Those rocks are probably skyrocketing in price.

　I came to the Cyclo-Dungeon Association president's office to discuss the ring (...), and when I heard the last of it, Cell said this with a mysterious look on his face.

''Soaring?　And how long is that?
One ...... fifty million piro.
Wha--

　This is indeed a surprise.
　Prices in this world are almost the same as the yen.

　With 130 piroos, you can drink a glass of juice, and with 1,000 piroos, you can have a nice noodle.

　For 50 million piro, you can easily buy a house in the city with 50 million piro.

How did this happen again? I know it's rare, but what's the use?
Apparently, it's all about Princess Margaret.
"Margaret?
She told me that she was happy to talk to the people around her. She told me that Satou-sama said she was happy to hear from me because of the stone.
Happy words: "......

　So, is that what you're talking about?
　After I got her to cooperate, Margaret ran off with a happy look on her face after I told her she was just like me.
　Maybe that's what she was talking about.

'In the process, I told Noroke - and I told her the details of my dungeon conquest with Satou-sama, as if I were proud of it, and the word spread rapidly.
Spread?　Why?
'She is a celebrity, and an idol. Core fans routinely speculate about her personal life based on the dates she ships and creates air boxes and other items.
Ah, .......

　Come to think of it, she was.
　She had been that way since the moment she met Margaret.

　The monsters in this world, even if they were 'outliers', would drop water or air.
　Using that, Margaret had made and sold 'air boxes' with the monsters she had defeated.
　That's how famous she is and that much of an idol.

'So that's how the word got around.
'Hmm. After all, they keep track of your schedule for New Year's and Lover's Day, and even monitor you to see if you're still a live girl.
'You're going that far!

　Enthusiasts everywhere in the world have the same thing in mind.

"Speaking of diffusion, Princess Margaret's power of diffusion alone surpasses Satou-sama's. And she's the target of Satou. You can use the stone and the ticket for fermium to drop items you've never seen before. If that's the case--
It's bound to soar: ......

　Cell nodded quietly and deeply.

　Well, I can understand.
　The effect of the ring I had dropped using that stone was amazing, and even I, who actually knew about it, felt that 50 million was a bit high.

　Even if I didn't know about it, if you include the scarcity of goods plus the expected price, it wouldn't be surprising if it was priced this high.

But it's a great story, 50 million for one.
A large part of it is because of Sato-sama. If it had been just someone else, it wouldn't have come to this point.
Is that so?
The price is a direct reflection of Satou-sama's high level of trust.
I'm both happy and embarrassed.

　I chuckled with a troubled look on my face.

"Hmm, I suppose you need more help.

　Cell read that from my reaction.

'Yeah. I just want one more. So I don't want it at that price: ......

　I thought for a minute and decided.

"I'll give you 50 million and you can have one.
Mr. Sato has paid me for my services.
Fifty million is too much. I can't just take it for free.

　It's fine if it's just a rarity, but it's a high price, I can't just take it for free.
　It's not an amount of money I can't afford to pay now, and I should pay it properly.

If you're at ......, that is. Satou-sama, I have a suggestion.

　Cel thought for a moment and said with a straight face.

'Proposal?'
Hmm. I've heard that all of Satou-sama's family members have separate wallets.
Yeah.

　This is what I'm purposely doing.

　I started to think of it that way when I first encountered the Black Party when I came to this world and started attending Tellurian.
　Black parties are usually led by a leader who is the purse strings, or let's call it a vault.
　He has a grip on it, and he's doing things like blackmail.

　On the flip side of that, everyone in the Lyota family has an individual wallet.

　Of course, if something goes wrong, I'll do whatever it takes to help my people, but when it doesn't, everyone does what they want.

What about it?
I hear the same thing about The Golden Tree. And he's a doer.
......
Why don't we place the order there?　It's a great deal of money, and it won't go out as foreign currency.
'That's an eye opener. Thanks, I will.

　　　　　★

　Once back in Vanadium, I came to Erza and Ena's shop, The Golden Tree, via the transporter gate.

　They let me through to the back of the room, surprised at my unusual visit to the shop.

　The reception room for business discussions is quite splendid, a place that makes you feel like you're being entertained just by being there.

''What is it, Ryota-san?''
You don't get to see me here.

　I left the purchase to the clerk I was hiring and they sat down across from me.

'I need to ask you two a favor. I need you to acquire something for me.
Ah, .......
See? I told you.

　Elsa was huffy but happy, and Ena looked good at it.
　The fact that they both look like that means ...... maybe.

Did you expect that?
Yes, of course.
Right after the prices started going up, I thought maybe.

　Elsa did so, and once she was standing, she walked out of the room.

　She quickly came back again and put the jewelry box she had brought with her on the table.

　She opened the box, and there was that crack stone.

'It's true. How much did it cost you?
I was about 10 million.
Now you've gone to .......
I see. Well, I'll give you 50,000 for the price.
'Yeah!　I mean, no, they won't give you that.
Let me pay you, I'm happy to pay you.
Happy?
Yeah. With two connoisseurs, we made 40 million in one shot. I'm happy about that.
Mr. Lyota: "Mr. Lyota: ......

　Elsa's eyes glazed over, and Ena looked unfazed, too.