NOVEL NEXT Chapter 15 - Let's Talk About Work
“Kenya? What’s going on?”
“I-I’m sorry, I just…”
“Just? This is not a joke!”
The angry voice and the sound of a fist hitting the table echoed through the noisy lobby. The surroundings fell silent for a moment, but quickly returned to their usual bustle.
“Why did you challenge the boss room alone?”
“Well, I just wanted to try…”
“Just?”
As usual, Ai smiled at Kenya with a chilling voice and a smile that wasn’t really a smile.
“I-I’m sorry! I won’t do it again!”
I stood up on the spot and apologized with all my might. This was entirely my fault. Although I succeeded, I had challenged the boss room without reporting to the navigator in charge.
“I allowed the mid-boss, but the main boss is too soon… The Knight Series is really dangerous, you know?”
“Well, that’s because…”
Kenya removed the gauntlet of the King Series from his equipment and placed it in front of him.
“What? Why are you showing a Knight’s gauntlet… huh? This… what!?”
“I managed to make the King Series…”
“Made it? You mean with your skill, Kenya?”
“Yes…”
For some reason, I felt like I was being scolded. Ai was constantly surprised, and I kept talking apologetically.
Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Ai started speaking in a low voice.
“The King Series is worth 2-3 million. It’s equipment that can only be obtained from drops above the 20th floor by high-ranking silver adventurers.”
Explorers up to the 10th floor are bronze.
10-30 floors are silver.
30-40 floors are gold.
50-60 floors are platinum.
By the way, Ryunosuke Tendo’s “Evening Star” exceeded the 60th floor, and a new adventurer tag called Diamond Class was created for them.
“Yes, somehow I managed to do it… Look! Wearing this makes you want to challenge the boss fight… sorry, I got carried away.”
I apologized for making an excuse, changing my usual non-smiling face halfway through.
“But this is a big deal, right? Producing a King Series once a day. To be able to create it stably…”
(This is definitely a valuable property, no, an extraordinary find. It seems my appraisal wasn’t wrong.)
“So, Ai?”
“Yes, what is it?”
“Can you supply the Knight Series?”
“Supply?”
That was what Kenya had been considering. If this came true, Kenya’s world might literally change.
“Yes, I would like to purchase about 20 units a day regularly. And also the delivery destination for the King Series.”
Yes, mass-producing and delivering the King Series from the Knight Series to make money. That was the plan. It’s possible to sell them to the Dungeon Association, but if a stable and large supply is possible, it’s better to rely on a vendor.
“Hmm, that’s something I need to ask a vendor about. Wait a moment.”
With that, Ai left me behind and went inside.
(I hope this doesn’t turn into a big deal…)
Kenya began to worry a little, but his fears would become reality. After a while, Ai returned with an apologetic face, clasping her hands together in an apologetic gesture.
“I’m sorry, due to circumstances…”
Ai took me to a back room. In the room, there was an elderly man and a middle-aged man.
The elderly man had sharp eyes for an old man, yet he looked kind. He looked at us while stroking his beard.
Sitting across the table from him, around his 40s, was a man in a suit who exuded the atmosphere of a capable CEO. He wore glasses and had a slightly sunburnt youthful look.
Why does the capable CEO shine so much?
“Hoho, Ai, is this the boy who said he could deliver the King Series?”
“Yes! This is Kenya Mikenju.”
The elderly man spoke, and Ai responded, introducing me.
“Kenya, this is the chairman of the Dungeon Association. When I mentioned the delivery, he happened to overhear and found it interesting, so he arranged this meeting. And…”
Once again, Ai apologized to me.
“I mentioned your skill…”
“Haha, it’s fine. It’s something that would be known eventually.”
“Sorry about that. And, this is…”
“If what you say is true, he could be a potential delivery partner, the CEO of Weapon Co., Mr. Tanaka Issei.”
The man in the suit handed me his business card.
“Thank you very much. I’m Kenya Mikenju.”
Apparently, he was here for another business negotiation today, and the chairman set up this meeting as an additional matter.
“Well then, let’s talk business…”
Then, Ai, the chairman, Mr. Tanaka, and I sat around the table, and the business discussion began.
(Is it okay for me, a minor, to be here…)