Chapter 6 (1/2)
After three minutes of that horrible struggle,
“So, you know…”
Kynemeia finally began speaking.
“I was playing clay with my teacher not long ago when a thought suddenly occurred to me. I want to make slime.”
“Slime?”
“The monster slime?”
The retainers were stumped as to why slime was brought up out of the blue and started to whisper among themselves.
“Oh, it’s not a monster but it’s…”
Kynemeia lifted her hands and made squeezing gestures.
“It looks like pudding and feels squishy and wobbly to the touch. Seems like it’ll be a fun…”
“Ah, so it’s a toy.”
“Yeah, yep. That’s it…”
As she was looking for the words to proceed speaking, Count Dennis started clapping his hands.
“How magnificent!”
Clap clap clap. The applause spread like bushfire among the retainers.
Watching them, Eian once again murmured,
“They look nuts, though?”
“No.”
Kynemeia smiled and raised a hand. The applause ceased.
“At the time, my teacher stated that in order to create a toy of that sort, you’ll require monsters as one of the materials.”
“Hoo.”
The retainers paid close attention as if they were hearing it for the first time. Well, of course it was their first time hearing of this. Because it was something she was currently fabricating.
“Looking at it from a marketing perspective, I imagine it’ll also be a good item. So what I’m saying is that I wish to utilise this chance to make some slime.”
“Pardooon?”
“So just bring them over. Those flapping things. The experts are aware of it already.”
This is the perfect pretext. Kynemeia was all smiles, content at the thought.
‘As they produce slimes generated from the monsters, I can just order them to forge swords too while they’re at it!’
The perfect pretext worked so well that the retainers all rose from their chairs.
“To come up with such an idea… How magnificent! Our Lady is unparalleled in the slime world!”
“Ng…?”
“The best!”
Clap clap clap clap clap! The claps resounded in the conference room once again. Eian shook his head at the sight. As if what he just declared about them being crazy was proven true. Kynemeia, who couldn’t deny it any longer, only hung her head.
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PEE IS STORED IN THE BALLS
Deciding on a goal, Kynemeia set out to meet Behemoth in person.
“Nanny! Get me prepared to go out, please!”
Nanny Vanessa made Kynemeia wear the most inconspicuous outfit and concealed her face with a bonnet. The same applied to Eian, who would be tagging along as a bodyguard. It couldn’t be helped since both of them had very striking faces. The carriage they would be taking didn’t bear any identification either and was very small and commonplace. It was a carriage for whenever they had to go on secret outings.
“Take me to the bustling junction in Palmer.”
Kynemeia directed the coachman as she rode on the carriage with Eian.
“Gosh, Young Lady. That place is a rural area. There’s a dangerous alley there as well.”
“Yep, I know.”
Because I’m headed to that alley.
“It’s fine so just take me there.”
However, the coachman was still fraught with worry and refused to drive off just yet. He glanced at Eian. Locking eyes with Eian’s pitch-black ones, the coachman nodded imperceptibly. He had also overheard the tale making rounds in the Grand Duke’s castle.
“Is that small child really that amazing?”
The coachman once questioned that and was met with lavish praises such as how Eian could only be caught because he had suddenly collapsed and that the entire garrison of knights in the Grand Duchy wouldn’t even be enough to capture the Rikasha.
‘My, to think that she would keep such a monster around. As expected of our Lady.’
With a proud grin, the coachman spurred the horse. As the carriage moved, Kynemeia leaned back against a soft cushion. Eventually, the carriage that had been travelling for three hours decelerated at one point.
“Is it a special day today? Why are there so many people?”
Kynemeia asked as she alighted from the carriage and noted the streets.
“It’s because a fair is being held today. Didn’t you come here to see the fair?”