Oh, my God...
　Don't talk like that.
　'I'm sorry. It's the first time I've been pulled...

　I wrap the thread from Alice's mouth around the stick.
　I've already wound it for about ten meters.

　It is said that Alice can pull out the thread from her fingertips...or rather, from any place she can pull it out of a gap in her body like a pore.
　But I heard it's easier to pull it out from the mouth or anus.
　Pulling it out of the anus is a problem in many ways, so I'm taking the thread from Alice's mouth.

　It's slightly glistening with saliva, which is obscene.

　''Um ... how much do you want to take?''
　I want to go to the limit. How far do you think you can go?
　'Hmmm, enough yarn to weave one piece of cloth like this.

　Alice showed her hands wide open.
　Can you produce as much thread as that much cloth can in a day?

　It's more than enough for one person to produce.
　But it's not even enough to make it a national industry.

　Well, I don't think it's a good idea to depend on Alice alone.

　''For now, I'll harvest as much yarn as I can.
　Yes.

　A chirping thread comes out of Alice's mouth.
　I wind it up.

　And every time I pull the thread, Alice makes an erotic sound.
　And every time I hear her voice, Julia and Tetra moan, perhaps out of jealousy, and Fiona looks at the scene with a scowling look on her face.

　It was a very surreal sight.








　''What do you think, Ains? How much would you sell this cloth for?

　I show Ains the cloth woven from the threads I've taken from Alice.
　Ains' eyes widen.

　'This is wonderful ... what fibers are these?'
　It's a secret. So, how much is it?

　Ains replies as he touches the cloth, plays it with his fingers, and holds it up to the sun.

　'At first glance it looks like silk but it's tougher than silk. It has a beautiful luster. On top of that, it's thinner and lighter than silk thread. If it were me........

　The amount Ains offered was.....
　It was one and a half times the price of silk of the same weight.

　On the Adelian peninsula, silk is traded for the same price as gold of the same weight. This will give you an idea of its value.

　Can it be mass produced?
　I can't.

　I shook my head.
　If it was a brittle thread, Alice could make more than this. But it takes a lot of energy to produce enough thread to compete with silk, and she can only produce a small amount a day.

　And after making it, I would go limp, unable to move for two days.

　We can't force them to do anything.

　"Well, I'll let you know when I'm ready for mass production.
　I'd love to do business with you.

　Ains closed one eye.
　It wasn't until after Ains had left that he realized it was a wink.







　'Alice's dad is a human who turned into a spider, right?
　'Yes, that's right. They say that the 'Blessing of Change' went out of control and turned into a spider.

　And the spider raped the woman, and the child was Alice....

　Of course, it's obvious, but even a stupid big jollof spider in Okinawa can't rape a human woman.
　If it were to restrain her with a string, maybe it could, but again, the size of her reproductive organs don't match.

　In other words, Alice's spider-formed father had genitalia large enough to rape a human woman, and his body was quite large in proportion to that.

　A spider of at least one meter in size.......

　I can't say for sure since we don't know the ability of the 'Blessing of Change', but if there was a restriction that it could only be transformed into something we've seen or something that exists in this world, that would mean that a giant spider of that size actually exists.

　Spider silk is stronger and better than silkworm silk and is a superior fiber.
　However, it is very difficult to industrialize.

　This is because spiders are carnivores, so they need to feed constantly, and their cost is different from that of silkworms, which can grow as long as they are fed on grass.
　In addition, they do not form flocks, so if you put them together in the same place, they will start eating each other. So they need space.
　And above all, the amount of thread they can produce is very small.

　That's why spider silk is not industrialized.

　But.
　A giant spider the size of Alice's father has a good chance of getting a good amount of thread.

　"Hey, Julia. If I see Alice in your 'Blessing of the Guards', I don't know what the 'Blessing of Change' is, do I?
　It's no use to me unless I see your blessing in person.

　Julia cowered her shoulders.
　Hmm, I can't help it....

　Let's ask Master Gryphon for help.









　"Hmm, your thinking is half right, half wrong.

　Gryphon-sama answered my questions while guzzling his drink.
　As expected of Master Gryphon, he's getting old. It's a wikipedia that can fly and walk.

　It's true that only creatures that a person has seen can mutate with the 'Blessing of Change'. However, it is also possible for more than one creature to be mixed in with the runaway process.

　I see....
　For example, a hawk and a lion?

　It's an interesting consideration. I have been this way since I was born. Well, I don't deny that my father and mother could have been born that way. I haven't seen anyone else of my kind in my life.

　Master Gryphon, you're an endangered species.
　Is he okay?

　Would you bring a pretty lioness or a female hawk if you saw one?
　It's none of your business.

　Master Gryphon chews and masticates the meat.
　He prefers to remain alone for now.

　There's not much food to eat. There's no need for you to eat more.

　Well, it would certainly be dangerous to have a gluttonous creature like Lady Gryphon flying around out there.

　What are you going to do when you find a spider that big?
　We're going to get the thread.

　To tell the truth, I have a secret ambition to make the textile industry a major industry in our country.
　This is because it is very difficult to get foreign currency from spirits and paper.

　Paper is easy to copy and cannot make money for a long time.
　Spirits isn't a bad industry either... but it's also weak that the industry is only spirits.

　But that doesn't mean we don't have the skills and resources to make goldsmiths and pottery like the glassworkers of the Persis Empire or the Cilician artisans on this peninsula.

　The only thing that could be done is the textile industry.
　However, although hemp and flax are very useful, they are not as profitable as silk.

　I'd like silkworms if I could, but they'd probably ban their exports anyway. The Scarlet Empire is.
　In the first place, I don't know how long it will take me to get to the Scarlet Empire and come back.

　If they were able to industrialize spider silk, it would produce a huge profit.

　Hmmm........I think it would be good if the clothes could survive the cold. Well, I'll support you.

　Master Gryphon said disinterestedly.








　'So, I would like to ask Nikolaos, who knows things. Do you know of any of the giant spiders that live in Germannis?'

　I sneakily called Nikolaos and asked him a question.
　Nikolaos is a geologist, but his knowledge is generally good.

　I was hopeful that he might know about it.

　'Hmm... a giant spider. Can you wait a moment?　I'll have time to rummage through the house's illustrated books by tomorrow.
　Apparently, I have an idea.
　I'm not going to rush you. Go check it out.


　The next day, Nikolaos comes to the palace with a picture book.
　He unrolls the scroll in front of me.

　"When it comes to a spider as big as a human being, as you say, this is the only spider that could possibly be.

　Nikolaos pointed to an illustrated page.
　This is ... a rather old Cilician language. Um ... an ant spider?

　It's a spider from the southeastern Germanic region. It is characterized by its swarming and nesting behavior like ants. It is said that more than a hundred baby spiders follow the two spiders, with the queen and the king spider at the top. The Great and Queen spiders seem to be as large as a child of about ten years old, and the baby spiders are about the size of an apple. The spider's threads are stretched across a vast area of forest or woodland, turning it into one huge web. They feed on deer, wild boar, and in some cases, even dragon species. However, it seems that only the great king and queen spiders eat meat as their main food, while the baby spiders feed on rotting leaves and growing mushrooms. The baby spiders don't even last six months. Their natural enemy seems to be a dragon species with a flaming sack ... a fire dragon (salamander) species. However, their threads are made less flammable in order to resist the flames.

　These places are otherworldly. There are mysterious creatures you wouldn't expect to find on Earth.
　There are mammoths and tyrannosaurids, too.
　It's amazing what they do for agriculture. It's too smart.

　Can we turn them into livestock?
　I'll have to check the biology to find out, but I don't want to let them build a web, and capture the spiders as they are born immediately.
　Maybe drag the threads out to the limit?

　Hey, do you think you can domesticate people?

　Then Nikolaos leaned forward.

　'I see, domestication. That sounds interesting. There is no record of anyone ever attempting to do so. You will never know unless you try. However, the domestication of dragons has been used in some cases. If you can tame a dragon, it might not be impossible to make a spider.

　You'll never know unless you try......... That's right.
　But the question is, how do you get the original?







　Hey, Raimondo. Why don't you take a trip abroad when you get settled?
　Are you asking me to go to the Germanic region in search of a spider that you don't know if it's there, or if it is there, I don't know if it will be useful, and I don't know how to catch it?
　No, no, no, no, the spider is just a bonus.

　I'm not that stupid either.
　To begin with. It's my hope that I can make spider silk industrialized....
　It's not a problem for me, even if it's not possible.

　You see, we've got the sea, don't we?　And then we annexed Rezad. I thought it would be better to have diplomatic relations ... or rather exchanges with foreign countries.

　Specifically, the Persis Empire.
　We want to build good and peaceful relations with this country.

　At a time when our relations with Pofenia are deteriorating, building good relations with the Persis Empire is an urgent need.

　Besides..........
　'Don't you think there's no harm in knowing some of the various forces in the Germanic region in light of the measures against the Kingdom of Roselle?　
　I see, that's definitely true.

　He seemed convinced.

　'The truth is, I'd like to go, but I'm the king, so it's difficult. I can't move Ial because he is the key to diplomatic relations inside Adelnia. And when that happens, you're the only one I can count on.

　
　And he's a Cilician.
　He may be suitable as an assistant, but he's not suitable as a plenipotentiary.

　In that respect, Raimondo is not lacking in status or ability.

　''First, we'll head to the Cilicia Peninsula to see the advanced city-states and greet the Persis Empire. After that, I've come up with a tentative plan to establish diplomatic relations with the tribes that are hostile to the Roselle Kingdom in the Germanis region and northern Gaul...''

　When I suggested this, Raimondo's mouth fell open.

　''Actually, there was a time in the past when I wanted to go to the Cilicia Peninsula. When I was young...

　Raimondo has a distant, distant look in his eyes.
　I see, he had a youth full of dreams and hopes.

　It might not be a bad idea to leave the Adelunian Peninsula at least once in your life. I understand. I'll accept it. If you take care of the work that you have to do now, discuss with the Cilician merchants and send emissaries abroad... If you think about the preparations, it will take about a year to leave.

　Raimondo is more enthusiastic than ever.
　The Cilician peninsula is one of the most advanced regions in the world.

　The Adelunian peninsula is the end of the world, a frontier.　
　I think he wants to go there.

　Sorry for the rush.
　'No, no, that's fine. Besides, I'm at an age when I don't know if I'll live another 20 years. It might be a good opportunity.

　Raimondo was the brother of the previous king.
　He is forty-five years old.

　He's old enough to start feeling a little old.
　Maybe you're feeling it now....