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00:30I hope you plan to let me know who it is.
00:33I have a responsibility to report anyone who's doing business in our community without a proper permit.
00:44Hold on a minute, mister. I tried to warn you before we went in there.
00:48That's the one trading company in this town. They're the only people we can sell our goods to.
00:52You're thinking too small. Listen, I enjoy taking advantage of people as much as the next guy.
00:57But I don't like it when they try to take advantage of me.
01:00What are you talking about? You're not making any sense!
01:03If you think about it, neither are you. A deal is just a means of achieving your objective.
01:07Any deal that doesn't help you reach that goal isn't worth making.
01:11Look, you're trying to sell commodities. So tell me, could you have achieved your objective at the amount he was offering?
01:17I suppose not. At the prices he's paying, our village wouldn't make it through the winter.
01:22I understand the problem, but we're trapped. He controls the market. We can't do anything about it!
01:28That's pretty short-sighted. You can't live your life allowing others to use and discard you as they wish.
01:34It's just a negotiating tactic, and it's not right. You don't have to take it lying down.
01:39You'd be willing to help us work out a better deal?
01:44Of course I would. We owe your village our very lives.
01:48I have a proposal, ilk. Let me take charge of this business trip.
01:52If you do, I'll make you a fortune and teach those hyenas a lesson at the same time.
01:59And I'll even do you one better than that. For no extra charge, I'll put their shitty company out of business within a week.
02:06It'll be my pleasure.
02:09Come one, come all! Be witness to my magic!
02:12What I hold before you is nothing more than an ordinary handkerchief.
02:16A simple piece of cloth. Yet this cloth is about to undergo a miraculous transformation.
02:21So watch closely, everyone!
02:24Are you ready?
02:26Up she goes!
02:41Go, girl! You're amazing, miss!
02:44Huh? I hate to tell you, but I'm a boy!
02:47Yeah, yeah.
02:48So is my sister.
02:50Tsukasa, you've all been such a huge help around here. Everyone's so thankful you came to us.
02:56No, we're thankful to all of you for saving us.
03:01It's our honor to be of service.
03:03We're merely doing what little each of us can to repay this village for the kindness it's shown us.
03:15Everyone in our group has a special skill. We want to put those talents to use to help all of you.
03:22In my case, responding to public demand, I'm going to work hard to make more mayonnaise.
03:28It's not just the mayonnaise, you know. You sat us down and taught us a whole lot of new recipes.
03:33Everyone's finding it much more fun to cook.
03:37But...
03:38It looks to me like we're gonna run out of salt and wheat flour pretty soon.
03:43You don't have to worry about any of that.
03:45The merchant in Shinobu accompanied Elk into town. They said they wanted to help with his transactions.
03:52I'm sure you'll be getting everything you need very soon.
03:57I hope so. I'm a little worried about how well Elk will get along with those two.
04:03It should be obvious. We can't afford to keep on feeding seven useless mouths!
04:08If their wounds are healed, they should get out of our village!
04:12It's true, that boy can be really stubborn. You don't think he got that from me, do you?
04:17Oh, of course not.
04:20Thanks. I try to be understanding since he's my son.
04:23He acts that way because he's our treasurer.
04:26He tries really hard every day to make sure all the Buma in the village are well-fed and healthy.
04:32But it gets harder and harder all the time. It's all because of Yakoi's greed.
04:37He keeps offering less and less for our goods.
04:39Who's Yakoi? Don't think I've heard of him.
04:42He's the man who's taken over all the trade in Dormont.
04:46He's a truly awful fellow. He's got a stranglehold on the small businesses and pays them peanuts.
04:51Sounds serious.
04:53But if that's what's happening, everything will be perfectly okay if we just let the merchant handle it.
04:59I've seen him. Masato is like capitalism walking around in human clothing.
05:03Something like this is sure to get him riled up.
05:10Hmph. I know pretty much how he operates.
05:14By now, he's probably in the process of establishing his own Elm Trading Company, or something similar.
05:20Business Permit for Elm Trading Company.
05:23Authorized to operate in this and all surrounding communities.
05:27Signed, Walter Von Heiseret, Mayor of Dormont.
05:32This isn't some kind of fake, is it?
05:36I highly doubt that, especially since the mayor's signature is genuine.
05:40I don't get it. How'd you pull it off?
05:43To tell you the truth, given my talent for gathering intel, it wasn't all that difficult.
05:50Wait, how did you get involved in this?
05:53Me, me!
05:54Think about it, Elk. It's pretty obvious.
05:57If Neutraland is the only company authorized to handle all the trade in a town as big as Dormont,
06:03then there has to be something going on behind the scenes.
06:06Huh? So what'd you find?
06:08The mayor's secret account books.
06:11They showed a large amount of money coming in from Neutraland on a regular basis.
06:15So when I confronted him with copies of the paperwork, I got this baby as a reward for keeping quiet.
06:21That's a smart move.
06:23If we're all finished, then there's some places I'd like to visit.
06:28I have the feeling I've just skimmed the surface here.
06:31Yeah, you're probably right.
06:35Now that that's done, we better go stock up, Elk.
06:39Huh? Go stock up? But we came here to sell our stuff!
06:43Why in the world-
06:45What'd you do that for?!
06:47Because you had a stupid reaction.
06:49What do you think we got this permit for?
06:52Just think about it. It's a great opportunity.
06:54You change the way you do business, and I pay you back for saving us.
06:59The president of the Sonata Group is going to give you a free economics lesson.
07:03I'm going to walk you through the way to get rich.
07:06When I'm done, you'll be sleeping on a bed made of money.
07:10Really?
07:14What you said about sleeping on a bed of money...
07:17I want all that too.
07:19I want to be rich. I want to have nice clothes and food.
07:24I want to be able to do things all on my own.
07:27I don't want to have to beg for stuff anymore.
07:31So please, please sir! Help me!
07:35Teach me how to make money just like you!
07:46Alright then. Starting now, you're one of us.
07:49Hold on! You're letting some random kid off the street join our business group?!
07:53Are you serious?!
07:54Of course I'm serious.
07:56Look at her. There's greed in her eyes.
07:59Adding people like that to our team could be very helpful.
08:03I'm Masato Sonata, and this is my friend Elk.
08:07So what about you, young lady? What's your name?
08:10They call me Rue!
08:12Really? Well, alright.
08:14Tell you what, Rue. I'm going to show you how to make money.
08:17Yes! Thank you so much, teacher!
08:19Teacher, huh?
08:22That's a new one.
08:24Okay, listen up. We're officially the Elm Trading Company.
08:27So hang on and keep up with me as we operate.
08:30It's time to have some fun making money.
08:32Yeah!
08:33Fine.
08:34Right. But before we start, we need to get you looking like you mean business.
08:40Oh yeah!
08:53Consignment sale?
08:56What is that?
08:57Never heard of such a thing.
08:59Me either.
09:00Here's the basic deal. We're going to be in the Central Plaza tomorrow.
09:04We have a spot all staked out, and if you're interested, we'll let you sell your goods right alongside ours.
09:09Wait a minute. You're really allowed to do that?
09:11We've been wanting to sell there, but we have no permit.
09:14That's right.
09:16We can do whatever we want. There are no rules to keep us from sharing the space.
09:20We were able to get ourselves a permit, and the usage is wide open.
09:26Listen, though. The bottom line is, it cost us quite a bit of money to obtain this thing.
09:32And so, to cover our expenses, we'd be taking 20% of your sales as a hosting fee.
09:41Of course.
09:43Since we're all in the same boat competing against Neutraland's monopoly,
09:47if you were willing to man the shop, we could make an exception and cut the hosting fee to 10%.
09:54What do you say?
09:55You guys, how much is 10% exactly?
09:59I don't have any idea.
10:01Let me help.
10:03Let's say you were selling carpets, for instance.
10:05From what I've seen in the market lately, the going rate on a medium-sized rug is about 450 L.
10:12Now, if you brought one of those to Neutraland,
10:16they'd buy it from you for about 150 L.
10:20Instead, let's say you sell that carpet on consignment with our trading company.
10:25We'd sell it for a little less than market price, say about 400 L.
10:29Once it's sold, we'd take 10% or 40 L for ourselves.
10:33So instead of taking home 150 L, you'd be taking home 360 L.
10:38Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
10:40Are you sure we could earn that much?
10:42That's really incredible.
10:44Yeah, we definitely want to be a part of this.
10:46Do you mind if we explain the deal to some other villages as well?
10:50Fine.
10:52In fact, we'd welcome it, my friends.
10:55We'll bring our stuff by in the morning, then.
10:58Good. We'll be ready for you.
11:03All right. That went well.
11:05Wait a minute. How is all this supposed to work?
11:08We don't pay any money?
11:10Correct.
11:11What are you worried about?
11:13It seems like we're taking advantage of these suppliers somehow.
11:16We get to stock up without paying them anything.
11:19Everybody's gonna profit. You'll see.
11:26A few days later
11:37Wow! Look at that!
11:39I can't believe it.
11:47We've got all these goods to sell.
11:49We don't have to put out a single Luke of our own.
11:53Listen up, you two.
11:55When you're first stocking up a business,
11:57you generally have to come up with plenty of money in order to operate.
12:01However, the one thing you'll need more than money is trust.
12:06Trust in what?
12:07Trust in the potential profit you're planning to make.
12:10And to ensure that, you have to acquire the proper tools, which we did.
12:15You see, the main thing that inspires trust for any enterprise in this town
12:19is the acquisition of a business permit.
12:21Suppliers then want to partner with us.
12:24And what's our advantage in this situation?
12:27We're not spending any money,
12:29so we can stock up and we won't lose if something doesn't sell.
12:32That means we keep generating profit at no risk to ourselves.
12:36Am I right?
12:37You're half right.
12:39But there's more to it than that.
12:40They rule.
12:42When I talked to those three guys,
12:44what did I say they had to do so that we would drop our hosting fee from 20% to 10%?
12:50Um...
12:52Oh! You said that they'd have to man the shop for us!
12:56Yes, that's exactly right.
13:03When they're willing to do that, it provides us the advantage of flexibility.
13:08It allows our three-person trading company to expand as much as we want.
13:12In the end, we could become even bigger than Noitchaland.
13:19Elm Trading Company
13:29So, uh, we haven't gotten one customer yet.
13:32Hey, the day's still young.
13:35Oh, look! When did they set up a market out here?
13:39Check it out. Their prices are pretty cheap.
13:43Welcome, everybody!
13:45We're the Elm Trading Company, the newest option here in Dormant.
13:48Our products aren't as expensive as Noitchaland's, but they're just as good.
13:57We have lots of customers all of a sudden.
14:00Well, of course we do.
14:02Our shop is much closer to the routes they use in the city every day.
14:05It's convenient, and the prices are much cheaper.
14:08So let's go make some money.
14:10That's all I've been able to find out about Yakkoi so far, Masato.
14:14No surprise. That's about what I anticipated.
14:17Thanks a lot, Shinobu.
14:19You're welcome. I'll call you when I have more information.
14:22Oh, one more thing.
14:24Yeah? What's up?
14:26We made a lot of money today.
14:28So I'm going to be bringing back a cart full of supplies, both for us and the village.
14:32I'm thinking we should probably get Ringo her supplies sooner, rather than later.
14:36That makes sense. Give me a call once you've got everything ready.
14:39I'll zip by and get it delivered for you at express speed.
14:42The village is running out of essentials.
14:48Me! Me! Me!
14:59My goodness, salt and pepper!
15:01Oh, they even have sugar!
15:04They brought us honey!
15:06This is going to last us for weeks!
15:08Look at all the bread!
15:09Wow, amazing!
15:10And there's fresh fruit!
15:12I stopped by Ringo's lab and dropped off her supplies.
15:15Excellent work.
15:17We don't want to delay her progress at this point.
15:20And how's the merchant doing?
15:22Everything is going just great.
15:24From the way he was talking,
15:26he should be coming back here in about three or four days.
15:29Why so long?
15:30He told me he would need a week to work on the Noichelan Trading Company,
15:34in order to crush them.
15:36They're in trouble.
15:38If the merchant went and made such a promise,
15:40it'll probably happen.
15:43The Elm Trading Company?
15:45Why bother me with information about a tiny outfit like that?
15:48They're no competition.
15:49They won't last the week.
15:51Excuse me, sir?
15:52Get out!
15:53Mayor von Heiserod had no business giving out a permit
15:56to those country bumpkins.
15:58Just what does he think I'm paying him all that money for every month?
16:03Those stupid farmers will go bankrupt in no time,
16:06so I don't have to worry about them.
16:08None of them has the first idea how to operate a business.
16:14When they come crawling back, I'll raise my prices another fifty percent.
16:39Oh!
16:50Come back again!
16:52About time we finally get a break.
16:54What are you talking about?
16:56We're just starting.
16:57The big push is still to come.
16:59Rue, make sure you clean up, okay?
17:02Mayonnaise! Mayonnaise!
17:06Is the mob finally gone?
17:08I hope I'm not too late.
17:10Would you sell me some mayonnaise, please?
17:12Nice to meet you.
17:14Let me introduce myself.
17:15I'm the captain of the merchant fleet Sea Serpent.
17:18People here call me Klaus.
17:21I've heard of you.
17:23I'm glad you came to sample this.
17:25I think you're going to like it a lot.
17:33So this is the Sea Serpent.
17:36The grand merchant fleet that handles all the maritime trade out of eastern Freyjagard.
17:41Your reputation precedes you.
17:43As does yours.
17:45Word travels fast in a country like this.
17:47I heard about a new trading company doing interesting business here in Dormant.
18:02Sea Serpent
18:27What do you mean Sea Serpent switched sides?
18:30Fine I
18:33Underestimated L. I won't make that mistake again starting tomorrow. We'll open a shop in the central plaza. They want a war
18:39I'll give it to them. They'll regret making an enemy out of the night to land trading company
18:44They have no idea who they're dealing with
19:01I can't even tell
19:07Hey, what's the matter elk? Oh nothing worried about Noichi land. Are you?
19:16Yes, I am oh wow look at all the money you made today
19:21Don't you ever use the front door?
19:23No, what fun would that be?
19:30So this little girl is real, huh?
19:33It looks like she's in another world. I think she's even more fond of money than I am and that's saying something. Well, I
19:40Guess that means she has a promising future
19:43So since you're here, I presume yakoi is making his move
19:49From what I uncovered he's planning to go to war with you starting tomorrow war. What's that mean?
19:54They'll start buying up goods left and right. They'll undercut our prices to sell them
20:00And they won't care whether or not they make a profit
20:04It's gonna be a free-for-all so they must be pretty confident all things considered it's not a bad play on their part
20:12and
20:12It could have been effective
20:15But only if they had gone ahead and used it the day we first opened
20:18Oh
20:29What who are they
20:33These my friends are the weapons that will destroy no chill and
20:48You