Will I End Up As a Hero or a Demon King

“Ugh… that’s 60,000 then! I can’t go any further!”

“By the way, this sword was bought here about 10 days ago, right?”

“…Why would you assume that?”

“It’s related to the Hunter Guild. Moreover, Gatekeeper-san was groaning that the sword was in a good condition for a used one. I think it looks better than the swords in the barrel. I’m sure the previous owner picked this sword out of a barrel because it was in good condition…”

“…”

“If you leave it there, it will probably sell again soon anyway, and I think it would be a good buy-back for Shopkeeper-san, too, right? So, 72,000 Bikes, I’d like an immediate offer on this one, what do you think? Shopkeeper-san will make 28,000 Bikes immediately.”

“72,000, divided into four equal parts–“18,000, so it’s all good.”–Okay, fine, I give up…”

“””…”””

“Shopkeeper-san, to thank you for your hard work, I’ll come back to buy a knife that can be used for dismantling as well! Please give me a discount!”

“Ah… then please be reasonable this time, okay…”

I was the only one smiling in the group as we went out of the arms shop.

I’d negotiated enough for a day’s worth of income, considering the distribution of baskets…

The three of them didn’t seem to quite get it.

“Anyway, with this, it will be 18,000 Bikes per person. That’s 5,500 Bikes more than the first offer, so I guess it won’t be a problem if we take a day off, right?”

“I don’t know what Loki did, but it was astonishing!”

“A merchant? You’re actually a great merchant, right!?”

“No, I’m not! I’m Loki, the new hunter!”

“18,000 Bikes per person for picking up that sword… I’m so glad I went back to pick it up…”

“So…. So, I have a little extra money and would like to ask for a favor from you guys.”

“What’s that?”

“I need some recommendations for places to stay, and I also need to buy some clothes and shoes! Do you know of any stores that I can go to?”

“I don’t really have any recommendations, but if you’re looking for a normal place to stay, [Billy Corn] is the place to stay, right? The others are dirty!”

“You can afford to buy clothes and shoes with the money from the mayor. I’m sure you can afford to buy clothes and shoes with the mayor’s money, just like the people around here wear, right?”

“Yes, yes! I want something like that, something that looks like a pair of shoes!”

“Well, there are a few on the shopping street, so let’s go take a look. I’ll buy something too? Do you want one too, Potta?”

“Yes!”

“”Let’s all go!””

(It may be a temporary occurrence and one day we’ll part ways. Still, for now…)

My words, muttered at the end of the group, were lost in the shadows, unheard by the three of them.