446. Signs of being popular
No matter what, let’s take the midterms and go on the expedition.
Most of the party members thought so, and I agreed with them.
Well, that’s it.
There are about two weeks left until the midterms.
If I were to suggest going on an expedition at a time like this, Eve would try to kill me.
I can’t just die that easily.
So.
‘During the midterm exam period, any party gatherings are prohibited.’
A message was sent to everyone.
After everyone replied that they understood, I sat in the convenience store and became lost in thought.
Are you not taking the midterm exam?
“Everyone has already guaranteed you a good grade, so what’s there to worry about?”
There are professors who raise your grade automatically if you tell them you will be given a seat later.
and.
“Oh, you don’t have to worry about your little brother’s grades, right?”
“I see.”
Piltia, who is not a party member but can be met anytime, said so with a smile, and I nodded as well.
“You don’t have to worry about your grades this time. It’s up to your older sister to decide how to give you grades!”
“hmm.”
“But what about the other children? I can only give it to my younger sibling.”
Piltia smiled as she stroked my head.
Ha. You’re really looking at me like a kid.
but···.
“So, what I mean is that I will be the only one to receive the highest grade. Is that what I should understand?”
“That’s right.”
i get it.
You can pat my head as much as you want.
in other words.
In fact, even if you take all the tests for this midterm exam, there will be no problem with the grades shown. That’s what I’m saying.
“···It’s been a while, I guess I should take it easy.”
“Haha. That’s a good idea.”
If I think about it, a lot has happened.
There were more than one or two things that made me tired, such as running a convenience store and studying at the same time, as well as running parties and going on expeditions.
Therefore, I plan to take this opportunity to take a leisurely cruise around Zephyr and relax for a bit.
“Have a nice trip, little brother. Have a nice dream.”
okay.
Because I’ve been living too busy.
***
“Wolfram! Our store is 80 items behind in Red Wolf stock this week!”
“We have 100!”
“Students are always looking for me as they return to their dorms! If I tell them no, they threaten me, saying they know what I’ve hidden! Please help me!”
···I had that dream.
A dream of leisurely going on a trip while thinking, “It’s midterm season, but heroes don’t study for exams.”
but···.
My journey was a journey to the store, and there was no freedom anywhere.
But, Philtia, there was no paradise there either.
The merchants from the last festival joint union looked at me with bright eyes as they waited for me.
fast.
No, it’s too fast.
The effectiveness of Red Wolf is certain, but it is ridiculous that rumors like this are spreading.
In just four days, demand is reaching hundreds, if not thousands of bottles per day?
What on earth happened?
“Why, why are they selling like this?”
“Are you really asking because you don’t know? Eve, Miss Mille-feuille, and the other chiefs and second chiefs, this is the only drink they’ve had these past few days.”
“······However.”
“He blurted out something like, ‘Oh, I guess Red Wolf helps me focus. The convenience store makes it and the street vendors nearby carry it, so it’s easy to get.’”
“···I see.”
Among the party members, Regina is probably the only one who is good at acting, but is that why she acted like that?
You guys···!
“Okay, just wait. Get in line. I’ll put it in your hands as soon as it’s made.”
“Yes, yes!”
“There’s just a problem.”
“What, what’s the problem? Is it the raw materials?”
“No, the ingredients are fine.”
The most basic potion making recipe involves three steps: ‘any herb,’ ‘any water,’ and ‘enchantment.’
In other words, you pick all the herbs you find on the roadside, mix them with any water, and then give them the magical power engraved on the Madongseok, and voila, it’s complete.
And we also created a process to make this happen automatically.
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For this, Speaker and Ayla worked very hard. The golems did all the work, including making potions using black crystals.
“If we supply it with all our might, we should have enough for a thousand bottles a day.”
“Well, then what’s the problem?”
“There is no illness.”
“yes?”
“That’s why. There is no such thing as an empty bottle. Don’t you know that an empty bottle isn’t free?”
“······ah!”
In fact, large-scale manufacturing processes, magic stones, and magic crystals can be made by pouring magic power into them, but the empty bottles themselves can only be made one at a time by Ayla or Spica.
The estimate is about 100 bottles a day. Five hundred bottles over the five days of midterms.
Ayla and Spica made 250 empty bottles for each other.
But now, the situation is such that they are demanding a thousand bottles a day.
What to do if there are no empty bottles.
“I, I didn’t think about that. If there were no empty bottles···.”
“I guess there’s nothing I can do. I guess I’ll have to tell the students that I can’t sell it.”
Consumables such as empty bottles are more valuable than you might think, so the recovery rate is low.
In the first place, the bottle itself was designed to have its magic power run out and disappear after a week, so there is no concern that it could be abused.
anyway.
What should I do if I don’t have a disease?
Should I give up here?
Should I give up this opportunity to promote my convenience store?
No, that can’t be.
If there is no way, make it.
There is some way.
What method···.
After thinking about it for a long time.
“If you’re in trouble, I’m here for you! Wolfram!”
“···Aila?”
“I will turn the entire world into my enemy to protect you! Here comes Ayla Tristar!”
With a sound effect of “Ta-da!” from behind your back.
As if imitating Nephthys’ transformation pose.
Ayla Tristar was standing there, looking this way, smiling.
“···I think they said gathering of party members was prohibited.”
“Of course! But didn’t I tell you not to use convenience stores?”
“That may be true, but···.”
“Why do I have to ask permission to come into my building?”
As I look at Ayla smiling brightly while saying that, I can’t help but laugh in vain.
“Yeah. That’s true too.”
“And, if the tenant is having trouble, the building owner can help, right?”
“That’s also right.”
“Okay. Then tell me. I’ll help you with anything I can to help this building owner!”
“······.”
“Ah. Is it too much of a stranger thing? Party members… are prohibited from gathering, and guests and hosts… are even more stranger-like. So…”
“partner.”
“···Hoohoo. Yes! That’s right. Partner. Your first partner. And your one and only fiancée. Please confide in me about your worries!”
“······Okay. Then I will rely on you.”
I recited what I had thought and asked Ayla if it was possible, and Ayla laughed and said that it was definitely possible.
good.
“The rest is just my own effort. I’m sorry, Ayla. You can help me up to here and then go back.”
“Oh my, why are you saying that? Hehe. Since we’re partners, we have to help each other until the end!”
“······thanks.”
***
And until that night, we suffered from hard labor.
It wasn’t that I struggled to find a solution, it was the solution itself that was the problem.
In fact, the solution was simple.
If you don’t have a bottle, just have them prepare one.
in other words.
Ayla uses the principle of a water purifier to create a water dispenser that gushes out water at the push of a button.
And place it in each store.
Now, I’ve miniaturized the potion making vessel and filled it with about five hundred bottles. I’ll place it on the Black King’s ship and distribute it to each store.
If there is not enough, the merchants place another order and Patrasche drives the Black King to deliver it.
Then, each store will have a ‘Red Wolf Waterer’ and from then on, students will be able to procure their own bottles, and the cost of the bottles will be deducted.
This is the calculation that came from the idea of creating a beverage water dispenser called Red Wolf, just like placing a hot water purifier for cup ramen in each convenience store.
It was reasonable.
However, it was an unreasonably heavy workload.
Ayla was busy making things, and I had to exert myself moving things.
Patrasche helped him, but although he could use telekinesis, he had feet instead of hands, so he couldn’t do delicate work.
Other merchants also joined in to help, but since each item was unusually heavy, they calculated that they would not be able to finish it all today.
“Can you do it, Wolfram?”
“I guess I have no choice.”
“···I spoke weakly, which is unusual for me! Come on! Let’s do it!”
“hmm.”
To be honest, it was too much work for just the two of us.
This is the first time that Wolfram von Lohengrin has considered ‘giving up’.
but.
“Oh! I’ll do that! The Royal Guard is there to help in times like this.”
“Wolfram! I heard you’re doing something fun! It’s a shame you left out Ludika! Should I move this over here?”
“Senior! I’ve processed all the ordering documents! I’ve even contacted each company to tell them to set up a location for the water dispensers!”
“Ah, he really is a useless man. He can’t keep his word, he’s pathetic. Anyway, Ma Dong-seok’s magic power is enough, right? No. It doesn’t have to be enough. I just charged it all up.”
“Your Majesty, my swamp magic is best suited to converting magical power into physical force and transporting it.”
The party guys noticed at some point and came to help everyone.
This is an unbelievable speed. I, as the party leader, am the only one with the ability to ‘detect danger to party members’.
Then how···.
“Aila. Did you contact me?”
“No? I could have, but… there’s no way Wolfram would want that, right?”
···.
As expected, he’s a guy who knows me well.
then···.
When I looked at the party members, they all smiled faintly.
“Isn’t the most dangerous thing to happen when parties decide not to contact each other?”
Everyone nodded, starting with Nephthy’s words.
Rudika followed Nephthy’s movements with interest, and Mille-Feuille said that she thought that an accident would definitely happen while managing the order documents. Regina said that she followed Ayla after seeing her disappear.
and.
“Huh. You’re a target of attention, so it’s only natural that they’d watch your every move. They always know where your party members are going.”
“···I see.”
Finally, when Eve blushed slightly, averted her gaze, and snorted, I couldn’t help but laugh.
I see.
Even without me directing them, they are now looking at each other.
The party didn’t revolve around me, but it got to the point where if one person was in trouble, someone else would notice.
And then, in the middle of the night, all the work was done.
A sore back, aching head, trembling legs and weak arms.
My whole body screamed that I was going to die, but my heart was still filled with the feeling that I had done it.
“It’s over, huh?”
“Yes…! We finished it!”
Although Ayla spoke as a representative, a faint smile appeared on everyone’s lips, even if it wasn’t necessarily her.
I did it.
It wasn’t me who ordered it, it was you who stepped forward on your own.
It wasn’t me who asked them to join, it was someone else who noticed someone’s trouble, and then someone else followed suit.
Yes. I have overcome one wall.
【Party Quest Completed】
【Perfect performance was achieved under conditions of high reliability of the power supply.】
【Party rank increases.】
【All users can send ‘party messages’ without any restrictions.】
And then, as if the system was praising our efforts, it opened up a system.
‘Ah, can you hear me?’
‘I can’t hear it, but I can see it. Nephthys.’
‘Ah. I see. Party messages are not something you hear, they’re something you see!’
‘I can talk to Wolfram with my voice!’
‘We can do that too. There is no one who can’t speak. Ayla Tristar.’
‘Huh? Well, Regina Ciela. You’re right. But that’s not it···.’
‘Ahaha. It’s amazing that I can recognize who the letters are when they’re floating around in front of my eyes!’
All the party members left messages while chatting away.
‘Anyway, it’s good that this function exists, but… please don’t misuse it for tests or anything like that.’
At the end, I saw Eve’s warning and closed my eyes slightly.
I see.
This is the proof of true friendship.
A symbol of fellowship. A sign that everyone is together.
A fantasy system that only popular kids use.
“hmm.”
Is this a group chat?
