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　As soon as I left Hector’s blacksmith store, I headed for the Sinker Trading Company and was immediately ushered into the back reception area.

　Robert-san, with a big smile on his face, opened his mouth and said,

“Louis-kun, I’ll order 500 more bottles of soap. Also, I have a draft of the E-sugoroku game, and I would like you to give your opinion on it.” (Robert)

“Yes, I understand. Actually, in addition to orange, I also made scents of berry and bay leaf.” (Louis)

“I see, there’s a new fragrance? That will sell well again, but I’m on a budget…” (Robert)

“I’ll give you 300 pieces of orange, and 100 each of the berries and bay leaves, for a total of 500 pieces.” (Louis)

　Robert agreed, then put the 500 pieces in the warehouse first and before continuing the business discussion.

　As for the soap, as I had advised, they were selling the soap to the aristocrats, but he said the demand doesn’t seem to be expanding as expected, so I gave him some new advice.

“I think the nobility love to feel special, so I think if you give samples of the new scented soap to ladies who like to show off, who enjoy a bit of ladies’ talk, who have influence over others, and ask them to try the new product and let you know what they think, they might promote it.” (Louis)

“Ah! Louis-kun is really amazing. I wish you could work at my store.” (Robert)

　After paying for the soap with a smile, I thought I was done with having Huey after making a plate, but Robert had more news for me.

“I got the rice that Louis-kun wanted. Isn’t it really okay to take a whole wagonload?” (Robert)

“Eh? Really? Really rice? If you have one or two wagons of it, it wouldn’t matter to me at all!” (Louis)

“I think I can deliver it to you next week. Well, is it really that good?” (Robert)

“Yes, I’m sure. Why are you constantly rechecking?” (Louis)

“The rice plant is apparently cultivated on the Green Continent as livestock feed. The actuality is that you can get a lot more than expected. However, it does not really sound like a good idea to buy it for human consumption. And even if we did, a wagon-load of it sounds excessive.” (Robert)

“What’s with that? People just don’t know how delicious and useful it is. No matter how much you have remaining, there’s no problem with my Huey. On the contrary, it is considered as feed, which means that the price is low, Isn’t it?” (Louis)

“That’s right. How about the price I will give you, Louis, two gold coins for a wagon full?” (Robert)

“No problem. Thank you for giving me that price.” (Louis)

“Louis, you’ve done so much for me and I’m sure you will continue to do so in the future, so I’ll price it at that.” (Robert)

　Then after a week, I had something big to look forward to.

　I remembered that I had made soft bread, so I gave him five loaves of bread and ten bottles of wild berry jam, showing my appreciation for the rice.

　I told him to eat it up as soon as possible because it would not last as long as the hard bread that is generally eaten.

　I’m thinking that maybe when I see him next week, he will offer to commercialize the product.

　I was doing collecting requests until the next week.

　I tried to moderate the number of items I collected, as I didn’t want to take too much or I might be seen as someone terrible by other F-ranked and G-ranked adventurers.

　In my spare time, I make soy sauce-based sauce.

　He crushed garlic, onions, and peppercorns and soaked them in soy sauce.

　The following week, when I visited the Sinker Trading Company, I found a wagonload of rice boxed up in the back of the store.

　The rice was unhulled, so it would need to be milled after it had been threshed…

　I took a handful of the unhulled rice out of the box and tried [Separation] it, and succeeded in turning it into brown rice, which turned into white rice when I continued separating.

　I couldn’t help but grin and laugh at the fact that the white rice was ready in an instant.

“Robert-san, just as promised.” (Louis)

　I told him so, handed him the two gold coins, and put them into my Infinite Storage as fast as I could.

“The magic bag can hold a tremendous number of things. By the way, the soft bread you gave me the other day, could you commercialize it and sell it?” (Robert)

　As I had expected, I gave him the answer I had thought of in advance.

“I am an adventurer, so I am baking bread for myself. However, it’s going to be hard for me to make time to bake bread. How about I give you the recipe so you can make and sell it at a bakery? I can even give you some short lessons.” (Louis)

“That’s good! I’ll talk to a bakery today.” (Robert)

“I’m sure the ones that would be interested are young businessmen who want to grow their business, or someone who has a store that is struggling to stay afloat.” (Louis)

“I see. Louis, you are also very knowledgeable about management. I’m surprised.” (Robert)

“I’ll come back tomorrow. Also, I was wondering if you could introduce me to someone you know who could rent a house to me. I am feeling a little cramped at the inn, especially with the soap production.” (Louis)

　He seemed to know a lot of real estate agents who dealt with houses, so he readily agreed.

　I hope to be able to rent a house tomorrow that I can use as a base.

　The next day, we visited the Sinker Trading Company to discuss the bakery and the rented house.

　I decided to go see the baker in person since I would be teaching baking in the kitchen anyway.

　The store was located one street off the main road.

　The bakery was run by someone young and motivated, but financial constraints prevented them from venturing to the main street. It is good to have a store near the main street, but he is in a situation where he is not prominent, and his management is weak.

　The sign seen from the street was small, but Robert-san did not hesitate to open the door and call out.

“Hello. Is Hank there?” (Robert)

　The woman manning the store answered. She was a beautiful woman with a kindly face, dull blond hair, and blue eyes.

“Hello, Robert-san. Hank is in the kitchen. Shall I call him for you?” (Shopkeeper)

“Oh, yes, please. Before I do that, let me introduce him to you. This is Louis-kun.” (Robert)

“My name is Louis. Nice to meet you.” (Louis)

“My name is Nelly. Nice to meet you too. Excuse me. I will just call my husband Hank.” (Shopkeeper => Nelly)

　She left briskly and brought her husband, Hank, right away.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Hank.” (Hank)

“Nice to meet you, I’m Louis. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me.” (Louis)

　Hank replied with a slightly dubious expression.

“Nelly, I want you to close up store for the day. Robert-san, you want us to bet our livelihood on a kid?” (Hank)

“Oh, you mean Louis-kun? I think he’s going to be the savior of your store. He’s a little small, but he’s quite mature.” (Robert)

　I am relieved, but what is with the word “small”, there’s no need to include that.