「Harold-kun, how about another cup of tea?」
「………..Make it a bit more stronger this time. The aroma is thin and above all, it’s tepid」
「Ara, then this time, I’ll make the tea a bit more stronger and hotter」
「Do that」
(Aah, I’m being healed………..)
(But where?)
「Sorry for making you wait. Work was prolonged, you see」
From the other side of the sliding door which was left open, Tasuku showed himself. Maybe due to feeling sorry for making Harold wait, there was an awkward smile on his face.
「Like always, it seems as though you don’t know what to do」
「Even though it appears like that, it has become considerably better. It’s thanks to the resistance drug created by Harold-kun. I’m truly grateful. Thank you」
「Raise your head. It’s unsightly. I didn’t do it to be thanked by you bastards」
「I can’t afford to do that. I don’t know what you were thinking for making a move, but still, it’s an unshakeable truth that the situation changed for the better thanks to you」
「Fuh, worthless. To have no choice but to lower your head to a child like me, be ashamed at your own incompetence」
「I have no words to return. Well, as far as I’m concerned, I’m happy to have met a youth like you whose future will be full of expectations」
「Is that so. Then wag your tail and cooperate with me」
「……….That is the reason you requested to speak to me? Aren’t you being a bit too hasty by abruptly jumping straight to the main point without any introduction?」
「I have no intention to engage in gauging each other’s hand. Read this first」
Tasuku, who was reading the document thoroughly as though he was eating it, after reading the last page, sighed lightly and closed the document.
「How to say it……….The contents are crazy」
「Right? But it’s the truth」
「So, it’s within your expectations that I would be doubtful?」
「Doubtful? How about frankly telling me “I don’t believe it “?」
「……….To just assert and finish it like that is your dreadfulness. Because, even with the content being this preposterous, you make me think of wanting to listen to your talk」
「Even if it’s the truth or lies, the listening part is free」
「Certainly. But just by showing this document to me, it’s a huge harvest for me though」
「If you want such a thing, I’ll give it to you. After all, it’s just a copy」
Even though it was like that, Harold had given him the initiative to lead the negotiations. This meant that Harold thought of LP farming itself as nothing more than an opening act for the real issue.
(Since I realized this possibility, I can no longer pull back, huh)
「Then, let me take up your offer」
「Do that. Or rather, if it isn’t like that the negotiation can’t continue」
「Fumu, what does that mean?」
「Assuming that everything written in that document is true, what do you think?」
To Harold’s question, Tasuku answered a beat later.
「It’s a ground-breaking invention. After implementing it and increasing the harvest, if no particular problems occur, to start with, a production system can be prepared in this territory. And after a certain degree of predominance is secured, I would let it spread around the whole country」
「You won’t monopolize it?」
「If a limited amount of people monopolize resources, it would trigger disputes in the future. Because I think that even I haven’t become dumb enough to fall so low as to be surrounded by enemies due to jumping at the profits in the near future」
「……….Fine then, you pass」
From Harold who was familiar with Tasuku’s personality, it was the ideal answer. Holding down the impulse of wanting to retort 「Who the hell do you think you are」 to himself, he continued the negotiations.
「Even I roughly share your opinion. It is fine to profit from LP farming, but being seen as an enemy from the surrounding masses is irritating. And so, I came to make a proposal」
「By all means, I’d like to hear it」
「I’ll have you become the joint developer of LP farming」
