I Was Transported to Another World, but I Negotiated and Persuaded Both the Goddess and the Demon King. C142

Episode 142: The concept of installment interest! 

When I parted ways with Lloyd and headed towards the direction of the children's noisy voices, I found Momo. 

"You look fine!"

"Ah! Takuto-san, welcome back!"

Momo's casual words soothed my heart. 

Just like the other villagers, I asked them if they had any troubles. 

"It's worrying not to be able to respond quickly when someone gets sick or injured."

"If you are seriously injured or sick, you can call me right away. I'll bring you as many medicines as possible next time."

"thank you"

“Isn’t there anything else?”

"Hmm, well... nothing in particular. I enjoy watching the children grow every day!"

　You really like children. 

I parted ways with Momo and went to the dragon and gave a simple greeting and thanks using telepathy. 

According to the shrine, Kratsk was standing there holding a wooden statue. 

“Did you come up with something that satisfies you?”

"I'm not completely satisfied, but I think I've come up with something worth showing you."

He held out a wooden statue. 

He's gotten much better than before. 

There is no problem as a product. 

“You did a great job!”

"thank you!"

replied happily. 

I asked him to tell me the price because he would buy the finished product, but he said he couldn't put a price on it himself. 

Since I haven't decided on a selling price, I'll just buy the eight completed bodies for 400 gold coins. 

Kratsk says that he has received too much, but this time he convinces him that it includes the materials. 

"Kratsuku! Listen, I won't just make you work. That's why you should make better works!"

Kratsk shed tears and nodded. 

...I didn't say anything that would make me cry. 

I wanted to see the twins Shizu and Liz, but I couldn't find them, so I told the village chief and returned to Sieg. 

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"Sorry I made you wait"

While I was waiting in the guest room, Leroy came in. 

“This is where things got really bad all of a sudden.”

"No, I brought someone who knows more than me."

Leroy introduced the minister next to him named ``Tsumuri.''

"Nice to meet you, Takuto-dono. But you took the plunge to buy that land."

It is true that the slum is located at the edge of Sieg and is not very convenient. 

The slum is expanding because there are no shops nearby and some buildings were damaged during the use of force. 

"Whether you buy it or not depends on the price. You'll need a huge amount of money, right?"

“Well, it’s probably not an amount that an individual can afford!”

“By the way, how much is it?”

Tsumuri gently took out a piece of paper. 

Three million gold coins were written on the face value. 

Well, the land is 40 times the size of the house I bought. 

Considering the poor location and the fact that it's a slum, the price is probably reasonable. 

“As expected, I can’t help it…”

“If it’s in the name of eliminating slums, we can give you half the price as a subsidy!”

"Is it so?"

“Yes, it will be an expense to improve public safety in the area.”

“Does it have to be paid in one lump sum?”

"Well, 100,000 gold coins, um, wait a minute."

I started doing some calculations. 

"Do you mean you'll pay in 15 installments?"

The Tsumuri that has finished calculating is

"That's right! As expected of Takuto-dono!"

I can't believe that someone who can't even do calculations like this is in charge of government... 

“How much is the interest?”

“What is interest?”

Maybe there is no concept of interest? 

“It wouldn’t be a good idea to just pay 100,000 gold coins in 15 installments, would it?”

"Eh, I'll get paid the amount I sold, so there's no problem, right?"

...Is the concept of this world strange, or am I strange? 

This time, I will leave it as it is since it will have a big advantage for me. 

“By the way, can I change the number of payments?”

"Yes. Takuto-dono is a rank S merchant, so you can do it up to 50 times."

“In that case, the one-time payment will be 30,000 gold coins.”

Tsumuri, who was thinking, gave an answer. 

“When you become a rank S merchant, you can do calculations right away!”

"That's right."

It's too troublesome to refute, so I'll just answer as I see fit. 

"What should I do if my payment is delayed?"

“We will wait until the third time, but after the third time, the sales contract will become invalid.”

"I see. Is it okay if I reply within three days?"

"It doesn't matter. There's no one else to buy it."

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When I returned home, I had just finished preparing dinner. 

"Ah, welcome back Takuto!"

When I opened the door, Fran noticed me. 

"I'm home!"

　Return the greeting. 

Everyone was there, so when I told them about the situation in Gond Village, they listened with nostalgia. 

When I told Fran, ``Please let Lloyd know!'', she obediently replied, ``I understand.''

After talking about Gond village, we will continue to talk about slums and the purchase of slums. 

Naturally, everyone was surprised! 

"You're still the same!"

Marie speaks in an exasperated tone. 

"Even though they live in the slums, they're just normal people. If there's anything I can do, I'd like to do it."

“What do you do with buying a slum?”

“Half of it will go on sale, and the other half will do something with Yotsuba Shokai!”

After a moment of silence, Marie spoke again,

“Since it’s about you, you must be planning something?”

“Oh, I’ll make this a tourist spot in town.”

I didn't have any particular ideas, so I just laughed and answered. 

"There's no point in saying anything now. I'll leave it to you, everyone else too!"

Fran and the others also nodded. 

"Thank you, but I'm not going to tell you right away, so don't worry!"

“I can’t reassure you, but please stop surprising me!”

Fran stares at me.