All Warriors Are My Disciples

33. Four!

“Kiruk?”

This was the sound from the snout of the secret merchant.

“Master?”

This was a sigh from Iris’ mouth.

If you want to find something in common between the two.

It must be the part where both the secret merchant and Iris are mixed with a sense of absurdity.

“Guest. Are you kidding me?”

“It’s not a joke, it’s a serious bargain. Not two, four.”

“Kiruk! Is that nonsense? What a deal! Even a goblin can do all those basic calculations!”

“Four.”

“You can’t sell it! Are you doing something that didn’t exist! Are you asking me to leave right now!”

He gets up from his seat as if he’s really angry and pushes me away.

But there’s nothing wrong with a little goblin getting angry.

Rather, I stuck my head in front of the secret merchant.

“Hey!”

“Four.”

“Oh, is that nonsense!”

As if that couldn’t be the case, the secret merchant screamed.

I must have been scared since I just lost my energy a little bit.

Nevertheless, seeing as he endured, it seems that things are definitely good.

“Master! What the hell are you doing!”

Iris urgently grabs my hand.

She must have been very embarrassed, and her face clearly showed that she was not embarrassed at all.

“Why are you doing this, disciple?”

“You’re so weird right now!”

“What? Oh, this now?”

Watching Iris nod her head makes her heart ache.

Being a hero is never about being nice.

Sometimes you have to go out with a bit of force and assert your rights.

“Two magic stones are said to be one, so why raise it to four!”

“… Follow me for a moment, you damn disciple.”

Dragging Iris to her side.

After falling enough to not be heard by the secret merchant, he gave an explanation.

Why is a merchant a merchant? He is a merchant because he pursues profit.

Seeing that he says he can give you up to two magic stones for one, he still makes a profit.

I guarantee you, you’ll probably have more than double your margins.

It was said that a skilled mercenary or knight could catch an intermediate level monster.

Couldn’t such people have a single merchant with whom they have a kite?

Everyone sells magic stones to merchants they know one by one, and that’s how a monopoly naturally arises.

There are many people who are looking for magic stones, but the supply is limited.

The supply plan is to sell manastones to control the demand for manastones.

That’s why magic stones that don’t go through them are naturally sold at a high price.

“Do you understand? Seeing the magic stone that this master held out, he said he would give you two as a favor, but in reality, it is a magic stone with a value that can be received even four.”

“Ah….”

“It’s something that the monster you risked your life to defeat vomited up. Do you want to use it sparingly?”

“… But merchants are those who seek profit. I will hardly make a profit, so shall I sell it?”

“We have to deal with that part again from now on.”

A mediocre merchant simply sees immediate ‘profit’.

But he is a merchant who knows how to see the future.

“Hey, goblins.”

“You can never sell it! Aren’t you going to do business with people you can’t communicate with?”

“Noisy, listen to me. It will do no harm to you.”

“Is it a loss to have already wasted so much time!”

“Think carefully. Where did you get this magic stone? Maybe I was lucky enough to pick it up on the road?”

This is nonsense.

Magic stones are not something you can get by digging the ground like minerals.

And it won’t come out even if you kill a hundred low-level monsters.

It is a by-product of their death that only intermediate level monsters and above vomit when they die.

“… Are you a mercenary? Or are you a knight?”

“Neither of them. And above both of them.”

“Does that sound like a lie? Is that nonsense?”

“If not? What if I could throw a few magic stones at you every chance I get?”

“….”

I continued as I tossed the magic stone in my hand into the air.

“You know that. There is a certain number of people who supply magic stones and who meet the demand. There are many people who need magic stones, but they hold the price and won’t lower it. That’s why the price of the magic stones that are sometimes sold on the black market are quite expensive.”

Since it is a black market, it is difficult to get a price equal to the list price.

However, suppliers are charging expensive fees for those who are not their fixed sources of supply.

In other words, it is much more profitable to sell directly than through them.

“Kiruk. Do I know that?”

“You can sell this magic stone anyway. And you might benefit. On the other hand, you can’t sell the items you own right now that quickly. Most of the items from the ancient kingdom are difficult to handle, and in some cases they are cursed, so those in the know don’t like them.”

Then, the secret merchant’s face was perplexed.

Actually, in the game, I bought an item that looked good, but there was a strange restriction.

There were a lot of posts saying there were things I couldn’t do, rather than not using it because there was a ridiculous penalty attached.

The gear you buy can be good or bad.

The secret merchant itself is a kind of gacha, but it was selling gacha in the gacha.

I will take this opportunity to say it again. Developers, bastards.

“Think carefully. Is there a way to get some tangible benefits? Or are you wearing things that can only be burdens? If you miss the former, you’re also missing someone who might be able to get you a few more magic stones. A wagon once left never comes back.”

“Kiruk. You really can’t be sure that the guest has those skills.”

“Aren’t you already watching?”

At my words, the secret merchant blinked his eyes as if to say something.

“… Hick?! Kireureuk?!”

Then, I finally realize that there is a sword in my throat.

Avoiding the eyes of a helpless goblin, pulling out his belongings and aiming them at his throat.

It was much easier than feeding Iris chestnuts.

“Uh, when?!”

“If I had made up my mind, everything here would have become unowned.”

“Kirreuk….”

“However, it’s not easy to see another vendor bringing in nice things. That’s why I’m patronizing. Right now, I don’t have much faith, so even if I don’t make any profit, I don’t know what will happen later.”

The expression on the secret merchant’s face becomes more complicated when he says that.

If you were a covetous person, you could have just killed yourself and stolen the goods.

But it didn’t, it just showed the possibility that it could have been.

At the same time, while showing that this side is by no means light.

It hinted at the fact that it was not a one-time transaction, and the possibility of selling magic stones again in the future.

Magic stones are more definitely money than anything else.

As a merchant, as a goblin, it’s absolutely not something you can ignore.

Finally, you pointed out that you know that Old Kingdom items are not popular items.

Something you don’t buy properly, but it’s a nuisance jar that’s really hard to keep and hide.

It is much more profitable for the merchant to quickly dispose of these things and raise money.

“Make a decision quickly. If you still say no, I’ll have to find someone else.”

This guy isn’t the only secret merchant.

If you look for it, you can find it somewhere, whether it’s here in the city or not.

However, I’m not sure that the secret merchant will sell such good things.

So catching this guy is my top priority.

Because the one who brings things properly is more likely to do so later.

However, if I go in first, like a merchant, I will try to rip it off.

“… Is it still not enough with two?”

“Four.”

“Well then, how about three? Is this level of generous giving!”

“Four.”

“Rather! I’d rather go find another merchant! Even if you say you are getting more magic stones, is this really an unacceptable result!”

“Four.”

When I was a user, how many gold and diamonds did I get from a secret merchant?

I will take this opportunity today to let go of all that resentment.

I’m not ripping it off, I’m ripping it off!

Today I will get it back! With my gold! My diamonds!!

“Is it really a no-deal? Can I just go?”

The moment he took the magic stone from his hand into his bosom.

Of course, it was the goblins who called for surrender in the end.

“Kirrureuk!! Oh, you see! Four! I’ll do four! Was it true that there are more human beings? Kirrruk! Four! Four!! Did it?!”

“Okay, four. Thank you very much. You live here in the city, right? I’ll go there from time to time, and when I get a chance, I’ll sell you some magic stones. Anyway, thank you so much for your dog. Iris!”

“Yes, yes! Master!”

“Now it’s your turn. Just take two things you want.”

“… Just two?”

“Yes.”

Then Iris said, ‘Why? Why two?’ He murmurs.

The items I have won are four, so why are there only two that come to me?

“The monster I killed, and the magic stone I got!”

“My disciple. There is such a saying in the world. The person who picks it up is the owner.”

“That, what nonsense!”

“Huh? Hey Goblin. Am i not right? You, too, brought this thing because you picked it up.”

“Kiruk… Well, first of all, is this male customer right? .”

Let’s even say that to the secret merchant! And sigh.

I wish I could step back on my own at this point, but I don’t seem to have any intention of doing that.

So I decided to mobilize my spleen again this time.

“My disciple. It was Master Lee who successfully negotiated this. Are you going to discuss the stakes again?”

“Ahh! All right! Two! Can we do it with two!?”

“That’s nice.”

“You really do too much….”

“What? You were thinking of two things in the first place. It’s not like I’m losing money, so what should I do?”

“I saw the magic of turning two into four, and of course I was looking forward to it!”

Iris, who grumbled hard, began to worry about her two swords.

When I peeked at her, the sword she held in her right hand was imprinted with defense magic.

Conversely, the sword in her left hand is imprinted with attack magic.

“… Master.”

“I left.”

“Left?”

“Yes. That looks better.”

Even Iris definitely recognizes that I have an excellent eye.

Although that ability is none other than a user privilege.

“Then, with this one sword… and….”

From my point of view, a sword and armor, or two swords seemed the most acceptable.

Iris must find the right spot between her current attack and defense.

That’s why swords that are helpful for attack and defense, respectively, could be seen as a definite advantage.

“If Master Lee had another piece of advice….”

“A ring.”

“Huh?”

“I will take that ring.”

At Iris’s words, I turned my head.

Although the ring he pointed to had the protection magic imprinted on it.

Contrary to what was imprinted on the sword, it was largely useless.

Anyway, it’s a good thing that it’s a little more flashy than other accessories.

“A disciple? From this master’s point of view, rather than that….”

“You said it was my present. I will do that.”

The guy was so stubborn that I couldn’t do anything more.

Even the secret merchant didn’t want to miss the opportunity, so he quickly held out his sword and ring to Iris.

As expected, it was the ability to quickly calculate profit and loss like a merchant.

“Kiruk. What about the other two?”

After thinking for a while, I pointed at two things.

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“… Is it that good?”

“Yes. Of course it’s good! A gift from Master! Aren’t they even pretty?”

“I am going crazy because of you.”

There are many other good things, so why bother with that ring?

Okay, I looked at Iris who was examining the extension ring.

I want to say something, but I’m so happy that I don’t even have the heart to do it.

I’m trying to tell you to stop giggling and go back soon.

I suddenly felt a chill down my spine from somewhere.

Clap-.

This aura was so intense that I instinctively placed my hand on the handle of the sword.

Of course, right after that, the mysterious object disappeared in the blink of an eye.

I wonder if it’s a fragment of a demon god.

If that was really the case, I know very well that it would not pass quietly like this.

What the hell is that? What is it that makes you so nervous?

… But why do I feel a strangely familiar energy in it?