BXBX NOVEL 294 Episode 201 Special Honorary Chairman And Giant Island
Although there are some differences between the six species, the similarity of lifestyles and the relative ease of symbiosis may be one of the reasons for this increase.
Conversely, species with large and different lifestyles have difficulty coexisting with the six species, are less likely to emerge from settlements (communities), and are rarely encountered.
It is a species called the Titans that can be said to be representative of it.
The race name alone seems to finish introducing itself, but in a little more detail, it is a species with a giant body that has doubled the height of humans by five times.
Even newborn babies are as big as human adults, and when they grow up, they almost certainly exceed 5 meters and reach nearly 10 meters.
... unfortunately, I don\'t think I can live with the six species.
The vertical and horizontal height of 5 times is about 125 times the volume, weight, and amount to eat.
When the Titans come to human cities, there are no homes to live in, no clothes to prepare, and there is an overwhelming shortage of food.
... no matter what you think, there\'s no way you can live with the six species.
The Giants are called giant islands, and everything lives on huge islands.
The reason is unknown, but on Giant Island, the flora and fauna are five times the size of the Giants, and the conditions are in place to satisfy the Giants\' food and clothing.
Conversely, the Titans have nowhere else to live but Titan Island.
In other words, if you want to see the Titans, you have to go to Giant Island.
Don\'t get me wrong here, but the Titans are not exclusive.
Giant Island does not prohibit other species from entering and residing.Although the number is small, human-sized species also live, and human-sized facilities exist (both clerks and human-sized).
Many visitors to Giant Island are merchants for trading purposes and reside in a position to be called a resident.
The rare flora and fauna that only exist on Giant Island are worth it.
Note that there is no concept of money in the Titans, and exchanges including the Titans are based on bargaining.
In the first place, there are about 1,000 Titans living on Giant Island, and there is no need to leave the island, so there is no need for a monetary economy.
The number of visitors to Giant Island for sightseeing purposes is not zero, but very few.
This is because there is very little traffic other than merchant ships, and we need our own vessels or some kind of connection.
Basically, you can think of it as an easy way for the rich.
In addition, Giant Island is a rather dangerous island.
From the Titan perspective, it is a safe island with few creatures stronger than the Titans, but from a human-sized organism, it is dangerous just to say huge.
To give an example, a cat is as big as a lion.If you get caught, you die.
For that reason, if you push your sightseeing goals forward, it will definitely stand out.
How can I go sightseeing on Giant Island without being evil?
The answer is one. As a businessman, you can pretend to do business and go sightseeing.
Hi, I\'m Hitoshi Jindo, special honorary president of the Advanced Chamber of Commerce.
Advanced Chambers of Commerce, which are expanding around the world, naturally own multiple merchant ships.
We are aboard the Grand Blue, a merchant vessel dedicated to the special honorary chairman.
... if I asked you to lend me a merchant position and a ship for sightseeing, do you know how I feel about the "special honorary chairman" position and having a dedicated merchant ship?
Let\'s say "special honor" is good.Since I have never actually worked before, there is no problem even with job titles where the actual situation is vague.The problem is then with the \'chairman\'.Could it at least be an "advisor"?
When I asked the head of the Chamber of Commerce (Lucea), I was told that even in a temporary position, I could not take a lower position than myself.... I\'ve been begged.
The Grand Blue was preparing in advance for when I said I wanted to go sightseeing by sea.
I\'m sure you\'re grateful, but I think it would be a good idea to spend a lot of money on state-of-the-art vessels for the sake of "when I said it".Obviously, it\'s more expensive than other merchant ships.
Currently, the Grand Blue has 6 regular people, 10 hidden tamo, and 20 + 10 advanced chambers of commerce members.
Since business is the purpose of the building, I have a full-time business member accompany me, and I will leave the actual business part to you.
My main job is to look around Titan Island and see things of value.
"Master! I\'m seeing Giant Island!
On the summer bed on the deck, Mio rose up with Dora, looking excited.
Mio is pointing to an island that does not seem strange at first glance.
That\'s Giant Island.Other than the size, it\'s like a normal island. "
"Yeah, it looks like it\'s close, but it\'s actually quite a distance."
The Giant Island, where everything is huge, is, of course, huge.
If it\'s five times bigger than a normal island, it looks five times farther away than a normal island (polarization).
Looking at it on the map, it\'s still pretty far.
"... even though it\'s still a long way from here, are you wearing your maid\'s clothes?
This time, I decided to have five people other than me wear maid clothes.
The temporary position is a maid with a special honorary chairman.
At first, I was thinking of pretending to be a member of the Advanced Chamber of Commerce as well.
But it\'s not easy for amateurs to pretend to be merchants.If there were six fakes gathered, it would be worn out somewhere.
Then it would be better to have one special honorary chairman (business amateur) and five maids.
At least wearing maid clothes is unlikely to make you look like a merchant.
On the contrary, I plan to wear well-tailored clothes to make it look like a businessman.
"Better than changing in a hurry, right?Why don\'t you get dressed early?
"Hmm... I want to ruin it with Dora."
Rock and roll
Lie on a summer bed and stroke a dragon-shaped dolla.
"I can\'t help it.Maria-chan, let me know when the island is near. "
"Yes, I\'ll take care of it"
It may not be necessary to say, but Maria is always on the side.
It is no longer natural for Maria to be on the side.
After Mio left, he played with Dora for a while.
The dragon-shaped Dora is fluffy and comfortable to hold and stroke.
Hehe
Dora is in a mood to be caressed, so it\'s a win-win relationship.
When I was thinking about that, Maria called.
Jin-san, it\'s about time.
"... yeah, I see."
Unfortunately, I\'m late to get dressed and I can\'t afford to be unusual when I\'m on Giant Island.
Even if... no, it\'s really a temporary position, but it\'s the special honorary president of an up-and-coming chamber of commerce, the Advanced Chamber of Commerce, with branches all over the world.
Dora, I think it\'s time to get dressed.
Yes!
Go to the dressing room with Dora to change.
Of course, Maria comes along, but Maria changed into her maid\'s clothes sometime while I was playing with Dora.Ninja?
The dressing room is lined with a large number of made-to-measure clothes and merchant-style clothes.
They say they are all tailor-made items made by sewers (gags of the body) and have reached the level of quality such as royal necessities.The royal ladies praised it, I\'m sure of it.
"All right, here\'s the thing."
I chose clothes that were moderately available and had a bit of a sense of gold.
I looked like a young, talented merchant.
Dora\'s gone too!
Dora, dressed in a maid\'s clothes, came around on the spot.
"All right, all right, cute."
I did it!
I\'m sure it\'s cute, but Dora\'s appearance and manners are too young to look like a maid apprentice, no matter how hard she works.
Isn\'t it unnatural for a businessman to bring a maid apprentice?
It\'s only natural that there\'s something a little unusual about being an up-and-coming merchant.I hope you can do something with the excuse...
Back on deck, there were three people: Sakura, Mio, and Serra.
Everyone is already wearing maid clothes.
"Ah, it looks like your husband has finished dressing.Looks good on you. "
"It\'s fresh because I don\'t usually look like it."
"Jin-kun looks like a fine merchant...."
Thank you for your high rating.
"If you look like a merchant, it won\'t be a problem.... ahh, I\'m confident in the way people and products are seen. "
"I think everyone here knows that.
"Mio-san is right.We bought it with our good eyes, didn\'t we?
"Well, I guess so."
I\'m sure the slaves know the value of my eye witness (status check) best.
"Unfortunately, there aren\'t any slavers on Titan Island, so I don\'t think I\'ll be able to take advantage of Slave Eyes this time."
In other words, it must be said that adding the Titans to the ranks is difficult.
Even if I take him home, he\'s in trouble with his place of residence...
"For Ren-kun, the absence of a slave trader is a \'shame\'...."
"Oh, I\'m so sorry.Slavery is one of my hobbies. "
"Anyway, I don\'t think it\'s a good type of hobby to say publicly."
If a slaver tour is not a good impression, is it better to say "talent mining"?
"In the first place, there is no demand for slaves on an island with only 1,000 Titans, right?
"No, there\'s demand.Alta says some of the merchants stationed on Giant Island are slaves.Someone who puts himself in a high-risk position and can\'t escape by order. "
Life is in danger, and it is difficult to hope to be born in a situation.We can expect profits for that.
It is a perfect place to place slaves who do not disobey orders and have no prospect of ever being born.
"Wow...."
Mio is dragging a lot.
In this world, the treatment of slaves is pinky.
"The members of the Advanced Chamber of Commerce have raised their status, so it would be safe to have a resident on Giant Island."
"Really, you have different statuses...."
The Titans have a high status because of their giant body, but the finesse is only about five times the size of humans.
If you think about the laws of physics on the planet, if you multiply it by five times, you can\'t multiply it by five times.
However, in this world, stats take precedence over the laws of physics, so Titan attacks are only about five times more potent than human attacks.
In other words, if you increase your stats more than five times that of humans, you can be accidentally kicked by the Titans.
For the record, in my case, the kicking Titans poke their fingers.Or sprains.
When I was talking about it, I was pretty close to Titan Island.
"It\'s about time we got to Titan Island.... let me tell you again, I\'m banning the use of maps on this tour, and I\'m only going to check the information of things I\'ve seen in person. "
In the same way that we are looking for brave men on Latis Island this time, we have decided to restrict the use of Chitose Eyes (System Window).
Maps are prohibited, but status checks and appraisals are not.
Simply put, you only use what you deserve as a merchant\'s skill.
If you knew something you wouldn\'t know by the map, you\'d be a prophet, not a merchant.
"It\'s okay, I remember it.The three of us are going to make the same deal as your husband. "
"Yes... I\'ll go along with Jin-kun...."
Dora!
I didn\'t intend to impose the same bondage on the other members, but Mio, Sakura, and Dora said the three of them would suit me.
"Me and Maria will not restrict the use of the map as a precaution."
I\'m sorry, Jin-san.
Serra and Maria do not forbid maps, but have them prepared for emergencies.
"Don\'t apologize.But you\'re not allowed to tell me anything except in an emergency.
"Yes, I know."
"Yeah, I\'ll be careful."
Originally, it was like a clutter machine itself.
It\'s a great ability to help everyone admit it, but if it\'s purely for sightseeing purposes, tipping can make fun less enjoyable.
Like Giant Island, where there are obviously different cultures, it would be more enjoyable not to find out.
Soon afterwards, the Grand Blue arrived on Giant Island.
Only human-sized buildings can be found in the port town, and it doesn\'t look like the Titans are living there.
Perhaps the Titans and human-sized species divide where they live.
As I got off the Grand Blue, the sailor-like osan approached me.
It\'s not my fault you\'re looking a little stunned.
"I don\'t see a ship, but where are you guys from?This is a hangout that only the Chamber of Commerce, already contracted with the Titans, can use.I have a guide to the other berth, so go there. "
There are three main berths in the port of Giant Island.
The Grand Blue was a luxurious anchorage that only chambers of commerce, such as those known as upstarts, had access to, among other chambers of commerce contracted with the Giants.
What Osan pointed out was the so-called new arrivals\' berth, which was unparalleled in poverty.
Translating Osan\'s lines into malicious taps says, "This isn\'t the place for newcomers like you.I think the poor man over there is a good place to park. "
It\'s a terrible thing to say (not told).
"We belong to the Advanced Chamber of Commerce."
After all, since the representative of this group is the special honorary chairman (me), I will be dealing with Osan.
"Ah, a chamber of commerce in Izmo.I\'m sorry, but it doesn\'t matter how much momentum the Chamber of Commerce has.The rules of Giant Island (here) will be followed. "
The Giant Island is in the east from the point of view of the Izmo and Pajer kingdoms.
This time, they are coming from the Kingdom of Pajer (under reconstruction) to Giant Island.
"Can I show you this?
When I showed Osan one of the deeds, he obviously looked surprised.
"... did the rights of the Gork Chamber of Commerce move to the Advanced Chamber of Commerce?
"Ah, the Advanced Chamber of Commerce bought the rights of the Gork Chamber of Commerce, which was rendered irrevocable by the collapse of Central Island in the Kingdom of Pajer.It includes a contract with the Titans. "
The Gork Chamber of Commerce is a large commercial association with its head office on the central island of the Kingdom of Pajer.
Nearby in the kingdom of Pajer, it was quite powerful and had a contract with the Titans.
However, he was caught up in the collapse of the central island due to the resurgence of the "Flood Dragon Tidal Wave", and he lost most of his people, things, and gold, and was forced to be completely unrecognizable.
It\'s impossible to wake up again, but the rights themselves remained, so fortunately the Advanced Chamber of Commerce bought it cheaply.
It may be this morning that I learned about the existence of the Gork Chamber of Commerce and its circumstances.
In addition, the people at the Gork Chamber of Commerce on Chuo Island are said to be 70% of the people who did not save themselves from the damage of the "Flood Dragon".
There is no one serious in the Chamber of Commerce who is close to the rotten aristocrats of Central Island in the Kingdom of Pajer.
Don\'t hesitate to use your rights.
"Is there no information on this island?
"We\'ve heard about the Kingdom of Pajer, but we haven\'t heard about our rights yet.But the deed seems authentic.Welcome to Giant Island. "
Now that Osan\'s misunderstanding has been solved, we\'ll leave the berth for the Gork Chamber of Commerce.
The head office in the Kingdom of Pajer has collapsed, but the Giant Island compound remains intact.
This is because, at the time of the head office collapse, there was no one involved in leaving the ship to the less important destination, Giant Island.
In addition, since only slaves are present in the cantonment area, it is of low importance in a personnel sense.
To put it bluntly, the Giant Island camp is forgotten by the people involved.
Yes, slavery and residency ownership are among the rights that the Advanced Chamber of Commerce has bought.
After all, because he is a slave with professional knowledge, it would be quite expensive if it were true, but it seems that people who want cash sold it cheaply.
Three slaves lived in the residence of the Gork Chamber of Commerce.
Simply call the resident A, B, and C.
I was briefed on my business on the island by renewing the slavery contract.
According to Resident A, the acquisition of goods by auction is common on Giant Island.
The presence of the organizer is indispensable for the auction, but it is not a giant race, but a chamber of commerce called the Jaguar Chamber of Commerce.
This Jaguar Chamber of Commerce keeps merchandise from the Giants, hosts auctions, and receives payment for the merchandise.
The Titans have taken the money and deducted the fee from it.
To be precise, the Titans don\'t have any money, so they are deposited with the Jaguar Chamber of Commerce.
And if necessary, the Giants use the foreign currency deposited with the Jaguar Chamber of Commerce to purchase goods outside the island via the Jaguar Chamber.
As you can hear, the Jaguar Chamber of Commerce is powerful on Giant Island.
It is also the Jaguar Chamber of Commerce that built the port town, and it is also in charge of the management of the berth, so it may be called the top of the Giant Island business.
Osan was also an associate of the Jaguar Chamber of Commerce.
Now, what do you think of me when I listen to you...?
"Boring."
I will finish this sentence.
Resident A said that there is no contact with the Titans except for those involved in the Jaguar Chamber of Commerce, that is, ordinary members of the Chamber of Commerce, and occasionally there is some chance of seeing it from afar.
Unfortunately, that\'s not what I was looking for.
"Is there any way to deal directly with the Titans?
When I asked, Resident B said he was afraid.
"Negotiating with the Titans is not prohibited per se.However, there are two problems: the first is that the Giants have very different values and are therefore difficult to negotiate.The Jaguar Chamber of Commerce undertakes this know-how in one hand. "
If you think about it a little bit, the value of objects is very different between the Titans and the six species.
Even if we make a deal, if we don\'t know what the Giants want and how much they want, we won\'t be able to talk.
Even if the Titans knew what they wanted, the negotiations would fail unless they offered more than the Jaguar Chamber of Commerce.
"The second point is that in order to negotiate, we need to go to the Titan colony ready for danger.Negotiations with the Titans are forbidden in port towns. "
The Jaguar Chamber of Commerce has power only in ports and towns.
You can decide the "Rules of the Port Town," but you can\'t decide the "Rules of the Giant Island."
"Shouldn\'t we just head to the Titan colony?
"It\'s easy to say, but dangerous.The island\'s creatures are not close to the port town, but they also live between the port town and the settlement.The Titans are less likely to be attacked if they\'re with us, but it\'s dangerous for humans alone to go to the settlement. "
The port town and the Giant colony are quite far apart.
Even if it is a "light walk" in the Giant Clan, it becomes a "light walk × 5" in human size.
While it is possible to be attacked by giant organisms, the "Light Walk x 5" has a high risk (risk).
"To sum up, all you have to do is take what the Titans want and go to the Titan colony, right?
"Yes, in summary...."
Can\'t you afford it?
"Well, that\'s a quick story.When we\'re ready, we\'ll head to the Titan colony. "
"" Huh!?
Resident A, B, and C shouted in surprise.
Conversely, the only thing that surprised me was the resident staff.
"Six of us are heading to the settlement, so the other members of the business will be ready for the deal."
"Yes" x 14
Because of the rights of the Gork Chamber of Commerce, transactions can also be made through the Jaguar Chamber.
I decided that it would be best to leave it to the Advanced Chamber of Commerce (genuine), as it would be a business that would waste the right to the corner and have a good prospect of profit.
In a good way, it is a suitable material and in a bad way, it is a round throw.
Now, we must prepare ourselves for the Titan settlement...
Speaking of which, do you have a map of Giant Island?
Mio asked the resident at the right time.
Because maps are forbidden, we need information to get to the settlement.
"Yes, yes. Never actually helped, but here it is."
Resident C took out the map and spread it over the table.
"... the scale is crazy after all."
Even on the map, it looked like a normal island, but the scale described was about five times that of normal.
According to the map, the Titan settlement should go straight north from the port town.
"Is this the settlement?It\'s straight, and you don\'t have to worry about getting lost. "
"The Jaguar Chamber of Commerce cleared the way," he said.It\'s a straight path, so even though it\'s small, you can see the giant colony from the port town. "
As far as the map was concerned, there was only one decent road.
For the Titans, the existence of a path is not important.
"Can I borrow this map?
"Yes, as I mentioned earlier, I didn\'t use it."
That\'s how we got the map (real).
When we\'re ready, we\'re walking through the port town to get to the Titan settlement.
I saw it on my way to the Garrison of the Gork Chamber of Commerce, but honestly, the port town is not crowded.
Many of the buildings that exist in the port towns are residential and staffed shops, and there are no ordinary private houses.Since the significance of the port town is the base of business, there is no room for private houses in the first place.
The auction seems to be busy one day, but the auction is not held every day.Not many people have a reason to come and go in and out of town on a day without a competition.
There was nothing particularly interesting about sightseeing because it was a town that didn\'t think of any dust, so I reached the clam and the outer wall.
Yes, the outer wall.
To protect the city from giant creatures, the perimeter of the port town is covered with an outer wall nearly 20 meters high.
They also store weapons and magical tools (magic items), and even guards (gatekeepers) can chase back giant creatures.
If it\'s really dangerous, send a signal like a smoke generator, and the Titans will come to rescue us.... if the Titans realize it.
Giants, the apex of the island\'s ecosystem, are not a threat to giants at all.
The giant creatures are afraid of the Titans and do not approach the Titans\' settlements and port towns.
But, as I\'ve heard before, there are less risks on the road in between.
"We, the guards, have no right to stop anyone from leaving town."
That\'s what the middle-aged guard said about guarding the outer wall gate.
"But we can\'t overlook young people who risk their lives as human beings."
To put it simply, when I tried to leave the port town, I was told to stop because it was dangerous.
Let\'s take an objective look at our current situation.
One unarmed young merchant, five young maids and five young maids are about to leave the dangerous town.
... there\'s nothing you can do to stop this.
But I\'m not the one who\'s stopped.
However, even if you persuade in this unconvincing situation, it will only sound like an excuse.
In other words, all we need is persuasion beyond words.
"Sera"
"What is it?
I\'ll call Serra and give her the pebble at her feet.
"Grip it."
"... I understand."
Understanding my intentions, Sera squeezed the pebble with a subtle expression.
- Becky!
".................. Huh?
Pebbles that shatter in Serra\'s hands.The guard who looks at it is stunned.
We can all do things like this.I chose Serra because she was tall and powerful.
"I appreciate your concern, but I have enough power to protect myself.This maid is also my escort. "
There is no doubt that Serra is my escort.
"If you don\'t have enough, you can show some strength."
"... I know that there is a guard who boasts strength.But it will be difficult to protect five with one escort.Isn\'t it dangerous for all of us to go?
I picked up the pebble again and threw it at Maria.
"Maria, slash."
"Yes"
- Spa!
Maria\'s knife split the pebble up and down in the air.
"................................................?
The guard is looking alternately at Maria and the cut pebble.
Apparently, I couldn\'t see what Maria was up to.
"I\'m sorry, but I didn\'t say there was one guard."
When I said that, the guard moved his gaze to Mio, Sakura and Dora.
Sorry, those three aren\'t guards.Tamo-san can\'t cum...
"Could you open the gate, please?
"... okay.Just be careful. "
The guards who gave up all kinds of things opened the door for humans.
Having eaten time in unexpected places, I was finally able to leave the port town.
The port town is a town for human-sized species.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that from here on out is the real Giant Island.