NABC Volume 8 Chapter 3 PaRT 1
Volume 8 Chapter 3 PaRT 1
Chapter 38: Negotiator
『Sherry』
Current Levels & Equipment:
Master Smith Lv.32
Equipment:
Powerful Steel Spear
Chainmail
Hardened Leather Helmet
Hardened Leather Gloves
Hardened Leather Boots
Sacrificial Misanga
I deliver the third Palmasque Mirror to the Duke during the early morning break from the Labyrinth exploration.
I didn’t bring Roxanne with me again, of course. The last thing I want is to have the Duke ogle her with those pretty boy eyes of his, so she stayed at home together with Sherry and Miria.
While in Bode, I received the payment for the three mirrors, as well as one other thing: the order for three more mirrors. When that part was all said and done, I have returned home and prepared the Amber Necklaces again.
Before we go to buy more Palmasque Mirrors, we have to get our preparations done properly, after all. When all was said and prepared, I jumped to Bode’s Adventurers’ Guild and head to the Amber Merchant’s shop.
「Welcome, Mr. Customer. Unfortunately, we don’t have any raw amber ores available at the current moment.」
「That is indeed a shame. Fortunately, I came here today with a different matter entirely. I want to buy a necklace.」
「Very well. Come inside, please.」
The old man with cat ears leads us inside the building.
「I’ll leave choosing the necklace to you three.」
「Certainly.」
「Please leave it to me.」
「Okay, desu.」
While following the old man, I instruct the girls to pick the necklace.
「Last time, you showed us a necklace that, according to you, had the best amber you obtained in the past few years. Is that necklace still available for purchase?」
Before taking her seat. Sherry makes the first move and asks the merchant about the necklace that he showed us during our last visit here.
「The best I can do is sixty seven thousand five hundred Nars. I cannot go any lower than this though.」
「It can’t be helped any more than this. I think that deal is pretty good for us for all its worth.」
When the merchant reduces the price. Sherry brings the necklace over to me. She made him drop the price twice without me having to lift as much as a finger. She really is a truly formidable negotiator, without a shade of a doubt.
「All right. Got it.」
「Next, I want another necklace that’s within the price of up to fifty thousand Nars.」
「Very well. Here, how about these?」
The old man brings two more necklaces to us and passes them onto Sherry.
「What about this one?」
「The necklace in your left hand has an amber jewel of fine quality. It has a mild yet rich hue to it. The one in your other hand has an amber jewel with strong shine. Its quality is not much less than the other one. The left one is priced at fifty two thousand Nars while the price of the other one is exactly fifty thousand Nars.」
「I see. However, there seems to be a hint of impurity in this one.」
After listening to the explanation of the merchant. Sherry compares the two necklaces with her inquisitive eyes and returns one of them back to the merchant. It’s the necklace she was holding in her right hand.
「There are other necklaces, too. This necklace here is of fine quality but its price exceeds fifty six thousand Nars.」
「This is certainly good, but there’s an instruction from the customer to be mindful of. Please don’t forget about that.」
Sherry holds the necklace for a moment but ultimately returns it to the merchant immediately after she deemed it not worth its price. This old merchant is not a fool either. I bet he is completely aware of the fact that we intend to resell the necklaces after buying them from him, and that’s why he’s dictating such high prices for them.
「That’s right. Then how about this one? Its shine is strong yet its hue is harmonious. This one is priced at fifty four thousand Nars.」
「Seems good but the customer... un, what do you all think?」
「Err... well... let me think...」
「Y-Yes, desu.」
Sherry approaches Roxanne and Miria for consultation on the other necklace. I, for one thing, think that asking them about their opinion on every single one of them might be more than a little useless, because for one: I don’t think these two are in a position to answer, and two: it’s not like they’re going to have different opinions on every single Amber Necklace that Sherry is going to be showing them.
「Okay then, I can give it to you for a special price of fifty five thousand five hundred Nars. How about that?」
「Indeed, that is a pretty acceptable price... but... hmm...」
Sherry tilts her neck to the side.
「Then how about fifty three thousand Nars?」
「Don’t you think it’s still a little high? How about a little bit more?」
「H-How about fifty two thousand five hundred Nars, then? I cannot go any lower than that though, please understand.」
「Oh, I understand all right. It’s certainly a better deal than before now, I guess.」
Sherry passes me the necklace, the price of which has been reduced to Fifty two thousand five hundred Nars, but everything seems to be pointing that without my discount the merchant with the cat ears will not go any lower than that.