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"Monk," not "monk. Ars. You're asking me if a hexenbiest can do magic?　You're a funny guy to ask."

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　The next time a peddler came by, I ventured to ask him what I had been wondering.

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　It seems that the demand for bricks has not decreased yet, and the more bricks they make, the more they sell.

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　Hearing my question, the peddler answered while patting the bipedal lizard-like beast that was pulling the cart he had brought with him.

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"You know, I've never heard of such a thing ....... Maybe they don't exist.

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　Having been reincarnated into this world, I feel that information is precious.

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　I was born and live in a rural village, and there are many things I do not know.

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　But if the peddlers who roam around and do business more than me have never heard of it, they are probably right.

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　Maybe there is a magic-enabled beast somewhere, but at least it is not common.

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"So, if you are asking me that, did the conjugate eggs hatch successfully?"

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"Yes. Mine's horse-shaped, so it can carry my stuff."

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"That's great. Ars, let me take a look.

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　The peddler bites.

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　He smiles like I've never seen him smile before.

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　Well, okay.

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　I tell Valkyrie not to show her magic in public for now.

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　Immediately I go to call Valkyrie.

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　I went to call Valkyrie.

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"This is good. It's very good, Ars. I like that it can carry a load, but it looks even better. White is the color the big boys like."

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"Good. But I'm not going to sell the Valkyrie."

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"Valkyrie?　This one is called a Valkyrie. But why don't you sell it?　You originally said you wanted money, so you bought the egg with all your money, didn't you?"

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"Yes, but... I'm still attached to it. I want to keep her with me.

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　To be honest, I'm more concerned about the fact that it can do magic than I am about my attachment to it.

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　But I also want to keep it with me.

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　Perhaps because of its status as a beast of burden, Valkyrie listens to us very carefully.

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　Moreover, she is more powerful than I am as a child.

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　It would be a great help to have her as a labor force.

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　The peddler listens to my opinion and ponders.

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　He puts his hand on his chin and ponders for a while, then nods his head and looks at me.

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He nodded and looked at me. Then how about making a deal with me?

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"Deal?　For what?"

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"I'm talking about the messenger beast. Actually, I've got about five Conjugate eggs on me right now. I'll give them to you.

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"Is that really such a good idea?　They're not cheap, are they?

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"Of course, I'm not asking for free. I'm a merchant. Here's the deal. I give you a zauberbiest egg. And you hatch and raise them. And then I'll buy the Conjugate."

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"Well, in short, you want me to give you the eggs so that you can monopolize the buying and selling of the servants?"

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"Thank you for understanding so quickly. That's what I meant. You'll have no trouble finding a buyer for your beast. Then you'll get your money's worth even if you lose the first one. We're not strangers."

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　The peddler smiles as he gives a thumbs-up.

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　Apparently, he had earned a certain amount of trust thanks to the fact that he had known the vendor since he was making sandals, which did not earn him much money.

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　Certainly, there is little danger of the peddler running away with the sandals, and from the peddler's point of view, there is not much of a disadvantage.

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　On the other hand, what about me?

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　I don't think there is much of a disadvantage here either.

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　But let's set some minimum conditions.

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　The peddler must provide me with the eggs of the beast of burden free of charge.

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　I must raise them and sell them only to the peddlers.

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　I can decide how many and when to sell them.

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　The price will be negotiated accordingly.

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　If I incur a substantial loss, the contract can be terminated by me.

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　The above conditions are for a one-year contract, and the conditions can be changed when the contract is renewed.

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　The peddler was a bit more reluctant than I had expected when I started to talk about various conditions, but we managed to work out a contract here and there.

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　I don't think it was a deal that would have cost either of us much.

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　Perhaps the merchants might be able to outsmart me with their own peculiarities, but I suppose that's to be expected.

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　Anyway, this is how I succeeded in getting a stable supply of the beast-empire eggs.

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