Chapter 226
My name is Maron .
I’m the eldest son of the president of the Goroun Company . I’m also the next president .
I take pride in my smooth sailing life since I was a child .
My only complaint is how busy I am .
The size of the Goroun Company was more than doubled these past several years .
Isn’t father working too hard?
I heard him saying that he’ll retire some time ago .
Just the other day, he had an audience with demon king-sama when he went to the capital .
Amazing .
So influential .
How many times has father met with demon king-sama?
As expected of father .
Ah, he can’t retire now for sure .
You still have to work hard .
I won’t let you meet my son or daughter if you retire soon .
By the way, the Big Tree Village is the one responsible for the growth of the Goroun Company these past few years .
I thought that it was some sort of secret code at first .
I thought that the other party is something that can cause public concern to the demon king’s kingdom so we can’t have a public deal with them .
Crops I’ve never seen before are delivered one after another .
However, father insists that that village really exists .
Said that it is located at the center of the forest of death .
Said that the blood-sucking princess, the angel of annihilation, the angels of holocaust, high elves, onis, lizardmen, elder dwarves, dragons… . .
Horde of demon spiders and pack of inferno wolves are living in that village .
…… .
What kind of fairy tale is he making?
He probably wants to intimidate his rivals but I think he should make a more believable story .
Though I’m a bit sad that he’s not telling me the truth, I know that he must have his reasons for not telling me .
It really doesn’t bother me .
I trust my father and I know that he’s doing his best for the company .
When he knew that I was doubting him, he tied me up and brought me to the gate-keeper dragon’s nest .
I’m sorry .
I’m sorry for doubting you .
I never thought that the gate-keeper dragon even serves tea to his guests .
What a valuable experience .
This tea is great .
Ah, this came from Big Tree Village?
Hahaha
After that, I am now convinced that Big Tree Village exists .
Therefore, don’t take me to that village . Being brought to the gate-keeper dragon’s nest is enough .
It is mentally challenging that I need to change my underwear given my age .
This is something that my wife, my son, and my daughter must never know .
One day, when I was working seriously, my father called for me .
It is an immediate summon .
This is unusual .
My always calm father is obviously panicking… . what on earth happened?
「Village chief of Big Tree Village has come to this city . 」
… . .
Ah, father is the only person in charge of things related to that place .
Do your best .
It was the first time in a long time that father gave me an arm lock .
Jo-joke, it was a joke .
I’ll help you, get off, get off!
It will be frustrating if I’m the only one involved so I called for my cousin Tito and Randy .
Ah, Milford too .
He’s reliable .
He’s someone we can count on .
I’m not sure if we need the ability of this former rank six adventurer but I have no choice!
Alright, he gave a good reply .
Now, I have to tell them the situation .
We need to look for a person named village chief .
Get on your own mount and let’s start searching .
Hnn?
You don’t know what village chief looks like?
That’s alright .
He is being accompanied by a beastkin warrior Gulf .
Right .
The champion of the martial arts tournament .
He is also called swordgod .
Easy, right?
And it’s not like they’re going to escape .
They are not our enemies .
Just use him as a landmark .
Gulf is famous so he is easy to find .
This morning, there was a disturbance at the east gate?
Thus, he is currently covering his face .
Then, he can’t be our landmark?
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Don’t panic .
Gulf is wearing a bright red mantle .
Got it?
Let’s go .
Village chief’s destination is Big Roof Shashaato in the north .
Big Roof Shashaato?
It was that recently completed building .
Father personally talked to the merchant’s guild for it… . it is a store that sells curry .
I went there yesterday .
I don’t know who gave it the name Big Roof Shashaato or why it is named that way .
If I’m not mistaken, it is only a temporary name in order to register it at the merchant’s guild .
Is he already at the store?
That might be the case .
… . there’s no signboard yet so I guess no .
Okay, so village chief’s destination is the curry store but he hasn’t arrived yet .
It is very likely that he doesn’t know where this store is located .
In other words, he’s lost .
Looking at father, he’s saying something like if we can’t find him soon, we will be in danger .
Ah, don’t exaggerate .
Village chief won’t even face danger here .
Ehto… . why are you comparing him to demon king-sama’s daughter… . you want me to think that the one missing is royal princess-sama?
Surely if royal princess-sama got lost, we will face demon king-sama’s anger .
We’re in that kind of danger?
Okay, that’s really something serious .
I’m glad that I understand now .
Let’s do our best in searching .
We were able to join him safely .
Great .
Village chief-san seems to be considerably close to father .
He seems to be a gentle person .
But no matter how I look at him, he looks like a normal human .
Is this person really the village chief of Big Tree Village?
No, I shouldn’t doubt it .
Throw all my doubts .
Gulf is right next to village chief and he perfectly obeys his command .
That alone means he’s no ordinary person .
I was right .
A riot broke out as soon as we reached Big Roof Shashaato and village chief settled it immediately .
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TN: Sounds awful but that’s how it is written in engrish so not gonna change it .
What the, how skillful is he?
Moreover, he gave instructions one after another and opened the curry store in no time .
Is he really a village chief of a village?
Could he be a member of an old company?
Tito, Randy, and Milford are already acting as his subordinates .
His calculation speed is also extraordinary .
He’s also used to handling people .
But I would like to ask… . . where did those people come from?
Aren’t those onis?
In other words, they brought them here from the village?
Also, those on that side are not ordinary elves… . high elves?
The man eater?
Why are they acting like carpenters?
And there’s also these elves with different skin tone, they are even bossing around Gulf… .
And why is he making father stay at his side?
Ah, he’s not that knowledgeable with the circumstances of this city?
I see .
He knows what he lacks and he was able to supplement it… . .
What an amazing person .
Though I’m a little conflicted when he offers to sell the curry for free in order to settle the trouble earlier . That’s too much .
It’s like throwing food .
He also didn’t just attract the customers, he also attracted the owners of the neighboring businesses .
And I, as a member of the Goroun Company, stepped forward to negotiate .
The big cloths that village chief asked Tito’s group to prepare were laid on the floor and served as markers .
Seeing those laid on the floor, one can easily imagine the space for rent .
A town was made in the store in no time .
This is the perfect example of someone using the power of concept .
Village chief, aren’t you too amazing?
As for what happened, the Goroun Company benefitted too .
It is not money .
It is knowledge .
We were taught with a new concept of business .
Gathering customers by gathering stores .
When businesses of the same type gather, the result is completely different from everyone’s expectations which is sales drop .
You can compare this to a festival .
When similar stalls form a line, they will gather customers .
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It is also applicable in our daily lives .
The same thing can happen anywhere .
But the Goroun Company only learned of this now .
Even so, this is a great fortune .
Even the small things they’ve done are great ideas .
Since there are illiterate customers, make a menu with pictures .
Customers don’t need to calculate themselves since the clerk will do that for them .
Even if you’re not eating, you can sit on a table you want and you can even get free water . This will surely attract customers .
There is also a gaming area . There are games with charge and games with no charge but looking at people happily playing is satisfying enough .
The money exchange office doesn’t make sense but it is probably not a bad thing because all of the sales of all the stores here will increase with this setup .
TN: Money exchange office = where you buy token/exchange ticket for prizes in an arcade .
Though it is already expected, the slots for stalls where you can exchange money as their main business is limited .
Also, there’s a stage .
There will certainly be people who’ll use it .
Therefore, a theatrical or a musical play can be performed here .
I already thought of calling some famous orchestra or theatrical company but I hold myself back .
In any case, anyone who can rent it can use it .
The first performance there was a drama formed by the wives of the neighborhood .
I can’t give it a good compliment but everyone excitedly watches it .
It can also be used as a place for presentation .
Never thought that it has a lot of uses .
Great .
「Father, I feel like I’m still immature . 」
「That’s normal, I think so too . 」
「I need to be more passionate… . by the way, can I ask you one thing?」
「What is it?」
「That person at the last lane… . . could I be mistaken?」
Demon king-sama?
「That person is the chief magistrate . There is no need to mind it . Put your heart on the match . Do your best . 」
「… . . I-I understand . 」
Big Roof Shashaato, Bowling tournament .
I’ll do my best to claim victory .
I got third place .
The first place is a regular customer of this store .
He’s good .
I’ll just have to move on .
Haa .
It seems like the tournament attracted more people by giving showing them a goal .
It is really a good learning experience .
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