Chapter 13: Pave 10 Paths and Earn a Penny (3)
“Hm.”
I tapped the floor with my left foot twice. It was a habit that formed after being unable to use my right foot for a while due to my injury. It wasn’t a particularly good habit.
I responded in a tone that sounded as if I expected to be refused but I wanted to know the reason anyway.
“Why’s that?”
“For starters, there is no guarantee that an epidemic will occur. Sir Dantalian, you proclaimed that an epidemic will manifest itself soon and that it will spread across the entire continent and wipe out a third of mankind. However, this is not a claim. There is no basis. The firm does not invest in prophets.”
Yes, this was an impasse that I expected.
I was certain about my information because I knew the game’s setting; however, trying to convince others of this was an entirely separate matter.
Think about it. What would you do if someone declared that the worst plague in history was going to happen in two months and that half the population on the continent was going to die because of it? It’d be a relief if they weren’t arrested under the pretext of trying to start a revolt. Even I wouldn’t loan any money to me if I were in Lapis’ shoes.
‘It’s all going as planned up to this point.’