"Fluff Fluff, be my dog and I'll feed you good food every day. Wouldn't you rather have me as your owner?　Okay. Then bring this dog here."



　Apparently, he was not the type to listen, was he?

　Following the man, several men get out of the wagon and surround Lucky.



"Garrule!"



　Lucky snarls and threatens the men with his fangs.

　Oh, Lucky, you can't do that. .......



　Lucky doesn't mean it, but he's so intimidating that most of his men sit down on the ground.



"I would never choose you as my owner. I've only owned Rock for my whole life."

　Lucky sits proudly beside me, his tail wagging proudly as he wrestles the will out of the men. Lucky...... is so cute. I can't believe he's only going to be with me for the rest of his life.



"What loyalty!　I like it. You poor bastard, I'll give you that. Ten times the usual price."



　The man seems a bit scared, but he doesn't give up and throws almost twice as many gold coins on the ground.

　I thought he was just a strange guy, but he had been through a lot of hardships to be able to withstand Lucky's intimidation, even if he wasn't serious.



"I'm sorry, but Lucky is my friend and I'm not going to give him money even if he pays me. Besides, Lucky himself doesn't want to go, so why don't you just give up?"



"What are you talking about?　If I want it, I can have it all. What?"

　A man dressed like a butler, who was standing by the man's side, agrees vehemently. This man was the only one of the squires to withstand Lucky's pressure.



"Of course. There is nothing that Master Grizz cannot have. If Master Grizz wants it, he will give it up, and whoever it is, he will bow down before him."



　I got tangled up with a pretty bad guy.

　This is the Grizz the dope from the warehouse where the slaves were.

　I'm going to have to come up with a lot of money if I think I'm going to have to bid on this guy and his mermaids.



"I see. ......"

　It's easy to get into trouble here, but ...... these types of people can be very difficult to deal with if they are persistent.

　It's better to propose a compromise first, if you can get away with it.



"I can't let go of my Lucky, but I can tell you where I got my Lucky, what do you say?　I'm never going to sell it, and Lucky's never going to go there, so I think you'd better find him and get him yourself. You seem to be pretty good at it."



　Grizz looks at me and gives me a surprised look.

"What, you don't think I'm the second generation merchant's idiot son?　It would be easier for me to negotiate with you if you were an idiot.

"No, I don't know who you are, but at least if you can withstand Lucky's intimidation, that means you're good at what you do."



"Well, you don't know me. My name is Grizz. I'm Grizz, a bonbon of the Sauru Trading Company, which organizes the merchants around here. Everyone makes fun of me as the second generation of a no-good merchant, and they underestimate me."



　Anyone who can introduce himself and say that he is ridiculed and underestimated is proof that he can see himself objectively.

　If this is a real fool, fine, but ...... we must not get caught up in the pace of the other person.



"I don't know if you're a jerk or not, but I can tell you've been through at least your fair share of rough times. My name is Rock. It helps if you're acting like a total dumbass who can't get through to me like you just did, but you're not a real dumbass, are you?"



　I hold out my hand and Grizz grabs it back and shakes it up and down.

　Behind the eyes of his smiling face, he's not smiling at all.

　Apparently, he's not just a dumbass who can't talk.



"You're funny. So where'd you get the fluff?"



　I pull my hand away from Grizz's and pick up all the gold coins he has thrown down.

　It's better to have a little money on hand if I'm going to buy a mermaid.

　I deliberately put the gold coins in my pocket without checking the number.



"I'm sure you're a man who knows the value of luck, but I can't possibly tell you how much it's worth. It's not like Grizz doesn't know how much it's worth, right?"



"You're a greedy son of a b*tc*. But then again, so be it. Too many people don't know the value of money for information. Pay him, Marquis."



　The one called Marquis is the squire who had just praised Griz, and he pulls out a large leather sack from the wagon. Inside it was a large amount of gold coins. It was worth the three million that Dove had mentioned.



　If he can easily come up with such a sum, it must be very difficult to compete with Grizz to buy a mermaid.



　Marquis pulls a few more gold coins out of the bag and hands them to me, and I reach for the bag of gold coins.



"Are you kidding me?"

　Marquis glares at me, intimidating me.

　But I don't care and reach for the leather bag.



"Hey!　Your squire has no discipline! He's buying the information his master wants, but he's being stingy with the money. Are you sure?　The Grizz is being stingy with the information he wants, and you're advertising it in the middle of the street."



　I deliberately advertise loudly enough for people to hear me.

　They seem to have some power in this town. A little bit of agitation won't hurt.



"Marquis, give him that kind of money. "Marquis, give him that kind of money. He's funny and we'll use him later. I'll pay you in advance."

"Yes, sir."



　The Marquis reluctantly hands me the money.

"Hey, you greedy poor bastard, you're very funny. So where'd you get him?"

"Have you heard of the Dungeon of Fire in King's Landing?"

　I take the bag of gold coins and give Griz the information about the dungeon.






"The Dungeon of the Ruined Fire?"

　Grizz doesn't seem to recognize it, but Marquis explains.



"I remember it was a dungeon near the royal city of Kronto, which is still unexplored. I think it is said that an S-class party tried it a little before ......, failed, and broke up. A brave man accompanied the party at that time, but the brave man escaped and a bounty is currently being placed on his head.



"You don't mean to tell me that this is a dungeon of fire and brimstone where brave men escape, do you?"



"Yes, that's right. I'm a former baggage handler in a party of S-levels, and I got lucky on the tenth level. Well, you can believe it or not. ......



"I believe you. All right, let's dive the dungeon of the Marquis of Fire. Gather the men."

　Grizz seems like an impulsive man.

　Marquis looked disgusted and glared at me when he heard that.

　It's going to be tough to get in there, ...... but we'll give it our best shot.