Chapter 182.4
“Huh? Is that the same glass as this one?” [Rurunez]
Sponsored Content
“I think the shape is a bit twisted, though . ” [Hyuzu]
“It is indeed twisted . That’s because it’s a failed product I made while practicing . Now, I’m about to put on a little demonstration, so I hope you don’t mind if I do this!” [Ryouma]
As I said that out loud, I took the glass of a failed product and smashed it into the hard ground that was paved by the Block Skill .
When I did, the glass rang a light sound and tumbled over to a nearby maid’s feet .
“I’m so sorry . Can I ask you to bring that back here please?” [Ryouma]
“Oh, yes!” [Maid]
I thanked the maid for picking up the glass .
Sponsored Content
The glass was damaged a little, but it managed to maintain its shape .
“Actually, while this might look just like a glass, but it’s not actually a glass . ” [Ryouma]
It just ‘looks’ like it’s made out of glass, but the truth is that it’s made out of the sticky slime’s concentrated hardening liquid plate . In other words, it’s like a glass made out of hardened plastic .
The secret plan proposed by Yui-san last night was that if something that ‘shattered’ was bad, then I ought to just go and make something that ‘couldn’t be shattered’ and present that as my gift . I came up with this when I looked at the stained-glass-like product I made using the sticky slime’s concentrated hardening liquid plate .
I continued talking and spoke just as she told me to .
“The material used for this failed prototype is the same as those glasses you have in your hands, so they’re ‘very hard to shatter’ . Alas, it’s simply too difficult for humans to create something that lasts forever and never changes, and in the end, I can only make something that’s ‘hard to shatter’ . So if you intentionally treat it poorly or try to throw it, then even if it manages to maintain its shape for a while, it will eventually break apart .
But so long as you take care of it, then even if you keep using it, it will always maintain its brilliance . In the same way, I pray that the two of you remember to always treasure each other, so that your relationship may forever keep its brilliance . ” [Ryouma]
Sponsored Content
“Ohh!” [Crowd]
“Ryouma, thank you so much for such a thoughtful gift!” [Hyuzu]
“We promise that we will always protect this brilliance . ” [Rurunez]
As they said that, the two of them became teary-eyed again, and a wave of applause resounded from the surrounding crowd .
It was mostly Yui-san’s wisdom that allowed me to present such a gift to them, but the feelings behind my gift are real and unwavering .
From the bottom of my heart, I’m happy to be able to gift them with a good present that could bring them such happiness .
By the way, after I gave my present, I was approached by Serge-san and Pioro-san .
“Ryoumsama? You know about that glass from before, could you – by any chance- be planning on turning that into a product as well?” [Serge]
“Wait just one moment, Serge . If you’re going to talk about tableware, well that’s still related to food, no? After all, the rich are not just particular with their food but also their utensils . ” [Pioro]
“I’m sorry, you two, but making those glasses really took a lot of effort . It’s really not something that could be turned into a product . ” [Ryouma]
Edo Kiriko, just as the name implies, is a traditional craft that was started during the Edo Period .
And those glasses were made using using a technique that is based off of that traditional technique . A thin layer of colored concentrated hardening liquid plate was placed atop an almost colorless and transparent concentrated hardening liquid plate . After that, I used the spell I developed before for construction, the Polish Wheel, to make the two sheets of glass thinner, and then I used a newly developed spell, the Disc Grinder, to damage the surface of the glass and draw a pattern by exposing the lines underneath .
I had to go out of my way to develop a new spell that requires a lot of concentration from the spell caster just to make it . On top of that, creating the beautiful pattern was so difficult that despite pulling an all-nighter, I just barely made it in time with those two glasses . It would be really hard to turn something like that into a product given such low production rates .
“Ryoumkun, don’t tell me you didn’t sleep last night?” [Reinhart]
“Seeing how you were swallowed by that wave of people earlier, I feared that you might have worked recklessly yet again, and…” [Elize]
“…Oh, no . There’s no such thing, Reinhart-san, Madam .
Serge-san, Pioro-san, although it would be very difficult for me to keep up with the production by myself, I could just teach the methods to someone else . So if you know a glass craftsman that we can hire and trust, I could just entrust the production method to him . ” [Ryouma]
“Oh, well that sounds perfectly fine . ” [Pioro]
“Actually, Ryoumsama, I wanted to sell that special glass of yours as a wedding gift using that sales pitch you gave earlier, but if the material had to be changed to actual glass, then unfortunately, that won’t be possible anymore . ” [Serge]
As I spoke with the four adults as usual, who themselves were showing a lot of interest in the Edo Kiriko imitation products I made, I enjoyed the banquet to my heart’s content and blessed the bride and the groom .