Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 18 by Rifujin na Magonote

Author:Rifujin na Magonote [Magonote, Rifujin na]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2022-06-14T07:00:00+00:00

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We stopped by a real estate agent on our way home and purchased a building to use as our office. It was rather small, and in a poor location, but right now all we needed a roof over our heads to serve as our headquarters. The price was what you would expect, and I planned to count it off as a business expense. I currently had Aisha cleaning the place.

“This’ll be our base of operations for now,” I said.

“Gotcha, mew.”

I really hoped to recruit some good employees to our new business soon. We needed someone to organize documents and oversee paperwork. Sadly, there was a chance we’d have to dismiss them if they got hit with Orsted’s curse, so we had little choice but to hire those who’d be expendable.

“These are our current funds.” I handed Linia the equivalent of ten Asuran gold coins, which was more than enough to jumpstart a business in Ranoa Kingdom.

“W-wow… Y-you’re really gonna give me this mewch?” Linia’s eyes lit up as she fixated on the money.

It was just like casting pearls before swine, or in this case, gold coins before a cat. They had high value, but giving them to an animal oblivious to that value was pointless. Perhaps the takeaway was that trying to teach an impulsive creature the value of money would only lead to them impulse spending, so it would be best not to hand over the money at all. At least, that’s how I interpreted it.

“Heh…hehehehe. Boss, I’ve got your back, mew. With this much cash in hand, I swear I won’t fail you, mew. This time I won’t screw things up, mew.”

Great. Linia’s eyes had turned into solid dollar signs. Now I was the one feeling anxious. Handing her such a fortune was probably a bad idea, wasn’t it? I had to leave on an assignment for Orsted shortly. By the time I got back, Linia might have doubled her debt somehow and be relegated to churning a giant hamster wheel in our basement. Or maybe Eris would decide to make her a pet for real and slap some kind of fancy collar or ribbon around her neck.

I had an idea how to prevent that from happening.

“Big Brother, I’ve finished the cleaning,” said Aisha.

Yes, indeed. It was Aisha’s time to shine.

“Aisha, I have a favor to ask of you.”

Aisha frowned. After a long pause she looked up at me and asked, “What?” From her sullenness, it seemed she was still sore about the conversation we’d had the other day.

“I’d like you to watch over Linia for me. Make sure she doesn’t use that money I gave her on anything stupid, and while you’re at it, provide support so she doesn’t royally mess anything up.”

“…I have housework to do back home, though.”

I nodded. “And that’s why you don’t have to do it all the time. Checking in once every few days will be enough.”

Aisha stole a couple of glances at Linia. “Do I really have to?”

After what happened the other day, she probably wasn’t keen on the idea of working together again.

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