Takarakuji de 40-oku Atattandakedo Isekai ni Ijuu Suru

After dinner that day.

Ichigo was in the work room next to his room, describing the performance of the surveillance cameras arranged on the table.

There are four people in the room, Ichiya and the Narsons, and Barletta is not here because she helps Marie clean up dinner.

"In the future, I will use this surveillance camera to keep track of what happened when I make important deals with people from other countries and territories. With this, you can't get away with it because there's evidence that the other person is trying to rebel the story then. And you can see the footage that this camera is showing using our receiver."

"Is this not the same tool to take the picture you showed me before?

Leese asks, looking down at the domed surveillance camera.

"The uses are similar but a little different, I guess. This one's not still like a picture, we can keep track of how it's moving and look back as many times as we want. Well, I could do something similar if I wanted to do it over there."

"Hmm... you mean this one's more convenient for the kind of use you were just saying, right? It's called a surveillance camera.

"Yes, yes. And don't be a security guard for once. Even if something happens during the transaction, if we keep an eye on it in a separate room, we can rush right away."

"Well, that's how you use it."

I glimpsed Nalson and Zirconia as I watched Reese as she was impressed.

They both let him snort at things like 'Looking OK'.

I told the two of them about the camera in advance, and I know the reasons for using it for Reese and the performance of the instrument.

"Well, I don't think I'll ever use the footage I saved for this unless there's so much going on, but I brought it just in case. Let them lurk among the potted plants in the room to be used for the visit. And this is called a security buzzer..."

That's how I explained the item, and Marie came in with the door knocked.

"Dear Kazra, Alondo has arrived. We are currently waiting for you in the reception room."

"Oh, I get it. I'll be there in a minute...... hmm? Mr. Marie, what's wrong? Are you ill?

When Marie's expression felt a little dark and Ichigo spoke, she felt like she was in a hurry.

"Yes, no, that's not true. Thank you for your attention."

Marie had this morning's Knoll story swirling all the way to her head and was in such a state that she could barely even eat her meal.

After that, Marie went to give Havel a souvenir, but he received the souvenir in no way to eat, and when she heard that Marie had also received it, she had broken her expression.

In that too usual manner, Marie was unable to say anything to him and was distressed by herself even after returning to the mansion.

Because I wanted someone to tell me this story and help me, but I understood that bad behavior could take my father and brother's life.

"But you don't look well, do you? I don't need work anymore today, so take a break. I'll tell the other maids."

"Eh... no, no! Because I'm really fine!

Marie gave me a moment's expression that made me feel like I was about to cry, and I was worried that something had happened with Arond.

But I can't help but insist that I'm all right in person.

"Hmmm...... ok. But please don't push me, okay?

"Yes, thank you"

So Ichiyoshi accompanied Marie and headed to the reception room.

A few minutes later. Ichirano was sitting opposite Arondo and the table, receiving reports of a salt lake survey.

There's no one indoors but two whose candle lights are blurry.

Because Alondo offered to see me alone before I reported to Narson.

Ichiyoshi, who has had a painful experience before ignoring advice from him that Zirconia should not talk about Reese, immediately acknowledges it and continues to do so.

"Intermittent reports did not find what Master Kazura had previously described as a salt lake. But instead, we found a strange village in an inland basin."

"Strange village?

"Yes, there are many carriages of wagons in and out of that village, as they do every day, and surveys show that they are apparently mining and transporting clay. But it's a famous port town along the coast of Gregorn… I'm not sure what it takes so much clay for."

"Aren't you using your ship to export it somewhere? Or do you think they use it to make bricks or something?"

"I also thought about that, but I was wondering if it would be a little harsh considering the cost of purposefully using the ship to transport the clay. It looks like they're making bricks and pottery, but they don't seem to match the amount of luck they get and the amount they consume."

"Hmm. Are you looking so obviously crazy?

"Yes, it looks like all the loads are being carried into one facility, but clay should be able to mine even nearby mountains and along rivers, and it feels unnatural how. It doesn't seem like the clay quality is extraordinarily good, and it's very catchy. This is my idea, is there a new salting method using clay, or..."

"... making it look like a transport of clay, actually hiding salt in that clay?

To a good word, Arond nods.

"I wanted to look into it in more detail, but the village is tightly guarded and poorly handled. So I thought I'd report to Master Kazura first."

"I see... maybe there's a rock salt pit in the basement"

"Let's have cancer...... is it? This is the first name I've heard, is it different from Salt Lake?

To Alondo listening back with a serious look, Ichigo opens his mouth remembering an article in the encyclopedia he had previously read.

"It's roughly the same as Salt Lake. It's called a rock salt pit where the moisture from the original salt lake has completely evaporated and salt has been deposited in layers underground."

"I see. Does that mean that the village is carrying the clay it has dug up in the nearby field over the salt it dug out of the village's basement and out to the coastal area? Consider it salted on the coast, and sell it everywhere."

"That's possible. The salt of the crystalline state is picked from the rock salt pit, so if that's the rock salt pit, the quality of the salt in Gregorn territory is slipping away."

"If that's the case, it means you're making a bump with the high quality salt you got without a lot of hassle. I see, that's what happened..."

To a good explanation, Arond nodded deeply in an impressive way.

In him, it seems that it has already been determined that it is the truth.

"We will now proceed further with the investigation on that line. Lord Diaz is likely to be chewing on one too, so if that's the case, I'm going to use it to threaten Lord Nibel."

"Threaten, is it?

Leaning his neck, Arond gave a snug look.

"Yes. Perhaps what Lord Niebel said about reducing the trade in salt by 50% is a hatchet to keep Master Leese at bay. If Diaz knew about the existence of the rock salt pit and left the entire salt business to Lord Niebel, he'd fix the volume of the deal for some reason in the near future."

"Hmm... does this mean that if Mr. Diaz doesn't know about the existence of a rock salt pit, the transaction volume will remain 50% less?

"Exactly. If Master Diaz doesn't know about the existence of the rock salt pit and Lord Niebel is serious about handing Master Reese over, he may also continue to lose weight on the deal until he gets to the point where he mentioned it and this one makes a sound. But if Dear Diaz is chewing on the business of a rock salt pit, he can't possibly allow you to imitate him like a fool to lose money for such a personal affair. Still no formal notice of volume reduction is coming, is it not time to call for volume modification?"

Now Ichigo snorted admirably at Arond's reasoning.

"I see... so you're saying we should wait until that one says something?

"I was wondering if that was okay. We will continue to investigate the village, but otherwise we will not have to move here."

"Hmmm...... what if you've been gobbling up the amount of salt you trade in half? Do you want to expose Mr. Diaz to the presence of a rock salt pit? Of course, after I got confirmation that there was a rock salt pit in the basement of that village."

"That's painful and funny too, but how about I insist on doing it as thoughtfully as I can make you spit out all the money you've ever made? If you were doing that personally, you would be saving a lot of money, so let's have a sneak peek at that. It would surely be confiscation of property first, or the death penalty in addition, so we'll just have to make this one better. Let it be gold till you die."

"Oh, that's ugly. Well, I deserve it..."

A good leaks a dry laugh at Alondo, who makes horrible suggestions with a refreshing look.

To go with it, Arond also laughed out loud and joyfully.

"It's a reward for trying to get your hands on the depths of Master Kazra's future. Not like Zirconia, but why don't we do it thoroughly?"

"Huh? No, that's not how me and Reese get along..."

"Oh, for once did you mean that your relationship is still a secret? Everyone said that, so I thought it was already a public story."

"Hey, are you serious?"

When Ichirano said that, Concon and the door were knocked.

When Alondo replied, Barletta came in with two cups on the parrot she got.

I noticed Marie preparing tea with a blue face next to Barletta washing and offered to substitute.

By the way, Barletta has been told about Marie's identity and the circumstances surrounding her home.

"Excuse me. I brought you some tea."

"Oh, Mr. Barletta, I'm sorry. Thank you."

Is Barletta nervous or walks over to the table in a cool move?

"Mmm, thank you."

"Ha, ha!

Worded by Alondo when he put the cup on the table in an unscrupulous motion, Barletta replied with a bare, insane voice.

It solidified for a few seconds shortly afterwards, reddening his face when he did it, then lowered his head with pepper, leaving early enough.

Alondo drops it off with a look like he sees something rare.

"Which house is the lady from? This is the first woman I've ever seen."

Alondo snaps as he stares at the closed door.

Barletta thought she was the daughter of some nobleman because she was not wearing a maid's dress but a personal one.

"She was coming from the village of Grisea to help. It's a lot of driving, it spins my head fast, and it's very helpful."

"Really? If Kazura said so, he must be very good."

"Yeah, he's a very smart guy. I can really count on you. You're now in charge of the development and management of machines and tools."

"Oh, my God, that's amazing. I'd love to talk to you once I get a chance."

Arond nodded as he listened to it, turning back in good stead.

"Now, as for Lord Niebel's case, I have another report to make. This is about the emigration to the suburbs of people who live in old collective housing, which I have previously entrusted to you."

"Oh, you left the whole thing to Mr. Alondo on the matter. What's happening?

"We are just letting the same barracks that we build for overwintering in army garrisons be built in large quantities in the villages and cities to which we move. While the structure is simpler and cheaper than a normal home, it is built in a short period of time to withstand snow accumulation, so I thought it would be ideal for this purpose if multiple households partitioned inside so that they could live there."

"Wow, that's amazing. Could it have been mass production of materials in one place?

"Of course it is. It is up quite cheaply because we have asked the installed workshop of the lumber mill to produce it in bulk in flow work. You keep using the same person for assembly, so you're getting more and more efficient. And it's about migrant work…"

Even then, until late at night, the two continued to talk about measures.