I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace - Chapter 2502: Company and Exclusive Brush ⑨

The item Nebula conceived and Nebula created to suit this world was certainly produced using technology that existed in Trinia, but it was an extremely groundbreaking invention, one that would bring about a major revolution in the magic tool industry.

[……Originally, it was devised as something to be attached to an exclusive brush, and because of that, once we received Kaito’s permission, it only makes sense to start from there. And since Kaito seems to be quite considerate towards the Sharon County, I was thinking we could set up a budget in the form of a joint development. What do you think?]

[I agree. There’s consideration for Miyama-dono as well, but beyond that, it also aligns with Kuromu-sama’s intentions…… It is certainly a revolutionary technology, and proposals like the one Tetra-dono mentioned earlier would indeed be feasible. However, to complete it to the stage of practical use, there will still need to be trial and error and fine-tuning…… During the development process, it would also lead to improvements in the skills of the magic tool engineers on their side, and it would be a good stimulus for the personnel we dispatch from our own magic tool division as well.]

[……It’s fine if you make the scale fairly large. I’ll prepare an ample budget, and even taking that into account, enormous profits can be expected. As for explaining things to and negotiating with the Sharon County, Trois is scheduled to visit soon, so let’s leave that to him.]

[Indeed. Of course, we’ll need to hold a meeting with Kuromu-sama present and make a formal decision, but broadly speaking, that should be acceptable as the company’s general policy.]

With regard to the reform of this innovative magic tool technology, Tetra and Sechs’ opinions aligned on adopting the direction of joint development, placing importance on the exclusive brush from the Victor Trading Company that had served as the catalyst, and also as a way to show respect to Kaito and his friend Cornelia.

Naturally, this was a project that would bring enormous profits to the Sharon Trading Company as well…… but for Cornelia, who would likely be subjected to tremendous stomachache, it was hard to say whether it was a blessing or a curse.

Once the future course of action had been more or less settled, Tetra rested a hand against her chin and pondered.

[……Hmmm, but even so, the scale of the profits we can foresee is just too big. Kaito said he doesn’t need any stakes, but…… we can’t let it go like that. Even if we were to buy the stakes outright, it’s still only at the conceptual stage, so calculating a proper amount would be difficult. I’d like to move things in the direction of handing over a portion of patent fees and the like, but…… ughhh…… that kid really doesn’t want money very much……]

[Miyama-dono may be extraordinary, but he’s still an individual. He doesn’t run a trading company, nor does he have hobbies that involve spending large sums of money. Even now, it seems he’s somewhat at a loss as to what to do with the money he already has.]

[……Even if we were to give stakes to the originator or developer, just like with the Partition Formula back then, it would all end up flowing to Kaito anyway…… Maybe the realistic approach would be to have Anima sit in when we talk to Kaito, and arrange things so that Kaito holds the stakes, but any money generated goes to Anima instead?]

Anima had once been taught economics by Kuromueina, and during that time Tetra, known as the Conqueror of Gold Veins, had also participated in the instruction, so they were acquainted with one another.

They had confidence that even if it were a vast sum, Anima would manage it well, so steering the discussion in that direction felt like the best option.

After falling silent for a moment to gather her thoughts…… Tetra suddenly grabbed her own head with both hands.

[……Nngaaaaah!]

[W- What’s the matter, Tetra-dono?]

[……T- This…… making me…… me, who’s even called the Conqueror of Gold Veins, worry not about how to make money, but about how to give it away…… haaahhh…… honestly, I like that kid…… I really love him.]

It didn’t seem like she had gone mad or anything of the sort, rather, it appeared that at the same time her thoughts finally came together, her affection for Kaito also surged, and she blurted it out on impulse.

[……The only regret is that he takes my feelings almost entirely as a joke.]

[Isn’t that because of the way you phrase things, always sounding like you’re teasing him?]

[……Well, I’m aware that’s a bad habit of mine…… but with someone I especially like, I end up wanting to use teasing words and see how they react. I just exaggerate or twist my phrasing, I’m not lying. Still, I’m enjoying how things are right now, and I even think a relationship like this for about 500 years wouldn’t be bad…… How troubling.]

Watching Tetra cheerfully talk about Kaito as if she were lovestruck, Sechs wore an indulgent, wry smile.

In a large mansion located in the capital of the Archlesia Empire, one of the rooms within the Sharon Count’s estate, the eldest daughter, Cornelia Sharon, slowly opened her eyes.

[……What is this? It feels like I just had a terribly frightening dream…… this chill welling up from deep within my body…… a cold? N- No, I’ve received a Provisional Blessing, so there’s no way I could catch a cold…… am I…… just imagining things……?]

She rose from the bed, approached the window, and pulled the curtains open slightly. There wasn’t a single cloud in the dawn-lit sky, yet for some reason…… to Cornelia now, the sky seemed darker than an overcast day.

She would only learn the true cause of that uneasy feeling after finishing her preparations…… when the maid Anne entered the room, holding several letters and looking at her with eyes full of pity.

<Afterword>

Stomachache Devil : [……It begins. The carnival……]

Serious Senpai : [So, it’s time to carry out the death sentence on her stomach huh……]