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Since it was already nighttime, we decided to leave the tour of the renovated garden for tomorrow, and since I was tired from the festival, we split up at an appropriate place and I returned to my room.
As I was lightly organizing the things I had bought, a part of the wall slid open in which Kuro appeared. Kuro coming to my room is a daily matter, but whatās with that sliding wall? Is that some kind of entrance?
[Kaito-kun, Iām here~~]
[ā¦ā¦Iād really like to find out how many hidden functions I donāt know were installed in this room.]
I looked at Kuro, who was smiling brightly at me, with a dumbfounded look, but wellā¦ā¦ Whatever. If I was really curious about this, I could just ask the nearby Alice.
Putting that aside, Kuro basically comes every day, but I had been wondering if she would come tonight as well.
[I thought you wouldnāt come today because you were busy with the White God Festival.]
[Hmmm, even though you say that, I only said a few words at the beginning and the end of the festival, and then I just watched the others most of the time.]
[That in itself sounds difficult, but is it also like that at Festival of Heroes?]
[If Iām basically attending a festival as a guest of honor, that would be the case.]
It seemed like it would be troublesome to sit in the guestās seat with all the attention of the populace, but Kuro, one of the Six Kings, might be used to it.
As I had such a thought in mind, Kuro, just like usual, took out a teacup filled with coffee and placed it in front of meā¦ā¦ and along with it should be the usual baby castellasā¦ā¦
[Here, Iāve brought some āfinanciersā today! Letās eat them together~~]
Note: Its name is derived from its traditional rectangular mold, making it resemble a bar of gold.)
The moment I heard those words, I reflexively put my hand on Kuroās forehead and checked if she had a feverā¦ā¦ However, do Demons even catch colds? In the first place, could they even get sick and get a fever?
[ā¦ā¦Kuro, are you alright?]
[Eh? W- What are you talking about?]
[Itās just, Kuro actually serving something other than baby castella, I thought you must have some really serious illnessā¦ā¦]
[Isnāt that a bit rude!?]
No, itās true that Kuroās hobby is eating while walking, and she eats all kinds of sweets. So, it wouldnāt be a surprise that she eats financiers.
But whenever she came to visit me at nights, she would always bring out a combination of baby castellas and coffee. When she had a new creation, she would bring that out, and when she hadnāt created anything new, she would just bring out regular baby castellas.
[No, I mean, Iāve never had anything other than baby castellas when you come over at nightsā¦ā¦]
[Ahh~~ Come to think of it, I guess that really was the caseā¦ā¦ Well, anyway, itās financiers today.]
[However, why financiers?]
[I actually wanted Kaito-kun to try some of them. I also brought you some other stuff.]
Saying this, Kuro took out some cylindrical items about 5cm in diameter and laid them out on the table.
[In fact, Iāve recently created a new trading company.]
[Kaito-kun, you know about random boxes, right? They were papers that contain disposable magic techniques made from shards of magic crystals, but a new method of making it has been discovered and the production cost has been reduced considerably.]
She created a new trading company huhā¦ā¦ However, what does that have to do with the financier?
[Well, to put it simply, itās a trading company that deals in āportable foodā. As Iām sure Kaito-kun knows, magic boxes are one of the most expensive types of magic tools in the world, and disposable magic boxes are too costly to buy just to store food.]
[I see, so what about that portable food?]
[Unnn. Rather than with Space-Time Magic, theyāre created with State Preservation and Size Reduction Techniques, and when you open this small tube, you can eat the food inside.]
I see, itās like those instant foods and retort pouches back on Earth. That certainly would be a good direction theyāre aiming at.
Of course, magic boxes were quite efficient tools, but it also had its limits to its efficiency. Also, magic tools arenāt really things that one can use indefinitely, as they also deteriorate with time.
The purer the product, the longer it may last, but that still doesnāt mean they can be used indefinitely. Itās quite difficult to buy something that would just complement food.
[At the moment, weāre only able to make them for several flavors of soups, confectioneries, and some breads. Well, weāll definitely increase the variety in the near future.]
[What about their price?]
[Iām planning to sell them for about 1R to 5R each. Iām sure that if we continue on this track, we would be able to reduce the cost a little more.]
With prices ranging from 100 yen to 500 yen, they would sell not only to adventurers and vendors, but to ordinary families as well. They can be used in times when you donāt feel like cooking.
If you buy soup and bread, one would already have a meal out of it, and the fact that itās stored in this state means that it will come out still warm when you open it.
ā¦ā¦Thinking that this would definitely sell, I tried out the financierā¦ā¦ The texture is moist and soft, and the taste is quite high level with a gentle sweetness that spreads in my mouth.
[ā¦ā¦How much is this?]
[Itās planned to be sold for 1R for a pack of three.]
[Theyāre pretty tastyā¦ā¦ Theyāre really high-quality.]
[Fufufu, Iām pretty particular about its taste and price. Well, itās difficult to create something that matches well with both of those factors, which is why there arenāt that many varieties yetā¦ā¦ but while weāre at it, why donāt you try some of the others too?]
Thinking that she simply likes creating new things, I happily sampled Kuroās new companyās portable food, feeling warm and fuzzy as she happily explained.
Serious-senpai : [ā¦ā¦Sheās trying to get even richer.]
? ? ? : [Itās just like Kuro-san, or rather, she probably plans to leave it to the right person among her family once the trading company has grown to some extent. This product is like a Trinia version of retort pouches, and I think they will sell really well. I think they have already thought of the idea of selling something like this itself for a while, but it was never implemented because they still donāt have any way to make it profitable.]
Serious-senpai : [Thereupon, a new process for making magic paper was discovered, and it became possible to reduce costs significantly, so they established a company immediatelyā¦ā¦ As expected of the Don of the Business World, she sure acts fast.]