Episode 59 - The Value of a Star Coin
I'm a golem.
In my first exploration
of the labyrinth, I was able to obtain 21 coins called star gold coins.
If the coin was worth
1,000 Japanese yen, it would be worth 21,000 yen; if it was worth 100 yen, it would
be worth 2,100 yen. If the coin was worth about 10,000 yen, that would mean
that I got 210,000 yen!
I don't know how much
this is worth, but I can tell one thing.
At the very least, if
it's worth about 2100 yen, I can buy a brush! And who knows, I might even be
able to buy a towel too!
Now I have no choice
but to go and buy my own brush!
I walked down the
street to the grocery store where I was forced to buy the pouch.
“Hey, hey, what is
that?”
“Oh, it looks like a
golem.”
“But is it okay?”
“You're right, I don't
think I would wear that.”
Damn, I'm just walking
around in the city and this is what I get? Is this all part of the curse of the
Pouch? What a horrible item. But it's useful for storing gold star coins and
the like. Think positively! I am saved by it. I don't have to hold onto the
gold star coins because of this. It's just that the pattern is terrible. If it
weren't for that, it would be a normal bag.
I walked into the
general store. I go to the brush section that I had checked out before. No, not
the toilet brushes. Let's choose something else. Hmm, how about this white one?
With this, I can see at a glance exactly the amount of dirt on it.
I ran the brush around
to my back and found that it reached my back just fine. I don't have any itchy
parts, but it seems to reach the itchy parts as well. Hmm, this is good. This
is the best. I'll be counting on you from now on, my brush #1, Whitea!
I was convinced and
took the brush to the counter. At the counter was the same girl who had been
there before, Girl A, the helper. When she saw me, she said, “Ah.” But since
I've been here before, she's not surprised. Fufufu... I guess I've become a
familiar customer. A regular customer.
I put the Whitea on the
counter. Then, as I fumbled to get the gold star coin out of my pouch, the girl
mumbled, “Oh, you're still using that?” The girl looked at me as if she had
just seen something unbelievable!
I was about to take out
the gold star coin, but my hand involuntarily stopped. I want to take it off,
too, if I can! But I can't get it off because of the curse! Just walking
outside, my reputation drops, and the damage inflicted on me by rumors is
immeasurable!
{Log: The effects of
the [Enlightened One] have calmed my excitement}
Relax, it's just an
ordinary pouch. Just an ordinary bag. That's all. Don't worry about the
pattern.
I put a gold star coin
on the counter to test it out. I wonder how much it is worth. The girl's
reaction should give me an idea of its value.
The girl was surprised
and said, “Eh, this is..” Perhaps it wasn't enough, I quietly pull out another
star gold coin. “Eh, eh”. The girl looks at me and the gold star in surprise,
but doesn't give me the item. I wonder if it's not enough.
I pull out another gold
star coin. “Ehhhh” The girl was astonished, but she still wouldn't settle the
bill. As I suspected, it was only worth about 100 yen. When I tried to get
another one, the girl shouted, “Mommy!!” as in the past, and withdrew to the
back of the store.
After a short wait, the
girl came back, hiding behind her mother. I didn't want to see the mother,
though. She was the one who cursed me.
Seeing the cursed pouch
hanging diagonally across my body, the mother looked satisfied and said, “Oh,
you seem to like it! I'm so glad!” she said with a smile.
I shook my head from
side to side, but the mother didn't understand, “You don't have to be so shy.”
Ugh, What a self-paced person. And what a self-interpretation. She's a scary
woman!
“So, is it hard for you
to believe that the good golem is here again, Olivia?”
“N-No, Mom! I think he
wants to buy a white brush, but then he pulled out a gold coin that I've never
seen before! Though I haven't seen it in person, isn't it a star gold coin?”
“Huh? There's some
idiot here at ...... that would pay a gold star to buy a brush.”
Oh, from their
reactions I guess the gold star coin is pretty expensive; it must be worth
about 10,000 yen, and I can't blame people for thinking I was just trying to get
a change of money when I pulled out a 10,000 yen bill for a brush that cost
about 300 yen. As I was agreeing with myself, the mother came over to talk to
me.
“Good Golem, you can't
use these gold stars in this store, or probably any normal store anywhere.”
Eh? Why? I'm
protesting! I want this brush, I want Whitea! If this gold star is worth
anything, I want to trade it! Of course I don't need change! I continue to make
desperate appeals, but Mother is having none of it.
“No, no. I'm afraid I
can't accept this. You don't seem to know anything about money, so I'll
enlighten you. Here is a basic bronze coin. By the way, this white brush is
worth eight small bronze coins, do you understand so far?”
I nodded my head in
agreement. The mother continued to explain.
“10 small bronze coins
here will be equivalent to 1 large bronze coin. Then, ten large bronze coins
are equivalent to one silver coin. That's roughly the amount of coins that are
normally used.”
I see. I guess one
bronze coin is about 100 yen. I'm not sure.
“And on top of that,
there are even larger silver coins, gold coins, and large gold coins, but the
most valuable is this star gold coin that you are so carelessly holding out.
People like us will never have the chance to use star gold coins.”
Oh, my God, it was
worth that much! I understood that it was very expensive, but how much exactly
was it worth? When I tilted my head, the mother seemed to have guessed.
“Hmm, I think one star
gold coin is worth 100,000 bronze coins.”
“Yes, you are right.
Mom. That's what father told me once.”
What do you know, this
star gold coin is worth 100,000 bronze coins! It seems I've somehow become a
very rich person! I guess I'm one of the celebrities now! I'm feeling kind of
happy.
“So, put this gold star
coin away. You can't use it in my store, thus I won't be able to sell this
brush.”
The girl was shaking
her head in agreement with her mother's words.
Ehhhh…I reluctantly put
the gold star coins away in my pouch. It's no use having useless gold stars and
useless money, I thought, shrugging my shoulders. The girl seemed to sympathize
with my depressed state.
“Mom, don't you feel
sorry for good golem? You could at least give him this brush.......”
“Don't be silly,
Olivia! What kind of store gives away its goods for free?”
“But you gave him that
pouch, didn't you?”
“No, that was because
it didn't sell for seven years and no one wanted to use it, so that's a
different story.”
I looked at the mother
in disbelief. Was I cursed because of a stock sale? What a mess. The grudge of
being left unsold for so long may have seeped into this bag.
Nevertheless, looking
at the mother, the girl's kindness seeps into my steel heart. Thank you, girl.
I'm sorry for calling you a typical helping girl A. You are a proper braided
helping girl!
I waved my hand to the
girl and tried to leave the store. The girl called out to me.
“What happened to the
wristband you used to wear?”
I looked at my left
wrist and saw that I was indeed missing my wristband. What's going on?
Remember, remember, remember. Scan the golem memory!
{Choose: small mermaid,
queen's swaying boobs, map of the world, departure from the land of mermaids,
fallen remains of golem, high five with Ichiro and Jirou, butler's power sexual
harassment, or flying dragon king?}
What's that? Isn't this
the part where you say, “There is no skill called Golem Memory?”
I had no idea that the
golem memory could retrieve memories and photos. I don't have a manual, so I'll
have to figure out how to use the functions by myself. I have no choice but to
try to read the Queen's swaying breasts.
<Queen's boobs that
shake and become a cushion>
Well, it certainly
brought back the image I had at the time, to perfection!
If this was the case, I
should have snapped the shutters of my mind more. Next time I'm free, I'll
remember the young lady and other things and take some pictures.
No. I'll concentrate on
the wristband now. Could it be that it got burned by the dragon's flame? I was
so absorbed in the pouch that I didn't pay attention to the wristband at all. I
wonder if I could ask Camome to make one more for me.
I waved OK, OK, no
problem, and left the grocery store.
Farewell, Whitea!
If you are bought by
someone other than me, please be happy!
◆
I came to the adventurer's
guild. I looked for Camome, and it seemed that she was just not working on
anything. I walked up to her and stretched to make her aware of my presence.
“Oh, Golem-san. Is
there something wrong?”
I showed her my left
wrist and appealed to her for another wristband. Camome replied, “Oh, you've
lost your wristband! I'll get it for you right away, just wait for a moment!”
Without any hesitation, she accepted my request.
I was really impressed
with her attitude towards the customers. It seems that Camome was a pretty good
receptionist after all. While I was waiting for my wristband, Charao was trying
to approach me.
Hmm, what brings you
here?
“Hey, stray golem! You,
last time--”
Byun, Gan!! “Guff~oooooo!!”
bang.
What? A chair just flew
out of nowhere. It hit Charao with great speed. It looks like he didn't even
attempt to dodge it, but is he okay? I was worried about him, and when I tried
to check on him, Camome called out to me.
“Don't worry,
Golem-san. Gurio-san won't die from that!”
No, it won't kill you,
but it will hurt you. Is it okay to just let it be?
“It's Gurio-san's fault
for trying to get involved with Golem-san when he doesn't need to be messed
with. Right, everyone?”
Camome smiles and looks
around at all the adventurers around us.
“Oh, yeah, you're
right, Camome-chan.”
“There's a sign on it
as well.”
“That was Gurio's
fault, wasn't it?”
I wonder if that's
true. If everyone says so, well. Maybe they don't like Charao, I don't know. I
took the wristband from Camome and left the guild. Again, Camome saw me off
outside the guild. It was like VIP treatment. I can't help but feel that she
has some ulterior motive, but oh well.
And from this day on, I
rarely get into trouble in the guild.
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This may change in the
future, but these are the money values I figured.
Star gold coins: 10,000
star gold coins, 100,000 bronze coins, 10,000 large bronze coins, 1,000 silver
coins, 100 gold coins, 10 large gold coins.
Large gold coin: 10000
bronze coins, 1000 large bronze coins, 100 silver coins, 10 gold coins.
Gold coin: 1000 bronze
coins, 100 large bronze coins, 10 silver coins.
Large silver coin: 1000
bronze coins, 100 large bronze coins, 10 silver coins.
Silver coin: 100 bronze
coins, 10 large bronze coins
Large bronze coin: 10
bronze coins
Bronze coin: Basic unit
Small bronze coin: 1
bronze coin for 10 units.
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