Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?

Year 7443, Month 12, Day 15

Every month on the 15th is the day I do maintenance on the armor of the knight group. The largest crack I've seen up until now was a cut mark in a shield. The kite shield and buckler shields aren't the usual shape of a flat board but rather when manufacturing them they end up with the center of them about 10 cm higher than the outer edges almost like a light pyramid shape but the outer edges end up being weak to cuts. Well it should still be better than a wooden board so I don't think they should have anything to complain about but Enbert who's in charge of producing the armor asks Arnold who's in charge of forging to produce a metal outer frame to strengthen the outer edges of the shield.

However, if it's training then they use a wooden sword so there's rarely large cuts to it but as expected it differs when it comes to live combat. There was a large cut on the kite shield of a knight who came back from the conflict. It seems it was cut from the upper area of the shield and there's a cut in it about 10 cm long. There's no way to return something like this to normal. I can make it look the way it originally did but the part I repaired will end up getting weaker, in the first place I can't repair the outer metal frame.

I couldn't do anything other than honestly say, "I can't do anything other than fix the appearance of damage this large, there's no other choice than to have the knight groups exclusive blacksmith create a new outer metal frame." I felt bad for him when he was making a disappointed face but this is something I had already expected so I'm glad I said it from the start. Without it turning into any major problem, I repaired the small cuts and gashes on the surface of the armor and shields brought in and left the knight group.

Furthermore, when I left the knight group, I apologized as it was related to my convenience but around next month I said it's possible I'd have to shift the repair date. Just, at the same time I also said around the spring of next year we'll be opening the headquarters of Greed Company about midway on Bell Road and after that we'll be doing repairs there at anytime and they were pleased. Since we're going to have the proper number of people, tools, and materials we can do a more mainstream level of repairs and it's big help to me to have it out of my hands.

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After that, I walked towards the headquarters of Greed Company when I just purchased the other day, and went to check how things looked. It seems they're still continuing business as a general goods store but since it's necessary for them to sell out by March of next year, I suggested that they do a total inventory sale and I'm having them do that. Of course, I've already secured a full set of pots and other necessities for the squire family that is expected to be moving in here. After seeing me enter the store Yotlen deeply lowered her head and said.

"Greed-sama, we were really saved. Thank you very much."

"Ah, don't worry about it anymore. I just purchased it normally after all, from here on out, there was definitely a need to hire people as well. Rather than that, how are the sales?"

"Thanks to you it's selling quite a bit. If it's like this then we should be able to get rid of all of it by March."

"That's great. Also, what's going on with the signboard?"

"Yes, I tried asking the carpenter about it. It seems that they probably can make it with no problem."

Weeks back I asked to search for a place where we can order a signboard.

"I see, then how much is it?"

"300,000 Z (30 silver coins) is how much they estimated it at it seems."

Well, I guess about there sounds right.