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Chapter 24: The Departure

Once the contract with Mauve was signed, Tauro began to differentiate his products.

From simple, inexpensive boards for the general public, to elaborately designed boards for the rich and even limited edition, luxurious boards with feet like a Shogi board.

Here, the ability of “precision”, which had been dormant, came in handy.

The limited edition product was made with such precision that it could not be ordered from any woodworking shop.

“Tauro-kun, this is a work of art.”

That was Nei’s impression after using the appraisal.

They submitted the three pieces to the Commercial Guild and had them registered under the name of Mauve.

The registration went smoothly.

The commercial guild was still unsure of the future of this Reversi, but they were certainly taken aback by the artistry of the limited edition board.

–A few days later–

“A good product doesn’t always sell immediately. Publicity is the key.”

Tauro was talking inside the guild-run store, “Yasuragi-tei”.

“Fortunately, this store is the most popular tourist spot in town. All you have to do is join the customers here, play this game and occasionally tell them how much fun it is.”

Yes, Tauro’s idea was to use cherry blossoms.

They prepared people who would play the game with the customers and people who would advertise the product by creating a crowd around it.

Incidentally, Tauro negotiated with the store to free up a few seats for this purpose.

He also made sure to have a sales corner next to the checkout counter so that interested customers could buy the products right away.

The merchants who do business with the Adventurer’s Guild were also given the right to sell the products and place them in the store.

Leo, the head of the branch, had already delivered a limited edition copy to the lord as a gift.

Leo advised him not to let it go viral without the lord’s knowledge and have him complain about it later.

In the city of Saisi, where entertainment is scarce, young people immediately jumped at the chance to play a game that was popular in a popular spot.

And since the rules were easy to understand, both children and the elderly could play it.

Reversi began to be played in every corner of the city.

When people started to play it around a table in the eaves of their houses, galleries began to gather and some of them began to comment on the players’ gameplay.

When they found out that they could buy it at a low price for the general public, they lined up in front of the merchants who sold it.

“Mauve-san, it’s selling! The cheap ones are selling, but the expensive ones are selling like hotcakes too!”

A merchant who frequented the Adventurer’s Guild approached Mauve, who was just checking on his quest.

“Oh yeah? I’m glad to hear that. But I’ll leave the business to the guild, so you can talk to them.”

“Haha! That’s right. Anyway, this Reversi is sure to sell well not only in this town but also outside! I’ll go talk to them about increasing production.”

The beaming merchant walked up to the branch manager’s room.

“Is that alright. Tauro-kun?”

Mauve turned to Tauro, who was sitting next to him looking for an F-rank quest.

“I’ve already talked to the branch manager about expanding the production base.”

“I see. I’ll be able to compete in the big city with my friends, thanks.”

Mauve thrusts his fist out lightly and Tauro clasps his small fist together, fist bumping him.

*

Half a month later, after completing a series of high-ranked quests in the city of Saisi, Team Silver Sword was promoted to B-rank and set off for the big city with a letter of introduction from Leo, the head of the guild.

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