Shimura Danzō: This Tulip Market Is So Healthy!

"Just like that, it's sold?"

"I really spent a million ryō in one go?"

Shimura Danzō, still dazed, took out a million ryō and completed the Tulip transaction. It was only after the deal was finalized and the trader led him to the warehouse to collect his goods that he finally came to his senses.

I really spent a million ryō to buy a pile of tulips!

That was a million ryō!

But it was too late for him to regret it now. The money and goods had already changed hands, so returning the flowers and getting a refund was hardly realistic. Besides, Danzo felt he could not afford to lose face like that.

"Ninja-sama, these are the tulips you purchased!"

"They're all top-grade flowers in full bloom!"

The trader looked at the tulips before him and began introducing them to Danzo.

Danzo looked at the tulips before him. He had to admit that they really were beautiful, but... exchanging a million ryō for a pile of flowers was just... He had truly acted on impulse!

At that moment, Danzo was just a novice who had recently stepped into the speculative market.

His mood was anxious, frightened, and excited all at once. In short, such feelings could not be explained to outsiders. Only those who had experienced them could understand.

"Ninja-sama, do you want all these tulips transported to your home?"

"If it's nearby, we can deliver them for free. But if it's farther away, considering how delicate tulips are, you'll need to hire professionals to transport them."

"The Tulip Exchange also has professionals available to serve you."

"Of course, if you'd like to store the flowers here for a while, the Tulip Exchange also provides storage and safekeeping services. The price is a little expensive, but it's absolutely worth it. If the tulips are damaged during storage, we'll compensate you according to their full value!"

The trader upheld the principle of putting customers first and asked Shimura Danzō about his needs with great care.

It could be said that they had taken after-sales service to the extreme. This was also the guarantee that allowed their Tulip Exchange to grow stronger during this opportunity.

"Hmm. You've really thought of everything."

Shimura Danzō nodded. He liked businesses like this. Their service awareness was excellent, unlike that group of profiteers from this morning!

He naturally had no intention of taking the tulips home. There were far too many of them, and the place where he and Hiruzen Sarutobi lived could not possibly hold them all.

Besides, Shimura Danzō did not want Hiruzen Sarutobi to know about this. This was his own independent operation.

"I'll store them here."

"I understand, sir."

The trader smiled. Another customer trying to speculate on tulips. He had long since grown used to it. He simply had not expected ninjas to get involved in the tulip business as well.

The trader then quoted the price for storing the tulips. The figure made Shimura Danzō frown again.

Expensive. Damn, it was expensive!

But Danzo still honestly paid the money. He could no longer turn back now. He only hoped that the tulips would really earn him a sum of money. Even a few tens of thousands of ryō would do.

After all the transactions were completed.

Shimura Danzō immediately left the Tulip Exchange, intending to continue with his purchasing mission for the day.

But he had barely left the Tulip Exchange when his heart began racing uncontrollably, and an inexplicable fear welled up inside him.

"Forget it. The purchasing mission can wait. There's no rush. Buying everything on the list will take at least a month. One afternoon won't make a difference."

"That was a million ryō!"

At that moment.

Shimura Danzō had completely lost the desire to continue his purchasing mission.

His entire mind was fixed on the Tulip transaction. He soon managed to convince himself, then immediately turned around and returned to the Tulip Trading Market.

Tulip Trading Market.

The market was still just as crowded as before. Voices and clamorous shouts rang out without end, filling the place with the delusional desires of greed, anger, and ignorance.

Yet the moment Shimura Danzō arrived, his rapidly beating heart gradually slowed, and that inexplicable fear slowly vanished. He suddenly realized that he really liked this place. The traders here spoke so pleasantly, and coming here felt just like coming home!

"Ninja-sama, why have you come back?"

The trader who had received him earlier spotted Shimura Danzō wandering around the market and considerately came over to ask. An excellent salesperson could never give up any opportunity to make money.

"Oh, I had nothing to do this afternoon, so I came here to look around."

Shimura Danzō said this, but he naturally could not tell the trader the truth—that the moment he left the Tulip Trading Market, his heart began racing and he felt flustered, and that only here could he relax.

"Oh~ so that's how it is."

"Ninja-sama, why don't you go sit in that room over there?"

"The room provides free tea, and it also displays the market price of tulips. Several important figures and a group of Wealthy Merchants worked together to create it. It can now update the prices once a day. In the future, it may even update them twice a day, or once every few hours."

The trader saw through Danzo's thoughts at a glance. He had seen plenty of customers like this. But instead of exposing him, he considerately recommended that Danzo go to the room, where he could drink tea while observing the price trends.

"Mm-hmm. Thank you for reminding me."

"You're welcome, Ninja-sama. If you want to buy tulips again next time, remember to consider letting me serve you first."

Shimura Danzō nodded in agreement. After all, this trader was genuinely considerate.

He also had not expected the Tulip Trading Market's service to be so thorough. It had even managed to provide daily updates on the price of tulips.

As a ninja, he was highly sensitive to the collection of information, and he knew very well how difficult this was. Those important figures seemed to have tremendous influence!

But Danzo did not dwell on it and walked straight into the nearby room.

The moment he entered.

Danzo saw a huge blackboard. It not only displayed the price of tulips for the day but also charted their price movements over the recent period. The prices had risen in almost wave-like fashion. Not long ago, there had even been a price explosion, doubling in a single day. After that, the prices had continued to fluctuate upward steadily.

Even when the price of tulips briefly fell, it almost always returned to its original level the very next day.

"This market is so healthy."

After analyzing the situation, Shimura Danzō arrived at his conclusion. The other people in the room noticed the newcomer and began gathering around him.

A group of speculators gathered together for no particular reason. Aside from analyzing how marvelous the market was, they also bragged about how much money they had earned.

Before long, Danzo smoothly joined them. He had just entered the market and was desperately lacking a sense of security!