Magical Tool Master Dahlia Never Compromises ~ Starting Today: Life as a Freelancer ~

Dahlia couldn't help but think deeply of the computer and scanner she used in her previous life. She really wanted to own them. But even if she collected materials with high magical power, it seemed difficult to make them.

Magical tool-related products were no longer delivered directly by the Commercial Guild, but instead a warehouse was rented nearby.

Fortunately, the product moves quickly, so it doesn't require a lot of space. However, due to the large quantity, inventory management seems to be a lot of work.

Even so, Ivano seemed to have found a few partners and could handle everything calmly by himself.

I heard that the Orlando Chamber of Commerce would also be assigned work as one of the cooperation partners, but he immediately talked about other chambers of commerce, so Dalia just agreed without asking any details.

Perhaps Ivano was still concerned about Dahlia's feelings. If it were just a matter of business dealings between chambers of commerce, she wouldn't really care.

However, what surprised her a little was that he, who had always wanted to increase the manpower of the Chamber of Commerce, now said that he wanted to spend more time.

"Future transactions will involve the royal city and the nobles, so members of the Chamber of Commerce must carefully choose trustworthy people. Before that, although it will cost extra, I still hope to use the support staff of the Chamber of Commerce to maintain operations." - After hearing what Ivano said, Dalia also agreed with his idea.

Currently, there are two people sent from the guild as support personnel.

I heard that they were responsible for external letter and document delivery. Although Dahlia had not had the opportunity to have an in-depth conversation with them, she hoped that this would reduce Ivanor's burden.

Regarding the issue of "noble guardian", since Wolff often needed to go on expeditions, someone suggested that his brother Goude should serve as agent.

Although Dahlia thought about it, she gratefully accepted the arrangement at Wolf's recommendation.

Because of Jonas's scales and Goode's guarantee, she owed them both a favor, so she asked Wolf to help her find out if there was any way to repay them.

By the way, Wolfer had already brought a lot of useful information with him, and he smiled and said that the other party liked it very much.

Recalling the scene not long ago, Dalia couldn't help but worry whether Good was roasting some dried food indoors, but in the end she was too embarrassed to ask.

And one more thing.

Dahlia asked Ivanor how to deal with Gildor's offer to serve as the "guardian of the nobles."

But Ivano explained: "That's probably because he is worried about you, so he hopes that you can find a noble guardian as soon as possible. If you ask him, I think he will be willing to actually take on this role." After listening, Dahlia deeply understood.

Gildor, though gentle and quick-witted, seemed a bit stubborn and indirect. Dahlia couldn't help but wonder if he had explained his intentions in detail from the outset.

Despite this, she still inquired with Vice President Gabriela and desperately wrote a letter expressing her gratitude and apology for Gildo's suggestion.

She also sent two expedition stoves and about ten breeze cloth scarves.

After finally completing all this, he breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, the next day, Tari received a high-quality red carpet woven from magic wool from a neighboring country, premium green tea, exquisite flower-shaped candies, and a thank-you letter filled with elegant words.

He is such a thoughtful and quick-acting person that it is touching.

While enduring the stomachache caused by nervousness, Dahlia hurriedly wrote another thank-you letter to Gildo.

The complimentary green tea and sweets were delicious.

"Hey, am I too early? Is that okay?"

"Welcome, Master Wolfe. There are no other guests at the moment, so please relax."

Ivano came out to greet him and ushered Wolf into the Chamber of Commerce's room. Since Wolf had a few days off, Dahlia arranged to have dinner with him.

"Ms. Dahlia, Master Wolfe has arrived early. He's already checked the account books. How about calling it a day?"

"If Ivano can go back soon, then that's fine."

"No, I still have a few documents to check..."

"Then I'll check it out too."

Because Ivanor sometimes continued working after Dahlia returned, she kept as close an eye on him as possible.

One night last week, Gabriela reportedly let him go home with a smile, citing the Chamber of Commerce room's usage time limit—though there was no such rule in reality.

That day he even told Dalia, "I'm going back soon too." This is something we cannot take lightly.

She would never let her important subordinates die from overwork like she had in her previous life.

"Understood. Then I'll put these documents in the box and put them on the bookshelf before returning."

"Then I'll wait for you. Let's leave the room together, Ivano."

Because she had discussed this with Wolf, Dalia completely distrusted Ivano on this matter.

Hearing what the two said, Ivano raised his hands with a wry smile, then actually began to put the documents into the box. Wolf and Dalia smiled at him silently. Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"The Roseti Chamber of Commerce has some items sent by the Adventurer's Guild. Um, they're already waiting outside. Can we let them in?"

"Okay, please let them in."

The guild members who came to confirm seemed unusually nervous. Dahlia wondered if it was because his senior, Ivano, was present, or because Wolff, who came from a count's family, was present. As she thought about this, she took out the pen and ink for signing.

Wolff was leaning leisurely in his chair, while Ivano across from him was tying together documents that could not fit into the box and securing them with a rope.

"Long time no see, President of the Roseti Merchants Guild. I'm sorry to bother you so late in the evening. I'm here to deliver materials for the Forest Serpent."

"August-sama!"

Seeing the man walking in from behind the door, Dalia raised her voice in surprise.

Even Wolf's eyes widened, and Ivano even broke the rope on his hand out of surprise.

"I'm sorry for not notifying you. I just happened to have some things to take care of, so I stopped by."

The man holding a stack of silver boxes was none other than August, the vice president of the Adventurer's Guild.

His reddish-brown eyes narrowed slightly, and he gave a very kind smile in greeting.

Dahlia wondered, "Why would the Vice President of the Adventurer's Guild come personally to deliver the materials? This must be the job of a guild courier, or perhaps even a transport guild." Despite this thought, she kept it to herself, and hurriedly invited him to a seat.

"Ah, Wolffred, you're here too. That's perfect."

He smiled and placed three magic boxes on the table, one larger and the other two smaller.

"Here is the heart and teeth of a forest snake, and some skin."

"Is it the things I mentioned last time?"

"Yes. The heart was handled perfectly."

The largest magic box contained what seemed to be a giant forest snake that the monster-suppression team had hunted during an expedition a few days ago.

"Excellent, Dahlia. Now you can make the bracelet."

"Ah, thank you very much."

Wolf said happily, but in fact, the magic bracelet she was wearing was very difficult to make.

Oswald once said that it would take one to several years to make, but for Dahlia, she had just improved her magic power a little and already felt it was difficult to control, and she really had no confidence.

"Here is a whole quantity of black slime powder, and this is the horn of a female unicorn."

"Um, regarding the slime, I placed an order with another trade guild, and I didn't order unicorn horns..."

Dahlia hurriedly responded to August's explanation.

The black slime powder should have been ordered from the Orlando Chamber of Commerce, and she had never ordered any unicorn horns.

"No, please accept these two as gifts. They are a thank you gift from our John."

"Is this a thank-you gift from Mr. John?"

Was it to express gratitude for the small magic furnace given to them a few days ago? However, that was given as an apology gift to the Rossetti family, so there shouldn't be any need for a return gift.

As Dahlia was thinking about this, August smiled at her.

"President Rossetti, I heard that you introduced President Zora to John. Thank you very much. It seems you helped him a lot. Now John respects President Zora as his 'teacher'."

On the card August handed over, there were some polite words of thanks written in neat and square handwriting.

Dahlia couldn't help but smile when she saw a small scorpion seal next to John's signature.

It seems that John tasted delicious scorpion wine from Oswald.

"Thanks to the guidance of President Zora, John is now able to maintain the same level of productivity even with reduced working hours. His physical condition seems to have recovered, and he has even taken on new work."

"Is that so... That's great."

"The other black slime John captured has been ground into powder and sent to the Orlando Chamber of Commerce. It should be delivered to you through there soon."

Being able to capture two black slimes so quickly proved that he was once a high-level adventurer, Dahlia thought.

She hoped to one day ask him in detail about the ecological environment and capture methods of black slimes.

"Black Slime... Even if it's powder, don't take it lightly..."

Dahlia decided to ignore Wolfe's muttering for the time being.

"I also want to express my gratitude to Miss Dahlia—after your introduction, John's wife and children returned to him. It's wonderful that his family is safe. As his boss, I've been forcing him to work hard, but now I can finally rest in peace."

"Thank you for your kindness. However, please convey this gratitude to President Zora Merchants Guild. It would be great if Mr. John could recover."

Dalia was genuinely happy to hear that John could live with his family again.

John must have gotten some good advice while drinking scorpion wine with Oswald.

This must be why he began to call Oswald "Teacher".

"John seems very happy. But he seems a little... too happy..."

"what?"

Seeing August suddenly smile bitterly, Dahlia was immediately panicked.

"Um, what happened to Mr. John?"

My wife and children are back, but I feel tired because of happiness. What's going on?

Dahlia suddenly became worried that John would force himself to work overtime for the family again.

"I heard that he and his current wife were discussing starting over, and he also apologized to his ex-wife. He discovered that his ex-wife was still single, and since his current wife also wanted to, they decided to live together after discussing it."

"What……?"

"He remarried, so his current wife is the first lady and his ex-wife is the second lady. It's all worked out perfectly, which is wonderful."

"...This is truly, something worth celebrating. Please convey my congratulations to Mr. John..."

Dahlia tried her best to control the trembling in her voice and managed to say words of congratulations.

It is indeed something worth celebrating and making us happy.

However, from a civilian perspective, she couldn't help but think:

Doesn't John need to imitate Oswald to this extent in this regard?

She could understand him reconciling with his current wife, but why did he want to get back together with his ex-wife as well?

However, if the current wife can accept it and has feelings for the ex-wife, such an arrangement may not be wrong.

As long as John and his wives and children were happy, that was all that mattered.

Besides, this wasn't something she should have considered.

"I heard John's ex-wife was also a high-ranking adventurer. She went with John to capture a black slime. They had a competition, but in the end, each caught one," John said with a smile. "He also brought his son along, and they encountered a unicorn and took care of it."

"And I took care of the unicorn..."

Ivano's low muttering was heard from behind Dahlia.

It seems that for high-level adventurers, even rare monsters that are fast and difficult to capture are just "by the way".

By the way, the monster subjugation team also mentioned that they had defeated a giant forest snake during the subjugation mission.

Lately, she's been feeling the rise in unreasonable behavior towards these rare monsters. But she decided not to delve into the issue further. After all, as someone who uses monster materials, this outcome is exactly what she wants.

"Due to a transfer, John will become the head of monster breeding, including slimes. As for the Second Lady, we've decided not to return to adventurer status, but to join the Adventurer's Guild as John's assistant. I think this will give them more free time than before. John also said, 'President Rosetti has been very kind to me in the past. If you need any materials in the future, please feel free to contact me.' I hope you will continue to take good care of me."

"Thank you for your concern. It's really much appreciated."

After chatting for a while, Dahlia said goodbye to August with a forced smile.

"As expected of Master Oswald..."

In the chamber of commerce where only three people were left, Ivano's exclamation echoed.

Indeed, John not only regained the family he had nearly lost, but he even welcomed back his old family.

It's perfectly fitting to call him the Great Teacher Oswald. There seems to be no better way to describe him.

Although it is hard to imagine how he did it.

While Dahlia was still feeling a little confused, Ivanor turned his blue eyes to the black-haired man.

"Master Wolfe, shouldn't you also find an opportunity to consult Mr. Oswald?"