Chapter 315: I. Did. Not. Hear!

Pulled by the hand by Lucue and taken to the carriage she activated a lantern-type magic tool and lit the light.

Then lit the inside of the dark cargo bed and said “Please look~!” with a smile so I smiled with a troubled face, said thanks, then peeked inside the cargo bed.

Inside the cargo bed as usual net cages about to my waist height were packed, and inside the cages pink long thin leaves were laid full.

Seeing that herb I was surprised, took one leaf in hand, looked at Lucue’s face, and spoke.

“Lucue. Amazing. Where did you find it?”

“Ooo~~! That reaction. As expected Raide-san knows? The source is secret. I found a colony~. Will you buy?”

“Of course I will buy. And I want regular purchase… can you?”

“Eh… that much? Um. By the way how much will you buy? I think you expected, but even investigating I did not understand and the price is not decided.”

I returned the leaf to the cage, crossed my arms, and thought. Calculated the price in my head.

Though what I know is only the price in the game so saying that price from the start is different.

Even I who am bad at business talks understand that much so I am thinking.

Mm… even thinking with a head that has none I do not understand. Then as usual shall I ask the cost spent on gathering.

I turned my face to Lucue and asked the cost spent. She told me in a voice only I could hear 6 large silver coins.

6 large silver coins means including horse care money and travel expenses one-way cost is about 2 large silver coins?

Less than when Shiniso grass… even the buying me saying is odd but amazing profit.

I asked about how much there is. She set both hands on her waist, puffed her chest, swayed the grapefruit, furun, and told me 5 cages are the pink herb.

Taking care not to let my gaze go to the swaying chest I looked at Lucue’s face, smiled, and spoke.

“I will buy 1 cage for 1 gold coin. Wait. I will prepare now…”

“Hea!? W-wait a little! 5 gold coins!? Aaa~~. Already taking out~~”

“What is it? Making that much noise. It is night?”

“Erika-sa~~n! Raide-san!”

…Before hugging Erika will you not receive the gold coins I am offering?

Lucue made a dumbfounded expression, crossed her arms, hugged from the side Erika who approached, and started explaining the talk of me buying for 5 gold coins.

At first Erika was smiling as if dumbfounded and listening to Lucue’s explanation, but little by little the eyes looking at me became jito eyes and I smiled wryly.

“Hoo… 5 gold coins. By the way that herb… is it? What effect does it have?”

“Aa~. Come to think of it I did not explain. This pink long thin leaf is called Crizuna grass. It has a deodorizing effect.”

“Deodorizing effect?”

“And it should have a little sterilizing effect too… see. Good scent, right?”

To Erika tilting her head with a wondering expression I took one leaf from the cage, handed it, and gestured to smell.

Lucue gathering Crizuna grass from the colony was probably because it had a good scent and caught the eye.

The result is a big hit. Enough I want to stroke her head and praise.

Erika who brought Crizuna grass close to her nose and smelled the scent looked at Crizuna grass as if a little surprised and spoke.

“Oh. A refreshing scent.”

“Aah. And the way to use is simple. If something with alcohol anything is fine but… is there disinfectant or something?”

“I will bring at once. Please wait a little.”

Suddenly a calm settled voice was called from right beside. I was surprised and made my body twitch a little, biku.

I turned my face sideways. Melaine-san was standing, not putting expression on her face, and staring at me.

No need to erase presence and approach… put out presence about presence.

I grumbled that in my heart, let out a small breath, and opened my mouth in a troubled way.

“Melaine-sa… mu?”

“Husband. Sorry for the rudeness. But next… if you do not call us maids without honorifics I will physically close your mouth. Okay?”

“…Haa. Understood. Melaine…”

My mouth was closed with an index finger as if to cut words, and she closed in until just before the chest hit and I was cautioned by Melaine.

The expression of drawing brows and muttering dissatisfied was rare. I held back about to say unnecessary things and nodded and answered.

Melaine who heard my answer stared at my eyes, then parted her body, bowed, and received a small bottle from a maid who ran up from Erika’s house.

Physically… more than that my calling has become Husband, right?

Not wrong but early or something.

I turned my gaze to Erika. She was letting Relia and the others who approached caring smell Crizuna grass. I received the small bottle with disinfectant from Melaine while watching the look.

Hiero hurriedly entered Rude Tavern. Probably she went to inform that I came back.

Lucue showed Erika the inside of the carriage’s cargo bed and showed how much amount there is.

Erika who confirmed the amount set one hand on her forehead, let out a small breath, looked at me with a side eye, and said as if a little tired.

“Requesting regular purchase means there is that much possibility of profit?”

“Possibility nothing. Deodorizing effect? I think there is…”

“I am saying because there are already things that deodorize. Is the effect more than things now sold in the royal capital?”

I started walking toward Rude Tavern. To Erika walking beside and turning jito eyes at me I smiled wryly.

True in the royal capital things that deodorize are sold, but those were more like overwriting with a strong scent than deodorizing.

I do not know if the nose is good, but I am bad at that mixed smell and do not use it at Rude Tavern or Nifa Inn.

Rather than smelling that smell cleaning with alcohol is better, and actually at Rude Tavern and Nifa Inn we do so.

Entering Rude Tavern a slight alcohol and scent, the scent of meal that makes the stomach empty was full. I thought enough to try, opened the lid of the small bottle of disinfectant, and inserted the stem part of Crizuna grass.

Then maybe the effect came out at once a refreshing scent started floating around me. Erika also made her nose, sun sun, smelled the scent, and was surprised.

The adventurers happily drinking have not noticed, but Relia and the others who entered after were surprised at once that the scent was different.

“Only there is a caution. In restaurants it is better not to use frequently. Erika will understand the reason?”

“…Because restaurants attract customers with scent? Even so. What is this tremendous effect…”

“Hahaha. Amazing, right?”

I looked at Erika’s surprised look and laughed, pulled Crizuna grass from the disinfectant, and closed the small bottle’s lid.

Continuous use time I will not know without verifying. Crizuna grass is material used when compounding cosmetics in the game.

In the game scent is not known so how much effect I only knew the official Overwald explanation text.

But from the effect of cosmetics made using Crizuna grass and cosmetics not being different the necessity is understood.

Feel etc. were made so they could be experienced, but up to scent was impossible…

Otherwise an R18 game would have no meaning I think, and popularity would not have come out… that. The night care part too.

The way to use Crizuna grass can be taught at a village near the colony I know.

Even taught the effect is not understood, is it? I saw written on the board.

During the war I gathered only one sheet, tried, and I was also surprised… so I understand Erika’s surprised feeling very well.

From the kitchen Hiero came out pulling Pafa’s hand. Pafa saw my figure, smiled happily, fuwari, and ran up.

I caught Pafa’s body, stroked her head with my right hand while smiling, and spoke.

“I am back, Pafa. Nothing today?”

“Welcome back, Raide. Un. Nothing. …Nn~? The smell is different from usual?”

“Aah. Called Crizuna grass…”

Pafa looked up at me, made her nose, sun, once at once, noticed the tavern’s scent was different, and tilted her head.

I explained Crizuna grass to Pafa who made a cute reaction. She smiled a troubled smile and turned her face to Erika.

Erika who was turned her face smiled a troubled smile like Pafa, made a gesture as if shrugging her shoulders, tilted her head, and the two started laughing.

Being good enough to talk with gazes is glad… but caring ends up being boorish?

Why does women’s talk with each other make me care? Odd.

I turned my face, looked at Erika’s look, looked at Relia and the others smiling and talking, and called out.

“With this soldiers will also be able to spend quite easily at the royal castle.”

“Eh? Soldiers?”

“With scent soldiers will spend easily?”

At my words Relia and Tia had no place that came to mind and tilted their heads as if wondering.

Oi oi. While thinking I turned my gaze to Karinal. She said as if noticing something.

“Maybe the training ground changing room, lodging, soldiers’ waiting room?”

“Correct… come to think of it Relia and Tia do not stop by much.”

Posun posun!

“It unexpectedly soaks in. The smell.”

Posu posu posu!

“True it soaks in. I am a woman so lodging is different so I do not know the look of the men’s lodging but… I hear that rumor.”

Posu posu posu posu!

“Right? I have entered several times too but it unexpectedly smells. …What is it, Erika?”

Posu posu posu posu posu!

From a while ago Erika was combo-poking my right arm with both hands. I turned my face. She was lightly puffing her cheeks and looking dissatisfied.

Relia and Tia were hearing the talk from Karinal. Pafa who parted her body looked at Erika’s look with Hiero and smiled wryly. Nimi who showed her figure from the kitchen also tilted her head at Erika’s look.

“I did not hear that! I. Did. Not. Hear!”

“What. I thought you noticed.”

“Muuuu! Muuuuuuuu!!”

I stroked Erika’s head and said while smiling wryly. The speed of the combo-poke was raised.

Continuing I said “I want to sell at Marika-san’s place so please?” Erika puffed her cheeks more.

If I said a cute reaction as expected I would be lectured so I stop.

By the way among the female adventurers looking at our look many took Erika’s side, and I received the words if not gentle she will run away?

Rude… I am treasuring. I muttered that in my heart and hugged Erika’s body.

“Um~~. Raide-san. Sorry while you are excited. There is one more.”

To Lucue saying looking at our look smiling in a troubled way I turned my face, smiled wryly, and nodded.

By the way the other gathered thing Lucue said was also a rare item. I decided to buy and use at Rude Tavern.

I was combo-poked by the settled Erika but…

[10 copper coins for 1 silver coin. 10 silver coins for 1 large silver coin. 10 large silver coins for 1 gold coin. 10 gold coins for 1 white gold coin.]