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Johnny Winte, the next Chairman of the Wintemire Company.

Currently the first year head of the academy’s pension department, and the current treasurer of the academy’s student council.

If you look at it this far, he would have been just an acquaintance of Delphina and a junior in the academy.

In fact, he was a person who had a lot of contact with him in many ways from his previous life.

It was mostly a bad relationship rather than a good relationship.

If I had to describe the Johnny Winte I knew in a previous life in one sentence.

He was worldly, opportunistic, and a man who never trusted others.

Of course, since he is the chairman of a large trading company, he was at least a person who moves according to the logic of the market.

Conversely, it seemed as though he didn’t care about anything other than discipline as a merchant.

Except for the things that benefit him, he had a personality that thoroughly drew the line.

Trampling on a small company and absorbing it into one’s own company.

After completely controlling the export and import routes in a specific region, they take profit in the monopoly market.

The murderous interest rate of usury had driven many humans to extreme choices.

The person I knew who was obsessed with wealth to the point of being the representative of a vicious merchant was a person I knew.

He was obsessed with raising the top to the extent that it could be considered a workaholic more than Delfina.

Needless to say, distrust of human beings is almost a disease.

Even if it was a benefactor who helped me when I was in trouble, I didn’t hesitate to deal with it if something seemed off.

Because he was wary of others approaching him while he was sleeping, he always had magic tools for self-defense by his bedside.

As a result, the dark circles under his eyes and tired eyes have long become his symbols.

Of course, the Johnny Winte I met in my previous life and now had a different impression, almost to the level of different people.

“You want to buy something from our store?”

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Judging from his attitude, you can feel even a little goodwill, let alone wariness.

It was to the point where I doubted if he was really the Johnny Winte, the chairman of the Wintemire Company, whom I knew.

It wouldn’t be impossible actually.

It is not a rare case for a person who is once involved in the dark church to become a completely different personality than before.

Although I couldn’t find any evidence that he had committed himself to the Dark Church in his previous life.

“That’s right.”

Anyway, I was in a situation where I needed the help of the person in front of me right now.

Instead of wasting time with useless doubts, I immediately got to the point of the story.

“I’d like to purchase a bundle of bush clover material for a quiver.”

“Hagi tree material… Are you talking?”

“Yes, it is made from clover tree.”

A little doubt crept into Johnny’s eyes, perhaps because the request I was about to make was so unexpected.

As if he was saying that he called himself to buy such a common thing.

He began to ask me one by one why I was trying to find the bush clover tree material with follow-up questions.

“Isn’t the bush clover a plant that grows wild here and there in the Demon Forest? But still, do you really want to purchase through our company?”

“Unfortunately, the bush clover trees in the Ma Forest are of poor quality, making it difficult to use all of them as materials.

That’s why we have no choice but to airlift from outside the academy.”

“Is that so? But aren’t bush clover arrows sold at the academy’s material shop?

Not only that, but I know that weapon stores even make and sell arrows.”

“It is true that we want to use clover tree material for arrows, but arrows that have already been processed cannot be used.

My colleague has a constitution where he can only use bush clover arrows he processed himself.”

It wasn’t until the story that someone else would use it, not mine, popped out.

He continued his story with slightly softened eyes.

“Come to think of it, there was an elf archer at Konrad Perdalos senior’s party.”

“No wood material other than bush clover can withstand the magical power of my colleague.

That’s why I came to Johnny Winte, who is related to the Wintemire Company, in order to obtain clover tree material that is currently unavailable near the academy.”

“I see. Then I understand.”

After hearing all of my explanation, Johnny nodded and then took my offer seriously.

Perhaps the previous questions were questions to figure out whether I really came here because I needed the material, or whether I was evaluating myself with these and other words.

Compared to him in his previous life, he was somewhat finite, but in his prudence the features of the previous life were also dimly visible.

This kind of personality of Johnny was quite troublesome in his previous life.

He was a person who was at the opposite end in many ways from Stella, who had always acted according to justice and conviction.

Because of Johnny Winte, who didn’t care at all whether there was a church or a demon behind the transaction target, as long as he was given profit and wealth.

It wasn’t once or twice that he missed an opportunity to subjugate the Church’s forces at a critical moment.

He was also a person who contributed to a certain extent in helping the Church’s forces quickly regain their lost power.

It was clear that I was somewhat wary when I first met him in this life.

‘I don’t believe in demons or humans. Either way, it’s the same as being a tribe that betrays the moment the opportunity arises. All I believe in is gold coins.’

‘As you have your justice, I have my own justice. You cannot judge my justice by your standards.’

It was the Johnny Winte I knew who preached his own faulty logic with dead eyes every time we met.

The impression was so deep that it was hard to believe that the person in front of me was the same person.

Maybe it’s because I haven’t been involved with the Dark Church yet.

Or maybe some other reason I don’t know is what caused his personality to change.

At least with the stories that go up and down in the mouth of Delphina, who is sure to see people, I didn’t feel like the ‘money demon Johnny’ in my previous life at all.

I think I heard rumors in my previous life that my personality changed after the day my only sister, whom I had followed since childhood, went missing.

Of course, it was only a rumor, so it was not something to be taken seriously.

It wasn’t even useful information in the process of confrontation with him.

“First of all, there are currently no products that Senior Conrad Perdalos wants at the Wintemire store.”

“Is that so.”

“But it’s not something you can’t get if you want to get it. Because Wintemire Trading Company has been steadily trading clover clover wood material with Seobu Trading Company.

It is not difficult in itself to secure some of the bush clover materials that we have always purchased and sell them to seniors in an unprocessed state.”

“I’m glad then.”

“But the problem is, the return of regular wagons to and from the West must be a month later.”

“A month later… .”

A month later, the hunting festival would have already ended, and the academy itself would have ended.

At that time, it would be meaningless even if the Hagi tree material came into hand.

“Is that all? Is there any way to buy clover tree material a little faster?”

“For general buyers, I will usually explain only this far.

Senior Conrad Perdalos is a relative of President Delfina, so I will tell you one more option.”

“… … .”

“A week later, there is a trade wagon leaving for the academy from the southern part of the empire. It will arrive ten days from now.

Hagi also inhabits the central and southern parts of the Empire, so if you send Pabalma right away to secure the material, you will be able to bring it.”

“ah!”

As expected of one of the top three merchants in the empire, Johnny explained to me other sources of income.

With this, senior Xian’s worries about arrows seemed to have been resolved.

“Then, please go there.”

“It doesn’t matter if we accept the request itself, but we can’t sell it at the normal price of Hagi tree material because it’s a matter of higher profits.”

“… okay.”

Even if they were Delphina’s acquaintances, they wouldn’t sell it at a loss.

Although I was a little embarrassed by the sudden change in attitude from the way I was talking as if I was going to make a deal just a moment ago.

Rather, I could feel trust in Johnny from this appearance.

It meant facing me as a proper transaction partner, not simply a favor gift.

It also meant that he wouldn’t play around with a contract where money was definitely at stake, so it was an attitude that made you feel trustworthy.

“How much are you thinking about?”

“First of all, Hagi trees have not been imported from the central and southern regions so far, so they will be purchased at a slightly higher price than the wholesale price. It’s also the fact that it’s a small amount that corresponds to only one bundle.

On top of that, if you consider the additional cost incurred by sending the parbalma to the central and southern regions, or the disappearance of space for importing other items as much as the clover tree material… .”

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Johnny tapped the calculator he took out from his jacket pocket, hesitated a little, then pushed the number on the screen in front of me.

“It should be about this amount.”

“… units?”

“Imperial gold coins.”

I never thought I would have to spend even gold coins to buy a bundle of bush clover material.

Under normal circumstances, of course, it was an amount that would be rejected with sticking out the tongue.

The only regret right now was me, not Johnny, so accepting this offer was the only way.

First of all, it’s related to senior Xian’s hunting festival results.

In a way, it was the result of my strategy that I came to use bush clover arrows, which were already lacking, to defeat the Bone Dragon.

Considering that it was used for her sake, it was not a waste of money.

I don’t know if it’s a burdensome amount that I can’t pay at all, but this was the area of funds that I could manage enough on my line.

I took out some imperial gold coins from within my livery and held them in front of him.

“Okay, let’s trade with that content.”

“… … Are you serious?”

Maybe I hadn’t imagined that I would really pay that amount without hesitation.

On the contrary, the attitude returned from Johnny’s side seemed that this reaction was unfamiliar.

“Yes, it is an essential item for our party right now.

… Do you think it will cost more?”

“No, nothing like that.”

After saying that, he lightly raised the corner of his mouth and explained the reason for his surprised expression.

“I was prepared to be criticized for being a robber or a merchant the moment I offered this price.

I was just surprised that he seemed to understand me more meekly than I expected.”

“How can I be dissatisfied when I should be thankful for just that, saying that you have provided me with the things I need.

I am not an expert in commerce, so I just do not dispute the opinion of Mr. Johnny, who is an expert.”

On top of that, if Johnny’s mercantile skills were as strong as they were in his previous life, there was a possibility that he might end up losing money by attempting halfway negotiations.

It was a reasonable decision here to quietly wait for the transaction to proceed.

“… As expected, your sister’s eyes for people are intact.”

“Yeah?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. Then how about finally trading at this price?”

His calculator, thrust in front of his eyes again, had a slightly different size written on it than the one he had just seen.

For almost half of the amount originally offered.

“Didn’t the amount decrease a lot?”

“It’s my courtesy, meaning I want to build a friendship in the future, so please don’t think it’s strange.”

I still have questions about where on earth he decided to show me a favor.

In any case, I finally settled with him for the amount cut in half.

… Although it was still expensive for a bush clover material.