A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World

Takeo and the others had come to Taylor's magic equipment store.

"Okay.

Did the Kitamizato family say Kitamizato-sama is blue, this dark eyed blue land?

It is with me to put one gold line in the middle part of the same cloth as the Elvis family.

I accepted the lab collar badge.

Er, this way, huh?

The order was coming from Mr. Ralph's shop, so I'll put it away over there.

"Yes, put that and each collar stamp on your forehead to make four.

I'll send one to the royal castle.

And I'll leave one for the Kitamizato family and two for the Elvis family.

"Okay.

As soon as it is done, it will be delivered to the Elvis residence.

"Yes, please.

And I want to make these kids iron helmets... "

"Er... is it for fairies/spirits and dragons?

... Is it good with a tweezer?

"With iron?

"Ahhh... that's what I was putting on in the previous exam, right? Where do you get it?

"It's handled by the tailor of the Ralph store manager.

I'm taking the lab's work, so you can let me out.

"Okay.

You've never taken any measurements... I'll talk to the nios and make them.

If not, I'll ask Mr. Ralph's tailor.

"Yeah, that's fine.

Well, it's been a long time since you've come to Manager Taylor's store.

Can I help you?

"Right... the small arms modification series is over, isn't it?

You're doing research over there because both the bearings and the handover to the Satella mill are over.

Mr. Suzune is done with the knife, and Steno Technologies is doing well with the pocket watch.

I hear you can do a small gun and a bullet without a problem.

Dear Kitamizato, I hear that the small guns will have the number of test platoons available.

I wonder if the handover will be my shop, but is there a problem?

"That's no problem.

"The special baton says he's finished giving a quote.

And then... is that a prototype of a spear pattern?

"You haven't imported from the demon kingdom yet, have you?

"I hear the Elvis family asked for it.

Sounds like you're considering spear tips for now and making 3 different ones.

And I was testing the wood for slime fluids.

Did you mean decompression of the device? That was a miserable catastrophe when the pulling stick in the area that thinned the air inside fell out.

"Uh... that's dangerous. Are you hurt?"

"Teto and Nio were preventing it.

"Mm-hmm... you shouldn't flout safety, even though testing is fundamentally dangerous.

It could fall out or explode.

Because no one would be happy to get hurt.

"Right.

I'll tell you all.

And yesterday, the test platoons came.

"Were you buying something?

"No, you didn't get to buy it.

Lady Anita and Lady Mirko have been picked up the knife.

"Even a short sword sounds good...

You haven't even spoken of the crew's gear.

If Mr. Arkin and the others say that's a good idea, it won't be a problem.

"Is that even the long sword, for example?

"... on a reconnaissance mission in Longsword?

My assumption was that the view of the woods, small hills, cliffs, etc. was a surveillance mission from some place and a contact to the rear squad, so I thought the short sword would be easier to get around, but...

Long sword.

"Oh, I'm sorry, don't worry.

It fits with Dear Kitamizato's idea.

"A reconnaissance mission doesn't necessarily mean the opponent will have that common sense, if there was a common sense in the kingdom of Azpur to use a short sword, does it?

"Well, that's right.

"And if I were to meet with the short sword in the long sword, the long sword would win.

"Yes, if you compare simple forces, but short swords are more advantageous than long swords with a lot of hassle even if the force doesn't extend to them.

I wonder if someone with a short sword would meet the long sword head-on without even thinking about its characteristics.

"How do I beat Longsword with a short sword?

"... if you use a few gems to magically grant them more hardness and attack power...

But that's not realistic, is it?

If you want to meet that far, you should have been between Longswords, and it would be cheaper to grant magic to Longswords as a result.

"How to beat Longsword with a short sword without imparting magic?

"There isn't.

You can't take Longsword's Attack with a Shortsword sword.

You can't have anything you can't, Master Kitamizato.

Taylor is smiling bitterly.

"Mmm... is that right..."

Takeo makes a difficult face to think about.

"You may never be able to say... but it's hard enough to say that maybe 100 people can't do it if there were 100 blacksmiths.

Uh... right... oh, yeah, hard enough to tell you to build a house in the wilderness in a day.

"Huh?... to that extent?

"Ha!?

"No, anything.

I know long swords aren't realistically suitable for reconnaissance for now, but do I have to grant magic?

"Yes, it is.

You were all watching the magic engraving.

I'd like you to buy it.

"I think I'll buy it one of these days.

Is the study of magic engraving going well?

"Yeah, it's more efficient than before.

The gems used are also made smaller than before, so we sell them at a fixed price, so they are cost-effective.

"Ho... well I'm not willing to use anything other than a little machete.

Good margins are good for business.

If you give a cheap and good product to it, it will be targeted by other shopkeepers.

You should price it as you look around.

"Ha, yes, thank you.

Taylor laughed.