Chapter 104
The day after I asked Anila for help.
She told me the message she wanted to deliver right there.
If you want to talk directly, come visit us.
“also… … . I want you to come directly.”
(Is something wrong?)
“No, I thought you would roughly say that.”
As scheduled.
“Then I asked you to come, so shall we go?”
Along with the message, Anila handed over something to use when she came to me.
When I opened the envelope, a small box about half the size of my palm fell out.
Artifact.
Looking at the magic circle and various shapes engraved on it, I could immediately figure out what it was for.
(Oh my… this is…)
“I’m sure you’ll invite me like this.”
skipping box.
It is a kind of moving artifact.
A magic that connects spaces and opens passages through which movement is possible. The artifact that made the gate activate.
However, I know that it is an item that can only be moved to the location entered during production and cannot be sold.
In the game, it was sometimes given for easy movement when performing quests.
‘Am I showing off by using things that would be difficult to obtain without connections or power instead of invitations?’
It’s like a child.
Sighing, I used it.
Let’s pour mana, the artifact is activated and light is generated, and the passage is opened.
I went into it without hesitation.
Is it inside a building somewhere?
Is there no need to shout and call the other person?
Because you’re already waiting for me to come.
(Huh? You’re here. You’re here right away?! It’s fast!)
(Of course. You are the one who handed over the artifacts extracted from the public magic class. So I told you to call it normal? Didn’t you?)
(That, I did! No, do you usually use it right away after seeing something like that? You hesitate. Kids these days don’t have a coward?!)
(Then you should have invited them normally!)
Something’s messed up.
did i come soon
If anything, should I go ahead and say hello?
However, it seems that he has no intention of making us wait any longer.
From the other side, something like a small shadow jumped out with a feeling that should be described as ‘falling!’.
“Oh! hmm! hmm! Welcome, freshman! Welcome to the secret sales department of the venerable academy!”
Is it something that should be welcomed?
What appeared was a girl whose youthful voice suited her very well.
It’s dark, so I can’t see her face, but I can get a rough idea of her identity based on her build and cheeky tone.
“It’s a welcome, and I’m here to sell things.”
I Am Is A Merchant!
I’m here to sell you stuff.
“What! I thought he was a more pleasant guy.”
“No matter what, I don’t have the guts to joke around with the student council vice president from the start.”
“… … uh?”
The face of the little boy who had been talking proudly hardened.
“Ah~, the room is dark, so turn on the light. Oh, is this a lantern?”
“Hey, hey hey hey hey hey hey hey! wait for a sec!”
When I turn on the lights by manipulating the lights, only then can I see the scenery in the room at a glance.
“As expected, it was the student council room.”
“hey! Read the atmosphere!”
The little boy runs around trying to turn off the light in a hurry.
But in the end, as if he had given up, his shoulders drooped, he trudged on his feet and sat down roughly on a nearby desk.
A small schoolgirl that could fit around my waist.
Judging by the ears and presence, the race must be an elf or half elf system.
“As expected, you’re a cheeky freshman… … . Just pretend to be a little nervous.”
“If you prepare a more proper surprise, then I will pretend to be fishing. Vice President. … … No, can I just say that I am the manager of the secret sales department?”
“… … what is it, boy?”
A slightly tired look.
It’s not because time rots enough to introduce myself in a messy way. I just told her identity first.
“I am Xian. Rinien-senpai.”
Linichen Kelzonian.
The 80th class of Philos Academy.
Current student council vice president.
And, albeit unofficially, the general manager of the secret sales department.
“And the one standing behind it… … You are the secretary of the student council, senior Elton.”
“Do you even know me?”
And the male student who had been criticizing the vice-president a while ago also asked back as if he was very surprised.
“I know quite a bit about the student council executives. It wouldn’t be too surprising to recognize a face.”
“… … No, didn’t he say that?”
“Ah, I deliberately didn’t tell Anila that I knew your identities.”
If I did, I probably wouldn’t have called.
“And I didn’t tell the other guys either.”
Few people knew that the student council was responsible for managing the secret sales department.
Among the jockeys in school, only a few seniors knew about it. Even more so, I must say that most freshmen know nothing but me.
“Weren’t you trying to reveal your identity at the time you called anyway?”
“… … I tried to speak with a little more intimidation.”
“Oops.”
The vice-president grumbled as if he had somehow pouted.
“Yes, freshman. As you said, the secret sales department is managed by our student council.”
It is said to be an unspoken tradition.
“I am the one who carries on that proud tradition from generation to generation! It’s the Vice President’s duty!”
“Is it a proud tradition to do behind-the-scenes deals with students?”
“… … .”
Oh, it seems to be a corner.
(He will cry.)
‘Leave it alone. And that kid isn’t even a kid.’
Even if he looks like that, the vice president is quite a senior. No rider, no age.
I know the age listed on the official profile, but I’m a guy who knows manners, so I won’t reveal it.
“Why does the Student Council bother to manage these transactions?”
First of all, I ask you to set the rhythm.
“Don’t you know?”
“I don’t even know that far. I guess it’s because I’m a freshman.”
“Then I have no choice but to teach you!”
The little vice-president, as if feeling a little relieved by my pretending not to know, regains his energy and begins to explain diligently.
“Everything for student freedom and fair opportunity!”
What the heck does backdoor dealing, freedom and fair opportunity have anything to do with it? The vice-president insisted that there is a reason.
“Freshman, why did you entrust the sale of goods to the secret sales department?”
“Yeah… … If you sell it through the official route, there is nothing left.”
“yes!”
The academy’s official route is to sell and buy things made by themselves, and only those who don’t know how to live in the world are likely to be hogu.
Extortion of the commission price close to profiteering. When I complained, I couldn’t even shout because the other person was a professor.
It is only natural that a guy with a bit of a knack would go to the black market in the slums.
“Originally, the secret sales department was also created by students because of that tyranny.”
Of course, there was no way the student council would not notice that.
However, the student council of the day thought that even if it was removed, it would hide more skillfully or cause trouble.
“Rather, the student council manages the students’ behind-the-scenes transactions! I mean.”
It sounds crazy, but it seems there was a reason.
“Students can avoid profiteering, and by managing the sales department like this, we can eliminate really dangerous things in advance.”
The main purpose is to control students.
Swoop. It was the vice president who pretended to cut his throat and spoke in a playful way.
Anyway, it should be remembered that it means that he is doing the same eccentricity with good intentions.
“So you called me because you thought it was dangerous?”
“what do you think about it?”
“I don’t think so at all.”
At most, what I requested was for a taste item that I desperately needed during the exam period.
It’s just a drug that makes it difficult to sleep.
“Is that a symbol? Whoa~. A drug that makes you unable to sleep for ten days after drinking just one bottle is really your favorite?”
“… … Sometimes you just need it.”
Is this what it feels like to have my feet numb?
“Isn’t it?”
“I can give you permission. Regardless of whether you take the medicine or not, it will be the same for the kids to get wet from not being able to sleep. It would be better to have something like that.”
This little vice-president quietly talks too much.
“then?”
“The first reason is that I wanted to see who made it.”
“Then there seems to be a second one.”
“Yes, ah, this is a proposal. freshman.”
An offer that doesn’t matter if you refuse it.
“Depending on the conditions, I can treat it as something without a fee.”
“… … Are you serious?”
“Because we’re not trying to make money with this anyway.”
As part of controlling the students’ deviations, it was just overlooked.
“What is a condition?”
“In exchange for the fee, that drug… … . Supply the student council with the most effective ones. Then, no matter how much you sell, I’ll waive the commission no matter what else you sell.”
“… … .”
The amount suggested by the vice president was quite good.
Roughly one month’s supply if one person uses it three times a day.
supply it monthly.
Instead, a proposal to waive fees for items to be traded in the future, including this stimulant.
“The conditions are too good.”
“Instead, don’t ask why. Don’t even try to tell me.”
It’s a joke, but it’s definitely a warning with a serious meaning.
“What do you do?”
“It’s a loss to say no and refuse.”
In fact, the cost of stimulants is low.
What if it is considered a fee waiver by paying only that amount?
It would be better to accept the offer without comparison.
《A sub-quest will occur.》
《Student Council Transactions.》
《Goal: Supply a certain amount of Energy Potion to the Student Council.》
《This sub-quest is a preceding quest to unlock a specific quest.》
look
are you telling me to do it
On top of that, I already realized why I’m making this offer without bothersome research.
‘… … Maybe over there.’
As I pretended to slowly look around the student council room, the place where my eyes stayed for a moment was an empty seat.
chairperson’s seat.
‘Then is it okay?’
understood.
What will happen after accepting the offer.
what i have to do
“What can I do? freshman?”
“Of course you have to accept it. Without asking, I will choose and send you only the strongest medicine every month.”
* * *
Xian, who accepted the offer, even wrote a contract himself, shared a promise, and went back.
After Xian returned.
The one who spoke again in the silent student council room was Rinichen.
“Looks like he’s more troublesome than I thought.”
“It turned out to be different from what the vice president thought.”
At the clerk’s words, she let out a long sigh and bowed her head.
“Originally, I was thinking of stepping out in a more dignified manner and pecking it properly to make it nod.”
“majesty… … .”
“Hey, what are you complaining about? Where are you talking now?”
The clerk shakes his head.
Anyway, Xian accepted the offer.
All he wanted was the stimulant that Xian wanted to register with the secret sales department.
Now that the necessary amount has been secured, the intended purpose has been achieved.
“First of all, I suggested as you asked, and that freshman immediately asked. … … Is this enough? Chairman?”
The ceiling where no one else would have been in the place Rinichen asked.
It seems like she’s talking to herself, but right now she’s talking to someone watching over the place.
The other side will be listening too.
“I am still against this. Even if you needed the medicine, you don’t even know who that kid is, so it’s too early to suggest it.”
“… … .”
“… … it’s okay. If it’s judged to be leaking, I’ll take care of it arbitrarily. I won’t hear any complaints then. Chairman.”
Rinichen declared as if it were a warning, then grabbed the corner of the desk she was sitting on with her small hands.
Kwajijik.
The corner of the iron desk is distorted and broken with only the grip.
It’s not just iron.
Even if the iron was treated with magic and thrown into about 6 circles of firepower, it would not even burn, and he broke the desk with his bare hands.
“Vice president, don’t break the fixtures. I can’t afford to pay for that repair.”
“All right. After all, it’s a budget given by greedy professors. It doesn’t matter if I forget it.”
“Because it matters. The Sinil accountant will cry when he hears it.”
“Okay, Elton, that freshman… … . Did you say cyan? You are responsible for supervising him.”
“Another troublesome thing… … . All right. Let’s keep an eye on it for a while. Apparently, I have a feeling I’ll see you in something else besides this one.”
Even if it hadn’t been this time, he would have had to keep an eye on Xi’an’s name.
“Because there’s a feeling he’s doing something bizarre for a freshman.”
In addition to the black magic scroll, an incident during an external training session.
Lead everything and solve problems.
There were traces of going in and out of the black market, and for a freshman, he was too quick-witted about the realities of the academy.
“Are you suspicious too?”
“If you watch it, you will know.”
Should it be judged harmful?
Or should I consider it as a talent that needs to be attracted?
At the clerk’s insistence that judgment should be withheld for now, Riechen shakes her little head in annoyance.