After receiving the report of the completion of the prototype from Noir and Alexia, I decided to start preparing for their performance tests right away.

　I knew I could find a specialist to help me with the experiments, and it wouldn't be long before I could ask the Adventurer's Guild to provide me with some people to test them out.

　The biggest problem is finding a place to experiment, but in order to solve this problem, I visited the adventurer's guild branch at the fifth level of the Sundial Forest today.

''Sorry, I asked you to do something strange. I know it's not the way it was supposed to be used, but I'll clean up afterwards.
'You don't have to be so reserved. The higher ups in the guild have faith in Luke too.
'The guys upstairs are cash, too. You didn't pay much attention to them when they were active.

　The person with whom I am having this conversation now is Florence, the head of the Hollow Bottom branch.

　Since we were based in the same town when I was younger, she often accommodates me as if I were a personal friend.

I'm surprised, though," he says. I'm amazed that you're taking a room on ice to experiment with a new product.
We're not going to go that far. It's enough to bring the room temperature up to that of a northern winter.

　My planned method of performance testing is to locally recreate the northern climate in which the new product will be used.

　--First of all, I'll rent an empty room rented by the guild branch that's as airtight as possible and not too big for waste.

　It doesn't have to be the branch's room, and the experiment could be done in a room at the White Wolf Knights' headquarters, but we thought it was a bad idea to use the headquarters' facilities for weapons shop work, so we decided to rely on the branch, which also rents out rooms to private citizens.

　--next to securing a place, the next step is to cool the room down to a room temperature close to that of the north in winter.

　Of course, at this stage, we'll be relying on the power of the wizards.

　As well as the shopkeeper, Noir, he asks Melissa, an attribute wizard adventurer, to help him.

　To be honest, Ambrose, a member of the Order, was a little unsure whether or not he should ...... call out to her.

　He was someone who had no connection with the White Wolf Shoppe, and he didn't think they could establish a personal trust with each other.

　-- even if he concentrated the wizard's power in a small room, he could only lower the room temperature for a short period of time.

　In the meantime, Oswald himself, who knows about the Knights' activities in the north, and an adventurer hired through the guild, will be asked to enter the room to test the prototype's performance.

I think it's cold enough for the north. It's cold enough to be as cold as the north, but it's also cold enough to store creatures (flesh and blood) in a warehouse that's been cooled by magic and skills.
Yeah, I have. You know, port city fishermen and stuff like that have those skills. But wasn't that just the local mid-winter temperatures and that's about it?

　Before I know it, the flow of conversation drifts into a chattering one.

　It's not a good idea to waste the busy head of the branch's time, so it's time to end the conversation and leave the branch.

Then, I'd better be off. Good luck on the day.
'If you do well, you can handle it in this branch. People often say it's too cold on the second level.

　I finished my conversation with Florence and left the chapter president's office.

　As I stepped out into the corridor and closed the door behind me, Garnett called out to me as if he had timed it right.

I've made arrangements with the guys at the branch office. We should be able to pull some people in from there on the day of the event.
Thanks. I'm sure we'll have plenty of room for you, too.

　In addition to the main store and home on the outskirts of Green Hollow Town, White Wolf Store also has a branch office in a rented part of the guild branch.

　This branch targets adventurers exploring the Ark of the Elements, and it is larger than the main branch and has more staff.

　And he wanted to ask his staff to help out on the day of the experiment, and asked Garnett to negotiate with them.

"Well, before returning to the ground, let's have a quick bite to eat ......

　All the errands that had to be done at the guild chapter were done.

　In addition, I thought about suggesting that they're done eating, so I casually looked at Garnett, and my eyes met with a miffed face for some reason.

'What's wrong with ......?'
No, no. You look like you've been having a good time with your boss. I just thought I might have interrupted you.

　Oh, I see.

I've known Florence for a long time, so I just talk to her as soon as I can. I just got out of the way so as not to interfere with my work, but I'm not in a hurry. Besides, .......

　He pats Garnett's back lightly, urging him to move on from here, saying something that needs to be said clearly.

'I guess I'm having the most fun with you right now,'
...... I didn't ask you to say that much. ......

　Garnett deliberately turned away and began to move his feet as he was prompted, as if to say that he had no choice but to move because he was in the way.











　A few days after the start of the preliminary preparations.
　Finally, the day to test the performance of the prototype winter clothes had arrived.

　The experiment was scheduled to begin after lunch, but I had packed up the room the branch had lent me in the morning and was working with Noir and Melissa to prepare the testing area.

　First of all, I'm going to seal up the gaps in the room to make it more airtight, and then, just before the experiment, I'm going to make preparations to prevent the cold air from escaping after lowering the room temperature.

　Normally, it would be more efficient to do this the day before, but since it was a rental space, other people had been using it for other purposes until yesterday and there was no time to prepare.

　In addition, I made a hole in the wall and put a glass plate and a voice coil through it so that I could observe the experiment from the next room.

　What was useful at this time was [Fusion], a derivative of the [Repair] skill.

　It was possible to connect the wall and the parts as if they were fused together, greatly reducing the work time.

　Of course, this was a modification that was based on the premise that once the experiment was done, the entire room would be put together and 【Restoration】 and completely restored to its original state.

''Luke-san, you could have earned money from the construction side of things instead of the weapons shop, right?

　Melissa laughed jokingly as she prepped the room for magical cooling.

'If I'd come up with that one first, I'd probably be imitating a carpenter by now.

　After deciding to take a leave of absence from adventuring, the decision to start a weapons shop instead was almost an accidental idea.

　Since it has developed so much, you never know what's going to happen in the world.

...... Alright, let's get the room going. I'll start the experiment when my client arrives, so it's time to start the cooling process.
Okay, let's go for it!

　I handed over the task to Melissa, who was fully motivated, and I left the hastily prepared laboratory to wait for Oswald outside.