Chapter 65: After school for my birthday
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Alexei told me to come to the office even after school, so Ekaterina just showed her face when class was over.
"Welcome, lady"
No sign of Alexei yet, and the Novaks rise to welcome Ekaterina.
"Lady... what we are saying is overbearing, but the lunch break was a good time. It's a pleasure to be able to celebrate your birthday as warmly as that."
"Sir Novak, ladies and gentlemen. I always appreciate your meticulous attention to my brother. Haven't you ever preferred to celebrate your birthday?
Didn't your brother instruct you that you didn't need to celebrate that you were not only your brother, but you were all as usual?
To Ekaterina's words, Novak gave an indescribable look.
"The former Duke...... Your father preferred to keep the celebration very busy. Sometimes it was a little too late, so your Excellency decided not to do so after he had inherited the Duke. The Duke's residence is home to a variety of celebratory items, but almost all of them are to be handled clerically."
... I suspect that in addition to the flashy party, I was doing some kind of pathetic imitation when I imagined on my own from the way I said it felt like something had gotten stuck in my back teeth and the image that my father was a Mr. Light Source Tarasi bastard. That's what your brother hated.
I guess that's what my father was imitating after your grandfather died. Your brother is between the ages of 10 and 17. Even when I was a lot of age...... you fucking father.
There, Alexei's here.
"Ekaterina, were you here"
"Yes, brother"
"I'm sorry to bother you. I'd like to talk to you a little bit about your glass pen. Khalil, come with me."
"Yes."
Khalil Tarar, director of commercial distribution, paid a tribute. What a lovely smile, with a lot of garlic and anticipation.
"Actually, I wanted to talk to you, too. I want to grow this glass pen as a product of the Murano Workshop for profit. May I help you?"
When Ekaterina says, Alexei smiles.
"Exactly, we're talking fast. I think that's a great possibility. Innovative and beautiful as a writing device.... I wonder if you're the first person to create so much stuff and make it a gift to your family.
I was worried that I was too abnegate, but I was relieved that I also seemed to have a good prospect of developing it as a business. You're still a smart kid. "
No, I'm sorry, I didn't create it, so it just can't be greedy or anything. I'm so sorry, Mr. Windmill, for devising a glass pen during the Meiji period in my previous life.
Ha, Mr. Windmill Artisan, could it have been patented or something? No, the patent only expires for twenty years, so is it long overdue? And the EULEGRAN empire is a non-member of the Paris Convention, an international treaty that protects patents and such in previous life. It's obvious... it's a different world, so I care.
Oh, I wonder if there's a patented mechanism in this world, too.
"Ma'am, could you please show me something called a glass pen once and for all"
"Oh! Go ahead, Master Khalil. Try writing comfortably"
When Ekaterina, drawn back from her thoughts, offered her own glass pen in advance, Khalil inked it and just started writing.
After all, the first thing I write is my name, and if I think about it, I seem to write my name in more than one language after another. That's right, the bloodline of the Sovereign of the Great Chamber of Commerce, which is based around the world. Already global in this era.
Oh, the pattern of writing from right to left also ⁉
I thought, I wrote it vertically -! Besides, isn't it a symbol? Shapes that aren't the same as the Kanji of previous life, but somehow seem to make sense of the letters themselves!
Khalil stopped his hand and roared, roughly ecatelina thriving in his heart.
"... with one ink, that's all I can write. And as Your Excellency said, you can write smoothly in either direction. It's glass, so naturally unlike a blade pen, the tip doesn't have to be crushed and re-sharpened, so it can be used for a long time. This thickness will also feel easy to hold if you get used to it.
Beyond the mountain ridges of the gods, on the far east of my homeland, I use soft pen tips made of animal hair. The shape of this pen tip reminds me of the writing instruments of the country to the east. "
Ooh...... Mr. Khalil Sensei. This world is really similar to the last life.
I do think the tip of a glass pen resembles a brush in shape. The natural parent of a previous life glass pen, a Meiji-era wind chime artisan, may have been able to create a glass pen because the brush was the normal Japanese, not the blade pen.
... uh, then it doesn't make sense that a sneaky glass pen appeared in this empire...?
No, I don't care! Let's not even think about it now!
Alexei also opened a box of velvet with a glass pen and gave it to Khalil. The color glass pen is carefully inspected by Khalil.
"What was given to Your Excellency is a delicacy to be described as a work of art, though it is a practical product. The Duke of Yurnova deserves you. The craftsman the lady was hired into seems very skilled."
"Well, Master Khalil, that's just what you know so well. The artisan is only twenty-two years old. I'm hoping you'll make something even better."
"Hmm..."
To the roaring Khalil, Alexei asked.
"What do you think, Khalil? as a product."
"It sells."
Khalil answers clearly.
"If this doesn't sell, it would mean how many bonkers to sell. I'd love to sell it."
... Ha-ha-ha, laughing Mr. Khalil, your eyes are shining. Not sparkly, shitty.
Merchant instincts? Awesome.
I mean, do you say bonkers or something in front of your brother?
"What I'm rather worried about is that manufacturing can't keep up with demand? There's only one artisan who can make this."
Oh, Mr. Khalil, I knew it was just fine.
"Yeah, it is. We ask the craftsman to speak to the craftsmen who used to work at the Murano workshop. But I still don't know if you'll come back."
"Have you already moved?"
Khalil smiles.
"Master Khalil said glass pens can be sold, and I will try to guarantee better treatment than the workshops the craftsmen are working in right now. But even if you come back, I don't think the artisans will know if they can make the same standard of glass pens as today's artisans.
In that case, I think the profits would be secured if other craftsmen were to take charge of the Murano Workshop-like pieces such as glasses. Glass pens are for scarce value, and for the time being, I thought I'd try to sell them to just a handful of people. In doing so, they also pass on the technology to other craftsmen, and where the supply system is in place, they increase the number of sales. By that time, we thought that if we could root out the image of the possessions of senior aristocrats, we would be able to sell enough with a considerable margin of interest. "
……
After much silence, Khalil smudged and sighed.
"I was going to know that the lady was an amazing one. There won't be two ladies you can think of that far."
"No! It's just an amateur idea. I have no idea if I can really do that."
I'm sorry. I just wasn't a lady in my previous life. Excuse me.
And like this, I was just thinking with the knowledge that I was watching the dawn of something in the Teledong series, because it's an aerospace theory on the desk. I'm not entirely sure it's going to work.
"That's all amateurs can think about, Sage Ekaterina"
Alexei laughs.
"I thought I'd ask you to take over the glass pen business from Khalil's... but if that's all you've got in mind, should you keep leading the business?
"I think I should be responsible for the factory that I asked you to buy, even though it is overwhelming to lead."
"Sounds like you. She's a very responsible girl."
Alexei sighed.
"I will put on those who can be entrusted with the practice, so that they don't take too much time to get sick. Just be careful with that."
"Thank you. I know, brother. I'll make sure you do as I say. I don't know anything. If you need anything, I'll talk to your brother and Khalil right away."
"Oh, I'd love that"
"Speak up anytime. But, lady, the policy you just spoke about was quite reasonable. I hope you don't hesitate to proceed as you thought."
"I'm glad to hear your words. But I don't know exactly how I can root out the image of a glass pen as a possession of a senior nobleman. I'm just saying things like that. I'm ashamed of you."
I had your brother become an advertising tower, and I can't believe it. Your brother's still a student, too, and he doesn't seem to really like that personally. Rejected because I don't want your brother to feel bad about it. But what else do we do?
Then Alexei and Khalil looked at each other and laughed.
"Ekaterina, can I have an extravagant glass pen, equal to what you gave me or more, ready for the craftsman"
To Alexei's words, Ekaterina is greatly bewildered.
"Did you say any more? You deserve a duke brother, and the craftsmen have done everything in their skill to make something wonderful...... if it's equivalent, I can prepare it, but what will it be used for?
Alexei said softly.
"I offer it to His Majesty the Emperor. You'll love it."
I see. - Then it's one shot to establish a noble image of your belongings!
If it's your brother, you can give it to him!
... there's more to top selling...
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Alexei told me to come to the office even after school, so Ekaterina just showed her face when class was over.
"Welcome, lady"
No sign of Alexei yet, and the Novaks rise to welcome Ekaterina.
"Lady... what we are saying is overbearing, but the lunch break was a good time. It's a pleasure to be able to celebrate your birthday as warmly as that."
"Sir Novak, ladies and gentlemen. I always appreciate your meticulous attention to my brother. Haven't you ever preferred to celebrate your birthday?
Didn't your brother instruct you that you didn't need to celebrate that you were not only your brother, but you were all as usual?
To Ekaterina's words, Novak gave an indescribable look.
"The former Duke...... Your father preferred to keep the celebration very busy. Sometimes it was a little too late, so your Excellency decided not to do so after he had inherited the Duke. The Duke's residence is home to a variety of celebratory items, but almost all of them are to be handled clerically."
... I suspect that in addition to the flashy party, I was doing some kind of pathetic imitation when I imagined on my own from the way I said it felt like something had gotten stuck in my back teeth and the image that my father was a Mr. Light Source Tarasi bastard. That's what your brother hated.
I guess that's what my father was imitating after your grandfather died. Your brother is between the ages of 10 and 17. Even when I was a lot of age...... you fucking father.
There, Alexei's here.
"Ekaterina, were you here"
"Yes, brother"
"I'm sorry to bother you. I'd like to talk to you a little bit about your glass pen. Khalil, come with me."
"Yes."
Khalil Tarar, director of commercial distribution, paid a tribute. What a lovely smile, with a lot of garlic and anticipation.
"Actually, I wanted to talk to you, too. I want to grow this glass pen as a product of the Murano Workshop for profit. May I help you?"
When Ekaterina says, Alexei smiles.
"Exactly, we're talking fast. I think that's a great possibility. Innovative and beautiful as a writing device.... I wonder if you're the first person to create so much stuff and make it a gift to your family.
I was worried that I was too abnegate, but I was relieved that I also seemed to have a good prospect of developing it as a business. You're still a smart kid. "
No, I'm sorry, I didn't create it, so it just can't be greedy or anything. I'm so sorry, Mr. Windmill, for devising a glass pen during the Meiji period in my previous life.
Ha, Mr. Windmill Artisan, could it have been patented or something? No, the patent only expires for twenty years, so is it long overdue? And the EULEGRAN empire is a non-member of the Paris Convention, an international treaty that protects patents and such in previous life. It's obvious... it's a different world, so I care.
Oh, I wonder if there's a patented mechanism in this world, too.
"Ma'am, could you please show me something called a glass pen once and for all"
"Oh! Go ahead, Master Khalil. Try writing comfortably"
When Ekaterina, drawn back from her thoughts, offered her own glass pen in advance, Khalil inked it and just started writing.
After all, the first thing I write is my name, and if I think about it, I seem to write my name in more than one language after another. That's right, the bloodline of the Sovereign of the Great Chamber of Commerce, which is based around the world. Already global in this era.
Oh, the pattern of writing from right to left also ⁉
I thought, I wrote it vertically -! Besides, isn't it a symbol? Shapes that aren't the same as the Kanji of previous life, but somehow seem to make sense of the letters themselves!
Khalil stopped his hand and roared, roughly ecatelina thriving in his heart.
"... with one ink, that's all I can write. And as Your Excellency said, you can write smoothly in either direction. It's glass, so naturally unlike a blade pen, the tip doesn't have to be crushed and re-sharpened, so it can be used for a long time. This thickness will also feel easy to hold if you get used to it.
Beyond the mountain ridges of the gods, on the far east of my homeland, I use soft pen tips made of animal hair. The shape of this pen tip reminds me of the writing instruments of the country to the east. "
Ooh...... Mr. Khalil Sensei. This world is really similar to the last life.
I do think the tip of a glass pen resembles a brush in shape. The natural parent of a previous life glass pen, a Meiji-era wind chime artisan, may have been able to create a glass pen because the brush was the normal Japanese, not the blade pen.
... uh, then it doesn't make sense that a sneaky glass pen appeared in this empire...?
No, I don't care! Let's not even think about it now!
Alexei also opened a box of velvet with a glass pen and gave it to Khalil. The color glass pen is carefully inspected by Khalil.
"What was given to Your Excellency is a delicacy to be described as a work of art, though it is a practical product. The Duke of Yurnova deserves you. The craftsman the lady was hired into seems very skilled."
"Well, Master Khalil, that's just what you know so well. The artisan is only twenty-two years old. I'm hoping you'll make something even better."
"Hmm..."
To the roaring Khalil, Alexei asked.
"What do you think, Khalil? as a product."
"It sells."
Khalil answers clearly.
"If this doesn't sell, it would mean how many bonkers to sell. I'd love to sell it."
... Ha-ha-ha, laughing Mr. Khalil, your eyes are shining. Not sparkly, shitty.
Merchant instincts? Awesome.
I mean, do you say bonkers or something in front of your brother?
"What I'm rather worried about is that manufacturing can't keep up with demand? There's only one artisan who can make this."
Oh, Mr. Khalil, I knew it was just fine.
"Yeah, it is. We ask the craftsman to speak to the craftsmen who used to work at the Murano workshop. But I still don't know if you'll come back."
"Have you already moved?"
Khalil smiles.
"Master Khalil said glass pens can be sold, and I will try to guarantee better treatment than the workshops the craftsmen are working in right now. But even if you come back, I don't think the artisans will know if they can make the same standard of glass pens as today's artisans.
In that case, I think the profits would be secured if other craftsmen were to take charge of the Murano Workshop-like pieces such as glasses. Glass pens are for scarce value, and for the time being, I thought I'd try to sell them to just a handful of people. In doing so, they also pass on the technology to other craftsmen, and where the supply system is in place, they increase the number of sales. By that time, we thought that if we could root out the image of the possessions of senior aristocrats, we would be able to sell enough with a considerable margin of interest. "
……
After much silence, Khalil smudged and sighed.
"I was going to know that the lady was an amazing one. There won't be two ladies you can think of that far."
"No! It's just an amateur idea. I have no idea if I can really do that."
I'm sorry. I just wasn't a lady in my previous life. Excuse me.
And like this, I was just thinking with the knowledge that I was watching the dawn of something in the Teledong series, because it's an aerospace theory on the desk. I'm not entirely sure it's going to work.
"That's all amateurs can think about, Sage Ekaterina"
Alexei laughs.
"I thought I'd ask you to take over the glass pen business from Khalil's... but if that's all you've got in mind, should you keep leading the business?
"I think I should be responsible for the factory that I asked you to buy, even though it is overwhelming to lead."
"Sounds like you. She's a very responsible girl."
Alexei sighed.
"I will put on those who can be entrusted with the practice, so that they don't take too much time to get sick. Just be careful with that."
"Thank you. I know, brother. I'll make sure you do as I say. I don't know anything. If you need anything, I'll talk to your brother and Khalil right away."
"Oh, I'd love that"
"Speak up anytime. But, lady, the policy you just spoke about was quite reasonable. I hope you don't hesitate to proceed as you thought."
"I'm glad to hear your words. But I don't know exactly how I can root out the image of a glass pen as a possession of a senior nobleman. I'm just saying things like that. I'm ashamed of you."
I had your brother become an advertising tower, and I can't believe it. Your brother's still a student, too, and he doesn't seem to really like that personally. Rejected because I don't want your brother to feel bad about it. But what else do we do?
Then Alexei and Khalil looked at each other and laughed.
"Ekaterina, can I have an extravagant glass pen, equal to what you gave me or more, ready for the craftsman"
To Alexei's words, Ekaterina is greatly bewildered.
"Did you say any more? You deserve a duke brother, and the craftsmen have done everything in their skill to make something wonderful...... if it's equivalent, I can prepare it, but what will it be used for?
Alexei said softly.
"I offer it to His Majesty the Emperor. You'll love it."
I see. - Then it's one shot to establish a noble image of your belongings!
If it's your brother, you can give it to him!
... there's more to top selling...
Alexei told me to come to the office even after school, so Ekaterina just showed her face when class was over."Welcome, lady"No sign of Alexei yet, and the Novaks rise to welcome Ekaterina."Lady... what we are saying is overbearing, but the lunch break was a good time. It's a pleasure to be able to celebrate your birthday as warmly as that.""Sir Novak, ladies and gentlemen. I always appreciate your meticulous attention to my brother. Haven't you ever preferred to celebrate your birthday? Didn't your brother instruct you that you didn't need to celebrate that you were not only your brother, but you were all as usual?To Ekaterina's words, Novak gave an indescribable look."The former Duke...... Your father preferred to keep the celebration very busy. Sometimes it was a little too late, so your Excellency decided not to do so after he had inherited the Duke. The Duke's residence is home to a variety of celebratory items, but almost all of them are to be handled clerically."... I suspect that in addition to the flashy party, I was doing some kind of pathetic imitation when I imagined on my own from the way I said it felt like something had gotten stuck in my back teeth and the image that my father was a Mr. Light Source Tarasi bastard. That's what your brother hated.I guess that's what my father was imitating after your grandfather died. Your brother is between the ages of 10 and 17. Even when I was a lot of age...... you fucking father.There, Alexei's here."Ekaterina, were you here""Yes, brother""I'm sorry to bother you. I'd like to talk to you a little bit about your glass pen. Khalil, come with me.""Yes."Khalil Tarar, director of commercial distribution, paid a tribute. What a lovely smile, with a lot of garlic and anticipation."Actually, I wanted to talk to you, too. I want to grow this glass pen as a product of the Murano Workshop for profit. May I help you?"When Ekaterina says, Alexei smiles."Exactly, we're talking fast. I think that's a great possibility. Innovative and beautiful as a writing device.... I wonder if you're the first person to create so much stuff and make it a gift to your family.I was worried that I was too abnegate, but I was relieved that I also seemed to have a good prospect of developing it as a business. You're still a smart kid. "No, I'm sorry, I didn't create it, so it just can't be greedy or anything. I'm so sorry, Mr. Windmill, for devising a glass pen during the Meiji period in my previous life.Ha, Mr. Windmill Artisan, could it have been patented or something? No, the patent only expires for twenty years, so is it long overdue? And the EULEGRAN empire is a non-member of the Paris Convention, an international treaty that protects patents and such in previous life. It's obvious... it's a different world, so I care.Oh, I wonder if there's a patented mechanism in this world, too."Ma'am, could you please show me something called a glass pen once and for all""Oh! Go ahead, Master Khalil. Try writing comfortably"When Ekaterina, drawn back from her thoughts, offered her own glass pen in advance, Khalil inked it and just started writing.After all, the first thing I write is my name, and if I think about it, I seem to write my name in more than one language after another. That's right, the bloodline of the Sovereign of the Great Chamber of Commerce, which is based around the world. Already global in this era.Oh, the pattern of writing from right to left also I thought, I wrote it vertically -! Besides, isn't it a symbol? Shapes that aren't the same as the Kanji of previous life, but somehow seem to make sense of the letters themselves!Khalil stopped his hand and roared, roughly ecatelina thriving in his heart."... with one ink, that's all I can write. And as Your Excellency said, you can write smoothly in either direction. It's glass, so naturally unlike a blade pen, the tip doesn't have to be crushed and re-sharpened, so it can be used for a long time. This thickness will also feel easy to hold if you get used to it.Beyond the mountain ridges of the gods, on the far east of my homeland, I use soft pen tips made of animal hair. The shape of this pen tip reminds me of the writing instruments of the country to the east. "Ooh...... Mr. Khalil Sensei. This world is really similar to the last life.I do think the tip of a glass pen resembles a brush in shape. The natural parent of a previous life glass pen, a Meiji-era wind chime artisan, may have been able to create a glass pen because the brush was the normal Japanese, not the blade pen.... uh, then it doesn't make sense that a sneaky glass pen appeared in this empire...?No, I don't care! Let's not even think about it now!Alexei also opened a box of velvet with a glass pen and gave it to Khalil. The color glass pen is carefully inspected by Khalil."What was given to Your Excellency is a delicacy to be described as a work of art, though it is a practical product. The Duke of Yurnova deserves you. The craftsman the lady was hired into seems very skilled.""Well, Master Khalil, that's just what you know so well. The artisan is only twenty-two years old. I'm hoping you'll make something even better.""Hmm..."To the roaring Khalil, Alexei asked."What do you think, Khalil? as a product.""It sells."Khalil answers clearly."If this doesn't sell, it would mean how many bonkers to sell. I'd love to sell it."... Ha-ha-ha, laughing Mr. Khalil, your eyes are shining. Not sparkly, shitty.Merchant instincts? Awesome.I mean, do you say bonkers or something in front of your brother?"What I'm rather worried about is that manufacturing can't keep up with demand? There's only one artisan who can make this."Oh, Mr. Khalil, I knew it was just fine."Yeah, it is. We ask the craftsman to speak to the craftsmen who used to work at the Murano workshop. But I still don't know if you'll come back.""Have you already moved?"Khalil smiles."Master Khalil said glass pens can be sold, and I will try to guarantee better treatment than the workshops the craftsmen are working in right now. But even if you come back, I don't think the artisans will know if they can make the same standard of glass pens as today's artisans.In that case, I think the profits would be secured if other craftsmen were to take charge of the Murano Workshop-like pieces such as glasses. Glass pens are for scarce value, and for the time being, I thought I'd try to sell them to just a handful of people. In doing so, they also pass on the technology to other craftsmen, and where the supply system is in place, they increase the number of sales. By that time, we thought that if we could root out the image of the possessions of senior aristocrats, we would be able to sell enough with a considerable margin of interest. " After much silence, Khalil smudged and sighed."I was going to know that the lady was an amazing one. There won't be two ladies you can think of that far.""No! It's just an amateur idea. I have no idea if I can really do that."I'm sorry. I just wasn't a lady in my previous life. Excuse me.And like this, I was just thinking with the knowledge that I was watching the dawn of something in the Teledong series, because it's an aerospace theory on the desk. I'm not entirely sure it's going to work."That's all amateurs can think about, Sage Ekaterina"Alexei laughs."I thought I'd ask you to take over the glass pen business from Khalil's... but if that's all you've got in mind, should you keep leading the business? "I think I should be responsible for the factory that I asked you to buy, even though it is overwhelming to lead.""Sounds like you. She's a very responsible girl."Alexei sighed."I will put on those who can be entrusted with the practice, so that they don't take too much time to get sick. Just be careful with that.""Thank you. I know, brother. I'll make sure you do as I say. I don't know anything. If you need anything, I'll talk to your brother and Khalil right away.""Oh, I'd love that""Speak up anytime. But, lady, the policy you just spoke about was quite reasonable. I hope you don't hesitate to proceed as you thought.""I'm glad to hear your words. But I don't know exactly how I can root out the image of a glass pen as a possession of a senior nobleman. I'm just saying things like that. I'm ashamed of you."I had your brother become an advertising tower, and I can't believe it. Your brother's still a student, too, and he doesn't seem to really like that personally. Rejected because I don't want your brother to feel bad about it. But what else do we do?Then Alexei and Khalil looked at each other and laughed."Ekaterina, can I have an extravagant glass pen, equal to what you gave me or more, ready for the craftsman"To Alexei's words, Ekaterina is greatly bewildered."Did you say any more? You deserve a duke brother, and the craftsmen have done everything in their skill to make something wonderful...... if it's equivalent, I can prepare it, but what will it be used for? Alexei said softly."I offer it to His Majesty the Emperor. You'll love it."I see. - Then it's one shot to establish a noble image of your belongings!If it's your brother, you can give it to him!... there's more to top selling...
