Wholesaling of cutlery and new material business using rubber trees on Nerf Island.
　Wholesaling of agavean on the island of Bagodad and a new material business using natural asphalt.
　Both of these businesses were going well, and our relationship with the Azzurri-Toneni Chamber of Commerce was growing stronger and stronger.
　Aria, Chocolat and I were busy using the Town Gate to travel back and forth between Nerf Island and Bagodad Island, and occasionally returning to Laxtia.

　Then one day, I was on a trip to the island.
　When we visited the Toneni Trading Company's headquarters, there was a man waiting for us with Anemone.
　He was a well-dressed, lively and cheerful middle-aged man.

It's a pleasure to meet you. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Popos, head of the Paraiso Chamber of Commerce. It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Magnus. Mr. Aria.

　He greets you with a friendly greeting.
　He has such a warm and friendly smile that you'd be forgiven for thinking he's really happy.

Paraiso is a member of the League of Nations and is based on the island of Guava, a paradise on earth.

　Aria was telling Chocolat, behind the scenes.

　That's right, even in the Kaziu area, which is known as a seaside tourist destination, the island of Guava is considered to be the best.
　Called a paradise of everlasting summer, you can enjoy beautiful sandy beaches and swimming at any time of the year.
　There are also plenty of fruits and marine products that can only be found on Guava Island.
　If you've had enough of the heat, you can cool off with a forest bath. In the middle of the island, there is a lush, safe and comfortable forest that seems tailor-made for you.
　Guava is a heaven on earth, just like God promised it would be.

　Naturally, the main industry is tourism.
　The Paraiso Chamber of Commerce is a hospitality professional.
　The leader of the Paraiso Chamber of Commerce is a professional hospitality expert.

To tell you the truth, we are having a great deal of trouble at the moment. The day before yesterday, I went to visit the Toneni Trading Company to ask for a solution. But I guess there is a God who throws away some things and picks up others... Then, by chance, Anemone told us the story of Magnus and his friends. I heard that you are doing a very unique business.　I was wondering if I might be able to get a bite out of one of them, if that's all right with you.
Yeah, okay.
We at the Malm Chamber of Commerce couldn't have asked for a better time.
Oh, thank God!

　As me and Aria took turns answering him, Popos this time with genuine pleasure on his face.

'We've always hoped to form a partnership with the Paraiso Chamber of Commerce at some point.
I'd be delighted to make your acquaintance, Mr. Toneni and the Azzurri Chamber of Commerce, as well as your company.

　Popos said with a rub and then begged to talk about what kind of partnership he wanted to form.
　Aria immediately began to talk about it in a sales style that was second to none, even for Popos.

I heard that the people of Guava have been suffering from an endemic disease since ancient times.
Oh, you are well informed. Oh, you know it well. The islanders on Guava have always suffered from an unexplained disease of swollen or numb feet. In the worst cases, they can develop heart failure and die.

　Every heaven has its pitfalls, I'm told.

It's just that, fortunately or unfortunately, no one who comes to the island suffers from the disease at all, so it's not a hindrance to tourism. So we have no problems with tourism.

　But that doesn't mean it's not a problem to be left alone,
　Aria said with a smirk.

'We at the Malm Chamber of Commerce are aware of the cause of the disease.
'What did you say?　Something the doctors in Guava didn't understand all these years!

　Popos was so exalted that his sales smile, which seemed to have hardened in its form, collapsed.
　Aria and I, on the other hand, don't waste any time telling him what's going on.

'I hear the people of Guava Island live on delicious fruit and seafood every day,'
On the other hand, I rarely eat grains or meat.
'Yeah, yeah. You're right. On the island of Guava, you can eat as much delicious fruit and seafood as you like for free. No islanders would bother to cultivate their fields. Naturally, they can't even keep livestock on the island. The hunters catch a small amount of the forest's animals, but they are expensive, and they end up on our guests' plates.
But it's this unbalanced diet that makes you sick.
I hear it's called "kakei" in some countries.

　This information was actually in the "strategy book".

Does this mean that if we improve our eating habits, we can eradicate endemic diseases on our island?
Yeah, definitely.
They say you should eat pork. And grains. Rice or wheat that is not refined as much as possible. And corn.
The Malm Chamber of Commerce has a successful food export business to Alabana at the moment, and we are prepared to distribute to Guava Island if Lord Popos wishes.

　Popos sweated sluggishly as me and Aria explained it to him from both sides.
　I guess he finds it hard to believe it. But at the same time, he is feeling persuasive.
　Anemone must have told you that the Azzurri-Toneni Chamber of Commerce has been revitalized thanks to our partnership with the Malm Chamber of Commerce.

'Well, we're not going to press you to make a decision now either. We would like you to take your time in thinking about it, Lord Popos.
Yes, yes, thank you, Lord Magnus.
More importantly, we have something we want to buy from Guava Island.
Yes, I see. But have you found anything on my island that meets Master Magnus' requirements?

　Popos, completely pressurized, tilts his head with his awkward sales smile.
　Guava's main industry is tourism, and we can't just buy these shapeless things and go home.
　That said, fruit and seafood are also unsuitable for trade, as they don't preserve well. Fruit can be made into jam, and seafood can be dried, but it is not enough to buy them from Guava.

　So what do we want?
　The answer lies in the heart of the island, in the middle of the lush forest.

We want to buy the Lignumvitae tree.

In the strategy book, it's called "Yousou-boku", but the islanders of Guava have long called it "Lignumvitae".
　I have yet to see the original tree.
　I've never seen the lignum vitae, because it's said to be the only tree that grows wildly on Guava Island in the world.
　And this lignum vitae tree is the hardest tree in the world, with the exception of the rare wood, which is tinged with magic, found in fairy forests and the like.
　That means that, as wood, it has one useful characteristic.
　However, to the extent that it is too hard, it is that much more painful to cut down and process. Also, its use as a building material is limited because of its thin trunk. There are many disadvantages such as these. It is not exactly a dream timber.
　If you take into account the time and effort required for shipping, this is probably the reason why no buyers have come forward until now.

　So Popos came on board with a full sales smile.

'Yes, yes. If you ask me, Master Magnus, I'm happy to serve you as much as you want.

　I was pleased to learn that forestry might be a viable business on the island, where tourism had been the only industry.
　If wholesaling foodstuffs for legging was part of my original plan, then the forestry business associated with the lignum vitae was a three-way business that I had added after consulting with Aria.

In that case, Master Magnus," he said. In that case, Mr. Magnus, we will seriously consider importing pork and grain.
Yeah, I hope we're in business for a long time.
'--but then we're talking about forming a fleet of ships and shipping lumber and food, aren't we?

　Aria and I nodded in unison when Popos suddenly cut us off.
　The truth is, when trading with Guava Island, the Town Gate is completely useless.
　I'm not going to be able to get the same amount of money as I did in the past.
　In addition, Guava Island, which is built on tourism, has a small population, and the island has been built by spreading out towns throughout the island.

　Therefore, it would be possible for me or Nadia to visit Guava Island as often as possible and use the Town Gate to open the transfer gate to Laxtia. That would be possible, but it would be too much work. It would be more practical to use the neighboring island of Bagodad as a staging post and leave trade with Guava Island to a fleet of ships.

But is there a problem with a fleet of ships?　Will it bother the tourists?
No, no, I'm sure the Malm Chamber of Commerce will take that into account and I'm not worried about it. However, this is where the matter of my visit to the Toneni Trading Company comes in.

　Come to think of it, there was a reason for Popos' initial visit to Bagodad.

"As a matter of fact - there has been an increase in pirate attacks recently, sir.

　Even Popos, with a wry grin on his face, said, "Many of our guests who come to Guava are well-to-do.

There are many wealthy people who come to Guava Island. They are raiding the waters of Guava with their sights set on the boats that carry them. And if they were to form a fleet, they would be the first to target us.

　I see why Popos is turning to the Toneni Trading Company.
　Toneni isn't half bad, or maybe he's just known as a martial artist in the League, so he wants us to protect the Guava Sea, even if it means paying a miserable price.

How about an appeal to the Marine Police (Cagliostro)?
I was the first to do it. But it didn't work, and we were grasping at straws, so we went up to Tonenyi Trading Company to ask for help.
'If the marine police (Cagliostro) can't handle it, then it must be a pretty slick pirate crew...'
'Yes..... Even Anemone-sama told me that, then I'm out of luck.
"Fum.

　I look at Aria, Chocolat and I look at each other.
　If that's what it is, it can't be helped.

I'm sure you'll agree. In that case, we'll take care of the pirates.

　The only way is for those who can exterminate it to sit up.
　We have the same problem with the sea in Guava, because we have the same problem with the sea in Guava.