119 Episode 119: Clan Home has an orange scent.txt (2/2)

The items I sell are mainly plain cloth, so it's not too much of a buzz. In fact, it's probably a unique item in the world of machine weaving, but the high elf Deanna is a good dazzler. It's more the impact of Deanna than the product, and the store's products themselves don't seem to be getting as much attention.

Well, they still boast consistent sales, so there's no doubt that they're quietly and steadily gaining customers.

But the scale itself is small. It's just a small stall.

The daily sales are only a gold coin at best, so it's time to consider the next step.

...... So that's why, Etowah.

Hey, boss. What's going on, sir?

Finally, we're going to rent a proper shop and run a fine fabric store.

'At last!　What do we do here?

We'll keep going. Hire someone. Well, it's cheap, but there's a demand for it, and it's not like we're going to stop suddenly.

I see. You're finally graduating from the stall!　I'm excited!

The cat is thrilled.

Yes, it's finally time to take my business to the next level.

Until now, because of my position as a gentile here in Elishe, I had to keep my breath down and keep a low profile (...) business, but now I have the knightly corps and I know the priestess and the mayor. It shouldn't be so strange.

It's a good thing that you're able to make your own clothes or have someone you know make them for you.

Of course, there are vintage clothes. There are some, but there are also tailors, and even stores that sell ready-to-wear products do tailoring, of course.

That's why it is still common to make clothes from cloth.

Because of this, ordinary people buy a lot of clothes, even if they are made of cloth.

And when it comes to high quality cloth, rich people who have their own tailors will buy it. That's how it works.

I think I'll make my shop specialize in high quality fabrics for rich people.

I've seen a lot of old clothes and fabrics in this town.

I've already figured out what fabrics are available and what ones don't exist.

Absolute quality is important, but it's also better to have a sense of rarity.

We can now produce synthetic fibers that we were previously unable to produce.

If there are elves and demons out there, you can sell them by saying they are made with spirit magic and witchcraft.

Of course, it's a lie, but I don't care about the history. In any case, the basics are secret. The origin of the product is a normal part of being a merchant. Especially if it's a good product and it's an exclusive sale. There is no law that says you have to divulge it, nor is there any obligation to do so.

There is also the strength of the knightly forces when the need arises. Even the blacksmith shop has started.

There's even teleportation, so even if we were to engage in full-blown 'trade completed only in this world', we would still be able to make a living.

We've got all the materials we need to compete.

Therefore, let's sell this.

'Yes ......, wow!　It's so slippery!　I've never seen anything like it!

Here, you should touch Deanna and Marina.

'It's a very fine fabric. It's a bit like spider silk.

It's thrumming!

Okay. It's a fabric called satin.

Satin. In other words, it's real satin.

There is probably satin itself in this world. It would be quite gorgeous if woven with silk thread, and it can be woven in cotton as well. Satin is not the name of the material, it's the name of the weaving method.

And the one I brought in is 100% polyester.

It's shiny and reasonably priced. Not bad for a slightly more expensive material.

'Oh, but you've handled similar fabrics before. It's smooth.

Was it?

I can't remember how many different fabrics they sold on a trial basis.

Basically, I'm pretty sure they only carry cheap fabrics.

'See, that ...... ta ...... tab ......?'

Oh, taffeta!

Mee-mee-mee, that's it!

I've certainly handled taffeta before.

It was about 300 yen per meter at an online sale. As I recall, it was also 100% polyester, a thin but not very shiny material.

Taffeta is a bit weak compared to satin. Taffeta is a bit weak compared to satin. It's cheaper, but if you pay twice as much, you can buy satin.

'Oh, this one is better then. This luster would make a good choice for a nobleman's soiree, I don't know what a nobleman's soiree is like, so I'm just guessing. I don't know what a nobleman's soiree is like, so I'm just guessing.

'Yes. It could be a dress material, or even a coat lining. Either way, there will be demand for it.

It seems to be in demand. Oh, but if it's lined, wouldn't taffeta be enough?　This satin looks like it would be a good idea to market it as a single luxury fabric for dresses.

'That too. Okay, I'll stock up on taffeta for the lining too: ......

I see.

Aristocrat if you mean aristocrat. You should've asked Aeon what kind of material would sell.

Aeon is a real princess. She knows a lot about these things--

What do you think?　If you think about it, Aeon was a princess until she was 15, and then she was a fugitive from it.

How is it possible for a 15 year old princess to be knowledgeable about fabrics? Basically, she'd just be wearing a dress that the maidservant had brought with her, wouldn't she?

In any case, you'd have to ask her.

I think we should explore and gradually sell the other high quality fabrics.

There's also the matter of retaining customers. The clientele will be different from the ones we're used to.

If possible, we want to get super rich customers. Or rather, that's the main goal.

The ideal is to sell 1 million yen worth of products to 20 super-rich people every month, and make a monthly profit of 20 million yen.

Or, even more ideally, I'd like to sell 4 million yen worth of products to 5 ultra-rich people and make 20 million yen a month.

Due to the source of the products, the customers should be short and fat. Well, it won't be that easy, but ideally, yes.

Also, from now on, we have to watch out for ”other merchants”.

In short, it's an anti-tender measure. Unlike the days of street stalls where resale was not a concern as long as they sold at the market price, when dealing in high quality fabrics, there is a possibility that ten buyers will sell them elsewhere at devilish prices.

However, I can't think of anything else to counteract this other than to make it a 'members-only store'.

Well, if you're a merchant and you're a 'customer', there's no problem at all. In fact, it would be difficult to select all the customers.

We have to be flexible to a certain extent.

Then, if they could secure some rich customers who could keep their customers secret, they might be able to sell ”earth-made items” other than cloth.

If that happens, it's a rock.

In the past, I used to make a living selling items from the local flea market on the Internet for a small profit.

No, once was too recent to use such an exaggerated word.

Until a little over half a year ago, I was living like that.

The flea market is a market of unwanted items that any citizen can participate in, which is why the items sold at the market are so diverse. ...... But the reality is that the market is often a half-closed market, with only regular sellers and regular customers.

The good places are manned by professional vendors who have been participating for a long time, and who sell their trash at about 10 times the market price.

Most of the individual attendees are also middle-aged men who are either young people in the rear, housewives, or otherwise semi-professional-looking.

Once you've been through a certain amount, you can predict what kind of items will be on display, and it's rarely a bad deal.

So new exhibitors selling unusual items. Such fresh newcomers attract quiet attention.

I was selling goods at the flea market in Elishe when I was ready to start a business in this other world.

I didn't know what kind of things would sell, so I brought in all kinds of things to try them out, and well, I sold everything. Everything sold. It sold for a reasonable high price.

Of course, it was partly because I was a fresh newcomer, so I got a lot of attention.

But even without that, the items I put out would have been rare and good.

And now, I've been living in this world for half a year now.

A lot of things have come to light, and I've come to the conclusion that.

In this world, if you really want to sell something, you can sell it.

And if it's not done well, it will be an explosive hit.

No, ”anything” is the ayah of the word. There may be things that don't sell.

But if you think about it for a minute, or if you live here, you'll realize that there are plenty of things that can be sold.

After all, there isn't even a thin, ordinary paper in this world.

Thick paper exists (at first I thought it was parchment, but apparently there are plants that can be harvested almost directly as paper. Hmmm, fantasy), but we don't have the white, flimsy paper that we usually use.

So it's a huge fortune just to bring it to us and sell it.

Porcelain, glass, screws, wheels, rubber, musical instruments, balls, bowguns, glue, towels, paint, detergent, cosmetics, scissors, microfiber blankets, chocolates, compasses, mirrors, candles, gloves, sealing materials, wire, wire brushes, grinding stones, etc. Whether it's plastic sheets, plastic bags, helmets, loupes, tennis racket grips, art cutters, masks, safety goggles, safety shoes, carabiners, ropes, stickers, bamboo brooms, steel wool, sandbags, wire, chains, stepladders, underwear, or locks. Whether it's coffee, a shaver, a tire, hair wax, a fishing rod, a reel, a water pistol, a crystal ball, a telescope, or honey.

One moment is all that matters.

Everything sells. It's a revolutionary new product in this world.

And that's why it's scary.

The only negative effect it will have on the happiness I want ---- to have in this world, or the happiness I'm already on the verge of having, is a definite negative effect.

So the new product is still cloth.

Cloth is good. It exists in this world in abundance, as it usually does.

It's also good that the attention is likely to be reduced a little bit because it's not in the form of clothes, so it basically has to bite a tailor.

I sell ”slightly better cloth”, which is just a little bit more for the fancy, and it's something you can weave in this world if you want to.

As you would expect, polyester and nylon wouldn't exist, but for that reason, there are a number of monster and fantasy materials.

The velvet that I sold to a chubby merchant before was said to exist in this world under the name of 'Night Demon's High Cloth'.

But, boss. What about the shops that sell the goods you hit at the blacksmith shop?

'I'll sell that too. But we still have to see that take shape. ......

The iron products that Dargos Grand Master strikes are very easy to sell in this world because they are the most down-to-earth product and the only material that comes from the earth - iron - so it's very easy to sell them in this world - or rather, easy to do.

For this reason, I don't think it's necessary to sell ”Japanese swords” in my street shop until they are ready to take shape.

I don't care how good he is, as long as the product is connected to the culture of this world, there is little point in me daring to sell it. Of course, I'll take orders from customers if they come in, but there's no point in lining up ordinary iron products.

You can sell the items you hit at the blacksmith shop elsewhere, or wholesale them to Meeker Trading Company, or if you have more people, you can run a weapons and armor store or something like that, but for now, it's a cloth store.

I'd like to make the core merchandise ”brought from the earth”.

But above all, Grand Master must still be busy training his apprentices and equipping his knights.

I'm going to go to the guild for a while. I'm going to go see the guild and see if there's a store for rent around here.

Yeah, go ahead, boss.

The restaurant doesn't have to be so big.

It should be small but upscale, where rich people come in secretly.

I want a restaurant like that.