Posts from Sakuramoria Auto-translated

- Hello. Wow, the king has an impressive biography, especially for that price. It probably includes some interesting interviews with members of the royal family, right?

— To my shame, I haven't read it... It's too much material.

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A player's response when asked if they read the post describing the setting.

- No wonder, considering how long he's been polluting the skies of Sakuramor, haha. And what's this? Some kind of interview... I'll take this one! Let's see what the tabloids are writing about us...

This interview was conducted with one of the students at the National Academy named after Levezia Starlight, one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Sakuramoria. According to the idea of His Majesty's granddaughter, Her Highness Levezia Starlight, this academy was founded so that talented young men and women from Sakuramoria and other countries of the continent could develop as individuals and lead the world towards a brighter future. **So, what is your name?** - Flim von Kauff. **Nice to meet you, Flim. Could you tell us a little about yourself?** - My parents moved to Sakuramoria from the kingdom... the Republic of Ditlind. Being aristocrats from Mintz, staying in the country after the revolution was unsafe for them. Hence my unusual surname for these parts. **Do you have any hobbies?** - I enjoy the literature of Refitea, theology, history, music, poetry, and cooking. **What are your impressions of studying at NAILS?** - The education... is at a very professional level and keeps you engaged. **Would you recommend NAILS to your younger peers?** - No. **I heard that a large proportion of the student body at NAILS is female, so I'm curious if you've already found a girlfriend?** - I like older women, so unfortunately not. **What about your favorite subject?** - History, politics, culture, Levezia Starlight's lectures, and anything that doesn't involve running around with your tongue hanging out on a field, in a sports complex, or on a beach. **Earlier, you said that you enjoy literature; do you have a favorite writer or perhaps other artists?** - Nadoedov Volopas Vysheslavich among writers, Levezia Starlight among composers. **What would you like to become in the future?** - A father and a husband. **Tell us a little about your classmates.** - A golden beast, a harbinger of gloom, a gingerbread man, and a fox slowly eating him, a horned goat, and a ghost. **Ahaha, I see. What about the teachers?** - I'd rather not say. **Okay... Thank you, Flim, that's all. Good luck with your studies and personal life!** - Thank you too.

Do you have any hobbies?
- I enjoy Refitean literature, theology, history, music, poetry, and cooking. 

But I didn't go to music lessons.

Tell me a little about your classmates.
- A golden beast, a harbinger of gloom, a gingerbread man, and a fox slowly eating him, a horned goat, and a ghost.

I wonder what they would say about us.

/And is that really the reason for all the fuss, that journalists aren't even allowed on school grounds? Or has censorship already been implemented...?/

"The most useless waste of money in my life," she said, putting the brochure away and turning back to the saleswoman. "I have a promotional offer for you. My name is Futaba, and I am the elected president of NAILS. We have launched an initiative to promote both our academy and Alma – its local businesses that agree to cooperate with us, to be precise. In the near future, we plan to organize a beauty contest among our students. We expect guests from the community to attend, and we will subsequently publish a magazine with photos of our participants for sale. In this regard, we offer local stores a partnership on mutually beneficial terms. We will display your logo at the event as one of our partners and print some nice, appealing advertisement for your store in our magazine. A person reading about the beauties and beautiful girls of Alma will come across information about you, and you will gain additional publicity. And if you have any special promotions or sales planned in the near future, you can kill two birds with one stone. As far as I know, our students occasionally shop at your store and speak highly of it, so we are more than thematically aligned," the president nods and smiles slightly. "Have I managed to interest you?" She delivers all this, of course, not in a continuous stream, but at a measured pace and with pauses.

— This is a very tempting offer, but I'm not sure what I can offer in return...

- Well, the simplest thing you could do is just buy an advertising space, but that's not interesting and it shifts us from a collaborative relationship to a mundane buyer-seller dynamic. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but... On our side, we primarily aim to develop our students into well-rounded adults, imparting knowledge about the world, exposing them to various life experiences, and teaching them something internal that will allow them to realize their potential in any available situation in the future. In my opinion, a quid pro quo approach would be more appropriate here. If we think about it that way, for example, you could offer a discount at "Vseznayka" for NAILS students. You might even benefit more from this than with the current pricing system. Consider this: the vast majority of our students are not working, living on stipends, money transfers from relatives, or occasional bonuses. A very small percentage of them are able to afford a part-time job, not only due to their age and related limitations, but also simply because of their academic workload. So, for example, when a student walks into your store and sees... this wonderful record with music from the East, and thinks, "Oh, I wish I could, after a hard day's work, exhausting him physically, mentally, and emotionally, get out of the bathroom, put on this wonderful music, and lose himself in it, leaning back in a chair and sipping chilled sweet tea from a faceted glass in an aluminum cup holder... it would definitely help me relax and prepare to conquer new heights the next day!", and then reaches into his pocket and realizes that he's a few hundred short, what are his options? Borrow money from friends? Take out a small consumer loan in a dark alley? In reality, he has no options. Sighing, shrugging his shoulders and eyebrows, he leaves with the thought, "Well, maybe I'll save up and buy it next month," but we know perfectly well that he won't save up next month, and will most likely spend that money somewhere else. There are many temptations in youth at every turn. So, wouldn't it be better for both of you to actually sell the product in that moment? As president, I believe it's better for the students to develop spiritually with the help of your services than to spend that money on who knows what. And considering that we have far fewer students than the number of people who will see this advertisement, I think you won't lose anything at all.

— Hmm, for someone your age, you’re making some very compelling arguments… Oh, excuse me, I’m just a little surprised, that’s all. Yes, I think this will be a mutually beneficial deal for “Omniscient” and your Academy. How about twenty percent discount cards for our entire range?

- Thank you for the kind words. And I'm speaking from experience – primarily based on the real-life experiences of my comrades. Twenty sounds acceptable, although I was thinking more along the lines of thirty. Perhaps, as a compromise, we can agree on twenty-five for a nice, round number?

— I’m sure twenty will be enough...

- Alright, deal, uh, excuse me, miss...?

— Miss, I-forgot-did-GM-give-me-a-name?

— Cleoma Clem. And you?