29. Ah, now that I think of it, I need to find a house for him first.
The moment I put my foot on the window sill while holding Kazar. Frances stopped.
“Wait a minute.”
“What’s going on?”
“There are many things to do before that.”
France went through a drawer beside her bedroom and pulled out a piece of white paper from there.
“First of all, prepare a place for Lady Youplane with this. Business talk after that.”
Kazar awkwardly raised his hand while holding me there.
“What is it?”
“You can just call me Kazar.”
“Yes.”
France came up to me as if it had nothing to do with it.
“You have to submit details about your business, and you have to submit your plans for the future. It won’t be easy to get support as it’s a clothing business. You know what I mean?”
I nodded.
“Of course.”
“Okay then, arrange a place for Kazar and come.”
“Yes.”
Just as I was about to put my foot on her window sill and take Kazar outside, Frances whispered in my ear.
“Don’t get too close between the two of you.”
I tilted my head wondering what he was talking about, but that was all. Frances sat down on the bed and organized the drawers she had been rummaging through earlier.
‘Sometimes he says something incomprehensible.’
Well, it’s no big deal. I stepped on the window sill and flew up while holding Kazar. I wonder if I’m excited about the feeling of swimming in the air. Kha-Zar widens his eyes and smiles.
Puff! After the short flight, I was able to get out of the duke’s mansion safely. Kazar said.
“Can I choose a place to live?”
“Do whatever you want.”
“T-Can I buy the items I need for my research?”
“You can do that as well.”
Kazar exclaimed, “Oh.”
“As expected, the wealth of the duchy is amazing.”
I ignored her words and continued walking around the duchy. On the way, he stopped at a general store to buy items necessary for life, and he also went to an alchemist to buy magic tools.
“All that remains is a place to live.”
“Choose a place that is cheap and as close to the duke’s residence as possible.”
“Umm, I’m renting it anyway, so the price doesn’t matter, right?”
“Choose a suitable place to live by yourself. Don’t pick a house that is unnecessarily large.”
As Kazar said, she expressed regret.
“I thought I would be able to live in a nice house when I came to the Duchy… ….”
“Don’t worry about that, the county will be much nicer than where you used to live.”
“That’s right.”
She chuckled.
“Wherever you go in the Duchy, it will always be better than where I lived. Not to mention the Earl of Sayrell.”
That’s right. It was hardly a place for people to live. I quietly nodded. At that time. Kazar’s gaze was fixed on a certain house.
“Oh, is this house okay?”
A detached house with two floors. An empty house, not too big and not too far from the duke’s house. It’s not bad. Although the problem is the price.
“Let’s go find the land owner first.”
Kazar and I headed to the Duchy’s Land Management Office. A government official helped find the owner of the land by sending a bill of exchange. And after a while
“You want to rent a house?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll give it to you cheaply.”
What is it? It’s a good house in a decent location, but you don’t offer the price first, but give it cheap? Then something is wrong.
“How much do you want to pay?”
“20 Million for an indefinite lease. You can go out when you want to, and you can live forever.”
20 Million for an indefinite lease. I don’t know the detailed market price, but it’s certain that it’s very cheap for land in a duchy.
“It’s cheaper than I thought. Do you have any circumstances?”
“That is… ….”
The land owner was unable to speak for a while before opening his mouth with difficulty.
“Actually, there are rumors that a person who lived there committed suicide and came out as a ghost. Thanks to that, no one wants to live there, and no one leaves the house.”
A ghost? I don’t think such monsters appeared in the game either. Kazar said with a serious face.
“It’s a specter, so it’s definitely not an easy problem.”
“Is there such a thing as a ghost?”
“Of course. These are the kids who are called troublemakers because they don’t get physically attacked.”
“… ….”
Well, in a world where monsters exist, there’s no reason why there aren’t ghosts. It just didn’t come out of the game.
“So, can you handle the specter?”
“I can do it.”
A smile turned on the face of the landlord who overheard our conversation.
“Is that true? Can you exorcise the ghost?”
“I said yes.”
Kazar put his hand on his waist with a triumphant face.
“I am a very capable mage. It’s about a specter, so I’ll just get rid of it lightly. So, by the way, could you lower the price?”
The landlord nodded his head and replied.
“Of course! That house has been a headache so far, but that’s about as easy as it gets! But if that happens, the indefinite condition will fall out… Are you okay?”
It doesn’t matter if the indefinite condition is missing. After all, if the business succeeds, I plan to make France Corporation in earnest. You can make Kazar’s house there too.
“It doesn’t matter. Instead, the contract period is not presented here. Are you okay?”
“If not for too long… ….”
“The period is one year. I will replace the money with exorcising ghosts..”
The landlord seemed to be okay with that, too.
“It’s okay! As long as you exterminate that specter.”
“Okay. Then write the contract.”
I signed a contract with the landlord. The money was taken out of the check Francese gave her, so it was no problem.
“With this, the contract is signed. It doesn’t matter if you go home and live right now.”
“Then let’s go on our way. Because I have to exorcise the specter.”
The landlord smiled brightly and bowed his head. I guess I was really desperate.
“Let’s go, Kazar.”
* * *
We entered a house where ghosts live. It was a dusty and cluttered interior.
“Still, the inside is cleaner than I thought.”
That line has been taboo since ancient times. If you say that, something out of the ordinary will always happen.
It was then.
Thump! Thud! Thud! Suddenly, the floor began to vibrate and vibrate. No, the ground is not shaking. It was just how we felt.
“The specter seems to have hallucinogenic abilities.”
“Can you handle it?”
“Of course.”
Ka-Zar closed his eyes, putting his hands together. I could tell that she was activating her magical powers. It’s because her aura is only a fraction of her magical power.
“The ghost is on the second floor.”
Stride. Ka-Zar climbed her steps with unstoppable steps. I followed her up to her second floor.
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“There he is.”
The ghosts of this world were very different from what I thought. I thought of a human figure bleeding in white clothes, but it was just a corpse with the skin melted all over the body. To put it bluntly, it’s more like a ghoul.
“That doesn’t work with physical attacks?”
“Yes. Even if it looks like that, it doesn’t have a shape.”
It was very creepy.
“Do it quickly. It’s kind of hard to see.”
“I thought so even if you didn’t tell me.”
Hwaaak… ! Kazar’s fingertips swayed with her mana. As she quietly chanted, a white light burst out.
‘This is…….’
It is a divine attribute magic used by Somire. As far as I know, Kazar can only use secondary magic, but you can’t use elemental magic, right?
The light spread throughout the house and filled the darkness.
―Kieeaek!
The specter screams and grabs his head. It seems that the divine attribute magic worked properly. And after a while The ghost disappeared without a trace.
“No big deal.”
“… I have a question for you.”
“What is it?”
Kazar tilted her head.
“If you use gender change magic, will other magic be restricted?”
“Hmm, that’s right. As the body and gender change, the flow of magical energy also changes… You probably won’t be able to use attribute magic.”
So you only used secondary magic. He would have been a much better character in the game if he hadn’t switched genders. I answered simply.
“I see.”
“But why?”
“No, I just got curious.”
“Really? They may be curious.”
Kha-Zar began to look around as she hummed. She seemed to be looking at the house she would live in. It feels good to see a smile spread across her face.
“Anyway. You can live here Living expenses will be paid once a month.”
“How much is the cost of living?”
“3 Months worth of living expenses for a family of 4.”
Oh. Kazar exclaimed.
“You’re giving me that much? I don’t think I can even use them all.”
“Then should I reduce it?”
“No! I buy what I want to buy, I buy clothes, and so on.”
Um. Now that we have found a house, bought everything to buy, and done everything we need to do, we can talk about it in earnest. I told her
“Kazar. Now I will explain what you need to do.”
“Yes. What is it?”
“I know you are teaching the princess magic, so go ahead and join us in what we do from now on.”
Kazar tilted his head.
“Participate? It’s not like an assassination, is it?”
I shook my head.
“I’ll do that myself.”
“You don’t say no… ….”
Then if there is someone to kill, shouldn’t you? Of course, I would have to ask Frances permission.
“Keuheum, anyway. What you need to help is simple. I will call you when something requires magic. You just need to come then. Of course, I won’t make you do anything weird. Killing people or something like that.”
Whew, Kazar let out a sigh of relief.
“That’s a relief. Great. He took care of the county’s work, and created an environment where he could focus on his research, so that’s not much work.”
With this, Kazar Uplane has become a perfect part of our team. All that was left was Seldas and him.
“Then next time, let’s come with the princess. You are adjusting well to your new home.”
So I left Kazar’s house and returned to the duke’s residence. Late night when the moon rises. Climb over the grate and sneak through the open window.
Frances was waiting for me, tapping her table with her fingers.
“Are you here now?”
“Everything has been resolved.”
“So.”
Drreuk. Frances gets up and her chair is pushed back.
“It’s late, so let’s write a business plan tomorrow. We’ll talk more about it tomorrow. Are you okay?”
“Yes. It doesn’t matter when you do it.”
“Okay, then go back today.”
The time I turned my back. “Ah,” Frances said, grabbing my shoulder and standing me up.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“Did she have any trouble with that girl?”
“What happened?”
“No. Go back.”
What is it? Also, don’t be too friendly. Are you jealous of slaves? Do I need to? After all, I belong to Frances.
“Enough then.”
After saying goodbye, I returned to my lodging. Two steamed potatoes and a bottle of milk today.
“After.”
There are not many days left to eat meat or to leave this warehouse. If France’s business goes well this time and she starts making money, she will start a new business.
At that time, we will be able to become the most powerful people in the empire.
I will make it.
For me, for France.
