Day 138: A loan. In other words, debt.
Holy Era 6102, Month of the Moon Sheep, 29th day.
Weather: Sunny
As planned, we were heading to the Nekomata Company today.
…But, how did this happen?
At first, it was Ms. Mia who was going to earn money to repair her boat…
…And before we knew it, it was mainly us paying for it.
Where did things go wrong? It felt like a scam.
The company was located in the center of town, which we had visited before. It was the largest commercial district in the city.
We soon arrived at a red brick building with a sign that was shaped like a cat. The Marga Main Store of the Nekomata Company.
Now that we were here…I felt nervous.
Just like the Merchants Guild, all of the people going in were wearing expensive clothes.
…But…it will be fine! I was wearing proper clothing this time!
Instead of armor, I was wearing formal black clothes… And so I am confident!
As I thought of such things, Ms. Mia placed a hand on my shoulder and asked if I wasn’t going in.
Ah…wait! I’m going right now!
Also, why are you always wearing armor? And Ms. Nico is always in white!
Why… Now I look stupid for worrying about clothes.
However, once we entered the store, all eyes turned towards us.
…Uhh, this is embarrassing.
Formal clothes, maid uniform, labcoat, bikini armor.
…There was no way that such a strange group wouldn’t attract attention.
I tried to ignore the curious looks as we made our way to the reception desk.
A lady with white cat ears greeted us.
She accepted the membership card with a suspicious look, and then I asked to meet Mr. Bran.
While skeptical at first, her eyes widened when she looked at the card.
And then she told us to wait, and then ran frantically to the back.
A short moment later, she returned with Mr. Bran…
As soon as he arrived, the people around us changed.
The looks of distrust disappeared, and the clerks were much more polite…
Huh? Is Mr. Bran a really important person…?
As I looked confused, Mr. Bran took us to a private room…
All of the furniture was so expensive… My stomach hurts from being so nervous.
Still, I will do my best! This was the important part!
I explained to him everything that had happened and then bluntly asked for a loan.
With Mr. Bran, it was better to be honest than trying to negotiate.
After putting on a show of being troubled…he nodded with a laugh.
However, there were conditions.
- The repayment period would be one year. (Interest-free)
- Any valuable materials obtained during adventures must be sold to the trading company.
- Equipment needed for adventures must be purchased from the trading company.
- Requests from the trading company must be given priority.
Etcetera… Considering the amount of money, they were pretty loose conditions…
Mr. Bran said it was a friendship bonus. Thank you!
Still, now we won’t have to worry about money!
I’ll do my best with work starting tomorrow!
Today’s earnings and expenses:
Silver: -4 (Inn x3 + Soshio) (Bed: ☆, Food: ☆)
Gold: +20 (Nekomata Company load)
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Balance: 23 gold, 61 silver, 21 copper
190 cat coins
Remaining Debt: 20 gold.
(ﾉ_-;) Hah… While it went well, this was the beginning of life with debts.