to trade. You don't need my locker slot.

　It's still just an answerable conversation.

　If you become a trading merchant, it could affect other trade associations and peddlers. Even if you use the extra loading capacity of armored and self-propelled vehicles, it's only a small amount if you look at the logistics as a whole, but this speed is enough of a threat on the land route. If a small town or village deals in rare goods, there could be a sudden change in the market price or even a crash.

　In the worst case scenario, a legitimate peddler could go bankrupt.

Peddlers and shops are the capillaries of this world. It sounds bad if you call it a cartel, but the conscientious big business association restricts them so that they don't get crushed. That's why we're limited to small business (empty lockers) too. Well, if we're dealing with a bad businessman, we'll turn a blind eye.

　The great merchants of this world prioritize a healthy distribution environment over profit. There are directly managed stores, but they also take care of producers, retailers and vendors regardless of their affiliation. They don't do things like the earth. From the point of view of the window flower who knows this, this is a very gentle world.

　By coincidence, we haven't destroyed the market for exterminators either. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're going to be doing, but it's not going to be a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to be doing.

''And Ryota-sama. Do you no longer have any doubts about trust and credibility?''
Yeah, I've decided to take my time finding out the best part of my people and take it easy and build up my trust.

　But I don't want to miss out on anything good because I'm late to the party. Should I take a lesson from the window flowers and make a valuation sheet?

　We took it easy like that, and everyone enjoyed the merchant city of Altena before we left.



★ A certain Chamber of Commerce headquarters

''Contact all the branches and [delegate the development of cotton to the dragon's ally, Xina's advisor, Roberto Commerce] and post this to all Ares stores!　No one is foolish enough to ruin the Dragon Manor. Apparently Ryota wants to hide his name, so don't ever give it out, okay?　It's beyond our reasonable interests.

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