Chapter 155.2
And then came my turn .
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“As for me, this is what I brought . ” [Ryouma]
What I placed on the table was the cleaner slime’s ‘Deodorizing Liquid’ and the shirt made from the sticky slime’s sticky thread, the stab-proof shirt . I needed products that were related to my laundromat, so I chose a deodorizing liquid and a shirt for my gifts .
In order to appeal to them, I included my own impressions of the shirt after using it all this time along with the explanation that Darson of the Tigger’s Arms Store gave me .
“Thin and light . Even a woman would be able to easily wear this . It seems this material could also be fitted on the other side…” [Elize]
“A relatively inexpensive stab-proof material… Moreover, one with performance on the level of metal spider threads . Adding these to the equipment of our territory’s soldiers might be a good idea . ” [Reinhart]
There is a catch though . The material is hard to work with, and while it can block against cutting, it can’t block the impact . And if the enemy uses strengthening magic or ki reinforcement, then it might also not be able to their blades from cutting . I made sure to explain that to them .
“It’s still worth considering, though . It takes a considerable amount of money and time to raise a single soldier… And even if it’s just one shirt, if you have to outfit an entire army with it, the prices quickly add up . But that’s also why good equipment is worth it if it means that a soldier will be able to come back home safely . …Of course, provided that the costs and the performance match . ” [Reinhart]
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“Even just your consideration is more than enough for the craftsman to be elated, I believe . ” [Ryouma]
“We’ll follow up with you about this on a later date . But for the meantime, I’d like one prepared for each of our family’s members . I’ll give you the measurements later . ” [Reinhart]
“And this one here is your deodorizing liquid . A product made at your store . ” [Elize]
“Yes . It’s exactly the same as the ones sold at my store . ” [Ryouma]
Recently, demand for the deodorizing liquid has been rising .
Among the customers purchasing them are ones purchasing amounts obviously not for personal use .
I read about that from the report from the Renauph Branch Store . I was curious, so I started investigating the matter, and I found out that they were being brought here, to the duke’s family . When I found that out, I decided to gift some to them as well . I have more deodorizing liquid with the maids . The one here is just a sample .
“This is a big help . The servants will be happy to have this too . There have been a lot of guests lately and the smell of their perfume has been sticking to the furniture and to the clothes . ” [Elize]
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To be honest, I could have sent these to them if they just wrote to me in a letter…
“I thought it wouldn’t be a good idea since we needed so much . And if we asked you, you’d probably give it to us for free . ” [Elize]
“Well, I can’t deny that, but… Alright . Next time, I’ll just give you some extra . As thanks for such a big order . ” [Ryouma]
It is a product of the store, after all… And there are other customers too . But yeah . It’s true that I’m not really that attached to it, so I just vaguely smiled .
“Serge, Pioro, and Ryoumkun . Thank you for your wonderful presents . As thanks, won’t you have supper with us this evening? Do you have time?” [Reinbach]
As expected, it came . ‘A dinner invitation . ’
To nobles, this is the season where merchants come one after another to seek their audience . Because of that they can’t spend too much time with just one person . The merchants understand this too, so when we meet the duke, we meet them in groups . We also can’t talk about anything too deep during this audience .
But should the merchant and the nobles wish to form a deeper connection, then the nobles will invite the merchants to a meal . A ‘meal’, which is an opportunity for a merchant to garner even more interest for his products, as well as make some small talk . Moreover, there is also a chance that one might be offered ‘to stay the night’ . This is a kind of tacit understanding during this time between merchants and nobles . Carm-san fully briefed me on this matter .
As such…
“I would love to accompany you this evening . ” [Ryouma]
I answered without any hesitation .
“Great . I’ll inform the cook then . ” [Elize]
After that we left the room .
“By the way, Ryoumkun . ” [Elize]
“?” [Ryouma]
…Or at least we were supposed to, but it seems there was still something they wished to discuss .
I turned to the other two, who were used to greeting nobilities, but they didn’t know either .
“Ryoumkun, you’re good at making dolls, right?” [Elize]
“I have been complimented at it . ” [Ryouma]
It’s a story from before we parted at Gimuru . That brings back memories .
“And you can sculpt statues of the gods too, right?” [Elize]
“I do make them from time to time… Do you need some made?” [Ryouma]
“Right . Rurutisama, Kufo-sama, and Willieris-sama . We need one sculpture for each of these gods . They need to be a little bigger than a real person . We’ll pay you 10 small gold coins per statue . If you can do it, I’d like to entrust this job to you . ” [Elize]