Ascendance of a Bookworm

Sewing together the twisted part and the flower part made by Lutz, he exhales a self-admiring sigh of ho, on the finished hair decoration.

The hair decorations I made for Frieda turned out to be a rather more luxurious finish than I expected.

Four deep red mini roses are arranged, highlighting the red with a series of small flowers imagining white blurred grass around the roses. And the green in the shape of a leaf appeared on the outside of the white flower by the way, accented.

"... Hey, Mine. That's a lot different from Touri's hair decorations, huh? It's fantastic."

Looking at the finished hair decorations, Lutz is good enough to make his face stick.

The reason is simple. First, the quality of the yarn used is different. Finished flowers are also fine and lustrous because they are made of thin and lustrous yarn.

And the technical skills are different. Unlike the Tulli hair ornament, which I made for the most part, it is made by my eighty percent Square Mother and Tulli, so my eyes are aligned and elaborate.

"From the materials and atmosphere used in the costumes, don't you think Frieda would ever look better on this one than Thuri's hair decorations?

"I don't know if it suits me or not."

To Lutz, who shakes his head and answers, I think with arms.

"Um, I have to study that, too. Because Benno seems to be dealing with more products for nobility."

Do you still want to divert your attention from what you don't like, Lutz's gaze fluttering away the void.

"Ahh, Mine. The one who did, what do we do?

"Once you show it to Mr. Benno, you think you should deliver it to the guild leader. Do you want to go to Mr. Benno's now?

"Right."

I put the finished hair decorations in a small cage and put on a handkerchief that was still relatively beautiful in our midst from the top so that it was invisible from the others.

"Mine holds the cage. I'll take that bag."

A bag with a purchase order set in stone slabs, stone brushes, is quite heavy for me, so it helps. I gratefully gave Rutz the tote bag, and I held the little cage in my hand.

"Oh, what's up today?

Marc finds us and speaks up.

"I finished my hair decoration. I thought I should show Mr. Benno once before delivering it to the guild manager..."

"Which one, show me"

Suddenly there's Benno's voice from behind, and he jumps up a little smaller.

Looking back, was he going to the aristocracy, where Benno stood, dressed in luxurious clothes precisely without a gap?

"Welcome home, sir."

"Ah.... come on, both of you"

He nodded softly at Marc, and Benno went to the back room, so we followed him.

"So, where's the hair decoration you could have done?

At the same time as I sat against the table, I was called out, and I took the handkerchief that was hanging on the little cage and offered it gently before Benno.

"How about this?

I took one away and exhaled a great deal after Benno, who had been watching for a while, put the hair decorations back in the cage.

"... Mine, you, you didn't have to discount the second one"

"Huh? I still think this is pretty messy... the material cost was just yarn, so the profit would be about 3 small silver coins, right?

"Study the value of things carefully. Everything you bring in is a luxury. If you don't know how much premium luxury goods are being handled, you will disrupt the market."

"... excuse me"

I know perfectly well that my senses and the prices in this world are not meshing, and I also understood that Benno is serving as a breakwater to prevent market disruption.

I also know well that clothing and ornaments are expensive, but I don't know how much stuff is sold at, and I don't have the strength to look around freely at shops in the city. Especially since stores that handle luxury goods are refused entry at the right age.

... Nevertheless, luxury goods? Whether it's a simple phosphor, paper, or hair decoration, it's because it was a natural thing around.

Even though my head knows that there is little in the medieval world that I read in the book, it doesn't feel like it either. Without it, I really think about whether I can't substitute it with something or make it myself.

"Mr. Benno, I'd like to deliver this to the guild leader, what can I do? I want to attach my word so I can meet the guild leader."

"Right. Because of this, let me tell you something."

Take out the purchase order set and write the appointment with the guild leader on the board, and write down the name and business.

"You can give this to the receptionist on the third floor of the guild. Once the meeting time is set, the Alliance staff will return this board with the meeting time written down in the store."

"So, shall we go and get him out on his way home?

"... ahhh, wait. If we go alone, we'll feed on the spot. I'm coming with you."

I think it's a big deal to just take the booking slip to the reception.

I'm going to the commercial guild, and this time I'm putting out my own card, and I'm headed upstairs.

I gave a booking ticket at the counter, and to the emotion of finishing the job, Lutz and I tried to go home laughing, and the receptionist called me off.

Please wait a moment.

"Heh!?

"When someone comes named Mine and Lutz, they tell me to let them through"

I was really put through to the guild room. When he tells us to come to the room, Benno whines to us, right and left, "Did you see that?"

Oh, Mr. Benno, you're so right! I'm glad Mr. Benno followed me.

Benno welcomed me in with him as he was put through to the guild chief's room and the guild chief looked a little nasty.

"What's going on today?

"I had hair decorations, so I brought them"

"Well, let me show you"

I let out the little cage I had, left the handkerchief, and pushed it straight ahead of the guild length. I know it's okay because Benno gave me OK, but I can't stop my heart from bugging me.

When the guild length peeks into the cage and takes out one hair ornament, he frowns and quantifies it. And he raised his brow, and looked at me.

"... this looks a lot different than what you showed me before?

"It's a special specification that fits the price. Could it have been better what I showed you before? I was going to talk to Frieda and make it to fit my hair and costume..."

The guild chief shook his head as if he had panicked, blued his face.

"No, I was just surprised because I didn't think it was going to be great so far. Sure would look good on Frieda."

"Really? Good."

The guild chief let his eyes glint to me, stroking down my chest that I had not been refused.

"Mine, we're still..."

"Mine, you're done with your business. We're leaving."

Don't let the guild chief say it until the end, Benno grabs me and Lutz's arm and stands up. Now that the business was over, the guild leader desperately caught on as he quietly tried to follow Benno, wondering if he could stay free like this.

"No, wait. Because of this, I want you to give it to Frieda directly. I was so happy to have a girl friend. I've never heard of Frieda having friends her age before, and I'm impressed."

Heh, Frieda was my first friend. Congratulations on that.

As I felt swallowed as another HR, listening to the Guild Leader's emotion, Benno crouched down, and I heard him softly.

"... you, are we friends now?

"Huh!? Me!?... er, what do you think?

I know they liked it unilaterally, but I think it's different to call this a friend. But it's hard to deny clarity in front of a guild leader who is so happy that his granddaughter has made friends.

"You should be making treats and waiting for me so you can come and see me whenever you want"

"... sweets?

Benno plays my forehead with his bishy fingers when he reacts to it. Don't show a gap, I know that means, but I can't stop reacting to sweet temptations.

"All right, I'll take you to Frieda."

Do you sometimes lift Frieda, the guild leader lifts me up lightly and leaves the room?

Benno and Lutz, who peeled a little, rushed after him for being scratched in front of him.

"Here, wait. I'm coming with you."

If Mine's going, so am I.

Looks like he's decided to go somewhat, but the guild chief's house is near the walls, farther from us than Benno's. Honestly, when I go, I don't think I'll have enough strength left to just go home.

"I can't walk any more today because I'm not physically fit, Guild Leader."

"I don't need to walk anything else. I'll use the carriage."

"Carriage!?

There was no idea of a vehicle.

Though pedestrians and peasants crossing the boulevard use carriages and luggage, in our living areas, even luggage cars need to be one in a family, and only adults can use them.

Naturally, there are no rubber tires, so even adults are quite capable of pulling when loaded. It's not like a child can use it. Rather than that, kids can't let me use an important luggage truck with or without one in the family. Means of travel are your own feet. That's what it was.

Besides, horses are expensive. Roba is a relatively omnivorous diet, but horses have a lot of grass to feed on, so they have a hell of a maintenance cost.

Kuh, rich bastard.

He was on the ground floor of a commercial guild and was put in a guild length carriage while he was hissing on the guild leader's riches.

When I got back to Ha Ha, both Beno and Lutz got in the carriage and all of us were supposed to go to Frieda for delivery.

I've never seen a carriage before.

I've never been put in a luggage truck before in my winter schedule, but this is the first time I've ever been on a vehicle that an animal pulls. Lutz and I had a hard time, and the guild chief laughed at us.

"Ho. Is Mine new to carriages?

"I've seen you go through gates and boulevards, but there's no one around me or Lutz to have it"

It's pretty narrow because it's supposed to be a carriage for two adults. Two adults sit in decent seats and me and Lutz are just putting their asses up to the point of being sorry in a place like a table for putting their luggage. Just managed to get on because me and Lutz are kids, cucumbers.

"... that's cramped. Benno, get down."

"Then I'll take Mine home too"

Benno and the guild leader stared for a while, but in the end, the carriage moved slowly as tight as it was.

"Wow!

The shaking is terrible and I can't sit very still. Lutz is safe clinging to the handle to get on and off, but I have nowhere to be caught, so every time I rock with Gakungatan I almost jump out of my chair.

"Mine, come here"

Benno, who I saw, let me sit on my lap, turned my arm around my stomach, and held me down so I wouldn't fly. Still, if I shake it, my butt is going to float, and if I get a little alarmed, my head is going to damage Benno's jaw.

I knew a carriage without suspension would rock, but I didn't think it was so bad so far.

A carriage is not graceful at all.

"Frieda, Mine brought me some hair decorations."

"Well, Mine. Welcome."

Fluffy cherry blossom shakes her hair and Frieda comes with a smile that looks soothing and calm.

"I'm sorry to bother you"

"Miss Frieda, nice to meet you. It's Benno. Mine's talking to you."

"Well, how did Mine talk to me?

Even though it's a gentle, glowing greeting, I feel chilly.

Lutz shook my hand all the time as I was shivering my spine at Benno and Frieda's greeting. If you look at Lutz properly, he only looks blue with a heart.

Neither I nor Lutz can yet join the invisible dispute between merchants. Will one day we be able to imitate each other smiling and scattering sparks like that?

"Frieda, I need to talk to Benno. You get your hair decorations from Ming and the others and keep them paid."

"Okay, Uncle."

When the guild chief said so, he took Benno to the guild chief's room, and me and Lutz were passed into the reception room just like last time.

At the same time, sweet drinks and sweet treats are carried and a sweet smell stands up on the table that lurks.

"Girls like sweet things, so they're ready to come visit us whenever they want. Mine, come and see me when you have time."

"Yes!"

And when I answered with a transcendent smile, Lutz clasped his hand under the table.

Oh, yeah. I shouldn't have lost the sweet temptation. Don't lose. Lose...... Kun, be happy ~.

A treat that looked like it was baked with honey-picked nuts on top of a thin pizza dough was cut.

"Come on, eat mine and rutz"

"I'll have it."

Ha Mmm. Plenty of honey is sweet and delicious. What a luxurious treat. Is this heaven?

I was satisfied eating alone, remembering the nut tart I had in Japan. I knew eating sweet things made me feel happy.

"It was a pleasure. It was delicious."

"I'm glad you're happy that way. I'll tell the cook."

Wow, be a cook, ma'am.

The cook made the treats and Frieda just waited. What an unequal society.

"So may I show you the hair decorations?

"Yes. Oh, before you do, extra yarn, I'll give you back"

"... oh, I'm so glad it's nothing"

No, you don't get such expensive yarn.

I think from the bottom of my heart that when I talk to the guild chief or Frieda, nothing scares me more than free. Do not accept things cheaply. Don't ride the invitation.

"This is Frieda's..."

"Mine, we're friends, so call me Frieda."

Poor, pretty little girl told me that with a smiling smile, "You're not my friend, are you? ♪ There's no way I can say ♪ Find a way out, all the way around.

"Huh? But I'm a customer..."

"Oh.... well, that's the end of the customer"

Frieda, who grinned nicely, pulls a cage with hair decorations in front of her. Instead, I arranged six small silver coins between me and Lutz.

"I received the product, and I paid for it. Now we can be friends without worries."

"... Yes"

I gave up and nodded to the air that completely blocked my escape route and wouldn't let me say no.

Depending on what you think, you are an unusual friend of the appearance fraud, so I may not have a problem with it being slightly weird. Joy positively.

Should I call my name Frieda and the words collapse a little?

"Uh, well, Frieda. Can I have a look at your hair decorations?

"Sure, I'll show you"

Frieda gently pinches with her finger and leaves the handkerchief.

I took one hair ornament out of the cage and rounded my eyes.

"Well! How lovely! I'm a winter baptist, so by the time of the ceremony, it would start snowing, and there wouldn't be any flowers or nuts to decorate my hair with, would there? I was very jealous of the kids who baptized in the spring and summer. I'm really happy to be able to wear brightly colored flowers and green foliage in the winter when the plants are dying."

"Glad you're happy"

Speaking of which, Touri also used flowers around it to decorate, he said at first. Then, winter is better, hair decorations might sell.

"Try it on. I want to know how it fits Frieda's hair."

"I don't know how to put it. Mine will put it on?

"Fine. Lend me."

Insert the hair decoration into the twin tail tie.

A small rose of deep red was very visible in the pale cherry blossom hair, adding to Frieda's adultly elegant atmosphere.

I knew you were right in roses.

"It's cute, Frieda. It's like a flower fairy."

"That's too much praise. You look like your uncle."

Chuckle and Frieda tries to flush, but this is not too much praise. If you didn't even know your hobby, you're so cute that whenever you're kidnapped, it's not weird.

"I'm not praising you too much. She's cute, and she looks great. So does Lutz, right?

"Oh. I didn't think it would look that good when I saw just the decorations. Sometimes Mine just made it to look good on Frieda. I think she's cute."

……

Frieda, who blushes her cheeks slightly and swells her cheeks, is clearly unfamiliar with praise. It's a reaction you'll soon find out you don't have any brothers or friends.

Compliments come and go quite often in this world, between family and friends. I praise Touri, too, and Touri praises me. Even Lutz compliments me when I do something, and I'm starting to be able to say compliments.

I was startled and hardened at first, so much so that I was able to flush with the social dictionary these days.

"Nevertheless, I can't believe I can have such 3D flowers with yarn..."

Frieda, who gently pulled out the hair decorations, began to gaze seriously and quantify them, as Benno and the guild length had done. My eyes are completely merchant's.

"It's not that hard. Because I can do it."

"... it's very important that you find a way to make it, Mine"

"Huh?"

Ha, and Frieda, who exhaled gently, stares at me with a serious face besides her thoughts.

"Upstream noblemen's wives and ladies can put together brightly colored vales embroidered without gaps, and they can decorate real flowers that hold time by magic. But I've never worn a shaped ornament like this."

Could this kind of decoration not have developed because the aristocrats who use luxury goods use magic?

Mmm-hmm. To roaring mine. Frieda tells me what's great about this ornament.

"There are plenty of embroidered cloths in this house, but nothing 3D. This three-dimensional red flower made just from yarn is very groundbreaking."

That's all they said, and I've never figured it out before. Makes sense that Benno didn't have to make it half price. This equals the so-called new technology. I feel totally evil noticeable.

Could I have done something pretty wrong?

Frieda grabbed my hand as it drew blood.

"Mine doesn't know much by surprise, does he? Then I'll tell you everything. So now I want you to come talk to me, not to work. Enjoy girls chatting with each other as you prepare plenty of sweet treats."

"Oh, that's..."

I was looking forward to it, and my hair was pulled a lot before I answered. Turning unexpectedly, Lutz is in a rugged face, shaking his neck to the side.

Ugh, dangerous. I almost accidentally agreed to chat with the girls.

If we inadvertently agree, both Lutz and Benno run the risk of being eliminated. Lutz opens his mouth in my place, stuck in words, not knowing what to answer.

"I'm sorry I'm busy from now on, but I can't really afford to come and see you"

"Oh, I didn't ask you?

With Nicole laughing, Frieda said so, but my outing is basically up to Lutz.

"Mine is even being stopped by my family from going out without me. Without me, Mine would never come here."

"... oh, you did. Then there's no choice. Lutz is with you."

Probably because I had a disease called eating. Frieda nodded as soon as she understood my situation.

But Lutz doesn't snort. I'm not going to break my refusal attitude.

"That's why I'm busy."

"What do you mean you're busy?

"The winter shift begins in earnest. We're going to prepare for a family outing to survive the winter, so we really can't afford to go out for a chat. Besides, if it starts snowing, you won't be able to get out there, will you?

Yes, unlike Frieda's house where you can buy all the firewood for money, it's very hard to prepare a ton of firewood, prepare candles, and winter support.

Frieda didn't seem to know the difficulty of winter support either, she didn't ask any more and dropped her shoulders.

"... you mean you can't do it until spring"

"In the spring, Frieda would be an apprentice, wouldn't she? Are you okay?"

"That's okay. Apprenticeship is not something you have every day. I'll have plenty of sweets ready in the spring, so go play."

In the spring, we may be busy making paper, but we can't let our mouths slip because Benno seems to be hiding it from the guild leader.

Yeah, and I nodded loudly, and I saw Lutz.

"Speaking of which, Lutz didn't really respond to sweet stuff, did he? Usually, you jump right at food, why?

"Benno's husband told me to watch closely, because the paru cakes and dishes Mine makes taste better. It's more of a regular dish than an occasional treat. It's harder to get mine."

It seems to be more important to Lutz, who is always hungry, to enrich his regular diet than the sweet treats he eats occasionally. Then maybe you should take another new recipe and go to Lutz's house.

"Oh? I've never heard of Paru cake before. I'd love to try some of Mine's sweets."

"Huh? That's a little..."

I just can't give a lady in a house like this a treat using Paru's squeeze, which is being fed by birds. Grandpa will get angry with you for building blue muscles, and I think the cook who's supposed to be nutritionally managing will flip.

"You say Lutz is good and I'm no good?

When you're frowned upon with sadness, you seem to be frustrated, and this one panics, but Paru cake is not something you can serve to a lady.

"Because ingredients are ingredients... I can't give them to a lady like Frieda"

"Lutz is so sloppy."

Frieda obstinated. I pointed my lips and obstinated.

Even if you're so cute and obstinate, you can't have anything you can't. We don't have any ingredients that Frieda might feed us.

Besides, I have manpower to make sweets. There is actually very little work I can do. Lots of new recipes are shown at Rutz's house because there are four boys who would spare no effort if they were to eat.

I can't make sweets without ingredients and manpower. Of course it is wrong for me to expect my arm strength and strength from Frieda, a former eating lady.

"... well, next time, in the spring, shall we make sweets together with the ingredients in this house? Get help from the cook here, too. Then you don't have to worry about the ingredients, some of you can make them, and your family is safe, right? What do you say?"

"Well, nice! It's a promise."

When we settled on making sweets together, the door was knocked and Alliance Chief and Benno came in.

"Hey, it's time, okay? We're leaving."

"Yes. Um, Mr. Benno. This money......"

The reward I got from Frieda is six small silver coins, a lot of money. Honestly, I'm scared to have it myself. I gave it to Benno and tried to get him to keep it, and Benno spoke to the guild leader.

"Sorry, can I borrow your reception room for a second? I want to finish the settlement before I go home."

"Oh, here's what I brought you here to say I can't. Use it."

From the reception room, waiting for the guild chief and Frieda to leave, Benno received a small silver coin and began to line up on the table.

"Three small pieces of silver, minus the cost of materials and fees, are your share. If I hadn't made the second half price, I'd have got two more pieces of small pieces of silver."

"... that's enough. If you make any more money with one hair decoration, you won't like to make the next cheap hair decoration to sell"

Hun and Benno snorted at my words and took out my purse.

"What about the money? You want me to take it all home?

"I will keep one small silver coin in my commercial guild and bring back five large copper coins"

"Me too."

As I knew I would say so, Benno took out the guild card and the big copper coin.

Match the cards, finish the settlement, wrap 5 large copper coins in a handkerchief, and put them in a tote bag.

"The guild chief says he'll take a carriage to the commercial guild. Ride away."

"Where's Mr. Benno?

"Walk to the store. That carriage is small. Come to the store tomorrow afternoon. The yarn is due to arrive. We'll have to decide the price."

"Yes."

What discussions did you have with the guild chief? Benno's vigilance seemed to have faded considerably, unlike earlier.