New chapter of Single Old Man is out (1/1 chapter)

 

 

I Will Become Independent!

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Well then, the Alexandrite Company’s new product, matches, which had been launched with great preparation, sold extremely well. Before the release, all the country’s ember makers were gathered to explain the product and as expected, they opposed it.

But when Sandrone said, “Once you’ve tried it, you understand, right? This is incredibly convenient. If you oppose this, it just means you are only thinking about yourselves”, everyone fell silent… Well, compared to going all the way to an ember maker with a lamp in hand every time to get a fire, a stick that ignited when struck was far too convenient.

And then, she said this…

“But I didn’t make this because I wanted to bully you. From now on, the ember makers will become subcontractors under the Alexandrite Company. In other words… the ember makers will cease to exist. From now on, you will change your signboards to match specialty shops.” (Sandrone)

And so, she made them change their signboards. Mainly selling matches, while also selling other goods handled by the Alexandrite Company… In other words, it was a franchise contract.

To think I could witness the moment a franchise contract was concluded in another world.

Although the stubborn old ember makers who had been around forever opposed it, the younger ember makers immediately said “We will sign the contract!” and formed contracts with the Alexandrite Company. Sandrone conducted large-scale advertising of matches throughout the castle town. Not only ordinary people but also adventurers praised them for how easy it was to make a campfire.

According to Sandrone…

“I also paid my respects to the Edelstein Royal Family and delivered matches. Fufu, now I have a connection to the Royal Family, and this became a foothold for rising in the world.” (Sandrone)

Wow… she really thinks about nothing but rising in the world.

 

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Half a year passed since the match sales began.

By then, matches had become an essential item in every household and for every adventurer, and they had become the main industry of the Alexandrite Company.

Well, it’ll never go out of fashion. Fire is something you need every day.

So, while I worked on improvements to the matches, I also learned about the systems of this world and methods of doing business from Sandrone.

To enjoy a good life and bachelorhood, knowledge is essential.

I studied the magical tool technology, materials, and usable principles of this world, considering whether I could reproduce electric appliances from Earth.

I’ve compiled all my ideas in a notebook.

Everything I wrote down was in Japanese. Before, when Sandrone demanded to see my notebook, I showed it to her, and she said, “How cheeky of you, using a cipher…”. That was when I realized that although I could read the writing of this world, the people of this other world, like Sandrone, couldn’t read Japanese.

 

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And then, it had been exactly one year since I transferred to this other world.

One year since the Alexandrite Company began selling matches. The company became number one in sales among all the guilds in the royal capital, and the name of the Alexandrite Company became even more famous. Since the head of the company was the glamorous beauty Sandrone, male popularity also seemed to increase.

And today, I would leave the company.

“I’m grateful for everything, Sandrone.” (Gentoku)

“…I’ll say this now, even if you set up your own personal company, your product distribution channels will be through us. And if you develop any new products, you will bring them to us first.” (Sandrone)

“I got it.” (Gentoku)

I would establish my own personal company.

I had learned the know-how of business, and over this past year, I had saved up quite a bit of money. It might be because of how stifling it felt to be employed, I hadn’t been able to make any new products after matches.

From now on, I’ll buy a reasonably sized shop and spend my time there developing products at my leisure.

“Yes, yes. So… have you decided where you’ll open your shop?” (Sandrone)

“Nope, not at all. Well… rather than a shop, it’s more like a place for product development. The word ‘workshop’ doesn’t exist in this world, so I’ll be calling it a company.” (Gentoku)

“Hmm… You’ll need to think about hiring employees too.” (Sandrone)

“Don’t really need any.” (Gentoku)

“Anyway. Don’t do it in some remote place. Make sure it’s somewhere approved by the Commerce Guild. Richter, assist him until he’s bought a store.” (Sandrone)

“Yes, Ojou.” (Richter)

“I don’t need that…” (Gentoku)

“No.” (Sandrone)

I was flatly rejected.

Richter gave a wry smile. Sandrone pointed her finger at me.

“When you bought a house, you almost got scammed, remember?” (Sandrone)

A house… Right, I had bought a house.

A small two-story house with a garden, in a corner of the noble district. Though it was called the noble district, it was an area where the town’s wealthy lived, and there were restaurant streets nearby. Overall, a very nice place.

“You don’t get a veto, after you almost bought a mansion in the middle of the slums.” (Sandrone)

“Y-yeah… Though, I don’t really mind slums. I’m pretty strong.” (Gentoku)

“…Did you say something?” (Sandrone)

“N-no…” (Gentoku)

Well, it’s fine. A house is the most important thing for bachelor life. Alright, it’s about time.

I shouldered my luggage and left behind the familiar warehouse district and the Alexandrite Company’s storage.

“Well then, I’ll contact you once everything’s decided.” (Gentoku)

“Yes. Gentoku… I’ll be looking forward to your new products.” (Sandrone)

I waved my hand and began walking toward my house.

 

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