As instructed, I have paid 77,700 nars and left the guild office.
Damn.
What special service is this because of the duke's introduction?
It's just a 30% discount, isn't it?
Well, it can't be helped.
I don't know what can't be helped, but it can't be helped.
I will fly from the adventurer's guild in Bode to the Baire labyrinth and then to the Zabir labyrinth.
In a small room in the labyrinth, I put Kohaku's necklace around Roxane's neck.
From above, the rise of her chest.
With Kohaku sitting there, it creates a seductive atmosphere.
...It was a good purchase.
"Thank you, master. But, was it all right?"
"It's fine. We're going to sell Kohaku to the Permask with the necklace, so I need to wear one myself. This is a necessary expense."
Actually, when I think about it, that's true.
It's a kind of demonstration sales.
If Kohaku is a saleslady selling Kohaku, she should wear it.
"Then, I'll borrow it."
"Are you borrowing it?"
While putting the necklace around Seri's neck, I ask.
"Anything bought by the owner for the slave is, of course, the owner's property. It's different for consumables, undergarments, and necessities."
Seri answered.
Is that how it works?
Even if I buy equipment for the two of them, the ownership is mine.
"I see."
I put the necklace on Seri.
"Thank you."
"In any case, if the two of you work hard and sell the raw Kohaku, we can recover the cost quickly. Sell it for at least twice the price."
The mirror was sold to the knights at a low price and then sold for three times the price.
Kohaku should sell for about the same price.
It might not be as high as the mirror because it's easier to carry.
Neither the mirror nor Kohaku are items left by monsters or equipment made from drop items, so they don't go into the item box.
However, Kohaku is just a small stone.
If I stuff it into a bag, I can carry a considerable amount at once.
I give Seri sixty silver coins for the next batch of mirrors and the raw Kohaku.
"Um. Aren't you going this time either?"
"Of course, I'll send the two of you."
"Even with the necklace, it's a fortune."
Indeed, the total value of the Kohaku the two of them have is over 100,000 nars.
It might be even more in Permask because it sells for a high price.
It's not impossible to think they might run away with it.
But if I keep thinking that way, I won't be able to leave them alone whenever they wear expensive equipment.
"I trust the two of you. It's fine."
"Thank you."
Finally, I put a silver coin for tax in each of their hands and flew to Permask.
The tax is a waste.
I can fly even if there's a building with shielding cement, but that's probably not a good idea.
After seeing them off, I spend time in the labyrinth and return to pick them up.
When the two of them returned to the adventurer's guild, they had the mirrors.
We warped directly home and then moved to the labyrinth to recover MP.
There are still three more times.
"The Kohaku sold for forty silver coins each."
"Wow, great. Good job."
Selling for five times the price.
It's more than I imagined.
The money I paid to the Kohaku merchant has returned with change.
The necklaces the two of them have are practically free.
If I had the 30% increase, I could have made even more.
But I won't be greedy.
I don't even know if the 30% increase works.
"The boss said this time was special when he saw Roxane's necklace. He said he can't pay that much next time."
"I see."
They sold it to the boss.
The boss said that a mirror without any decoration can be bought at the workshop, so he must be the boss of the workshop.
The 30% increase probably doesn't work.
But why Roxane's necklace?
"…May he perish."
Seri spat out a curse.
Ah, I see.
The boss was a man.
That's why he was looking at Roxane's necklace.
Damn.
What kind of look did he give my Roxane?
"Indeed, may he perish."
"I also talked to the boss's wife. She said she would buy the Kohaku necklace for twenty-five gold coins. It's a punishment for the boss."
The boss has a wife.
He was looking at Roxane with a lecherous eye despite that.
Since he said it's a punishment, it must have been discovered.
Well, if I say Roxane was bought at a high price, the wife will interpret it as she pleases.
"Good job, Seri."
"Yes. I also managed to sell the mirrors for twenty silver coins each. We already paid for two mirrors with the sixty silver coins this time."
The down payment for one mirror, thirty silver coins, had already been paid.
So, this time, it's twenty silver coins less.
However, the down payment has increased from one mirror to two.
"That's quite a drop."
"There's no need for profit in a workshop run by such a boss. May he perish. I told his wife I wouldn't sell directly, but the price didn't go down any further. It seems to be the bare minimum."
Two-thirds off.
She's ruthless.
"Since the price didn't go down, of course, I also talked to his wife. Evil has been destroyed."
The boss was not only outbid but also exposed to his wife.
Even if I didn't actively expose him, saying Roxane was bought at a high price would be enough.
Seri, you're a scary girl.
"Indeed, evil has never prospered in this world."
"Yes. By the way, I received eight gold coins. Is that correct?"
"It's fine."
Seri can do calculations, but she doesn't seem confident in calculating twenty Kohaku at forty silver coins each to eight gold coins.
I nod, and she opens the item box and takes out the gold coins.
I also open the item box and take them.
Now I have twenty-one gold coins.
There's also the necklace to sell to the boss's wife.
After selling the mirrors to Goslair, I might have enough to visit the slave market in the capital.
However, the fact that I earned money outside the labyrinth is a bit unsatisfactory.
Is it more profitable to earn money steadily outside the labyrinth?
Maybe I should become a merchant.
Well, I can go to Permask thanks to leveling up in the labyrinth.
When I first warped, I only flew to a nearby labyrinth from the inn in Baire and was exhausted.
If I hadn't entered the labyrinth, I wouldn't have earned this money.
I also needed the initial funds to buy the mirrors and Kohaku.
If I hadn't earned enough in the labyrinth, I wouldn't have had the money.
I realized that being a merchant isn't as easy as I thought when I went to the Kohaku merchant two days later.
"Unfortunately, we can't prepare it in such a short time since the last purchase."
The cat-eared old merchant said.
It seems Kohaku isn't something that can be produced in large quantities.
That makes sense.
If there were enough, someone would have entered this profitable business.
This Kohaku merchant could hire adventurers to sell it far away.
The fact that he doesn't do this means there isn't enough supply.
Conversely, it's because it's rare that it can be sold for a high price when taken far away.
"Is there none?"
"Kohaku is often found on the beach after a storm. If there's a storm, we might be able to get it."
I want to buy the necklace to sell to the boss's wife, but it's better not to buy it today.
If I buy it together, I can get a 30% discount.
"By the way, is it possible to get something called Tamel or Taluem?"
"Taluem. It's a beautiful white wood. It's a local specialty, so it's possible to get it. However, our guild doesn't handle it specifically."
It's the wood the duke said he would use to decorate the mirror.
So, it's a type of wood.
It seems to be a valuable wood, like cedar, teak, or mahogany.
"I want to have a small box made for the necklace using Taluem."
The Kohaku necklace I bought last time was in a cloth bag.
If I bought it in Japan, it would definitely come in a case.
It seems this custom doesn't exist in this world.
"A small box?"
"The Kohaku necklace is a luxury item. With a Taluem box, it will look even more luxurious."
"I see. That's true. But why are you asking us?"
The Kohaku merchant is interested.
It seems a box would indeed make it look more luxurious.
"If I'm the only one selling necklaces in boxes, it will be imitated once it becomes popular. Besides, I'm not from this area. The local guild is better suited to make the Taluem boxes."
"Are you selling the Kohaku necklaces?"
"There are people who want them in distant areas, so I won't sell them locally. You can rest assured."
The local guild sells them directly in the area.
"Can we sell them with the boxes?"
"Sure."
"Understood. I'll consider it. Thank you for the information."
I couldn't get the raw Kohaku, but I left the guild after asking for the box.
It's a bit sad to have a high-value necklace in a cloth bag.
A box would be better.
I've only let the two of them wear the Kohaku necklace twice.
It's not something to wear in the labyrinth.
Once when we went to Permask.
And once in the evening of that day.
The Kohaku necklace adorned the light pink and white camisole well.
The large Kohaku necklace on Roxane's prominent chest.
The luxurious necklace shining on Seri's modest chest.
It's a top-notch item.
I enjoyed it thoroughly.
"Tell the boss's wife that you're looking for a good necklace."
I went home and took out the necklace for the third time, sending the two of them to Permask.
I got two mirrors to sell to the duke.
Two more times.
In the late afternoon of that day, we arrived at the boss room of the tenth floor of the Baire labyrinth.
The exploration is going smoothly.
"Let's go to the eleventh floor and fight the monsters there before we leave."
It was about time to end the day's exploration, so we decided to step into the eleventh floor a little.
The strong ant, the boss of the tenth floor, was no match for Roxane.
"The monsters on the eleventh floor of the Baire labyrinth are Spice Spiders. They are the only ones we haven't fought in the Baire labyrinth but have fought in the Koolatar labyrinth."
As usual, I asked Seri for information.
The groups of monsters from the first to the eleventh floor are the same in all labyrinths.
The Spice Spiders, which we have fought in the Koolatar labyrinth but not in the Baire labyrinth, are the remaining monsters on the eleventh floor of the Baire labyrinth.
"They use poison, right?"
"Yes. However, the probability is lower than the Neet Ant. Since we have fought them in the Koolatar labyrinth, it shouldn't be a problem."
"Does the amount of poison increase as we go to higher floors?"
"It doesn't seem to be the case. If it does, it would be a little."
Having fought the monsters before is a big advantage.
Simultaneously exploring two labyrinths seems to have more benefits than I thought.
We advanced to the eleventh floor.
The Spice Spider Level 11 was defeated with seven magic attacks.
One more than before.
However, with Durandal, it takes two swings, and with a rush, one attack.
This is the same as the tenth floor.
The Neet Ant Level 11 took four magic attacks to defeat, even with water magic.
We couldn't defeat it before it reached us, so we were constantly in battle.
It's a short time, so it can't be helped.
We can fight in the eleventh floor of the Baire labyrinth.
The next morning, we broke through the tenth floor of the Koolatar labyrinth.
We had already fought the boss, Pahn, of the Escape Goat in the Baire labyrinth twice.
The experience wasn't wasted.
"The eleventh floor of the Koolatar labyrinth is known to be difficult."
Seri lectured as we moved to the eleventh floor after the boss room.
"Is that so?"
"The monsters on the eleventh floor of the Koolatar labyrinth are Green Caterpillars. They are the most difficult among the monsters on the eleventh floor. Moreover, the Neet Ants from the ninth floor still appear."
Are Green Caterpillars that strong?
They don't use poison.
But then, silk.
Green Caterpillars spit silk.
And they use more skills as we go to higher floors.
It would indeed be troublesome.
Being caught in silk and slowed down, and then being attacked by the Neet Ant's poison.
A vicious combo.
"I see."
"The silk can be avoided."
The werewolf race can say such things.
It doesn't seem to be easy even if we have fought them before.
But there's no choice but to fight.
We advanced in the labyrinth.
We fought several times, but the Level 11 Green Caterpillar didn't randomly spit silk.
The Escape Goat Level 11 escapes after the fourth magic attack, so it can be defeated with the remaining three.
It seems we can fight on the eleventh floor of the Koolatar labyrinth.
The Green Caterpillar first spit silk on the fourth battle.
"It's coming."
Roxane said and jumped away.
Silk was scattered where Roxane was.
The white silk danced in the air.
She really can avoid it.
I was a bit away from the front line, so I wasn't caught.
The experience of taking distance for the Needlewood's magic attacks was helpful.
However, if I take too much distance, the risk of another group coming from behind increases.
The second silk-spitting skill was also skillfully avoided by Roxane.
The third time, I was using Durandal, so it failed.
The fourth time, Seri was caught.
The white silk covered Seri.
Dozens, maybe hundreds, of silk threads entangled Seri.
The Green Caterpillar rammed into the slowed Seri.
I was about to cast the sixth Firestorm, so I immediately cast the seventh as soon as the sixth one's embers disappeared.
The Green Caterpillar attacked the immobilized Seri, but the fire magic hit.
The two Green Caterpillars and the Escape Goat in the process of escaping were engulfed in flames.
They fell and disappeared in smoke.
"Are you okay?"
I checked on Seri while treating her.
"Yes. I'm sorry, I couldn't avoid the silk."
"It can't be helped. I probably couldn't avoid it either."
"Thank you. I'm fine now."
I was about to use the sixth treatment, but Seri stopped me.
Five treatments.
It must have been quite tough.
She didn't have any plating.
To defeat the Neet Ants and the Escape Goat with one swing of Durandal, the warrior skill Rush is needed.
If I use Durandal, I need to remove the alchemist, which would cancel the plating effect.
"In the worst case, you'll have to endure for four magic attacks. Can you do it?"
I asked Seri.
Assuming I can cast three magic attacks before contact, if she is hit with silk immediately after contact, she will have to endure for four attacks until the monster is defeated.
I could reduce the damage with plating, but it would delay the monster's defeat, which would be counterproductive.
"I think I can do it."
I think I can do it, huh?
Seri is reasonable, so if she really can't, she will say so.