After the surrender of the "Knights of the Black Cliff," Roland left the command of the main group to Leon, and he himself led a group down the mountain with the "Knights of the Black Cliff.
When the "Knights of the Black Cliff" returned to town, the islanders immediately began to gather.
A crowd gathered.
It is the "Knight of Black Cliffs.
Roland is with them.
Unlike ''The Player of the Red Sands'' and ''The Archer of the Fortress,'' you''re not that worn out."
The residents had already seen "The Player of the Red Sands" and "The Archer of the Fortress" returning battered and bruised earlier, and had figured out that they had been beaten by the "Spirit League.
This sparked more interest in what had happened in the dungeon to the "Knights of the Black Wall," who returned almost unharmed.
Unable to resist, the residents rushed toward Simon and asked him a lot of questions.
What happened in the dungeon? What happened to the competition with the League of Spirits?"
"You don''t mean to tell me that you defeated the ''Spirit League'' and came back with the ore?"
Everyone, please remain calm.
Simon said soothingly to the crowd.
We negotiated with Lord Roland in the dungeon and decided to join the ''Spirit League.
The crowd grew more boisterous.
The crowd grew louder. "It is important for us to cooperate with the local guilds. Therefore, we, the Knights of the Black Wall, will terminate our contract with the Dragon''s Fires and sign an equipment contract with the Arsenal of Spirits.
A gasp and a cheer went up from the residents.
Mr. Roland!
Aina, holding a pamphlet in her hand, comes toward Roland.
Aina. You''re here.
Yes, sir. I thought I''d make a sales pitch to the returning guilds."
I see. Then perhaps the other two guilds as well?"
Yes. I made another sales call and gave them a brochure. We did not close the deal, but they seemed to be very confused. What about "Knights of the Black Wall"?
You heard me right," he said. I have spoken with the "Knights of the Black Wall. We need to make equipment for them as well. I''ll have everyone in the workshop do some work.
Yes!
Simon inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
(Phew. I wondered what would happen when we were surrounded by the League of Spirits in the dungeon, but somehow we managed to keep our face to the residents.)
After returning to the city, Simon and his team immediately went to "Dragon''s Fires" to cancel the contract.
However, this was not to be.
No."
What about?"
I won''t let you cancel the contract.
No, even if you say you won''t let me ......
''It''s in the contract. Neither party may unilaterally terminate the contract unless there are reasonable grounds to do so."
The salesman from "Dragon''s Fires" said to Simon as he thrust the contract at him.
''I''m offering to pay a cancellation fee. ......''
No," he said. You will not pay.
The "Dragon''s Fires" salesman again showed the contract.
The contract only states that if you become unable to fulfill your obligations, we will charge you a cancellation fee. We are not obligated to comply with your unilateral request to terminate the contract.
......"
You are not no longer able to explore the dungeon, are you? If so, you will have to buy our equipment for the next search and the one after that. Whatever promises you have made to the "Spirit Arsenal" are of no concern to us. We will not allow you to unilaterally cancel your contract with us just because you were distracted by a product that looked better than the one you were looking for!
That contract yakuza!"
Back in his quarters, Simon swore in frustration.
Simon swore in frustration when he returned to his lodgings, "They keep pushing new prices and equipment on us, but when we make a request, they use the contract as a shield and refuse to cancel.
But I''m stumped.
Liz said.
''I have already told Roland that the contract with "Dragon''s Fires" will be terminated. If this can''t be cancelled, then ......"
''You''ve got to be kidding me,'' he said. I''m having trouble getting cooperation from the local guilds, and I can''t even explore the dungeons if I''m being targeted by the White Wolf and the League of Spirits.
How about this?
Archie spoke up.
Why don''t you try to make the Dragon''s Fires do the hard work for you?
Impossible?
Yes," he said. Yes. In the contract, it is stated that "Dragon''s Fiery Fire" undertakes to maintain the equipment for three times and "Knights of the Black Wall (we)" have to pay for that, but it does not specify the specific status of the equipment. Perhaps this is a measure to push equipment that suits them later. They demand equipment with a status that is impossible for them to make. And if they can''t make it, then we''ll go to ......."
"So it''s a good reason to dissolve the contract."
I see. I see. Let''s go with that."
Simon immediately went to "Dragon''s Fireside" to make a deal with the sales person in charge.
I need some new equipment for the dungeon. I need you to make me equipment with this status.
I''m not sure I''m going to be able to do that. New equipment? ...... eh? What, what is this?"
The "Dragon''s Fires" sales team was astonished at the horseshit content.
The salesman of "Dragon''s Fireside" was astonished at the absurdity of the sales pitch. You have heard that, haven''t you? You heard how the Red Sands Player and the Archer of the Fortress were beaten to a pulp by the League of Spirits.
But that doesn''t mean that this status is ...... unacceptable. Hey, Mr. Simon, let''s compromise here with the quartet''s existing equipment. That''s fine, right?"
I don''t think so. We have our own lives at stake. Besides, the "Arsenal of Spirits" says they can make equipment with this status.
"......"
If we cannot produce a product of the quality we desire by the due date, we may consider that to be a reasonable cause for cancellation. If you can''t make it, we ask that you cancel the contract.
The salesman was stumped and went back to Medes to explain the situation.
Then make it."
Medes said curtly.
What?"
''The customer wants you to make it, right? Then make it. What''s holding you back?"
No, but... It is a tremendous status. Can you make this much in this time frame?"
Edgar. What do you think? You can make it, right?"
Medes turned to Edgar at his side.
Edgar looked at the requirements document sullenly.
Hmmm. It''s true that this status is a bit painstaking, but ....... Well, I think we can handle it.
That''s right. Send it to the manufacturing department with this content."
(Is everything okay?)
The sales person fearfully turns it over to Raul.
Raul was astonished when he saw the order form.
What the hell? What is this? You guys got a contract based on this?"
I''m not sure what you mean. The head of the guild said this would be fine.
Seriously?
Raul stares at the purchase order again.
But no matter how many times he looked at it, it was an absurd request.
No, no matter how much I want it, this status is quintessential ......, I can''t do it. I''ll drop it."
Left with no choice, the sales person takes the request to Edgar.
Edgar frowned when he saw that the case had been turned over to him.
''What''s wrong with Raul? It''s supposed to be him who does the highest-status jobs like this, right?
Master Raul said he couldn''t do it himself. ......
Hmmm," he said. I see. ....... Oh, sorry. I''m getting a little sick to my stomach. Ask someone else."
Edgar said and slunk away.
Charles was also adamant.
In the end, the case was assigned to Tim, a new quartet member.
Tim was conflicted.
（It was his first job as a new member of the quartet. If he turned it down, his reputation would surely suffer.)
Unable to refuse, Tim accepted, but then decided to push it to his subordinate.
That subordinate also pushed him to another subordinate.
And then he pushed his subordinate to push his subordinate to push his subordinate to push another person.
The corporate culture of forcing responsibility for "The Dragon''s Fires" on people spread to every corner of the organization.
In the end, the project was passed around and entrusted to a newcomer who did not understand the difficulty of the project and did not know how to assess the quality of the work.
Then the deadline arrived.
The finished equipment was delivered to "Knights of the Black Wall.
Simon looks at the finished product and turns pale.
(Hey, hey, hey. I didn''t think they would really make equipment with that status. What in the world are they going to do with this?)
''Well, then, I guess this means you have delivered the promised equipment, and the second contract is now complete. Is that correct?"
The "Dragon''s Fires" salesman said as if in a hurry.
What? No, its ......, I guess."
As Simon was puzzled, Liz stepped forward and thrust a dagger into one of the swords that had been delivered.
The great sword shatters easily.
The sales representative turned blue.
What does this mean? Mr. Dragon''s Fires?"
No, this is that ......"
What is this? What do you mean? A mere thrust of a dagger should not destroy equipment of this status. ......
You don''t mean to tell me you falsified the status of the delivery?"
Simon and Archie also make a fuss here and there.
Liz zipped forward to the sales representative.
You failed to deliver the quality we required by the deadline," she said. In addition, you tried to deliver the product with a false status. This is something that shouldn''t happen. Isn''t this dishonest behavior sufficient cause to cancel the contract?
Thus, the "Knight of the Black Wall" successfully cancelled the contract with "Dragon''s Fires" and passed through the gates of the "Arsenal of Spirits" new workshop (atelier) with a big smile on his face.
The "Arsenal of Spirits" officially accepted the request from the "Knight of Black Walls.
<>