A Sudden Visitor
“What exactly are these?”
I showed Raziel the felt fabric in front of me, along with the mascot dolls of Atre, Lucas, Ripka, Bianca, Ciel, Lucia, and Luan that Mary sent.
Mary sent six of them (Luan and Lucia are connected at the side of the body, so the parent-child pair counts as one).
I expected only Atre and Lucas, so when I received the box from Georges and looked inside, I was shocked.
She must seriously want to make money, but… how many days did it take her to finish all of these?
It’s only been about two weeks since I requested them.
“Dolls made of wool, and felt fabric made of wool.”
“I’m asking what you’re trying to do.”
I explained that the knights want to test whether the felt fabric can be used as shoe insoles, and that I want to sell the mascot dolls in the new district.
“If wool can be turned into felt fabric, we can divert part of the increased production into making insoles. But it seems it won’t have the firmness needed between the shoe and the insole cushion, so we may need to make that layer with Goosh fur.”
“You mean we may finally be able to mass-produce insoles?”
“I’m hoping so.”
“It’s good news but…”
We finally got more staff and could breathe again, and now it sounds like things are about to get busy all over again.
And on top of that, the scale this time looks to be on a completely different level.
“I don’t think it’ll be finished quickly. And we still don’t have nearly enough Goosh fur.”
“Understood. As for the dolls, won’t the price be high if they’re made from wool?”
I told him that Maria discovered a way to return felt fabric back into its original wool, and that I want to try making mascot dolls from that restored wool.
“Can’t the restored wool be made into felt fabric again?”
“Apparently not.”
“What did she use to restore it?”
“… Slimes.”
“What?”
Maria had Raul and Natalia catch slimes, then tested which ones would eat felt fabric.
She apparently got the idea from slimes that eat Goosh fur.
“So we have more special slimes now…”
I need to consult Father, but he’ll probably be shocked when he comes home.
It seems Brother Chris’s engagement was announced at the royal capital’s New Year party.
Grandfather also announced it during the New Year’s greeting addressed to the mansion’s staff.
Yes—he announced that I will become the next family head as well…
Mother and Father will stay in the royal capital a while longer because of Brother Chris’s engagement matters.
I really need to make up my mind and move forward.
“Thank you for meeting me despite my sudden visit.”
A girl about my age suddenly came to see me.
“I am Floria Grande, eldest daughter of the Grande Ducal House of the Soleil Empire. And Raphael Clondale is my cousin.”
Grandfather is in the new district, so Grandmother and I are handling the reception together.
She was a beautiful girl with blonde hair and light-blue eyes.
Her straight hair was braided at the sides, matching her light traveling attire.
Now that she mentions it, her facial features really do resemble Raphael’s.
High-ranking nobles really do have a refined beauty.
“I am Sophia Westland, Reinhardt’s grandmother. You say you have business with Reinhardt today, but I will be present as well.”
“If possible, I would like to speak with him alone. Would that be allowed?”
What is this girl saying on a first meeting?
“That isn’t possible.”
Grandmother doesn’t say it aloud, but I can hear the unspoken “You understand that’s bad manners, don’t you?”
With an “It can’t be helped,” she placed a folded note on the table and slid it toward me.
I guess she wants me to read it.
I accepted the note and opened it.
“You’re a reincarnator too, right? Fellow countryman, please help me.”
It was written in Japanese.
What do you think about this chapter?
