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Spinning Top Improvement Suggestion
「How is the spinning top going?」
After we finished talking about our life so far, I asked Lazareth-ojiichan when he had calmed down.
The spinning top I’ve developed is being sold at the Lazareth company. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
When I checked the amount of money coming to our Slowlett house, I knew that we were making a good amount of money but I felt like the momentum of the profit gradually calmed down.
「Hmm. It had been established as one of the entertainments in the royal capital. Not only commoners, but merchants and even nobles now enjoy playing them」
「That’s good then」
「We are now also selling them outside of the royal capital, but I don’t know what’s after that」
Lazareth-ojiichan has a serious look on his face as he crosses his arms.
The game of spinning tops in a circular field and making them clash with each other is popular, but there hasn’t been any development beyond that. A spinning top will not break that quickly and the fields are not something you replace that often.
Some families may not have them and they might share it with their friends to use it. As for the string, you can just make them and you can also repair them yourself so there is no need to buy another one if you had bought one. That’s probably why the amount of money coming into our house has stabilized now.
「So why not make them so people would buy them?」
「Like painting them or something?」
「Right! If possible, give a spinning top its strong point. Making a spinning top heavier with higher defensive power than other tops, making their rotation speed faster with higher attack power, or making them so we can combine the parts to make them spring up or something」
「Wait wait wait! Don’t just say such important things casually! I’m taking a note now!」
When I told him about the idea by referencing the spinning tops from my previous life, Lazareth-ojiichan quickly wrote on the note that was on the table.
「But, if we add these components, it will become another type of spinning top from the current ones」
「It will」
After all, we can only make them heavier or carve the shape to change the shape.
At best, it can only pass as a temporary entertainment.
If that doesn’t satisfy you, then you have no choice but to try it even further.
「So how should we create such a spinning top specifically….」
Lazareth-ojiichan wracks his brain while tapping the pen on the memo pad.
「You can just assemble individual parts to make a complete spinning top. The production cost might jump up if we do this, but won’t it be exciting to create your own unique spinning top by swapping out different parts?」
「Exciting! If you’re a man, it is something everyone yearns for!」
A customizable, unique spinning top of your own is something all men will be happy to have.
Everyone would want to have their own strongest spinning top. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「……is that really so?」
「I don’t really understand it」
Elna-kaasan and Elena-obaachan listened to our conversation but tilted their head to the side as though they didn’t understand what we were talking about. This is why women are such creatures.
「This is something only people with a boy’s heart will understand」
「……so you’re saying that we are getting older and our hearts are old?」
「Ah, no. That’s not what I meant. I’m sorry」
An Iron Claw immediately flew to my head and my head is starting to ache so I apologized.
It’s been a while since I got an Iron Claw, still as painful as ever. It’s to the point I thought my head was deformed or something.
「Compared with the tops we produced until now, the manufacturing cost and technique will jump up but there is value in it!」
「Eventually I want to hold a tournament of spinning tops to encourage improvement and competitiveness」
「I could see the path to further development for the Lazareth company!」
A bright sparkle is in Lazareth-ojiichan’s eyes and he enthusiastically left the room with the memo pad in hand.
「Eh? You’re going now?」
「That man will not stop once he decides to move」
I was dumbfounded since I never thought he would immediately start working on it, but only Elena-obaachan was smiling brightly at that.
I wonder if it is because of such vitality that Lazareth-ojiichan still looks young.
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「Say, Al. I want to try eating that so-called curry made with spices from Lazur」
I wonder if she heard about it from Elna-kaasan. Elena-obaachan asked of me.
「At such a time, shouldn’t it be the obaachan who made the home-cooked meal for her grandson to eat?」
I mean, her daughter and daughter’s husband visit her house, bringing along their son so I think that should be the normal course of events. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「That may be nice too, but I want to eat a home-cooked meal made by my grandson～. I am already a grandmother now so I don’t know how many more times I will be able to eat that in the future」
When I showed such a skeptical response, Elena-obaachan just showed me a weak gesture while hugging me.
「Err, you’re not that old yet you know? Well, fine I’ll do it.....」
「Hooray. I can eat my grandson’s home-cooked meal」
Elena-obaachan’s expression made a complete change from the previous weak one into a happy one when I agreed.
She actually looks so young and it warms my heart just watching her.
On the other hand, Elna-kaasan looked at me as if she wanted to say something.
「What?」
「……Al is, you’re so generous on obaachan」
「Is that so?」
「Didn’t you get reluctant when I asked you to make something for me?」
「Well, it’s a request from obaachan I don’t see often after all」
I died at a young age in my previous world, so I was unable to repay my grandmother for all she had done to me. Maybe it’s because of that feeling of regret and guilt that I might become so generous to Elena-obaachan.
「I’m going to borrow the kitchen then」
「Go ahead～」
「Al, can I help too?」
As I was about to go to the kitchen, Nord-tousan called out to me.
「Ahー, sure」
「Okay」
I was about to instantly reject him, but for some reason, it felt like a rescue request from Nord-tousan so I decided to agree. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
But from Elna-kaasan’s perspective - who wants to enjoy her time with her husband -, I’m sure it’s not a very pleasant situation for her. So I approached Elna-kaasan and whispered in her ear.
「Don’t you think it will be emotionally touching for Nord-tousan to wear an apron in your parent’s house?」
「……that will be so. I will go take a peek later」
Apparently, such a situation seems to resonate with Elna-kaasan.
Now everyone will be able to spend their time peacefully.
「……fuh」
Nord-tousan let out a sigh when we entered the kitchen.
「So, is it tiring when you visit your in-laws?」
「Well yes」
Even if it’s the home of his beloved wife, he would still pressure from her parents to be there.
「Nord-tousan, here’s an apron」
「I’m just cutting the ingredients, right?」
I also think so, but I need you to wear it for the sake of Elna-kaasan.
And so I half-forcibly went around the back and helped him wear the apron from the kitchen.
「The oil from the spice might splash on you when being heated after all. Tie mine too」
I also wore an apron and showed my back to him and Nord-tousan obediently tied it up for me.
Nord-tousan is weak to this sort of parent-children communication after all so he will obediently listen to what I say if I proceed with things like so.
「For now, please do the preparation for work for the ingredients we will use for the curry」
「Okay」
Everyone has a time when they want to take a break.
So I didn’t pry further and decided to give Nord-tousan a simple task.
I suppose it’s because he was used to camping many times when he was still an adventurer that Nord-tousan could cook.
I can leave the preparation work of the ingredients without worry to him while I make my own preparation.
I mixed the spices and prepared the rice..... Eh? There’s no rice?
I try looking for rice in the kitchen’s cupboard but there’s nothing resembling rice even.
I also checked the adjacent cool, dark storage room, but there was also nothing resembling rice in there either.
……huh? Maybe, they don’t have rice here? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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「Err, you’re not that old yey you know? Well, fine I’ll do it.....」
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Kids in 2000's feels that~ with magic mc will create and shape the entertainment and cultures!
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