Shiloh. You got a visitor.
　Even before the direct connection, Shiroe had packed her maps and documents into her "magic bag".
　In the first place, it was assumed that guests would be coming, and even the table and tea utensils in the fireplace room had been prepared.
　While watching Naotsugu's bewildered expression as he returned from the doorway, Shiroe wondered if that was the case. The guest who had been ushered in was someone Shiroe hadn't expected, but that didn't mean he hadn't thought about it once.
'Come this way, sir.
　Sorry for ignoring the direct connection, but Shiroe thought that dealing with visitors was the priority right now, and recommended a stout chair made of oak.
'It was a lot of work. Climbing the snowy mountains.
　While saying this, the young man with violet eyes, the violet star of the sacrifice, sat down, brushing off the shoulders of the standing collar of his ceremonial dress, which did not look like it had been touched by a speck of snow.

''Is it alright to be burnt out?
You're welcome to stay.
　Shiroe kept his mouth shut at Violet Star's reply and inwardly sighed deeply as the situation was finally becoming difficult.
　Shiroe had been waiting in this secluded mountain hut to negotiate with the sacrificial clan. There were several reasons why he had come all the way to the deep mountains of Ou, but one of them was because this area was close to the stronghold of the sacrificial clan (where it was presumed to be).
(.........this again)
　To be honest, Shiroe felt that he was in trouble.
　In the first place, he had expected that it would be difficult to negotiate with the sacrificial clan.
　At first, what Shiroe knew about this mysterious clan was that they were in the business of 'banking'. The Bank is one of the useful functions provided to Elder Tail players, a service that provides storage space for items and cash. Items and cash deposited here can be withdrawn from not only the specific bank where they were deposited, but also from any bank in the Yamato region.
　Banks are not the only service provided by the sacrificial clan, which has a different transfer technology than the return spells and inter-city gates used by the Adventurers.
　A courier service that delivers letters and packages from individual to individual. There is a wide range of services, including a bazaar service that allows people to buy and sell a variety of items. Many of the city's guard systems are also made possible by the sacrificial clan.
　To the players of the Elder Tail, the adventurers in the immediate aftermath of the catastrophe, these services seemed obvious and public infrastructure. When the Round Table was formed, Shiroe said that the adventurers could not survive without the support of the Daichijinshi, because the existence of this family was in his mind.
　Of course, at the time, he had no idea that these services were provided by a mysterious clan called the Sacrifices.
　After the formation of the Roundtable, the conference had tried to have contact with the sacrificial clan with Shiroe at the center. It had succeeded quite easily. It was at that time that they were able to get acquainted with Violet Star, the person in charge of Akiva as its sphere of activity. However, they were unable to move beyond that.
　I found out that the sacrificial clan was providing various services in the area called Yamato. And that these services were essential to the Adventurer. I was even able to say hello to the representative of the Akiva, Violet Star, but that was it. But that was as far as it went. The family's organization and power, its hidden knowledge, headquarters, ideology, and purpose - Shiroe could not obtain any information from Violet Star.
　Although she didn't blatantly ignore him or bare hostility, Violet Star had rejected all the probes Shiroe had put in with a gentle smile and an eloquent tongue.
　As Shiroe had previously thought, adventurers need the earthlings to survive, but the earthlings can survive without the adventurers. In this world of vicious monsters, we may not be able to achieve prosperity like we do on Earth, but we can still survive in the no-fly zones and with magic technology. And the representative of this is the sacrificial clan.
　The sacrificial clans don't need adventurers. That alone limits their bargaining power to a great extent.
　Even so, Shiroe's counterpart who continued to gather information in order to obtain some cards was the Violet Star. This young man with an elderly profile probably sensed such intentions from Shiroe and continued to keep information about the sacrificial clan closed off. It seemed that the knowledge of the sacrificial clan that Shiroe now knew about was more from Li-Gun than from Violet Star.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one. Sage, do you understand?
Yes, of course. It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Violet Star, I'm the contact person for the Sacrifice Clan.
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. How nice to meet someone from the sacrificial clan.
　That Li-Gan replies to Violet Star's greeting with a wave of his hand and a smile.
　Violet Star also has a wisp of a smile on her face.
''Today is a rare day. "Today is a rare day for you to meet the "Record Horizon" and the "Great Mage of the Tea Party", the "Great Mage of the Tea Party", and even the "Wise Man of Miral Lake", Master Li-Gun, who represents the Adventurer. able to do so. The honor of being invited by Lord Shilohé to be present at this historic occasion. In the history of sacrifice, there are few people who will enjoy this kind of brilliance. Never would our great forebears have expected such a day to come.
　Shiroe was troubled by Violet Star's reply.
　This young man, the Violet Star, is not hostile to Shiroe or the Adventurer. It's not that he's quiet, or that he doesn't understand what we're saying. He simply does not disclose information he does not want to, and even that is hidden in his theatrical eloquence.
　Shiroe is tempted to sigh at the future of this negotiation. I want to discuss this with the head of the sacrificial clan. It was Shiroe himself who had communicated such a request through Akiva's sacrificial clan, or the Violet Star, but he had no idea that this person in charge of the sacrificial clan would travel out to the middle of the mountains of the Ou.
　That's when Shiroe realizes another possibility. But even in the small amount of time Shiroe has to examine it, Li-Gan seems to be in a good mood and continues his conversation with Violet Star.
'That illustrious seat is made even more of a miracle by His presence, isn't it? The sacrifice - it is a mysterious family. A clan that supports the nations of Yamato from the shadows and transmits the technology of a magical civilization with immense magical power. It's because they are the Violet Star-sama, the chieftain of the clan. This can't help but raise my expectations.
"Expectations, sir?
''Yes. Shiroe-sama here is a bit of a surprise box, you know.
Ho-ho. That's great!
　I don't want you to be reckless.
　Shiroe looked at Li-Gan with that in mind, but he had a curious smile on his face, a curious smile on his usual scrawny face. It's not that I haven't noticed. This hilarious 'earthling' wise man just doesn't want to help Shiroe even if he is in trouble.
''Uh-oh.''
"Mmm-hmm.
　Shiroe glared at Li-Gan, who let out a chuckle, and decided to enter into negotiations.
''What I'd like to ask of you, Violet Star, is as I wrote in my letter.
The availability of funds or a loan?
　It's nothing.
　It's just a question of money.

"Yes, sir. Thank you for talking so quickly.
Yes. You've saved me a lot of trouble.
Excuse me.
　Shiroe wanted to conduct this negotiation in Akiba. Krusty and other important members of the Roundtable are currently attacking the Seven Fallen Waterfalls Fortress, and the city of Akiba is in a state of limbo. I have a feeling that trouble is brewing. I'm sure that as long as Soujirou was still around, he could handle whatever happened, but Shiroe still didn't want to leave.
　The reason he went out here despite that was because Violet Star didn't let him make that application. It wasn't that he refused. I'm sure it's more accurate to say that I let him or her get lost in the chatter and let him or her get lost in the shuffle. In the art of negotiation, Shiroe, who is only a one-time graduate student, is no match for his day job.
　It was surprising and gratifying that the violet star had easily moved on to the main topic this time.

''No, no, there's no need to worry about it that way. 'No, no, no, you don't have to worry about that. That's the important thing. To the Sacrificial Clan, it's very important.''
'Huh...'
'You've come here because you know about the village of sacrifice, don't you?
'Yes. I learned about it from Mr. Li-Gun.
"How. A record like that at Myral Lake. I'm afraid I underestimated you.
I thought it was a courtesy.
　Shiroe responds with a reluctant face.
　It's not a matter of courtesy.
　This is one of the bargaining cards Shiroe cut when he learned from his research of ancient documents with Li-Gun that there is a stronghold of the sacrificial clan in the area. This one knows your headquarters, that's essentially a threat. Shiroe feels uncomfortable there. Shiroe doesn't deny the means and doesn't intend to hesitate, but that doesn't mean he's willing to do it.
　During the Roundtable, he was frustrated.
　I'm not sure if it's a threat or a fright, because I was in the mood to yell at the major guilds that were sitting on the issue to have a good time, so I just didn't care if it was a threat or a threat.
　However, the sacrificial clan is not abandoning their obligations that have continued from the past. At least, they themselves must not think so.

''If it is a request from Shiroe-sama of the , we would like to accept it, but we cannot.
Why?
"It is a violation of the Covenant of the Grandfather.
　Shiroe sighed at the answer.
　Shiroe knew from the beginning that this negotiation would be difficult. That's why he asked for Li-Gan's help and did all sorts of preliminary research. The sacrificial family's bank has never, as far as records show, provided any outside funding, whether it be for investment or loans. They only paid back the money that was deposited with them. That's all.
　Shiroe recalled a chat he had had with Violet Star in Akiba. Capital ratios, credit, trusts - those banking terms that Shiroe and the others took for granted, but Violette didn't understand them. Of course, if you explain them to him, he'll understand what the words mean, but that's it.
　The institution called a bank on Akiva is not a bank in the earthly sense of the word. That is the conclusion of Shiroe and his team. It's a storage facility, not a financial institution.
　Then there is a curious thing.
　The fact that there are no banks in this world is a good thing. But it is unnatural that there are no moneylenders. I'm not a specialist in this field, so I don't know much about it, but banks, but moneylenders must have a long history. Shiroe thinks that there was one in Rome, right? Rome is a country that has been around since BC. In this medieval style world, the lack of moneylenders is too late for civilization.
　When I asked Li-Gan about this, he just gave me a strange look and didn't give me a clear answer. According to Elissa of the Earthmen, nobles sometimes give loans of this kind to their subordinate nobles and lords, but it is rare, and this kind of lending and borrowing is not seen in the private sector.
　As a result, merchants in this world do not have much of a say in the matter. Most trading takes place between the aristocracy and the nobility, with the merchants mostly involved in relaying and transporting the goods. There are some "earthlings" who are half noble and half merchant.
　The source of credit for the world's currency is not royalty or aristocracy.
　They are not minting currency in the first place. They are "discovered" when monsters are defeated. The more monsters are defeated, the more money circulating in the market, or money supply, increases. The structure on Earth, in which the credit of the currency is backed by the state, does not seem to apply to this world.
　Where, then, is the trust in universality?
　There is a single currency in circulation in this world. There are units of gold, half gold and quarter gold coins, but no names. Unlike the earth, where the yen, the dollar and the euro were mixed together, there is no need to distinguish between them by name because there is only a single currency. The currency is simply called gold, gold, gold coins, etc. And as far as Shiroe was concerned, this currency was not only common on the Yamato Server, but on all servers, or in other words, on the entire Elder Tail world.
　In other words, the trust that one's gold won't one day become worthless trash arises not from the armed forces of a nation, but from the fact that there is no other currency in this world. It may be a more robust value-preserving system than a currency on Earth, for example, which loses its value if one issuing state collapses, or it may be a more robust value-preserving system. Even if the Alliance of Free Cities of Eastar or the Holy Westlands were destroyed, the gold coins earned in Maihama would still have value in circulation.
　Of course, the currency itself may have value as a precious metal, but it seemed to Shiroe that the currency's trust stemmed mainly from this universality.
　There is also the issue of the sacrificial family's bank. Even though it was essentially just a depository, its defensive capabilities were real. Once deposited, the gold coins are escorted by complete security. Many banks exist in independent zones, and they are usually guarded by guards. Banks also have unknown personal identification technology, so that a gold coin deposited in one branch can be immediately withdrawn in another branch. They even have payment functions, including market and zone maintenance. The system is provided with such a convenient and advanced system, and it only applies to gold coins.
　It seemed that the system was too convenient and autonomous, which was why the rulers did not create a separate currency.

'When you defeat a demon, you get gold coins, right?　Mr. Violet Star.
Yeah, I guess so.
　Shiroe cut into the main circle.
'Sometimes you get hundreds of gold coins from the dungeon's treasure chest.
It is a testament to the bravery of the Adventurer.
'How about getting gold coins from people who give out gold coins to those places before they give them out?



　You're not going to be able to do that.



　Li-Gun was excited.
　He was here on the invitation of Shiroe of the Horizon of Record, with whom he had formed a friendship at the Ancient Court of Eternal Ice. It was as if a storm had come in and changed the weather to a whole new level.
　Li-Gun admired the young man standing next to her, who hid his past and future from her and gave her a strong look. World Fraction, the result of Riggan's lifelong research, was the result of a feverish conversation in the library. This young man who had grasped the background and the vision of this research in a single night was a rare master magician.
　Re-Gun watches Shiroe's profile as if he has forgotten to breathe.
　The young man, who calls himself Shiroe from the Log Horizon, is an adventurer who makes his living through magic. Adventurers are strong. They are far more powerful than the earthlings. They are also warriors, scouts, healers, and sorcerers, and no matter what they do, they are all geniuses.
　But that doesn't mean, however, that all high-ranking adventurers are worthy of the title of Great Magician in the eyes of Rhe-Gun. The Adventurer is a man of formidable ability, but in many cases he specializes too much in battle. As a sorcerer who peers into the depths of the world with knowledge, their skills in the arts of combat are little more than branches and leaves.
　Shiroe was one of the few sorcerers in the Adventurers, and a great sorcerer as well.

　Ri-Gun believes that there are four paths to the sage of this world.
　Each path is independent and does not interfere with the other.
　In the feudalistic society of Yamato, skills and knowledge were to be kept secret. The knowledge acquired is passed down in secret, and in many cases, never leaves the group it is being passed down to.
　There are four ways in which such wisdom is passed down and studied in this world.
　One is the path of study of the Daichijin, to which Li-Gun himself belongs.
　If it means learning and studying in the light, it is probably the Academy of Magic in Tukuba, and if it is the side that lurks in the shadows and preserves knowledge, it is the Miral Lake. "Li-Gun, the Sage of Miral Lake, is the guardian of Miral Lake, the lake of the Forgotten Books. He is the descendant of the students who wage war against the laws of this world.
　The second largest group is the Adventurers. The wise men of Miral Lake, including Ri-Gun, believe that the Adventurers have a magic and knowledge of their own that is completely different from that of the Earthlings. The magic they use is verbal and immense in power, but it is the same as that of the Dirtbags. It has long been believed that the knowledge they use may have its source in another world.
　Do the Adventurers have a part of their own soul sequestered in another world?　That's what the research suggests, and Li-Gan is now convinced of that. Moreover, that other world has the potential to lead back to the Divine Age. That the various miracles and inventions demonstrated by the Adventurers since the Catastrophe have involved these super-technologies is now half-common knowledge, both to Li-Gun and the sorcerers of Tukuba. They call it kagaku or heritage.
　The third is the ability used by the Old Seeds. Like the Adventurers, the Old Ones are also heroes, beyond the bounds of what the Earthmen know. Like the Earthmen, they are human, elf, dwarf, half-alves, cat people, wolf fang people, fox-tailed people, and ritualists, but they easily exceed the limits of the Old Ones and Adventurers.
　It is said that the ancient species also carry on an ancient and secret tradition, and that it exists within the Order of the Knights, a secret society that protects the world.

　And finally, the fourth and final path of the Yamato is the Sacrifice Clan.
　There are many mysteries about them, and Li-Gun can only speculate on their full scope. They are supposed to be Daichi-people, but they do not belong to the academic groups of the Yamato Daichi-people, such as Tsukuba or Miral Lake. They are said to be transmitting technology from the ancient Arub civilization, and it is said that their influence extends beyond Yamato to the continent.
　They may be similar to the Miral Lake in the sense that they accumulate ancient knowledge and pass it on to the modern world, but they do not disseminate that knowledge. However, they do not disseminate that knowledge. The biggest difference between the Tukuba and the Milarlake is the closedness of the Dirt People's students. Not only do they not come into contact with the wide range of the Earthmen, they do not study them. They are not curious and do not like to be contacted.
　Miral Lake, whose policy is to accumulate all kinds of knowledge, has tried dozens of times in the past to make contact with the sacrificial clans. However, there is no record of a successful exchange of research information.
　That sacrificial clan's belongings are now at the same table as Li-Gun's, along with Shiroe from the "Log Horizon". Li-Gun's excitement was also natural.

　Shiroe's statement seemed to have caused a great shock to the Patriarch of the sacrificial clan.
　Violet Star gasped as if in a huff, and as if to stifle it, she put on her expressionless mask and shushed him. And it went on for a long time.
''Do you think that is possible, Shiroe-sama?''
　At Violet Star's question, which was eventually returned, Shiroe looked at Li-Gan and pulled her chin back slightly.
　Apparently, this was his turn, and Li-Gan began to speak, hoping that his bouncing chest would calm down.
'What you are saying, Shiroe-sama, is a perspective that no one had ever considered before. However, if it is indeed said, it seems to be one of the wonders of this world. It's a perspective that complements the (Spirit Theory). Monsters repeatedly reincarnate. But if the spirit spirit spirit is good, where does it get its goods?　There must be some kind of system to give the monsters a fortune. And there are ten thousand volumes in the Lake of Forgotten Books, if such a new perspective can be gained. Yes, we've gathered them all together. All the books.
　Li-Gan pushed up the amethyst head ring (circlet) that was stuck to his forehead, as he always did, and scratched his forehead with a polish. This ring, a magical item, has a wonderful effect on Li-Gun, bringing memory and insight, but even so, it is a metal ring. It's not long since the previous generation handed over this head ring to Li-Gun, and he still can't get used to it.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it in the near future. I'm sure that even if you had the ring, you wouldn't be able to get even the slightest clue without the books that our ancestors in Miral Lake collected and wrote.

I found the information about the village of the sacrifice that Siloe-sama spoke about earlier in the book. And about the gold the sacrifice possesses.
....
　Violet Star doesn't break his blank expression.
　Li-Gan only asks. He has been doing so for a long time now. Those in Miral Lake gather knowledge. What results from the gathering is a new question. The answer to that question is new knowledge. The resulting question is a desperate challenge. The repetition of this.
The book says that at the bottom of the deepest depths of the Palm, there is a golden vortex. --It says that in the deepest depths of the Palm's depths there is a great vortex of gold, a serpentine river where gold coins appear from the void and disappear into the void, and the gravestone of a ruined beast. In the first place, the Reaper King wanted to get his hands on the gold and created an army of the dead. This has been recorded in the legends. Fifteen generations ago, the Wise Man of Miral Lake helped in its defense, and he sealed the seal in the Deep Place of the Palms.
　That is not a very unusual aid for those who are connected to Myral Lake.
　With the assumption of gathering various knowledge, the wise men of Miral Lake may obtain a variety of magical items. They may or may not be cursed, but the common thread is that many of them are very dangerous items if used incorrectly. Those who bring them to the wise - many of them nobles - hope that they will be safely sealed up in Miral Lake.
　Fulfilling those hopes has contributed to the fame of Miral Lake and increased the amount of knowledge gained. Even if it wasn't, having items under his control that weren't available elsewhere would also mean more research material. It was a very pragmatic reason for Miralake to study the sealing technique. And the sealing technique is not only used to store goods, but also to close off areas and places.

I once obtained the Key of Last Night's Darkness during an adventure in the Ninth Prison of Halos. This item was created by the Wise Men of Miral Lake.
　Li-Gan nodded at the words that Shiroe spoke and gave his statement away.
With this key, we are now qualified to challenge the Nine Prisons of Hayroth. That zone was sealed by our predecessors in Miral Lake I don't know how long ago. There are many dangerous zones that have been sealed like that. We've seen this one too.
　At Shiroe's words, Li-Gan shook his back with a bobble.
　In the first place, Li-Gun is a magician and battle-type magic is very weak. It is not trained in such a way that it can be defeated by a group of knights who serve the lord of the woodcutter, but that is only for the "earthlings," and it is not a skill that can be compared to that of an "adventurer.
　Then Li-Gun, escorted by Shiroe and his friend Naotsugu, went into the depths of the labyrinth.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for, because Miral Lake's record only states that the seal was applied at the request of the seal, but there is no detailed information about how to remove it or what items were used. When I got there, I found out that the huge bronze door, which is 10 meters high, is indeed sealed, but the method is in the secret technique of Miral Lake, and it is not very difficult to break it.
　I don't know what Shiroe means by the term 'unimplemented zone', but I know from this survey of materials that there are countless such sealed doors throughout Yamato. Not all of them have been sealed by Miral Lake, but they are areas and facilities that are now off-limits for some reason.

''Is that the story of getting gold coins from that golden maelstrom?''
Yeah.
You think that golden maelstrom has something to do with sacrifice?
Yes, sir.
　Violet Star, who repeated the question and answer with Shiroe, seemed to have finally regained her spirit.
''.........Then doesn't gaining gold from it mean robbing it?　Do you want to plunder?　The roundtable...
　The probing color is gone, and the cold voice asks back.
　But now I understand.
　Deep in the depths of the Palms, there is a golden vortex with a corresponding amount of gold. And that place has something to do with the sacrificial clan. I could see that from the documents, but I couldn't be sure. It could also be that it had nothing to do with the sacrificial clan. Li-Gun had discussed it with Shiroe and shared that possibility, but he listened to Shiroe's insistence and contacted the sacrificial clan.
　One question had now been answered.
　The sacrificial family was involved in the secrets of the Spiritual Spirit Theory.
　There was no proof yet, but Violet Star's reaction confirmed it: the secret of the Sacrifice extended to the depths of world-building. Li-Gan's heart rejoiced at the collateral evidence. It made him want to take a small leap of faith. The Theory of Spiritual Spirit is one of the most important in his research. I would drink a glass of undrinkable wine if I could now.
　But Shiroe's voice was bitter.

''That's why I called you here. We don't want to antagonize the sacrificial clan. The sacrificial clan is important. We can't plan for the future if we don't entrust the sacrificial clan with the after-effects of spending the gold we've gained.
How, or rather, what do you intend to do with it, Mr. Shiroe?
If I explain it to you, is there a chance you might be able to help me?
No. Taijo's orders.
Mr. Violet Star.
　Shiroe, who seemed to be enduring something as she pulled her lips into a knot in front of Li-Gun's eyes, still seemed to be desperately trying to connect the thin threads.
''Violet Star. I don't understand what the instructions of the Great Patriarch are. It's my way of understanding it in my adventurer's way, but I know it's a law from the gods' time. I'm not going to tell you to break it. We don't want to force you to do anything that is forbidden. But that's why we want you to seek outside the law.
....
Yes, sir. The catastrophe changed the rules. It's a new era. And it's never going to stop. I'm sure this--
　With his eyes closed, Violet Star even looked like a steel statue.
　Shiroe's persuasion didn't seem to have reached the Violet Star's heart.
　Li-Gan's joy eventually faded like the sun's shade. It's not clear what's happening in front of you now. It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what's going on. If we were to put it into words, it would probably be called a negotiation. But for a thing like Li-Gun, it was as if he could even hear the sound of something too precious to be simply described as a negotiation.
　Up to three of the world's four wise men gathered together and this is all there is to it?
　Li-Gan had clenched his fists self-consciously.



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　There was a stunned air in the hall of the fireplace.
　Naotsugu watched Shiroe's round back as she inserted dry wood into the orange flame. Sleeping bags for two were laid out in the room where the table had been cleared.
　It was inside the cabin after the negotiations with Violet Star had ended in a parting of ways.
　That's quite a shabby back, Naotsugu thought.
　It's about Shiroe.
　I'm putting in the fire poker to adjust the fire and the wood. He is probably taking careful care of the fire, as he will fall asleep afterwards, but he seems to be at a loss and just stirring the fire mischievously.
　He's probably thinking in circles about the failed negotiations, Naotsugu thought, thinking about difficult things. The meeting up until now seemed to have pushed Shiroe into a very tight corner, even when seen from the edge. It's more than that day when the round table was established.
"Hey, Shiroe!
Hmm?
Just stick your foot in your sleeping bag.
Yes.
　Shiroe, who had moved to the sleeping bag in the first place, sat cross-legged on it. In other words, it's the same posture as Naotsugu.
　On Earth, most sleeping bags are thin and light because of the superiority of fiber materials. However, on this world, they have not yet developed an insulation material as advanced as Earth's, so woolen felts sewn together are the norm. Its thermal protection is inferior to Earth's, but its thickness means it is not as comfortable to sleep on. When combined with a long furry carpet, it's a great place to sit down.
"Do you want a drink, White?
　I show him the hot wine in my mug. It's a good thing that you're not the only one," he said, sniffing his nose as if he were sniffing the air, "No, I'm fine.
　Naotsugu thought that he should drink, but he didn't force it.
　Naotsugu's way of doing things is to drink sake (preferably not wine, but soju-hai) and fall asleep lying on his back, but Shiroe is not that type of person, and he knows that she will get back to normal anyway, even if left unattended. There's no need to force yourself to adjust.

''That was no good.''
Yes.
　Shiroe replies with a troubled expression.
　Naotsugu thinks that maybe it's not a loss in terms of results. I don't know the specifics of the situation, but Shiroe needs a huge amount of cash, which is not something that can be collected from the Adventurers. It's not the kind of amount that can be gathered from the Adventurer. If he tried to collect such a large amount of cash, he would naturally be limited in terms of where and how he could collect it.
　After hearing the details of the meeting with the Sacrifice Clan's Violet Star, Naotsugu had a rough idea of what he was going to do.
　Shiroe is trying to use the setting of the time when Elder Tail was a game.
　When the adventurer defeats a monster, the Adventurer gets a gold coin from the monster's possession. If the monster is humanoid, intelligent, and worthy of its tools and treasure, of course, the Adventurer will still get gold. But otherwise, the Adventurer can still earn gold, even if it's an animal such as a Wild Dog or a Large Boar.

　There is no inherent reason for this. The Elder Tail is a game, and monsters drop gold coins because the structure of the game is designed to make you stronger through the wealth you gain from killing monsters. In other words, it is a game of convenience.
　However, if the priority is given only to convenience, the game will lose its reality and lose its fun. That is why various settings are added to the game. In this case, it is the theory that an ancient and powerful magical device is actually able to make the souls of reincarnated monsters hold gold coins.
　It's a ridiculous setup. However, as long as the monster dropped the gold coins in reality, some cause was necessary, and that was the fact that it appeared in front of me. Shiroe must have known that and tried to use it.
　And it worked, Naotsugu thought.

-- Then I'll meet you at that place. "At the meandering river and the tombstone of the ruined warrior, where the gold coins that emerge from the void disappear into the void."
--but it will take many brave warriors to get there. The answer to the sacrificial clan's question of how to reach the recessed spring will depend on the outcome of the challenge by Shiroe and the others.
　Those were the last words of the sacrificial chieftain, Violet Star.
　It was a word for sale.
　Shiroe discovered that there was an enormous amount of gold in an unknown zone deep underground. He gathered evidence, even conducted a field reconnaissance, and even found out that it was possible to break the seal and break into it.
　He then confronted the sacrificial clan, who were probably the owners of it.
　At this point, Shiroe's plan was already successful. If it were to be clearer, Naotsugu thinks that Shiroe did not even need to talk to the sacrificial clan in the first place.
　There is an underground zone where the desired treasure is located, and there is even a way to get in, so you can simply go there and get the gold. That's how you get huge amounts of wealth.
(Well, I mean, I guess that's not where White is depressed.)
　The answer is obvious when you think about what it is.
　This troublesome friend of mine wanted to talk to the sacrificial clan even if there was no need.
--I don't have a plan. I'm just getting down on my knees. You'll have to persuade them anyway.
　Shiroe had said that before talking to the sacrificial clan.
　Isn't he just saying "I don't have a plan" then, with this friend's characteristic humility?　How could Naotsugu have thought of this, but he really didn't have a plan. He's such a clumsy guy, Naotsugu says with a small smile.
　Shiroe will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal and make careful preparations. This time, too, he must have been working on this trick for a long time. Even Naotsugu went along with the reconnaissance of the lowest level of the Palms, but from what Li-Gun told me, he must have been preparing for this for a long time. Part of what he was investigating in his office late every night was the preparation for today's discussion.
　Shiroe had prepared that much to get the money he wanted. And it came to fruition in the form of the sacrificial clan's word of honor. All he had to do was enter the new zone underground and obtain the gold afterwards.
　But Shiroe had hopes of going further than that, too.
　When Shiroe wanted to be friends with someone, he didn't have a plan. He would only say something so straightforward and honest that he almost felt like an idiot. I'm not going to be able to tell you what to do. That meant he wanted to be a friend, and if he failed to do so, he would be at his wits end.
　I know that, so all I can say to Naotugu is, "That was a bad idea.


'To begin with, what was that about earlier. That's not like White.
I don't know.
It sounded like you got something stuck in your back teeth. It's not a festival, so it's a festival not to be followed by a festival.
Okay.
　Naotugu was annoyed and accused Shiroe of this. But the answer was a rather vague affirmation.
It's a load of water," Naotugu sighed.
　It is natural that today's negotiations would fail in the first place.
　The sacrificial clan was a mass of secrecy from the start, and Shiroe never told us what they wanted to do to get the assets they needed or what they hoped the other party would be willing to accept. Both of them are too secretive.
　There is no way that persuasion will work in such a relationship. It's easy to understand such a thing, even for a first year member of the workforce and a direct descendant of a salesperson.
　But it would be easy if we could simply sell one kilogram of pepper at two thousand four hundred and fifty yen, just like we've been doing business with you up until now. We'll just accept the order, deliver the goods, and submit the invoice as we've been doing for years. We don't even need to have a conversation. However, if you are proposing a new product or signing a long-term contract, there is a different situation. You have to understand the other party's situation. And you have to tell them about your situation as well. They must be as accurate as possible, and they must communicate their wishes to each other in a way that is not self-serving. That's the prerequisite, the rest is sincerity. It's only natural for us to step up to the plate to save the other person's approval.
　That's why it's only natural for these negotiations, in which both sides have been hiding too many cards, to fail.
　And that hidden card is the same for Naotsugu.
　Naotsugu doesn't know what Shiroe wants to do with the money, and he doesn't know what Shiroe wants to do with it.
　And I don't know what Shiroe is so eager to do.
　It's watery.

"What are you thinking right now? White.
....
We're not done with you yet. Come on, let's just talk about your problems.
　Trouble, trouble, Shiroe chanted like a spell. He continued to slam backwards and groan.
'Naotsugu, you know what?'
Yes.
''Mr. Violet Star, you said, 'It will take a lot of heroes to get there.'
Yeah.
　Naotsugu gave a raw reply, wondering what on earth Shiroe would say. Since the means to obtain funds has already been established, the problem should be to improve the friendship with the sacrificial clan. Wasn't that what we were talking about?　Shiroe continued as Naotsugu shook his head.
'That's a warning for a large scale battle (raid) no matter what you think. No, it's just that. I'm in pretty serious trouble.
Why?
There's no one here.
What?
　I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. Even Naotsugu had expected a raid. To begin with, if there was a mysterious door in the depths of a typical party attack dungeon, it was most likely to be a large scale battle zone in Elder Tail. But that doesn't mean it's not possible to break through it. The Adventurers are immortal, and the Round Table has sufficient forces to fight them. It might take some time, but that's all.
Almost all the guilds in the Round Table are under the watchful eye of the Round Table. The current situation is a bit of a drag, and it's impossible to remove that surveillance. I just don't want Minami to be aware of it for a little while longer.
　Naotsugu was taken aback by Shiroe's answer.
　I don't want to use the power of the Round Table. I don't want Minami to know about this action. I can't reveal the final objective. How long do you plan to play with these bonds in place? Naotsugu couldn't keep his mouth open. On top of that, there is probably even a time limit. No, if he didn't want Minami to know, he couldn't spend a long time on it. So that's why you sneaked out of Akiba, Naotsugu is convinced. After all, everyone but the members of the Horizon of Records thought Shiroe was working at the Guildhall. The idea of doing something before they find out is already a time limit.
'Shiroe is a Dom?'
　At Naotsugu's muttering, Shiroe lies down and denies it, "That's not true. He replies with something like, "Every day I want to make things as easy as possible.
　He was stunned, but his words could not be false. I'm not going to be the only one who knows that.
　Shiroe really thinks so. It was the same with the Prodigal's Tea Party. Shiroe was always trying to point to the shortest possible move to achieve his goal. When that approach seems cumbersome and circuitous, that's when the problem itself is crooked and difficult.
　The shortest course is the path that seems winding and cumbersome and circuitous. The strategy Shiroe set up was always in that mood.
　His direct-sequence friend would not compromise the target he aimed for.
　Even if that's why he's carrying so much hardship on his shoulders.
(About half of that hardship is just a matter of getting rid of it, though. I'm sure there are plenty of people who would help me out if I told them all about it.
Well, I guess we'll just have to do it.
　Naotsugu replied inwardly, which was quite different from his inner feelings.
　Shiroe is a man who gets many things right in the end. And he's not one to lose sight of the important things. Besides, if that happens, I'll just smack him on the back of the head myself.
　Even though Shiroe seems to be in a hurry, he still needs time to roll over in his haste to convince himself. I think that's true for all men, not just Shiroe. Even Naotsugu's face turns red when he remembers, he remembers trying too hard on his own and causing trouble for those around him. But Naotsugu thinks it's necessary.
　Everyone needs it, and even more so for Shiroe.
　People seem to have standardized his reputation as a schemer and a wise man, but Shiroe is by nature a very clumsy man, in Naotsugu's opinion. The clumsy Shiroe needs time to struggle.
　Besides, that time should be spent with him.
　He doesn't need to worry about it anyway, Shiroe will make a generous effort to make himself agreeable. That's the kind of man Naotsugu's friends are. You can't cut corners on everything.
It's no use. Let's get all the members for a major battle. That's not a problem. We'll figure it out.
　I wonder if I will ever be able to," Shiroe replied, to which Naotsugu cheerfully replied that he will, and kicked Shiroe away. There's not a single development that can't be recovered, Naotsugu said, laughing without saying a word.