Masato and Elch run into trouble acquiring money and supplies for Elm Village when they discover the Neutscheland Company has a virtual monopoly on the flow of commerce throughout Dormundt. While the rest of the high schoolers do various odd jobs at the village, Shinobu uses her skills to dig up scandalous information on the Mayor of Dormundt, allowing Masato to acquire a permit to trade under the name "Elm Trading Company." After taking in a homeless girl named Roo, Masato and Elch visit some local merchants and offer to help them sell their wares in Dormundt through a consignment shop, where they'd undercut Neutscheland by charging less and only taking 10% of the profits from each sale, as long as the merchants stock and man the stores themselves...