Feeling kind of tired so I might fall asleep before next chapter, otherwise 4-8-12~ hours. Also there was a part that's slightly confusing this chapter how they knew his dream but I think it's just assumed that came out in Ralpha's conversations with them before-hand. I don't think it's just my imagination at least...
Anyone remember how they sometimes catapulted dead cows into castles in siege warfare? It has absolutely no relation to this chapter. Also Al you are a frightening person and I look forward to your wars.
Year 7444, Month 12, Day 14
"..I feel as if scales are falling from my eyes. I'm really very sorry for saying something so embarrassing. Certainly that's true. I was lacking the thinking, "when you enter the village abide by the village". I apologize. I'm sorry and have no excuses."
Faruergaz sincerely apologized as well. Though it's common for Japanese people to easily lower their heads even if you retort to them even just a bit but on Orth that's not a virtue or anything at all. I need to stop around here.
"Hirosukol-san, Faruergaz-san. Please raise your heads. I already understand your feelings."
I raised my back from leaning back into the sofa and smiled. Let's change the topic.
"This just my own personal interest, so if it's inconvenient for you two then you don't need to reply but..do the two of you have any friends other than those in this place?"
I think they probably don't though. Ah, please don't misunderstand. Just now they referred to Basutoral as a "friend". Even though I'm sure their relationship doesn't go beyond one month. I just was wondering if they didn't know of any other Japanese people. The reason I didn't ask them directly, is if possible I didn't want them to know that I was trying to gather Japanese people as well. After all they still haven't become my allies.
"Friends, huh...I, don't have any..just these two."
"I..have one that isn't far from being called that in my home town. A fighting friend who's two years older than me."
Faruerugaz said lonesomely and Hirosukol said nostalgically. As expected I guess there's no other people. This can't be helped.
"Though it wasn't our intention to, we were able to gain this new life to live. It would be good if you can make a lot of friends."
It would feel bad if it's just that.
"If you have as many chances to interact with various people then I think you'll be able to gain more chances to touch on various ways of thinking. It's some kind of fate that we met here. Would please include me in the group of friends of you two?"
I first stretched my right hand out to Faruergaz.
"Eh? A, Ah. Yeah, of course! Of course that's the case, Greed-san."
Faruergaz grasped my hand and then even put his left hand over that while saying.
Next I stretched my hand out to Hirosukol as well. He grasped my hand just the same.
At the very least with this our relationship shouldn't get dangerous anytime soon. It might be naive but for now I should remain satisfied with this. After all, putting aside the initial misunderstanding, they called my dream a "grand lie that can't be done". At the very least I'm sure they can't empathize with it and they don't have the type of mentality to believe in the fantasy story that is the country I'm trying to make. Whether for better or for worse they're Japanese people after all.
However, it's not as if I've given up on including them as my subordinates. In terms of future potential I can only imagine Hirosukol as being in the same position as my current allies but I desperately want Faruergaz. Even if I have to use this and that methods I want to get my hands on him. I think it's necessary not just for his body but to take quite a bit of time to train his mentality as well but other than my magic, while most likely it would be difficult to deal with, he is the only thing that could come close to a tactical weapon. In terms of pure power his might even be superior to my magic. If I gain any sort of confidence that he won't fall for me then it's to the point where before he goes somewhere far away I need to make sure to definitely kill him.
"Now then, putting that aside, for starters there's the expenses that Faruergaz-san lent to Basutral in order to free him. How much was it?"
"In terms of cost to release him it was 150,000 Z to the temple, 3,000,000 Z to buy him. Other than that, he had intended to start up his own company so other than I lent him 1,000,000 Z in order to obtain a company license, and 850,000 Z to get it started up."
Ha? 3,000,000 Z? Though he's an adult male, that's quite the price for a weak Cat-people brat. It should be at most 2,500,000 Z...I'm sure he must have been overcharged. How pitiful.
"What about interest?"
"I didn't intend to take it, right now, I'll bring the loan document."
Faruergaz said that, stood up from his seat, and went outside. So it's 5 gold coins. I can accept 3,150,000 Z of that but the rest I'll have him pay back right away excluding the expenses of his daily necessities. I'm sure he still has some cash on him. That's fine but I think I probably only have 2,000,000 Z in my wallet right now...I don't normally walk around with that kind of large sum on me...and, this was my company. I'm sure there's at least 5,000,000. Since I knew there was around 10,000,000 laying around for buying seeds and grains and such to import to the village and such. Though anything other than that is in a borrowed locker in the government office.
I stand up from the sofa as well and after passing by Miduchi's side I went up to the second floor. I entered the Ryogu's bedroom at my own convenience and then opened the hidden drawer, after just grabbing 5 gold coins I returned. The currency was separated and wrapped up in different cloths. Thinking it was Rozural and Wendy's methodical side I made a small bitter smile. In addition to returning I went further in the back of the first floor, grabbed a piece of paper from the warehouse in the back yard and then returned with a contract use magic stone.
Faruergaz returned at almost the same time as me. I placed the display money 5,000,000 Z on top of the table and talked to Basutoral.
"Basutoral-san. There's 5,000,000 Z. Please use as much as you need."
Matching it up with the money he currently has on him, I thought he should probably pay off his debt on his own. And, huh? Huhuh? Why are you taking all of it? I want to praise my power of will for keeping the surprise from showing on my face. Basutoral just lowered his head to me once and and returned all of that...Faruergaz is using status open on each of those to confirm them. After he confirmed all five he tore up the loan document. Ah, well when it comes to silver coins there's so many of them you can't be bothered checking the status of all of them right. When it comes close to 2,000,000 Z then they end up like a pile of useless small change..though I guess you can't call silver coins useless small change.
However, in comparison to what I was thinking Basutoral isn't intending to open his wallet at all. Not just that he's looking back at me.
"Is there something?"
This isn't a marriage interview. Return the money. You have some right?
"Umm, is it fine not to write a loan document?"
Eh? No, of course I'll write one though. Ah! I see! Sorrysorry. I'm sure he needs to buy a weapon and armor and various things as well. I had completely forgotten.
"Ah, of course I intend to write one but I had intended to add a postscript to the contract. Would it be better to add it to the loan amount?"
"Umm, I have a bit of a request in regards to that but.."
"Hn? What is it?"
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