Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?
Lesson 44: Highly Appreciated
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My brothers and I broke up on the spot and asked the soldiers on guard to give Moline a message. My brothers and Zenom, naturally, say, "What is the call between His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Queen? He asked," I'll talk to you tonight, "and the scene escaped. Well, I tell my parents by letter, so there's no problem. But it wouldn't seem like a condom delivery on that spot to a boulder.
After waiting for a while, he was summoned to one of the two circles. When I went to the designated room, there was a guard soldier, but when I got to the side, he said nothing, but he let me through. Inside the room were Yule and Marine, and there were no kings, Moline and Becky. Sounds like they're up in the military one way or another. These two are easier to talk to.
"It's a grid. We're out of time."
When I entered the room, I said so and knelt down to thank him.
"Oh, Greed, and what's the example?
Yur said without saying hello. Oh, yabe. The one for delivery to the royal family, left it loaded in the carriage. It's all in my purse. Is this okay this time?
"is here. The regular delivery items are in the carriage, so I will come to the delivery later, but there were a lot of Knights there, so I couldn't unload them from the carriage. So this is the only bag I have right now. We are requesting again next week to deliver the quantity, so please forgive us for today..."
That's what I said. I gave you the last bag I had left.
"You can raise your face. Greed. Thank you. It was time for the rest of us to feel less comfortable. Thanks for your help."
That's what Marine said, she took the last bag from me and pushed it against her chest. Um, I'm glad that's how you seem to take care of the products you made in our village.
"Greed, by the way. You said you were here to deliver Knights gear. Was it a delivery of armor?
Yur asked the question. Sounds strange.
"Yes, I ordered almost the same thing from the First Knights that I'm wearing now, and I delivered ten today"
When I answer that,
"Huh? Were you really wearing ten?
I was told. What are you gonna do if I lie about this?
"What? Yes. We did deliver ten clothes... Hereby, Captain Logan, to the Second Squadron."
"Marine, what's going on with the books of the First Knights?
"Yes, I thought they would say so, and I already have it here. Dear Yoursfoll,"
Huh? What? Is this a detachment test? 'Cause you buy armor personally, don't you? Aren't you allowed to buy anything? My brother tells me that the Knights of Webdos pay for weapons, but they also procure personal protective equipment. My sister didn't say anything either...
"Oh, Greed, you don't have to worry.... That's strange. What's being applied for at the end of August is the cost of subsidizing six pieces of metal armor (plate mail)...... Huh? Only 97 million Z (97 gold coins)? Isn't this only about three clothes you can buy..."
That's what Yur said to reassure me for a second, but then he makes some disturbing remarks.
"Is it 97 million Z? Greed, did you really deliver ten pieces of armor? Can you tell me more about the situation?
Marine went on to question me and ask me questions. What the fuck?
"Yes, we did have ten of them, we delivered them. We measured them from the people who received your order in August and finished all of our deliveries today"
I have nothing else to say. Something is getting troublesome. Corruption or something like that.
"Okay? Greed, Mr. Yoursford said you can rest assured, but it's not that simple. First, answer my question. One, how did you deliver ten pieces of metal armor (plate mail) in just four months? I'm sorry, but Barkud, from Sora, is not famous as an armored region. There won't be so many craftsmen either. One, Sora said he delivered ten pieces of armor, but the application for the aid cost is for six pieces of metal armor (plate mail), and the price is unusually low. Show me your proof of sale. One, related earlier, say the unit price of the armor delivered this time."
Marine questioned me with a harsh look as opposed to Yur with a worrying face. What? What?
"firstly, if you produce armor in the village of Barkud, if you manufacture complete armor, including up to and including fine adjustments… three to four outfits can manufacture armor in roughly four to five days. However, this is when the raw materials are adequately stockpiled. Then this will be the proof of sale of the armor delivered this time. The unit price is Z30 million (thirty gold coins) a piece. Apart from that, Kiteshield is six million Z and Buckler Shield is three million Z. I'm sorry. Barkud is deep in the Marquis of Webdos, ahead of the Jindal Peninsula... and the cost of transportation doesn't make a fool out of it... it gets pretty expensive"
I answered honestly. There's no other way, and I seem to be in some kind of trouble, but I'm just a single supplier. I want to be a bona fide third party. Well, the speed at which the armor is manufactured would really be faster if we were to manufacture it with total force, and the numbers would be a little higher.
"" Huh?
Looks like Yur and Marine kept their mouths shut and questioned, but what's the question? It doesn't matter what I think until the rubber armor is on the books and metal armor (plate mail). You look fine and you're in awe that I shouldn't have to be blamed,
"Marine, bring Captain Logan and Deputy Bitwers here"
"Yes, quickly"
Having said that, Marine came back to say something to the guards outside the room.
"Gried, no, you're not lying. There are a number of important issues in what I have just said. It's even more important depending on what Logan and Bitwers say."
Yur said in a slightly harsh voice.
"Ha. I won't sit by oath and lie. It's all true."
That's what drowned my head.
After a while, the captain and deputy captain came into the room. Marine quickly noticed the rubber bag in her hand and slipped it into her pocket.
"May I call you, Your Highness, Lady Eulsford, Lady Marinen?"
Say so and I'll thank you as much as I do. Yur opens his mouth.
"I want to ask those people something. Firstly, the cost of six pieces of metal armor (plate mail) applied for in August, is this the armor you ordered from the Chamber of Commerce in Grid?
Baron Logan answers.
"Ha. It's new armor, so I applied for it with something close to the type"
"Really? The type will be good. But from what I've just heard from Greed, isn't it true that I've delivered enough this time? Why are the numbers different?
Yur asked the question again.
"Ha. Since the cost of aids to armor for personal equipment is only allowed once every seven years...... I applied five years ago when I was new to metal armor (plate mail), and three others, I had already applied for subsidies, so minus the number of people for that, this time I am applying for subsidies for six people"
Baron Logan answered. Heh, can you also subsidize the cost of the new armor? That's the First Knights. You're blessed with a high salary.
"Really, then, it would be good there too. Next is the price. I just asked Greed about the unit price. Obviously, it's cheaper than the metal armor I know (plate mail), as abnormally. And I don't know if it's a good number of deliveries, but I'm sure you're not threatening to negotiate prices or forcing us to rush delivery."
Eur's tone grew more and more harsh. Don't abuse the supplier, does that mean?
"Ha ha, of course nothing like that..."
I can also ask if Baron Logan has figured out some reason, or if it feels like subtly blaming me. I didn't say a word about that.
"You just mentioned you had a new metal armor (plate mail) five years ago. What was the price then? And how long from order to delivery?
Now Marine asked.
"Ha.... I thought it was indeed 74 million Z...... And I thought the delivery time was about a year or two."
Baron Logan answered. Premium metal armor (plate mail) is expensive. The baron's metal armor (plate mail) I had seen before certainly seemed expensive. That's gonna take a lot of time.
"Logan, isn't that a contradiction between what you just said and ordering from the Grid? At a price of 30 million Z per outfit, the delivery time is about four months for ten outfits. Think metal armor (plate mail) can be that easy! Besides, the armor you're wearing now should even be dyed black, just like the one in the grid! With such short delivery times and so different prices, all armor suppliers today will crumble! It would also be a huge burden at Gried's! Oh, my God, what the hell are you doing?
Yur got excited on the way. That's not good. I thought I told you about my productivity. I'm the one who mentioned the price. Do you have to speak up even if you buy some discomfort?
"Unfortunately, Your Highness, Lady Eulsford. Permission not to speak"
That's what I had to say.
"Forgive me. What?
That's what Yur said and looked at my face. I'm just saying that look is for you.
"Unfortunately, Your Highness, Lady Eulsford. There seems to be a mistake. First of all, my armor is metal armor (plate mail) at first glance, but not metal armor (plate mail). Rubber armor. Besides, the productivity of the village of Barkud, which I mentioned earlier, is not a lie, but also the rubber of the raw materials is infinite. Now, we have about ten ingredients every four months."
That's what I was afraid of. Baron Logan is breathing in an openly reassuring manner.
"" Huh?
Yur and Marine are united as if they heard something incredible.
"Not metal armor (plate mail)? Made of rubber? Isn't the rubber soft? Will it be armor? I just saw it... Greed, that's it. Armor, can I touch it?
That's what Marine said and came crouching in front of me in awe.
"Yes, please. … and if you don't mind, I'll take it off."
That said, I put my hand on a rubber belt that fastened my left hand small hand to my arm.
"Huh? That's how... you get off easy."
By the way, rubber protectors have been designed to make it easier to attach and remove parts of the body from the second generation. A brief description of how to attach it will look like this:
Fix your belly with a rubber belt by first sticking your feet into a torso part that covers your abdomen and lower back. You don't have to tighten it too hard here. Next, put on the upper arm parts. Fasten with a belt with the plates on the outside of the upper arm and parts close to the hemisphere guarding the elbows united.
Then wear the chest part with the upper part of the chest and back connected with the shoulders (imagine something like only the right armpit of a sleeveless shirt about the length of the chest is cut off) and fasten the belt around the right armpit to pinch the body from front to back. The only reason the right is cut is because there are so many on the left that it is cut with a sword. There is no further reason. The shoulder armor is attached from the front and back of the body with rubber belts and worn from the top of the chest. from shoulder to arm. This is also secured to the upper arm part with a thin rubber belt.
Hooks at the tip of a wide range of rubber belts that are simultaneously extended up from the abdomen and lower back to the inside of the chest. You'd better get someone to help you with your back side here, but if you're used to it, you can handle it by hooking it up in advance. At first, I also tried to wear the abdominal parts from my shoulders with rubber belts, which has been improved in the present generation.
Hips next. I'd like to see an inch-packed hourglass with a belt and hook it up with a hook to my abdomen and back, which I've said before but with no sides connected. This makes both sides of your hips uncomfortable, so hook up multiple waist parts that protect your grassy hips before and after the side of your abdominal part, but also tighten this because the waist part also has a belt that holds everything together. There are quite a few parts of the torso that overlap so that no gaps can be made between the parts.
Put boots on the legs and secure the shin (greaves) with a rubber belt above and below the calf. As for the back of the foot, it is a matter of preference, but in my case, I am wearing nothing because it is a braided boot with a stiffened toe with ebonite. The part of the thigh, the peg (yes), is also secured with a rubber belt, because this one also weighs quite a bit. At the same time, hook it up to the abdomen with a rubber belt. Both the shin (greaves) and the pebble (yes) have a gap of about 5 cm on the back that fastens with the belt. Though Pei (yes), it is not a large plate that is as curved as a Japanese foot. It fits my feet perfectly. Don't worry, I just don't know how to call you anything else.
Put your hands through the skin gloves to the thin elbow position. Then stick your hand in the hand part and put a finger other than your thumb through the inner string of the metal Meriken sack attached to the back of your hand and fist before checking the grip, tightening the belt and securing the whole thing. The outer part completely covers the lower arm to the fist close to the elbow, and the inner part almost completely covers about 10 cm in the middle of the lower arm. There is a split line in the inner center, adjusted so that the gap is slightly opened but almost eliminated by tightening the belt.
It should be noted that it is ideal that belt holes or the like are worn to pass the belt through each place under the armor as well, but it is not a major problem if you do not wear belt holes under the armor for a long time.
And after wearing an inner helmet like a rugby player and fixing it with the chin parts, wear an outer helmet like the one used in the old German soldiers and militia and fix it under the chin with the skin strap as well (although I don't wear the helmet itself or the outer now). Outerwear helmets are like old Japanese helmets with plates of ebonite from both sides to the back of their heads (where they were). You'll have a preference for the foreground, and I'm not putting it on.
Since it's like this, you'll be the first to remove the small hand or shin (greaves), and if you're used to it, it's easy to remove it. Pass the left hand you just removed to Marine. Yur also looks interesting, so he immediately takes off his right hand and gives it to him.
He's tapping and twisting from various angles. My handkerchief is specially made for me, and if it was meant to be, I put an iron stick on the outside of my handkerchief and use it as a simple shield, but instead I put in ten copies each of the thousand copies that Mun has planted for me to use. It's an iron needle about 3mm thick and 20cm long. It can also be used as a shield, but for easy pull-out, the surface of the hand has a cut along the hole that holds a thousand copies, so that it can be removed immediately if the end is lifted rather than pulled out. And Marine noticed.
"What is this?
"It's an iron wire that I usually plant on the outside of my arm instead of a simple shield. Place four thicker iron bars in the lower arms when emphasizing defense. If you're going to use a shield in earnest, you can't put it in because anything you say will gain weight."
I don't know if you understood it in my explanation, but he probably understood it because he's snorting. But I was cold sweaty. You're bringing in weapons, aren't you? I was relieved because my back sword didn't find out. Let's be careful from now on. There is a Meriken sack, so I will take it off because my hand is also a weapon. But it will be fine if I leave it with the guard at the entrance.
"Is this all made of rubber?
Yur asked.
"I also use some leather strings and some metal parts, but they are basically made of rubber"
When I answer that,
"Huh? Really? I thought it was a lot of light iron, but you weren't iron in the first place..."
He says and slaps again.
"I'm afraid, Your Highness. It is true that the armor is made of rubber and the defense itself is not on metal armor (plate mail). But its weight, as you can see, is very light and the body is easy to move. As you know, we also use Sir Gried and his squadrons Amzel and Groholetz of the Third Squadron, whose performance has been proven. And it's cheaper than anything. The cost of repairs is also surprisingly low. Now in the First Knights, the question" that won't matter now "is about the 10 or less captains who rushed out and ordered in August and the 10 third squadrons who ordered this time.
Associate Baron Bitwers explained the armor, but the baron stopped it before it became impeachment of the baron. The Associate Baron looks at the Baron resentfully, but where is the wind blowing.
When I heard that, Yur and Marine said they laughed funny.
"Apparently, it's our mistake. Forgive me, but good. Besides, high-performance, inexpensive equipment is welcome... But I didn't know it was made of rubber..."
Yur was still messing with my hand while I said that.
"I thought it was black dyed metal armor (plate mail) from what I saw...... it's really different if you look closely"
That's what Marine says, and she puts her hands in my hands.
"But Bitwers, well, you seem to see the captain running out and ordering armor as a problem, but don't you also need to make a blink like that about the armor? And if you're vice president, hold your heart a little wider."
When Yur says so,
"Yes, but… but this armor has a defense that approaches it even if it doesn't extend to metal armor (platemails), and it's lightweight by a fraction. We don't ride and fight every time, so if it involves the lives of the knights and their squadrons… the captain first ordered it only with himself and those of the 2nd Squadron who were there, and the 3rd Squadron who pointed it out also placed their next order on their own. I and others found out just before this delivery. Last week, I found out. I also figured it out because the guys in the two of them leaked the polo. Moreover, since then Sir Kendus and others in the Third Church have even conspired against me about the place of delivery. It's not easy to forgive."
Associate Baron Bitwers said as he looked at Baron Logan resentfully. First Knights, I think it's blameworthy, but if it's definitely life-threatening, it's going to be a lot of blameworthy, and I don't know what it's like to argue.
"Pfft, you say that, Bitwers. Wouldn't it be better if you placed your next order?"
Marine said it looked ridiculous.
"Ha, but they say the captain will divide the orders after the next one... Besides... Your Highnesses have already left the scene. Safe for knights working on the front lines." Bitwers! It's disrespectful. Until 10 years ago I was also the First Squadron Commander of the First Knights. I understand how that felt.... but is it that good?
Yur blocked the words of Associate Baron Bitwers.
"Ha, excuse me...... um, I have just the right thing. In the afternoon, there will be a pastime in the Knights of the River. We will have a mock battle there in Gried and his brother and sister, as well as with the captain and me, Sir Kendus. Only me and Sir Kendus are not wearing this armor in it. Would you like to see it?
Associate Baron Bitwers told Yur with a challenging eye.
"Hey, we're not even ready to welcome Her Royal Highness in the workshop."
Baron Logan hastily tried to flaunt him,
"Well, that sounds interesting. Is that armor with the grid...... Hmm, let's go check it out. And it's okay to be cold, because we're from the Knights, too. It's just the right opportunity, because I didn't see it until recently in a one-on-one format, not a mock fight on a troop-by-unit basis. Besides, Sir Gried's brother... you did recommend joining the First Knights instead of Sir Gried. Fine."
Looks like that's what Yur said and decided. You have to work hard to foil your sister. Oh, yes, you should have said beforehand that your brothers, your servants, and Zenom, too, have the good fortune of Your Highness.
"Grid, do you do that too? Be careful not to get hurt. Well, the main business is adventurers, usually dealing with demons in the Labyrinth of Balduk, right? The adventurer's body is the capital. Besides, there's also a chamber of commerce."
Marine said worried about me. But it just sounds like you're worried about next week's delivery.