8 – 008 – Before school is always a mess # 1
008 – Before School is Original Mayhem #1
It is said that the seven gods created the world and, at the very end, they created Ludens Island.
Ludens was big and beautiful as it is said that the gods molded it with all their know-how and sincerity.
It is no wonder that the island is called a microcosm of the world, where the sea, lava fields, snowy mountains, grasslands, and forests all coexist in the cold.
Of course there were many people.
The population is approximately 100,000.
Of these, 30,000 hagwon students are subtracted, and the remaining 70,000 are ordinary people.
Ordinary people were usually graduates of prison academies or islanders who made money with them.
“Come on, we sell wolf pelts from the mainland of the kingdom. 500,000 Ren.”
“500,000 Renae is 5 million gold in mainland money. Things that originally cost only 500,000 gold are 10 times bigger?”
“Oh, do you know how hard it was for me to get here by boat? The ship is almost half destroyed by a summer typhoon. Whether you don’t want to buy or not.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it, I’m just asking for a little cut… .”
The market near the port was noisy as if it had been moved directly from the game.
My ears hurt because there were so many people who came by boat from far away.
All sorts of soliciting acts and the noise emitted by various objects… .
“It’s lively and nice.”
Still, I felt good. When I come to the market, I get motivated to think, ‘I have to work hard like that.’
“There are fewer people today than I thought! There was a typhoon nearby. Is it because of that? Things seem more expensive than usual.”
Nike looked at the people and tilted his head. It seems that there was definitely a story about typhoons among people’s conversations.
Between Ludens Island and the mainland kingdom, there is a dangerous and dangerous sea area, so it was not possible to come by boat from any merchant company.
By the way, as you clear the quest, the types of merchants that come to the island also vary.
From the Kraken guild that sells rare seafood to the Onyx guild that sells gems, and more. This also means that you have to go through quite a bit of labor because the different merchants that come to you every time of day are different.
anyway.
“Nike, you look pretty calm in the market.”
I thought that Nike, who visited the market, would jump around saying “There are so many things!”, but he didn’t. Rather, Nike was calmer than me.
Even a soil mage is a resident of this world, is it?
“I come to this market every Friday to sell rabbit skins!”
“Right. Then I leave it to the mayor to guide you.”
“It is easy to guide. Why are you here? The bank that takes out the loan is not here in the port, but on the main street.”
“I have to live before that.”
“Huh… .”
Nike made a disapproving sound from under his rag hood.
“I think you were quite reliable until the morning. Suddenly, it started to get very suspicious.”
“Anyway, it moves quickly. Time is also a resource for us who have to pay off our debts. Even if you just stay still, it’s a loss.”
“okay. So, where should I go?”
In response to Nike’s question, I told him what I should buy.
“egg?”
“yes. One pill is enough.”
“If it’s like that, they just sell it at the school canteen. You don’t have to come all the way here, do you?”
“No Luden’s eggs. It must be an egg from the mainland that crossed the sea by boat.”
As far as I know they are only sold here in the port.
“Huh… .”
Nike dubious led me to a store full of chickens. When I was about to smell the exceptionally vivid chicken smell, a merchant who looked like a pirate asked me with yellow teeth.
“Looks like Ludens students. What are you looking for?”
“I want to buy an egg. It is the mainland egg roll.”
“One egg. Of course there is. Now, just give me 5,000 Renée.”
The merchant toughly held out an egg.
Eggs from the mainland cost 5,000 Renae per egg.
Thinking of buying an egg for 5,000 won makes me dizzy.
But a necessary expense.
don’t think it’s a waste
“What are you doing, Nike? Calculate quickly. Time is running out.”
“Nana? I was counting… !?”
Nike was startled. Why are you surprised now?
“Didn’t I tell you yesterday? My entire possession was the bottle of mineral water I had yesterday. You don’t have any cash right now, so you have to buy these eggs.”
“Huh… , Eggs worth 5,000 Renae per egg. With this money, I could have bought five Ludens eggs… . Five meals for five meals… .”
“hehehe, but these are high-quality eggs from local chickens. Now, I will take five thousand René.”
Nike reluctantly took out a coin pouch from her bosom.
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Jingling gold coins.
To be precise, they look like gold coins, but they are not gold.
The magic metal currency created by the mysterious magic unique to Ludens Island – Reneda.
“The sound of Renée bumping is always good. With this taste, I come all the way over the storm. Then come see me later.”
“Ugh… .”
Nike seemed to be very reluctant to spend, so I decided to cheer him up.
“Don’t worry. Because 5,000 Renae will come back to 50,000,000 Renae.”
“… Now that I think about it, it’s so absurd and unrealistic. Why did I hold hands with you? I don’t even know what the hell you’re trying to do.”
Oh, is Nike insecure?
It is important to explain the future for investors.
So I walked out of the market and informed Nike of my plan.
“We will start a club. In order to start a club, you need a lot of things from preparing a place to workshop materials. So I take out a loan.”
“Circles?”
“yes. Since you said that you have opened a club, it should be easy for you to understand what I am saying.”
“It was very difficult to be judged. Are you okay?”
“The spice soup you ate last night. I will use it for review.”
I wonder if it could be a cooking club that makes rough food.
Nike, who ate the “Spice Soup”, was very appreciative.
After going to the seaside market, I could definitely feel that it wasn’t simply because Nike, a clay spoon, couldn’t eat delicious food.
The market as a whole is underdeveloped.
Most of the ingredients that come out of the market are 3 tiers that can be easily obtained. All finished food sold is cheap food.
But I’m starting to market tier 2 food on my own?
Because this makes money.
It’s really a matter of time.
* * *
First we found a bank on the central street of Ludens.
An executive of the student council’s accounting department, who was dispatched to the bank, looked through the documents for a long time before saying:
“Victor, Nike. Both of you have high credit. You can borrow 10 million renai each on the same day.”
“Then, the two of them combined are twenty thousand.”
I was going to borrow about 50 million Renée. With 50 million REN, I could have saved the club and the equipment at an intermediate level or higher.
If it is 20 million, would it be better to focus on facilities rather than insolvency? If you open a store like a cart on wheels and receive customers, you can increase the number of chain stores… .
“good. Let me borrow it.”
“All right. Please sign here.”
Swish.
“Nike, do it quickly too.”
“… … .”
Nike was at a loss as to what to do when he stood in front of ten million René’s loan documents.
It is natural to hesitate.
I’m already in debt, but I don’t want to increase it again.
It is natural for people with a lot of debt to be afraid to invest in debt.
I did too.
But making a lot of money without investing is difficult.
“Invest with the heart of the beast, Nike.”
“beast?”
Nike is startled.
“The heart of a beast… He talks a lot like my dad.”
“Does your father do stocks or something? Is that why you have family debt?”
“No, it’s not like that. after… . I do not know.”
Nike applied an ink pad to his thumb and took a picture of the jijang. With this, we were able to get our hands on 20 million gold coins jingling!
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Jiggle.
heavy.
Nike trembled as he held Renée’s package tightly in his arms.
“… It’s the first time in my life to touch such a large amount of money. What if someone pickpockets?”
“Then you can catch it and aim for additional rewards, so it’s a benefit. But don’t be pickpocketed on purpose. Because it bothers me.”
“Don’t do that… ! Anyway, are you going to the student hall now? You said you were forming a club. I know very well how to do it. Follow me!”
“No, the student hall is later. I have a place to go first.”
“Where to go?”
I skimmed Nike from top to bottom.
“It would be better to wash first and buy clothes first.”
“clothes?”
“yes. Even if plain clothes are too much, I can buy another neat school uniform.”
“I already have clothes on. Total luxury! School uniforms, you know how expensive they are!”
School uniforms are expensive.
If you follow the amount sold in the game, it would be about 3 million Renae per suit.
However, now Nike was a homeless or beggar even if he pretended to be. Going to the student hall and being judged like this? inevitably fall.
Food, clothing and shelter.
The balance of the three is so important that there is no shortage of emphasis.
“Nike, if you want to pay off your debt, tidy up your appearance.”
“… Aren’t the insides of people important, not the outside?”
“It’s easy to think so, but it’s not. First impressions are important. You may miss an opportunity that won’t come again because of your appearance. this is my experience… .”
No, there is no need to tell you about this.
“Anyway, taking care of your appearance helps. However, there is no need to decorate it with extravagance. It just needs to look neat.”
If we go on as we are now, let alone start a club, we will be rejected and given another pinch of salt.
Even if they tell the same story, it is natural to listen to the stories of the coolly dressed guys.
“Huh… .”
Nike didn’t seem to understand yet.
It must be a difficult task to beat the debt repayment strategy containing the know-how of my youth with attributes in one day.
“Then let’s go.”
I took the hesitant Nike to the central shopping street.
Unlike the bustling entrance of the port, the central shopping street was filled with quite antique shops such as clothing stores and tool stores.
Like half the road.
People’s attire is also the same.
Are we the only ones who are angular?
“This is the first time since I came here to buy school uniforms for the entrance ceremony. I am very nervous… . Just being here makes me feel like I’m committing something… .”
Nike trembled as she looked at the trinkets on display through the sparkling glass windows. Then, when he finds something, he gulps down.
“30 million Renae for a necklace? We can’t buy everything we have right now.”
“You don’t even have to live. That kind of thing is a luxury for us now. It’s expensive, but it’s a 3-tier accessory that only has one effect.”
“… I know you very well.”
Nike’s emerald eyes sway back and forth between messy bangs. With money in one’s arms, and coming to a fancy market, it is inevitable to be deceived.
Some might say
Is it possible for guys with a lot of debt to suddenly turn their eyes to luxuries just because they have some money?
But it does happen surprisingly often.
‘It would take a long time or a lifetime to pay off the principal anyway. There are a lot of cases where I just give up and give up like ‘I just spend everything I have and live roughly and die!’.
“Nike. Calm down.”
“Yes.”
Nike’s eyes were now off the display case and on to the schoolgirls walking down the street.
Today is the Friday before the weekend before school starts.
The female students who went shopping for the start of the new semester each hold a large shopping bag and laugh. It really feels like they are girls enjoying their youth.
No matter how much this Ludens is called a prison academy, there is definitely a leisurely upper class. Nike was looking at those children with envious eyes.
“The shoes and the hair are shiny… . After a while, I’ll be like that too… .”
this is so unsettling
Will I be holding a bag of money?
“Nike, I will keep the money.”
“Ugh… . I’d love to But never run away with it! Then I’ll really curse you. Even if I look like this, I’m a black magician with some skills! Okay?”
It was around the time we were walking down the central street having such a conversation.
“It’s really like that, so what did I do yesterday… . More than that, hey, over there your ex-boyfriend passes by. I mean Viktor.”
“what? where?”
“Joke. I’ve been fishing ever since, you. It’s fun to tease.”
“Shadi, do you really want to die? And I’m your fiancé, not your ex-boyfriend? A fiancé chosen by the family at will.”
“okay. okay. Don’t be angry, Victoria. It’s tea, but if you get angry, you get sadder.”
“… It’s not a car! I’m full!”
what Victoria?
Startle.
I was startled by the unexpected name.
It’s a bonus that he reflexively hid himself behind a nearby street lamp.
Nike looked at me suspiciously, “What are you doing?” but I forgot to even breathe. why am i hiding? I didn’t do anything wrong though.
However, the body did not move easily.
I wonder if Victor wants to hide, not Ha Seung-ri?
… Well, it’s understandable that I don’t want to meet a fiancé. It’s hard to know what kind of face and how to face each other.
“Victor, what are you doing? You’re trying to eat my money and splash! this cheater! Give me my money!”
Nike, however, began to be suspicious of my bizarre behavior.
It’s only natural that I, who has 10,000,000 René of my own, behaves strangely, causing seizures.
Thanks to that little fuss, someone noticed our presence.
“Hey, Victoria. There is your ex-boyfriend.”
“Shadi, are you not fooled this time? Do you think I will be fooled again?”
“… Hey, this time, I swear to the god of order, it’s real. I’m with some weird girl. Maybe that girl… .”
“what? Woman?”
Uh oh
☕woman