My First Trip was to Another World

The demonic raid subsided. As far as I can confirm on the map, I don't see any signs of dangerous demons approaching. The Glad squad guys took on the perimeter alert, so you won't have to worry anymore. We need to check the situation first. We move into the city one foot away.

We stood in front of a big gate that separated the city from the outside. Exactly. The gatekeeper's not here today. In response to the demonic raid, he must have even been injured. I'll open it on my own and let you in. I reached for the door that looked heavy.

Then Claire suddenly grabbed my shoulder.

"Wait a minute! Atashi opens it!

"Huh? You want to open it?

"No, I'm not. When you open it, it's going to break..."

Claire shrugged hard to say. I've done this many times in the past and I can't say anything back...

Sure, breaking the door today is awkward. The city is exhausted by demonic raids, so it's better not to add extra work.

"Okay. Please."

When I gave it back, Claire nodded small and put her hand on the door. And slowly push open that door.

"Becky, becky, becky!"

"... something broken?

The tree sounded broken and Leeds anxiously opened his mouth. Then Claire raises her voice in a panic with a cold sweat on her forehead.

"It's okay! Look, it just broke!

A broken thick tree is rolling in the direction Claire points to. Probably hung inside the gate.... Speaking of which, didn't Claire have more stupid powers than me?

"Wouldn't it break whoever opened it?

Lily says it in a grumpy tone, but you're absolutely right. I'll open it from now on.

Once inside the city, the boulevards where people would normally be crossing are idle and people are sleeping everywhere. I wonder if he is injured and unable to move, but is there no hospital?

Fortunately, there are no dead. That said, there are not many injured people. It's so much harder to find someone who's not hurt.

Go straight down the boulevard and observe the area. I also see a few people looking good, but everyone of them is nursing someone sleeping on the side of the road. Am I understaffed?

In the meantime, I found a human on the side of the road that I found out was rolling. It's Ricky.

"Isn't that Ricky!

As he approached and spoke, Ricky stood up as he let his left arm hang with more joints.

"Mr. Coe! Long time no see!

I don't think it's a very injured human move, but I guess I got used to injuries in my training at Glad Squad. Because in that squad, fractures can be cleaned up just because they're ill...

"I don't need a greeting. I guess I'm hurt. I'll fix it."

That said, approaching Ricky, Ricky stuck his right hand forward and stopped me.

"Thank you! But there are people who are more seriously ill than me, so please prioritize you!

Is this the teaching of the Glad Squad? That's a lot of special triumph.

"Okay, I will. By the way, what happened to Kate? Aren't you with me?

"I'm resting on too much magic. No injuries, but it's one of the few healing wizards..."

Not many people can use healing magic. Maybe I can't help but force myself at times like this.

Even those of us with comparatively much magic, it's impossible to hang healing magic on all the wounded in this city. I have to restore my magic several times.

"If it was a depletion of magic, you'd be cured in potion."

Potions stock more in every city. There are stores, and there should be tons of them in Adventurer's and Pharmacist's Guilds.

"That's..."

As Ricky said with a sinister face, a young man approached him as he raised his prestigious voice from afar.

"One potion, ten gold coins! Quick win!

Abnormally high. The general potion sale price should have been about five large silver coins. Even Eula's luxury potion is about two gold coins.

Ricky says bitterly distorted face when I'm working on it.

"... it's him"

"What do you mean?

"At first, the Adventurer's Guild handed it out for free, but it looks like he bought up all the potions in this city in the meantime..."

One asshole apparently bought up a potion in this city. Because of this, the city is said to be in a serious potion shortage. Good thing they sell it at twenty times the original price.

I'm sorry I have to complain about this.

"Hey, you got a minute?

"Maiduo! How many bottles do you need?

"No, I'm not. What are you gonna do?

Stuffed by a man saying so, the man yells at him for stretching his sniveling face.

"What the fuck! Are you complaining?

"What are you doing! That's what business is going to do!?"

Before I opened my mouth, Claire stood in front of the man and raised her anger. Claire seemed angrier than me.

"You don't know anything. Buy it cheap and sell it high, it would be the basics of business"

The man even says it as if it were natural. This statement also sounds right, but of course it is a big mistake.

"No, you're not. There is a" fair price "for the item. Is this amount fair?

"It's decided properly, isn't it? I'm just dealing with the rich. Not for the poor."

"You're just fishing for the price on your own!

Claire says it back emotionally. Same thing I wanted to say, so I dared to back off.

Price hikes due to monopolies are out of business sense. A surge due to 'rare value' would be a fair price, but this is just 'making it artificially rare'. It's not a business to sell in such a way as to get into the weaknesses of people like this. It would rather be close to fraud.

"I don't have to sell it. Who's in trouble? You're a resident of this city, aren't you? That's why I'm selling it."

No. We're not going to have a conversation. A seemingly muscular asshole can't help it.

And the trouble is, this isn't an act that touches the law. Merchant freedom no matter how much you sell what you buy. If you have a buyer, you can't even say it's the right amount.

"Right...... Sorry to interrupt."

"I don't mind if I know. If you don't want to buy it, go away."

That's what the man said and left. Claire is shivering her shoulders as she looks at the man's back.

"Wait a minute! Why did you back off!?"

Claire's angry spearhead turned on me. Don't bother if you don't calm down a bit.

"It's not illegal. I can't do anything about it right now."

"What, it... Nothing's gonna happen to you?

"Unfortunately, there is no law to punish"

There's no way there's a law in this country that Japan doesn't have either. I just have to ask the king to make it. But if we don't make laws involving commerce carefully, the merchants won't shut up. It's not something you can do right away.

"So... are you willing to let it go wild?

"You didn't say that. The point is, I hope he doesn't make any money."

I greet you with a little harassment. Harassment is my specialty. Since the harassment of the king has ended in underdevelopment, I'm going to harass him as much as I want this time.

"... oh, I see. Is there anything I can do to help you?

Claire says with her mouth angle up as if she had noticed something.

"Right. Claire's help is essential to this plan."

Moved to Adventurer Guild to execute this plan.

The guild is full of injured and fallen healing wizards, and it's so hard to walk. I stepped on the barely visible floor in horror and headed to the counter.

There was a big man there, full of abrasions, dressed in worn clothes as if he had been fighting earlier. The only person who seems to be an Alliance employee is the man, so get close and talk to him.

"I'm here to rescue you from Wang Du, a class A adventurer koh. Do you have a guild chief?

"Oh, I'm listening to you! Thanks for the rush! I'm the guild leader!

The big man slapped the counter well in momentum. You seem to know me. I guess an unnamed soldier was talking to me through.

"I need to talk to you for a second, okay?

"... um. There are people in the conference room, so let's talk in the office."

When the Alliance chief said with a serious look on his face, he invited us into a small room. Everyone sat back on the chair so as to surround the big desk. After a gentle exchange of greetings, I shall get right to the point.

"Ask me straight in, but you don't have enough potion, do you?

"That's right. I'm not selling anywhere anymore. Completely out of stock."

That's what I was asking.

"Claire, give me all the potions."

Potion making is Claire's hobby. I haven't sold it lately, so I have over 500 copies in stock. Ask them to release all that potion this time.

When Claire removed the potion from the magic bag, the large desk was filled with a bottle of potion.

"You're selling me this...?

"Oh. How about two large silver coins per bottle?

The wholesale price of the potion is three large silver coins, but Claire's potion is an original based on Eura's luxury potion. You can accept one gold coin at wholesale value. Sell that this time for two large silver coins.

I really don't want to sell Claire's work cheaply, but I can't help it this time.

"... hey, can I donate?

Claire whispers in her ear, but that's a rejection.

"It's easy to distribute for free, but it's not for the future. You want to make sure it costs about the next production."

There are limits to activities that are not profitable. Now I have the money, but I can't keep the activity going for long without thinking about when the money is gone.

"No, the price is cheap enough too. It helps."

Well, it's cheaper than the normal potion wholesale value. I'd be in trouble if you didn't convince me.

"However, there are conditions. Hand it out for free until things converge. You can sell the rest if you like, and you won't lose it."

"... are you sure?

"Oh. I want to take precedence over profit this time"

This harassment plan is to flush large quantities of potion into the market for cheap.

That guy should be purchasing it for five silver coins, so selling it for a regular price doesn't make any profit. I can't do that either, because I'm selling something of higher quality in the Adventurer Guild so I can multiply my profits. You should be lost on the streets holding a ton of surplus for sale. Get out of my way.

"Thanks for giving priority to the residents! It really helps!"

Whoa. You made a weird mistake. I don't remember giving priority to residents. What I want to prioritize is just harassment.

"It's not like that. Besides, don't do anything sidelined. It's a hassle because if we don't get him, he'll be gone."

"Ha! You can't possibly do that! I'll take care of the rest!

The guild leader struck himself in the chest with momentum by making a fist with his right hand.

"Oh, nice to meet you"

I left the latter to the guild chief and left the office behind. He then turns healing magic on the injured within the Adventurer Alliance.

The guild leader acted unexpectedly fast. By the time we left the Adventurer Alliance, the city was back on track. The healing wizards also seem to be back, healing the injured everywhere. I guess the potion went over safely. There doesn't seem to be a curtain for us to come out.

After observing the city for a while, I noticed that my asshole was making a scene.

"Damn! What the hell is going on? The merchants aren't supposed to be here for the time being!

The prospect of selling out at a high price is off, and he seems to regret it. I knew it would feel good if harassment succeeded. Let's talk for a second.

"I don't plan on doing business. Isn't it the real merchant who thinks and moves that far?

"Oh!? Oh my God, are you still complaining?!?"

"I'm not complaining. Good luck selling it out at best."

I would have liked to at least put it in black. Definitely a deficit. You don't seem to realize it's my fault.

I turned my back on the man, feeling refreshed.

On his return, as he walked towards the main entrance of the city, Leeds asked with a Kyoton face.

"Hey. What happens to that guy after this?

"I can't hold a ton of inventory and sell it. If it sells, it's in the red. I think it's gonna hurt a lot."

Probably bought it with huge amounts of gold. All will remain at hand. Other city pharmacist guilds would buy it away, but they would sell what they bought at the selling price at the buying value. The difference is two large silver coins, the more you sell, the more you're in deficit.

"That's all?"

Of course that's not all.

"You won't be dealt with by fellow merchants or the guests of this city. I lost my credibility for the immediate good."

He turned every human being in this city against his enemies. Even the guy who bought the potion from him, no one would be thanking him. I should have bought it. Because there's nothing else.

"... you deserve it"

Claire shrugged with a tired grin. Something like no room for sympathy?

We don't need this city anymore. I intend to return to Elminsur by the end of the day. I'm afraid I can't see him losing his leg.