In the midst of the buyer's 'oshidori war', I was waiting for the buyer's assessment.
　I looked around the shop for some reason.

　The buyers were a variety of adventurers, but they all brought in chunks of metal.
　Various shades, luster, and sizes.

　I took it out of the magic cart and asked them to assess it.
　It's a fresh sight, so similar to the cyclo, yet so subtly different.

''Ya, stop!''
Yeah?

　I suddenly heard a man's voice that sounded like a scream and turned toward him.
　The adventurer, who had just bought the ore he had brought in, was surrounded by three rattling men.
　Two of them flanked him on either side, while one stood in the middle, taking the gold from the adventurer's hand.

　What's this all about?　when looking at it.

Hi Fuu Mii...... You did a great job, now you're paid off in full.

　Apparently it was a debt collector.
　The debt collector pulled out a sum of 10,000 pounds and returned the remaining coins to the man.
　Then, the corners of his mouth twitched and he said in a sarcastic tone, "Thank you for paying off your debt.

'Thank you for paying it off, we look forward to seeing you again.
Hello, sir.
Hold on. If you take it all away...
"Can't drink tonight," right?
Ugh. ......

　The adventurer was at a loss for words.
　Apparently, it's like a man who has lost himself in drink and the people who collect a debt from him.

　The adventurer tried hard to bite back, but the men would not listen to him, only to grimace.
　They even suggest the next debt.

"Lend me your money!　10,000 ...... 20,000, no, 30,000!
So sign here.

　I don't know if he really wanted to drink, but the adventurer had just paid it off and now he was in debt again.
　I watched from a distance, thinking that I've seen people like this in comics before.

''Here you go.''

　Then the buyer over here came back.

'Yeah,'
I just checked. The total count is 1198 gin in all.

　It reminds me of when I took out the iron block.
　You'd think that a jin is roughly the same as a kilo.

'The market rate today is 19 piro per jin, so that makes 22,762 piro in all.
It's that easy?
Iron is easy.
It's all right.
Yes. You mean iron, which is cobalt. It might be better to dive a little deeper and get some copper or aluminum. It depends on each person.
How much would that cost?
Copper is around 800 piro at today's prices.

　I was given a very rough number, perhaps for comparison purposes.
　Roughly, but the difference was clear.

　But ...... iron is cheap .......
　Gold was about 4,000, I believe.
　That's a pretty small profit by comparison.

　Oh well.
　This might be good, I thought as I looked at the 22,000 piro, the profit I received today.

　　　　　☆

　I left the buyout place and walked around the completely darkened streets of Samethrene at random.
　I had 22,000 piro for today in my pocket.
　It's a lot less than usual, but it's enough to pay for dinner and a place to stay.

　Come to think of it, I'm keeping track of my earnings in my passbook right now by looking at the numbers, but I might as well have some cash in my grand eater's pocket.

　I'm pretty sure the 100 million dollars weighed about 10 pounds.
　The paper money in this world that gets dropped from monsters is roughly the same size and value as Japanese yen.

　That's my pocket with room for a ton of steel, and all my wealth in cash.

　All my money in my pocket.

This reminds me of when I was a kid.

　I'm richer because I've panned my pockets for metal game medals that aren't gold, or the number of coins I got in change (,) when I shop for 500 yen coins!　Or so I thought.
　Come to think of it, there's a magic item that allows you to freely insert and remove coins, and if you use it, you can take out coins endlessly and become very wealthy!　What a thought I once had.

"...... Was I pretty much a moneymaker as a kid?

　Somehow, I had a series of memories about gold that made me think of such things.

　Suddenly, I found a store where I could drop off my money.
　I went in and with my bankbook and magical biometrics, I unloaded 10 million in one go.
　Ten million piro, about a kilo, the same weight as an iron bar.
　I put it in my pocket, I still didn't feel the weight.

　Nineteen pyrro's worth of iron bars and ten million pyrro's worth of bills.
　They were both the same weight, and it was interesting to see how easily they fit in my pocket.

　As we were walking around the city, we passed a busy bar.
　It's nice and lively, briefly look at the prices on the menu. Reasonable prices in the pub as much as the setting of the price, the restaurant is just enough to eat and drink today's earnings of 22,000 piro, even with a full meal.

　I felt more comfortable in such a place, I thought as I entered the restaurant.

Welcome, one person?
Yeah.
Okay, come on in.

　The female waitress at the restaurant showed me to my seat.

'How would you like to order?'
A few popular meat dishes and some drinks to go with them. More food, less booze.
I understand.

　I look around the shop after seeing the female waitress who took my order and left.
　Judging by the atmosphere, almost everyone is an adventurer.

　After a good amount of time in this world, I can tell at a glance if they are adventurers or not.
　It's not a very meaningful skill, though.
　Can I ask for information on Samethrene?　I listened to the conversations around me as I thought to myself.

'Isaac's coming back tomorrow and I'm going to go talk to him, do you want to join him?'
Isaac, that guy who went to Awlum?
Yeah, I hear money can be made. If it's good, I think I'll go with you.
I'm a pass, and I'm comfortable in the hierarchy of aluminum. I don't want to get depressed until it's too late.

　I cringed a bit when I heard the familiar noun and the familiar tone of the argument.
　The majority of adventurers in this world are still focused on stability.

''Please don't!''

　Suddenly, the crowded shop went quiet for a moment.
　Everyone turned their attention to the scream at the same time.

'That's ...... the debt collector from earlier.

　And it was the female clerk who led me to my seat.
　The three debt collectors are surrounding the woman in exactly the same formation as before.

I'd like to have my money back.
I'll pay you back, and I'm sure you'll have more than enough.
Almost there?　Don't be silly!

　The man in the middle yells at her, and the men on either side of her act menacingly, kicking the table at the same time in a breathless motion.
　The female clerk jerked away.

'I'm sorry!　A little more ...... just a little more!
Then just pay me the interest.
'It's tomorrow, I get paid tomorrow. Just wait until tomorrow.

　The women desperately want to wait and bite down, and the men are pressing for them to pay now.
　Is this a common sight, or do they not want to get involved?
　Nearly half of the customers in the store have already looked away, as if they don't care.

'Let's do this, sis. I'll wait for you if you're willing to spend the night with me. How about it?

　And then the men all started to grin at each other.
　It's a vile and disgusting laugh.

'......'

　The woman is depressed and squeezes her skirt tightly.
　She bites down hard on her lower lip, and it's about to bleed.

　.......

'Don't.'

　He stood up and went towards the four of them.

'What the hell?　What about you?
How much do I owe her?
What?
She told me how much she owes.
What are you going to do with that?　Hmm?
I saw him at the dealer who bought it earlier.
I've been buying iron for them.
Huh?

　After being told this by two of his brothers, the man gave me a condescending look.

"Do you think you're a hero?
Just give me a number.
Ten million pianos, that's more than enough for a cop who's been scraping together scrap metal for years.

　He pulled a wad of ten million bills out of his pocket and thrust it at the man.

'Nah ......'
Take this and go.
What did you say?
Hey, bro, this is the real deal.
"The guy who was buying the steel is ......?

　All the debtors were surprised and confused.
　I thrust more money at them, they said.
　The man turned red in the face and went up in arms.

'Don't be so smug!

　And then he punched me.
　He's used to hitting humans, it's a punch without hesitation, but it's not nearly as weak as a monster.

　I lightly avoided it and hit him in the face with a counter.

''Brother!''
Tenmei: "Tenmei: ......

　The two remaining men also came at me.
　They were right up there with my brother and the others, and both of them avoided the attack, taking them down in one hit.

　The three of them fell and crawled to the ground, tossing a wad of cash to my brother's man.

'Take that and disappear.'
"Shit, shit. Get off me!

　The three of them fled with the money, leaving behind a discarded line.

'Oh, um ...... sorry ......'

　When I turned around, the woman looked apologetic.

'Are you okay?'
'Yes ...... thank you for your help. I'll do whatever I can to return the money.
Yeah. I'd rather have my food.
'Eh ...... ah yes!

　The female waitress hurriedly ran into the kitchen.
　Seeing this, she appropriately brushed aside the curious gazes around her and returned to her original seat.

''You're doing it, an-chan.

　There was another man sitting there.

That's my cough.
Hey, come on, you can sit with me. Hey, sis. Give me one more dish over here. And I want the hardest liquor in the house.

　The man proceeded at his own pace and forcefully.
　He was a middle-aged man, roughly dressed in well-tailored clothes.
　He wears a yabberish air, an air of being more comfortable with the exercise of "power" than an adventurer.

　I don't want to get involved. I'm thinking about having him switch seats.

"Well, it's Nicholas Lyke Field.
Haha. ......
I'll buy you a drink and you can join me.
No, I'm .......
It's Mr. Ryota Sato.
"--!

　For some reason, the man who knew my name, I wasn't sure what to do.