"Guys, hey. It's Kiri's horoscope time today. I just wanted to say, once again, let's invite a special guest. Ars von Barca, the prime minister and general of the kingdom of Fontana for the time being, who had me on this show before. Yes, go ahead - '
'Good morning, everyone. I'm Ars von Barca, and I've given you an introduction. Thank you for today. "
"Uh, you're in a tough tone again, Ars. I just want you to talk easier."
'Well, about the first time you say hello. Nice to meet you today, Kiri.'
'Yes, let's be greeted. Well, it's quick, but Ars had a lot to ask. Can I ask you a question?
'Fine. As far as I can answer, though.'
'Well, it's quick, but I'm surprised. I can't believe the Fontana family became royal and independent. So, I heard that the driving force has something to do with salt, is that true?
'Oh, yeah, I am. Once, salt, which was handled only by the Doren royal family, became a stable supply. With that, salt was to be available cheaper than ever before. Has Kiri tried that salt yet? It's called the Holy Salt, which the Church is supposed to sell.'
'Yeah, of course I bought it right away. But I guess I was a little surprised the first time I saw it.' Cause the salt I've been using didn't look the same. '
'I guess so. The salt that the Doren royal family has been selling is clean white and sarcastic. The new salt supply this time is a little different than that.' Cause it's light red and it's hardened like a stone. '
"Did it taste a little different, too? I don't know, does Holy Salt mean salt is harder? White salt felt a little more mellow. '
'I see. That may indeed be the case. Sacred salt has a thicker salt component.'
"Why does it make a difference when it's the same salt? I mean, I've always thought salt was all white."
'Well, shall we talk about salt for a moment? Actually, holy salt is a kind of salt called rock salt. This can often be taken from land. By contrast, the Doren royal salt is not a land called sea salt, but a kind of salt that can be taken in the sea.'
"Rock salt or sea salt? What's that? I mean, what's the ocean, Ars?
"Kiri doesn't know the ocean, does she?
'Yeah, I don't. I've never seen it. "
'Right. I mean, the ocean, you know... I mean a bigger puddle of water than a pond or a lake. That's a bigger watershed than all the aristocracy combined. And that water is not normal water. It's all made of salt that blends in.'
'... what, there's a water field that big? Really? Not fairy tales or stories that come out of legends?
'... or does Kiri really not know the sea? You're studying the stars, aren't you?
'I don't know. Because I've never even seen that. Are you sure there is?
"There is. On the other side beyond the Great Snow Mountains to the east there is more earth, and beyond that there is the sea. This has been confirmed to those who are from the east."
'... incredible'
'Well, it's excellent evidence as a researcher that you don't believe without confirmation what people have told you. But why don't I put that aside and explain the salt? I think the Doren royal salt is close to the sea salt that can be taken from the waters of the sea. The way it's made is if you dry the water in the ocean and get rid of the water, it's easy because the salt stays.'
"Heh, if Als-kun's story is true, if it's from a sea with so much salt water, you're going to be able to take as much salt as you want."
'Right. In the extreme, just soak up the sea water and let it dry in the sun to get salt. By contrast, holy salt is called rock salt. It's on land, not sea water. I guess I should say that this is more on land than it used to be and I'm out of moisture. for which it is often saltier than sea salt'
'I see. I mean, it's the same salt, but it's a different place to take it, so it changes the taste. Speaking of which, sometimes the same foods taste different if they come from different regions.'
'Exactly. I would say that neither Doren royal salt nor church salt is basically that different. And, as you know, salt is an essential part of a person's body. If there is too little salt, there will be abnormalities in the body, but no matter which salt is used, there will be no such abnormalities in the body. I think you can use it safely.'
'Yes, it is. Ya, it's not the same salt I've been looking at. I was wondering what the difference was. I wonder if it would have been meaningful to just ask Ars about it today. "
"Was it more useful information than Kiri's horoscope?
"What are you talking about, Ars? I did hear a good story about salt, but even my horoscope hasn't lost it, so hey. All right, let's get you started on Ars today."
"Ha, be gentle."
With Fontana going to be independent as a kingdom, the first thing I did was put on a radio show in Kiri.
I have been sending scripts to Kiri since before the broadcast.
And there was a dialogue written in it to talk about salt.
Why do we even get out on a radio like this and talk about salt?
After all, that's where the rock salt I made is a little different from the salt I've had before.
The magic of my [creation of salt fields] is the use of earth's soil to create salt.
But somehow, the salt I make with magic has always turned into a kind of salt like rock salt.
The most familiar white salt could not be created.
I can't help it, so I'm going to try my best to dig up memories from my previous life and recreate the best rock salt I ever had.
By the way, making salt disorderly may become a land of death where crops cease to grow, so it is forbidden to use magic to administer it outside of places arranged with the Church.
But still, until now, in this land, when it comes to salt, it is only the bright white salt that the royal family creates, and nothing else.
I mean, even if you actually lick it and you find out that the rock salt I made is salt, it's different from what it looks like to be conventional.
A person is something with a conservative aspect.
Really, it's not surprising that you get a rejection for something different than what you know before.
That's one of the reasons I entrusted the church with the sale of salt.
The impression changes dramatically whether it is sold by a large organization called the Church, or whether the Lord of the Little Knights of the North is selling something suspiciously magical and unprecedented.
impressions, is an element that can hardly be fooled.
It's kind of creepy, because it's often that things don't sell just because.
That's why I decided to try to get this new salt image up as my first job.
The same is true of the decision to give the name of salt the nuance of holy salt, such as holy salt.
And this is how he even stars on the radio to talk about his bean knowledge of salt.
But, yeah.
Don't you know the sea, even Kiri, who even has detailed knowledge of the stars?
Gran should have known about the ocean once, but I'm starting to wonder if it really is.
Maybe we should change the way we talk some more and even explain salt.
But apart from my concern, the new species of salt, which has undergone numerous image strategies, did not receive such a bad image and seems to have been widely accepted.
As I continued to make several radio appearances, I first expressed my breasts to the Kingdom of Fontana for not having to stumble.