I've received approval from the Frontier City Coalition, and as the lord of Liberty Combe, I feel I must do my best as its deputy.

　Just then, Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company arrived from the capital.
　Quinn came to the lord's office.
Congratulations on your appointment as vice president of the Frontier Cities Coalition.
　He congratulated me.
　Then, after a short conversation about it, Quinn
Well there's something you should know.
　That's how he cut it out.
''Right now, it's starting to become a problem in the vicinity of the King's Capital, and there's a large amount of shoddy armor using dragon scales that's starting to appear on the market.

　In the past, there were many dragon tribes in this world, and there were many armor that used their scales.
　However, it is said that when the heroes ended their conflict with the demon world, many of the dragon race returned to the demon world.
　Because of this, there are hardly any dragons in this world today, and because of this, armor using dragon scales is not readily available in circulation.
　In such a situation, we are fortunate in Liberty Combe.

　Wyvern's Aura and Aela.
　Salamander Sarah.
　
　Three dragon tribesmen are staying there, and these women have provided us with scales after they have molted, and we are manufacturing armor using those scales.
　In particular, Sarah, who has been alive for quite a long time, had a period of time when she retreated to the depths of the cave, and the scales she shed during that time were deposited in the depths of the cave, and Libertycombe dug out the scales that were deposited and processed them into armor.
　Half of this armor is provided to Jambalea, who runs the underground labyrinth.
　Jambalea turns the dragon scale armor into a drop item in the underground labyrinth, or sells it at the armor shop he runs in front of the entrance to the underground labyrinth.
　The other half of the armor is sold on consignment in the King's Capital by asking the Quinn Trading Company to sell it to me.
　This scaled armor is processed by everyone in the dwarven settlement, and because of its extremely high quality, it has already become quite a hot topic of conversation in the royal capital, and the armor made of dragon scales from Liberty Combe is treated as a major brand.

　I heard that counterfeits of such Liberty Combe products are circulating in large quantities in King's Landing....

"The fakes are poorly made goods using skull monster scales, disguised to look like dragon scales.
　That's why it's hard to tell that they're fakes at first glance, and that's why a lot of merchants, connoisseurs, and knights are being tricked into buying them.
　Quinn frowned at that.
'So, have you received any complaints at Quinn's place then?

　Since all of the people who were victims this time were purchased from non-Quinn Trading Company partners, it's not that I can't tell you, but it seems that somewhere in the back of my mind I had the thought that it might be a fake.
　According to Quinn, some of the knights, especially those who were duped
You couldn't tell the difference between a real one and a fake one?
　There are many people who are afraid of being ridiculed and won't talk about it even after they realize they've been tricked.

　Quinn folded his arms as he said this.
It's a good thing that you're not a connoisseur of the good stuff," he said, "or that you're a knight who's strapped for cash but wants to look good, or that you're in dire need of a bridge to cross, or that you're a connoisseur who has a good amount of money but isn't a connoisseur and doesn't own much good stuff. It smells like they're trying to pinpoint and sell to people who are likely to get their hands on these dangerous products... But that kind of information is not something that even we in the Chamber of Commerce are supposed to be able to grasp accurately. .....
　Quinn said, and then sighed loudly.
''Which means there's a possibility that someone in a position to know that kind of information is providing guidance...''
Yes, I believe it's for the best.　
　Quinn nodded loudly at my words.

　After this, Quinn and I continued to discuss this and that.
　As a result, we decided that from now on, all the armor with dragon scales that we would ship from the frontier city of Liberty Combe would have a certificate of authenticity attached to it.
　However, if we only had a certificate of authenticity, then the certificate of authenticity could also be forged.
I'll talk to Dorn about this and see what I can do about it.
　As an Elder Rich, Dorn might be able to come up with some kind of magical solution.
　With that thought in mind, I decided to go to consult with him as soon as the meeting with Quinn was over.
''I'll see if I can come up with some countermeasures on my end as well. Also, if I get any new information, I'll get back to you.
　I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one.

　After seeing Quinn off, I went to visit Dorn's workshop.
　Dorn is an Elder Rich who had set up a laboratory deep in the cave where Sarah had originally retreated to hone her own magical skills for many years.
　His body has already disappeared, and his skeleton is possessed by his own thought body.
　It is Drun, however, has a great deal of magical power, and he is the one who created the regular grimoire that is currently operating in the frontier city of Liberty Combe.
　It is correct that this magic ship was originally a vehicle for the magical world, and Dorun repaired this damaged magic ship to make it work.
　
　I visited Drunn, who was still mass producing magic stones with magical powers today in his magic workshop.

　Incidentally, the magic stone that Drunn is creating is now one of the specialties of the frontier city of Liberty Combe.

　When Dorn heard my story.
''Then how about adding a magic stone to the certificate with the ability to authenticate?
　That's what he said.
　According to Dorun's explanation, in the future, when selling dragon scale armor, he would also include a certificate of authenticity and an appraisal demon stone in the set.
　When placed between the certificate and the dragon scale armor, this magical stone will assess whether or not the dragon scale armor is indeed the item described in the certificate, and if not, it will display the city flag of the frontier city of Liberty Combe inside the magical stone, otherwise it will turn completely black.
You're right, can you make a prototype with that in mind? I'll have the dragon scale armor to be used for the prototype turned in right away from Jambalea's place.
Oh, I see. Well, it's time for you to...
　Dorn bowed reverently to me as he said this.

　I've been working with Dorn, the lord of this land, since he was a former resident of this land.
　I worked hard to bring his wife, who is now an Elder Rich, the same as Dorn, to this land, so Dorn is really doing this and that for Liberty Combe and I. He's really doing a lot of work for us.
　
　I left Dorn's workshop and headed for the underground labyrinth on my feet.
(At this rate, I might have to think about attaching appraisal certificates and appraisal magic stones to the drop items in the underground labyrinth as well...)
　I hurried towards the underground labyrinth with these thoughts in mind.