108 – No massay below 300!
After returning home from the church, I decided to take a shower right away.
Angelica’s five senses are sensitive, so it was only natural that she was very reluctant to smell Teresa, which was faintly smelling from my body.
She trains in the morning, takes a shower, goes out for a while, then showers again.
There might be rumors that I have mysophobia.
After washing and coming out of the bathroom thinking about such trivial things, it felt like her hair had cleared up a bit.
With this, the problems she had been neglecting while working on her art were roughly resolved.
All we have to do now is stop by the studio and talk about Pokéball.
Something that dazzles even Brinson is being created in the workshop.
This is the most anticipated moment.
ㅡ Let’s go!
Yes, it should.
I joined Angelica and headed to the studio where the waterwheel was installed.
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Kang! Kang! Kang!
As the waterwheel started to turn, the workshop created a different atmosphere than before.
This is the truth of the dwarves.
The true spirit of a tribe that can hear the sound of iron. Metallurgy has something that makes a man’s soul tremble.
Even though it’s midwinter, it’s as warm as summer and the deafening sound of tapping iron.
I was about to stand in a daze, dazzled by that, when a helper from a workshop that was carrying luggage found me.
As the helper shouted something, the dwarves who had just been working on it glanced at me and started hammering again.
After about 10 minutes passed and the work was finished, the dwarves stopped working and approached me.
“Are you here?”
“Everyone looks busy.”
“Now that we can use waterwheels, it’s natural. So, would you like to go see it?”
Kryuger and his colleagues felt like they wanted to show me something right away.
Could it be that the glider has already been completed?
When he looked at him like that, Kruger scratched his face with a slightly ambiguous expression.
“It was harder than I thought. Still, the model was made.”
“Oh….”
Certainly, it may be difficult to make it right away.
I held a glider made by Kruger.
“It’s so sophisticated.”
“Hmm.”
It is different from the other glider model that came out as a standard product after numerous trials and errors.
With no knowledge whatsoever, they would literally build this with the feeling of heading on the ground.
I carefully tossed the glider into an empty place.
Then the glider glides down in a beautiful curve and lands softly.
“Oh….”
“I wanted to make this bigger, but the material was the biggest problem.”
“Oh, I can.”
“So I turned my hand to a different place for a while to solve the problem.”
“Really?”
What Kruger and his party were making looked more like hot air balloons and parachutes.
“Looks like this might be easier to configure than I thought.”
“Really?”
“Unlike the place called Earth, we have special powers.”
Kruger said that and created a small ember in his hand.
“Magic?”
“Yes. This can save a lot of weight.”
Certainly, it might be easier to make if you use magic.
Still, dwarves are magic….
“Miracles created in a world without magic. We wanted to mimic those miracles.”
Kryuger sighed as if he had put something down.
“But it turned out that it would not be easy.”
“Why?”
“It’s a simple matter. It’s a problem that everyone, except for the long-lived species called elves, has no choice but to go through.”
I guess you’re talking about the problem of lifespan.
“We want to see what you said you saw while you were alive. So I decided to put down my stubbornness.”
“Is that a hot air balloon?”
“Yes.”
Reduce the weight of the ignition device and fuel in the hot air balloon and use magic power.
If that’s true, I think it’ll be easy to reproduce.
“If you use magic for this parachute, many problems with defective products can be solved.”
“Isn’t it?”
The biggest problem with parachutes is when the fabric doesn’t unfold due to malfunction.
“I’m also thinking about using something called a hang glider in a hot air balloon.”
“… Have you thought about it too much?”
“I used to think that the sky was the realm of flying dragons and birds. But to conquer it with the hands of mankind… Isn’t this very interesting?”
Kryuger stared into space with a blank expression.
It was a space that was blocked off on all sides, but his eyes seemed to be looking at the sky.
It was much more lively than when I told him about the steam engine.
“The steam engine is not perfect, but it has become possible to imitate it. It’s even bigger than before.”
“Oh, yes?”
“Check out the workshop installed in your house. It will be quite fun.”
Suddenly, his heart started pounding.
Ah, is this the charm of metallurgy?
I felt like I was reminded of those days when I had fun with the Legos my parents bought for me without noticing the passage of time.
“Then why did you come here? It must have come for a reason.”
“That, um….”
I reach out to the sky, which seemed unreachable by human hands.
It was a bit embarrassing to say that you had come to ask him to make entertainment for you, who had such noble intentions.
So I was hesitant, but Kruger respected me by telling me not to mind.
I thanked him and explained the reason for my visit.
“That’s how easy it is to make. Three days… No, come back in four days.”
“Thank you.”
“Rather, we are more grateful. Because of you, I feel alive.”
He expressed his gratitude, saying that thanks to me, the time of the dwarves, which had been stagnant for hundreds of years, had moved forward.
As expected, they are a really manly race, right?
“Whoops.”
As I was about to return home after leaving the studio, I heard a small laugh next to me.
Anyway, the origin seemed to be Angelica.
Why are you laughing?
“Sorry. There’s something cute about it….”
“Is it cute?”
“Yes. Your eyes seem to be shining brightly.”
Angelica looked around her and then she stroked my hair playfully.
“Somehow it feels like watching a grown child.”
“Are you supposed to make fun of your lord?”
“Your lord usually bullies me, so please forgive me for this much.”
I felt like I was at a loss immediately after dating, but it felt like I was slowly returning to my original Angelica.
Should I pay you back for this soon?
“My lord?”
I went home with Angelica, who looked puzzled.
***
Four days have passed since then.
As promised, Kryuger had made pocketball equipment, and I moved the equipment to the store and called the merchants.
“I called you today to show you a new sport.”
I said that and swept the Pokéball stand with my hand.
“I heard that tennis is quite loved by nobles. However, it is still a difficult sport for those who are not used to moving their bodies.”
But Pokeball is different.
“But this is different.”
I prepared a Pokéball in a leisurely manner.
Perfect!
I was worried that it would beep after playing a pocket ball for the first time in a while, but surprisingly, a clean break shot came out.
My body must have remembered it.
“The first ball is used to scatter the balls that are clumped together like this.”
I continued the explanation by demonstrating the pool.
At the mention of the word sport, everyone showed signs of disappointment, but little by little I could feel their mood changing.
I took a look at their mood and slowly continued the explanation.
“This is just a rule, but you can add more rules depending on the situation. The more advanced you are, the more difficult it is to play with restrictions.”
I feel like I can hardly hear my story now.
Their eyes were fixed on the Pokéball table.
In a way, it may be natural.
For the people of Marais, entertainment is limited to card games and savage arenas.
It feels like the level of reading is added to that.
But what do you think now that you have witnessed such a proper entertainment?
Are you out of your mind?
Are you itching to do it right away?
You’re going crazy?!
ㅡ Get your senses, warrior.
It’s been a while since I’ve played Pokéball, so my soul is boiling.
Ah, this is entertainment!
Why couldn’t I have thought of this fun entertainment until now….
“Whoa…. It’s a sport that requires you to use your brain more than you think. Equipment is also difficult to obtain, so it is not easy to imitate.”
The merchants swallowed dry saliva and looked around at the others.
At this moment, they realized.
The fact that those gathered here are not just business partners.
The fact that we are contenders for a one-way ticket to success.
The mood of the merchants began to change in an instant.
Of course, there were no loud voices coming and going.
However, the atmosphere has become so subtle that even the most ignorant can’t help but notice.
I clapped my hands lightly at the moment when I judged that the atmosphere was the most heightened.
Then the eyes of the merchants, startled by the sudden interruption, turned to me.
“This sport will be presented under the name billiards. Probably any aristocrat would like it. Even if you are not aristocrat, it is a product worth buying if you are a merchant with a little bit of money.”
All the merchants nodded at my words.
“If you install it in a store, bar, or inn, commoners will enjoy playing billiards along with the nobles. While hitting the cloth or balls used on the billiard table, gloves or balls are expendable items, so continuous income is also guaranteed.”
It is a product that guarantees continuous income even after the product is sold.
It is not limited to nobles, but it can appeal to commoners as well.
Here I decided to drive a wedge.
“Has anyone seen an ice hockey tournament?”
Three merchants raised their hands secretly, saying that they had seen them before.
“I think billiards will be able to have such a tournament. It is a little entertainment.”
What is the reason why nobles tend hunting grounds and invite nobles with whom they are close?
Because there are aspects of me that I want to appeal to that I have this kind of ability.
Those who prefer to show off to others have no choice but to show great interest in this competition.
“I intend to portray this billiard in my work as well. Including the illustrations, of course.”
This is a product that cannot fail even if it tries to fail.
Everyone had such a confident expression.
I looked around at them and put on a pleased expression.
“The wood used to make a sturdy billiard table and stick, the fabric used for the billiard table, the tusk of the monster used as the ball, the dust applied to the stick, and specially designed gloves not to interfere with the movement of the stick….”
The value of a single Pokéball was infinite.
“Of course, this billiard will not be the last. I plan to prepare more entertainments similar to this one.”
If you add a little exaggeration, the faces of the merchants look like jars of desire.
I had no intention of serving it for free, but it felt like I was drinking kimchi soup first.
As I was about to say something, Viscount Leonard, who had been quietly crossing his arms, raised his hand.
“I’d like you to get to the point.”
The merchants looked at Viscount Leonard with the feeling that this is the main point, but what are you talking about?
I felt that only Viscount Leonard understood my intentions.
How did you notice?
Did you notice that I did something I hadn’t done before?
ㅡ What did you not do?
I dared to bring merchants together to create an atmosphere of competition.
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It’s something I wouldn’t normally do.
If there is a merchant who offers better conditions than I thought, you tend to trade right away, right?
Even when a new company came in, the stance did not change.
ㅡ Then what is the true purpose?
I also became a nobleman, and the number of my family members also increased.
So, you need to lay down one line that can generate stable profits.
Our goal is to create a new business that only deals with entertainment.
ㅡ Why did you bother to gather merchants?
Even if you enter a new store, you will only be beaten back and forth by your competitors.
Besides, transportation is inconvenient here, so aren’t there many stores that have branches in each territory and many that don’t?
So it takes quite a long time to spread billiards in a normal way.
In order to spread billiards easily, they need the lines they have drilled.
Of course, there is no easy way to give up the line that was pierced by gambling with the good luck of the company, so I have to give up to some extent.
Ah, this is called ‘Co., Ltd.’.
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