177 Miriam the Peddler
“Is it about time?”
Grace asked me as I was lining up things to bring by the front door.
"Yeah. I guess it's a good time."
"It's good to have a story to tell."
said Ashley.
"Yeah. But, since it's Alfred's introduction, I don't think it'll be too much trouble. I don't have any other plans, so I'll be home by dinner time at the latest."
"I understand. We will also spend some time at home today."
"I've been doing some embroidery lately, too. Grace is going to teach me a new way to sew."
Claudia says. Marlene will probably be participating as well. They look at each other and smile happily.
"Sheila-chan and I are probably practicing our instruments. Cyril-chan is good at playing the bagpipes, so we're thinking of playing together."
"...Bagpipes? I think a centaur would look great."
Miss Cyril is a centaur girl. She seemed to be listening intently to Irmhild's performance in the recreation room, so I thought she might be interested, but she realized that Irmhild was originally a resident of Labyrinth Village. For some reason, she seemed to be able to open up to him right away and join the group.
“Sheila was looking for an instrument, right? Have you decided yet?”
It seems that Sheila also wanted to play with Irmhild, and was looking for an instrument that would suit her.
"Hmm. I tried making it into a drum."
I see. It's true that she's good at it, so once she gets used to it, she'll improve quickly. The range of her songs will expand if she includes percussion instruments.
It might be fun to try making a complete drum set. I think Sheila would probably be able to handle it.
“Sheila-chan is improving quickly.”
"It's very accurate, isn't it?"
Seraphina, who was sitting on Irmhild's shoulder, said. She and Seraphina might spend today listening to her practice.
``Before I met Theodore, I didn't have much to live for, so I couldn't think about things like this. I'm grateful.''
"yeah"
Sheila thanked me face to face and scratched my cheek lightly.
"I will continue with the guidance. I think the beginning is the most important thing."
Is Cecilia instructing the servants? The residents of the labyrinth village have been self-sufficient, so they have almost no problems with household chores such as cooking, laundry, and cleaning. So it seems like it doesn't take that much effort. In that sense, Mihaela expressed the feeling that it was similar to Grace.
It seems that Mihaela and I are planning to give some self-defense training to the residents of the labyrinth village. It seems like it will help protect me if I run into trouble when I go out into the city. It's definitely necessary, so let's move on.
I use Levitation to carry the billiard table and dart board I prepared at the entrance to the carriage.
Alfred was supposed to prepare and bring the alarm system, carbonated drink machine, shaved ice machine, etc.
"--Okay. Well then, I'm going out for a bit."
"Yes. Welcome."
I got into the carriage after being seen off by everyone. The destination of the golem driver's carriage is Kita Ward.
The meeting place with Alfred is a room in the Chamber of Commerce Guild.
The meeting hall is a sturdy building made of stone. Park the carriage in front of the meeting hall, float the necessary luggage with Levitation, and bring it inside the meeting hall. There was a familiar-looking carriage parked there, so Alfred must have already arrived.
It seems that this is a place where the master craftsmen and merchants gather and have an opportunity to discuss anything.
“My name is Theodor Gartner and I am having a meeting here today.”
"Yes. I have heard what you have to say."
The elderly man nods. It seems that he is not the receptionist, but the manager of the meeting hall.
He said he would guide me to the meeting room, so when I used Levitation to levitate the items I had brought, he looked a little surprised.
"Ah. Theo-kun, have you come?"
Alfred smiled as he was led into the room. Talcott, his personal security guard, is also with him. Then there was one person I met for the first time. Maybe she is someone Alfred knows.
It's a woman with an eyepatch. Rather than a merchant, it would be more appropriate to call him an adventurer.
"First time meeting you, Ambassador. My name is Miriam."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Theodor Gartner. Thank you for your time today."
After introducing myself, we shook hands. Apparently I was the last one.
"Hmm. Are you late?"
"No, it's still a little early for the appointed time. Miriam-san also came early."
……I see. Well, it's great that the conversation seems to be proceeding smoothly.
"Miriam is a peddler...and she wanted to set up a base in Termwills someday. It's a good thing that she came back to Termwills just in time. If she hadn't, I think the conversation would have been delayed for a while. During the trip, Miriam picked up Viola, who had been injured by a monster, and entrusted her to a master blacksmith who was an acquaintance of Termwills.I met her when I was looking for a skilled craftsman. Tee”
ah. Were they acquaintances through Viola connections? He seems to have a wide-ranging face, and seems to understand the adventurers. It seems like there is some connection with the adventurer's guild...
I also understand why Alfred would introduce it to me.
``Since I've been able to collect enough funds through peddling, I thought it was time to open my own shop.Peddling, while always working with adventurers and fighting off monsters and thieves, is life-saving. No matter how many I have, it's never enough. Life itself is fun."
Miriam says this in a joking manner, but her impression that she is more like an adventurer is probably correct. The same goes for the way your hands feel when you shake hands, and the way you carry yourself. He probably has some knowledge of martial arts.
Since he is on good terms with adventurers... he probably has a deep understanding of friendly monsters.
"I see. Well, I'd like you to take a look at what I made right away."
We want someone we can trust who can take care of sales, sales, accounting, etc. in order to distribute the products we have created.
Considering his connection with Viola and the fact that he helped her and took care of her afterwards, there would certainly be no problem with that.
Well, there are other things like whether they understand what I'm creating and whether their way of thinking matches my goals. Now. Do you want to have people look at the things you've brought in, have them try them out, and interact with them?
"This is what happens when you put a block of ice here and turn the handle..."
I started the shaved ice machine, poured syrup over the shaved ice in the bowl, and handed it to Miriam.
"……thank you"
Miriam brings the shaved ice to her mouth with a spoon. His expression was quite serious.
What does it feel like? I played cards, darts, and billiards to the extent that I could touch on them, and then moved on to presentations related to alarm systems and food. Miriam was impressed at first, but gradually she became quiet and her expression became more serious.
“Did you say that the ambassador made these?”
“As for the magic tools, Alfred and Viola helped shape them.”
She looked like she was thinking about something, but Miriam suddenly looked up.
“Amazing….This is amazing! I’ve been to many different places and handled all sorts of things, but this is the first time I’ve been able to see all these new items all at once! Especially since the ambassador... I made it!”
After saying that, he approaches me.
“W-could you let me handle this?”
"Eh, yes. I would also like someone to understand my value..."
"I'd like to ask you to please. I'd like you to put all your heart and soul into this task!"
ah……. There seems to be no problem. Miriam's eyes sparkle like a child's.
I expected that there would be a competition between merchants, but it seems they are a slightly different race than I thought. My first impression was that he was cool, but he seemed to have a surprisingly childish side to him.
“Please calm down, Miriam.”
"I... I'm sorry."
At that, Alfred stopped me, and Miriam let go of my hand and timidly sat down on the chair. He seems to have shrunk a little, perhaps thinking that he has exposed his abomination.
“How about you, Theo-kun?”
, he said with a wry smile as Alfred threw water at him.
"Yeah. If Miriam-san is okay with it, I'd like to ask."
“Is it true!?”
"Yes. Let's work out the details from now on. Thank you."
"thank you……!"
We shook hands again.
"I'm glad the story was settled."
Alfred smiles.
"Well, since it's Alfred's introduction, I thought it would all work out. But I've prepared one more hidden gem, but the story was already decided before I could show it to you."
"...What did you make?"
"No, I'll make it now."
, he pulled out a bag of sugar from his baggage. It would be more impactful if you demonstrated it.
“Sugar…?”
"Yes. Do this, like this..."
I nod at Miriam who tilts her head. Heat it with fire magic, melt it, then wind it up with wind magic, make it into a thread, and wrap it around a wooden stick.
The melted sugar is stretched like a thread and wrapped around the stick - cotton candy is completed.
The principle itself is simple, and I think it would be easy to turn it into a magic tool. Well, there may be some improvements to be made, such as the material and shape.
"Well, like this, you can eat sugar like cotton. I thought you could change the appearance by coloring it."
When I showed it to everyone, their eyes widened.
"this is……"
Miriam takes the cotton candy from me with a timid look on her face.
Cut it into small pieces and bring it to your mouth. He nods sharply, his eyes widening as his mouth curves into a smile. That's a pretty good response.
“When I get back to the workshop, I have to think about how to turn it into a magic tool.”
said Alfred with a wry smile.
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