“Is that true!? The husband of Rigma.”
“Yeah, I’ve divided the time slots for each dungeon, but you guys can still use it properly.”
“That’s a relief. If you neglect food, life starts lacking in color, you know.”
“The meals at Magirema are delicious. Anyway, make sure you eat well and work hard.”
“Okay. I’ll keep doing my best.”
Rigma and Lopez are eating something like paella.
It’s not just the two of them. Everyone using the cafeteria seems to be eating dishes I recognize.
Since it’s a game world, I thought there’d only be unfamiliar dishes, but come to think of it, there were candy apples and such.
In this game world, the food is probably familiar to me because it’s based on things I already know.
“How is it, Rey? Magirema is my subordinate. In other words, as long as you’re with me, you can eat this kind of food every day. Pretty sweet, right?”
Lady Fiona is making an unclear appeal, but is she worried about me betraying her?
Well, it’s possible that I might get abandoned, but I don’t see myself leaving the Demon King’s army.
“As long as Lady Fiona doesn’t abandon me, I plan to stay with you.”
“Heh, heh~. I see. Of course! Because Rey is mine!”
It’s true, but what is she confirming? She suddenly got in a great mood, but I guess it’s better than her getting upset, so I’ll just not think too much about it.
“However, if you can make all this food, it seems like you could easily make a restaurant near the inn and have it thrive.”
“That’s true. Magirema’s cooking is as good as any human chef.”
“Well, since there’s only one Magirema, we can’t exactly set up restaurants in each dungeon.”
“Yeah, that’s true… If only Magirema’s subordinates could be resurrected, we could have them manage the restaurants.”
Ah, right. Since Magirema is called the head chef, it makes sense that there were other cooks besides her.
“We still don’t have enough resurrection medicine…”
“My instinct tells me the next one will work.”
“That’s more of a wish than an instinct.”
At this pace, mass-producing resurrection medicine is still just a dream.
If Lady Fiona’s magical power can recover faster, or if we can store more dungeon magic…
In the end, I can’t think of a way to increase customer traffic.
“Hey, boss, got a minute?”
As I’m lost in thought while eating, Lopez speaks up cautiously.
He seems to have gotten used to Rigma and Pilkaya, but for some reason, he seems even more scared of me than those two.
I don’t know why he would be afraid of someone like me, who might even lose to Lopez, but oh well.
“What’s up, Lopez?”
“Sorry to interrupt your meal, but I’ve got a small suggestion regarding the current job.”
Hmm, I thought he was getting along well with Kazama and the others, but has something gone wrong? I encourage him to continue, and Lopez continues speaking, still a bit tense.
“Myself and Takemi, we’re running shops in the dwarves’ dungeon, right?”
“Yeah, I’ve heard the sales are going well and you’re working hard.”
“Well, how about another business opportunity? Interested?”
“Another…?”
It seems like Lopez has something in mind.
He looks unusually lively. Maybe he enjoys talking about this kind of thing.
“I heard that Primilla ’s sister can mass-produce high-quality healing potions, right?”
“That’s right. Since we’re growing the materials in the fields where we caught Lopez, we can make a decent number of them.”
“Ugh… I’m sorry about that time.”
“No, there wasn’t any damage, so it’s fine. So, how does mass-producing healing potions connect to any business opportunities?”
“Originally, we targeted the herbs in that field because they can be traded for high prices with apothecaries.”
I’m not too familiar with the quality of the herbs, but if they’re being traded for high prices, they must be of higher quality than normal.
The vegetables she grew were also highly praised by Magirema. As expected of Primilla . She’s reliable.
“So you’re saying you’re going to sell the herbs or healing potions to the apothecaries?”
“No, it seems the apothecary was looking for herbs because the beastmen have a high demand for healing potions.”
I see. The beastmen seem to like fighting, so it makes sense that they get injured frequently and need healing potions.
“So, all you need to do is take over that demand.”
“Are you suggesting selling healing potions at a low price?”
“No, the price is already low enough. What’s left is just ensuring a stable supply.”
Indeed, the sales of healing potions at the current store are going well.
Especially at the store set up in the beastmen’s dungeon, healing potions have been selling out every day.
“I’ll try asking Primilla to increase the production of healing potions…”
“And what about selling them outside of the dungeon?”
“Outside the dungeon… you mean taking them to the city?”
“Yeah, the current healing potions are of such high quality and a good price that no other shop can compete.”
It’s because these healing potions are made by Primilla , not Lady Fiona’s substandard ones.
The effectiveness is undoubtedly high.
“Even so, there are still a certain number of people who hesitate to buy just because it’s a shop in the dungeon.”
Well, I can understand the hesitation. Honestly, it’s a bit suspicious.
It’s surprising that we’ve been able to keep sales going so well.
“If we can control that certain group of people, you could monopolize the beastmen’s customers.”
“I see…”
I’m not sure how much of an effect it will have to monopolize sales of only healing potions, but if it’s possible, it’s probably best to do it.
However, the problem is how to reach the beastmen who don’t come to the dungeon to buy…
“How to get the potions to the city—that’s the issue.”
“What about Rigma, the husband?”
“Rigma, huh… I feel like adding more work would just be too much for him.”
“Exactly! If he works any more, he might collapse!”
Ah, I see. He was listening to the conversation.
But Rigma’s point is valid, and it would be problematic if he collapsed.
“The husband… I think he has quite a bit of free time, though.”
“Alright, Lopez. Looks like we need to have a discussion. It seems I need to explain my troubles to you.”
“Well, I don’t mind listening to a few complaints…”
Even if Rigma has some free time, he certainly has more work than other demons.
So, it’s probably not a good idea to give him more tasks.
“I thought it was a good idea, though…”
Lopez also seemed to sense that the plan was faltering after seeing Rigma’s situation and muttered, giving up.
“No, I don’t think we should give up just yet.”
“Rey!? I’m really struggling here!”
Yeah, I understand. Please calm down.
I have no intention of overworking Rigma.
“In short, what we need is someone to take the medicine to the city and sell it.”
“But I’m the only one… We’re all demons, after all.”
That’s true. Lady Fiona, the other Four Heavenly Kings, and I are all demons, so none of us can go to the city.
“Why not ask Lopez?”
“Ah, so it comes to that.”
“…Hey, are you sure it’s okay to let him go outside that easily?”
“It should be fine, right? Haven’t you heard from Kazama and the others? They go outside on their days off.”
I don’t mind at all. But staying cooped up in the dungeon all the time would probably make them all feel down, so I suggested this.
As long as they’re working diligently, I don’t mind whether they’re reincarnated or native-born, and Lopez is included in that.
“I don’t think I’ve earned that much trust, though…”
“Rather, it’s about the trust in Pilkaya.”
“Pilkaya’s husband?”
“While Lopez is out, Pilkaya will be keeping an eye on him. If anything happens, she’ll burn him down.”
“…Okay. I won’t do anything weird.”
Did he understand? Lopez raised both hands in the air and said that with a strained face.
“Alright then, I’ll go talk to Primilla , so make sure you sell the medicine to the beastmen.”
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“Husband.”
“What is it?”
“Boss. He really is scary after all…”
“Rey, he doesn’t even realize it. Well, just make sure he doesn’t betray you.”
