In the city of Hashemi, in the buyer's shop "The Golden Tree".

　Many adventurers visited this place that opened and brought in dropped goods.
　Elsa and Ena assessed them and bought them.

　Incidentally, a board in one corner of the store shows the calcium drops from the first to the fifth floor, the information on the monsters and the basic amount of money to buy them.

　For now, the breed improvement is kept to the first to fifth floors.

　If we do it all at once, the business will increase too much.

　We're going to gradually and gradually improve the calcium breed, while also allowing Elsa and the others to break in.
　So it's hard to say that calcium and this city are perfect yet, but...

''It's been a long time since I've gotten this much money.
Come on, boys, let's go get a drink. They're looking for you. There's a bar next door that's open right now.
Oh, no, I'm saving up.
You can keep the money. You've got your own money. As some great guy says.　He said it's not much of a stretch to reach the end of abstinence.
'What the hell is that ...... but, well, you're right!

　Two adventurers who looked like a duo walked out of the Golden Tree in high spirits.
　Just like the words I heard right before, they're planning to go out to the tavern that's opened next door.

　I was somehow curious, so I followed him out of the shop.

　There - the town was buzzing with activity around this "golden tree".
　It's completely different from the Hasemi I just came from.

　Hashemi was more 'dead' then, a town that had no connection to the vitality.
　Now, however, there are many bars and cafes that are commonly found in the entertainment district, such as the Golden Tree.

It's the economy, stupid.

　I am reminded of a phrase.
　It's a phrase that came into vogue from an American president decades ago.

　Just like the meaning of that word, when the economy - that is, when adventurers earn more money - the whole city starts to turn around in a good way.
　I'm happy to see the city become more and more vibrant.

'Oh, you're a dumbass,'
You are so incompetent!
Crumbs!　Um, ...... crap, crap, crap!

　Suddenly, a series of abuses popped up in my ears.

　It came from inside the store.
　I went back inside the store to see what was going on and found a group of adventurer parties.

　Eleven people in total.
　Up to ten people were in a circle, with one man standing on the outside of the circle who seemed to be the leader.

'Next, North. You didn't reach your quota either.
Ugh. ......
"Come in the cunt.

　At the leader's man's command, one man stepped out of the circle and stood in the center.

'Do it,'

　Their leader gives the word, and then.

'You can't!'
Ha, you should be ashamed of yourself!
Crap, crap, crap!

　The others in the circle hurled abuse at the man in the center.
　The man in the center is slumped and wandering and shaking.

　The old way: ......

Excuse me, sir. I can't believe you're shouting at me here.

　It's a way of doing things in the shop that has attracted a lot of attention.
　As expected, Elsa jumped out and said softly to the leader man.

'I'm sorry, but this kind of thing has to be done quickly or it goes bad.
Immediately?
'Yes, they make you feel the pain of not meeting your quota.
Um, ...... and that's ......

　Elsa looked troubled.
　At first glance, it makes sense - no, it doesn't even make sense.

　Just a look of annoyance, and a look of not knowing what to say to a man who justified his brainwashing black company's methods in the store.

　Elsa's gaze swept over her gaze with a troubled look.
　My eyes met with Elsa's.

　She had a look in her eyes that called for help - needless to say.
　There was no way I was going to let this kind of thing go unnoticed.

　I made my way to the center of the commotion.

'Don't be like that.'

　Strengthening his words, he said to the leader man.

'What are you?'

　Apparently, they don't know me.

　I ignored the man who was the leader of the group and asked the men who were his friends.

"We need to get away from this guy.
""......"

　The men fell silent and silent.
　Most of them looked depressed and frustrated.

　One of them took a bite out of me.

'You don't know anything, don't you dare say anything!　If I could stop, I would have done it a long time ago!
Okay. Why can't you stop?
What?
'Why can't I stop partying with a guy who has this brainwashing, personality-denying way of doing things?'
'You can't do anything about it if I tell you!

　The man spat, a hint of mockery in his voice.
　'But.

'Oh.'
What?
I'll take care of it.
'Ha!　How can you believe that?
Tell me anyway.
Shut up.

　The man who'd taken a bite out of me finally got a look of anger on his face.
　You don't know anything.
　He looks like he's going to throw those words at me again.

　And then another man - a naive man who could only say "crap" the entire time he was cursing - opens his mouth.

"Contract, what is it?
"Contract?
'I signed up for the party when I got it together, and if I stop within three years they make me pay a penalty.
It's .......

　I giggled.

'What the f*ck!'

　The guy from before took another bite.

'I'm sorry, that was my fault. I just thought it would be the easiest thing to do.
What?
Elsa, I know you're in control of my account.
Yes, Mr. Lyota.
""Mr. Lyota?"

　Several of the men at the Black Party responded to my name.
　I ignore that for the moment and proceed with the conversation.

'Enough for all of us, right?'
Of course.

　Elsa crossed her arms from earlier to the leader man who was watching the course of events with a half-cynical smile.

''One hundred million piro, I'll transfer it to your account.

　The man's face changed, all of them.

　Both the man who was the leader and his friends who were being forced to be slaves.

'You know, ...... I'm not sure how to return it, me, for doing this .......
We'll figure that out later. For now.

　I, too, turn to the man who is the leader.
　Straight up, with a challenge in his eyes.

"Let's just say no to this guy.

　I say, a beat behind.

'Oh, thank you,'

　The simple man said.
　With that, the other men started thanking me.

　Suddenly, the leader man had a complicated look on his face until the end.