Next is Yamamura.

Before going to Randy-san, he asked the village chief of Yamamura to use vacant adults to gather. If you walk from now, it will be just right.

I thought I might use a bicycle for a moment, but I stopped.

I felt like it was going to be a fuss, and the mountain village is a little uphill so it was hard to climb. What I need now is not a cross bike, but an electric assist bike!

When we arrived at one of the mountain villages, nearly 30 adults gathered at the village head's house, including people from another mountain village.

Because there are 21 houses in two villages, maybe 1-2 people per house? Well, maybe some people are going to work in the mountains, so maybe a lot of people gathered.

Nothing wastes your time, so let's talk.

"Thank you for the gathering. Today I have a job I want to do in Yamamura and came to explain it."

Because your opponent is an elder, you are likely to use polite honorifics, but the lord is no good. However, it doesn't make sense to speak louder, and compromises are made where appropriate.

Well, somehow, the villagers have a subtle look.

Ah…….

"Ah, it's not a free service like a star. It's a rewarding job."

As soon as I heard that, a relief expression appeared on the faces of the villagers.

After all, were you wary of just being able to work ...?

We pay properly except for military service.

"Actually, I want you to make something like this. The salary is based on a piece-by-piece.

Speaking of that, show Othello and Shogi and explain.

Othello is easy, but shogi is complicated because the pieces are different in size and written. Well, I'll write the letters later, so it doesn't matter to people in the village.

"Is it a plaything?"

The mayors who heard my explanation, have a subtle face again ...

"Yeah, it sells absolutely. Even if it doesn't sell, it's okay because I buy it exactly!

I was nodded at that time as if I was relieved.

If you can buy it surely, it will be a good job for women and children.

I'm finally convinced of that, and my smile started to appear.

"Let's make some cheap ones for the common people and some high-end ones for the aristocrats. The ones that use good materials and have sculptures so that they sell well."

Yeah, they all started thinking they were going to make some money.

But this is not the only yet!

I took out the paper output from the bag from the printer.

"Is this a plant like this?"

The printed picture is a photograph of four kinds of plants. Ganpi, Kozo, Casino Ki, Mitsumata.

Yes, it is a typical raw material for Japanese paper.

Let's start, paper production! Western paper seems to be something difficult.

Boil, dissolve, dissolve, strain, drain, dry and finish. No, you can check the details online.

"Hmm, this and this are many. I've never seen this. What about you?"

"Yes, I feel like I saw this, but I don't know if it's similar ..."

Oh, there's a lot of Kozo and Mitsumata? Okay, it's time to start small-scale experiments!

Then ask for a sample of Kozo and Mitsumata and return to the Viscount Mansion.

"Mitsuha, please give me more!"

Pia ~, Colette is a troublesome child ...

Did you leave too little?

I'll be with you forever today.

"... That's why it's a temporary study meeting."

"Yeah, don't play!"

Colette complains, but just says she's with her, and nobody says she's playing.

Members of the study meeting were me, Colette, and Miriam, who served as a staff member.

Of course, the agenda of the study meeting.

"So, think of a way to make these two games trendy and sell."

… Do you usually order after considering the selling method?

In addition, the card, Trump in Japan, was abandoned for the time being.

Because there is no technology to make the paper even enough to be completely indistinguishable. Because it will be. Even if you shuffle, it will be difficult to use due to poor strength, touch, slippage, etc. Also, sometime ... no, we haven't made any prototype paper yet, but when will it be ...?

Anyway, it's Othello and Shogi anyway.

There is a game called reversi, which is very similar to Othello, but there is a little greater freedom in the position of the pieces to be put in advance at the start, there is no limit on the board, and conversely, unified to spread new Othello is the one who spreads this time because it is difficult to understand the nature and explanation.

"If you do not show it first, it will be useless to advertise by mouth."

As expected, Miriam pierces the core.

"This shogi is difficult to start with, so it should be spread to nobles and high-ranking soldiers, and then to the general public. On the other hand, anyone with Othello can start immediately Well, it seems to be deep and interesting for simple things ... "

Yeah, when I played with the explanation, I was addicted to it.

"If you don't try it, you won't know if it's interesting. If you don't know, to solve the problem of buying and paying, let's do it for free, or ..."

"Or?"

"It makes me think that buying this game has some benefits."

I see ... As expected, Miriam is logical.

"And what are the benefits?"

"Take it for yourself, because my specialty is studying people's psychology, not practice."

Miriam, you can't use it more than you think!

At that time, Collet, who had been silently listening, opened her mouth.

"It's a match, Mitsuha!"

e?

"In the village, the festivities of the festival are the competition of power and log competition. And the prize is gorgeous! The log cutting when one whole baby boar appeared on the prize was already excited! What ... "

"I see, the Othello tournament is open, and I guess that's a good food.

Sure, everyone starts from a Zubuto amateur, so the conditions are the same. It's not that expensive, so buy it and practice it ... Awesome, Colette! "

Hehe, Telelet Collet is cute!

"But what a prize ?. If you spend too much money, you will lose money, and if it's a bad thing, you can't catch the participants ..."

When I was worried for a while, Colette, who had been squeezing the wooden board, presented the wooden board.

"Yes, this!"

Yeah yeah, I learned a lot of characters. But now it's time to look at your studies ...

"Mitsuha, isn't the prize just fine? It doesn't cost money and everyone is pleased!"

e? Is this a prize proposal? let's see…….

You can buy a honey for Mitsuha

I'll give Mitsuha a wipe

3 I can walk with Mitsuha

4 Kenji stroking Mitsuha's head

5 You can have a live at Mitsuha

……… A genius! !

But I'm a little worried about Colette's future ...

However, if I only get the prizes or the first and second places, the prizewinners will lose money, right?

"Okay, that's definitely cool!"

Well, if Miriam pushes the drums, is it OK?

In the end, the number of head strokes increased from 4th to 6th, and the number of holding hands increased from 7th to 10th. Well, it's fine because it doesn't decrease separately ...

In addition, in order to create or reuse Othello, or to eliminate piggyback products, the participation conditions for the tournament were "Please bring your own Yamano Othello as a certificate of participation. Those without the branding of Viscount Yamano are invalid. ' Forgery branding forgeries is a felony on par with a noble title. Nobody will do it. And now you can sell one Othello for every two people, one for each.

... I'm a demon.

Well, then, if the tide of "Othello is the ancestor of the Viscount of Yamano" and "the one without the branding of Viscount Yamano is a fake.

Today's study meeting ends here. Then, let's work out specific measures.

I've been sleeping in the royal capital for the last few days, so maybe I'll sleep here today. It's unnatural to stay out of the house without going far.

Ok, let's sleep with colette after a long absence.

But before that, let's go back to the royal city and check if there are any problems with the stalls.

"... and sold out today?"

"Yes.

"However?"

"A lot of people complain that there is no princess shrine maiden. And people who stare in the stalls from the side ..."

Philip's report, which was still a food stall, was largely as expected.

While I can't help complaining about my absence, the one who has been watching has probably come to steal the secrets of the recipe. I tried it myself, but it didn't work.

But unfortunately, it is useless to see how to make it. After all, non-exploding corn does not work well because the hull is not sufficiently hard, and it must be dried properly.

Even if you try to pick and grow the fallen grain, it will take a long time for it to be harvested and then grown from the harvested grain until a sufficient amount of explosive seeds will be supplied stably. Would. By then, the popcorn should be branded as Yamano and other fake things.

And I don't want to sell popcorn exclusively, right?

I just wanted to spread popcorn and sell explosives from the Yamano Viscount region, simply.

So, the explosives from the Viscount are sold normally. Otherwise, the amount sold at the stalls is known. Not enough to contribute to the territory's finances.

What we want to brand is not the popcorn of this stall, but the explosive species from Yamano. This stall is only for promotion of explosive species.

If explosive seeds are available, there will be places where you can start cultivating from the seeds you bought, but that is inevitable. There is no choice but to maintain the market share with the merit as a pioneer and the brand power as the "original" gained so far. Although it is a bit of a bottleneck to be far from the royal capital.

Does the sales of the stall drop if I start selling it anyway?

No, originally, I didn't think about making a lot of money in this stall. In the orphanage, where sales have fallen somewhat, daily food expenses will be enough to make money, and I am not doing a separate charity. It just happened to be the same.

"And that's all for today's lightning cone sales."

Philipp showing the result of the calculation ... What did you say right now?

"Huh? What cone?"

"It's a thunder cone.

The story of `` This originated from the corn that burst out of thunder on the site where the thunder priestess was struck by lightning '' spread, and the `` Thunder princess maiden cone '' was shortened to `` Thunder cone ", and ..."

Too short! Is my abbreviation “thunder” ?!

No, let's go home and sleep.