Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 365: A Day of Complete Rest (1)
After Ragune left Caxart for the Van Dyne Marquisate to visit Aeris, only Tauro and Ankh remained together.
They decided that the week of her absence would be a period of complete rest. Ankh promptly began going out to drink every day.
Tauro hadn’t enjoyed a true break in a long time. He spent part of it strolling through Caxart and crafting several special Reversi sets under the name Giro Sugar.
Giro Sugar’s works were still treated as almost mythical rarities. Whenever one appeared on the market, collectors drove the price to unreasonable heights.
Tauro therefore decided to produce a few new pieces before their scarcity inflated the price even further.
Fortunately, Caxart had a branch of the Garfish Trading Company, making delivery simple.
He also intended to withdraw some of the proceeds accumulated from the many products sold under Giro Sugar’s name and store the money in [Magic Storage].
“Welcome. Are you running an errand for your parents, young man?”
When Tauro entered the company’s Caxart branch, the clerk saw only a child. The idea that he might actually be Giro Sugar—the inventor whose products had contributed enormously to the company’s success—never crossed the man’s mind.
“I’m here as Giro Sugar’s messenger. Is the branch manager available?”
“I beg your pardon?”
“Giro Sugar sent me.”
The public imagined Giro Sugar as a mysterious elderly craftsman who wandered from one place to another. Very few people knew that the supposed old master was actually Tauro.
The Garfish Trading Company’s headquarters had informed every branch manager that a boy named Tauro, carrying [Magic Storage], might visit as Giro Sugar’s representative.
Even so, most branches had never received such a visit. To the clerk, the legendary craftsman’s messenger had suddenly stepped out of a story.
“G-Giro Sugar?”
“Yes. I’m his messenger.”
“Please, come inside immediately!”
The clerk hurried Tauro toward a reception room.
Other employees glanced over, but their interest faded when they saw only a child.
“B-Branch manager!” the clerk called toward the rear of the building while guiding Tauro. “Please come to the reception room at once!”
“Why are you shouting in front of customers? Lower your voice!”
The branch manager emerged, noticed the child entering the reception room, and frowned.
“Why have you admitted a child there? Is he the son of some wealthy family?”
“Branch manager, please remain calm.”
“You’re the one who needs to calm down.”
The clerk drew a deep breath.
“That boy is Master Giro Sugar’s messenger.”
“What?”
“He said Giro Sugar sent him.”
“You fool! You should have said that first!” the branch manager hissed. “Have tea and sweets prepared immediately. Anyone not serving customers should assemble to greet him. Did you at least ask the messenger’s name?”
“N-Not yet.”
“Then I’ll confirm it myself. Make every preparation at once!”
The sounds of frantic movement filled the corridor.
The reception room was well insulated, but their hurried voices still carried through the door.
Tauro chuckled quietly and waited.
“My apologies for keeping you waiting.”
The branch manager entered and bowed deeply.
“I manage the Garfish Trading Company’s Caxart branch.”
“A pleasure to meet you. My name is Tauro, and I’m here on Giro Sugar’s behalf.”
“Lord Tauro, headquarters has informed us about you. The Garfish Trading Company owes Master Giro Sugar an immeasurable debt. Allow me to express our profound—”
“May I interrupt?”
“Of course.”
“I brought three special-edition Reversi sets. Please arrange their sale.”
Tauro removed the three boards from [Magic Storage] and placed them on the table one after another.
“Exactly as headquarters described,” the manager whispered. “The boy named Tauro who carries [Magic Storage]… and workmanship this intricate could belong to no one else. Magnificent.”
He examined every angle of the beautifully crafted boards with entranced attention.
“I’ll leave them in your care,” Tauro said. “There’s one other matter. I’d like to collect Giro Sugar’s accumulated share of the profits through today.”
“The accumulated share… Do you mean the entire amount?”
“Yes.”
“Lord Tauro, forgive me for asking, but do you know how much money is currently being held for Master Giro Sugar?”
“A few platinum coins?”
“Far more than a few. The balance has exceeded one hundred platinum coins!”
The branch manager’s face tightened with distress.
“Master Giro Sugar’s magical lanterns and waterproof tools have spread throughout the kingdom. The company is manufacturing them as quickly as possible, yet demand still exceeds supply. His accumulated royalties increase every day.”
He bowed apologetically.
“This branch can’t prepare the full amount without warning. Doing so would exhaust virtually all of our operating funds.”
Tauro realized that insisting on immediate payment could nearly bankrupt the store.
“I understand. How much can the branch safely prepare today?”
“Twenty platinum coins without difficulty. At the absolute limit, twenty-three platinum coins—approximately two hundred and thirty million yen—and one thousand gold coins—approximately another one hundred million yen.”
The manager ordered his staff to assemble the available funds. Soon, an astonishing quantity of money was being stacked before Tauro.
“Then I’ll take fifteen platinum coins and five hundred gold coins,” Tauro decided. “The full amount would leave the branch short of working capital, so the remainder can stay with the company.”
He stored the payment, then handed the branch manager a separate pouch containing fifty gold coins.
“This is also for the inconvenience caused by my sudden request.”
“Fifty gold coins? I can’t accept such an amount!”
“Please distribute it among the employees as additional compensation. I’d be grateful if everyone continued working hard to sell Giro Sugar’s products.”
The branch manager and the assembled staff stared at the child before them, deeply moved by his generosity.