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"Mr. Alphonse. May I have a word?"

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"What's wrong, Laura?　Is there a problem?"

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"Yes. Have you noticed that prices have been rising lately?　It seems that the prices of daily necessities are gradually going up, and citizens are complaining a little.

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"Prices?　I guess you mean food and that kind of thing. But isn't that because of the residual effects of last year's big storm?"

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　The eggs of the messenger beasts were to be hatched by distributing them so that the number of Valkyries that could lay eggs and the number of Valkyries that could become adults in a short time would be just right.

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　In the beginning, there will be more Valkyries, but eventually the number of Valkyries will increase.

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　While I was watching the hornless Valkyries nestling in the eggs at the stables and talking to the faceless Valkyries with the magic communicator, I received a call from Laura.

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　It seems that Laura, who is a councilor, has been receiving calls from the public.

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　It was about the rising cost of living.

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　She said that the prices of daily necessities have been going up in general.

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　That in itself was not a problem, but the speed at which the prices were rising was.

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　Apparently, the prices have been rising quite rapidly.

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"Of course, I think the big storm has something to do with it, but I don't think it's the only reason. I think it may have something to do with the price increase of magic tools.

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"Magic tools?　That's certainly a runaway increase, but isn't that originally classified as a luxury item, so it has nothing to do with the necessities of life?"

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"That's what I thought too, but the fact is that people are starting to have trouble making ends meet. And I can only think that it has something to do with the fact that the price of magic tools is going up at the time. I don't know about that on my own, so could you look into it as well, Mr. Alphonse?"

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"Hmm, okay. I'll look into it."

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　Prices of daily necessities are rising.

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　The first of these is probably food.

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　This is certainly going up.

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　However, the effects of last year's storm still remain, so I don't know if it has anything to do with magical tools.

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　But it seems that the prices of other things have gone up as well.

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　I didn't notice it myself, but it seems that the price of firewood, for example, has gone up a lot.

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　I didn't know that in New Barca Street because it is not so cold in winter because of the ice-absorbing stone statues, but in other places, firewood is usually used.

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　The price of such firewood is also getting more expensive.

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　Moreover, besides food and firewood, the price of clothes, for example, seems to have gone up as well.

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　Clothes are not so cheap to begin with, but in the Orient, they have started to grow cotton, which should have made them somewhat cheaper.

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　But recently the price has gone up.

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　Laura informed me that the prices have been going up quite rapidly in general, and that people are beginning to get frustrated.

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"I've been feeling that too," she said. The merchants are saying that prices are going up for everything.

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"Kristina has noticed that too. Laura said that it might have something to do with the price hike of magic tools, what do you think?"

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Yes, I know. It might have something to do with it.

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"Why?　Magic tools would be useful, but right now they are mostly bought and sold as commodities to make money. You can live without it, and it doesn't matter to most ordinary people, does it?"

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　The price of magic tools is still rising.

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　I suspect that one day it will crash, but it seems that it will continue.

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　This market of magic tools is an opportunity for anyone to make money as if it were a one-shot deal, and it is true that some peasants and poor people are taking advantage of it.

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　However, it can be said that there are such people and the majority of people do not care about it.

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　Not all of us are so excited about the price of magic tools, so I'm not sure how it affects the necessities of life.

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"Hmmm... I guess so. I don't know for sure either, but it could be a herd mentality.

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"Herd mentality?　You mean the way everyone thinks?"

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Yes. The price of magic tools is going up and up, isn't it?　I think there will be people who see that and think that maybe other things will be like that too. And those people may think, for example, that the price of clothes may go up and they may not be able to buy them, so they try to buy them early?　And then other people saw that and felt they had to buy quickly, too."

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　I see.

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　If all the clothes are sold at once, there will be no inventory.

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　Then, the newly made clothes may be sold at a higher price than before.

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　And when people see that, they think that the price will go up, so they try to buy more.

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　Then, the price of clothes that have nothing to do with magic tools will be ridiculously raised.

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　And somehow this is happening to various products like a chain reaction.

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　...... Isn't that bad?

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　It may return to normal eventually, but what will happen if everyone rushes to the necessities of life and the prices go up even more?

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　Or rather, we may not be able to buy the necessities of life without stock.

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　Then, it would be life-threatening.

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　What will the citizens think if that happens?

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　They will look for someone to take out their anger on.

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　Who is responsible for this?

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　It would be bad if the point of contention were to be directed toward us.

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　Or perhaps the most dangerous is Ai.

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　Since Ai became the chairman soon after the meeting, people might say it's Ai's fault.

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　Let's move as soon as possible.

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　I don't know how to deal with the price of things, though.

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　From Laura's story, I had to deal with an unexpected enemy.

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