Chapter 36

“Ah, tattered …”

“This is also”

The prototype made with Trombe was good, but the one made with different materials was not good.

The fiber itself is not sticky, or the fiber is shorter than expected, or the fibers do not get tangled together and do not stick together.

“Is it okay if I add a lot of trolls?”

“I have no choice but to try what I can come up with”

Next, I tried adding a little thick paper so that the fibers tend to harden.

“How about this?”

“I don’t know if I don’t dry it, but I’ll do my best”

The thick and thick paper stuck in the ticks and cracked in the middle of peeling from the board. I was stunned when I saw the pieces falling and falling.

“Is it a failure?”

“Yeah, it broke rather than torn? At least it wasn’t paper”

I am not sure if the ratio of fiber, troll and water does not work, or if the material itself does not mesh well.

I read in a book that plants can make paper-like things, but my common sense here is not so good. How did this happen? A failure that makes you want to scream.

“I wish I could start mass production of Trombe”

“I can’t do it!”

“Is there anything I can do with Trombe seeds?”

If I had red berries that I picked up at that time, I thought it wouldn’t be so difficult to cut the Trombe, but Lutz shook his head.

“Don’t look for that! Do you feel like crushing the forest !?”

“If there are seeds, can we all mow the beginning of growth like this?”

I don’t know when it will grow, but after finding the seeds and waiting for everyone, I think that I can cope with it by growing Trombe.

However, Lutz held his temple and insisted that it was absolutely useless.

“I don’t know when Trombe will grow! It’s too dangerous!”

“That’s right”

Apparently, at that time, I just picked up the seeds of Trombe, which just happened to grow, and it seems not to pick up all the seeds immediately.

Lutz is so angry that mysterious Nyoki Nyoki has given up.

“… Remember this common sense early.”

“I’m still doing my best”

Remains from Hono, who seems to be the previous life, rather than the memory of Mine, who has never left home since birth. Reno’s memory inevitably depends on Reno’s memory. Rely on.

However, talking to Lutz that there is another memory in Mine, recently, when thinking a little off, Lutz came to correct.

“Anyway, Trombe is dangerous. When it grows up, it takes up the power of the soil around it, and where it grows, it becomes a land where nothing grows for a while. Mass production is impossible.”

“Yeah? Wasn’t it so dangerous? That wasn’t the case during that time?”

“So you were saying it was strange? Did you not hear it?”

“I didn’t know what a normal Trombe was and how it was strange”

Trombe was the best quality, but it is impossible to mass-produce because it only appears in autumn and is too dangerous.

It’s more meaningful to think about what you can do with something than to want something that doesn’t exist, so you have to continue trial and error.

And, so that it can be mass-produced with a tree that can be normally taken around, think about various ratios, try to crush more fibers, try using a suramo insect bug instead of edil fruit, a little It improved gradually.

“Forin is the best in this.”

“Yeah. It’s possible to commercialize it if it is a mixture of a spruce bug that is slightly mixed with folin.”

As a result of trying with three kinds of soft trees taught by a timber shop, the wood called Forin was able to make the thinnest paper.

Forin is harder to beat because the fibers are a little stiffer than the other two, but it seems that sticking out of the fibers as you hit it. After I knew it, I was able to make a relatively good paper by tapping it thoroughly.

And Ship water ( Funamizu ) The proportion of time when making As a result of the change, I found the ratio that seems to be the best. Write the percentage found on the stone board, and remove the dust on your fingertips.

“Is this all right?”

“Oh, if I make it this way, I’ll be able to mass-produce”

Finally, Lutz’s expression is brighter than the ratio found. Boiled many times happily with the finished paper.

“But mass production is in the spring. It’s hard to pick up trees now, and the skin gets harder and harder in winter.”

“That’s right”

From the spring season, it seems that better paper will be produced if you go to pick soft trees and soft branches.

Also, it has already been a difficult season to expose the skin to the river. I want to warm up for Lutz.

“Now I’ll take the early paper to Mr. Benno. In the winter, I will go to the gate to help Otto.”

“Ah. After a while, winter preparations will begin in earnest, and let’s end quickly”

“Yeah, I’ll go to the gate tomorrow and tell Otto how to write thank you. I made a piece of paper. Thank you for giving me a thank you letter.”

Lutz whispered to my proposal and piled up today’s failed works.

“Don’t leave a thank-you sentence, so Mine brings back this failed work?”

“Yes, I take the successful paper to Mr. Benno, but I make a book with paper that has holes or failed to peel off”

Marc has also confirmed that he can take home a lot of failed work. Now, it seems that you can make your first book.

Next day, I went to the gate after a long time. Otto welcomed me with a bright face, as more documents needed to be processed for the winter closing.

“Hey, Maine, I was waiting”

He was beckoned with a good smile while beating the wooden bills piled up beside him. It seems that he was in the middle of the work of counting the names and numbers written on the wooden bills and writing them on documents.

Assisting that, I decided to ask Otto about how to write a thank-you note.

“Otto, I want you to teach me how to write a thank you note”

“Thank you letter? Like aristocrats interacting?”

No, it wasn’t necessary for the aristocrats, but he stopped. Perhaps it is a custom that is carried out only among the nobility.

“I thought that if there was a letter of introduction, there would be a thank-you letter that was introduced, but … maybe, isn’t it?”

“If you interact with aristocrats, you know they exist, but merchants don’t bother to write. It’s a waste to use paper even though it’s not a contract.”

Certainly, since paper is expensive, it is not so easy to use.

“How can I thank you?”

“If you are a merchant, thank you gifts are usually the ones you want to deal with, whatever you want them to do. I’ll give you something. “

There was a thank-you form like a letter of introduction, and I thought I would make a thank-you note with the paper that was made, but it was not used and I usually gave things What is it?

“… Wow, it was unexpected. Hey, Otto. What do you think you should give to Benno? I can’t imagine anything that I or Lutz could give to Benno.

I have no idea what Benno wants Benno. Benno seems to have anything.

Otto lightly gave up his shoulder and gave me advice.

“Isn’t it good to use paper made by two people? Isn’t that just the product that they handle?” … Information on new products, etc. ”

“I understand. Thank you, Otto.”

What will increase the product value of paper and information on new products? Maybe it will be somehow.

The next day I suggested Lutz to make a paper for thanks.

“It’s a merchant’s thanks not to give a thank you note, but to give something you like from the merchandise, so I’m going to make a little special paper in Trombe.

“Ah. If you want to give a gift to your husband, what is the best paper? Mine, what do you have? Regulus?”

I looked down at the red leaves I had.

“Is that the name? I was growing around the well, so I picked it yesterday and tried it like a pressed flower.”

“What do you use it for?”

“Of course, I use it when making paper”

Regulus is a red clover-like plant. Instead of the autumn leaves between the Japanese papers, I came up with the idea of ​​trying to squeeze them.

メ ​​ッ セ ー ジ A message card with a design that looks like a candy or a stationery pattern, and a leaf card lined up toward the end, and a small piece of the leaflace leaf, and a paper like Chiyogami scattered like a heart pattern. Had made.

In the message card, write “Thanks to Benno, this paper was completed. Thank you” and my name is Lutz.

“This paper is really beautiful”

“Because of the re-grass, will it be as gorgeous as the picture was drawn?”

“What are you going to do here?”

“Making it” origami “”

“Origami?”

Paper made in Chiyogami style is cut into a square with a knife, and then a celebration crane is folded.

In my old memory, shuriken was the most pleasing when I went abroad, but here I wouldn’t even see shuriken, and there wasn’t enough paper to make a big ball like a ball.

Celebration cranes were easy to make and look nice with a piece of paper. Because it spreads behind like a peacock, it looks more luxurious than an ordinary paper crane.

“How? Is this going to look good?”

“… Soooo. Why is the paper like this? I didn’t know what Mine did”

Lutz pierces the crane with his fingertips.

I was relieved to handle it.

How much does this paper crane cost?

“… If I think about it, isn’t paper decoration really luxurious?”

“Oh, oh, well, it’s good because I give it to my husband”

Isn’t it unusual to be able to make origami easily and easily? I thought, but if you think about the price of paper here, you may have done too much.

…… If you open and stretch it, you should tell Benno that you can use it, though there are many creases.

“Other than that, I was told information about things that could become new products …”

“Mine is better thinking about that.”

Lutz threw me in a light tone.

I didn’t think of it at all, but I don’t know if it really sells, so I’d like to hear Lutz’s opinion.

“… When I met you for the first time, Benno-san was interested in firewood, so I thought it was okay, but isn’t this a wooden stick?”

When I pointed at my head, Lutz also struck.

“Yes, it’s just a stick”

“Do you think it will be a product?”

“… I don’t have anybody to buy it because I can make it myself.”

Although I thought it wouldn’t be a product even though it was rare, Lutz had the same expectation.

“If it’s going to be a product, isn’t it good? … That’s the one that Turi put on at the baptism,”

“Lutz, genius! That was certainly a good reaction to others! Maybe it’s just right for this winter job”

Now we have a gift for Benno. After that, you have to ask for convenience and make time to meet you.

“Hey, Lutz. Would you like Marc to ask Benno’s schedule when you return the key today?”

“Oh, good!”

On the day designated by Marc, take the paper made by Lutz and two people.

There are two types of finished products, Trombe and Folin, and there are three different thicknesses, so a total of six types of paper were prepared.

Then, a message card and a celebration crane colored with reguras for Benno. Finally, I put a Turi bag for consultation in a tote bag.

“Mr. Benno, good morning. I brought a prototype of the paper, so I brought it in. Thanks to Benno’s initial investment, it finished very well.”

“I heard from Otto, but have you already done it?”

“Yes, this is it”

Paper was taken out of the tote bag and placed on Benno’s desk.

After Benno who looked at the paper lightly looked out, he reached out to the first sheet.

“Let’s check it out”

After checking the watermark and touch, Benno took out the ink. Cut out the upper part and run the pen.

“… I can’t write. It’s easier to write because it’s less caught than parchment, but it’s a little blurry. I’m not worried about that … Humm”

“Do you pass? Lutz, can you apprentice?”

Benno laughs grinning around his chin and reaches for the next piece of paper.

“Oh, that was a promise. How much can I make this?”

“Well, because it was for prototyping, I would like to make the tool bigger if I’m going to make it seriously. I think it’s a bit too small. What is the size of the paper you use most often?”

The size of the letter of introduction seen at the gate is disjointed and I don’t know the standard of paper to make.

Girder ( Suke ) It’s too big and has a lot of power when you crawl. If you can’t make beautiful paper with Lutz or my power, it’s meaningless, so I want to mass-produce the paper you use most often.

“… That’s right. It’s about this amount that I use for letters of introduction and contracts. It’s not clear”

The size of the parchment that Benno took out from the shelf and showed it was about A4 to B4. It’s a good size to swing a girder.

“Now, I want to make a new girder in that size. But it’s spring time to actually make paper. From now on, I can’t pick up the material.”

“You need to prepare the tools by the spring. Ask Marc. This will be enough for you.”

“Yes!”

Paper was recognized by Benno. I’m happy that the effort has come true, and I laughed together with Lutz.

“I prefer quality here”

Benno touched the hand and said so, paper made with Trombe. You can see the difference in quality at a glance. The whiteness and smoothness of the colors are different.

“This is Trombe’s material”

“Trombe !?”

Benno looked up and looked at me and Lutz alternately.

Trombe is famous for being a very dangerous plant. I left it to Lutz so that I could n’t talk about anything strange.

Lutz appears one step ahead and opens his mouth.

“When I was collecting in the forest, Mine found it where it began to grow, and it happened to be in my hand. I think it’s hard to get and it’s unstable, so I rarely make it.”

“Well, I guess … but Trombe”

It turns out that Benno desperately thinks in the brain that he can manage mass production. Although it is a merchant-like calculation face, it is rare, so it may not be available.

“As a result of a few trials, Trombe was the best quality, but it wouldn’t be a product if you couldn’t get the ingredients. This is a better material for mass production. “

“I see. Forin’s definitely good for mass production”

Benno whispered many times and was convinced about the paper, so this time he took out a thank-you item.

“And then … this is a thank-you note to Benno-san. When I asked Otto, I was most pleased to add product value to the paper I made, so try making a special paper.

“Thank you letter? I’ve given it to a senior aristocrat, but I haven’t got it.

Benno, who broke his mouth happily and opened the message card, stared at the card and hardened it.

“That’s why I put a re-grass in the middle of making it … How is it?”

“Ah? Regulus is a weed that grows around this time? It’s beautiful when you look at it. It looks like this is good for the nobility’s wife and your daughter.” [19459002 ]

Benno, who immediately thinks of the buyer, is very reliable if he thinks as a merchant. The fact that the merchant saw that it was likely to sell to the aristocrat would have no doubt that it succeeded in adding commercial value.

“Well, this is a gift of upfront investment or a gift … it’s a decoration made of paper. I say” celebration crane “”

“Wow! Is this paper?”

A folded-up celebration crane was unfolded on the desk and Benno picked it up and picked it up. Seen from various angles, there is no use other than decoration.

“After I made it, I realized that it was used in a very luxurious way. I can only use it for decoration. Can be used. “

“No, can I decorate it? It seems to be a good advertisement for paper sold in my house.”

When it comes to selling paper, Benno asks to decorate the shelf and moves the celebration crane to his shelf. It seems that for a while the top of the shelf will be a place for a celebration crane.

Honestly, I didn’t expect to be so pleased with origami. I honestly thought it was good to make it as a gift.

“Honestly, I didn’t think I could make paper from wood. The quality is much better than I expected. It’s going to be good enough as a product. Well done. I’m looking forward to spring production.

I and Lutz were pleased to hold hands with the high evaluation from Benno. Thinking back about the hard work of quality improvement, I tear up.

“I did it, Mine”

“Lutz worked hard.”

¡Benno arranged all the paper on the desk, laughing at us happily.

“I buy this paper. I’ll give you money on the way home, so call Marc.”

“Is it true?”

Speaking of which, we should have talked about the rest of the raw material costs and sales commissions until our baptism ceremony.

First cash, GET!

When I thought it might be a good idea to sell all the remaining skin with paper, I remembered it. Bringing a Turi bag to consult about things you sell.

“… I have a consultation with Benno-san, will this be for sale?”

I took out the spear used as a hair ornament for Turi and placed it on Benno’s desk. The short camellia has a bouquet of blue and yellow florets.

For some reason, Benno, who saw a spear, dragged his cheeks.

“What is this, Miss-chan?”

“It is a hair ornament. I usually use it as a decoration after putting my hair together with a string …. Like this.”

I showed Turi’s hair ornament on the side of my bag.

“This is something I made for my sister’s baptism, so I can’t sell it. I’m thinking of making this kind of decoration by hand during the winter, but will it be for sale?” 19459002]

When I asked, Benno, who was rubbing hair ornaments with glaring eyes, made a low-pitched voice.

“… become”

“Now, I’ll make it. Well then, I’ll ask Benno to sell it.

He sighed and Benno saw this. Is it because Benno looks so tired?

“What do you need?”

“Yarn. The quality doesn’t have to be very high, but I want as many colors as possible.”

It’s not interesting to make everything in the same color, and anyone should have a color that suits them. There should be many colors and designs.

“Is it only a thread? Other?”

“I’m glad if there are a few trees, but I don’t have any in particular because I’ve also taken trees to make them a habit.”

“Do you make this alone?”

Jiriro and Benno have gone away.

Speaking of which, it should have been “Mine thinks, Rutz makes”. It may be better to have Lutz help you.

“… the part of the wood is Lutz and the part of this decoration is my plan. Of course, we’ll make it together, right? Lutz?”

“Yes, I make the wood”

squeezed his hand and said, Lutz hurried.

As he said, Benno glanced at us, but he was misled by smiles and laughter.

“Well, that’s fine. So you guys have enough time and strength to move?”

“It’s okay”

“Yes, then take me to the commercial guild”

“Commercial Guild !?”

Wow, something new came out.

Is this a medieval European guild or a fantasy guild? What kind of place is it?