004. Who am I? “Third-rate convenience store owner” (2)
Phil agreed to give me everything in the grocery store, including the deposit, and I would trade the sword and the clothes.
If there’s any loss, it’s a little bigger on my side.
Because I also got the price of the kendo clothes appraised by Maestro and Yggdrasil.
Since ‘Wolfram’ won’t buy it, I’ll buy it if Phil tries to sell it.
Anyway, for that price alone, you’ll end up with 20 million won in change after buying groceries from this store.
Rather, it is to the point where Phil is embarrassed.
“Hmm. I see too much profit.”
“Then please leave some.”
No, now I looked around the inside of the grocery store as the former manager said.
It’s clean and neatly organized, and the shelves are neatly organized.
It feels like they tried hard to run it.
However, the fact that there weren’t many items was a drawback.
If the black bread is about to spoil, then I’ve said it all
“There is a bit of a problem.”
“hmm···.”
Phil nodded. There were too few items to begin with.
All I have is a hundred or so low-grade healing potions and… some other common commodities. Maybe a pen, some paper, some black bread, and some water?
As I stared blankly at the object, Phil scratched the back of his head and laughed.
“The quality or quantity of the items themselves aren’t bad, but they’re a bit old.”
“···?”
What are you talking about, you punk?
Are you opening your mouth to try to recover even a little of your principal?
“This isn’t bad?”
“···Okay. Let’s do this. Do you need the next item order fee? I have five million Lin right now. I’ll give that to you.”
“···hmm.”
So the actual acquisition cost is 75 million lin?
Considering the deposit and prepaid monthly rent for this convenience store, the price is somewhat reasonable.
I got the certificate for a tenfold increase in value, but I couldn’t get it back even if I held it.
“Okay. Let’s do that.”
I nodded. I felt like this would work out somehow.
From now on, Wolfram’s glorious revival begins.
“Oh, that’s right. The building owner said he wanted to be present in the contract.”
“?”
no.
Let’s get started, okay?
***
Building owner?
It is rare for the building owner to be present in person when signing a contract for a small store like this.
Is Phil a huge tycoon?
No, I don’t remember anyone like that.
Then why sign a contract for such a small store···.
“When I told you my name, you said you’d come right away. You’re quite a friendly person.”
···I see.
A kind person who is interested enough in the beginnings of Wolfram von Lohengrin.
A face flashed through my mind, but I quickly shook my head.
She is the type of person who makes money on her own and is not in need of money because of the power she has.
“Who is it?”
“You’ll know when you see it. Anyway, I’m going to get my money back. Take care.”
No, tell me, kid.
I looked at him, but Phil left, saying he was going to return the items.
And he never came back.
···
······.
“no.”
If you’re a person crazy about justice like Eve… what would you do if you were told to get out of the building?
Am I really finished?
I was in a good state when you came to Yeonggeul’s life, but you’re making me feel better like this?
And the moment the landlord, who was above the Creator and was the judge of this transaction, entered the grocery store, my eyes widened.
“It’s a little late.”
“uh···,”
I studied her face carefully.
There is no doubt.
“······.”
A beauty that is dry but cannot be hidden.
Her long black hair, which reaches down to her waist, sways, and her eyes, reminiscent of dark amethyst, are cold and sunken.
A face that at first glance appears unmotivated. Or expressionless. A complete poker face.
There are eyes with unreadable expressions.
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Ayla Tristar
The second daughter of the Tristar Countess and the second in her third year at the Ministry of Magic.
Named characters I know.
Her detailed specs, status, and skills came flooding back to me, and I could even read parts of the settings book.
A monster with a birth magic power of 19.
The second daughter of a merchant family that controls 20% of the commercial area of the Lohengrin Empire.
A huge brain.
The power to use tier 3 magic already.
As I scroll down the memory lane in my head, past all that, one sentence glows faintly in the very corner.
“You’ve really hit rock bottom, Wolfram.”
The mid-boss of Act 3 of the Merchant Route.
“Is there anything left for you to use me for?”
“Ayla.”
And, Wolfram’s fiancee.
***
When people encounter something unexpected, their thoughts stop and they become speechless.
Two days after becoming Wolfram von Lohengrin, he was on the verge of collapse.
From being a school refugee to being unemployed,
But I can say for sure that this moment is the most surprising.
Wouldn’t you be surprised if a fiancée you don’t remember suddenly appears?
“Just say something, Wolfram.”
“······.”
I stared at her.
So, the owner of the new corner building I moved into is my fiancée and the mid-story boss?
Wow, this is crazy. Why is the difficulty so high? It’d be easier to fight the final boss with your fists.
“···I heard the story.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I heard you got cut. Student body president.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
A full body hug would hurt less than this.
“So I was quite surprised when I first heard that the new tenant’s name was you.”
“······.”
“You’re still at the Academy. The Wolfram I knew would have run away because he couldn’t stand the humiliation.”
“······.”
“Did you not go out because you were afraid of being avenged by the cards you discarded?”
Wow, it’s true that you are my fiancé.
How do you know Wolfram so well?
“Answer me, Wolfram. Why did you stay? And why did you come to me?”
“······You came looking for me?”
“Huh. Isn’t buying this grocery store a sign to me? A request to save you? Or an order?”
“······.”
“A man whose only interest was ambition, lost his place to his sister, and went all the way to rely on his fiancée? How far will he fall? Wolfram von Lohengrin.”
Stop. Stop. Wait. Hey, just wait. Let me think about it.
Anyway, I don’t know how much hatred you have for Wolfram. Go and ask Wolfram about it.
“Anyway, this deal is not happening. Please disappear before it gets any uglier.”
“······.”
No, that’s difficult.
I can’t give you that.
If you go out, it’s a knife ending.
It’s called zombie resurrection
My younger sister died from a stroke.
“Ayla Tristar.”
“What is it?”
Ayla is the mid-boss of Act 3.
His main specialties are black magic and crystal magic.
It’s pretty tough based on Act 3.
Her fighting power now and then won’t be much different, so if she gives it her all, I’ll die here.
But I also have a weapon called thought.
With no stamina or magic power and only death threats lurking around, Wolfram must use his mind as a weapon and make the best decisions possible to survive.
Let’s not stop thinking.
Jeffrin’s characters are so vibrant, and fortunately, I know most of them.
A dialogue script with the character flowed through my head.
[Act 3, Scene 2. The Witch of Rebellion. The Lady of Ambition.]
What was Ayla’s character like?
Ambition. And chuunibyou.
The conclusion has been reached.
Immediately afterwards, I leaned back in my chair, interlocked my fingers, smiled leisurely, and opened my mouth.
“That’s funny.”
“···What did you say?”
“Was this building yours? It’s not a good idea to invest in a building like this.”
“Ha! Nonsense!”
Yeah, that’s the kind of line Aila should say.
Aila is an ambitious, or in other words, evil young lady who is the embodiment of second-year middle school syndrome.
He often says things that seem plausible, and he seems plausible and actually cool, but when you look at him from the side, he’s so serious that he looks like he’s in the second year of middle school. He’s also full of ambition.
So, if you pretend to be a great person and match that, you can have a conversation to some extent.
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“That’s a cheap lie. There’s no way you didn’t know. Didn’t you come here because you thought this building was mine?”
“Do I have to remember even this insignificant building, Wolfram von Lohengrin?”
“······.”
“Listen carefully, Ayla. I had no idea who this building belonged to until just now. If this sounds like a lie, then you are blind and deaf. I am Wolfram, and I am the prince of this country.”
“Okay, let’s believe that it’s true. Then why are you taking over this grocery store?
Are you going to do it?
This is where it gets tricky.
Take a breath, snap your fingers, a smile on your lips. A burst of arrogance.
“For my ambition.”
“Ambition···?”
First of all, let me start with the words that I love so much about Ayla.
The chapter name is “The Witch of Rebellion” for nothing. Could it be “The Lady of Ambition”?
Her characteristics as a boss are countless subordinates, and they are all talented without exception.
“I didn’t let anything go.”
“Nothing, not a single thing···?”
“Yes. My ambition starts now. That’s why I wanted to get this grocery store.”
“···What on earth is this grocery store?”
“Shadows must hide in the most secret places.”
“Ha! That’s nonsense with no plan···!”
As you say that, why are you hiding your face and shaking your hands? Honestly, aren’t you curious too? The atmosphere is awesome right now?
You can just hit the pinpoint here.
“There is a plan.”
Next, let’s come up with a plausible plan.
Ayla would love to die.
“······Joe, okay. Tell me. Quickly. Let me hear how.”
“No, I can’t say.”
“What are you talking about? That’s just nonsense…”
“Because you are not on my side right now.”
“······Ugh!”
As she said that, Ayla clenched her fists. She really likes this kind of thing.
“There is no reason to leak information to someone who is not on my side. Go back.”
“···Don’t you know that I can give you the building and kick you out at any time?”
“What a third-rate threat.”
“Ugh! Joe, okay. Will you let me know if I’m on your side?”
okay?
Then it’s not bad.
Let’s see. If Ayla takes your side, you will be transformed into a tenant who is on good terms with the building owner.
Anyway, I don’t need to do anything great. What Ayla expects from me is ‘Wolfram who hasn’t lost his ambition’.
Wolfram’s ambition is probably the lottery. No, not that lottery. To return to being the student council president.
Then where should we look?
“I will get my hands on the talents.”
“···Talents are coming into your arms? Do you know who they are?”
“I know. Starting with the druid girl you cherish so much, there is a child among the new students of the Ministry of Magic who specializes in fire magic. There is also a student in the Knights Club who shows the potential to become a future swordsman.”
“···How is that.”
“Ayla. Ayla Tristar. Who am I?”
“Wolfram…Wolfram von Lohengrin. The expelled student council president.”
“Yeah. I was the student body president. The former student body president. But do you think I would have just been kicked out?”
“···What, you say?”
“My eyes are everywhere in the Academy. Rather, since Eve has usurped my throne, I have the opportunity to rule this Academy from the shadows.”
“······You think that’s possible for you? Eve von Lohengrin has a cause. She’s the student council president of justice, and her rebellion is successful?”
“Treason is most secret, most silent, most grand.”
“·········!!!”
At my words, Ayla’s expression hardened noticeably.
This was the conclusion I came to after thinking about it for a long time.
“treason.”
“okay.”
She said the most heartbreaking thing ever.
‘Treason’ is her identity as a boss.
[Oh, treason is committed in the most secret places, most quietly, and with the greatest results.]
This line was her signature line in Act 3. I wrote it first. Sorry. I have to live too.
“You. You···. Still···.”
Ayla bit her finger and looked at me with annoyance.
I guess it must be because he feels so wronged that his face is red.
ruler.
As you can see, Ayla hates Wolfram, but at the same time ‘knows him very well.’
In her, Wolfram is a hapless, arrogant, and proud man.
Now she thinks Wolfram has taken her place from her sister and has come to her in hopes of salvation. So she despises him.
At the same time, there was another hint in her words.
The point is that ‘ambition was tolerable.’
Well then, in order to survive now, we have to show that the tough Wolfram is not dead yet.
“···I can’t believe it.”
“I never asked you to believe it.”
“What, you say?”
“Faith is an empty word. It is the most trivial of words, and results come first.”
“······.”
“I won’t ask for your help. Just don’t interfere. If you do, I’ll just get rid of you too.”
“······.”
Ayla stared into my eyes, then stood up. Then she glared at me with contempt.
“Your arrogant attitude remains the same even when you’re stuck in the gutter. I’ll be watching to see when you break, Wolfram.”
I waved my hands arrogantly until the end.
She gritted her teeth at the sight and strode toward the door, and I called out to her as she was about to leave.
“Before we go, what are we going to do with this grocery store?”
“······If you pay a fair price, there is nothing that cannot be sold. That is our Tristar family.”
“I see. It’s worth it. Take it.”
After that, Ayla left, and I looked at the spot where she had been for a while, then leaned back and said, “Whew.”
“Wow, I thought this was going to be f*cked up.”
I covered my face with both hands and sighed deeply.
“Somehow, he managed to open his mouth and make it sound plausible.”
Am I an apostle of rebellion? Are you crazy?
I’m sorry to Ayla, but I’m a person who likes peace, tranquility, and stability.
I’m going to save up money at a grocery store, get my diploma, learn a skill, and live in the countryside.
“···Ah. I’m tired.”
He was an unpopular figure to the student body president who was leading the next government.
All the other races are shunning me.
We also need to figure out how to revive this run-down grocery store.
I pretended to be a great traitor in front of my mid-boss fiancee, and I have to keep up that concept in front of her from now on.
Still.
Now I am alive.
Even though it’s a wasteland, there’s food to eat right away, and even though it’s cramped and cramped, you can still sleep in the staff room.
I looked at my watch and it was past midnight.
Tomorrow, which I thought would never come, has already become today.
then.
“Tomorrow, let’s survive again tomorrow.”
In this convenience store, let’s survive and live again.
Thinking like that, I turned off my exhausted mind and went to sleep.
