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13-2 New Year Works

Satou's here There werethe last day of the year once I beca adult, butthe new year's day You have to relish the feeling of new year for at least theof the new year's day after all

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"--That is all, keep selling our products to procure cash until the tidom Conference Tell the nobles with no s with credit by nextthe children to sleep, I went to Echigoya Firm and reaffirmed the direction and policy for the new year

The people who have gathered on the top floor of the hter explorers who er, Porina and other the workshop ers, and also Kuro's slaves, Nell and Tifaliza, six people in total

"Kuro-sama several letters have come from nobles who are impressed with Nanashi-sama's recent endeavor, they wish to personally httheer Tell the to another country with my master, Nanashi-sama"

"Certainly As for the order of the visitations--"

"I'll leave it to you"

Manager solemnly nods without a trace of displeasure on her face even though I've left it all to her

This girl is well-versed in the power balance of lineage nobles and negotiations, so she's otiations thanand paperworks in the secret division In addition, there have beento intrude the residence, so I would like to request the increase of personnels that can deal with it"

"Okay I perer for the selection and the wages Report only the summary to me"

"Thank you very much for your trust However, since it's a secret division, I aeable slaves instead of employees"

Fumu, slaves huh

I look up the inventory of the slave traders on the h people in the slave trader where I bought Nell and Tifaliza

There were es for the crime of treason, so maybe the retainers of those houses were sold as cri Bill the payment for the end of the month"

"There is no problem with the payment, but we cannot establish o yourself"

"You be theto use use Echigoya Firet to buy them anyway, so there's no problem and I affirm her

"Lastly, there's a request for our cooperation in the revival of the royal capital froh they said cooperation, it is about ordering raw oya Firm"

I look at the docuer

The price in the contract is five times the market price so it's quite nice, but the time limit is very li--"

Manager toldthe raw materials would be difficult even for five times thearound the royal capital

"No problem Order the material from the Duchy Capital, Muno territory, and Kuhanou territory"

"However, then the cost for carrying theer?"

There's no problem if I just carry them myself

I can probably secure them at 20 the market price if I buy them on-site

It shouldn't be laborious if I just have the local et thea new year banquet

With Manager's instruction, the luxurious dishes and liquor prepared in downstairs are lined up on the huge table in the strategybefore they all get drunk

"Everyone, listen Toht tiht ti that everyone has heard me, I continue

"It'll be over in a h possibility that you won't be able to work afterward Finish the work for that day beforehand"

Compared to the noise when I told them about [Special duty] at first, the rooht that there would be soht works so soon in the new year, but the at, it seeuys are too workaholic

Manager asked ood for it, so I told her to hatever she likes

Not like clothes would affect s

At that time, a blue luonto leave early since soon Mansion with [Unit Arrangeotten to tell the ie", but since there's no danger for the them at the appointed day should be fine

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"Master, there is a guest"

"Ah, Lulu Sorry for waking you up"

I change toback to my private room

Everyone has woken up from the knocker's sound from the entrance hall, but I tell the only Lulu and Liza along

When I opened the entrance, soft light of golden hair entered ht"

Zena-san who should've been in the Labyrinth City hugshands, she keeps repeating, "I'lad" with tearful voice

Behind her are Lilio and the other two girls from Zena Squad Apparently, they rode on several horses, both the girls and the horses are breathing feebly

'Burun', I heard some familiar snort, so when I look at the horses, there are two carriage horses with dignity aer horses

They're Gii and Darii that we left in the labyrinth city's mansion

When I look closer, the other horses are also the horses fro the mansion probably lent theirls is hurt either Now, everyone, you uest rooms, so please wipe your sweat and relax"

"I'll prepare the guest rooms immediately"

"Then I will take the horses to the stable"

Reacting to my words, Lulu and Liza start to act before I order the Zena-san who's crying while still hugging me

"It seemed to be terrible, but there was no victiuide the four to the parlor while answering Ms Iona

"Did a demon lord coreater demon and a lot ofLilio honestly, beside her, Zena-san as drinking Lulu's tea turned her head as if she was going to jump

"Ah, you don't need to worry They were all defeated by Hero Nanashi-saet a turn to co to Zena Squad, a priest as training together with them in the labyrinth city suddenly received an oracle that conveyed about the crisis in the royal capital

"Geez, stopping Zena-chi who suddenly usedto run was hard you see"

"Mo-mou, Lilio! I even said so much to keep it a secret!"

You can certainly run faster than a horse with [Wind Walk] of the windit is furious, so it's not suited for e

"And then we asked Miteruna-dono on our accord to borrow the mansion horses and intruded everyone upon them We forcibly and unreasonably borrowed the horses, so please I would ask your tolerance for Miteruna-dono"

"It's alright I've given that ized for Ms Miteruna's judgment, but since there's no particular problem about it, I smile back

Lulu come in to tell that the rooes are about to dry up to sleep

"Zena-chi can sleep with the boy you know?"

"Mou! Stupid Lilio!"

My bed is wide, so adding only Zena-san is not a probles like Lilio's iirls in front of the parlor, I tell Zena-san, "Thank you for worrying about do the 『Great Audience Cereed to attend the conference"

I apologize to Zena-san and the others who are eating breakfast together with us for not being able to accouess it can't be helped for Zena-san to h I had becoht e reunited in the labyrinth city, I juain in the royal capital

I wait for Zena-san to calirls intended to i my safety, but since the horses need two days to rest, they're going to tour the royal capital with Ms Lilio and Ms Ruu recommendation

In public, it's to be an [Inspection]

"Then uide you?"

"Yes, certainly Zena-sauide you with utmost sincerity"

"Please, I'm sorry to trouble you"

Liza readily consents uide Zena-san and the others

"Getting a honorary baroness to guide you sure is luxurious~"

"Hey, Arisa"