I'm going to confiscate those clothes!

Hey, hey, Lieutenant Dorund...

　Major Sander was dismayed at the stupidity of his men.
　Because anyone could only assume that he was trying to rob me, who had just been sent to this world and was still ignorant, of the purple clothes I was currently wearing.
　At least not in the way of the nobility.......is it the same in any world where those with privilege are corrupted?

''Purple clothing can only be worn by those His Majesty has given permission for!　It is military justice to confiscate this!

　If he had the time to do that, he could have hunted a sand beast.......
　He's a nobleman, so he wouldn't do such a dangerous thing.

''However, this is my only property. I was summoned out of the blue while I was sleeping, so...''

　Besides, I have no taste for taking my clothes off in front of men.

'That is not a matter for me to consider!　Give me my clothes!

'Viscount Dorund, I do not recall that you, too, have been given permission by His Majesty to wear purple...'

　Continuing, Baron Stein offered to help me.
　He said, "If you took the purple clothes from me, it wouldn't be possible for you to wear them.

''Perhaps you'd like to wear it secretly in the mansion?

I wouldn't do that!

　It was a lie, of course.
　He was flirting with me because he saw an opportunity to take away my purple outfit to wear in the mansion from me.

'I'll have you change into something else in a minute, no problem.

Major Thunder, it's too late for that!

Really?

　This man, Lieutenant Dorund.
　He seems obviously incompetent, but he's probably unhappy with the fact that he has a lower rank than Major Sander, a commoner.
　He should be out of the ranks immediately just because he's a nobleman anyway, but he doesn't even have the patience for it.
　Are there only idiots like this in the Royal Army?

　As it is, it's all a lot of push and pull, and it's a pain in the ass.
　I bought these clothes at the neighborhood clothing store that deals in bankruptcy goods anyway, for nine hundred and eighty yen without tax.
　It's not such a waste of money, so we'll just have to fight over the terms.

"Lieutenant Dorund.

'What? "The 'change agent'

So Lieutenant Dorndt will have to dispose of these clothes for you?

Yeah. You've got a lot of sense, don't you?

I see. That's the stuff of nobility that sustains this country. You work very fast.

Well. I hear that you're a nobleman from another world, but you're only a nobleman if you serve your country as much as I do.

　You're in a good mood now, after a bit of agitation.
　I'm inclined to hope that all the nobles in this country aren't all such naive idiots.

''However, I have been summoned to this world with my clothes on. I don't want to be deprived of my clothes as it is. Lieutenant Dorund, you must feel sorry for me, a nobleman of noble birth, that I have to live a life of hardship in this world, right?

''Ummm ... sure you're right ... the honor of disposing of these clothes is free ...''

　I knew it.
　Lieutenant Dorund is incompetent, but he seems to have a sweet spot in his birth.
　He considered the honor of confiscating and disposing of the unauthorized purple clothing for the king for free.
　In fact, it was for him to wear it in the mansion himself, but that was probably part of the reason why he was slowly feeling guilty about it.
　For better or worse, Lieutenant Dorund is a lad.

'Well, I'll tell you what. I will pay you five million druk so that you can live in peace after your training is over.

　The unit of money in this world is called a druk, apparently.
　I don't know how much five million druk is worth, but it seems to be quite a lot of money, that's for sure.
　Both Major Sander and Baron Stein were surprised.

''(How could they spend that much money?)　(Okay!)

　I see.
　The first time I had an audience with the king, I didn't have my clothes taken away from him.
　The king seems to be a proud man, so he probably feels that such problems should be handled by his vassals.

　Or was it because the purple clothing rule was a formality?
　No, then Lieutenant Dorund would not come to rob me.
　Not outside, but it might be a state of tacit approval for the nobles to wear purple clothes inside the mansion.　
　Maybe they thought the nobles would take it away from me anyway, so they left me alone.
　Then, the other nobles might be coming to me now.
　The reason I suddenly decided to put up five million druk is because I don't want to let the latecomer nobles negotiate with me.

''(Is it better to stick around for a bit here?) Baron Stein.

What is it?

'The money of this world and the money of the country I was in are very different, so I can't tell you how much five million druk is worth. Is it a fair amount of money?

I don't know much about the money in Lord Taro's hometown, so I can't say for sure. I can't say for sure until you explain it to me in detail.

'I see. Well then.....

　I began to explain about the money of the earth.
　Of course, this was just to buy time, so I lingered on and took time to explain anyway.
　Then, it was morosely obvious that Lieutenant Dorund was gradually becoming impatient.

　He didn't want the other nobles to interrupt and compete with him.

''An ordinary soldier's annual income is about two million druk? A nobleman's pension is 20 million druk a year for the lowest-ranking knight. Except for the position allowance and other benefits. By the way, a baron's pension is 100 million dollars a year. Come to think of it, I heard that Lord Taro is a baron.

Yeah.

　In terms of amount, does it feel like a dollar amount is about a penny?
　
　Lieutenant Dorund seems to be the son of the Viscount's heir, though.

''After all, I was summoned to this world with nothing, so I'm in possession of a lot of things. Major Thunder, to what extent can you give me flexibility in terms of clothing and other things?

'Underwear, everyday clothes, minimal equipment and weapons at best. According to the old records, most of the 'Changers' earn money from the hunter business after training because of the influence of leveling up.

I see.

　Now he began a conversation with Major Sander to kill time.
　Lieutenant Dorund was clearly in a state of impatience if the other nobles might arrive at this very moment.

'I hope the training will make me stronger, but I guess I'll need the funds in case it doesn't. I'm not a nobleman in this world, so I have to earn everything myself to make it work. It's hard work........

Okay!　I'll give you $20 million!　This will work, right?

All right. Let's make a move for 20 million dollars.

Hey!　That's twenty million dorks for you!

　It would be troublesome if other noblemen broke in as a result of further persistence.
　Besides, it would be a disaster if Lieutenant Dorund were to hold a grudge against me.
　I handed my purple sweatshirt to Lieutenant Dorund and succeeded in obtaining 20 million dollars.




Good job. You've managed to control Lieutenant Dorund's greed.

'There are a lot of noblemen who want to wear purple, you know. I'm not interested, though.

　I lost the clothes I was wearing all of a sudden, but it wasn't clothes I had any particular feelings for, and it was a lot of money, so it's good.
　Rather, the sooner I train and raise my level or whatever, the better I should be able to survive.
　I really wanted to get Major Sander's training as soon as possible.