Rooms in the inn

We got two rooms and sterilization done. It's nice to have a big bed and a big room. It's very expensive, so we have to stay without clothes, but we can have a meal and a shower in a small armored car without any problems. It's the first time in a long time that I've been able to relax in a spacious room.

Ryota-sama has worked very hard. In my previous office, I worked in a chair-bed and traveled to an Internet cafe. It was the lowest company in the world that made everyone share the bed with a PC that could be used by anyone, you know...

　I agree that it sucks, but....
　I feel differently about my dissatisfaction.
　It's out of sync with human sensibilities, okay?

'But that was a long time ago. To tell you the truth, Ryota-sama, we have a problem with our next supply. According to your plan, you'll only be supplying chocolate bars and cigarettes, right?　I think the Goddess is too lenient with Ryota-sama!

　There are 72 chocolate bars, with Midia consuming them on her own and plans to supply them. They're light in weight, but those things are bulky...

　I guess they knew about the cigarette. In a manner of excuse, that was a goddess screwing up. I didn't ask for it myself.

　By the way, the goddess-sama's claim that the window flower told me.

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It's our Japanese gods fault that Ryota was so twisted, they should at least allow us to smoke!

As far as I'm concerned, Ryota hasn't lived a life.......as far as I'm concerned, so.......he became that way.......he needs to heal......with a little more than a cigarette....

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　And. Oh Goddess, thank you for watching over me at all times.

　Your kindness touches me.
　It's just that....
　The way you say it, it's just...

　It sounds like a good excuse for a mother to be found by her husband trying to offer her son a cigarette when he was in prison!　It's sobering!

　And twisted.
　Oh, I'm sorry.
　The damage is done by the impression the goddess-sama has of me.

''Ryota-sama. If this is the case, I, as a me (servant) who could only supply chocolate bars and cigarettes to the Lord of the danger zone, will be hung and beaten on the internet. Please make a merciful decision.

　There's a "Me (servant) Channel"?　 One pack of cigarettes is fine.

"Yes, I'll tell Her Ladyship that one pack of cigarettes is plenty. But the problem is the chocolate bar, it's very expensive and........

　If you ask, they'll supply you with sweets, but you'll have to pay for them yourself. However, for some reason the chocolate bar is treated as battle food (ration) and is free.

I have a plan for that. Fortunately, according to the contract, the provision of sweets is not tied to the chocolate bar. There is a tree in the newly born Ares imperial kingdom that produces sweet sap, and there is a syrup made by boiling it down.

'Syrup, that'll make you candy, but there's less variety than sugar, okay?

"From what I've learned, if you refine the syrup further, it can be made into sugar. We'll use the dried fruit to get to the city, and after we get it, I was wondering if you could make some sweets for Ryota-sama...

　If I had sugar I could manage it..........even if I was poor, I could at least make my own sweets.

'Okay, but you'll have to convince Midia to start with the window flowers, won't you?　With me, if you disagree, you lose.

'Don't worry, I'll do the persuading. Also, I'm running out of anhydrous ethanol, and I was thinking of buying some dwarf wine, equivalent to Spiritus and 95% alcohol, as a substitute. It's just that it's quite expensive and will require more money.

　These days, window flowers are money, money, money, money when they open their mouths.

　........it's exhausting!
　I'm just saying, you know, money, money.


　Now, what is the dwarf wine that has been talked about?

　A drink that dwarves love to drink that is found only in this world. But how did they achieve that alcohol concentration?　How ignorant of the times, hundreds of years ago, the dwarves discovered and utilized coal.

　But it's not a distillate.

　The dwarves and elves made up with each other as the use of coal decreased and they stopped destroying the forest. The dwarves asked an elven water spirit user to remove the water from the drink. That's why it's quite expensive since it's a complete waste of magic.

　By the way, salt fields also became more active with the spread of coal. The dwarves only have city-states, but they have a wide range of coal interests and financial power. However, they keep their technology under wraps and have no plantation-type colonies. So they don't seem to be worried about the industrial revolution.
(*The value of salt is high in this world, as it was in ancient times.

'And I have some good news for you. I recently warned Goddess-sama about spoiling Ryota-sama, but in exchange for my concessions, she has given me permission to extract the raw materials for detonator pills from the coal.

　Is it okay to make the goddess concede or something?　And all that from my cigarettes?　Window flower a frightening child.

"If we can buy coal, we can produce the detonator pills locally. We don't need most of the coal, so I've also received permission to turn it into coke and sell it. We plan to recoup some of our purchase costs, don't you think?

　We only take what we need and sell it.
　It's so bad....

　Well, it's diminished by coking.

I've received permission to produce picric acid explosives such as Shimose Gunpowder, but it's difficult to find a use for them since the production volume is small. We'll make some, but please consider it an emergency.

　It's still excellent, but....
　Is that really a warning?
　I don't want any threats or coercion.

　You're a goddess and your boss.
　And a good, compassionate goddess.
　Just don't do anything terrible, okay?

'And [there's more! It's about Lady Midia.