Ogura Mio was overjoyed. After such a long time, they finally had silk.
4p, did you hear that!
"I know it's inconvenient for you to run back and forth, so my bottom line is this price. Under the sakoku decree, everyone should understand each other more or less."
"Yes, everyone has it tough, so he will definitely agree. You know, goods that are constantly piled up won't bring in money."
Shiki nodded. She wasn't worried that Kurisu would find it too little. After all, having a buyer is good, isn't it?
Ogura Mio smiled and said, "Then I thank girl Ryougi in advance. After this is done, I will personally make you a set of the best quality furisode, and Mora is also not a problem."
"Anything is fine for this kind of thing. I'm not helping you for money."
Shiki said it didn't matter. Thanks to Yae Publishing House, she no longer lacked Mora. One of the three major shonen manga from Earth, Bleach, was simply a massacre here.
"Then you must remember to come get the clothes, right? I can't let you help for nothing."
"I will. I'm leaving."
Teleporting directly to Ritou using the Waypoint, Shiki knew that Kurisu would definitely agree to this transaction, so she planned to draft the contract directly in Ritou. Then she could just find Ogura Mio to sign it.
Of course, just signing wouldn't be enough. A contract alone might not allow the goods from Ritou to be released. It also needed to be reported to the Tenryou Commission.
At that point, reporting would be Ogura Mio's responsibility, and then she would be responsible for slapping the customs clearance document onto Hiiragi Shinsuke's face.
Shiki's appearance was still very striking. Kurisu spotted her in the crowd immediately and jumped up from his chair.
"Ah! girl Ryougi, I've finally waited for you! Speaking of the buyer..."
"Don't worry, Boss Ogura Mio has decided to buy all your silk at a price 10% higher than the average market price."
"That's great! I can totally accept this price. How about we go sign the contract right now?"
Kurisu's face was beaming with joy. He had originally thought that this buyer would try to lower the price due to the sakoku decree, but he didn't expect to get an additional 10%.
Shiki followed Kurisu into the International Trade Association. Not long after, a young man came over with a contract.
"President Kurisu, this is the contract we just drafted. What do you think?"
Kurisu took the contract and examined it carefully. After finding no issues, he handed it to the girl.
"I can guarantee there are no problems with the contract. I'll trouble girl Ryougi to make the trip."
"Hmm, by the way, where is Vahid, the one who sells fertilizer? I'll buy a few bags for the people of Konda Village to try."
Shiki asked after putting away the contract. However, the young man who delivered the contract spoke up, "That... I am Vahid."
Shiki: "..."
"Does girl Ryougi need fertilizer? I'll go get it for you now."
Vahid finished speaking and left the International Trade Association, rushing back to his own shop, then carrying a large bag of fertilizer back.
"This is the latest fertilizer developed in Sumeru. When using it, you need to add crushed leaves to the fertilizer, mix it evenly, and then add clean water."
"Remember, the steps must not be wrong. If they are, the fields will grow a large patch of Mushrooms, and this good fertilizer will be wasted."
Shiki nodded at the words. She knew this well. She even completed an achievement called "Adding Mushrooms for You" when doing daily quests back then.
'But such a large bag of fertilizer... I guess I'll still let Ioroi carry it.'
It wasn't that she couldn't lift it; she just didn't want to get any strange smells on herself.
After all, as everyone knows, the raw materials for fertilizer are...
"Phew... wait for me here for a moment. I'm going to find someone."
Shiki teleported directly back to Konda Village and then dragged Ioroi, who was still sleeping, out of bed.
"Ioroi! Wake up, stop sleeping!"
"Eh? What's wrong again? The Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual is over, what's wrong with sleeping for a bit?"
"I need you to help me carry something. Remember to transform into human form once you land."
"Alright, but when I come back, don't disturb my sleep again." Ioroi agreed, but it didn't know that that thing would make it spend the rest of its time taking a bath.
...
"Ugh~ This smell is too strange. Why are you carrying this thing?" Ioroi pinched its nose. What on earth was this thing?!
"It's just a new type of fertilizer for the village. If it works well, we'll use this from now on."
As she spoke, Shiki subtly stepped back. Indeed, letting Ioroi carry this bag of fertilizer was a very correct choice.
"Forget it, I'm not dealing with you. I need to take a bath. This smell is too weird!"
Ioroi ran off with a disgusted look. Damn it, it should have known not to go.
Konda Village has many fields. Although this bag was quite heavy, it was obviously impossible to cover all the farmland in Konda Village, so Shiki decided to do as in the original story and first find the village chief to experiment with it.
"Village Chief Chansuke?"
"Oh, it's Ryougi. Are you used to living in the village? Most people nowadays are trying to move to the city, it's rare to have someone like you who wants to live in the village."
Konda Chansuke said with a smile. He had lived his entire life in this small village, witnessing its prosperity and decline. He was naturally happy to have someone settle down here.
"Quite used to it. Uncle Tejima is very good to me."
"That's good. If anyone bullies you, tell me, and I'll smash their head with my cane!"
"Uh... that won't be necessary." Shiki broke into a sweat. Bully her? It would be good if she didn't just cleave the other person with a sword.
"Back to business, I came here this time because I have something I want to give you."
"What is it? If it's something valuable, then forget it. Wouldn't it be better for you to keep it as a dowry?"
"Just a bag of fertilizer. It's a new type of fertilizer special to Sumeru. It's said to increase crop yield. I'm not sure, so I just brought one bag to let you all try it first, since I don't have any fields myself."
Shiki selectively ignored the mention of dowry. Older generations always cared more about this. Even if you didn't say a word, they would shift the topic to it.
"Fertilizer? Then I'll give it a try. How much is that fertilizer?"
"It didn't cost anything. That person gave it to me directly."
"Alright, then I'll find someone later to carry the fertilizer over from your place. We can't let a girl like you carry this, can we?"
After saying that, Konda Chansuke found a young man from somewhere, though he was undoubtedly from the village.
He wasn't tall but looked honest, the type that would be hard to find in a crowd.
The young man's face immediately turned red when he saw Shiki. He was just a country boy; where had he ever seen such a beautiful person?
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