The White Necromancer

Today, I was negotiating a sale with a merchant, Hans, instead of my grandfather.

　Hans’s family is the only merchant family in the village, buying and selling to the city. Hans himself is a 20-year-old youth. However, recently, it seems that Hans’ has been entrusted with various things as a successor.

　I’m asking for him to buy the tools he needs for his job, and at the same time, he’s negotiating a consignment sale of the magic items I made. It is my job to explain the usefulness of the tools and raise the price.

“Sell poison-proof talismans to adventurers heading to the undersea caves. Low-rise starfish and sea anemones hate poison, and not everyone knows how to deal with them, right? But if you prevent poison, you can easily defeat it and get it. There are many good materials. “

“Oh, I see. So how much is the price?”

　Utilizing game knowledge, I will also teach him how to use accessories. Mr. Hans, who seems to be impressed, asks me about the price at the time of sale. The price may be the same as the game, but I’m not sure if the market price in this world is the same. I decided to take the plunge and ask Mr. Hans again.

“How much is the current market price?”

“Hmm, I think it was 500G when I saw it at the store before.”

“So that’s it……”

　The unit of money is garde, and the unit is written as “G”. The cheapest knife and low-grade recovery potion will be around 100G. It’s difficult to compare because the prices are completely different, but if 1G is Japanese yen, you can think of it as about 10 yen.

　In other words, the poison-proof talisman is sold at a price of about 5,000 yen. I was relieved that the price around here was the same as the game.

“That’s right …. If you want to sell it at another store, you can get 350G. If you sell it directly at a stall, you can get 400G.”

“That’s a little cheap. Is that the best you can do?”

　Hans has a surprised face. You may think that it is a waste to sell at 500G. However, I shook my head and smiled bitterly.

“If I don’t propose a good deal, no one will buy it. Besides, Hans will only stay in the city for a week. It’s a problem if it’s left unsold and brought back.”

　Yes, staying in the city costs money. Therefore, Mr. Hans goes out to the city for a short period of time to buy and sell. It seems that the period is about one week. Therefore, you should definitely sell it when you have the option.

“I see. Then, try selling it yourself at 400G, and if it’s unsold, you’ll throw it to the store at 350G.”

“Yes, that’s okay.”

　When I nodded with satisfaction, Hans happily wrote down the price in his memo. I don’t mean to say anything in particular, and it seems that they will sell as I say.

　This is the fifth time I have negotiated with Mr. Hans, but now he seems to completely trust my opinion.

　By the way, the material was picked up by me in the forest and it was crafted by my grandfather. 

　And since we have 20 poison-proof talismen, at least 7,000G will come in as income. Twenty percent will be paid to Mr. Hans as a consignment fee, but it is a good supplementary income because the tools are over 5,000G.

“Oh, and how many recovery potions can you prepare? The sage’s potion is so popular that the Merchant Guild has asked me to buy as much as I can.”

“I thought you would say that so I’ve prepared 100 of them.”

“Yeah. That’s enough. I can earn guild points with this.”

　Guild points are the quotas imposed on members. It seems that the Merchant Guild needs to earn 10,000 G each year to fulfill the guild’s own quota..

　In other guilds, for example, the Black Magician Guild has no quota, and the White Magician Guild seems to only have the rule you have to volunteer five times a year.

　The Necromancer title I am aiming for is a senior position, and the number of members is small. It’s a wonder that guild still exists, they must have some outside funding.

“Because it’s a guild request, one potion is 100G as usual. So, I’ll subtract 10G for my share, and 100 x 90G …”

“It’s 9,000G in total.”

“Oh yeah. I’ll bring you the amount after deducting the payment cost later.”

　Hans is a little embarrassed because I answered earlier. Despite being a merchant, Hans is not good at calculations.

　By the way, buying and selling with Mr. Hans is done every month. And basically, about 5,000G is earned every-time and taken home by us.

　Grandpa has a worry what will happen to me after he dies. So I think he’s saving this money for me.

　To be honest, there isn’t many places to spend this money in the village. However, when I turn 15 and become an adult in this world, I will leave this village once and journey around the world.

　I don’t know how long my grandfather will be alive but I have to give back as much as possible to thank him for taking me in.