Chapter 68: 68 Episode 68: Rock salt has a Himalayan scent.txt

I meet up with Deanna and explain the situation.

From the feeling I got earlier, it seems like it would be fine from a transactional standpoint without Deanna, but I wonder if it would be better to show Deanna for a change to make an impact.　No, the other side is already willing to negotiate, so there's no need to cut more cards out of your hand that you don't need.

This time, Deanna would be on standby.

Then, we headed straight to the rock salt shop a little ways away.

'Hello~'

Oh, you're the Elf-sama's companion brother. Have you run out of salt yet?

I've been walking around with Deanna a lot, and it seems that the perception of being a big brother with (or being taken by) an elf-sama is spreading among the citizens of Elishe these days.

People like elves too much.

We're talking about something else today. Do you still have that thing you gave me a while back?

A rock salt shop, as it is, is a store that sells salt and rock salt.

In a country where salt is nearly free, it's a delicate commodity to sell. However, as for rock salt, it seems to be priced differently from ordinary salt, which can be dug out of the ruins of a salt lake at any price, because it has to be mined in some way. Well, a chunk of salt the size of a cobbler costs about 3 or 5 ells, which is pocket-money level (......).

By the way, the rock salt shop sells ...... that is rock salt, but they mainly sell salt that is not used for food.

Of course, they also sell edible salt, but other than that -- rock salt blocks.

Rock salt blocks. Pretty red and pink blocks of rock salt. You can cut them into beautiful rectangles and use them as building materials like bricks or as interior decorations.

Rock salt candles. A hollowed out rock salt candle that emits a pale light with a candle inside.

Rock salt bath salts. Putting crushed rock salt into the bathtub improves your sensitivity to cold, makes your skin smooth and smooth, and refreshes your mind with negative ion effects.

Rock salt tiles. Cut up rock salt in the same size as the ones in the bathtub can help create a stylish space.

Rock salt saucer. Various plates made of rock salt. Because the salt dissolves naturally, you don't need any seasoning to have delicious grilled meat.

Rock salt sauna construction. They construct a sauna using rock salt blocks and tiles. You can refresh your body and mind by the far-infrared effect. But it is expensive. I want to build a sauna in my house eventually.

It's also a salt shop that sells rock salt for horses and a salt grater for rocks. It's a proper street shop and seems to be doing rather well.

I also buy rock salt for horses and salt for the house and family home at this store.

It's ridiculous to buy natural salt for free because it's so expensive in Japan.

The one I'm looking for is the one I was shown when I came here before.

The store sells only the pure white edible rock salt, and the colored ones are used for horses, or for decoration, or for bathing.

The colored ones are used for horses, ornaments, baths, etc. However, there are some that cannot be used for any of those purposes, and I had asked them to show me some before because I was having trouble handling them.

At that time, as it was not needed, I got a little bit of it to take home and use it at the mansion, but...

'That one?　You're an odd one to still want something like that.

When I offered to get a large quantity of them, the store owner's eyes went black and white. After all, it's the kind of stuff that's piled up in the back of the store, which he declares to be worthless.

The owner of the rock salt shop is a goldmine who goes out to dig for rock salt with his apprentice and brings back a pile of it. Even if a magical beast appears, he's a stiff guy who will just meet it with a pickaxe and barbecue the rock salt plate on the spot.

So we have plenty of products, and we're not so needy that we go out of our way to sell weird stuff.

I'm sure there's enough room for that item to be used this time as well, so I got the number I needed.

So, this--you don't mind if I use it freely, do you?

I don't care what you do with it. But I can't and won't take the blame if you eat it and get out of it.

No problem. Thank you.

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Oh, sorry. Sorry to keep you waiting.

I carefully tucked the items I got from the rock salt shop into a burlap drawstring bag I bought at another store and prepared about a hundred of them.

I didn't bring Deanna with me after all.

Deanna is an inbox. You have to choose how to use it. And there's no need to show them something strange.

Oh, by "weird," you mean the double scam and the impostor.

Oh, oh. You're late. Isn't Master Elf around at ......?

'Yes, I looked for you, too, but I can't find if you left in the middle of the day. ...... Anyway, I've brought the goods, but if you don't trust me, I'll have to give up this time. ......

Show me things.

'Yes, that's it. It's a product that just arrived from the village.

I unpack the linen drawstring bag and take out the goods with a grudging motion.

''Hmm, what's this?　Black ...... rock salt?

"Yes, sir. It is black rock salt from the Himalayan Mountains, the sacred land of the elves.

Yes. It was dumped in the back of a rock salt shop because it was an ominous color. ...... It's a common perception that the image of black is bad in both countries.

By the way, the origin of "Himalayan Mountains" is naturally the Himalayan Mountains of the earth.

I've been thinking about it since I saw that black rock salt at the rock salt store, and it looked like a product my sister used to buy by mail order called "Black Salt of the Himalayas" ...... or something like that, because it was the same thing. It's actually the same ...... and I don't know if the salt tastes any different though.

I've never seen salt with a color like this ....... It's a common practice for salt to be white, or at best, only reddish in color.

Yes. When I first saw it, I was amazed, too.

"...... Precious salt from the village of the elves or ......

I don't know if the lace weaves in proportion to the lace that your elf has woven, but I'm proud to say that this one is also very valuable. Well, I have just brought a hundred of them to you.

Yes. ......

That's right, it ain't ....... This is a bogus contractor who pretends to be bothered by every single one of these negotiations, when the negotiations themselves should have already been concluded. Well, I'm not going to make any concessions either, and if they don't agree to the exchange, I'm just going to call Deanna and the military police and put them to public execution.

''Alright, it's a no-brainer, let's trade them!

Come on, man.

Thank you. So, we'll exchange this for this one: ....... So, just for the record, this is an item that is sold exclusively by me on Elishe, so please don't sell it on Elishe.

Yeah, I know, I know.

And so the negotiations were concluded.

The bogus vendor quickly cleared out his shop and withdrew from Elishe with a gloating smile. That's quite a bit of action, and that's pretty good.

With an annoying hokum on his face, he said, "Do you want to go to Marichella ......, or should I go back to the imperial capital once and sell to the nobles ....... Hehehe, I thought I was roasted too, having to come to the countryside to do business like this ....... I can hear him muttering something like "I'm getting lucky ......", though.

To him, it's just like a gourd to a panel. He's been a cheater so far, but maybe he thinks he can use the pipe he's made this time around to make a permanent "real" profit or something.

As for me, I was able to get a bunch of laces without any problems and immediately went back to the shop to inspect and inspect them.

The construction is not that detailed, but I don't think they have the skills to machine knit lace yet, and of course it would be hand-knit. All the colors are white or beige (maybe it's just sunburned by UV rays), and the material is linen.

I'm not sure how good or bad lace is, as I'm only familiar with curtains: ....... To begin with, polyester curtains are lace, but they're probably not lace: ....... The material is also polyester, not linen .......

Well, you can sell the leftover ones at the internet auction for one yen.

It'll be a fair price, maybe. I don't care because I got it for free anyway.

"Huh?　It's not a race. What's going on, so much stuff.

Rebecca came to visit me in the afternoon and peeked in with interest as I was inspecting the items.

Rebecca usually stops by whenever she has to go to Elishe. We usually hang out afterwards until closing time and then go home together.

Today, as usual, we're just stopping by to do some shopping.

She seemed very interested in the lace I got. Most of them are good ones, or are they ......?

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I got it from a little hyung thing. Rebecca, do you want it?　I'll give you some of that if you'd like.

Hmm?　Can I have it?　Right, ...... then, give me a handkerchief.

Handkerchiefs. And it doesn't matter how many handkerchiefs you have, it doesn't matter how many you have.

Come to think of it, in Europe and America, it's the worst manner to slurp your nose. However, pocket tissues are not widely used, so people do slurping on handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs are stored in the pocket after use and can be used again and again. ......

Wow, Engachoo, one of the hardest habits for Japanese to follow!

Well, there are just these, so take your pick. They all have slightly different designs, but this one is a bit more elaborate. I have a feeling it will unravel and fall apart after using it a few times.

'Yeah. I don't care which one, as long as Jirou chooses one!

Then this one, which is very practical, is good. A too elaborate design is not very practical.

I give him a safe handkerchief with only light decoration on the edges.

'Yes, I received it. 'Huh, thanks.'

Rebecca receives the handkerchief with an oddly happy look and hugs it to her chest.

If this kind of thing makes me happy, I'd give anything for it. And I'm really indebted to Rebecca-san.

...... It's a delicate thing to get from a phony vendor, though. But if you hate the priest, you don't hate the kesa, and the thing is innocent.

But it's amazing how often you find lace these days. There aren't many noblemen in Elishe, so it's quite unusual.

Rebecca says.

A rare ......? You're probably right. I've been to a lot of flea markets and markets, too, but I've never seen lace.

I've been to many flea markets and markets, but I've never seen any lace.

But ...... then there's no need for a bogus vendor to sell every single one of them a clog called Elf's Village .......

Does that mean it's a rare but worthless ......?　I'm starting to feel like a weird riddle.

I don't know if it's worth it, or if it was. There was a time when it was popular among the aristocrats in the imperial capital because it was a luxury item. It was out of fashion when I was a kid. You know, there is this kind of decorative lace, right? At that time, it seemed to be very fashionable to put them on the sleeves or collar. It's funny now, though.

Oh, that kind of .......

Popular products are thrown out of fashion and sold. So lace is one of those items.

The reason why the vendor went out of his way to bring the item to Elishe is probably because he thought it would be easier to sell it to people who don't know about the trendy situation in the imperial capital. But that's not enough, so they added the name "Elf's Home" to .......

It seems that after the trend has passed, the nobility also gave them away or threw them away to their maids and servants, but for the common people, they are like a symbol of the aristocracy's luxury goods, right?　That's why the common people didn't appreciate it and it just fell into disuse.

I see.

Well, I thought the value was overlooked when that bogus dealer was selling it, so there's no problem.

The reason why Marina wanted it is a mystery, but she must have had an idea in her mind.

Then it's worthless, too. Well, I didn't intend to sell it over here, so it's not a problem.

'Hmm, I don't know. It doesn't mean it's not worth it, does it?

Is that so?

Lace as a fashion item has gone out of fashion, but that doesn't mean that lace itself has disappeared. As a decoration, it can be sold normally.　Handkerchiefs look cute even now. They also look good as rugs.

I think about it while handing Rebecca a piece of lace that could be used as a rug, saying, "Well, here you go, too.

Lace was popular among the aristocrats in the imperial capital, and the price must have been a good deal of handmade craftsmanship. The aristocrats enjoyed dressing up in expensive lace made by artisans.

However, fashion always goes out of style, and lace eventually fell out of fashion.

As a result, the aristocrats would have had to get rid of the lace in droves, just as they did on Earth.

Rebecca says that they were given away to maids and servants, so the maids and servants must have used them themselves or sold them to add to the family budget. But lace didn't take root in the common people either, he says. If it did, it would have gradually fallen in price and eventually would have been close to a throwaway sale.

The phony dealers must have gathered up such races and sold them with a single word of advice in towns far from the capital, or in unfashionable villages.

But a fad is a revival ....... Even if it wasn't, lace is supposed to be a universal thing, far from being a fad. I'm a modern man, and I know that very well.

...... would go to the imperial capital once and buy a lot of ......?　The lace here isn't that good, but I'm sure some of the items are more tame than others. If the fashions are gone and the state of general scarcity, you should be able to get them cheaply at .......

'Rebecca, how far is the Imperial City from here?'

'What?　It's a long way to the Imperial Capital!　I think it's going to take a couple of weeks in the carriage, maybe two or three. Are you going?

That much. As expected, that would be impossible now. It's so far away.

The round trip is 4 to 6 weeks ....... By the way, one week is 6 days over here, so 24 to 36 days round trip. That's a long distance.

It's very difficult for me to feel like "I'm going out for a while". It's like a small trip abroad. I'd rather go to Deanna's parents' house than go to such a faraway place just to make a few bucks.

...... The delicate hand-sewn lace is somewhat of a lustful item, though: .......

'If you're going, I'll show you around!　As you can imagine, it's no good right now because 'Hitotsutsuzuki' is coming, but anytime after that.

Rebecca-san faintly offered to accompany me.

Rebecca-san said she has some noble acquaintances in the imperial capital, and if you're going to follow me, I'm counting on you. Before that, we can't travel alone to a place that's more than half a month away by carriage, or whatever you think.

I want you to imagine: ...... and all of a sudden you're handed a carriage and you're like, "Trans-American Challenge!　Good luck! and sent out to ....... That's probably what the image must look like. Not to mention, this is a world of monsters, monsters, bandits, bandits, and everything else. If it were a guidebook, it might be written in the guide book (* Note: You may die). Johannesburg is the same kind of world.

Well, I haven't actually been there, so I can only imagine what kind of journey it is. It's possible that it's not so dangerous in reality. That bogus vendor was a peddler, but he was acting alone.

Thank you. I'd appreciate it if you would.

Yes. I'm going to let you.

Then I put my hand to my chest and smile at her. The garnet ring I gave her sparkles on her chest.

Come to think of it, you said you wanted to go to Lake Helipa with me. The shop is starting to calm down thanks to Etowah, so after the Hitotsutsuki event is over, maybe we can all go on a quick trip together.

Oh, I forgot to go to the Temple. ...... Well, maybe some other time.

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I stopped by the guild on my way home from work and called up Mr. Toby.

'It's been a while. I've found an outrageous scammer today. The guild can crack down on them, right?　I think they've already pulled out of Elishe, so I'm sure they'll do it again in another city.

Yeah, the Chamber of Commerce (Guild) does a lot of enforcement on those people, but can you tell me more about them at ......?

''Yes, the product is this ......, but this black rock salt is one of the products of the 'Elf Village', and it was sold for a whopping one silver coin. When I denounced it as a fake along with Deanna the Elf, they ran away, but with the way it looked, they should have done the same thing in other cities anyway. Deanna has also confirmed that it's a fake, so there's no doubt about it. Nah?　Deanna?

I'm sure of it.

Oh, black rock salt. Who would buy salt?　I don't see how anyone could be fooled by this stuff.

'When I inquired at the salt shop, they usually discard them because of their ominous color, which is why they are not seen by people and people who don't know them may assume they are rare and valuable. At any rate, though, I've reserved the portion that was in the salt shop for myself.

'Heh ....... There are people who work such a secular scam ....... No. Are religious people fooled by ......?　Do you have the numbers?

'Yes, it was a group of three (...). They each ran off in different directions. I don't know if they met up somewhere else, or if they only did it jointly in Elishe and then each of them went back to work the scam elsewhere.

'A group of three or ....... So it could be a reasonably large scam group, I guess. Okay, I'll put out a warning to the guilds in the surrounding cities. Can we keep this rock salt as evidence?

Come in. Good luck with that.

Yeah, thanks for your help.

--It's a good thing that the man was caught trying to sell the rock salt as the product of the elven village.

The fact is that he was trying to sell a mere rock salt as the product of the elven village, so he was turned into a labor slave. It's the first offense, so it seems that they just carved a slave crest on the contract for a year or so.

In the meantime, a search was conducted for the remaining scammers who allegedly gave the man rock salt, but they were never found. The man is believed to have successfully sold the remaining rock salt to the man and saddled him with the next product: .......

The last thing he said was that the man told him.

'...... So, you mean you were crushed by the guys who were doing the same thing I was doing ....... You mean they tricked me into selling out at the end because the touch came out and rock salt became dangerous as a commercial product. Hehehe, I'm really getting grilled too, ....... Yes, MP, they're supposed to be playing dupe in the race. At the very least, they'd have to catch that guy, too, to keep me afloat, for God's sake.

But they never found anyone to sell the lace as an item from the elven village.

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