The Receptionists of the Commercial Guilds ◆

Translated by AmaLynne
Edited by AmaLynne

 

“I’m bored…”

 

A petite girl with flaxen hair braided into a bun muttered to herself as she propped her cheek against the counter.

 

This is a commercial guild.

 

Unlike the adventurer’s guild, which is located near the center of town, this guild operates quietly on the edge of town.

 

Even though it’s on the edge, it’s not a bad location because it’s built close to the main gate of the town.

 

In fact, there is a good reason why the building is located here, so that the merchants who come here every day can be greeted right at the entrance of the town.

 

It’s not because they couldn’t secure land in the center of town or anything like that. There is no such thing.

 

“I’m bored…”

 

Once again, the braided girl repeated the same words.

 

Then, another person responded to her words.

 

“Ahh geez! So annoying! Can’t you just shut up and wait for a while?”

 

A girl with reddish-brown hair tied up in two, what is commonly called twin-tails, glared at her partner sitting next to her with irritation in her voice.

 

The two girls were in charge of registering the merchants and purchasing and assessing goods at this commercial guild.

 

However, there was not a single person in the lobby in front of the guild, where the reception counter was set up.

 

The place was truly deserted.

 

The reception counter was divided into three sections as seen from the front.

 

A girl with braids sits in the center, and a girl with twin tails sits to her right.

 

Each of the girls is assigned a different job at each counter, but right now there are no customers or merchants to deal with. This is why they have so much free time on their hands.

 

“Because,【 Lize 】senpa~i. Recently, no merchants have come to town at all~.”

 

A twin-tailed girl who was called senior. Her name is Lize.

 

She has a class as an Appraiser and buys goods from merchants who come here.

 

She is also in charge of instructing the new merchants about the prices in this area.

 

“Can’t help it. Recently, a large demon was found in the vicinity of this town, and there was quite a commotion. Thanks to this, it has become difficult for merchants to come… but you never know when someone will come, so if you dress like that, you will be embarrassed,【 Olive 】.”

 

“But you know what, Lize-senpai? In the past month, do you remember how many new merchants came to this guild to register or sell goods? It’s two people! Two!”

 

“Uuu…”

 

The name of the braided girl who refuted Lize was Olive.

 

To buy and sell goods in the town, you need to register with this commercial guild, and she was in charge of that.

 

She is also in charge of introducing stores and customers to the town so that each merchant can have a specific customer.

 

The guild was also engaged in introducing and supporting land for merchants who wanted to open stores in the town.

 

This was accepted at the now vacant counter, but the person in charge of that was not there at the moment.

 

“What’s a big demon anyway?”

 

“I don’t know. Either way, it’s a nuisance for us.”

 

“That’s right~ Thanks to that, no one ever comes to the guild…”

 

Recently, rumors of a large demon wandering around the town have been spreading, and adventurers working in the town have often witnessed its appearance.

 

Moreover, as the rumors of demons spread, the adventurer’s guild received 1.5 times as many requests for demon slaying as usual.

 

The merchant corps that came to the town to do business had been destroyed by the demon attack, and now the town was almost completely devoid of merchants from outside.

 

“The adventurer’s guild is busy dealing with demons, while we’re bored to death waiting for customers who don’t show up… all day every day.”

 

“Well, I don’t know. But as long as you’re getting paid, you have to work hard. If you can’t sit around and wait, then find something to do. You’re not busy, are you?”

 

“Ugeeh… senpai serious~. What do you do for a living?”

 

 

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“I’m researching the prices of things that have been skyrocketing lately and compiling them by type. If you’re not busy, Olive, why don’t you clean up the lobby, compile a list of customers, or do some other work?”

 

“Ye~s.”

 

Olive replied absent-mindedly, but with nothing else to do, she went behind the counter, got some cleaning supplies from the staff room, and prepared to start cleaning the lobby.

 

The empty lobby.

 

It would make cleaning easier.

 

Just as she was about to pick up the brush and dust off the dust, I thought to herself, “Well, it’s a pain in the ass, but I’ll get started…”

 

Suddenly, the front door opened, and the sound of a clanging bell echoed through the guild.

 

Immediately, Lize and Olive’s eyes widened, and they turned to look at the person who had opened the door and walked in.

 

A young man and a beautiful woman walked into the guild side by side.