In the first place, I’m not sure how heavy the crime of bribery is in this country. If it’s a death penalty then it’s a big gamble regardless of how you think about it.
So, in order to win this match, I will need to investigate the mayor first. It is necessary to think of a good gift (bribe) that will also serve as a convenience for business in future.
And if it fails, it will just appear like I was doing this alone without permission and Jephthah-shi will be forsaking me.
This case is similar to the situation of cutting off the lizard’s tail.
U~mu……So how about this.
“…..Please let me know what will the penalty be if I lost.” [Ayase]
“If you lose….let’s see. Give me 10 of the spirit stones then. If you don’t have them in hand now, I don’t mind it even if you were to give me all the items you received from the guidance in future from now on.” [Jephthah]
…..10 spirit stones is it.
I have not examined the value of the spirit stones yet. I received two from yesterday and today so it doesn’t sound so far off from the 10 that Jephthah needs.
That means, is something like this, my only penalty? If I failed, I might end up getting accused of bribery. Isn’t it something like that?……
Or in the first place, this match was never meant to be won and is just a trial? So if Jephthah-shi wants the 10 spirit stones, it could be possible that the value of those might actually worth the same as real money. In the case of spirit stones, they might be useful as the final form of credit then. These must be excellent. Or it could also be possible that he was just leading me by the nose, trying to use me……
……It will be endless if I keep thinking about it.
“How about it? Will you be accepting the match?” [Jephthah]
“Before that I would like to confirm something first. First, I thought you didn’t have any elves in hand that aren’t under reservations?” [Ayase]
“No, just the other day by some strange coincidence I managed to obtain the elf. I wasn’t able to come to a compromise with the other party who made the reservations so the elf is still in my hand. It’s still a young beautiful elf girl so you don’t need to worry about that part.” [Jephthah]
Fumu~ That means there is still one.
I should ask him in detail on what I should do. But there is also a likelihood that this is a lie since you can’t fully trust what you can’t see……
But a guy who decides to give it a try and risking his life in a gamble just after hearing, “Young, beautiful elf girl” is seriously foolissh~
You’ll just end up meeting the other party’s expectation!