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Merchants Are Scary
Having also ended up owning a house in the royal capital, I immediately went with Emilio to a real estate agent and went around to look for properties. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「The property here is close to the business district that gathers in the center and I believe this is very close to your workplace」
「As expected that’s too obvious, isn’t it……」
The first place I was brought to was an apartment building just across the street from Emilio's company.
The room is very spacious it is also equipped with magic tools that apply magic so it’s going to be comfortable.
There is also an extraordinary magic tool that will release water just by pushing a button in the kitchen.
「What a nice property! The room is neat and it also has a nice view! There is also a big company in front making shopping easier!」
Emilio was saying those lines while opening the window. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I often see him with such a delightful expression like that.
It’s obvious he has the intention to move the company’s luggage here. This is why I’m scared of the creature called a natural-born merchant.
And the oneesan real estate agent who introduced this property is also scary. Even though she’s a smartly dressed oneesan wearing glasses, is she under Emilio’s patronage or something?
「It wouldn’t be much different from living in the company if I were to choose this place, right? I’m happy this place is close to the company, but this is too close」
It’s not bad for the place to be close to the workplace, but this is too close you know.
A distance of a minute's walk or something like that doesn’t give me the feeling of returning home. Although I can use teleport, there are also times when I want to walk back home.
「Eehー? You don’t like this place? Then, let’s go to the next property」
「Understood」
When I flatly told him that, Emilio looked disappointed but soon changed his expression.
「……you, aren’t you enjoying this more than me? It’s not like Emilio will live here, you know」
「That’s true, but it is definitely going to be a place I will visit a lot in the future. Besides, even if it’s owned by other people, isn’t it fun to tour around the properties?」
Emilio replies without worry and smiles when I say that as if to remind him of that fact.
Oh well, I also tour around the properties around the Howling village the other day so I understand that feeling very well.
Like, if I were to live here, what would it feel like? If I place the furniture here, the bed here, and the eat here.....just imagining my life there like that is fun in itself. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
There are many households as there are many houses and each person has their own life.
And thus, I continue to go around the properties with Emilio - who is somewhat excited - and the real estate agent who feels like she’s being under his patronage.
After going around several properties, this time we arrived at a mansion in a quiet residential area.
「This property was sold by the noble who used to live here. The building itself is still relatively new at around three years old and although it is a little far from the central district, it is very quiet here」
It has the appearance of a Western-style mansion and the building looks like the character コ when seen from above.
The courtyard is very wide and the grass is growing beautifully. It feels like it’s going to feel good just to lie down there.
「Heeー, this looks nice. Let’s go inside」
Having the real estate agent opened the gate for us and as we entered the mansion’s door, a spacious entry hall spread out in front of our eyes.
There is a chandelier hanging above and there is a great sense of openness, maybe because of the high ceiling.
「Although it’s just the typical mansion of a noble, I don’t feel its nouveau riche feel to it」
「That’s right. It is calming」
Some of the real estate agent clients decorated their place in a dazzling manner, which makes the viewers’ eyes almost hurt.
Compared to those properties, this mansion has just enough furniture and decorations to seem somewhat elegant, and it makes one feel calm.
「The noble-sama who used to live here preferred to live a modest lifestyle」
Hm, if so then that noble has a really good taste. It might be important to put on airs as part of the upper class, but when it comes to your living space then it’s better to make it calming. After all, you don’t want to sacrifice even your private life, right?
Passing through the front door and continuing to the back, we find the dining room and living room. If it’s a mansion like this then it will be too spacious for a single person to live here, but considering that I will be employing servants this will not be a problem.
As we exit the dining room and go down the hallway, we find rooms that serve various purposes like the drawing room as well as the kitchen. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Ooh, there’s a bath!」
「This mansion is fully furnished with Fire and Water magic tools so you can fill the bathtub with hot water anytime」
「Anytime!? That’s amazing!」
「Come to think of it, Kureto was an unusual bath lover that you take a bath every day, aren’t you」
There is a popular public bathhouse in the royal capital and people who like to keep clean visit that place once a week.
However, as a Japanese person, there was no way I could bear that kind of frequency of visiting the bathhouse so I went there almost every day.
Just that, sometimes you just want to relax taking a bath in your own house instead of the disorderly public bathhouse.
For me - who has such trouble -, this mansion has a large bath, fully equipped with magic tools where I could take a bath anytime which makes this mansion quite attractive to me.
This alone is worth it for me coming home every day!
「I’ve decided! I will choose this place! How much does this mansion cost?」
「Normally it would cost more than 500 gold coins, but since you are introduced by Emilio-sama then it will be discounted, making the price 400 gold coins」
The mansion is located in a quiet residential area in the prime location of the royal capital. The building is not that old and it’s also equipped with magic tools so it’s not a bad price. Rather, it’s quite cheap when you consider the market price.
「Can it be a little cheaper?」
However, Emilio asked for the price to be reduced even more. What a scary person. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Then, we can reduce it to 380 gold coins. Even if Emilio-sama asks for more it will be difficult to reduce it even further」
「I may be able to offer you some of the products you want at an inexpensive price though? If you do that then it may leave an impression on the higher-ups, don’t you think～」
「――gasp! Th, then, 300! N, no, who about 250 gold coins!?」
The real estate agent oneesan bit into Emilio’s devil-like whisper.
Man, this kind of conversation is scary.
「Hmーm, considering its low price I think it’s going to yield more profit if I were to buy it without receiving a discount instead. Let’s forget about the discoun――」
「150 gold coins! Th, this should be cheap enough, yes!?」
「Un, then I guess there is profit in this price! Then please take care of the procedure」
「Thank you very much!」
What is this. It feels like the side that sells something cheaply has the upper hand instead.
A true merchant is really frightening.
「Hey, you’ve cunningly set up those conditions and lowered the price but, that means I have to work hard, isn’t it?」
That’s how it was. The stuff those people up high wanted to are mostly troublesome and there are many among those where it needs me to go personally to procure them.
Though the price was lowered, I don’t want to use teleport like a workhorse. If that is so then I don’t want the discounted price, just the normal price will do for me.
「Yeah, but there’s no need to worry about that. I’ve already researched what her superiors like and we have them saved up in the company safe. There’s no need for Kureto to work」
「I, is that so. Then, it’s fine I guess」
Did Emilio manage to pull off a discount of 230 gold coins by handing over items that were not scheduled to be sold?
Although Emilio’s paperwork has increased since he became the company’s president, his negotiation skills still seem to have been good even now.
And thus, I acquired a mansion in a prime location in the royal capital that would serve as my second base. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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