I Opened an Inn Next to a Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 160



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Episode 160

The Kingdom of Fron, a country located west of Delphi Forest. Countess Kalia, the head of the Kalia family that has ruled the Kalia region for generations. She has been feeling bored until recently.

I was so bored. Why on earth am I like this?

She wasn’t like this at first. She often went out to social gatherings and often went to see plays, which was her hobby. But lately, she’s been sick of all that.

Nothing was fun, so she often spent her days doing nothing. She hated that, and invested a lot of time in finding something interesting.

Then, I stumbled upon a new artifact, which was called the radio. The radio is a type of communication artifact, but it is a new concept communication artifact that is much more advanced than existing communication artifacts.

As soon as she saw the radio, she was hooked on it. The radio was really fun! The host of the radio broadcast would tell the listeners funny stories, and as she listened to these stories, she really lost track of time.

There were many topics. World news, the current state of the country, what kind of food is popular, who is cheating these days, what kind of scandal is spreading that is worth making fun of, etc… … Each channel had its own fun. That’s how she became a slave to the radio.

She had heard so much that people around her were worried. Her husband, her butler, and her children were all worried about her, but she didn’t care. Why didn’t she do something fun like this?

So she turned on the radio today too.

Once she turned on the radio, her first routine was to start from channel 1 and flip through the entire radio to find something interesting.

She turned the radio channel with anticipation, wondering what interesting program would be on today.

She listened to it for a bit and turned it on, listened to it for a bit and turned it on. After about 10 minutes, she finally found a channel that piqued her curiosity.

-Hello. The product we will introduce to you this time is clothes! Among them, it is a women’s top. I think that ladies will especially like this product! Now, what kind of product is it? I will tell you right away!

A broadcast promoting products. Also known as a home shopping broadcast. Countess Kalia liked buying things, so she liked these types of broadcasts quite a bit.

‘Clothes? Women’s tops? Where should I go to see them?’

Clothes. Women’s tops in particular. And they say that these are the items that ladies especially like. She couldn’t just pass over those words.

Who is the lady talking about? It is she. She is the mistress of the Kalia family. She is a lady. Even if I don’t know who she is, she speaks well. She thought to herself and immediately fixed the channel.

I wonder how pretty the clothes must be for noble ladies to like them?

-Now! This product is from Delphi Forest. You will probably be surprised when you hear it. What is it? It is an elven clothing made by the Delphi Forest elves themselves!

“What?”

She jumped up. What? Elven clothes? What kind of person wouldn’t be excited by that one word?

-Before I go into the detailed product description, I’d like to ask you this question first. Listeners. Isn’t it too scary to walk down the street at night? Yes? Men aren’t scared of such things, right? Hahaha. Well, I guess so. But would your wife be like that? And your daughter?

– Gentlemen, think about it. How cruel the world is. How many wicked people are there who go around poking people without any care. Do you think we should leave our precious ladies alone because we are afraid of walking at night?

– You can bring an escort? That’s possible. But what if you can’t? Can you bring an escort in all situations? Would you bring an escort when you go to do something embarrassing to tell others? For example, when you go to the bathroom to do business.

-I guess it’s going to be hard. That’s why I prepared it. A special protective suit for ladies! And a protective suit made by elves themselves!

Protective clothing. Countess Kalia’s interest has waned a little. Does that matter?

But the magical word “elfje” caught her attention.

-Oh, I think there will definitely be some people who will be disappointed. But listen carefully. You won’t be disappointed.

– Just because it’s called a protective suit doesn’t mean it’s some kind of thick, ugly armor. How can you ask a lady to wear something like that? You can’t. As I said, this product is clothing. And it’s a woman’s top.

‘Does that make sense?’

Countess Kalia was puzzled. It’s a protective suit, but it’s a woman’s top and clothes? What is that? Is it a very thick garment?

-Ah, this is amazing. Although the fabric is thin, it is very strong and soft. It is almost as soft as silk. And it has great elasticity. I want to tell you that it stretches so well that you don’t have to worry about it tearing!

-And the most important thing! It functions as a protective suit! Surprisingly, this suit can stop knives!

Her eyes widened. What? Stopping a knife? With something like that?

– Of course, it can’t stop a sword that’s swung with determination, but I’d still say it’s pretty impressive! We tested it out, and it didn’t even leave a scratch when we cut it with a sword.

– Then how is this possible! Did you use magic? No. The answer is the material. This product is said to be made from the hair of the rare iron-haired sheep. As everyone knows, iron-haired sheep are famous for their hair that is similar to wire.

– Okay, then I’ll tell you the most important thing. This first batch is twenty sets. The first batch. What does that mean? It means that there may be more supplies in the future. I believe you understand what I mean…

She couldn’t stand it any longer. She forgot all about her dignity as a hostess and screamed.

“I’m going to buy that!”

They said there were only twenty sets. They’ll probably sell out right away. You’d be foolish to miss this.

“You have to buy it. Absolutely!”

Anyway, no one was listening. Maybe someone passing by in the hallway heard? Well, it didn’t matter. She immediately called her servant and had him bring her the communicator.

“Call that station! Tell them you want to buy one, no, two sets of those!”

“yes.”

I couldn’t contain my excitement. I can’t wait to receive it! If I receive two sets, I’ll wear one set myself and give the other set to my daughter.

She continued to pace around the room, letting her imagination run wild.

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– It’s a hit! Boss! It sold out in one day! What do you mean one day? Didn’t it even go by two hours? Anyway, it’s a hit!

It was May’s communication. May’s voice recorded in the communication artifact was full of excitement. Eugene snickered.

“May was right.”

I hadn’t thought about it when May insisted on it so strongly, but now that I think about it, what May said made more sense.

When it comes to protective clothing for knights, the interest and purchasing base is limited to knights.

But what about the protective clothing that ladies wear? The interest and purchasing base are not divided into men and women.

It’s natural for women, but why not for men?

Of course, there’s a truckload of men desperate to give their ladies something.

This includes married people who already have a wife, boyfriends who have lovers, and singles who have yet to enter the dating market.

Giving clothes to your wife, giving clothes to your girlfriend, giving clothes to the lady you adore. Whatever it is, wouldn’t it be a meaningful gift?

The frame itself is bound to be attractive, let alone the elven clothing. It’s only natural that it will succeed.

Eugene turned off the communication. This was Sylvia’s house. Eugene was talking to her.

“Anyway, did you hear that, Your Majesty?”

“Yes. I guess what we made is popular.”

“Of course. Humans go crazy when they hear that it’s elven clothing.”

“Hehehe. Is that so?”

Sylvia smiled. She felt good. No matter what race it was, it was very satisfying to know that someone liked the fruits of their labor.

“It’s really rewarding. I earn money and feel proud.”

It was natural to pay the elves for processing the wool. Since the profits from selling elven clothing were certainly quite lucrative, the money that went to the elves would also be considerable.

“But Eugene, is that really okay? 5 to 5? I think the ratio is too high on our side.”

“No. I was actually worried that the elf ratio might be low.”

“No, it’s not too little. This is enough. No, it’s a bit too much.”

5 to 5. This was the ratio of the clothing sales proceeds that Eugene had agreed to share with the elves.

Actually, I decided to sell the clothes for fun, so I didn’t plan on making a lot of money. So I was thinking of making it 7 to 3. The elves would have 7, and I would have 3.

But Sylvia was vehemently opposed. She said it was a bit burdensome. Eugene supplied all the materials and we just made it, so why did we charge so much? That’s why we cut it in half.

‘I’d be happy with 30,000.’

In fact, for Eugene, this was completely free money.

If you think about it, yes. Did you put in any effort to earn this amount of money?

None. All he did was breathe.

Wool? No need to shear it. The steel wool sheep know how to shed their own wool. All you have to do is collect the wool that the sheep shed here and there like a husk, and even that is done by the staff.

Then, handing over the collected wool to the elves? The staff did that too.

Then the elves will make clothes for you, and the Cloud Company will take the clothes. That’s how you make money, and you share the profits.

‘Come to think of it, I was a total punk.’

Eugene scratched the back of his head. Thinking about it, this was completely automatic hunting itself. Earning money without doing anything? Wow, unearned income is awesome.

As I was talking to Sylvia, the door suddenly opened. It was a little elf girl named Lena.

“Huh? What?”

“Lena is here.”

Lena ran towards Dodo and jumped towards Eugene. Eugene held the child in his arms.

“Ah, did you come to see Lena?”

“Yeah. I came to see our cute Lena.”

“Hehehe.”

Eugene stroked Lena’s hair. Elf hair is so strange, it doesn’t get tangled. So the hair looks like silk. How can this be?

“Oh, my. This is just in time. Come here.”

“Huh? Come and see?”

“Yeah. We’re missing one more person. We’re playing house!”

“What is missing?”

“The role of a dog!”

Eugene laughed. Playing house? How cute.

“If Daddy is the monster, what role does Lena play in the play?”

“Yeah. Lena is the queen! Lena is the queen, so she fights off the beasts. But there are no beasts.”

But I suddenly wonder. Is defeating monsters child’s play? Isn’t playing warrior more appropriate?

“Really? Then there must be a monster.”

“yes!”

Lena smiled brightly and reached out her hand. Eugene took the child’s hand. Lena was so excited that she pulled Eugene out of the house. Eugene decided to hang out with Lena for the first time in a while.

Where, shall we go and become a monster?