Chapter 10
Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Chapter 10
I arrived at the final stop in the journey, the city called Fallieres .
It seems that the city has been informed by the guards at the fortress, so Feru could enter without any fuss .
It wasn’t as much as the tax when entering the country, however, it was a bit painful that we had to pay taxes again when entering the city . (2 silver coins for my entry while Feru’s entry was 1 silver coin)
After passing through the gates, as Werner-san had predicted, a messenger from Margrave Lindell was already waiting for me .
“Is this Makooda-sama? I am the messenger from the Margrave . You may call me Edmond, nice meeting you . Actually, the Margrave has expressed his interest in having a meeting with you . ”
Ah-it has come, an invitation to a trap .
I have no wish to have the meeting though .
I don’t plan to stay in this country for too long either .
I have to reject this politely .
“No way, I am just a mere traveller, how can I meet with the Margrave who is such an awe-inspiring person . ”
“Nono, Margrave Lindell has insisted on this . ”
“Nonono”
“Me too, nonono, please follow me . ”
In the midst of the heated conversation, Feru came closer .
[Oi, you there . Can you see my master does not want to have the meeting?]
“T-This, F-Fenrir-sama . F-Fenrir-sama, please come along too . ”
The appearance of Feru made Edmond scared but he continued to force a smile while talking .
[Fuu, so pretentious . I too do not want to meet with the Margrave . There were such foolish humans in the past, so I know he is probably eyeing my powers . ]
“No, nononono, we don’t have such i-intenti … . ”
[Stop lying . Do you want to know what happens to those foolish humans that tried to make use of my powers? Hmm?]
“Hi,hiiiiii”
Edmond ran off while screaming after seeing Feru bare his fangs at him .
“Feru, that’s too much . ”
“Those kind of stupid people have to be taught the hard way . ”
Hehe, is that so?
“Is it alright to conduct yourself like that towards Margrave Lindell’s messenger? Those aristocrats care a lot about their reputation, thus, he might do something in return . ”
Werner-san’s concerns are quite valid .
I didn’t expect Feru and myself to go that far earlier .
[Your concerns are unnecessary . If anything happens, I will happily take on their challenge . ”
Ohh, I would rely on you Feru-san .
“Hmm, if Feru-sama is going to do that, it would be alright I guess?”
After Werner-san said that, the other members from Iron Will agreed and nodded their heads .
“I doubt the private army of the aristocrats are able to match Feru-sama strength . ” (Franca)
“I think so too . ” (Rita)
“I think, only the Ancient Dragon would be a worthy rival of Feru-sama . ” (Vincent)
“You can say that again . ” (Ramon-san)
I knew there would be dragons, since they are essential for a fantasy world .
But damn, I don’t want to meet one either .
[Mu, the Ancient Dragon? Undeniably, it is probably the only one that can fight with me on equal terms . ]
“Eh? Feru-sama has fought with the Ancient Dragon before?”
Vincent seemed to have gotten agitated . [That was roughly 400 years ago . We had a draw back then, but next time I won’t lose . ]
“Wow, amazing! I would have wanted to see a battle between fellow legendary monsters . ”
“Me too –”
Vincent and Rita seem to be really excited about all this but Franca and Romon-san seem to be forcing a smile .
“Oioi, calm yourselves . We still need to receive the confirmation signature to show that we have fulfilled our duty to Makooda-san and report that to the adventurer’s guild .
Being asked by Werner-san, I signed on the completion of duty report .
Next, I tried to return the red boar meat that I was tasked to keep, but they said I should at least keep it in exchange for the raw materials of the rockbird .
“Even before bidding farewell, you all want me to keep the red boar meat; I am really well taken care of . Thank you all . ”
All of them felt that they couldn’t have made it here without me either .
“We feel more thankful for the good experience we’ve gotten from this and we even had a taste of your culinary skills, so we have no criticism on this excellent job . ”
I’m grateful that you feel that way .
“But I still must express my thanks . Please stay in good health . ”
“You too, Makooda-san . ”
Iron Will waved their hands while leaving .
Alright, I have cleared my first objective, what shall I do next?
I don’t want to stay in this country for long, but in the meantime, I should just register with the guilds .
Werner-san might have advised me to register with the adventurer’s guild but I’ll first visit the merchant guild since that’s what I initially set out for .
“Oi, Feru, time to go to the merchant guild . ”
[Mu, Master, you are going to be a businessman?]
“That’s my goal for now . But I still plan to join the adventurer’s guild too . From now on, I expect Feru to hunt but it sucks that I can’t do the dissection . Anyways, the raw materials from the monsters hunted by Feru should be able to cover for our daily expenses . You’re okay with me selling those raw materials right?”
[It doesn’t matter since I have no use for those stuffs . All I care for is good food . ]“Yeah yeah, I get you . ”
God, this legendary beast is just a gluttony character .
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Feru and I went to the merchant guild .
With Feru following me, everyone went into full panic mode and I had to frantically explain that he is my familiar before everyone settled down .
Next, I went to the counter to seek explanation on the merchant guild .
Assisting me is Michaela-san who is a real beauty with blond hair and blue eyes .
The contents of the explanation from Michaela-san were something like this:
The trading guild is an organisation that is beyond the control of the country .
People in the trading guild can be given 5 different type of ranks:
Iron rank -> Travelling merchant, merchandise/food stands (People with a storefront)
Bronze rank -> Private shop (Butcher or grocery type of private stores in the city)
Silver rank -> Small-sized company (A reasonably big company in the city)
Gold rank -> Middle-sized company (A firm that owns a few branches)
Mithril rank -> Large-sized company (Company that owns many branches)
The registration fee, annual fees and taxes are different depending on rank
Iron rank -> Registration 5 silver coins -> Annual fees 1 gold coin -> Taxes 2 gold coins
Bronze rank -> R: 1 gold coin -> AF: 2 gold coins -> T: 4 gold coins
Silver rank -> R: 2 gold coins -> AF: 5 gold coins -> T; 10 gold coins
Gold rank -> R: 4 gold coins -> AF: according to no . of stores (ATNOS) -> T: ATNOS
Mithril rank -> R: 8 gold coins -> AF: ATNOS -> T: ATNOS
The annual fees and taxes have to be paid for within a year from entering the guild .
Using the day of registration as the reference, membership can be renewed annually . If the annual fees or taxes are not paid for, renewal cannot be done .
The responsibility for the collection of taxes is on the merchant guilds in each country .
In the scenario where the guild card is lost, a commission fee that varies according to rank will be required for the reissuing of the card .
Members involved in illegal business dealings can be expelled as punishment .
It is possible for people who joined as an Iron rank to progressively advance in rank .
Feel free to discuss with the guild if there are difficulties in acquiring goods or obtaining investment to own a store . Expected of a merchant guild . The things that I wanted to know were all thoroughly explained .
“Well then, what kind of trade are you considering, Makooda-sama?”
About that, I had been thinking about touring the world since I have Feru to protect me, and I don’t have a store right now too .
If that is the case, then I guess Iron rank is right for me .
“I have a familiar currently and I do not have plans to own a shop . Therefore, I think the Iron rank is very suitable for me . May I register for the Iron rank?”
“Thank you very much . The registration would cost 5 silver coins, would like me to proceed?”
I have to be strict on my wallet but the 5 silver coins are needed for the registration .
“Ok, here is your Iron rank guild card . As explained earlier, if you lose this card, there will be a commission fee for the reissuing of the card . It is 8 silver coins for an Iron rank card so please take good care of the guild card . ”
8 pieces of silver coins are really a significant sum . I’ll be careful not to lose it .
Oh, I remembered some questions I wanted to ask .
“Excuse me, I still have a few questions . Does the guild purchase anything? Actually, I had obtained some products on my journey ……”
“Purchase? It depends on what it is, but we do buy things . ”
Depending on the goods? The merchant guild probably knows what’s good and what’s bad .
I am planning to sell salt and spices to the guild .
This shouldn’t be too big a problem .
“I shall come again tomorrow and bring along the goods I wish to sell . ”
“We will be waiting . Thank you for registering with us . ”
When I was about to leave the merchant guild that gave good vibes because of the polite staff, I realised .
I had forgotten to ask about a suitable inn which allows Feru and I to stay in .
I hurriedly returned to the counter and consulted Michaela-san .
She recommended the “Vaulting Horse Pavilion” .
She also gave a detailed route to the place so Feru and I could immediately leave for the “Vaulting Horse Pavilion” .