Ohanabatake no Maousama

"Wow! Pepper !? All the pepper has sprouted !?" "What? Who is the one who manages the white pepper?"

The disaster began with such a screaming exchange.

"No! Black pepper has all sprouted!" "Aren't that stupid !? Aside from ripe white pepper, black pepper is something like dried immature fruits!ぁ ぁ ぁ! What is this!

In a sudden "impossible event", the commercial guild rushes up and down.

And the incident spread not only to this city, but also to all nearby towns about a month away by carriage. Pepper will no longer be available in this city for the time being.

At that time, the cause of the fuss was that she was enjoying tea with a young girl who was still young at an open cafe managed by the inn where she was staying.

"Oh, it looks like something was wrong. Sorry." Kuders gently puts a cup on the table, listening to the screams heard from afar. It is a mourning dialogue, but there is no sympathy in her expression peeping through her long hair.

"Wow, she has a very bad face." "I want to ask you for reference .... Why do you see my mouth, but why do you understand my expression?" And even that mouth is hidden by my bangs. I have. So how do you read your facial expressions? When I looked at Kudels, it was so strange and inevitable. However, Amoena smiles with a wobbly smile and utters an ambiguous word, "I'll take it for a woman."

"I think it's crazy." Well, Kudels wasn't expecting a clear answer from the beginning. That's the end of the story .... I just drank tea and Kudels started talking about the future.

"In the meantime, all the black pepper in the surrounding area of this city has been cleared away, leaving behind what I have. It will surely sell high tomorrow. Let's choose if the clothes are good. "" Wow, I was doing really bad things. "

Apologizing, but Amoena's eyes are laughing. Is it a lack of morality due to childhood, or is her essence a villain? Now no one knows yet.

"It's because of Amoena's cute clothes. Would you please forgive me?" "Yes, forgive me for clothes." When Kuders begged for forgiveness, Amoena accepted straightforwardly. She was also angry in her stomach over the previous trade guild exchange, and she had no idea what a stranger would do.

"And in a few days, I feel like the pepper grows in the city and it grows, so I think the black pepper market will crash."

Something small crosses the corner of the field of view, as if I had guessed Kouders' intentional dialogue. Not an insect. If not an optical illusion, it was a grain of black pepper. Instead of sprouting, they grow into insect-like limbs, and they are scattered all over the city in slow steps, like ugly ants.

In a few days, pepper vines infest the city and collectively produce fruit. After Kudels sold his peppers at an outrageous price.

Shops that dealt with pepper will surely scream. That said, it's good for Kudels and Amoena.

But even Kudels had not yet anticipated that the plan would require significant changes due to certain circumstances in the city.

"Well, are you ready to go?" "Where do you want to go somewhere later?" Amoena's pot still has almost half the tea left, and the baked goods I ordered haven't come out yet .

"Oh, Amoena, please wait here. I'm going to say hello to the lord of this city. Well, maybe there's only a deputy."

At this time, perhaps the lord and his family are engaged in political activities in the royal salons. Spring is such a time.

Some aristocrats may be trapped in the territory, but such minorities need not be considered. Regardless of whether you are a deputy secretary or a lord, anyone who has power is fine.

Amoena relentlessly swells her cheeks, saying, "Well, for what?" But Kudels shook her with her forefinger.

"It's just boring to hear about the stomachs of the ossans. I'd like to gather information about the lords before that."

Kudels has little information about the city, as it was a sudden start. At best, he was listening to the rumors of those waiting behind him at the gatekeeper who refused bribes. And that's because things began to change wildly before gathering information.

"And if you ask me what to do, of course ... it's because many people will be happy. It's a fuss that has taken place. Let's use it effectively."

Whether it's something you've made or someone else's mistake, it's Kudels's skill to use the troubles he has created to create a situation that works for him. The Southern Demon King, who doesn't like physical strife, was as good as it could be.

"Wow, it's stupid." "What are you talking about? I'm always a very good person thinking about everyone's happiness and abundant life." I think that he is full of love and sincerity The face is just a sample of fragrance. The frame of eyeglasses that glanced through the gap in my hair reflected the sun and glowed brilliantly.

Wriggling Behind that humorous smile, someone who noticed the black pepper that was finally mutated screamed, and the sun was shining brightly, but the sky was starting to see black clouds flowing from the south. ――As if you foresee the storm coming.