I mean, 'pt' is the one you set up in the ...... betting game on the boat on the way home.

　Didn't I remember that time me and Igarashi-san got into a fierce battle in the Twister game?

''Yes, that's it. That's why every time a maid [+2,000 pts] is issued [charge], her husband gets -2,000 pts on his record.

　I see.

　So the 3 maids, Manaka, Watermelon and Ikoka, will be able to order their master (me) to play a penalty game for each of them if they work for a month?

...... is a joke! That's not what I'm being paid to do!

No, no, it's just for convenience. What we're doing is the same as before.

?

　Garcia says this.


　First of all, we haven't collected any "annual tribute" since we came to this land of Tohun," Garcia said.

　Even at the time of last year's harvest, I had just become a new lord, so I didn't have any idea how to estimate the harvest.

　Well, I don't know what to do about that, as a budding adventurer, so I decided to leave it to Garcia and Yoshioka Juzo, but even so, you still haven't collected any tribute.


　But, for example, I have been able to have buildings such as this kettle and blacksmithing studio built here.

　That is because I had a carpenter master carpenter, a master carpenter, do it on a "loan" basis.

　And the reason why this kind of lending is acceptable is because the master knows that I am a "lord" and ...... "the lord has the authority to collect annual tribute, so he can't take the reward.


But the 'credits' we have in this fiefdom have become quite complicated, and I thought it would be easier to keep track of them if there was some sort of unified 'unit'.

　That's right.

　We bought not only buildings, but also food and daily necessities in Tohun, which were produced in Tohun, on a "loan" basis.

　In addition, the wages that had not yet been paid were also lent, which made it all the more complicated.

Salaries are especially difficult. If it was a building or food, you could keep a record of what you owe for a building or six saury, but the 'work' could be something like ......, where you can see who did what work and what kind of work it produced. It's impossible to write them down, you know. The only thing I can do is to make a provisional figure for the time being according to my position.

　Well, maybe it is.

　Adventurers can only tell you how much of a contribution they made to who in their party when they defeated a certain monster, at least in a rough image.

　The distribution of items and rewards is also roughly divided equally, with many parties even giving colors based on leader or position.

"But that doesn't mean we're going to just use the 'pt' we used to use for fun, does it?

I was sorting through my books and comparing them to Igarashi-san's journal. I was organizing my own ledger against Igarashi-san's journal, so I was quick to talk about 'pt'. Besides, .......

　Kacha Kacha Kacha: ......

　At that moment, the three maids started cleaning up the dishes.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them.

The "pt" that ...... husband set up in the game is quite well done!

Really?

Yes. Normally, points in quizzes and virtual currency in board games are only a '+', right? But isn't the "ppt" you set up for yourself a set of "+ and -"? If the winner gets +100 pts, the loser will also get -100 pts. If you add up all the pts on the spot, you get 0.

　Well, it was supposed to be a change of duty, or a punishment.

　And it didn't make sense if you couldn't record who could order it to whom.

This idea is good for recording 'lending/borrowing'...

　And then Garcia jingled his abacus.

　Indeed, when I thought of 'pt' in the ship, I'm sure I had in mind what happened when I ran out of cash on hand in Hafenfeld.

　Maybe I was referring to the merchant idea somehow, too.

...... Well, that's fine. I understand that you do the lending (k) calculation in ppt. But you know what? The fact that they owe me a salary means that they can't afford to buy anything until I pay them back, right?

You can write an IOU for a child with a + pt. If you take the IOU to each village, you can exchange it for the produce of each village... ......, right?

　I'm starting to get confused again.

'Is that right? Let's see. ...... For example, let's say you want to issue Manaka a +2000 pts. You can write an IOU for any number of pts up to 2,000, even if it's 100 pts or 10 pts. Then, if you take 30 pts of IOU to Nakamura's boss, you can exchange it for 1 square meter of rice like ......

Is that like a 'rice coupon'?

　Perhaps because she was being used as a metaphor, Manaka asked from the side.

Manaka asked from the side, "Not only can you trade for rice, you can also trade for products from other villages. That's why Manaka can exchange the 2,000 pts for anything she wants. Whether it's vegetables from Tanimura or fur from Yamamura," she said.

　Garcia responded to the maid's question with a smile as gentle as a hentai.

''Even at .......''

　And me.

'So how is the chief supposed to exchange a 30pt IOU for a square of rice?

...... It's basically the same as the fact that the master lender lent us a house to build the kettle. In other words, a "lord's IOU" is considered to be a highly credible asset.

　I'm still a little confused: ......

That means. When I finally collect the tribute, I won't have to lend it back to the maids directly, I'll lend it back to the chief who holds the ppt IOU?

'What?　Hah ...... oh dear. Mister, you don't have to do that.

Huh?

Why don't you collect the tribute from the start, instead of what you produce?


　......?

　Oh, you're right: ...... is the ......?


　Chillin', chillin', chillin'.

　While I was slightly confused, the bell at the front door made a dainty sound.

"...... I'm back!

　A moment later, a beautiful woman with a ponytail appeared with a sharp look in her eyes.

''Ah. Igarashi-san, how was your family home?

...... Yeah.

　Come to think of it, Igarashi-san, did you go to your parents' house?

　I don't know what he was talking about, of course.

...... Mr. Eigha.

What?

　The secretary dropped to one knee underneath my seat, thrusting her tight skirt into the air and tucking her black hair behind her ear in a neat gesture.

　She pulled out a 2,000-point IOU from her purse and glared at me.

I'm going to give you a punishment: ......

Huh?

　We were just talking about how the ppt you set up for fun is going to take an unexpected turn, but this woman is going to use it the way it's supposed to be used.

　It's very much like her: ......

　It's funny though.

　The pt debt to Igarashi-san should have ended just in time to avoid the punishment game.

Oh, by the way. Myself and Igarashi-san have also decided to receive a salary of 2000 pts per month.

You! ...... such a selfish thing.

Because you said you'd be responsible for your salary and finances, didn't you, sir?

　Yeah, that's right: ......

But that's a foul!

...... It's not foul.

　Huh?

　Unusually, Igarashi is a bit surprised to see him clearly rebel.

　Is it an upset?

　Is it a subversion?

Please listen to him. Please listen to her at least. You are always indebted to Igarashi-san, aren't you? You can ask her a favor or two once in a while, can't you?

　That Garcia guy.

　At first you said something like 'I'm not good with women like that,' but lately I feel like you've been holding your shoulders a lot more.

......

Huh. ....... Can't help it. I'll just listen to you.

　Well, it's true that Garcia is right, I am indebted to Igarashi-san, and I'm also weak when she glares at me like this.

　But I will never agree to stuff my nostrils with horseradish, or stand naked on my head and circumnavigate my territory, or any other such reckless punishment.

Aiga-sama ......

　Igarashi-san spun these words with her shapely lips to me, who was wary of this kind of warning.

"Please be my ...... fiancée.