The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 17.3
Turning red with anger, Iris protested.
“What are you saying? She doesn’t have money, so I asked the madam…”
Just as he was about to say he wanted clothes,
“Mergin, that girl isn’t an adult yet, is she? If she’s an apprentice, it’s 30,000.”
“If she’s an adult, it’s 300,000.”
The madam put a price on Iris.
“I-I never said I wanted to work in a brothel!”
“Haha, Mergin. So, what did you come here for?”
“Huh?”
“Madam, it’s going too far to joke about me selling women. She had her belongings and money stolen, and she needs clothes. Do you have any spare clothes?”
Iris realized that all the previous exchanges had been a joke.
“Um, please explain properly from the beginning.”
“Are you stupid? Do I look like someone who would sell women?”
Unable to answer, Iris mumbled incoherently.
“A change of clothes, huh… We have some used clothes here. If you find something you like, take it.”
“Oh, um…”
“Because of you. They’re secondhand clothes, but they’ve been properly cleaned, so pick what you like.”
“I-I understand…”
Mergin and Iris were led inside, and after a young apprentice courtesan was instructed to bring clothes by the madam, she bowed politely to Mergin and left the room.
“If you find something you like, take it.”
The madam pointed to the clothes and told Iris to pick whatever she wanted.
“Y-yes. Thank you very much…”
The girl who brought the clothes was clearly younger than Iris. Iris was surprised to see such a young girl in a brothel.
“Hurry up and choose.”
Mergin urged the bewildered Iris.
“Y-yes!”
Rushed, Iris quickly picked out some clothes.
The fabric of each garment felt luxurious and of high quality. Buying them would surely cost a significant amount. However…
“What’s wrong?”
“N-no, it’s just… the sizes…”
While the length fit, all the clothes were loose around the chest.
Seeing this, the madam chuckled.
“Mergin, these clothes are impossible for this girl here.”
“Iris, they don’t fit?”
“They fit too much!”
“That’s what I meant. I just showed you out of kindness. She’s a find of yours, right? Show some initiative and buy her clothes.”
“Why do I have to show initiative to her? Ugh, whatever. Where can I buy women’s clothes?”
“You’ve been here for three years and you don’t know that? Seriously… Get out and learn to interact with people. Hey, Sicily, take these two to the clothing store. Get them some food while you’re at it.”
Sicily was a retired courtesan who knew the town well.
“Sure thing, Mergin. It’s rare to see you with a girl.”
“I’m not taking her around for fun. But sorry to bother you.”
“Sometimes it’s not bad to stroll around the town during the day. I know a nice place to eat, so let’s have lunch there.”
Sicily’s idea of a nice place was likely expensive.
“Mergin, leave about three magic crystals.”
The madam anticipated that if Sicily chose, they would dine at an expensive place and would buy the magic crystals.
“Do we need three?”
“Your homemade air conditioner consumes a lot of magic power. No matter how many magic stones you have, it won’t be enough.”
Although it was supposed to be an energy-efficient air conditioner that he had made with great effort…
In the end, they sold three magic crystals for 500,000 G and left the brothel.