After chatting idly for quite a while.
Even after they had each drunk several cups of the divine nectar brewed over who knew how many ages.
The Jade Emperor finally began to speak of business.
He said to Orsaga, who was gnawing on Flat Peaches, Yellow Middle Plums, Ginseng Fruits...
Not even spitting out the pits, chewing them together with the flesh before swallowing everything whole:
"Since you have basically no ties to the forces here, I happen to have a deal that you may wish to consider."
Hearing that they had finally gotten down to business, Orsaga put away his careless expression, stopped gnawing on fruit, and asked with some interest:
"Let's hear it."
"After all, as businessmen, even if a deal falls through, goodwill remains~"
In this regard.
Orsaga was clearly not talking nonsense.
When doing business, he truly placed great importance on conducting his affairs in good faith.
Especially when it came to chopping people down—not only would he kill the target, but he would not spare even the target's neighbors!
A five-star service attitude, without question!
And precisely because of that.
Naturally, quite a few regular customers came for his complimentary services.
However, as a new customer, the Jade Emperor inevitably still held a half-believing, half-doubting attitude toward Orsaga's professional standards and quality of service.
Moreover, seeing him agree so readily, he was even briefly taken aback.
"...Since you have already learned the rules of this Time and Space Plane, you should know that, many times, territorial ownership here must be determined through struggles between the various factions."
"And at certain times, when facing ever-changing circumstances and forces, even the Heavenly Court cannot claim guaranteed victory. Thus, the involvement of various external supporting forces is an unavoidable factor for us."
Having roughly understood what he meant,