Chapter 166 (1/2)

166. As the Crow Laughs 1

(Note: Original t.i.tle is [The Road to Chelsea ”Terawarosu” (テラワロス)], Parody of [The Road to Chelsea Terrace] which is j.a.panese t.i.tle of a novel [As the Crow Flies], and the [] part is a net slang for [LMAO], [ROFL], et cetera. So that's where the [As the Crow Laughs] came from. Phew)

Just as planned, by using the [] strategy, I succeeded in making contact with the daughter of Selz Company, Rephilia. After I did a lot of research, I've found her who perfectly matched with criteria, I won't miss such a catch!!

”P-p-please spare my family with my life as the only compensation! By all means, forgive me…” (Rephilia)

”Are you taking me for a tyrant!?” (Mitsuha)

I'm stunned seeing the agitated Rephilia, is this kind of reaction normal in this country?

Depending on their mood, the aristocrats or the powerful people can simply crush commoners as if they crush an ant…

Well, that doesn't matter now.

”No, I won't do something like that! Leaving that aside, you said you're a daughter of a firm? In that case, I want to talk a little…” (Mitsuha)

While saying so, I reached my luggage that is placed next to the table. And what I took out from the inside is, a small bottle.

”I brought things like this from my country and want to sell them in this country. Do you think it will sell?” (Mitsuha)

”Eh…” (Rephilia)

Following the first small bottle, Rephilia unable to take her eyes from the items I take out of my luggage one after another.

The contents of the small bottles are black pepper, red pepper, salt, sugar and other various seasonings. And one 300ml bottle of each brandy and whisky. Of course, the salt is the purified sea salt, and the sugar is white sugar made from sugar beet.

There are also various herbs such as cinnamon, etc.

Right, they're the things that will disappear if you eat them, commonly known as [consumable]. It's unlikely that the cultivation method or the purification method can be understood just by looking the finished products.

Those are cheap items in j.a.pan, but quite expensive in this world.

Salt is also cheap here, but if there's salt with higher quality available widely and cheaply on the market, it'll disrupt the existing routes, namely the producers and the distributors.

This will squeeze the country's gold… not the gold coins, but [gold], and effectively reduce its national strength.