I had plans to meet with Mr. Krua today.
　There were a few things I wanted to discuss with him.

　After waiting about five minutes after arriving at the appointed place, Krua-san came over to us.

''It's been a while, Lelius-san.
It's good to see you too, Mr. Krua.

　I called out to her and she smiled at me.
　I wondered if she was after work. She was dressed in tight clothes.
　Her clothes suited the tightly fitted Mr. Krua well, and she was attracting the attention of those around her today as well.
　Then the gaze turns to Krua-san, then to me and glares at me.
　They must be jealous of me. It's not that we have a relationship between a man and a woman........

　We move to the restaurant and then we just order our food and wait for it to be brought to us.
　Let's talk about it while we're at it.

Krua-san, may I get to the contents of this discussion right away?
Yes, that's fine. Yes, that's fine.

　Smiling, Krua's expression tightened a bit.

''First of all, let's start with the first one. Last time, together, I was asked to make equipment for the adventurers who formed a party. There's also a money transfer that occurs there, but should I go through Krua-san for this?

　The first consultation was in regards to the request for weapons we received from Sheikh and Warrior.
　We have made weapons for Linial-san before, but no money was exchanged last time.

　Well, maybe it was better to consult with them before that one too, but I thought it was okay then.
　But this time, there's a clear exchange of money.

'There was a request to make a weapon?
'Yes.'
'Good for you!　So, Lelius, your dream has begun to take off!

　Mr. Krua was happy as if it were his own. I was honestly happy, but that wasn't the main point at the moment.
　Mr. Krua seemed to understand and quickly nodded.

''As long as it's a personal exchange, there's no problem, right?
Oh, I see. Then you won't mind if we make one?
Yes. If you want to send a lot of products, I'll step in between. In that case, I'd appreciate it if you could split the fee as you normally would.

　I see.
　Having a merchant's backing would be more useful in large transactions.
　Krua-san then makes a thoughtful expression and opens his mouth.

''By the way, I've also asked about that and other weapons and such, but there's no request here yet. Lelius-san, how did you make a sales pitch?
"I didn't do much of a sales thing. I had a party with them, and they saw me use it.
''I see. That's a fine business. It's great.

　A little embarrassed by Krua's words, she quickly bowed her head.

''Thank you for discussing this with me. Lelius-san is a serious person, isn't she?''
'I didn't know what the right thing to do was. Come to think of it, Krua-san had something you wanted to discuss with me too, right?
Yeah, well.

　She looked slightly uncomfortable saying it.

''Well, are you aware that right now, the Horned Dragon demon and the large number of demons that are ravaging the surroundings in the Mycos region to match them?

　Oh, that's the one I saw in the guild.
　I was a little curious about it too, but I didn't expect to hear about it from Krua-san.

''I heard about it. But I only heard about it in an emergency request, so I don't know the details.
I haven't heard any information about the demons either, but as a merchant, I was hoping to be able to carry something like food or something else, and I wanted to ask Relius-san to deliver it to you.
Oh, I see.

　It's true that using my abilities will take care of those problems.
　If I over-distribute them too much, it would be noticeable, but I'll leave that part to Krua-san.
　Besides, if it's good for someone else, I don't feel bad about it.

''I understand. It's just that I've been thinking about accepting that urgent request as well.
'Oh, really?'
''Yes. We'll get quite a few points, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to aim for a D-rank.
I was going to come down there myself. Then why don't you come with me?　With Mr. Lelius there, we can carry the goods better than we expected.

　Well, I can just create it on the spot.
　Mr. Krua is thinking about this and that.

"That's great, Mr. Krua.
'What?　What do you mean?
That you're willing to work that hard for someone in need.
''I........was saved by my mentor when I was in a similar kind of trouble a long time ago. I started as a merchant because I wanted to help someone in a time of need.

　That was the reason.

'Let's do our best, shall we?'
''Thank you very much. With Lelius-san here, I think I can do anything.

　I'm counting on you.
　And it's not a mistake that you can do everything to some extent.
　When I looked closely, I saw Krua-san's ears were red.

''Seriously, what you just said doesn't mean anything weird!

　While watching her like that with a panicked look, I think about my shift.
　The inn will be fine for a while. There shouldn't be any problems since a new person has also joined.

　Now we just need to see how long it will take for them to come back.
　If I can return quickly, I would like to, but it will depend on the situation over there.
　Especially as long as the Horned Dragon and the other demons are not defeated, the refugees won't be able to return to their normal lives.

　I hope they are defeated as soon as possible.