Chapter 400 – Chapter 400 Magic School Shutra (3-11)
“It is you. Stra’s first class student… Seong Soo-ho.”
As soon as I heard his voice in my ears, his temperament window began to open in front of my eyes.
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Rick Hope
[Sangjae], [Quick notice], [Speech dexterity], [Strength and weakness]…
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Both on the outside and inside, he was a figure expressing a merchant.
The only thing I can know is that this nobleman is a merchant.
With the temperament window, I had no way of knowing why he knew my name.
While only the morning breeze flowed between the man and me along with my silence, the man began to break the silence with an awkward laugh.
“I am sorry for my rude behavior. However, seeing how other merchants are suffering, I thought that if I didn’t say this, the opportunity wouldn’t come.”
“What… Okay. Then what do you want me to do?”
The merchant, Rick Hope, started introducing himself with a bright smile when I showed my willingness to talk.
“I am Rick Hope, a merchant who runs a corporation called Löve in Levin.”
Even with the introduction of the merchant, I had no choice but to be squeamish.
I don’t even know what kind of guild Lowe is, and it’s the first time I’ve heard the name Rick Hope.
What mattered was that he knew my name and my whereabouts.
When Rick Hope saw that I was flustered, he grasped the atmosphere and went on to the main topic while laughing moderately.
“Then I will tell you directly. The reason I came here is to support Seong Su-ho.”
“… Support?”
I couldn’t understand.
The word support can be said to be a deal that is made because there is something to be gained from the other party, whether present or future.
But I’m at most a student, and even my status is unclear.
To support such a person… It looked like there was something up.
Still looking at me in disbelief, the merchant quickly began to talk.
“The reason for the support is simple. Our top… I want to share the future of Seong Su-ho.”
“Ah….”
I could understand now.
The reason why everyone in the country wants to enroll in Straw Magic School.
That’s because of the graduation certificate given by Stra.
And the graduation certificate is given one big benefit.
It was the benefit of being able to settle down as a resident of the city of Stra.
However, given such benefits, not everyone lived in Stra.
Typically, nobles aim to return to their country and receive hospitality rather than remaining in Stra.
And next… Is the poor
No matter how much benefits were given to move into the Stra, if there was no money, it was impossible to live in the Stra.
Even suits are very expensive.
It can be said that the price of land is exorbitant.
For students who barely even graduated, living in Stra will not be difficult.
And what solves that is….
“We will give you enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life.”
“Hmm….”
Rather, it was a subject of less interest than the person who begged to meet the dean.
The reason is simple.
‘After I graduate anyway, I have to go bye bye with this world….’
To me, the future and money of this world were not very important.
At least, if you use the money when you go on a date with Luna, it’s good enough….
‘Because that can also be solved with Enel.’
There was no reason to do business with a guy who couldn’t understand his inner thoughts.
Despite my sneering reaction, Rick Hope handed me a piece of paper with a bright smile.
“Yes? This… ?”
The name of the top and his name were written on a piece of paper about the size of A5 with flashy letters.
As I held up the paper and stared at it, he explained.
“Our guild is active all over the world, starting from Levin Kingdom. If you need help, take the certificate and go to our upper branch, and we will assist you in everything possible.”
“Five….”
It meant that he would take care of not only money, but also difficult matters as much as possible.
If you have money, you can solve many things, but sometimes there are things that are difficult to solve even with money.
In that regard, this certificate seemed to be helpful.
But I was also reluctant to accept it.
The moment you receive this, you may be on a leash.
But Rick Hope hastily started to explain that part too.
“This is provided free of charge.”
“… Is it free?”
“Student Suho Seong is seeing me for the first time today. However, it is only natural that you feel reluctance to offer support in this way. It is pure, our sincerity.”
In other words, this deed was a free investment to gain trust in the first place.
First of all, I checked the certificate carefully, but I didn’t see anything to be a problem.
‘What… If there is a problem, just ask the dean to solve it.’
[The author seems to be thinking highly of Suho’s level.]
Above all, this certificate could not be said to be a great loss from the position of the top.
When it comes to money, as long as you run the guild, there will be a lot of money coming and going, enough to be in charge of one axis of the national finance.
I said, carefully putting the certificate into my uniform pocket.
“I will be grateful for this certificate. If I no longer need this certificate, I will return it right away.”
In other words, it was a line containing the meaning that if you do something strange, I’m going to pretend to be with you.
Haha! You can keep it for the rest of your life. If you have any ideas, please find me at Levin! Please, in the meantime, may the bright sun shine down on the path ahead of student Seong Su-ho….”
Rick Hope waved his goodbyes and left.
In a sense, he was a good man because he didn’t bother wasting time with useless stories.
“Lovera… I’ll have to ask Luna later.”
I talked to myself like that and started walking slowly again to soothe my hangover.
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Luna, who was listening to my story in the carriage, asked back with her pupils widening.
“Lowe… Sang Sangju made an investment proposal to Suho?”
“Yes. Do you know where?”
“You know….”
Luna, who was sitting next to me, stared at me with a surprised expression, and the other person sitting across from her began to explain her expression.
“Awesome. Seeing that contact at the top of Loewe… They seem to have judged that Mr. Seong Su-ho would become an enormous mogul.”
The figure sitting across from him was Sonya’s husband, Carl.
Fortunately, there were no merchants rushing in like yesterday, so I was able to board the wagon comfortably, and as a result, Carl was able to get on the wagon I was riding.
‘Merchants… I wish I would have given you a little more flair….’
[….]
I smiled, hiding my thoughts as best I could.
“Am I? A… I am just a student.”
“Lowe has contacted… It is also a story that if Sang Sang-ju had contacted him directly, he would have rated Seong Su-ho very highly.”
Carl was in charge of a commerce that mainly sold musical instruments.
It also has its headquarters in Stra….
However, even such a knife said that although he had done business with Löwe, he had never met the upper house in person.
“He’s the one who doesn’t show his face that well.”
“Five… You look like a real giant.”
“It’s not like a mogul.”
Luna broke her silence and started explaining about Loewe.
“There is a story that more than half of the nobles in the Levin kingdom are tied to Löwe.”
“Are you tied up?”
The tone was not good. Just listening to it, it felt like the country was swinging around at the top.
However, endowment with meaning was only the possession of the person who remembered the meaning.
Luna was such a case.
“That’s true, but those are the words of people who are not tied to the Löwe top ranks, including myself. Aristocrats with close ties to the Löwe High School speak differently.”
It was said that the upper ranks of Löwe gradually expanded their power, starting with lending money to nobles in the early days.
I couldn’t understand it at first.
It was because he thought that lending money to aristocrats was beyond gambling and could never bring out efficiency.
No matter how much money moves the world, merchants will not be treated well in a place where classes are established.
And such treatment acts as a major factor that hinders the exercise of creditors.
A situation comes when a person with a high rank does not even receive the principal even if he lends money.
For the nobles, the act of paying back the money could be felt as another disgrace.
“Louwe… I deduct the interest on the money I lent to nobles, and I deliberately do not receive even the principal.”
“What?”
Then there is no reason to be flexible.
Because trying to get money by rolling money is the reason the business of the concept of loan is established.
But ironically, the reason they succeeded with money is… It was because I didn’t get paid.
“Kind of… It is a legal bribe.”
Haha….”
Head soars
Lending business to nobles did not make money, so it was like using money in reverse.
Nobles who do not have a manor are always struggling with money, and even if they have a manor, there will be cases where they feel inadequate.
No matter how high the tax rate is, there are people who are not satisfied.
And the Loebe upper house, who lent the unfortunate money, gains the trust of the nobility, and based on that trust, earns money through greater business.
It must be the same logic that handed me the certificate earlier.
When people receive something for free, they feel that they value themselves highly, and they develop trust in the other person.
Even I didn’t refuse the certificate and accepted it without hesitation.
Carl checked my deed for a moment, and then he carefully handed it back to me, confidently saying:
“I checked, but there is nothing to be a problem. You can use it to your advantage.”
“That’s fortunate.”
After accepting the certificate, I started asking questions.
“But why did you come to me? It’s also the top stock….”
If it was that large, I wondered if it was necessary for the owner of the top company to step out on his own.
It would be more efficient to send someone who can seduce people reasonably well….
For starters, Luna started giving her opinion.
“If there is one part that I can understand, it is the lack of the Löwe upper house.”
“What is missing?”
“Yes, the Loewe Merchant… It is one of the upper classes that do not have a place in Stra.”
“What… ?”
I couldn’t understand.
It didn’t make sense at first that the upper ranks, which were dominant in Levin’s kingdom, couldn’t settle down in Stra.
“The Loewe upper house has a shorter history than I thought. It’s only been about 10 years since it was created.”
“Wow… In what sense is it great?”
In just 10 years, he has grown from Levin to a top troupe that shows off his majesty.
It meant that the ability of the upper class was good.
“Maybe they want to step into the strah, so they approach the students. It’s like an investment looking into the future for about 10 years.”
Once I knew why Löwe approached me.
It also meant that the fact that the upper management directly came forward was an element that was considered as important as that.
If you invest in students who are highly regarded in Stra, and increase your ties like a spider’s web, the day will come when you will officially set foot in Stra.
But that couldn’t be the reason why the merchants came.
“Isn’t this a ploy to connect you with the dean on the pretext of meeting me?”
“It won’t be.”
Carl continued, denying my words firmly.
“It was on the day of the trip that the dean decided on the trip. It doesn’t make sense that the lord of the upper tier visited this place after seeking information in just two days. His purpose must have been Mr. Seong Su-ho from the beginning.”
“However… I don’t understand.”
By talking with Luna and Carl, the rough puzzle was put together.
As Luna pondered, she murmured.
“No matter what, the fact that the top tier is going out directly….”
“I don’t quite understand that either.”
No matter how much he planned for the future, it wasn’t something that the upper class owners would come to.
The only puzzle I couldn’t solve… It would be better if there was no puzzle itself, but it was dissatisfying because the puzzle pieces were not visible when the puzzle was almost completed.
“What… If there is no problem with the deed, be careful. Because there doesn’t seem to be any malice.”
“Be careful though. If anything else happens, please let me know.”
“Yea, I got it.”
I thanked Carl while receiving Luna’s concern.
“Thank you very much for letting me know about this and that.”
“If there is anything else you do not know, please tell me. Because I always welcome you two.”
By the time the question was properly resolved, the carriage gradually slowed down and began to stop.
It was lunchtime.
After getting off the carriage first, I calmly opened my mouth while lifting the palm of her hand towards Luna.
“Get off. Miss Luna Stadtfeld.”
“… Thanks.”
Luna responded to my appearance with a soft smile and quietly whispered to me after she got off her wagon with my support.
“I didn’t like this very much… You did a good job teaching.”
After hearing Luna’s praise, Carl called me as she headed to her table with her.
“Can we talk for a moment?”
“Ah, sure.”
“I will go first.”
After Luna caught a glimpse of her, she moved away, leaving me and Carl behind.
Just like that, the two of us, Carl and I, stayed behind and started watching the group gathering far away.
Luis, who saw Luna’s figure, glared at me for a moment, then she walked right up to Luna and started talking to her.
After the dean asked for the magic circle, he didn’t say a word and was deep in thought, and Sonya took on the role of the dean’s secretary.
The most notable among them was Sonya.
Her role as secretary to the dean didn’t seem easy for her as she headed to Levin for her original job.
It must have started with a feeling of travel in its own way. It was because he couldn’t enjoy it properly and looked like he was working while traveling.
As I was looking at the party like that, Carl just started talking to me.
“It’s a pity that Sonya seems to be really busy with work these days.”
“She must have been tired from the appointment as an assistant professor…” She said. . That’s sad.”
I nodded, but I could roughly guess the intent of Carl’s words.
Carl looked at me and suddenly started handing me something.
“This… ?”
What he handed over was a piece of paper… It had a similar shape to the certificate I already had.
As I stared at the paper, Carl murmured softly:
“It’s a certificate from our company.”
