Dear Lord Gossage, what a surprise.
　When I went to the gathering of masters in the palace, Quinn, the chairman of the Quinn Trading Company, whom I just parted ways with a few hours ago, greeted me in a bright red dress unlike the one I saw earlier.

　She told me that she had been invited to this gathering as one of the greats.
It's also a fate, come on, let's go together.
　And then it was Quinn, leading me on.
She's been waiting for you for a long time.
　Foldente, who had come with me, whispered an earful to me and giggled, as usual.
　Beside him, Erdena, who had also come along, was looking at Quinn with a slightly sullen expression on her face.

　I don't think that Quinn, who I just met, has the kind of emotions that Eldena fears, but...

　Let's just leave it at that for now.
　I'm hiding my real name, Safate, and showing up to this gathering as the Count of the Gossage Frontier.
　I've heard that this gathering is meant to be an introduction to the new lords, and on this day, there are a total of four other newly appointed lords in attendance besides me.
　The other four were those who had just been appointed as co-lords of the frontier cities.
　I was the only lord of a small frontier city a step below that.

　Because of that status.
　Because the frontier cities to which the participating co-lords belonged were all relatively close to the royal capitals, the other four members seemed to be chatting and discussing with each other in good humor.

　It's not that my surroundings are lonely at all.

I said, "Now, Count of the Frontier, would you like to try this dish?　I like this. Or would you like me to bring you a drink?
　I'm not going to leave my side, and Quinn has been taking care of me for a while now, without a care in the world.

　I'm not the only one, why don't you say hello to the lords of the frontier cities over there?
　I tried to encourage him to do so.

No, no, no, as far as I'm concerned, you're the only one I'm here with today!
　Yes, it's been said once and for all, and there's nothing more I can say.
　Erdena had a sullen look on her face the whole time because of how sticky she was.
Now, can I get your wife something to drink as well?
　And then Quinn told me.
...Oh, ma'am?
　And while he turned bright red, his expression changed to a smiling face from then on throughout.

　Erdena is his wife........
　Sure, I know he's a waste of time for me, but...
　After the incident at the beach the other day I can't stop thinking about that, and that's why I can't stop thinking about it...


　Just like that.
　The venue is always filled with friendly conversation and atmosphere.
　Only we, the area around the Liberty Village Mission, was in a kind of isolation, with only Quinn and his people in the area.

　At first, I thought it was simply because of the size of the city, or because it was far from the royal capital.
　When you can avoid it so blatantly, there are only so many things you can think of....

　That's because Liberty, a small frontier city, recommends Bunnism, not Bobblebumism....

　In King's Landing, although the city ostensibly allows free worship, the reality is that it is a state of racial supremacy and is practically a one-denominational state of Bobblebumism.

　This also cast a dark shadow over business transactions in the capital, as merchant associations and shops that do not believe in the Bobblebum religion are excluded from all business activities related to the church, effectively making it impossible to do business in the capital.

　Therefore, even here, if word got out that they approached us, who are recommended by the Bunn religion, they would not be able to do business in the King's Capital, so they all kept their distance.

　However, Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company is the only one who has been following our side for a long time with no regard for such things.

　According to her story.
　In her father's generation, the Quinn Chamber of Commerce also followed the Bobblebum religion, and her father had actively hired sub-humans who were capable of doing so.
　Because of this, he was gradually alienated from the church, and by the time of his death, he had no choice but to fold up his shop in Omotesando and focus his business around the subhuman district.

'Well, I was okay with that. I've been good friends with all the subalterns in the store since I was a kid.
　Then Quinn smiled at me.

　Oh, that's the kind of person Quinn is, I understood by that smile.
Well, may I help you with your business?
　He returned the smile.
''....Huh?　
Yes, I would like to enter into a wholesale contract with you exclusively for distribution in the small frontier city of Liberty, the royal capital.
　Quinn was stunned at first by my words.
　As soon as my brain understood what it was saying, he hugged me, spilling large tears and giving me a complicated look that made it impossible to decide whether he was laughing or crying.

　When the exchange with Quinn had died down
　I saw a figure enter the hall.

　Gapoli Greedo.
　That's my former father.

　Gapoli was listening to the explanations of his secretaries as he went around to the lords of the frontier cities, smiling and shaking hands with them.

　I wonder if he's going to come back to me too.
　I was thinking about this and that, even though I'm changing my current appearance with magic, if they found out...

　When Gapoli got an earful from his secretary about something
... "Oh, that poor city in the middle of nowhere ... and it's not bobble bum religion.
　Yes, he mumbled in a whisper, gave me a quick glance, and then left the hall without further ado.

　Well, in a way, although it was as expected, it still wasn't a pleasant experience.

　Perhaps sensing this, Erdena gently hugs me on the shoulder.
　I give a small, "Thank you," and I turn my attention back to the hall.

　In the end, the only person who visited me that day, other than Quinn's people, was Vibrina from Batcombe, who came late to the venue.
''What is it?''　They left them alone just because they say they are Bunnese, but they have no interest in selling.
　Yes, it was Biblina who raised her voice for everyone to hear.
Lady Beverly!　Please don't!　We've just been asked to sign an exclusive contract with our company, Quinn Trading Company, at last!
　With that, a teary-eyed Quinn desperately tried to cover Biblina's mouth.

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　On this night.

　Lil Pop, who had been acting on another mission, came back to the inn late.
　She had gone to retrieve the luggage of the Selvin sisters, who were unofficially in Liberty's custody.
　
　According to Selvin's information.
　It is said that there are many demons living in the royal city under a servitude contract.

　These demons all listen to the orders of the bishop of Bobblebum and others and do this and that.
　The residential area is located behind the cathedral, and it's a place where they have to be very careful in their own way.
Anyway, I've put them all in the magic box I borrowed from my lord, sir.
　'I'm sorry,' says Lilpop absentmindedly.
'Are you all right? You know, the security and....
If there was a witch who specialized in security, we might have had a bit of a problem, but it's not so easy to guard our own race.
　Yes. Staring at Lil Pop, who says simply.
　Needless to say, I was really glad she was one of us.

　The next morning
'Good morning! Lord of the Frontier!
　Quinn from Quinn Trading Company came to the Three Dragons Pavilion early with a contract.
　For what it's worth, Quinn himself is a regular customer of the shop, and the owner of the shop told me that
Take care of him for me.
　I was encouraged to do so.
　Alea from Ant People and four other accountants were also in attendance to discuss the contract, but basically, we agreed to accept the contract as it was drafted by Quinn.
　That's how solid the contract was, and it was beneficial to us as well.

　From now on, the magic stones and dragon scale armor that we are creating in Liberty will be widely traded in Quinn Trading Company's store.
''No........widely......I feel a little sorry when you say that.......''
　Although Quinn laughed bitterly as he said that, but that was also what he expected her to do in the future, and they shook hands with a smile.
　
　After that, he decided to hand over all the several dragon scale armaments and magic stones to Quinn, which he had brought with him as a sample.
''This........is even more amazing than what the demon peddler showed me before.......''
　Quinn had a business connection with Black's squadron of demon people (Ogre People) who were now helping the small frontier city of Liberty's business of traveling sales outlets on an exclusive basis, and he had been shown Liberty's dragon scale armor at that time.
''With this, I think we can do great business not only in the royal capital, but also in the surrounding cities... no, I'll do it!
That's the spirit, girl!
　Quinn's words were echoed by the Kobolds who were present at the meeting.

　With this agreement, we finished our plans in King's Landing, and after a brief tour of the shops in King's Landing, we left for the small frontier city of Liberty in the early afternoon.

　This return delegation included.
I'm going to Liberty to buy some stuff as soon as possible!
　and Quinn himself had been joined by a few clerks.


　Thus, he met new friends and

　With bitter memories of my former father in mind, I headed home.