The Other World Con Artist's Management Techniques

"It's amazing! It's like a living image of Jiro!"　The reason why Jeanette is so excited is because of the example I brought home. "This is wax, isn't it? It's a candle."Then it'll melt out of my head, and I think it'll be quite grotesque, Jeanette..."　Estella is a bit of a drag, as opposed to the delightful Jeanette. "... Interior.""That's fine! If you put it up in the shop, I'm sure there will be a lot of customers coming!"　Hey, Magda and Loretta. If you put this up in the store, customers will run away. 　It's not a wax house. "And yet... Honto, you look very similar, this wax statue."　The woman who came to the store while I was away frowning at me is a life‐size wax statue of me illegally constructed in the central square. 　At first I thought it was wood carving, but on closer inspection the statue was made of wax. 　It's slightly yellowish and smooth to the touch. "d*mn it! Who made this and left it alone?"　This wax statue. It weighs a certain amount, but it is not particularly fixed, and it can be seen that someone placed it without permission. Estella told me that she had never allowed the statue to be installed, and it is clear that someone made it without permission. 　If I find the culprit, I'll shake him until his brains melt so that he can never do such a strange thing again!"'Heroes of Liberation,'" she said.You'll make a name for yourself in history, Jillo.""You're so loud...!"　The ugliest thing about this wax statue is that it bears a bold and embarrassing inscription on the base of the statue, such as "hero of liberation." 　Who's the hero? "My sister, who came back to replenish popcorn, said it was a hero.""Stop it. It's not like a hero. It's a wax figure, isn't it?"　But it's well done. 　They look just like each other. Even the wrinkles on the clothes and the livelyness of the hair look as if they had been scanned and printed out on a 3D printer. 　...you don't, do you, 3D printer?"The artists in this city seem to be putting all their energy into trifles.""Artist?"　Estella bends her head slightly at my sarcastic remark. "No, I'm sure you're a sculptor, and you can't make anything like this."　Regardless of the motif...　To be honest, the quality is so good that I would like to show you, "You guys, do your best, too," to the depressing wax doll hall in a deserted hot spring resort. 　If only the motifs were decent, it would almost convince me that they were displayed in the British Museum. "I wish I had carved something more decent,""It may be the sculptor who made this, but it's not the artist by mistake.""Huh? Why?""Yasilo... don't you know art?"　Oh my gosh...　What's the condescending aspect of this guy? 　I know, art! I've come in contact with masterpieces, sculptures, and pottery! That's an indistinguishable imitation... Oh, no. Forget this. 　Anyway, I have a good eye for art. 　Van Gogh's brush touch and Michelangelo's flea messenger are all in my head. I'm confident that they'll tell you an elaborate fake. 　That's what I say. 　This wax sculptor is said to be an artist of considerable skill. 　You can admit that you are good at playing against me. "Yes, Mr. Yashiro. It's disgusting to look like him.""Don't be disgusting!""No, it's not a model!? ...this statue is too similar.""That's why it's amazing. It's realistic and delicate. It's quite reasonable.""Well... what should I say?"　A strange atmosphere spreads through the dining room. 　What? Am I saying such a strange thing?　Looking at Jeanette, she flapped her hands in panic. "Oh, well, I don't know much about art, so I don't want to be asked to explain it."　Well, there's not a single painting in this dining room. "...Art is more incomprehensible."　Magda looks up at me with a sharp look on her face. 　My ears are twinkling and my Magda face is bursting... well, I'm half-eyed and expressionless. "Well, there are some arts that I don't understand..."　Like Cubism. I don't understand the opinion that "I don't understand is art." 　However, there may be some "intelligible art." "I can't help it. Jiro, why don't you come to my house now? I'll show you real art."　Estella invites me to do so. 　It's "real art." "No, I don't...""... (I have a few words to tell you about the sewage.)"　I was about to turn down the invitation when Estella, who approached me, whispered to me. 　If you mean so, say so from the start. "All right. It will be good for you to come into contact with art. Shall we go and see it?""That's what I said.　Estella smiles satisfactorily and begins to prepare for her departure. 　pick up an overcoat left in Jeanette and put it on one's shoulder 　I came here in April, and it was from May to June that I had a rainstorm. 　I thought summer would come after the rainy season, but summer didn't come to this city. 　The city is now entering September, but the weather is as sunny as spring. It's just a little cloudy and chilly. It's the kind of weather that makes you want another jacket, like when you've worn light clothes during the cherry blossom season.This town looks like spring. 　Speaking of being comfortable, it's comfortable... Still, I wanted to feel a little too hot in the summer. It's very important. 　It seems that there are no seasonal changes in the climate in Japan, though occasionally the rainy or dry seasons come, or it is temporarily hot or cold. 　Maybe that's why... there aren't many events in this city. 　It's summer! It's the sea! -- and so on. 　It's autumn! It's baked sweet potatoes! -- and so on. 　It's Christmas! Reach me! - Like that. 　There is no such thing as seasonal pleasures. 　That's not enough for me, too. 　Should I organize an event?　At the time of the event, the food associated with it sells like hot cakes. 　Christmas cakes, Valentine's chocolates, Halloween pumpkins, etc. "Wait. Shall we go?"　A short, brightly coloured Estella is back. 　It's cloudy and a little chilly today. 　... on a day like this, if you had corn soup..."Are you thinking about money again?""That's what I live for,""Well, I'd like you to give me a little bit of advice."It's a great financial difficulty to raise the cost of sewerage.""Don't eat out.""I refuse that. ... As I've said before, the rice served on our side is not very good.""Then why don't you hire Jeanette?""That's an attractive proposition,"　Estella looks at me with her eyes wide open as if it were a good idea, but immediately shakes her head with a sad smile. "But I don't think so. Jeanette won't leave the Yodamari-tei.""Well, I suppose so,"　Jeanette continues to stick to Yodamari-tei. 　He'll continue to run the cafeteria here in the future. That's what he means to live in. "Well, I'll be back for a while.""Yes. Take care."　Jeanette, who was sorting out the cloakroom, runs over to see me off. 　Magda and Loretta, and Womaro still look at my wax statue and talk about it. 　Well, ummallow. You're not hitting me on the head. You look so much like me that I'm going to get a little irritated. 　Let's melt that wax statue into a candle. 　With that much, we won't have to worry about the light for a while. 　Making positive use of the worst situation, I headed to Estella's house -- the lord's house. 　The huge painting on the wall depicted something like a struggling beech that had eaten and picked up a fallen bean sprout. "...what is this?""It's a picture titled 'The Statue of the Statue of Standing Goddess.'""Is the goddess of the world a shimeji who picks up and eats bean sprouts?""If you're too rude, you'll be punished by Heaven someday?"　Then this writer, who described the goddess in such a strange way, should have been punished a long time ago. 　It's still worse than being viciously deformed by a street corner portrait artist. I'm almost tempted to ask him to pay me back. 　Abstract paintings and cubism are different. 　If you name this guy, you should call him 'sentimental.' It's like a work that's been drawn with great force. I can only feel the force... It's kind of rough. It's almost as free as children's graffiti. "I don't understand it at all,""Well, it may be difficult for Jiro, but this is art."　It's not realistic, it's impressive, it's sensibility, it's sensitivity, it's like that. 　If this kind of thing has spread to the general public as art, I can understand why when I tried to eat rabbit apples before, there was a tremendous backlash. 　Ale is an abstract form created in the image of a rabbit. For these people, those deformed things are more sensational than those that look just like rabbits. 　...what would they do if they made a real rabbit apple?"Oh, it's a rabbit. It's amazing. It's just like you. I'll take it." From the top of my head! Shri-shri-shri-shri-shri-shri-shri-shri-shri-shri-shri-shri!　Oh, my God. 　Footage surfaced of Jeanette biting a real rabbit apple headfirst. 　That's too surreal. 　Well, if this is regarded as supreme, I don't think that realistic wax image can be hung on my teeth. It's the opposite direction. "Well, let's stop looking at art and move on to the main topic."　I am now in the reception room of the lord's house. 　It's a slightly smaller room that I've been admitted to. There seems to be a bigger reception room than this one, but Estella said, "I don't want to take you to a very prominent place... ...because there are a lot of problems." 　Am I the sort of man who would be a problem if I wandered around the lord's house?　Well, I wish I could stay in a small room. 　Natalia makes me some tea and Estella and I start talking. 　Just the two of us face to face. What's the secret?"Actually, I'm running short of sawdust.""Dust? Are you talking about sewage filtration?""That's right. I've got it from the Tolbeck factory now, but I can't keep it."　Since the rainy season, there has been a continuous rush of construction in the 42 wards, including branches of the Torbeck Works and new homes for hamsters. This has resulted in a large amount of sawdust. 　I've been accommodating it, but it's not unlimited. The rush to build is coming to an end.You'll need to get sawdust on a different route. "There must be a forest, behind the Yodamari-tei, in the neighborhood of Yaplock, in the slums... oh, what do you call New Town now? Around there."　The district where the Lorettas once lived, once called 'Slam', was greatly developed by the arrival of a branch of the Tolbeck Works and was reborn as a new town of 'New Town' with apartment complexes (though its 'near-future' has the word 'in this town'. 　No one calls it a 'slam' anymore. 　The new town is surrounded by woods, many trees. "It's not acceptable for amateurs to cut down primeval forests on their own. They're going to destroy the environment."　Well, if laymen start cutting trees at random, the forest will disappear in no time. 　Some people are gathering nuts in the woods... It's not good to destroy nature. "Well, let's go out and get it,"　There must have been a thick forest on the other side of the outer wall of the 42 wards. 　You wouldn't even be scared if you cut some trees there. "There's an exorbitant tax on bringing trees into the city. If you bring enough to cover the sewage treatment, we'll go bankrupt.""Is that so?""There's a very heavy tax on all the gates except for the Forty Ward.""No. 40?"　If you say that fish are heavily taxed at the gates of the 35 wards because it is close to the sea, it is in the interests of the lord. If you pay taxes, you will benefit from using them if you consider transportation and labor costs, so you don't have to worry about losing your users to other gates. 　But if "other than" the 40th Ward was expensive, wouldn't it be just for everyone to bring it in from the 40th Ward?　The lord of the Forty Ward may be U-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-"The Forty Ward is the home of the Woodman Guild,""The Woodman's Guild?"　I've never heard of it before. 　Well, in this city where firewood is essential for living, woodcutters must be an essential occupation. There are many wooden houses, too. "The Woodman's Guild has great authority over the trees outside the city, though I wouldn't go so far as to say, 'Don't cut trees without permission!'"　There will be times when we cut down trees out of necessity in our activities in the forest. 　If you need permission, you can't work in the woods. At worst, there are life‐threatening events. You shouldn't make any rules that prevent you from responding to the situation. "However, the Woodman's Guild is given the right to denounce the massive logging of trees, which is a fairly strong enforcement authority in terms of conservation of the natural environment."　If a lord of a manor cuts down a large amount of wood outside the outer wall and brings it into his territory to steal the money for firewood, the Woodman's Guild will condemn the lord, and he will be able to impose considerable severe sanctions thereafter, won't he?"It's a monopoly on trees,""Well, they're proud craftsmen, so they don't have to worry too much about abuse of authority. Just...""Just?""As I said before, the entry tax is too high for the Woodman Guild except for the 40th leg, which is based in the Woodman's Guild. And there's a reason for protecting the environment... to be honest, there are complaints.""Well, there's no use in thinking that you're using your power to monopolize profits."　Estella supplemented that it was a measure to restrict anyone other than the woodcutter from cutting trees unnecessarily. The balance of the forest needs to be viewed from a macro perspective, and even some parts of it can cause ecosystems to go crazy. 　It's probably because of the adverse effects of a broken animal moving to another place and driving the animal away from its original location. "But if you have a woodcutter's guild, taxes will be extremely cheap through any gate, for the lord of the ward would like to get along with the woodcutter's guild.""It's cold at night,""I can't cook or build a house without trees."　The strongest theory of the Woodman has emerged. "Well, I suppose you have no choice but to call the Woodman to cut down the trees.""I'd like to,"　Estella's expression is dull. 　He looks as resigned as if he had considered it for a long time ago. "Is it expensive?""It's a technical job. Besides, many of them are loyal to the Woodman Guild and don't use anything other than the Forty-Ward Gate, which would cost transportation.""What's wrong with you, righteousness."If the lord of the Forty-Ward were enriched by the Woodman's Guild, wouldn't he give him preferential treatment?"　Is that why guild members use only the gate of the 40 gates?　If the princess of Otasa says, "I'm collecting points for the Spring Bread Festival," is the structure like that where all the club members come to present the points stickers?　What's the humour..."And he seems to want to show his skill and results.""Is it Guild's greatness?""A great man... if you say so,""No?""Chief guild has a very beautiful only daughter. I think she's 18 years old this year."　That's why the "candidate bridegroom (self-styled)" is so appealing. 　...it's like a princess of Otaser, isn't it? "She seems to like beautiful things... maybe that's why all the wood on the market these days is beautiful, with little scratches and little warpage.""Are you courting me because of the beauty of logs? What's wrong with you?""Of course, that won't be enough,""Oh, beautiful log! Marry me!" ... If there's a woman like that, I'd like to ask for her. "But not all of them are like that, are they?""Of course, some loggers come in through other gates for efficiency, mainly wives and children and old-fashioned craftsmen."　That is to say, young people are infatuated with the Woodman's Country princess. "Well, why don't you ask her to do a job?""But the higher taxes and transportation costs compared to the Forty-Ward are quite painful. Hiring an old veteran woodcutter is going to cost a lot of money...""Why don't you process it outside? Cut down trees in the woods and get rid of sawdust on the spot. Wouldn't the tax be lighter than bringing in logs?""Don't waste your time outside... ...no, I can't.""Why?""Who's going to make sawdust in the forest with all those wild beasts? It's going to take a long time to chop up the logs.""Even the hunters' guilds are on guard...""It'll cost you more,""...."　It's getting really troublesome. 　As long as you live in this city, the entry tax and transportation costs are tied to anything. 　It is no exaggeration to say that it accounts for about half the price of things. 　Can't we save on introductory taxes and transportation costs somehow?......Oh, yeah. "You know what? A simple solution.""What!? What!?"　Estella leans forward. Her eyes are sparkling. She must have been worrying a lot. Otherwise, she won't talk to me. 　Then I'll give a blessing to such a troubled Estella. "We can build a street-gate in the Forty-second Ward,""...what?"　How can we save on introductory taxes and transportation costs? Building a street gate here is a quick fix. 　The entry tax is determined by the lord's authority, and if you use the 42 wards of the gate, you don't have to pay for transportation. 　That's a quick fix, isn't it? "It's impossible,"　The answer came back relatively quickly and definitely. "How much do you think it will cost to build a street gate? And that's not the end of it. There's maintenance costs, and there's a lot of security. How much compensation would you pay if a beast broke into the street gate.The Forty-two wards will be gone!""You know, you... work hard to earn money...""How do you earn money!"　With a bang on the table, Estella leaned forward. 　He approaches me with an angry look on his upper body. 　You can't go back any further because the back of the sofa prevents you from moving back. 　I bend my upper body as far as I can, but that's the limit... ...the distance is so close that my lips almost touch me soon. "Kohon,"　Estella gives a startled look when she hears a deliberate cough. 　Get a little cool, reflect on the current situation, and bring your face to a boil in an instant. `Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh　At such a speed that a bright red lobster turns pale, Estella makes a backward back jump and sinks deep into the sofa. 　Hold your knees and fall flat on your side, turning your body toward the backrest to escape my gaze. "... I'm a little confused... ...forget about it... ...please..."　Even if they tell me to forget...　Looking near the entrance, I saw Natalia standing with a cool face as she had overcome the crisis. 　Anyway, it was good job, Natalia!　With that in mind, I raised my thumb and stuck it out at Natalia... ...with a knife pointed out of my pocket. The sharp edge glittered eerily. 　Well, I'm not bad, am I?""Anyway, I don't have money, so I can't go to the street gate."　He curls up on the sofa and turns to Estella's muffled voice with her face buried. 　Don't go this way. 　It's not a matter of discussion, is it? "Think of something else".　Wow, it's a round throw. "We'll build a street gate and set taxes on wood at a very low price. We'll get a woodcutter from the Woodcutter Guild for food.""So, that's..."　I'll speak up to Estella, who looks up. "There is no other way to maintain sewage in the 42nd leg."「………………」　Estella looks serious, even though she looks like a cat when she wakes up. 　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "...Then I can't do it anymore..."　The estella has melted. 　plod away on the sofa 　Don't you forget that you are acting for the lord, and that you are a young maiden?"In other words, you need money, don't you?""I wish I had... I don't have any, I don't have any, I don't have any.""If you don't have it, you can make it.""No way... you don't tell me to impose heavy taxes on the people of the domain, do you?""If I could do that, it would be a quick one,""Dismissal,"　I thought (that)… 　But I don't think it's an instant decision... ...that he's a good lord. "Fortunately, I've just got some very useful information. It's going to be money. That's what my sense of smell says.""...information?"　Sit up and Estella looks at me seriously. 　Hey, that's what you said."There is a Woodman's Guild in the Forty-Ward, and he has considerable influence over his lord.""I don't have any particular relationship to put pressure on you. The lord of the Fortyth Ward is a man of sense, but he is not weak-kneed. He is the kind of man who, if he thinks it beneficial to do so, is willing to take on a great challenge.""Do you know him?""He's my father's friend,""A breast friend...""It's not "milk," it's "father!"　Well, that's a good idea. 　It will be easier for you to communicate with someone you know. "The lord is very perceptive and visionary, isn't he?""I see. The Woodman's Guild was able to grow to such an extent because he was tagged with the lord of the Forty-Ward, and the Tolbeck Works are doing quite well, aren't they?"　I see. Did Womaro say that the Tolbeck factory is based in the 40th district? 　It certainly gives me the impression of being quite free to work, and that is why the name of the Tolbeck factory is roaring here and there."Then it's as good as winning,""What are you going to do?""What do you think is most important to the Woodman Guild?""What.........the natural environment?""No, it's my daughter, I suppose,"　She must be a really beautiful girl, given that many of the members are so excited. 　If you're a father, you can't help but take care of your only daughter. "Take in the girl.""How can you... ...be a candidate for the bridegroom, too."Who's going to run for office, that's it!""...I'm glad,"　There's no need to do that.k. 　Look, remember what you said about your only daughter, Estella. "She likes 'beautiful' things, doesn't she?""I hear that,""Then I'll make the Forty Wards "beautiful.""The Forty Wards are 'beautiful'.........oh, that's it!"　Estella seemed to have noticed and her expression came back to light. "Don't you think it's the best way to sell sewage?""...yes. Sewage will clean up the city and, above all, eliminate the stench.""And if you had a house as rich as a Woodman's Guild or a lord's?""…………………… Oh, flush toilet!"　The most beautiful thing in the city right now. It's nothing more than a flush toilet set up in Yangdaljeong. 　No matter where you are, no matter how rich you are, you must be feeling lonely when you go to the bathroom. Well... if you're just using a board covering a hole. "It's true... I want to have a flush toilet. It's like a dream to be able to install it indoors...""Furthermore, it is much cleaner than conventional lavatories.""...this is......maybe...""It could be a great profit, wouldn't it said.　Estella's expression brings back energy. 　have a twitch in one's mouth 　That's right. All the sewage works are in the hands of the lords. If we can take orders, we'll make a fortune. 　And as sewage spreads in other wards, demand will continue to grow. "...if you like the Woodman's Guild, it will be a great boost.""Well, that's just one of the bargaining points, and first of all, let the lord speak to you. If you have foresight, you'll notice the usefulness of sewage.""Natalia! I'll have my father write me a letter of introduction right away! He wants to propose an important business deal to the lord of the Forty-Ward!""Yes, certainly,"　Natalia walks out of the room and Estella stands up on the sofa. ... You're behaving badly. "Good! I'm going to hit you in the Fortyth leg!"　Don't go to war. "Yasilo will come too, right?"　have expectant eyes 　Well, I'd be better off explaining the details. "Of course. I'll pick up the order."　and build a street-gate in the Forty-second leg. 　Failure is absolutely unforgivable. 　Because...　This street gate will be very important to me.