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Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 82: The Merchant’s Nine Lives
Tauro told the whole story in place of Marches who stopped thinking and was stunned.
“That’s… an unbecoming act for a merchant, isn’t it?”
Ed was taken aback by Tauro’s explanation.
“But since they have a business contract, it would be difficult for us to interfere unreasonably, because the Commercial Guild would punish us severely.”
“I’ve been doing business on an oral basis for a long time, so there’s no contract of any kind!”
Marches who was watching them in a daze suddenly came to his senses and broke into the conversation.
“As Marches-san said, it was an oral agreement, so there is no problem in changing to a counterparty. As for the rest, you’ll have to judge from the products he’s dealing with.”
Tauro brought out a few items from the magic storage.
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“This is…! Isn’t this the kind of ‘sword’ that our Saïsi branch has been dealing with lately? And this sword is well made. …The design of this accessory is innovative, I’ve never seen this seam technology before…”
Ed had heard rumors that the Damaski Corporation had recently started dealing in unusual and high-quality products, but he was surprised to find that these were the same.
“The swords aren’t as good as the ones from Saisi, but you can think of them as mass-produced. The quality isn’t bad, so I’m certain you can sell enough. The other swords, shields, and small woodwork would fetch a much higher price if purchased elsewhere.”
Ed was convinced that this was a business opportunity.
“Then let’s go to the Commercial Guild. It’s not going to be public knowledge, but we should report the damage Marches-dono received. We’ll explain to the guild that we’ll support him for the right reasons and that we’ll sign a business contract with him so they won’t be able to complain to us later. They will try to complain to the Commercial Guild about the damage caused by our intrusion.”
The three of them immediately got on the carriage and went to the Commercial Guild to report the whole thing.
When they returned, they signed a contract with the Garfish chamber of commerce in the merchant’s guest room.
It was a surprising deal for the merchant.
When he saw the price that Garfish had offered him, he realized how cheaply he had been negotiating with Damaski.
And it was a contract with the Garfish chamber of commerce, a major company with its headquarters in the royal capital, which was above the clouds.
He signed the contract in a flustered mood, wondering if he was dreaming.
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Marches returned with Tauro to the village of Dansas in a dreamy state.
A few days later, Marches had signed the contract with the landowner and the payment was due.
With Tauro’s help, Marches had already paid, but on this day, the visitors from the city of Dareder didn’t know that.
“So this is the village of Dansas. It’s not as deserted as I thought. There are a lot of new buildings, so having a branch here is not a bad idea. Haha!”
A flamboyantly dressed man with a short beard walked down the main street of the village with his servants in tow.
Then he saw the sign of a building.
“Marches Chamber of Commerce.”
“Hey! Why is there a sign with his name on it? He’s supposed to be bankrupt as of noon today!”
The man with the short beard, Marman, the head of the Damaski Chamber of Commerce angrily asked his employees.
“I haven’t gone bankrupt, please don’t make assumptions.”
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Marches heard a familiar voice out front and came out of the building.
“Marches! How come you’re not bankrupt?”
Damaski’s representative, Marman was stunned.
The plan was to sign contracts today with blacksmiths, woodworkers, pharmacists, etc., with whom Marches had exclusive contracts on the grounds that Marches was bankrupt.
“On the contrary, I don’t understand why you think I’m bankrupt?”
Marches blurted out.
“Gununu…. Since I had intentionally stopped supporting you, you would’ve had no choice but to go bankrupt… Tell them you went bankrupt…! You little merchant! Your territory will be mine from today onwards!”
Marman pointed at Marchese and shouted loudly.
“Hey, that’s an interesting story.”
Ed, the head of the Daredar branch of the Garfish Chamber of Commerce and the deputy head of the Daredar branch of the Commercial Guild came out of the Marches Chamber of Commerce building.
Tauro came out after them.
“You can’t talk your way out of it with all these witnesses, you know? Marman-san, representative of the Damaski Chamber of Commerce.”
Tauro points out that it’s a desperate situation for Marman.
Merman panicked when he noticed the faces of Ed, the branch manager of a major merchant association and the head of a commercial guild.
“No no! It was just a joke! I was just kidding! I have a full schedule later today, so I’ll leave.”
He then kicked a nearby servant to hurry him along, then ran back to his carriage and drove away from the village of Dansas.