I left Helene. She had her head down in embarrassment.
The way she glanced at me was very cute and adorable.
「Umm……」
「Un」
「Women from royalty can only have one man in their lives.」
「Huh?」
I wondered what it meant. I knew immediately.
I’m the first, and I’ll always be the only one.
That’s what Helene is trying to tell me.
「Yeah, I understand.」
「It is difficult for me to be at Kakeru-sama’s side right now.」
Helene looks saddened.
「What you just said is enough. I’ll be waiting.」
「──Yes!」
Thus, Helene became my woman.
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The next day, as I was relaxing in my house, Miu came into my room with something.
「Master, a letter for you.」
「A letter?」
I received a sealed letter from Miu. On the front is a coat of arms that I’ve seen before.
「From the Salamus Trading Company.」
I don’t know what it is, but I can’t believe they sent me this.
I open the envelope and take out the paper inside. I look at the opened letter.
（The bill, for this girl?）
I heard Eleanor’s voice in my head. I can’t read, so I didn’t know what to do, so I’m grateful.
「Well, when I bought Miu, they said they’d send me a bill later, so that’s this.」
「Is that mine? ……Ah.」
「What’s wrong?」
「Three hundred silver coins …… I’m so expensive.」
「Three hundred, huh?」
I don’t know what the market price is, but it’s hard to imagine Salamus ripping me off now, so I guess that’s about right.
「All right, let’s go pay him.」
Using my warp feather, I went to the Salamus Trading Company with three hundred silver coins to pay for Miu.
The number of silver coins was a bit bulky and difficult to carry.
「Indeed, I received three hundred pieces of silver. Here is the title deed.」
Salamus gave me a nice piece of paper with a lot of words written on it.
「We look forward to serving you again.」
「Yeah, if I need anything,I’ll let you know.」
「By the way, Yuuki-sama, have you heard the rumour that the kingdom will soon be issuing a new currency?」
「Huh?」
I was a little spooked.
Maybe it’s about the bills I suggested to Princess Iris.
Of course, then I would know, but I decided to play dumb.
「That’s new to me, does that happen often?」
「No, basically not, except when the king is replaced.」
「Is that so?」
I heard a lot of rumours about paper money. The basic idea was a variation of what I had suggested to Princess Iris. That’s about right, considering it’s just a rumour.
The only thing that was new to me was the idea of determining the unit of currency. Maybe they will name it Yen or Dollar or something like that.
「On another subject, I’ve been wondering about it for a while now. That sword that Yuuki-sama has on his hip could it be……」
「Yeah? Oh, you mean Eleanor.」
I lifted the magic sword and showed it to Salamus.
She’s been much more quiet and cooperative lately, but I still carry her around with me because she’s dangerous when touched by others.
「The magic sword Eleanor. I didn’t know you had such a thing.」
「I’m telling you, I’m not selling it.」
I remembered that Salamus was a merchant, and I made sure to mention it.
When I left the trading company and tried to use the warp feather to return to the mansion, I noticed that there was something in my pocket.
When I took it out, I was surprised.
It was a lottery ticket. I must have used up all my tickets in the previous eleven consecutive raffles, so how did they end up in my pocket?
I had a hunch.
Miu’s deed.
Miu bought with three hundred silver coins. Shortly after that, I got a lottery ticket.
「Does that mean I get a lottery tickets for buying something?」
In modern Japan, this would be a normal story, but since it was a different world and a slightly different lottery, I couldn’t be sure.
So I decided to experiment.
I have nearly 2,000 silver coins in cash.
I took it all and went to town.
I used one silver coin to get a meal, but no lottery ticket appeared.
I went to a tailor and had several maid’s outfits made for Miu. It costed me ten silver, but I didn’t get any lottery tickets.
I bought a lot of things at various stores, and I spent about a hundred silver, but I didn’t get any lottery tickets.
Shopping does not cause lottery tickets to appear?
Then there are two possibilities.
Maybe it’s because I bought something from the Salamus Trading Company, or maybe it’s because I made an expensive purchase.
「Welcome. Oh, isn’t it Yuuki-sama? How can I help you?」
「Hey, there’s something I need you to get for me.」
「I’m at your service.」
Salamus said with a merchant’s face.
Well, let’s do some normal shopping first.
「I want to get some furniture. Some of the ones in my mansion are old and shabby, and I want to replace them.」
「Yes」
I told Salamas what furniture I wanted to replace for now.
「How about twenty-five …… silver coins for those?」
「Please」
I counted out twenty-five silver coins and handed them to Salamus.
「Thank you again. We will make arrangements right away.」
「Please」
Say, wait a minute.
There were no lottery tickets.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the Salamus Trading Company, and if so, how much do I have to spend?
I told Salamus the other thing I had been thinking about.
「I want paintings.」
「Paintings, sir?」
「Yes, a framed painting, like the kind that hangs in a parlour. I don’t know much about paintings, so you’ll have to make do with three hundred silver.」
Three hundred silver is the same price as Miu. It’s a price that could have yielded a lottery ticket.
「Yes, sir.」
「Okay, here are 300 silver.」
「I’ve certainly received it. This will take some time to procure…….」
「I’ll leave it to you.」
It’s an expensive purchase and a very general order, so that’s about it.
It’s more for a lottery ticket than anything else.
I rummaged through my pockets.
Then.
「There it is.」
I got a new lottery ticket, which I hadn’t gotten earlier.
This is the second one, along with Miu’s.
So I can get it for …… expensive purchases.
Once that’s determined, I won’t hold back anymore.
I went to Salamus (He couldn’t see the lottery ticket) wondering why I got a lottery ticket, so I took out all the remaining silver coins.
「I have about 1,600 silver coins, what can I buy with them?」
「…… is a unique proposition.」
Salamus says with a faint smile.
He’s right, from his point of view it certainly is.
But from my perspective.
It’s like asking for as many lottery tickets as I can afford with this money.
The actual shopping can be anything he deems it should be.
「I’ll be with you in a moment.」
Salamus retreated once then brought something on a tray.
A gold bracelet, inlaid with jewels.
「What’s this?」
「This is something that’s very popular among the upper class. It’s what someone would give women, he claims as his own, in his harem to wear.」
「Huh?」
「This is just a sample. It is a way to assert that the woman belongs to you, so it can be tailored to each customer. Basically, gold bracelets and jewellery.」
That’s really interesting.
An item that declares being a possession of my harem?
I don’t have a chance to use it at the moment, but I’ll buy it.
「That’s 1,600 silver.」
「That would be 4 items, if that’ s all right.」
「Ah.」
I offered him the remaining silver coins along with the cloth bag.
Salamus counted them.
「I’ve certainly received it.」
The moment Salamas said that, another lottery ticket appeared in my pocket.
This time, it was five tickets.