47 – Request (1)
‘I truly feel sorry for the students… I truly feel sorry for the students… ‘
Erne hypnotized her.
A professor who thinks from the students’ perspective and acts for them.
Who wouldn’t like such a teacher of a sage saint?
She continued, thinking that perhaps Raina would be no exception.
“As you know, Kagon Academy emphasizes equality.”
“It’s famous.”
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“But in fact, it is difficult to apply it in all aspects.”
The representative example was Lia.
She was working hard in economic activities to continue her life in Kagon.
Ern explained the situation at the Academy diligently.
Children of high-ranking people and commoners. There was no need to consider who could live a more leisurely life.
He said he would send me some pocket money from home, but if the Academy interfered with even that, it could be an insult to the noble family.
Requiring Eve to follow school rules and meddling with the Eisenbern family head were very different cases.
Of course, that did not mean that students from noble families used their wealth to blaspheme commoner students.
At least within the academy, there was a perception that it was dishonorable.
Furthermore, depending on how the disciplinary committee interprets school regulations, using money to exert influence could also be punished.
Since the person spending the money was the student, it was controlled from there.
So, unless there were exceptional circumstances, students in difficult circumstances were practicing self-sufficiency.
Take a side job as an adventurer, work as an assistant, or study hard to get a scholarship.
And there was also a strange sense of pride among the students about living that way.
After graduating, I thought, ‘Me? Touring dungeons with adventurers, huh? I was able to boast, ‘I graduated from Kagon by myself!’
“…So there is such a culture, but isn’t it the human heart to want to help if possible?”
Reina smiled gently and listened to his words.
Reina knew from the beginning that Ern was a kind person and that he had a good personality.
She felt Ern’s sincere desire to help her students.
‘… ‘I guess this is enough for ground food, right?’
Crush Gilbert who is bothering the scenario. That was my only thought from the beginning.
Ern succeeded in hiding his malicious intent and intention to harm a small business owner.
“Then I suddenly heard a conversation between students. They were talking about which store in Kagon was cheaper.”
What Erne suggested was simple.
Mersen Merchant Merchants provides magic supplies cheaply only to Kagon Academy students.
All we had to do was keep Gilbert’s magic supplies store in check, so there was no need to mention the rest of the household items.
All we had to do was stop the students coming out to the streets of Kagon from flowing into Gilbert’s store.
Fortunately, the Mersenne Merchant Marine was located at the corner of the road, so it was a perfect fit.
‘Connections are for times like this.’
Of course, if you sell at that price, you will lose money every time you sell at the top…
“…I wondered if I could pay the difference instead.”
Each time a student purchased something from Mersenne, Ern indirectly provided a subsidy.
“…Are you okay?”
Raina had already completed her calculations in her head.
You can attract customers at a low price, and financial profits are also guaranteed.
Furthermore, students would not only lift the top once. I stopped by several times and was able to pick up other products as well.
It was an offer so advantageous to Raina that she wondered if she could accept it like this.
It was especially good now that we are trying to expand.
“As you know, Ern, you gave me a very good suggestion…”
Any merchant would have coveted Erne’s offer.
Who would say no to an offer to increase sales without any compensation?
And there were many people who were greedy in other ways as well.
It was a structure that could blindly extract money by manipulating the sales quantity of the product.
Of course, Raina had no intention of doing such a thing, but he asked just in case.
‘It’s too harsh.’
Of course, Ern already knew that fact.
This was one-sided, only she was losing out, and in the process, she would feel that Reina was indebted to her.
And Mrs. Mersenne was not unscrupulous enough to not return the favor.
“The only person I can trust with something like this is Raina.”
There is even a guarantee that you will not be stabbed in the back, but is your opponent a future mega-rich?
‘I can’t stand this.’
“….”
Meanwhile, Reina was dumbfounded after hearing Ern’s words.
She wondered if she had ever received such unconditional trust from others.
Probably not.
In the world of merchants, we naturally focus on trust.
That was something that could only be seen in relationships made up of contracts.
No, actually, that was a leap too.
Signing a contract full of violation clauses was like pointing a knife at each other’s throats.
But there was nothing in Ern’s favor.
It felt like her ears and face were going to turn red.
The object of affection sends trust.
Holding back her urge to laugh, Reina decided to live up to Ern’s expectations.
“Anyway, I hope this happens without anyone knowing.”
‘You even consider the students’ pride.’
If it was something like this, she would have been condescending, but Ern chose to hide it.
“Yes. I will definitely do that.”
‘We need to eliminate the possibility of being caught. Just in case.’
Although it wasn’t prohibited by the academy’s work regulations, she didn’t need to bring it up.
Moreover, it was a disruption to Gilbert’s business. It became annoying when sparks flew out for no reason.
“Um… Just a moment.”
While Reina was rummaging through her drawers, she took out a document.
“What’s written here is the sales volume of magic supplies… Is this the ratio of students?”
She showed a systematically organized table.
‘Oh….’
Erne thought that just anyone was running the business.
‘Wow, see the graph?’
The trend was showing a steady upward trend. The upper end of Mersenne was a stock that always rose.
While he was admiring, Reina was doing calculations by scribbling numbers on her blank piece of paper.
“If I do as Ern said… It will cost about this amount, is that okay?”
“It’s okay.”
Ern had a lot of money (magic tower research funds).
In a way, it was embezzlement, but since Rogera tolerated it, it was not guilty.
Even though she knew that there was no research in progress, she allocated a budget, which meant that she could use it freely.
Reina and Ern smiled at each other and shook hands.
Even though we had completely conflicting thoughts.
[Quest: Complete Cold Economy]
[Check the ducal activities of Gilbert, a spy of the Landar Kingdom.]
[Reward: 5000P]
[Current points held: 35,400P]
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When the weekend comes, downtown Kagon is filled with lively energy. This was coming from the students who came out of the academy.
The city, which had been relatively calm during the week, was now noisy.
They each enjoyed their leisure time while visiting stores, restaurants, and cafes.
This was because going out on weekdays was restricted.
If students wanted to go out on weekdays, they had to write down a reason and get permission to go out from the professor.
Of course, the conditions were not that strict.
Students going out for the purpose of the Magic Tower internship, magic research, etc. Were going out on their own.
However, students who had no special circumstances were just looking forward to the weekend.
This was especially true if you were a first-year student who had just entered school.
Not only did I have no ties to the outside world, but I had not yet learned the trick of obtaining a false permission to go out.
So this weekend was their first outing, and the first graders were very excited.
Although they were wearing the same school uniform, the way they walked and the atmosphere made them look like they were first-year students.
In fact, Erne was able to distinguish between first graders using other methods.
-Oh
-Wow!
When you see Ern, you are shocked to know that he was a first year student.
“Ah, hello, Professor…”
“Okay. Have a nice day.”
On the other hand, if you don’t recognize it properly and pass by, it means that you were in your senior year.
Of course, there were exceptions.
“!!!”
It was Rebecca, a second-year senior who was very surprised.
“Gyo, professor.”
She remained frozen in her seat and greeted awkwardly.
“Yes. Hello.”
These days, Rebecca often kicks off the blanket while sleeping in her dormitory bed.
The memory of her mistaking Erne for her first year student came to mind as soon as she could forget it.
Moreover, the opponent is a combat training professor. He must have been more adept at magic calculations than anyone else.
You tried to teach magic to someone like that…
‘Why did I do that…? .’
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It was a shame that I didn’t have a 2nd grade class, and I couldn’t even imagine what it would have been like if I had seen it every week.
“Oh, that’s right. Rebecca, are you interested in a new club?”
“Oh….”
The chief’s brain spun rapidly.
This was a crisis situation!
“Actually, I’m a bit busy with the club right now…”
Rebecca smiled ahahahaha and scratched her cheek awkwardly.
I thought the professor would give up at this level.
It was okay to remember the names of the seniors in other grades, but there was no way he could even know the club situation.
“Really? Didn’t you just join the alchemy club?”
‘You know!!!’