𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟗: 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐧
Travel is by carriage.
Of course, it’s not a shared one but a private one.
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The Adventurers’ Guild, the Supreme God Church, the Magic Society, all insist on providing their own and wouldn’t yield, so as a result of a fair lottery draw, it was decided to use the double-horse carriage owned by the Guild.
I wonder why they are so stubborn about such a thing.
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But we should just walk.
We have legs given by our parents, after all.
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Traveling by carriage means that the inns where we’ll be staying will have to be high-class ones with horse stables, right? It’s a waste of money.
Not that it’s coming out of my wallet.
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“I apologize for having the great Strategist do the driving.”
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Says Jennifer, who sits next to the driver’s seat.
I could have believed her words if she hadn’t been smiling.
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Ah, the person in charge from the Adventurers’ Guild is Jennifer. From the Supreme God Church, it’s Priest Akashia. From the Magic Society, it’s Guide Margarita. And, for some reason, Secretary Jeenika from the royal court who offered to come along.
They are all women of a certain age, as if on purpose.
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What kind of torture is this?
Nine out of ten are women, right?
Isn’t that enough to make one cry?
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Plus, they even hold a lottery to decide who sits next to me when I’m driving.
Don’t push it onto each other. It’s too pitiful. Mainly for me.
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“But really, it’s too stingy of the royal government to send someone. They should have prepared their own escort.”
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They have a fine army, after all.
If we’re going to Milt, then we might as well take Jeenika along, but I’m not sure if our king is being efficient or just stingy.
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“Even someone like you, Lionel, can’t see your own back.”
“What’s that?”
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I tilt my head at Jennifer’s words.
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“We can’t just go to Milt and be done with it, can we? We have to at least go to Piran.”
“Oh, that’s true.”
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It’s a two-day journey from Milt to Piran.
If we’re that close, we can’t just not pay a visit to Zachalant.
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If they accompany us on that, then the Guild, the Church, the Association, and the Government will all get to know Lord Piran in private.
This will be very advantageous compared to other organizations in future official talks.
It’s all about networking.
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And through Zachalant, there might even be an introduction to Demon King Ingral. Even if that’s hoping for too much, there’s no doubt that it will at least be a topic of conversation.
That’s a connection too.
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“You really know how to seize an opportunity. It’s true what they say about big organizations not missing a beat.”
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I’m impressed.
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“If that were all there was to it, they wouldn’t send only women.”
“Huh? What was that?”
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The sound of hooves and wheels can drown out small voices.
Speak clearly, will you?
When I asked again, for some reason Jennifer laughed.
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“It’s not good to ask everything, Mr. Strategist. It’s better to think for yourself.”
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Oh, boy.
She’s being really mean.
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A horse-drawn carriage is much faster than traveling on foot.
What would take ten days to reach Milt, can be done in half the time, just five days.
Basically, we’re proceeding by skipping one inn.
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We depart in the morning, have lunch at the next inn, and then stay at the following inn.
Typically, I hold the reins until noon, then someone from [Hope] takes over.
During our brief rest every hour, the person sitting next to me changes.
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“Compared to the last time we traveled, the inns seem much busier.”
“The preliminary survey has begun, and those who are eager have already started migrating to Milt.”
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Around lunch on the fourth day, while enjoying skewered beef, Meisha expressed her admiration.
She commented that the taste of the food has significantly improved.
I wonder how her taste memory works.
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In any case, it’s evidence that circulation has improved and that the population is increasing.
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As the number of people coming and going increases, so does the profitability of customer service businesses.
That’s why the number of eateries increases.
And within that, there’s competition – competing on taste, price, or quantity, the owners have to think about various strategies.
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“They are already migrating? That’s quite eager.”
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Meisha, wide-eyed.
The plan for the construction of the metropolis is set, but construction has not yet started.
Even the territory layout is still in the making.
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But you know, those with keen foresight, they start moving at this stage, not when everyone else starts.
For instance, they might swiftly establish a large restaurant or inn.
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Then, the person in charge of the layout might say, “Let’s build the restaurant district around this area.” Hence, they can suddenly secure a central position.
It’s a classic case of early investment.
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“Then, we should have had our clan house built in Milt.”
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She puckers her lips and tilts her head.
A beauty shouldn’t pose like that.
About ninety percent of men would misunderstand it as an invitation and pounce.
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“The ones who insisted on building it there were you, remember?”
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I shrugged my shoulders in resignation.
If I had known about the plan for New Milt City, I would have thought it better to move our base there.
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Really, no one can predict the future.
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