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What I Can Do
「Hey, Olga. Why don’t you try selling these tomatoes to the royal capital?」
「Haa?」
Olga let out a stupid-sounding voice at my suggestion. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Royal capital, you said, how long do you think it will take to reach there? There’s no way I can bring these and sell them over there」
It’s just as Olga said. It takes more than a week and a half from this village to the royal capital.
No matter how good the tomatoes Olga grows are, in a world where the preservation technology is still not that developed, they would likely spoil during transport and become unsellable.
However, that is only if we use the ordinary transportation method.
I mean, I can store these tomatoes inside my subspace and immediately teleport to the royal capital.
「For distance and freshness, I can solve those problems」
「Nah, that’s impossible」
Olga looked at me with a look that said there was something wrong with my head after I made such a claim.
「Yosh, then let’s go to the royal capital now」
I’m used to the reaction of people not believing in me so I cast teleport with Olga just like back with Andre. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The view immediately changes from Olga field in Howling village to that of the royal capital’s central public square.
「What are you say――huh, where’s this!?」
「This is the royal capital. We flew here with my magic」
「……are you serious. We were just in Howling village just a moment ago」
Once Olga had somewhat grasped the situation, we returned to Howling village.
「O, ohhh……」
Once we returned with teleport, Olga had a complicated look on his face, and once that was both relieved and disappointed at the same time.
「I’d like to use this power to sell your crops in the royal capital, what do you think?」
「Wait. Let me sort my thoughts for a bit」
Perhaps he didn’t really expect such a situation at all since Olga just stood there with a quiet look on his face. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「With my current ability, I know I could even go to the royal capital with Kureto’s power to sell my crops. But, do you have the market to sell it?」
「I am an employee of a decent merchant company even if I look like this, we have proper connections to sell them」
「……will the tomatoes I grow sell to such a place with a lot of people?」
「What? Were you scared after seeing the royal capital for the first time?」
Even if he has confidence in the area surrounding the Howling village, it’s understandable that seeing such a big city as the royal capital might shake that confidence.
「Shut it. Just tell me the truth, how is it?」
Even when I tried to make fun of him, Olga still had a very serious look on his face.
It looks like he wants to know if there’s really any chance his tomatoes will sell.
But, that’s a stupid question.
I answer Olga’s question with confidence.
「I’m telling you this because I think it will sell」
「Hee, then go ahead and try selling them. I want to see if my tomatoes will sell even in the royal capital. Also――」
「Also.....?」
「I want the money」
I thought more resolute words would follow, but I was caught off guard by Olga’s straightforward desire.
I was sure he would definitely say something about another line with a strong sense of commitment as a tomato farmer.
「You, how dare you say something like that with such a serious face」
「You can’t make that much money in such a rural area, you know. And a farmer also wants money」
「Yeah sure. Money is important and everyone wants it」
We need money to continue living. I think it’s fine to have the bare minimum but there’s no harm in having more. Money alone doesn’t guarantee happiness but the more you have the broader your life will be.
And thus, he wants to cooperate to sell the tomatoes since he wants money above all. That’s easy to understand.
But, Olga probably wants to hide his embarrassment and what he really wants is to have a lot more people to eat his tomatoes.
Otherwise, he won’t ask whether his tomatoes would sell in the first place.
Although we’ve just met, I know Olga is a little dishonest. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Right? So I will leave it all to you」
「Yeah, leave it to me」
Olga held out his hand to me and - after I checked there was no dirt on his hand - I shook hands with him.
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After deciding to sell Olga’s tomatoes in the royal capital, I ended my walk and paid a visit to the village’s chief Leroy’s house.
Although this is still in the scope of what an individual is doing, I thought it would be best to consult it with the village chief - Leroy- first.
「What’s the matter?」
「Actually, there is something I wish to consult with Leroy-san……」
When Leroy opened the door and came out to meet me, I told him that I would like to sell some of Howling village’s crops to the royal capital.
「Certainly, with Kureto-san’s magic, it is possible to sell the crops this village grows to the royal capital. There is a limit to the business around Howling village and I think that’s a good idea」
「Thank you very much!」
I’ve received Leroy’s permission so now the plan is unlikely to fall through.
Although as expected, it will be too weak and have less impact if I were to just sell Olga’s tomatoes so I would like to sell other crops from the village.
I haven’t yet figured out the kinds of crops being raised in Howling village but if I were to ask Andre or Stella then they might tell me about crops like the large spring onions.
It makes me excited when I think about selling various things. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As I was getting more excited by the minute, even the short distance between Leroy’s house and Andre’s house started to feel frustratingly long so I ended up using teleport in spite of myself.
Then, I left Leroy’s house and arrived in front of Andre’s house in an instant.
This might be the first time I have used such a short teleport in Howling village. Even though it was a distance that took less than 15 minutes to walk.
Despite smiling wryly at myself for ending up acting so impatient, I decided to try going to the field behind the house.
There, everyone in Andre’s family is there.
Andre is also taking a break from hunting and guarding the village today so it looks like he’s helping with the farmwork at home.
「Ah, Kureto!」
As soon as she saw me, Nina let out an energetic voice as she called me and waved.
As I waved back to Nina while walking toward the field, Andre and Stella - who were tending to the crops - also turned around to look.
「I’m sorry for bothering in the middle of your work」
「Ohー, don’t worry about it, what’s wrong? Is there something you don’t understand in your house’s field?」
「No it’s not that, today I want to consult with you about a different matter. I was wondering if I could sell the crops everyone grows in the royal capital」
Stella opened her eyes wide as she was the one most surprised by my suggestion.
「……the crops we grow?」
「Yes, that’s right」
「Can our crops really be sold? They are just normal crops you can find anywhere, y’know?」
「No no, some of the crops are definitely not normal at all! Especially the spring onion you let me have the other day! You won’t find such sweet and fine spring onions around the royal capital, you know!」
Seeing Andre had no idea about that fact, I unintentionally became more passionate in explaining.
I felt like it was a waste to let such a delicious ingredient spoil here.
It might be presumptuous of me to think like that, but I can easily overcome the many difficulties Andre and the others face.
I am still in the process of growing the rough potatoes so I can’t gauge how easy to grow they really are, but they might also become a big product to sell in the future. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Ahー, those look normal from our views, but Kureto and the others said they were different」
「Yes, I also plan on selling Olga’s tomatoes, which are unique tomatoes」
「You’re going to sell Olga’s tomatoes?」
「Un, we got acquaintanced just now?」
「Heeー! I love Olga tomatoes, you know!」
Nina innocently said with a smile on her face.
Although it was not information that had anything to do with business talk, it was still comforting to hear so I also responded with a casual 「I love it tooー」.
「I have also received Leroy-san’s permission, so what do you think? I am affiliated with a fairly decent company called Emilio Company, I think I can sell it in the market or sell it wholesale to restaurants」
「Hm? Isn’t Emilio Company the most thriving company right now? 」
「Oh, Andre-san knows about it?」
It was a surprise he found the name Emilio Company to be familiar.
「We often hear rumors from the peddlers who occasionally visit our village. It was a company that developed at an extraordinary speed」
「But, I think it all makes sense now that I hear they have Kureto-san’s magic involved」
「No no, I only participate a small amount in their development」
To think that the information had reached such a distant place like the Howling village, it was surprising.
But, people like Olga who live in the same village don’t know about it, so it seems like our reputation still hasn’t reached the countryside yet.
Perhaps it’s all because Andre and the others are working as the village’s security forces at the village’s entrance that they were able to know about it.
「So what do you think? Will you let me sell Andre-san and the other’s crops?」
「Well, since it’s Kureto’s request, and from our side it’s a good thing to have more income, you know?」
「Yes, we also had more crops than we could handle every year」
「Thank you very much, And if you don’t mind, would you please show me any other crop that you are proud of?」
「We don’t have that many crops growing in our fields, but there are others who grow a variety of delicious crops and produce. If you’d like, why don’t we go around and check out their crops?」
「By all means, please!」
That day, Andre showed me his family’s crops and we visited the other farmer’s fields.
Not only the spring onions from Andre and tomatoes from Olga, there are also several special crops from other farmers such as green eggplants, tri-colored edamame, and large watermelons, which will surely sell in the royal capital. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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