"Magician" Fors suddenly stumbled over her words. She glanced at Alice, whose focus was always different from everyone else's, then at "Hanged Man" Alger, "Hermit" Cattleya, and "World," realizing that Alice's words had made them all start questioning her economic situation.
W-Well, she really didn't have any money...
You know, even the bounties on Sequence 5 pirates were close to five digits, while her savings... were only a pitiful three digits.
"Magician" Fors was saddened by this for a moment before adjusting her mood and giving the answer she had prepared long ago:
"I can take on some commissions afterward as repayment."
"Ah..." Alice nodded thoughtfully. "So, in a sense, it's buy now, pay later and installment payments?"
Buy now, pay later... installment payments...
These were relatively unfamiliar concepts in Loen, but "Justice" Audrey, whose father was a banker, understood what they meant after a moment.
This was basically no different from a loan, except for the smaller amount.
No, considering Fors's commission, the amount wasn't actually small...
Fors looked rather bewildered. She couldn't smoothly understand these two forms of consumption, and Alice had no interest in explaining them to her.
"Hmm... Mr. Fool can be called a guarantor, but the amount is a little too large. Besides, there's another matter to consider in practical terms...
"You have no collateral. What if you die before paying off the debt?"
Alice asked sincerely.
Her earnest expression made it sound like she was telling a horror story. Fors sat there, and no one spoke for quite some time. It was "World" who kindly saved the situation.
"You'd better stop talking nonsense, Miss Fortune.
"What if it comes true?
"If I can't get the payment I deserve..."
A threatening gaze fell upon Alice. Although Klein didn't say what he wanted to do, it