Year 7445, Month 5, Day 4
It seems they're adventurers.
"Ribi, would you come with us to the dungeon tomorrow? Machi and I, and another four others we've already made plans with."
"Relax, this time Zekkusu isn't with us. Recently he was called out to by {Blue.Lightning} and seems to have entered their party."
"Huh, what are you saying? If they're willing to let someone like Zekkusu in their party then that {Blue.Lightning} shouldn't be anything special right? Rather than that perverted bastard Machi, you're far more reliable."
"Machi, that's a bit unreasonable. I've heard they're all first-rate. Since the {Slaughterers} are going to the 7th floor it seems...Even if you can brag about your strength, it's the 7th floor you know, the 7th floor. It's only obvious it's impossible."
"But you know, putting aside {Verdure.Brotherhood} and {Black.Topaz} isn't {Slaughterers} just made up of brats. I've seen them a number of times but the leader is just a brat as well..I wonder what's different between them and us?"
"That's only obvious right. Don't they say that the {Slaughterers} core combat force is the leader's combat slaves and Firefreed-san and they're all outrageously strong? I'm sure Greed is just the leader because he has that Laios named Zulu and the Dog-person named Maruso."
Even though the soup is decently good.
"Then that would mean that essentially the {Slaughterers} are going to the 7th floor with only three people who can fight.."
"Ah..I guess~ that's true...I've seen them getting into a fight in a bar before. Two or three years back, no, I guess it was even further back...It was before Kalstalan and that Akdam dwarf woman joined. It's only obvious but they were even more of brats than now. They were fighting against the guys from {Twin.Gold}."
"Right, that's it. That woman named Ral was crazy..That woman, she uses an axe that doesn't suit that face of hers. One of them had their noses smashed and the other one had the edge of the axe shoved into their mouth and all of their teeth broke. Also, that Rabbit-people woman named Koloil was just laughing as she watched that. I got the chills."
It would be best to make use of it as a cafe.
"Come to think of it while were talking about that Ral from the {Slaughterers}. Doesn't it seem like recently she's been fighting a lot with the Dark Elf in their party."
"Oh, Machi. Then, isn't that a chance for you. You might be able to enter the opened spot?"
"But you know, if Ral ends up being the one to leave then wouldn't Firefreed-san leave together with her? In that case the combat ability of the {Slaughterers} would largely drop."
"Hmn, if you think about it overall, after all the {Slaughterers} side with the higher number might be better."
Oh, so they're aiming for an open seat? Certainly there's that way of thinking about it as well. Though we'll reject them all. No, if there was a considerably skilled person who didn't have any strings attached then it might be different though. I call over the waiter and pay 420 Z before heading towards the exit of the restaurant.
"H,Hey!"
"After all since he's eating alone at a place like this then that means.."
"But you know, in the end he's just a brat right, couldn't it be he's just gotten sick of being together with a party that does nothing but fight?"
"Did you eat lunch?"
"Yeah, I just ate at "Saroku"."
"The stew there is delicious right."
"Though probably just Miduchi-san will come back late."
While they were saying that I could hear the voices of Zenom, Ralpha, Gwine, and Basutoral. It quickly changed to the sounds of them climbing the stairs and they entered my room.
"Al. Everything is going smoothly on our end. Was everything fine in the capital?"
Zenom said.
"Yeah, Zenom. Though things might get a bit difficult for the company. If things continue like this then we'll completely run out of stock in mid-August. I had them bring along quite a bit more than usual but..it's pleasant screams because the demand for rubber products seems to have increased."
"If business is booming, isn't that a good thing. Do you not intend to deal in any other goods?"
Gwine is saying it might be fine to deal in other goods than rubber products but it's difficult. The biggest problem is that I have no routes to stock up on things.
"..Different products huh...Al-san, I have an idea but..Would you mind listening?"
Basutoral was quietly listening to the conversation when he timidly came forward with something.
"Saji, you really..Though I have to wonder about that. Well, if Al says it's fine wouldn't it be fine? How about just trying to mention it? Though I like the original way more."
It seems there's already been some sort of conversation between Ralpha and Basutoral. Rather~ what original?
"Hn? If you have some sort of idea then let me hear it. If it's good then I want to try it out."
"Umm..It's a bit difficult to say but Al-san, that is..yo..you're making "condoms" with rubber right?"
It's not particularly difficult to say right? Everyone already knows after all.
"Yes, the Saya. It seems to have become a popular product and I think it's quite useful for the prevention of diseases."
The one who is probably receiving the greatest benefit from them in the {Slaughterers} with ears longer than an Elf said. Look, everyone is calm. Ralpha and Gwine already long since have known and while these two are former high school girls, since their life experience is quite long it's nothing to get embarrassed over at this point.
"..Yes. It seems that the price is reasonable and they're quite popular..Well that's fine. The problem is that thanks to those it's easy to predict that the bowel's of livestock are in a situation where they don't sell as much anymore."
"Hn? Do you intend to make "Sausage"? That's fine though since it's a food product the individual sale price is quite cheap and since things like preservatives and food additives are difficult to make it's not really suited for mass production. I don't think it will be very profitable?"
Well if it's a person who reincarnated from Japan in all likelihood they've probably thought of it? Since the bowel's of pigs and sheep are mostly used as a replacement for condoms so once they know the price I think in most cases they'd give up though.
"N~ It's true I thought of "Sausages" as well. Since we don't have a meat grinder we'd have to start from making one of those but in the worst case it's possible to buy some slaves and just have them keep chopping it up with knives as well. Since they're delicious, I wasn't able to think as far as food additives but if we smoke them before we sell them and make sure they definitely either boil or grill them before eating them then I think they'll be fine from food poisoning for a short while."
Come to think of it the representative of minced foods that is hamburger originated from a nomad race in the form of taretare steak and I've heard it originally dates back to around the 12-13th centuries. It seems that it was conveyed to Europe and turned into hamburger a lot later. However, judging from the way Basutoral said it there's something other than sausage as well.
"It's string. Originally stringed instruments made use of string made from grasses but on {Earth} they also tore up the bowel's of livestock, let them dry out, then picked out the good quality ones and made them into strings. Even on Orth there's instruments like the {Zither}, {Lute}, {Harp, and {Violin} but the strings of all of those are made from plants called makku or mizekku. Though that sound isn't too bad but.."
Come to think of it, Basutoral was a {guitarist}. I guess he's knowledgeable about things like that. There's probably an instrument shop in the capital. I'll try searching for it next time and bring him along.
"He~ string huh? I didn't know it was made from the bowel's of sheep. But, would that be profitable?"
Toris said. Yeah, if it doesn't make money there's no meaning. Though raising the level of civilization is a good thing but it's fine once I eventually make my own country and have enough leeway and money to pay for the arts.
"Nn, that's right. Then if you have some kind of connection write a letter or something and we'll leave buying that mushroom to you. Also, tonight I'm heading to "Missuri" where {Black.Topaz} is waiting. You come along as well."