Chapter 136 (1/2)

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?”