81. My only Elsa




 The ground floor of my home, the parking lot of the magic cart.
 The shutters were down, and there I was with Celeste and Alice in the enclosed space.

'See.'

 I told them both that, put one of the normal bullets in my own magic cart and pressed the second button attached to it.
 After a click, that regular bullet flew out of a box set up at a distance.

'It flew that way.'
'Wow! Can this thing fly anything?
As long as it fits in a magic cart.
"Hone-ho-hone-ho.

 The SD-sized skeleton nodded with a crinkling nod and jumped into the magic cart. Alice excitedly pressed a button and a hone hone popped out of a remote box.

'Wow, that was really awesome,'
'It's not a feature that's meant to be used like that. It's not inherently--

 As I was about to say with a bitter smile, more things popped out of the box.
 It was a dandelion.

 They are not here now, they were sent by Emily, who was on her way to Arsenic.
 A large quantity of them quickly filled the box. That's enough for a whole magic cart.

It's a feature that allows you to continue the hunt without having to return to town when the magic cart is full in a dungeon like this.
That's very convenient. It's going to make Lyota even more money.
Why do I have to do this?
That's because Mr. Lyota is the only drop S.

 Celeste said without hesitation that it was a drop S, since she only had her friends at home.

It's easy for us not to have to go back and forth, but it's a delicate thing to say if we'll be able to earn more money. Especially since I'm also out of MP.
'Oh ...... I see. It's the fate of wizards.

 It's the same in the game, a wizard who drains MP when doing laps is at a disadvantage no matter what.
 Even if you don't use magic, you're going to wear out your stamina and stamina and all that stuff, but compared to MP, that's just a margin of error.
 Celeste in particular is a fuel-efficient wizard who eats a large amount of MP, so she must have an extra thought.

''But Lyota-san will definitely earn more money. Probably twice as much as you've been earning so far.
Let's double it or ...... and see if we can get it right.

 After you get a new power or tool or whatever, you need a performance check to figure out.
 The transfer function of the magic cart is an important one, so you'd better make sure you check it thoroughly once.

'Wow, they just keep coming, Lyota.

 Alice started to fumble.
 She looked and saw that more drops were being transferred from the box.
 This time it wasn't dandelions, it was a bunch of carrots.

 And...

It says 'Rabbit Carrots'.
'I know! I won't touch these carrots if I'm wrong!

 The reverse scale of the dragon, Eve's carrot.
 I wouldn't touch that without being appealed to.

'But it's really useful,'
Yeah.
Hey, Lyota, do you have a minute?
What?
How am I supposed to get this to a buyer?
......

 A mountain of carrots, dandelions being transferred to the second set.
 It was an overlooked pitfall.

     Stars.

So that's why.

 A familiar face returned the favor of the buyer, Tsubame.
 Facing Elsa in the reception area, I explained the situation.

''Is this Orton-san's new magic cart, haha ......
'It's a handy feature, but I've overlooked how to get it here once it's accumulated. I took it out of the magic cart and once it's all together, it's not going to be able to carry it the other way.
'That's a lot of work. Satou-san's one day drop alone is an amazing feat. The record so far is up to 16 round trips.
You remember it well.

 I know it's over ten, but I didn't count it until it was sixteen.
 When I pointed it out, Erza's best friend, Ena, who happened to be passing by, grinned and said.

'It's because you're Satou-san, isn't it?'
Ena!
Hahaha, I don't hide it. You always get so nervous when you find out that Satou-san is coming in consecutive days.
It's not true! Just go back to work, Ena.
Okay.

 Elsa turned her best friend away, but she was completely blushing.

'Yeah, more importantly,'

 Elsa did her best to mend her ways and returned to the conversation while maintaining a level head.

''Satou-san will be doing business with us, right?
Yeah, it's always been good to me.

 They're my best customers, they've been so good to me, I don't see the need to replace them.
 That's why I asked for advice.

 Perhaps understanding that, Elsa nodded quietly and stood up.

''Wait a minute, I'll go talk to you about it.''
Please.

 I waited there for a while as Elsa walked back to the back of the store.
 Swallow's Benefit is thriving today, no drop reduction or magic storm, and the adventurers who had spent their money on the harvest festival brought in drop items one after another to earn.

''Sorry for the wait.''

 Elsa came back. I heard a voice and turned my attention to that side, and another man came along with Elsa.

 At first glance, he is a middle-aged man in his thirties with no features, but for some reason he has a bird's nest on top of his head.
 A bird emerges from the nest, a dark blue bird - a swallow.
 The man had a swallow's nest on his head!

 Let's not go into it, it could be fashion, it could be a pet.
 A lot of things came into my head in a flash, like eating that nest or what would happen if a bird went through it, but I resisted the urge to go into it.
 I resisted, because I knew that I would lose if I got too deeply involved with the blatantly weird person.

'Let me introduce you, the owner and his wife.
You're his wife?

I'm sorry, I used to piss my wife off by spying on her secrets, and since then she only shows up once a month on a full moon.
Did you try not to look at it? I'm glad you didn't escape.

 The owner guy chuckled as he sat down across from me.
 It should be moving fairly normally, but the nest just shakes a little, and remains in a strange balance on its head.
 It's not completely immobilized, but it's a strange sight.

(Don't poke around ...... and you won't be able to start, let alone finish the story.)

 As I was exercising my self-control, a man announced himself.

"I'm Will Ducker, owner of this place. Nice to meet you.
Yeah, yeah. Nice to meet you.
Thanks for all your help. Recently, Mr. Sato, thanks to the products you have brought in, our reputation has been growing and our market share has been increasing. I'm very grateful.

 After a breath, Will cut to the chase.

'Elsa has spoken to me, I'm aware of the situation. So I have a suggestion for you: ...... dispatch Elsa, what do you think?
Yeah!

 For some reason, Elsa was surprised.
 Didn't she just report it and wasn't told what she was going to do?

''Oh, ooh-oh-nah-nah, what are you saying all of a sudden?''
No? If it was, I'd ask Ena for help.
Yes, I'm okay.

 Ena raised her hand from a bit further away, probably listening to the conversation, and smiled at him.

'I didn't say I wouldn't go!
That's not a problem.

Well, what exactly does dispatch mean?
'I'm sending her to the Lyota family's luggage warehouse over there, where the rumors are all over the place right now, as a dedicated staff member. She'll tally up the purchases and we'll collect them once a day, possibly twice a day. That's what I'm thinking about.
I see.

 I simulated the proposal in my head.
 That might be a good idea, if you do that, the hassle of transporting it to the buyout will finally be close to zero, and since I can trust Elsa, there's no problem leaving it to her.

 It's rather too convenient a suggestion for us.

''But it's okay?''
'I don't really do this, but it's special because I want to keep in touch with Satou-san for years to come.
Special?
Yeah, just Mr. Sato.

 Will's been looking straight at it, what do you think? That's a face.
 I'm happy with the suggestion, I simulate it again, but I have no particular reason to refuse.

'So I'll ask.'
Good luck in the future.

 Will stood up and held out his hand, and I stood up and squeezed it back.

 Thus, Elsa was sent to me.