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I've never been so utterly able to banish all thoughts of foot fungus from my mind!

I could focus entirely on the big frogs!

Banish all thoughts... of foot fungus...

No sweat!

And no itch!

Even when I plant my feet, I don't slip!

They don't get itchy...

Wolfred, write faster!

Just a moment, please. My notes...

The heel needs more reinforcement.

If possible, a knee-high pair would be great!

Knee-high...

Mass-produce these as soon as possible!

I'd like more sizes!

We'll write the notes ourselves! Go fetch some parchment!

Mass production as soon as possible... Sizes...

Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools

Episode 8: The Rossetti Company

Eighty sets?!

Of the five-toed socks and drying insoles?

I'd like to order them immediately.

I only asked for a report on your experience using them.

I have the report, too. Here you go.

Just how much did you put yourself through to get all this?

I'm the one who's going to be putting you through too much.

This is our implementation plan.

"After the initial eighty sets, continued procurement..."

How did things get this far?

That's included in the report, too.

Partway through, this turns into letters of thanks.

Many of the men have been concerned about foot fungus.

This is packed with admiration for the idea and the skill to bring it to life.

This is your handwriting, isn't it, Wolf?

As the unit's representative, I was permitted to record the consensus.

I don't know how to handle this many orders.

I'll go to the Trade Guild for advice tomorrow.

What about you, Wolf?

I'll go with you. The captain wants me to hurry things along,

so I'd love to help in any way if I can.

I'd also like to get advice on what I should do next.

In that case, I'll see when Mister Dominic is free.

Let's consult with the vice chair, too.

Could I become a guarantor, too, so that I can provide support?

That would increase our chances of being able to procure materials.

Thank you so much!

Although it may only lead to rumors of indecorous behavior.

You mean ones suggesting there's something between us?

I'm sorry it took me so long to consider the possibility.

Would it be better for me to keep a certain distance when we're in public?

I don't care what other people think of me.

Not as long as I can produce results

and deal with people who acknowledge my successes.

Dahlia...

But those are just my own thoughts on the matter.

If you'd prefer to change the way we interact,

then it's not my place to stop you.

If that's what you'd like to do, don't hesitate to tell me so.

I'm sorry.

I don't want to change our relationship.

As your friend, I want to say proudly that I support your work creating magic devices.

I don't want to hide that from anyone.

Thank you.

In that case, please stay my friend!

I'll do my best to make sure our friendship isn't an embarrassment to you!

We've been waiting for you, Lord Scalfarotto, Lady Chair of the Rossetti Company.

I am the vice chair of the Trade Guild, Gabriella Jedder.

I act as the guildmaster's representative.

Lord Wolfred Scalfarotto, you'd like to proceed with becoming

a guarantor for the Rossetti Company, correct?

Ivano.

I'll make the arrangements immediately.

Dominic is standing by, so he should be here promptly.

Lord Scalfarotto, I'll ask you to meet with him.

Of course.

Dahlia, while he's doing that, may I speak with you a moment?

Will you come to my chambers?

For now, this should be everything you need.

Thank you for teaching me about all of this.

If you're going to continue your work as a knight while serving as a guarantor,

I recommend that you inform House Scalfarotto of your intentions.

So you do think that's necessary?

With an eye to the future, yes.

Besides, they say victory favors the first to make a move, don't they?

The Guild received a notice.

It came under the name of the captain of the monster suppression force.

He said he'd be sending someone and asked us to look out for him.

Did he mean Wolf?

That part doesn't matter.

What's more important is that he said he wanted to provide support for the inventor.

This has never happened before.

Gabriella, I don't know how to handle this. Please tell me what to do.

Will you tell me the particulars?

Yes. The drying five-toed socks and insoles are...

How many can you imbue in a day?

Probably fifteen or twenty pairs.

You can't do more?

I can't do more than that by myself.

In that case, we should hire someone.

This will work out somehow. It'll be fine. Just fine.

Please don't say that like you're praying for it to be true!

Now, let me offer a suggestion.

Dahlia, write up a profit agreement for the five-toed socks and drying insoles.

I'll assign an assistant to you.

All right.

As for the manufacturing... Let's send a messenger to the Clothing Guild.

Lord Wolfred, would you like to be present?

Yes, of course.

Instead of making such formal,

grand arrangements, can't we speak to a workshop directly?

It would be best not to.

Lord Wolfred, do the knights and soldiers of the palace wear leather shoes?

And what about the civilian officials?

I think most of them wear leather shoes.

Then it's fair to assume that they're common throughout the palace.

This may catch on with the nobility and even commoners from there.

I see. Anyone who wears leather shoes would also...

Which is why I don't think a single workshop will be enough.

Also, I believe we'll need to source green slimes, which are used in the insoles.

Then we should bring in the Adventurers Guild.

In addition to catching the slimes, we'll recommend cultivating them.

We won't need that many!

One small slime is enough to imbue five pairs.

The insoles are disposable, aren't they?

Hunting slimes won't be sufficient. We really should be cultivating them.

Welcome to the Trade Guild.

For these negotiations, our Guild will be acting as an intermediary.

Those are the specifics of the matter.

I understand the situation,

but if you're asking us to participate,

does that mean you don't intend to keep the technology a secret?

That's right. We want it to spread as far as possible.

The Rossetti Company could build its own workshop.

At our current size, that isn't realistic.

Assistant Manager Ferno, with your workshop at full operation,

how many socks could you make in a day?

Their structure is unique, so twenty pairs would be our maximum.

There's no way to set things up for mass production?

If we modified the knitting machines used for gloves to automate part of the process...

Let's arrange for technicians to come in immediately.

We'll start the knitting by hand and strive to increase early-stage production.

We'll have cobblers make the insoles.

Shall we deliver the finished items to the Trade Guild?

Or will magic artisans here be handling the imbuing process?

I'll entrust that to you.

Then shall we say the Rossetti Company

will be paid the profit agreement plus 20% of any net profit?

The Trade Guild would prefer 25%.

Please, consider the time the Clothing Guild will be investing.

Pardon my interjection.

While 20% will suffice,

we'd ask that you send us reports on the numbers being produced.

We'd also ask that the Rossetti Company retains the right

to decide which customers get priority.

Yes, we can accommodate those conditions.

Does that suit the Rossetti Company chairwoman?

Yes! Um...

I agree with these conditions, as well.

Please proceed with them.

The Rossetti Company is welcome to assign an overseer, if you'd like.

No, I trust you, Lord Fortunato. I'll leave everything to you.

Now it's our turn.

Regarding the use of green slimes for the insoles...

How many can be made per slime?

One small slime makes five pairs.

Which means we'd need two hundred for a thousand sets.

Jean, what do you think?

The Rossetti family has been good to us in the past.

During Mister Carlo's time, he sent us out for krakens and sand lizards.

What fond memories.

Not to mention the blue slimes for the Rossetti Company chair's waterproof fabric.

We owe you a lot.

And the potential this time seems orders of magnitude greater!

My whole body is rapt with anticipation.

B-Both my father and I are deeply grateful for all you've done for us.

Dahlia!

Lucia! Thank you for everything.

What's the meaning of all this,

sending a messenger to the Clothing Guild? My father nearly passed out.

My mother said, "You made them, so you go!"

Then she made me the assistant manager on the spot.

The workshop is just our family of five.

Who needs an assistant manager?

I'm sorry. I didn't think it'd lead to all this.

I only made them to make Mister Carlo laugh.

Who'd have thought it would go this far?

Oh, right! Could you send me the raincoat fabric by cart?

I wanted to make some cute ones, but I have no idea when I'll be able to.

I'm glad things seem to have worked out for now.

Have they really?

I don't mean to upset you, but I think you should learn

how to avoid interacting with nobles.

Did I say something disrespectful?

You said, "I trust you, Lord Fortunato. I'll leave everything to you."

Y-Yes, I did.

When a single lady says that to a nobleman, it can be taken as an expression of love.

I meant that I trust the way he does business, so I'd leave those decisions to him!

He knows that you're not a noble,

and if anything were to happen, I'd intervene, so don't worry.

Oh, how could I be so tactless?

There was a line in an old opera.

"I trust you, Lord Orpheno. I'll leave everything to you."

I see.

Quoting it became fashionable.

Noblewomen would say it to men on the first night they spent together.

I don't know anything about that...

You understand what I'm saying, don't you?

You understand what I'm saying, don't you?

Yes, completely.

"We ask that the Rossetti Company retains the right to decide which customers get priority"?

It's true that that would be of the utmost importance for a company.

I'm terribly sorry.

I prioritized my interests as guarantor of the Rossetti Company over the Trade Guild's.

May I ask why?

Vice Chair... No, Lady Gabriella, please accept my resignation from my post at the Trade Guild.

I figured that must be it.

Though it happened sooner than I expected.

Please raise your head.

I thought I'd finish out my career here under your guidance.

But you're giving that up, aren't you? For Dahlia's sake.

It's for myself. I really do love being a merchant!

After seeing that smile, I can hardly argue.

Before you quit, why don't you ask Dahlia if she'll hire you?

That wouldn't be fair.

Please allow me to write my letter of resignation here and now.

I'll hold on to this.

You aren't accepting it?

If Dahlia turns you down, come back.

You should speak with Lord Wolfred first.

If he recommends you, Dahlia won't be able to refuse.

Aren't you setting the bar a little high?

You can take the opportunity to see what kind of man he is on my behalf.

Honestly. Dahlia's stolen a good man from me.

Thank you for taking time out for me.

Not at all.

Lord Scalfarotto, what do you think of Miss Dahlia?

She's an amazing magic artificer and my good friend.

What does that have to do with my being a guarantor of the Rossetti Company?

You're standing right where Mister Carlo died.

I ran to him, but there was nothing I could do.

Thank you for telling me that.

No... Perhaps I only told you because I was hoping to see you react so.

To me, Miss Dahlia appears as a goddess clad in golden prosperity.

What do you mean?

I think the Rossetti Company is capable of great things.

I want to stand at Miss Dahlia's side and help to grow the company.

I've just submitted my letter of resignation to the Trade Guild.

Why are you telling me this?

Please recommend me to her, Lord Wolfred.

Why should I recommend you to Dahlia?

I'm the eldest son of a storied merchant company,

and I've worked at the Guild for sixteen years.

I take pride in my company management and trade skills.

Then you should take over your family's business.

We lost it all during my father's time.

I ran to the royal capital as if I was trying to escape that,

and the work I found for myself was at the Trade Guild.

Miss Dahlia's company is incredibly attractive.

But a merchant company with no merchants in it?

She'd just be fodder for all the others!

I cannot stand that thought.

Yet it's not even your own company?

She envisions golden dreams that might have the power to change the world.

There isn't a merchant out there who wouldn't be roused by that!

So is there any way you would recommend me to her?

Will you promise me two things?

Use covenant magic at a church to make it binding.

First, you will not intentionally disadvantage Dahlia or her company.

Of course, if that will earn your trust. What's the other promise?

I want you to protect Dahlia above all else.

If anything happens, I want Dahlia's protection to come before the company,

before everything else.

As a man, you have my word.

Here. Take this to make your preparations.

This is a gold coin commemorating the coronation!

I've heard that it takes money to change professions.

Please accept it, but don't tell Dahlia.

Understood. Then I shall accept it without reservation.

Also, from now on, please call me Ivano.

Yesterday was tough, wasn't it?

Without your guidance, I would have been helpless.

Thank you so much.

Dahlia, let me apologize in advance.

Huh?

That foam pump bottle...

It was so wonderful to use that I recommended it to a friend.

And now we've just received an order for two hundred of them.

It'll keep us quite busy.

I'm so grateful, I think I might cry.

Also, a request came in from the chair of the Orlando Trade Company for you,

as chair of the Rossetti Company, asking to be a distributor.

Will you meet with him?

I suspect he wants to apologize.

They say victory favors the first to make a move, don't they?

Raise your head. It's all in the past.

I appreciate you saying that.

Please, can't you speak to me the way you used to?

Thank you for being so kind.

Here. There are twelve gold coins inside.

I've already received reparations!

I want to leave some kind of proof that I've apologized to you.

Purely for my own gratification.

You should accept it.

Unless you'd like to pressure the Orlando Trading Company, that is.

All right. I accept.

I have one request.

I hope you won't sue Tobias over the magic device registration.

Of course, I can't force your hand. This is only my own personal hope.

In exchange, I have a proposal for you.

For the next three years, we will give your materials orders the highest priority.

And we won't make exempt any materials, even the most unusual or rare.

What do you think, Dahlia?

I have one request.

Please, ask anything of me. I'll do whatever is in my power.

I'd like to procure fairy crystal as quickly as possible.

Fairy crystal? All right. I'll arrange to contact all of our suppliers.

Gabriella, would you grant me a little time to speak with Miss Dahlia alone?

My, Ireneo! Are you planning to woo her?

I wouldn't do anything so unbecoming.

Miss Dahlia, I wasn't sure if I should give this to you.

I intended it to be a wedding gift,

but consider it compensation for the trouble I've caused you.

It's small, but I'm told it's the horn of a female unicorn.

I can't tell if it's real or not, though.

I heard that it can be used to nullify any toxin and ease any pain.

Why are you giving this to me?

Mister Carlo asked me to.

It took far longer than I thought,

but will you accept it so that I can keep my promise to him?

All right.

I regret that you're not my sister-in-law.

But I think that's probably best for you.

This is the last time I will call you "Miss Dahlia."

From now on, I hope our relationship will be that of two company leaders,

Lady Chair of the Rossetti Company.

Of course, Mister Ireneo.

No... Chairman of the Orlando Trading Company.

Lord Wolfred, Lord Guido has arrived.

I'll be right there.

It's been a while, hasn't it, Wolfred?

Indeed it has, brother.

Episode 9: Beyond the Nightmare