Published at 27th of March 2020 12:17:33 PM
Well, the real problem… if only I could engrave the blueprint into a little dragon stone, I could have Grice-san learn it as part of the contract . 」
「Ehh?! 」
「You can do something like that? 」
「I’ll teach you the trick . Can you lend me some small dragon stone for practice? 」
「Eh, fine . Is my brother fine? Can you convince me? Please~ . 」
「……… . F-fine . I’m also a dragon stone craftsman . I will learn it . 」
Ah, decision .
The effect inscribed using a brush can be erased many times as you practice .
It’s still a draft .
First of all, let’s get him to practice with that today .
And the refrigerator still needs a month to be complete .
My decision to sell the dryer’s blueprint to Regulus depends on whether Grice-san can draw the blueprint or not .
This way, the refrigerator blueprint will be sold off for a while .
If they can’t draw the dryer’s blueprint on a small dragon stone, it will be impossible to draw the refrigerator’s blueprint on a medium-sized stone .
Haa~ this has become annoying~ .
「Ah, that’s right, Kurou-san . Can you make a stone furnace? 」
「Ha? What? Stone furnace? You want to make what?! One brick is ten copper coins . 」
Do you usually tell them the price like that?
…Uh, it depends on the size of the stone furnace, but it takes quite a long time to make .
Damn it for taking advantage .
「Why do you want to make a stone furnace, anyway? I’m interested~ 」
These guys can smell the gold already .
No, maybe it’s not the money .
「For baking bread! 」
Oops, did Lansan voice normally like that?
And why your expression so ugly?
Bread is usually sold at the bakery .
「Haa, bread? Why . They have breadfruit already over there . 」
「It’s different! I want bread from baked wheat! 」
「「「Huh? Bread from wheat? 」」」
Everyone here exclaimed in the same voice and expression .
What did I say when I first heard it, I thought… if Lana wants to do it, I will let her do it?
The truth is I don’t know how to make it .
「Since it’s the first time I’ve made it, and I don’t know if it will work! I’ve been reading… book… so I’m going to use my knowledge of it! 」
I heard her saying 『manga』 in a small voice, what is that?
Lana sometimes uses words that I don’t know .
I wonder if the Duke house has special education?
「Ah… so, you want a stone furnace? And the wheat bread? Do I even want to know why? 」
「No, on the contrary, what did you guys make from wheat? I don’t know because I don’t really understand common things . 」
「Hm, right~ . Sometimes wheat is used to make pasta or sweets . 」
「…the bias of the author’s knowledge is dangerous…」
「Eh? What? 」
「Ah, no, it’s nothing . 」
「? 」
Lana is holding her head .
…Author?
「Anyway, I want to try it! 」
「Why don’t you make the stone furnace using the money that you will receive from the dryer’s blueprint? 」
「Eh? Can we do that? I… but it’s Franc’s money… 」
「I want to eat it too . 」
Were you planning to pay me back?
You don’t have to do that .
「Besides, we are going to get some money . I don’t mind . 」
「Th-thank you!! 」
Her smile is enough for me .
「Well, if that’s the case… hey! How much is it? 」
「The arrangement is 50 silver coins . I’ll take it out, it’s a waste, but you should have a stone furnace worth five silver coins . If that’s not enough, we can figure it out . You have to manage your money properly . 」
「Yeah, thank you, Regulus-san . 」
I’m sure I don’t need such a tall stone furnace .
It was decided that the stone furnace should be made next to our temporary lodging .
The temporary lodging itself was near the stable .
Lucy looks happy, but I’m worried about the smell .
「Hey, you two . Let’s talk about the blueprint . 」
「The refrigerator isn’t available yet . You have to wait for a month… 」
「I know, yo~ . Can’t you sell the dryer’s blueprint, too? I’d like to have my acquaintance dragon stone craftsman make it~ . When my older brother learns the refrigerator’s blueprint, can he learn about the dryer, too? 」
「Eh?!」
I know that Grice-san is getting swayed .
「The dryer is 30 gold coins and 10% sales! 」
「Uhh, what if it didn’t sell well? 」
「It will . Or rather, you will sell it . Because I want you to sell it . 」
What is this…
Is that your reason?!
「Actually, I was shocked when Lady Drutonil used it… 」
Aah, that prototype .
…What?
But, ordering for Lady Drutonil… did you just said aunt?
No way?
「Oh, you noticed? I think she was thinking about doing business with a dryer . I’m going to sell it to her and the surrounding nobles♪」
Eeeeeh~ .
Seriously, this guy is going to be troublesome .
It seems that this guy and my aunt are working together; they didn’t seem won’t sell well .
Oh, and Lana .
……Eh, women are amazing?
「…fufufu, I have a good idea about how to use a dryer . For one silver coin, isn’t it cheap? 」
「Oh? Are you charging for information? If it isn’t worth my money, can I get a refund~? 」
「Of course, I will make sure it worth the money . Actually, the dryer… 」
「Oh! What is this?! Can it be used like that? Really? That’s incredible… 」
「Fufufu, then you can try it out yourself . Don’t forget to pay after you tried it, okay? 」
「Mumuu… this is good . If that’s true, the way the dryer sells will change! 」
…For some reason, it sounds exciting .
「Un, Franc, where is the blueprint? 」
「Ah, shall we stay inside the house until they’re done building the temporary lodging? 」
「Uh-huh . Let’s go . 」
The way he talks is hard to understand .
The face expression is grim .
He was a boy who could do things no one know how to do, and I guess if you’re a craftsman, you would feel kind of angry too .
That’s what they said .
「………」
「Kurou-san? 」
「O-oh, you guys! Let’s make the temporary lodging! 」
「Hhai! 」
What is it?
I was thinking of something while looking at the refrigerator…
As I watched, Kurou-san shouted, 「I’ll make the stone furnace! 」 and went back to work .
Hmm?
In the evening .
I feel pretty drowsy, Grice-san’s amazing tenacity picked up the bed I use for a nap in the temporary lodging .
The problem is… space is smaller here! That’s it!
「Uh . 」
The beds are lined up .
No, it’s not even a bed but a simple mattress!
…Let’s move the chair and the table in between the beds .
I’m sure Lana would be safer .
「How is temporary accommodation? 」
「It’s nice but small . 」
「Wow… it’s really narrowed . 」
「It’s fine, it’s only temporary . 」
If you say another word, I might not know how to reply .
「Ohoho~ that’s okay, things are negotiable~ 」
「What is it? 」
「Um, ano… the refrigerator, can you make it at home? 」
「「………」」
Is it because of Ossan?
Scary macho Ossan?
My fingers clenched .
……Haa?
「Lana . 」
「The refrigerator is not on sale yet… 」
「I know! I understand that! But, if possible, I want it as fast as possible! 」
「I don’t have any medium-sized dragon stone . 」
「Let’s buy it! 」
「Why?」
「………」
Why are you looking away and blushing?
No, depending on the reason why you need it if you are saying you want one soon, why?
I exchanged glances with Lana .
Kurou-san is squirming and looking uncomfortable .
As if she finally decided, she lifts up her face .
「Pudding! I thought it would taste good if I chilled it before eating—! 」
He—!
Yeah—!
Yeah—!
「………」
…If we were on the mountain, there’d be an echo .
「…Right? 」
「Right?! Oh my! Chilled pudding after work is the pleasure of life! 」
That was unexpected .
Not alcohol but pudding!
It’s a hard match, not meat and sake but pudding?!
No, I don’t have a problem with people’s preferences .
「The pudding chilled in the basement is delicious… but, if it’s chilled with refrigerator… I thought it would be even more delicious… 」
「…What if I make a small box right now? 」
「Ha? A box? 」
「I’ll make a small size using small-sized dragon stone . Kurou-san, please make a small box in twenty minutes . 」
「Haa???? 」
The engraving effect is even simpler than the one on a medium-sized stone for practice .
Since the effect range is more confined, the circuit portion can be sharply reduced .
Something like this, I’ll finish it in twenty minutes .
「You’re lying… 」
Grice-san muttered .
However, I’m not doing anything special .
Match the item size with a medium-sized engraved dragon stone effect and cut it down .
「It will look like this . 」
「Already?! 」
Well, I only need to reduce it from the assembled one, Grice-san looks surprised .
「Is this what you want? 」
「This is fine, Kurou-san . 」
The box is about 40 x 30 cm in length .
I can do it with this size .
「Are you going to cut it again with a knife?! 」
「Eh? Of course, the foundation is made of human blood . Kurou-san will have to fix the floor and ceiling tomorrow, and we use blood because it’s the most familiar . 」
「Oh . 」
If I cut on my dominant hand’s fingertip, I won’t be able to work so I cut my other hand .
My right hand is my dominant one, so I cut my left ring finger .
I cut my little finger sometime ago .
And I’m bleeding a lot .
「Uwaaa… it looks hurt~… 」
「Lana isn’t the one getting cut . You can close your eyes if you don’t want to see it . 」
「Why it has to use blood… 」
「It’s an offering to the guardian dragon . 」
The average person probably didn’t know .
It’s not until I learn how to make a dragon stone core, I know that the base for the metal fixtures was the blood of the man who made the dragon stone core .
I put the small dragon stone core on the box that Kurou-san made .
Pressing the knife on my fingertip and drop the blood on the dragon’s core .
Well .
If it hurts, it hurts .
The blood dripped quickly, when the engraved core in effect the box permeates with a light beam, the blood supporting it .
「For now, let’s take a look at what’s going on for a month . If it is malfunctioning or the effect is bad, you must fix it . 」
「ahhh… thank you . This size would be good for my mother . 」
……for the kitchen?
I don’t even know if it was suitable for us or not .
The worker is somehow nodding with a serious look on their face, but why Kurou-san is so scared of her?
「How much is it? 」
「A—, I never thought about it . Lana, what should I do? 」
「10 gold! 」
「「H—hey?! 」」
「It’s cheap! It’s even discounted for a prototype product! 」
Is that so?!
「No, but… 」
「You saw Eufranc’s skill, right? Does Kurou-san mind about the technical fee? 」
「No! 」
「Also, it’s a new technology that hasn’t spread yet . It’s a dragon stone tool! If you are going to advertise or use it yourself, you still get the added value! 」
「Uhhh . 」
Wow… Lana, please go easy on me…!
But I think it’s too expensive!
That’s higher than a house… ah .
「…10 gold coins… . …Kurou-san, if I’m not mistaken you said that I need 5 gold coins if I were going to renovate the house, didn’t you? 」
「Um? Yeah . 」
「Would you mind renovating the house? And… 」
I pointed at the plot of land where the grass grows .
This place’s maintenance .
It costs about 30 silver coins .
And the cowshed and the chicken shed .
It costs about 1 gold coin .
「How about that? 」
「Hm… 3 gold coins and 70 silver coins… 」
「And the stone furnace? Please make it better . 」
「…Okay, I understand . If there’s anything you want to fix… and I’m the one paying it… damn . 」
「Well, that’s your own doing… 」
「But it’s a little too expensive! 」
「It’s fair price . …in fact, it’s really cheap! 」
…Is that what it is?
For me, that was too expensive .
「Look at Eufranc-chan confused expression . 」
「Umm… why are you building the house? 」
「Because it worth that much, yo . You invented something that can’t be reproduced by another craftsman, whether it’s medium or small . In other words, if you keep doing this you’d be settled for life . 」
「………」
From behind, I can hear Grice-san groaned .
He looked vexed .
…The dryer’s blueprint was designed to be engraved very well .
The refrigerator will be finished soon— .
「I wonder, is 『Arsegios』 full of talented people like him?」
「N-no . …When Lana said 『Make storage box that can chilled food』 I was just trying to make it happen in reality… 」
「I’ll give him the idea . And it will be the same …Franc is a genius, and he can make anything I want . 」
Yeah .
I’ll make anything that Lana wants .
「…and I will sell it at a reasonable price! And give the money back to Franc! 」
「………」
Yeah .
I don’t understand her train of thoughts…!
I want to make something that Lana wants .
Why are you so proactive selling it?!
「I’ll show you how amazing Franc is! I’ll prove it to you that his name is going to be well-known in 『Arsegios』! Oh—hohohohohoho! 」
「That’s going to be a lot of trouble . 」
「…Fufufu… . ufufufufu! You guys are a good spouse! 」
「「Uh! 」」
I forgot .
Come to think of it, what’s going on…!