“…Who the hell is this Alexei guy?”

 

“I can’t believe he made so much money just by bringing in that amount of goods. Hey, senpai.”

 

“You’re too easygoing…”

 

After Alexei and the others left, Lize and Olive went to the warehouse at the back of the building to store the goods they had bought.

 

They had hung a “closed” sign at the main entrance so there was no need to worry about anyone coming into the guild.

 

“I mean, Olive, don’t you care? All the rare materials, so much…”

 

As she lined up the medicinal herbs she had purchased on the shelf, Lize once again remembered the face of the man she had just met.

 

The medicinal herbs that the girls are now sorting through are all of high quality and rare value, and the prices on the market are outrageous.

 

Moreover, the adventurers’ guild has been receiving an increasing number of requests to kill demons lately, and the number of injured people has been on the rise as a result.

 

In other words, the medicinal herbs themselves, as well as the recovery medicines made from them, are selling like hotcakes right now.

 

I heard that the guild was receiving support money from the town government to help defeat the demons, so the adventurers were in good shape.

 

I’m sure that this high-quality medicinal herb can be sold rather easily.

 

However, there was one… slightly troublesome product that came in this time.

 

“Huh~……【Holy Apple】… where can I sell this?”

 

The Holy Apple is a rare ingredient that can restore strength, abnormalities, and enhance abilities.

 

However, the price is ridiculously high.

 

You could buy a house with just one of them.

 

Compared to a few years ago, the number of holy apples on the market is much smaller, and the price has skyrocketed to a frightening level.

 

They can only be found in the depths of dungeons, but these days they are rarely newly discovered.

 

Thanks to this, prices are going up and up. There is no end.

 

They can no longer be sold only as aristocratic collectibles or for other purposes.

 

It’s not that there aren’t nobles in this town, but I don’t know if they can afford to buy these Holy Apples.

 

After all, they are poor aristocrats who are in charge of a rural town.

 

To be honest, Lize wanted to refuse to buy this item.

 

It’s too difficult to handle, no matter how you look at it.

 

“The purchase price is 800,000 gold… the selling price is 1,000,000… and by the time it’s in the hands of the consumer, it’s…”

 

It’s not going to sell!

 

No, I’ll admit that it’s an excellent recovery item.

 

But it will never be in the hands of the average adventurer.

 

It’s just too expensive.

 

“Even so, where the hell did that guy get such a rare item from…?

 

The items he brought with him were almost all high-class goods, and he made enough money in one go to last an ordinary adventurer for several months.

 

The woman he brought with him is a beautiful girl who looked as if she was a princess of a country.

 

She is so beautiful that it is a little hard to get close to her.

 

I wonder who he really is with such a woman… 

 

To be honest, I don’t doubt that he is a member of the upper class based on the items he brought.

 

“But whoever he is, depending on how he’s handled, he can be of great benefit to our guild.”

 

No matter what his background was, if he was handled well, he would definitely be a big plus for the guild.

 

In the worst-case scenario, there’s a possibility that a criminal organization is behind this, so he’ll be someone that we’ll have to deal with carefully.

 

  

But even without that, if he continues to do business with the guild in the future, the profits will be substantial.

 

Well, I hope he won’t bring us something out of the ordinary like a Holy Apple like this.

 

What a thought to Lize! But Olive,

 

“Uwaa~, senpai is a pretty disgusting woman~”

 

She said something like that.

 

“Shut up. I’m married to the guild. I don’t care about other people as long as this guild grows. If there’s someone you can use, you have to use them to the fullest.”

 

“…just because you’re too busy working and have never had a boyfriend, doesn’t mean you should run away to work.”

 

“AAaa?!”

 

“No, it’s nothing.”

 

After that, the two of them worked vigorously to compile a list of the items they had bought and to figure out where to sell them, the first work they had done in a while that was typical of a commercial guild.

 

“Okay, Olive. We’re not going to let another commercial guild take him.”

 

To do that, we need to make sure that he gets a good taste of the guild.

 

And eventually, I hope that he will give some of that back to the guild.

 

“As I recall, he said he’ll be back to his house, and this time I’ll make him sign an exclusive contract, not just a merchant registration. If that happens, we can sell his goods exclusively. If we’re good, the guild might grow a lot.”

 

You can’t let him get away, he’s a money tree.

 

I was so shocked today that I lost the chance to hear the details, but next time I’ll dig deeper.

 

With a glint of fire in her eyes, Lize was thinking about the next step with a strong commercial spirit.

 

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“Whew, I didn’t expect to earn 1.4 million at once… To be honest, I didn’t think the medicinal herbs in the elven forest were worth it.”

 

For the time being, I’ve agreed to deliver the goods directly to the commercial guild, not to the stores in town.

 

For now, let’s learn the market price of the town there.

 

Even though I would eventually sell my goods to the merchants in town, it would be troublesome if I were to be outbid.

 

But in the end, I only sold one of the Holy Apples I brought with me.

 

But I guess it was the right thing to do, because if I had taken out two more Holy Apples, that girl with the twisted hair would have had a stroke.

 

When I looked at the details of the purchase I received, the Holy Apple was almost three times the amount of the market price I knew.

 

The other medicinal herbs were also much more expensive than ordinary medicinal herbs.

 

To be honest, I was quite surprised when I brought them with me.

 

It’s not as if I wouldn’t be suspected if I sold too many expensive items.

 

For example, I suspect that the goods I sold were stolen… 

 

I’ve been told that criminals are not allowed in the guild, so I should be careful.

 

If they know about my past, they might cancel my registration, so I have to keep that hidden as well.

 

Haha… Even though it’s just rust from my body, there’s so much to take care of that it’s exhausting.

 

And speaking of caring, there was one more person here who was draining my spirit.

 

“Muuu~…… those little bitches, after touching husband all over… if I hadn’t promised my husband, I would have destroyed them so viciously.”

 

“Aaa… Demia-san?”

 

“*giku* What is it, husband?”

 

“No, it’s nothing.”

 

She glared at me and I couldn’t help but apologize.

 

Now Demiurge is upset about the fact that someone else took my arm at the commercial guild earlier.

 

She hasn’t stopped mumbling about it since a while ago.

 

Well, she’s keeping her promise to me that she’ll follow my instructions in town, so she’s putting up with me like this.

 

On the way to the commercial guild, I sternly told Demiurge that he was to stay quiet and not cause any trouble in town.

 

I told her that if she caused any trouble, I wouldn’t bring her with me to the town in the future, and she obeyed me.

 

Nice, me.

 

I had expected this, but Demiurge has a very jealous nature.

 

From now on, I need to be very careful when I have contact with women.

 

No matter how much power she has lost, she is still the creator of the world and a former demon god who spread fear among humans.

 

It’s not a good idea to make her angry.

 

Oh, my stomach is really starting to churn.

 

Now that that’s out of the way, what should we do now?

 

For now, I’ve got a good amount of money, so I’ll have lunch soon.

 

After that, I’ll go to the weapon and armor shop to get my gear ready… Finally, I’ll buy a tent, food, and supplies at the market.

 

Considering the amount of money I’ve earned this time, I think I can afford a pretty good tent.

 

Also, if there is a furniture store in town, I may buy some bedding there.

 

A good night’s sleep is the basis for a physically active and healthy body.

 

Demiurge also seemed to like the bed, so we might as well take the plunge and buy one.

 

I can use Sage’s space storage that I get from the hero class to carry large loads.

 

……But. That’s the thing.

 

Now I just need to figure out how to get Demiurge back in a good mood.

 

I steal a glance at Demiurge, who is entangled in my arm.

 

She puffed up her cheeks and looked like she was still upset.

 

I guess I have to do something to make her react.

 

Now, what should I do…?

 

As I was pondering how to deal with Demiurge, I suddenly heard,

 

“Hey.”

 

“―――?!”

 

“Mu?”

 

From behind me, I heard the husky voice of a woman.

 

They got my back?! Me?!

 

No matter how distracted I was, I wasn’t so full of gaps that I could easily allow my back to be taken.

 

I turn back to the presence behind, shielding Demiurgos behind me.

 

And there she was, a brown-skinned woman with gray, disheveled hair that had grown haphazardly to her waist.

 

“Kuku… I need to come this close to you finally noticing me. You’ve lost a lot of weight, sister.”

 

Eyes like boxwoods with a tendency to droop. She has a distinctive set of double teeth peeking out from the corners of her mouth.

 

The clothes she wears have a small cloth area and are quite sensational looking.

 

A supple body reminiscent of a wild beast peeking out from there. Her body is rich in feminine ups and downs, and her balance is superb.

 

And most importantly, she looks like she’s just standing there, but she’s completely seamless.

 

This person is quite used to fighting… 

 

“Who are you…?”

 

While I was looking at the woman in front of me with caution, Demiurge behind me suddenly appeared from behind my back.

 

“You, that sign of mana…【 Titan 】?”

 

“What?! This person’s Titan?”

 

I rolled my eyes at the shocking fact that Demiurge had told me.

 

“Kukuku…”

 

She’s called Titan, and she gave me and Demiurge a creepy smile in return.