Chapter 136

On the third day after starting to speak in the temple, a letter was received from the chief priest. “When will the ceremonial costumes that the Gilberta Chamber of Commerce asks be completed?”

Talking to Rosina, I asked Lutz, who teaches winter handicrafts at an orphanage, to come to the room, wondering if the date of the interview was decided.

“Hey, Lutz. This letter came from the chief priest. Bad, can you ask Benno when you return to the restaurant for lunch?”

“I understand”

As a result of asking Lutz, I received a reply that it would take three more days, no matter how fast, so the priest said, “If you do your best, you can do it in five days.” And write a reply in the afternoon.

When I received a reply from Franc, I returned with an answer to the date of the interview and an invitation to Benno.

“Lutz calls Karsted-sama seven days later, so I want Benno to bring the finished outfit at that time”

I visited the room with a return greeting and today’s report, and I held an invitation while clinging to Lutz who spoiled me.

“I’ll come to the store on the way home and give it to you … Mine. You’re not calm at all. Are you okay?”

“I’m not too good. I want to go home before it snows.”

Instead of getting used to loneliness, my homesick is getting worse. In proportion to this, the time to embrace Lutz and Turi who came to play in the room is also increasing. I feel that my pregnant mother can’t come here and can’t be spoiled.

“Huh, if it starts to snow, I can’t come every day”

Lutz said with a troubled face, stroking my head. For the time being, a father who works daytime can come once a week and Turi once every two days. If you don’t have the lutz that comes almost every day to see the workshop and handwork, you will be more lonely.

“I wish it had to snow”

When I thought of the cold outside, which wasn’t strange when it started to snow, my arms clinging to Lutz naturally gave me strength.

On the day of the meeting, snow started to fall a little before the third bell rang. It does not fall suddenly, but everyone can see that a full-scale winter has come.

“Is it piled up?”

“I’m not yet, Mine, today’s meeting won’t be gone”

After practicing Feshpeel, he is practicing greetings to Karsted. Rosina was forced to redo the beautiful hem judgment. The road to elegance is tough.

“Benno-sama asks me in the afternoon? There isn’t much time for practice”

“Yes”

Today’s meeting time was decided to be 5 bells. Benno is going to visit my room first, saying that he was in a good mood.

“Hello, Mr. Benno, Marc’s. …… there? Do you Lutz is not?”

To suit the nobility, Benno wearing a winter cuff with long cuffs and Marc with a box came in. I suddenly sharpen my lips in the absence of Lutz, who I thought would come together.

“Lutz has given priority to Mine’s workshop today because it started to snow. After a while, you should bring one product from winter handicraft one by one. Bring it with me

“Do you do handwork? Why?”

I tilted my head because I wasn’t sure why I had to take it to today’s meeting with the chief priest and senior aristocracy, not the merchant Benno.

“I don’t think it would have a big impact on selling. I wanted to hear from the priest and senior aristocrats.”

“Well, if there are no similar things so far, I think the impact will be quite large.”

From the memory of the Reino era, when Trump and Reversi were widely used, Benno looked at me with a very disgusting face.

“… Is there a big impact? Isn’t the impact of paper and printing just thinking about expanding it, is it big enough to say that the impact is great?”

“Well, do you know that both paper and printing can change history? I just need to make it …”

I know how much printing has contributed to the advancement of civilization and culture, and how it has had a major impact. I know, but I can’t help it because I want a book.

“What’s wrong, Benno-san? Isn’t your complexion?”

“I feel heavy … are you talking with the chief and senior nobility?”

Benno, who holds the stomach, seems to be surprisingly delicate. I thought it was a fighting personality to sell fights to anyone, so it was strange to see Benno being nervous.

“Benno, who is happy to fight for the guild and the vested interests, are you nervous? Because both are good people, it’s okay.”

“Don’t bring senior aristocrats and guild leaders together, I’m stunned! Who thinks this is the situation !?”

After so yelling, Benno hangs down on his desk. Pomade or something, the bangs like milk tea that should have been solidified with a hair styling agent fall down.

“Do n’t hang my husband, my bangs get confused.”

When Marc said with a grin, Benno jumped up with his bangs and glared at me.

“… Damn it. I just want to share your Noh weather.”

“Eh, but will I only pay ceremonial outfits? Wasn’t he happy to get along with senior nobility?”

“No idea! Wouldn’t I be called to the temple just by delivering the costume? It is decided to collect information related to you.”

I was pointed at myself by being irritated.

“Is it me?”

“It will be a meeting to publish information about the president of the Ink Association and decide on future policy on your treatment. The information about Shitamachi is me, the information of the aristocrat is a senior aristocrat, and both Talk with the chief priest who wants more information. “

Speaking of which, the chief priest would have gathered information. Until then it was said not to leave the room. Is that information gathered?

“Mr. Benno, have you made any progress with the president of the Ink Association?”

“No, there is nothing at the moment. Because the cold gets colder and the traffic is reduced, it will stand out if you can’t be seen around the store … If you don’t want to stand out, I will have gathered all the information I need or will be gathering at the social gathering in winter. “

During the winter closed to snow, the aristocrats who were scattered in the village returned to the aristocratic street after the harvest festival. The lord heads to the center from spring to summer, but the social season of the nobility in the territory seems to be winter. Therefore, it seems that information exchange and face-to-face will be held with the lords of each region.

“Mine-sama, Benno-sama, it’s time”

“Thank you Franc, let’s go.”

Talking to Benno, I’ll give Francs the winter handicraft set Lutz brought me. After confirming that Marc had a box with ceremonial costumes, he left the room.

The corridor heading to the Priest’s room is severely cold. It’s cold that I don’t like leaving the room.

Arrived in front of the chief’s room, Fran rang the bell and the door opened. Karsted seems to have already arrived, and she can be seen drinking elegantly at the reception table.

“Principal, Karsted, I’m sorry. The goddess of the earth, the days of Gedullych’s warmth of love, have you changed?”

Although I had only seen the whole body hardened with armor, today Karsted was wearing a noble costume. You can see at a glance that the forehead is slightly wider because the hair of red brown is hardened with hair styling like the Benno.

The sleeves of the outer velvety fabric are slender and long like a long sleeve. From the cuffs, you can see a fabric with multiple layers of gorgeous lace.

Karsted was very well trained, wide in shoulders, and generally muscular in thickness. However, it is somewhat less fertile than when I was wearing armor. The pale blue eyes are a little soft today.

“You seem to be the same, and most of all, a shrine maiden apprentice Mine.

“I pray for a blessing from the bottom of my heart”

When I finish the greeting without fail, Benno greets next.

When seated as recommended by the priest, a servant stands behind them. The seat on the top is the Priest, Karsted on the left, me on the right, and Benno on the bottom.

“Gathered me well. First, let me wear ceremonial costumes.”

Marc took a step forward in the words of the chief and handed a wooden box to Benno. Benno who struck lightly opens the box with careful hand and presents it to Karstedt.

The wooden box was upholstered, and there was a blue ceremonial costume like a deep sea. In a dimly lit room with some candlesticks already lit, it reflects light as an embroidered running water pattern undulates.

“This is Mine’s ceremonial costume”

Karstead lightly checks the inside and asks me, “Is this correct?” The length was adjusted once by temporary stitching and I was looking at the actual product, so I checked the costume and obi and asked, “There is no mistake”.

Karsted closes the box and offers it to me.

“Now I want this to be an apprentice mine …”

“Thank you very much”

After confirming that I received it, Karsted moved his jaw. I noticed it for the first time, but it was Darmuel, the escort knight at that time, who was today as Karsted ’s maiden name.

Dermuel delivers a leather bag containing money to Benno. After confirming the amount inside, Benno gave it to Marc.

“Hmm, this is the end of your punishment. Benno seems to have rushed a lot, but it was a hard time”

Benza, Karsted and Dermuel breathed out relievedly in the words of the chief priest who was watching the series of conversations.

I ask Fran for a box with ritual costumes. As you know, Fran moved and brought it.

“Take the side service once”

The priest said that he removed the service and installed a magical tool to prevent eavesdropping. It was not to specify a person but to specify a range so that Benno without magical power could also be used. Four magic stones are placed, and at the same time the priest says something, the space is wrapped in pale blue light in the shape of a quadrangular prism.

 You can see the side servants behind the light, but you can’t hear that sound either. Similarly, this sound may not be passed.

I was impressed with this, and on the right side I saw Benno pulling her face. I’ve been used to it recently, but it seems natural for people in downtown to be surprised when they see magic like this.

However, as expected, Benno is a husband of a large store. Even if I was surprised, I just pulled my face slightly and did not raise my voice or look around.

“Now, Benno. I have something you want to hear”

“… whatever”

Benno crosses hands in front of the chest in the words of the chief.

“I started exploring Mine right after I signed contract magic with the Ink Association, and I heard that Lutz was the target, but is that correct?”

“No. Originally, in order to enter into a contract in a slightly advantageous situation, we collect information before contracting. We cannot grasp the intention to obtain information immediately after closing the contract.” 19459002]

Talking to Benno’s words, the priestess looked at me.

“Is Mine acquainted with the person?”

“No, I didn’t know my face or name because I was hidden by Benno so that I wouldn’t meet my face at the time of the contract”

“The president of the Ink Association has a deep connection with the nobility and is often a bad rumors. We have decided to reduce contact with Mine as much as possible, so please wait in a separate room when signing a contract.

When Benno stated why he and I didn’t meet the president of the Ink Association, the chief priest lifted his lips and narrowed his eyes.

“Hmm, it was a decisive decision. Is the President of the Ink Association definitely Wolf?”

“What rumors did you hear? What did you say was harmful to the apprenticeship of the shrine maiden?”

Benno receives a quick question from Priest and Karstedt. I don’t know the president of the Ink Association, so I can only listen silently.

“The President of the Ink Association is definitely in Wolf …. It ’s rumored that if you want the aristocrats to get the convenience, they ’ll be a person who can help with crime. Please forgive me for details because I don’t know the fake level. “

Karstead squeezed his eyebrows and stroked his chin, whispering “H …”.

“If so, wasn’t it possible that the information was collected after the contract first?”

Benno lightly opened his eyes to Carsted’s indication.

Contract magic cannot be easily discarded. That is why advance preparation is important. However, conversely, no matter how bad the atmosphere is with the Ink Association, no matter how harmed me, contract magic can’t open a contract without everyone’s consent.

Benno shows a face that seems to bite for a moment after receiving an indication that the point may have been used.

“Benno, what do you think Wolf is going to do with Mine’s information? I want to know the merchant’s way of thinking from the perspective of a human in the downtown area”

Benno slowly chooses the words for the chief’s words.

“For us merchants, Mine’s value is the products that are created one after another and the knowledge that creates them. However, there are not many people who know exactly the value. Wolf is Mine. If you feel the value of your products and knowledge, you may want to belong to the Ink Association, but Mine belongs to the Gilberta Chamber of Commerce and the Commercial Guild. They will try, kidnap and threaten to gain knowledge, or demand knowledge from hostages around Mine. “

Karsted heard Benno’s words and saw me with suspicious eyes. I must have thought that I couldn’t create new products one after another for the appearance that the baptism ceremony was not over.

“I think I can’t get all the knowledge in the threat of kidnapping Mine. If I want more profits, I can’t erase the existence, I have to keep my captivity without touching my eyes, but I think this is difficult. “

Benno told me how to handle. I never thought about the danger of being beaten up and locked up for profit. I know how Benno, the husband of the big store, preferentially treated me, and I am afraid of the surroundings.

“Why is it difficult to confine? Why would it be easier to confine if there are rooms or mansions that I don’t usually use?”

Karstead sheds his eyebrows. I am afraid of Karstedt, who can say that confinement is easy.

“If your opponent doesn’t fully understand Mine-sama’s weakness, it will result in Mine-sama’s death. In Mine-sama, confinement is more difficult than kidnapping.”

“Hum, sure. If you go into the reflection room for half a day, you get a fever for a few days and go to sleep. If you treat it like a normal prisoner, don’t die before you bring information.”

The priest spoke immediately to Benno’s words. One of the reflection rooms seems to have a tail. That kind of fever is an everyday occurrence, so if you forget it, you can be comfortable. By the way, I’d like to forget that I was the only blue priest who was put in the reflection room.

Then, once Wolf has gained some knowledge, he could sell it to a nobleman, Mr. Ferdinand.

“… I know that Mr. Mine is eating, but is there any other reason for being targeted by nobles besides eating?”

Benno gets his eyebrows. After the priest and Karsted exchanged glances, the priest crawled into Benno.

“I’m not going to tell you more … but there’s a reason. Wolf seems to be most likely to sell it to the nobles after scolding Mine and gaining information. There is also the possibility of selling grace to Mine by taking a chance and saving from Wolf, scolding Mine, saying that he was actually my child, and then just clearing the grudge … … Is there a risk of assassination? ”

What did you do, this stunning! You can hear Benno’s hallucinations.

Until I was given the possibility of one finger, I thought it was unpleasant to search for information from strangers, but I didn’t think I was in such a dangerous position. It is also dangerous to be confined to the temple room.

“Benno will continue to collect information from business relations and hide the presence of Mine. During the winter, Mine will not be removed from the temple. Even if it moves, it will be between the room and the ritual and the orphanage. No matter where you go, there will always be a gray priest, so the problem will be after spring. “

Benno and Karstead sang in the words of the priest.

“It’s the same for information and collaborators to gather during the winter”

“I need to hurry and think about the countermeasures. Benno, is there a way to keep this quiet?”

The priest showed me, saying so. Everyone’s gaze gathers at me.

Benno shook his head slowly after glancing at me.

“I don’t know. If you notice, you’re making things bigger, or if you keep an eye on it, you’re dying, so if you know I’m already using it.”

“Sorry, it’s a good idea to keep it in a place where eyes can reach.”

The Priest and Benno all looked at me and sighed. And then, with a glance, she smiles bitterly. Something is understood by only two people.

“Mine, you’ll often have problems if you do something. Before you do anything in the future, be sure to get me and Benno’s permission before making any new products.”

In the words of the priest, I remembered that I was bringing orphanage winter handicrafts. As expected, Benno is a shame.

I picked up a set of handicrafts from the orphanage that Fran had placed at my feet.

“… Is this necessary too? This is an orphanage winter handicraft,”

“Speaking of which, I told you to make something. Show me.”

I took out Trump, Reversi and Chess and placed them on the table. Benno, who was the first to see the real thing even though he explained, is also looking forward.

“What is this?”

“Trump. There are many ways to play, but I’m going to play with” nervation “at the orphanage. In this way, mix and draw the ones with the picture drawn downwards. If you get a number, that card is yours. The person who gets the most cards wins. “

Since I can’t hold a card with a small child’s hand, I’m basically going to play with nervous breakdown.

When I taught how to do it, Karsted started to do it. Because time is regrettable, the amount is reduced by half from the beginning.

Nervous weakness was an overwhelming victory of the priest with good memory.

“There are many other ways to play. If you can make harder paper, it’s easier to play with paper instead of board”

I tried teaching some games such as blackjack, poker, and heart, but I feel good about Karstedt.

“Even though there is a magical card for divination, there is no card for entertainment. More than anything, there are many ways to play with one card. This is probably popular among aristocrats.

“It’s also good to memorize numbers. It was made to help children at orphanages memorize numbers.”

In my words, the priest asked me and pointed to the reversi board.

“Mine, what is this?”

“It’s reversi. You put the stones alternately and changed the color of the sandwiched parts, and the one with the largest number finally wins.”

The chief priest was interested in reversi. I started the reversi with my opponent. Place a plate and turn it over. After placing all the stones, it was almost white, my victory.

“… I lost?”

“The Priest has not yet swallowed the rules, so it’s natural. After a few more times I won’t win”

I gave up my shoulder to the priest who was looking stunned at the board.

Victory over the first experience of Reversi Priest who didn’t know Theory, but a clever Priest has decided to swallow theory in no time. Because I knew I could only win, I was able to do my best.

“If so, it’s another game. Next will win”

“Principal, let’s meet again next time. If the chief buys reversi, we will win”

“Let’s buy. Let’s buy”

Benno shook his shoulders for a moment as he saw the immediate decision. Sneak underneath the table is a sign saying “I did it well”.

“What is it, Kohon!”

“Uh, say chess. I made it possible to play on the same board as Reversi. The way each piece moves is fixed and the one who wins the king wins.”

When I cleared up the reversi stones and explained how to move the chess piece, Karsted squinted and scolded the board.

“… This is like Gevinnen”

“Well, did you have a similar play? Is it better to modify it to match what you already have?”

In Reno’s world, the board game itself should have been quite a long time ago. Of course there is a similar game here.

“No, what you do between the nobility is something that requires magical power. It takes the territory, but the way you fight is quite different.

“… I don’t think it will sell well if the nobles don’t get out of hand”

There are not so many rich people in downtown that can spend money on entertainment. Most households are full of everyday life. If you buy a set when you buy reversi, it’s a different game from Gevinnen, so it may be popular among the nobility.

After finishing the business talk about orphanage handicrafts, the barrier to wiretapping disappeared. The Priest and Karstedt called on their side to buy Reversi and Trump.

Since it is going to be sold in the spring, it is 4 large silver coins at the premier price. Originally I was talking about setting prices for 5 to 7 small silver coins, so it’s a good place to rip off.

“Now, Benno. It was a hard time today. The blessing of the genus that protects Gedrulhi, the earth goddess”

“Thank you for the meaningful time. Priest, Karsted, Mine. I’m sorry for you.”

Benno crawls with his arms crossed in front of his chest. After Marc squeezed in the same way behind them, they left the room. I also saw the priest to leave the room together.

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“Now, Priest, Karstedt. I also …”

“You still have a story. This”

④ 4 eavesdropping magical tools that you always use are placed on the table and the table. Priest, Karstedt, and I took each, and Darmuel reached out to the other one.