138 5.27 The Introduction of Karada Soap And A Disclosure

"Eh... What's this paper? Thought Izumi as she picked up the piece of paper that had suddenly landed on her lap as she had watched it flown from the direction of Hiko-sama. She picked it up and looked at the texture and felt as if she had never held it before in her life. In fact, the texture and the thinnest impressed her the most.

I was unable to catch the paper in midair as I was holding the kettle and I slowly lowered the kettle after I had poured tea into all the four cups on the tray. I looked at Hiko-sama and I can't differentiate his thoughts as he had a permanent frown look due to his eyebrows.

"One-sama, what did the paper said?" asked a curious Riko as she tugged at the corner of the sleeve of Izumi and peered at what the paper was all about.

"Uhhh... Its had bold lettering that said Karada and the name of our village underneath it plus a 50 g, and I don't know what it means at all. Hiko-sama, do you know what this paper means? I saw it fly from your direction and happen to land on me. Did you write this on this paper?"

Hiko-sama looked at me and back at Izumi and was lost for words. He was sort of opening and closing his mouth for a moment but no words seemed to escape from his lips.

"One-sama, that paper you are holding holds a certain future for the 4 of us by the end of this month. Remember what I said earlier that you won't be hungry anymore by the end of this month and also you won't suffer any more hardship as well? That was the time I passed you the coins."

"Hmm...hmm...i remember one-sama, Senpai did say that but I don't really understand why he said like that. What did the paper means by Karada? It's body right? What does this paper to do with the body? Is it something we wear?"

"Come, onee-sama, let me have the paper back and I explain." as I slowly reached for the paper and was handed to me by Izumi. "This piece of paper holds a future? I don't really understand. Could you please explain in detail, Himura-kun"

"Hang on a second while I go and get something from the back," I said after retrieving the paper and slipped it under the tray that was before me. I then went to the bathroom and returned with a small kitchen knife and a wooden cutting board.

I cut the yellowish laundry soap into roughly sized 3x3x3 inches and then I explained. "You can see this is a piece of ordinary laundry soap right? Have you seen any others that are being used in your household?"

Both shook their heads at my demonstration as they had never seen it anywhere else except for the ordinary laundry soap.

"Just imagine this is not the normal ordinary laundry soap but this soap is meant to be used to wash your face and skin when you shower."

This time both Izumi and Riko nodded as a sign that they understand when I told them to imagine about the soap being used to wash their face and body.

"Do you remember about the flowers that you had sent earlier on during midday?"

Both of them nodded without saying a word.

"Alright, those flowers would be turned into water and then used to mix into this soap. So we turn this ordinary laundry soap into a domestic toiletries soap that would be gentle on your skin and nourishes it and leaving you to feel nice and sweet after you shower. "

"Do you girls understand so far?" I had forgotten to use honorific since I was explaining the fundamentals to them just like a teacher.

"So you would turn this laundry soap into a body soap hence the name" KARADA" on the paper earlier."

"I stand corrected. It is not" I" but "we". This is between the four of us in the meantime. No one is to know before we process it with the Patents and Trademarks when the product is ready."

"So, Himura-kun, this body soap would smell like the flowers we sent earlier?" asked Izumi as she slowly understands the concept of the body soap.

"You are correct, Onee-sama, each body soap would either have the smell of jasmine, lilac, rose, lavender or even green tea?"

"Ehhh... Senpai. Green tea also? You mean the green tea that we are drinking, we also can smell like that? Hurr...hurr... Hurr... Senpai you are very funny. So we can smell like flowers and also green tea too? Hurr... Hurr... Hurr..."

I reached out and patted Riko on her head and she closed her eyes and clocked her head sidewards and smiled.

"You are correct, Riko-Chan... Not only smell like green tea, but you can also add all kinds of nice smells when we bathe by next month. If possible, when this little project is complete, there would be more nice smells too like fruity smells."

"Hurr... Hurr... Hurr... So we could smell like bananas also, like the one we eat earlier?" asked Riko as she giggled at the thought of her smelling like bananas. Even Hiko-sama and Izumi can't control their emotions and laughed together.

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"Haa... Haa... Haa... If you smell like bananas, I don't think you would feel safe because the little naughty monkeys would chase after you!" Hiko-sama said while making a gesture like grabbing Riko to act like a monkey that tried to grab her.

"Aaaaaahhhhh.....Aaaaahhhhhh....." shrieked Riko, as she clung to Izumi when she heard she smelled like bananas and monkeys were trying to grab on her.

The rest of us laughed at Riko and she regained her composure and blushed. She even remarked, "Hiko-sama, you are very naughty... You are the biggest monkey I had ever seen." Everyone burst out laughing at the bluntness of Riko's words.

There were some tears on Izumi and Riko's eyes due to laughing too hard. I cleared my throat and offered them tea.

"OK, so both of you know the basics of the body soap right?"

The two nodded and took the cups of tea that I had offered. "You see this soap, it's roughly about 3x3x3 inches in dimension and weighs about 50 grams." I showed the cut up laundry soap in my hands and then I place it in the middle of the downside paper and folded it before tucking the paper in on all four sides without the need of any adhesive.

"This is what the body soap would look like when you both help us in packing these and promoting it throughout the district."

I showed them the packaged soap that had been wrapped by me. They took in their hands and found that the paper was properly tucked in and the lettering was right in the centre of the product. Hiko-sama can't help but peered at it and found out how the way the final phase of the soap would be processed and marketed.

"So kid, this is how the final product would look like right? Wonderful idea indeed. So all four of us would be our own bosses from next month onwards, right?"

"That's right, Sensei. Firstly, with this product, we would make a name for ourselves. Secondly, everyone would feel more refreshed when they used this soap in their bath. Thirdly, we can get the business district to help export this to the neighbouring villages. Fourthly, everyone throughout Japan would know of our little village here, even if influences don't come in, it doesn't mean that Kitakata would not be able to influence others, right? "

"Himura-kun, the way you think is very broad. You were saying that we would be helping to pack and market this product. But then, we would lose our jobs and we would not a place to stay later. If we do not jobs, we would not want to... Errr.... Go back and be what we used to be."

"Onee-sama, never think of the past, no matter how bitter, difficult it may be for both of you. It is time to drop that sack of stones you are carrying right now, and walk forward and never look back at the sack of stones or the past that you had been carrying all this time."

"Himura-kun, your ideas and the way you explain this business to us both don't actually sound like the same age as my niece here... Both of you are of the same age but your mind and mentality are way beyond your age while my niece here seems a bit immature sometimes. I can't blame her since we both had suffered a long time before coming to this village."

"Arch...don't mind him so much. He is always full of ideas and he always put it to work. Can I ask, how much we would be earning, kid?"

"Well... Half a year's of a samurai salary every week. Sorry, Sensei... This is just an estimation."

"What?!? Half a year's salary of a samurai in a week?! How can that be possible?! And in 4 weeks alone, the total gross profit would be worth 2 years of the salary?! Do you know how much would that be?!"

"I am sorry, Sensei. I'm just to shy to mention, Sensei, especially in front of our guests here. It's just an estimation, after all."

"Onee-sama, how much is the salary of a samurai and Senpai here mentions that this business can earn 6 months of a samurai salary in one week. How much is it?" asked a curious Riko as she tugged at Izumi that can't help staring at Hiko-sama and me with wide eyes and gaping mouth. If I am that mischievous, I would have stuffed two or more steamed bananas in her mouth.

Hey, stop thinking of R(a) stuffs, ok. There are underage kids here, you know.

"A monthly samurai's salary can be 10 gold coins per month or more depending on the seniority and experience. So a half year's salary would amount to 60 gold coins and 2 years salary would be 240 gold coins. In short, this humble business would bring in an income of at least 240 gold coins every month!"

"Never count the eggs before then hen lays them, Sensei. It's just a projection of estimated gross income per month before the costs in manufacturing and production as well as marketing."

"Omagai...! Himura-kun, is that possible to earn such a huge amount of money every month?"

"It is possible if we work hard and smart. By the way, Onee-sama, you mentioned that you would lose your jobs and have no place to go if you help us in this soap business?"

"Errr... Yes, actually we do not have a permanent place to stay, and since we are working in the flower shop, we are given a small room that we both share. We also do not have any niceties at all. What we have on our backs is the possession that we have right now."

"Which is cheaper, Sensei? Masonry or wood? And how fast can a simple house be built with a workforce of at least 20 people? I believe wood is much cheaper right than masonry like your house?"

"Wood is definitely cheaper. And a house would be able to be built within 3 to 5 days of they had the fabricated materials plus the roof if thatched, could be up within a day or tiled like this would take 3 days at most."

"Hmm, as long as the persons living inside does not get affected by sun, rain, snow and wind that it would suffice. The carpentry and furniture guys would be here the day after tomorrow right?"

"That's right, kid. They would be sending the furniture here. Any idea where to place them?"

"Here, Sensei. Right in front of our little courtyard." I pointed out and Hiko-sama nodded in agreement as the full payment had been paid and already in the latter's possession.

Then we heard some sellers started to call out their wares and all four of us were peering at the direction of the sellers' voices and waited here in anticipation. Little did Izumi and Riko realised that I had plans to build a house within the plot of land which would measure about 3x3 meters which consist of a studio unit with collapsible partitions instead of sliding ones. This way the house could be divided into partitions as and when needed.

"Alright, dinner and supper would be on me, as usual, and as a host, we would like both our guests not to be shy or embarrassed at all. This dinner and supper would not be the last as from this day forth, both Onee-sama and Riko-Chan are welcome and obligated to join us every night here at this terrace, both of you understand and agree?"

Both Izumi and Riko looked at me with forlorn eyes as they heard their names being mentioned and invited to have dinner and supper every evening without fail by me. They were surprised and their hearts filled with a mixed feeling of appreciation, relief and a sense of belonging as waves of emotions hit them suddenly.

They both bowed down to us from their sitting positions into a kow-tow, and when they brought their heads up, there were streams of tears streaking their faces and cheeks and both quickly wiped away their tears with the sleeves of their kimonos.

They bowed deeply again and muttered a choked up "thank you" to both of us. To me, it was emotional to watch the scene unfold before me. I had never received such respect before and I was at loss for words until I finally spoke up, "Please... Treat us like your own family members. Most importantly we should build trust and friendship (also happens to be the name of my Odachi) together. No matter how hard we struggle, always look forward with your head held up high. One day, you will know what I mean."

Both of them choked on their words again as they mentioned the words" Thank You" again. Haisshh... In this episode, it seems that these young ladies and girl can't help shedding their tears as if some ninja passed by and cut onions in front of their eyes.

"Himura-kun, you truly speak like an adult with a very matured way of thinking and a very wide perspective. We both are truly glad to meet you and Hiko-sama and we both are ready to serve you by the end of this month."

"Eh... Eh...No....You do not serve us Izumi-Chan, as what Himura here mentioned earlier, accept each other as a family and we slowly build on trust and friendship."

"But, where do we sleep, Onee-sama? Will you sleep with Hiko-sama and I have to sleep with Senpai?"

BAM...! BAM...!! Bash...!

The first loud crashing sound came when I fell backwards, the moment I heard from Riko that she has to sleep with me from the end of this month onwards.

The second loud crashing sound came from the 24-year-old Virgin when he too fell backwards when he heard Riko mentioning that Izumi would have to sleep with him.

The third soft bash sound followed by a soft wailing sound came when Izumi cannot control her embarrassment and knuckled Riko's head instead. Damn this girl, shoots from her mouth as if it was nothing at all!

If it is an anime, both Hiko-sama and I would be lying down on the floor with arms and legs in mid-air, and both of us would be twitching like a gokiburi that had just been sprayed by a bug spray, and there would be a lot of exclamation marks over Riko's head right now.

We soon recovered and looked at each other in utter shock because I can't be doing woo woo at the age of 11 and Hiko-sama won't be doing his woo woo with Izumi either since he was a virgin and doesn't even socialise that much

He just happened to strike a conversation when buying flowers and had just answered to Izumi as a matter of factly when asked about taking her out for dinner. In Izumi's view, it was about sales gimmick on the friendliness and flirtatious of the salesperson with their would be customers.

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"If we provide you lodging, and basic 3 square meals, plus 5 sets of clothing as well as a fixed monthly salary, would you be a part of our family and business?"

Both of them were quiet at this time, and silence would be the only answer to the question that I had posed.

"Would it be alright, if both of them stays here in their own house, complete with kitchen and bath? The discussion earlier, it would be borne by me fully."

"No problem, kid... No problem at all. I would set the tasks tomorrow as you requested and see how they would build such a concept within a few days."

"The faster it is, the better, Sensei. Since I had cleared up the land, the design and concept would be according to the spare lot here. Since there is no plan to toil the land for the planting of crops, we might need a space to perform the necessary production line."

Izumi and Riko were staring at us the whole moment as Hiko-sama and I both was engaged in a conversation. The thought of me calling Hiko-sama a Sensei was not befitting since most of the main conversations that took place were mainly from me and not Hiko-sama. In short, to say, both Izumi and Riko were wondering, who was the Sensei and who was the disciple as if our roles had been switched.

"Ah... Since there are four of us here, how about we suggest getting one each from the yatai, and we can slowly sort out which one is for dinner, supper as well as brought forward tomorrow for breakfast." I remarked as I stood and faced them to change the topic back to their main purpose of visiting us.

"Whatever you wish, young Master," replied Izumi as she bowed and then pushed the back of Riko's head to bow as well.

"Eh...?! Don't call young master! Oro ma...! Just address me earlier would be ok but definitely not a young master. I am just a housekeeper, please remember that."

"B... But a housekeeper can afford to treat us for dinner and supper daily? Is the pay higher than a salesperson cum delivery person from a flower shop?"

"Eh... Don't think too much la... Let's talk about food. Our Sensei here can explain about what we going to have for dinner." I avoided the question as it was too early to reveal too much too fast. Soon, the first seller reaches our district and started to call out his sales.

As usual, I excused myself and went to the kitchenette to retrieve 4 bowls, plates and chopsticks. I came back and sat and thought that the next few days we would be sitting in the front yard in our new outdoor garden furniture. It would be much more accessible to have more food on the table than on the terrace itself.