Chapter 15

Chapter 15 \n4 days since opening.\n

10:15

chiririn

They’re here!A visitor immediately after opening today! Okay, bring it on, bring it on!(ノって来たノって来た)“Welcome!”The guest, a slightly plump man lightly nods at Mitsuha’s greeting and roams the store at a quick pace. Probably around his thirties. Even though he’s not that old yet, he’s already showing a little belly. Is he wealthy or a glutton who dislike exercising….

Probably he has roughly grasped that the products are arrangement by genre in the store, it seems the man started looking for the kitchen appliances corner. Although he seems concerned about the scale remover, after taking it in his hand and getting a good look, he return it to it’s original position.Next, he takes a cleaver and seem a little surprised, but frowned when he sees the price tag.No, that’s a pretty good buy. The purchase price was 58,000 yen. 2 gold and 5 small gold coins will barely break even with any profit considering the exchange rate.It’s something to show that “This shop handles luxury goods too. It’s technological strength is high”, a product that I wouldn’t care if it sells or makes a profit. It’s a something a craftsman forges one by one with their hands. I only watched it on TV but it was awesome, I was impressed.Eh, are you going to buy that?

What, the man shifts to confirm the next item with the kitchen knife in his hand. Surprise!You have a eye for good things. No, I’m a little glad. There is no profit though.

After a while, the male guest comes to the accounting table with some goods.“I’m sorry, but can I ask you some questions?”Huh, not checking out yet?“Yes, don’t hesitate to ask anything. And please use the shopping basket if you don’t mind”The man makes a, was there such a thing, face and put the items in his hands into the basket.

“So, I want to ask,” that “scale remover” thing, why are you selling something like that?”Eh, is there a problem with that?\n

“Eh, it’s just a handy item. Because it’s convenient for removing scales, I thought it could sell to someone like a wife who’s good at fish dishes…”The man says with an amazed face.“Hey, how far away do you think here is from the sea? There wouldn’t be any fish that isn’t already smoked and dried, or salted, and needs scaling?”Ga~n I made a mistake! !Is that’s why those girls had that reaction…

“And, I want you to teach me how to use these”What is taken out of the basket are the items he had in his hands earlier. Ah, the purchase wasn’t final yet, too bad. Focusing on cooking related items? This person’s probably a cook.“Yes, this is a peeler, it’s used for peeling. Here, with this. Even amateurs that just started can peel beautifully at a speed that won’t lose to a veteran, it’s a cowardly tool to kill veteran cooking”The man is paralyzed.

“This is an hourglass. Once it’s turn over the sand falls down, it always becomes empty at the same time. Boiling time can be precisely measured so it is handy. 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, we have various kinds.This is a can opener. This is a tool for opening “canned food” that can preserve food to be eaten at any time for several years”

Well, nowadays the ones that don’t need can openers are common. But quite a bit of the cheap items sold at discount stores still use can openers, following the order of civilization’s progress the ones that use can openers came first, right.As Mitsuya explains one after another, the man’s face gradually gets redder. And….

“Tell me. Why is this so expensive?”Don, the kitchen knife was put on the table.“Ah, this isn’t made by casting iron into molds like the ones used for children playing house”“Wha……”Man grows angry from Mitsuha’s provocative words.

“This, with the carefully selected best material, steel, it’s a gem that men who been kitchen knife blacksmiths for decades, no, that demons took over several days to create. It is a piece of art made as a practical item, one of the supreme products. Something a demon, yes, a ‘demon of steel’ created!”“Ha, demon of steel……”Gulp, the man swallows his saliva.\n“Take a good look. Forged repeatedly over and over, folds joined by pounding up hard steel and soft steel, the miracle technique that balanced razor-edged sharpness with hard to break ruggedness!“(固い鋼と柔らかい鋼を叩き上げての圧着接合)The man’s hand holding the knife shakes.

“To be honest, my profit is zero even if I sell it. But it is our merchant’s mission to hand over the supreme masterpiece from the craftsmen to the chefs. The craftsmen cannot live if it’s too cheap. The chefs cannot buy it if it’s too expensive. At times like that, isn’t it okay if we pick up the tab a little once in awhile? Hey, don’t you think so?”“I, I’ll buy it!”The man shouted loudly with tears spilling down his face.

Yes, thank you for your patronage!

After a while, the finally calmed down guest starts the next conversation.(次の話を切り出した)“By the way ojou-san, I’d like to talk to the shopkeeper, is that possible?”“Ah, that’s fine, go ahead without reservation”“Then, can you call him?”“Eh? No, Like I say go ahead ”“Ah, ahh, no matter how young, this shop’s sales clerk is ojou-san alone so she is pretty much the shopkeeper, huh. Rather, I would like to see the owner and manager of this store, not a employee.Ah~, normally, you would think that.

“No, this store is my personal belongings. I bought it, renovated it, and procure the products. That is, I’m the shopkeeper owner.It somewhat feels like chef-owner.Ah, he’s frozen.… He gradually melted.

“Then, I’ll ask. Is it possible to get raw fish in this store?”Ah~, that’s the main topic…. Is it from the three of them yesterday?“Where’d you hear that?” \nThere, it was written.

[From love consultation to to territory management. We can consult about anything. Fees are negotiable]