Consulting Marquis Vardmoi About the Investment
The investment plan that Alizée and I had decided on still needed noble backing.
So, I went to consult Marquis Vardmoi, who was both my patron and my guardian as a designated merchant.
As he listened, he pressed his temples as if nursing a headache, but since this was his usual reaction, I didn’t pay it much mind.
"Lily—no, Alizée. Are you serious about this?"
"Yes. We aim to promote technological advancement in Galette County and improve the overall skill level of its craftsmen. Furthermore, if such a school is established, it will attract more skilled workers to the territory."
"Hmm. That is true… but wouldn’t this be overstepping boundaries?"
"For that reason, Lady Lily will also become an official merchant of Galette County.
She will act under their crest and with the backing of the Galette family. As for the funds that the Galette family would originally have to provide, they could be considered a loan."
"You’ve thought this through. But what about instructors for training the craftsmen? That incompetent over there is a top-class Magic Tailor, but she has zero skills as an ordinary artisan."
Incompetent!?
Did he just call me incompetent!?
Well, if I lost my ability to use magic tailoring, I really would be completely useless as a craftsman, but still!
That’s just mean!
"We have already selected several skilled artisans who are willing to pass down their knowledge. If any of them agree to relocate to Galette County, they will take on the role of instructors."
"… As expected of Lily’s brain. Always thorough."
"I’m honored."
I felt like I was just called incompetent again, but I let it slide.
Alizée really was excellent at this sort of thing, and there was no way I could handle such a large-scale project on my own.
"And what about the funding for the adventurer training institution?"
Oh, right, there was that too.
There was no way Alizée would have forgotten, but I was curious about her plan.
"Of course, we would like to be involved. However, we have one condition."
"A condition? What is it?"
"We would like Lady Lily to have exclusive rights to supply armor for lower-ranked adventurers. That way, she will also profit from this venture."
"You really don’t miss any details, do you? Cunning fox."
"Now, whatever do you mean?"
I couldn’t keep up with the conversation.
To summarize, Alizée wanted me to produce men’s armor, at least for Galette County.
Marquis Vardmoi agreed since there were already too few armor shops in the region.
Hmm… this went against my personal policy.
But if I didn’t refuse here, I had a feeling they would keep pushing until I gave in completely.
I really needed to figure out a solution.
If only there were someone else who could use Magic Tailoring.
What do you think about this chapter?
MC might not be incompetent, but she is lazy. She tend to always drop responsibilities those close to her, be it the Marquis or Alizee. That's why I think the novel should change the title to Good Spider boi and his silly mistress.
Thanks for the chapter! Awesome translation! May God bless you!
In a way, Lily lacks real experience, as she is always a sick girl residing in a hospital bed. She did not receive a proper education and only had an online course; the only experience she had was through an online game.
Thanks for the treat.
Honestly I feel like they should just start beating Lily over the head with lesson books.
Like Otaku Hikki said, she was stuck in the hospital and then a VRMMORPG for a decent chunk of her life back on Earth. So her Real Life Experiences were horribly lacking. You can say that some of her social skills are indeed fine because of interactions in the VRMMORPG but lets face it. Talks in a game are completely different than Reality in a lot of ways.
Hell im listening to an audio book atm that has the MC pointing out things because in that universe Earth is over populated so they mandate certain individuals into Forced VR Citizenship. They have dozens of worlds, magic and fantasy, sci-fi, Earth replicas and so on. MC is in a Fantasy one and points out due to respawning, the value on Life is almost non-existent. Then proceeds to harvest a life for alchemy. Oh and like two chapters earlier she blew up dozens of people with explosives, yay alchemy!