Montreux’s Younger Brother, Landol, Is a Glass Artisan
“Ah, that should be fine. Now then, Montreux had a brother, didn’t he?”
“Yes. A craftsman of glasswork… if I recall correctly, his name is… Landol. He is Montreux’s younger brother.”
“Right. And our dealings with this Landol are usually conducted through Montreux, correct?”
“Yes, that is correct.”
“First, we place Montreux under contract magic. Then, through him, we have Landol produce this ‘chawan’ out of glass. Kaito will only have contact with Montreux. That should suffice.”
“Yes, I believe that would be best.”
“Also… in fact, Young Master Kaito mentioned that a wooden chawan would be better than a glass one. Would it be acceptable to have Montreux handle that as well?”
“A wooden vessel… I see. If it’s something Kaito came up with, then there must be a reason for it. Very well. Proceed as such.”
“And one more thing. There is something I would like to report regarding Young Master Kaito.”
“What is it? What about Kaito?”
“Actually, during the discussion about making the chawan, something like this came up. It seems Milady intended to serve miso soup and garigarkuu steak at the same time.”
“… Hm?”
“If both are served at once, wouldn’t it be too much for the ladies to eat?”
“Yes. Young Master Kaito pointed out that very issue to Milady. In response, Milady suggested offering small portions of both.”
“That makes sense. If the portions are small, they could eat both.”
“That is true. However, Young Master Kaito disagreed.”
“… I see.”
As Master fell into thought, I continued.
“He suggested that instead, they be served on separate days, offering only one at a time.”
“… And what was his reasoning?”
“Yes. He explained that by introducing something new, some new dish, each time a tea party is held, it would create anticipation for what comes next. And if that continues, what would happen? He said that the Marsh family would become known for constantly producing new things.”
“In other words, attention would gather around the Marsh family.”
“Yes. I believe he meant that it would lead to the future development of the Marsh territory.”
“… So he’s thinking about the future. He has foresight, is that it? Hmm…
(Kaito’s value keeps rising more and more.)
I see. Then it’s best to keep Kaito’s ideas confined within this estate.”
“We must ensure that troublesome individuals do not set their sights on him.”
“Indeed.”
“In that case, it would be better to have Montreux come here to the estate if Young Master is to be involved in this matter.”
“That makes sense. First, we’ll have Montreux come here. We’ll also need to select suitable types of wood, so tell him to bring several varieties with him.”
“Understood, Master.”
“And before anything else, we should make a wooden vessel first, then use that as a model to create a glass chawan. That would be the proper order.”
“Quite so.”
“Then I shall proceed accordingly.”
“Mm. I’ll leave it to you.”
Well then, I’ll head over to Montreux’s place right away. Swoosh!
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