Chapter 16

015. Jinsoon Cheese Egg

"Nephthys."

"......Yes, Wolfram-sama."

"You did well."

"......Really, you worked hard."

In that hellish battle, we survived.

To be honest, I thought we would sell out.

Valimandju is that strong, great, and beautiful.

The donuts and shakes we made created an unbelievable synergy.

After selling everything and scraping together the last bits, we managed to fry them into a mix of donuts and sell them, leaving us with no ingredients at all.

When we calculated the total sales and estimated everything, the profit didn't overflow for both of us.

"Here. This is 20% of the net profit after deducting the cost of materials and your hourly wage from the sales."

"......How much is it?"

"Roughly 800,000 rin."

If I gave Nephthys 20% plus her hourly wage, which was a bit over 800,000 rin, I would have a profit of over 3,000,000 rin.

Of course, it's not a lot of money.

In a money-making dungeon, you can earn that much in an hour or two.

The problem is that it's a dungeon that opens in the middle of Act 7.

Anyway, at a point where a single weapon in the later stages costs over 10,000,000 rin, 3,000,000 rin was a small amount to me.

"......Oh, oh, oh."

Nephthys took the money, sat down, and exclaimed in amazement.

"Is it that much money?"

"Of course. 800,000 rin is what I would earn by working and studying for three months."

"If we calculate the minimum hourly wage in Jefrin as 8,720 rin, 800,000 rin isn't that difficult to earn, right?"

If you work three hours a day, you can earn it in three months, right?

Nephthys looked at me with a faint smile, as if asking what I was talking about.

"By the way, do you know, Prince? The minimum hourly wage set by the Loen格林皇室 this year is 3,540 rin."

"......What? Wasn't it 8,720 rin? That's what they said at the Knight Academy, and you also mentioned the minimum wage when I hired you in the Eastern Forest."

"That's correct. I receive exactly 3,540 rin."

"Wait a moment. Then, what about the remaining 5,180 rin?"

"It goes to the Knight Academy as a fee."

"What scoundrels!"

I didn't take that much when I was in the modern world!

......Probably.

"But today's overtime was directly assigned by you, so there's no separate fee. I don't have to pay the Knight Academy."

"In other words, that means......"

"Yes. I'll take the additional 5,180 rin. I'll eat all 8,720 rin. Like a proper knight."

"......"

As I stared at Nephthys in shock, she nodded and finished the remaining donut.

"I enjoyed it. If you have any more work, please call me again. If you connect directly without going through the Knight Academy, I'll serve you with all my heart and loyalty."

"......"

The poor girl, who had taken her share, disappeared into the red sunset.

"Is that so. You...... Did you have a plan?"

She probably turned around, thinking she had won, but it doesn't matter.

Anyway.

'Thirty percent.'

'Here. This is 20% of the net profit after deducting the cost of materials and your hourly wage from the sales.'

Did she forget that I promised to give her 30% and only gave her 20%?

Nephthys.

Nephthys.

She is kind, obedient, and wise, but she might be dumber than I thought.

***

We might have thought we betrayed each other, but I intended to hire Nephthys more often if the opportunity arose.

Nephthys is from a commoner background and tries to support her family by sending money home, as her mother is raising her younger siblings.

When people start to save money, they start by reducing what they eat, wear, and play with. Nephthys eats grass resin to send money home. She will probably use this money for her siblings.

In the original story, if you understand this point, Nephthys' trust level does not change from the loyalty stage. The loyalty stage means that even if I kill Nephthys, she will not raise a sword against me. She is a girl with such strong beliefs and loyalty.

Of course, Nephthys is not a heroine and has no individual ending, but she is popular, and as someone who trusted her as a companion and saw the ending with her, I don't think this expense is a waste.

If you treat someone with sincerity, they will return it with loyalty. Nephthys is such a person.

But the place I'm going to from now on is a fiery pit with more characters who are not like her.

The Magic Department, third year.

Surprisingly, there are many psychopathic tendencies among the third-year students. To the extent that our class traitor, Ayla Trista, is considered 'normal.'

There are those who, born as the ace of an assassination family, will kill their target no matter what, and those who believe all magic should be area-of-effect and only cast area spells. There's also a crazy person who specializes in physical enhancement magic and is better at close combat than the Knight Academy.

Anyway, the new semester starts tomorrow among such classmates.

Regular classes, different from the summer term.

Can I survive in there?

"Really, my heart is starting to race. Is this the roar of my heart, wanting to survive?"

Wolfram of the Magic Department, third year.

Here.

The opening of the new semester.

***

The class was quite interesting.

But regardless of that, I couldn't fully enjoy it.

"......Look, it's Wolfram."

"He came to school?"

"Didn't he go back to the palace?"

"What's going on? Why is he in class?"

Even monkeys in a zoo wouldn't stare at something as much as these people.

But all I could do was focus on the class.

If I got angry, Wolfram's 2 HP stomach might tear. I can't accept such a terrifying future.

Anyway, I finished the first class. It was about the advancement of magic and keywords, and it was quite an interesting class.

Even if the practical part will be a mess, I think I can handle the theory.

If I steadily earn points in my major, getting a diploma won't be a dream.

"Wolfram, you're here?"

"......Hmm."

"Let's go eat."

Why are you deciding that?

If I said that out loud, I would probably get hit by a black opal short hair ultimate.

I had no choice but to stand up, and Ayla led the way with a smile.

"Today's meal is a rebellious one!"

"......"

What is that supposed to mean?

***

Let's eat lunch at the cafeteria. When I said that, Ayla's reaction was strange.

"Oh, didn't you bring a lunchbox?"

"I did. Milk shake and donuts."

"Then wouldn't it be better to eat them in the garden?"

"Sometimes you have to eat the school meal."

"When is that supposed to be?"

There's a reason for everything.

While running a convenience store, the most important thing to watch out for is the school meal.

Simply put, on the day a class president distributes hamburgers and cola to their classmates, will the students in that class buy hamburgers from the school store? No way. The school store hamburgers are ultimately just school store items. Even the Deriburger from Coldeira can't beat this sad fate.

So, I need to gauge the average quality of the academy's meals to prepare for the counter.

"There are many options."

"It's an order system."

"It must be quite troublesome."

I shrugged.

In a construction site cafeteria, it's usually a Korean buffet-style with one meat dish like braised pork or bulgogi as the base. Even in a large factory, it's usually a choice of A, B, or C sets with a meal ticket. But here, you can choose from a menu like a regular restaurant.

"Salad with black bread. Oil pasta. Cheese hamburger. ......Hmm. Quite plain."

"Would you rather have a lunchbox?"

Although it was a bit sad that everything was the lowest-level recovery item in the game, I shook my head. I still needed to taste it.

"What would you like? I've tried most of them, so I can recommend something."

"Is that so. Then."

Let's see. I've been eating too much sweet stuff recently, and my soul is Korean, plus I've been stressed, so......

"Ayla."

"Yes?"

"What's the spiciest thing here?"

"......Yes?"

***

Ayla, looking flustered, pointed to the Red Hot Chili Spice Soup. The name alone makes my heart race......

As a Korean, wouldn't it be spicy food? Just one green chili in a bowl of instant ramen or a nuclear spicy chicken stir-fry would be very satisfying.

I enjoyed spicy food even before entering the game.

Once you start filling your stomach with convenience store leftovers, you end up eating spicy and stimulating foods. If you spend your own money on a spicy chicken stir-fry, that day is over.

But since