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"This is great, Kyle. You've invented some groundbreaking magic."
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"Thank you, brother Ars. I didn't expect you to be so pleased.
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No, no, no, what are you talking about? Kyle's [teleportation] could be a magic that generates great wealth on its own. Parchment can't be used for teleportation. It can only be done with plant paper made from baruka. It would also make selling paper much easier.
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"Are you going to sell books, by any chance?"
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"Yes, that's right. Let's make a book. Hopefully that will be enough to stabilize Barca's finances."
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"Hmmm, but will books sell that well? Books are basically a luxury item, and only educated nobles and knights can read, right? After a certain amount of sales, won't there be no more buyers?"
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"I'll have to discuss that with Lilina and the old man. But we may have to find out what the demand is for. Okay, I have an idea.
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"Idea? What do you have in mind, Brother Ars?"
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"Let's use the church. You know how they're always preaching about God's teachings and stuff in the church? I'm pretty sure there was a book about that. Let's mass produce them and sell them."
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"You mean sell to churches? But won't that also cause a headache for the numbers?"
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"No, it's not. I've been reading that one since I was a kid, instead of learning to read, but I found it difficult. Let's make the text simpler and easier to understand even for peasants who have not learned to read, so that the general public can read it.
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"Hmmm, for farmers, yes. But ordinary people don't have money to buy books. They don't buy books because they can go to church and listen to the stories without buying books.
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Kyle disagrees with my idea.
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I doubt it.
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In a previous life, I believe I heard that the church Bible was the best-selling book of all time.
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Well, the history of this church is different from ours, and even if it is the best-selling book of all time, I'm not sure if it would sell well even if mass-produced at this stage.
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For now, let's just consider it as an idea.
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But this will give Barca a new product.
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I hope they will be able to get rid of their money shortage.
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With this expectation in my heart, I decided to share this idea with the others.
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"Master Ars, look at this. I made a new dress for you. Would you like to try it on?"
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"Oh, Lilina. I just wanted to talk to you about something. What's wrong with such a beautiful and expensive dress?
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"Hmmm, I made the clothes from the hair of the goat that Master Ars is raising."
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"Oh, you made this from goat hair? It's very different from a woolen sweater. ......"
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"Yes. I had Gran build me a reeling machine. Woolen sweaters are warm, but it's not so bad to make a garment out of a thin fabric like this, is it? I think it's just right for the warmer months."
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I was about to ask Lilina's advice about the book, but as soon as I came to her, she showed me her new clothes.
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But the clothes were made of goat's hair, not like yarn, but like fine clothes.
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I see, goat's hair can be used for other purposes than yarn.
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"Amazing. It's smooth to the touch, but the fabric is firm, and since it's made to fit my body, it fits me perfectly and I don't feel uncomfortable wearing it at all. Was this made by Lilina?"
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"Yes. But I only tell the craftsman what kind of clothes to make and have him make them. In fact, a tailor moved to Vulcania.
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"Craftsmen? Does that mean that someone with the skills originally came here?"
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"Yes. He has heard about Kyle's magic. He was named as a Reed family member, but I heard that he was originally a craftsman. Clarice and I agreed that he might not be so bad after seeing his skills in person, so we decided to entrust him with the tailoring."
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I see.
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It seems that Lilina's interest in sewing has shifted from making her own clothes to producing them.
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Perhaps these clothes are the kind that could be worn by aristocrats and the like.
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It can cost quite a lot of money to make even one piece of clothing like that.
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Clothes are precious things, but they are usually quite expensive when made by a skilled tailor using high quality fabrics.
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However, today's Barca can produce fine fabrics in its own territory.
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This reduces the cost of production.
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It seems that Lilina has other designs of clothes that she would like to make.
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"I guess I won't look so bad when I meet other knights in the city of Fontana.
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"Of course. I tailored it to look good on Ars-sama. He will look good wherever he goes and whoever he meets.
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"Well, thank you, Lilina. I'm glad you made such a good one. The timing is perfect since we are going to live in the city of Fontana. It's going to be a fresh start for us.
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"Thank you, Mr. Ars. I will continue to make you look good in the future.
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"Yes, but make sure you make one for Lilina, too. I'll design one for Lilina too. You can introduce me to the craftsman later.
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I can't make my own clothes, but I have lots of ideas for garments.
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I have plenty of clothes I want Lilina to wear.
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Well, even without that, it is nice to have a tailor.
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I used to go to Fontana wearing something made from the fur of a big boar, which was rather intimidating.
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With the clothes made by Lilina, we can get rid of such intimidating feeling and look like a cultured person.
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Besides, it could be sold to other knights.
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After books, clothes could be a new commodity in Barca.
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Moreover, paper making was originally used as a way for women who lost their husbands in the war to work.
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A good number of them died in this war.
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Teaching them the art of tailoring clothes would also create jobs for the newly increased number of widows.
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Thus, I decided to establish a new tailor's workshop and sewing school in Vulcania.
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