Under the afternoon sun. The people who greeted the British visitors on the white deck of the diplomatic ship were Shiro Jiro and Heidi, who were accountants, and Yan Zhen and Masamune.

On the deck of the diplomatic ship, there is an observation deck that serves as a place for negotiations, and a table under it where lunch is prepared. To the left of Masamune, who sat Shiro, Jiro and Heidi. In front of him is Howard, a British accountant with glasses, and Johnson, the secretary, and Walsingham, an auto-humanoid standing behind him.

"As a meeting between countries, this battle is enough." Zhengchun thought to himself. However, this time there were not many opportunities for himself and Yan Zhen to play. Because this meeting was a trade conference on trade that Howard's side proposed.

Now, the banquet dishes that Mihiroshiki and Hassan had cooked in the kitchen of the diplomatic ship are being brought to the table by Asama and Adele as waiters.

After the first appetizer on a large plate was placed on the table, Shiro Jiro held out his hand: "Come, please use it." - This is a Musashi specialty, fresh sashimi dipped in curry. Ah, we'll have another meal later, so please enjoy it first. That's right, we'll eat later. ”

Masamun, who was face to face with the British trio, immediately lowered his head and glanced at Heidi, who was sitting across Shiro Jiro. However, she was just typing on the keyboard of the display box with a calm face.

Front, Howard, who hesitated for a while before putting the food in his mouth, covered his mouth for a moment: "Heh, hehe, this is really, the taste of raw, raw fish and curry is completely separated and there is a subtle so-so taste." ”

“…… To be honest, it's good if it's unpalatable. Zhengchun and Yan Zhen thought so in their hearts at the same time, and Shiro Jiro didn't let go of Johnson, who didn't do anything about cooking: "You're welcome, please use, please use." ”

"No, not necessarily,...... I'm an athlete and I need to adjust my diet. ”

Howard looked at Johnson with the same expression of contempt for five years, but the athlete-poet ignored him. However, when Zhengchun was worried about whether such a meeting was really okay, a small light suddenly appeared at his feet. Zhengchun thought it was something, and looked at the white fox lackey's placket under the table. Heidi herself calmly unfolded the box, but the intention of the roll was to run,

"You know, right?" The placket is like a display frame that is held to the pure seemingly, holding it. What Zhengchun saw clearly on the bottom side of his field of vision was written in Heidi's tone: "-Can you make the roll up?" ”

In order to nod in lieu of nodding, Zhengchun waved the placket with his fingers, and the white fox climbed up from her feet. It bends down on its right leg under the Pure Table and turns the representation box towards Pure.

“…… There's still a weight.

It's not so much the weight of an animal with limbs as a crumpled towel on its legs. Okay. Just when Zhengchun was sending out such a simple feeling, there were rows of words displayed in the display box.

"So, I want everyone to be able to understand it, so I'm going to do a live broadcast. - Continued.'

『Continuation:Shared setting indication box:Common communication between shrines. Permission limited field by Asama Shrine: ————confirmed'.

〇 Red Room: "Ah, it's connected. Thank you, Asama. You can also use the initial setting to add it.'"

Asama: "Everyone, please use a maximum of three characters for your nickname to lighten the burden. Also, if you say something very filthy, you will be temporarily withdrawn from the treatment, so please be careful.'"

Me: "Huh? Then it's not okay to talk about Mimi or something, Mimi or something! cat’s meow

『. My lord was forced to quit.'"

『. My lord entered again.'"

Me: "Soul, soul, still merciless!".

Asama: "It's going to get heavier, so please don't do it!"

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Without moving his eyes, he could see that the people who were behind the British visitors and in the distance were unfolding the boxes in front of them.

“…… This is, a live psychic (chat) system. ”

This was developed by the TSIRHC department and others, based on the genealogy of monotheistic religions, and used a system of indicating boxed text meetings. Because there is basically only text exchange, the amount of information is very light, and it can be transmitted even over long distances, and it is also convenient to save and add meeting minutes, etc., and its true value is recognized especially in the ensemble unification dispute.

At that time, the Far East wanted to fight against it, but because it was a polytheistic religion, there was a struggle for the authority of the psychics, so there was no such psychic conference system when the repetition and unification were in turmoil. After the rebellion, Izumo became the main body and led the relationship between the shrines, so that the same system could be developed.

For Yan Zhen, who didn't sign a contract that could expand the box, and Yan Zhen, who didn't belong to this world, this is the first time I've seen it.

Asama: "Our shrine can be textured, so please use it if necessary."

In this way, next to the pure and pure that I admired in my heart, a new dish was delivered.

"Come, next, the salad of the appetizer. - Smoked raw fish salad dipped in curry sauce. ”

“…… This pinch is not so much curry as raw fish. ”

I've been a little used to it lately.,Thinking like this, on the pure leg.,The placket shows the text.

〇 Red House: "So, while Shiro-kun is stalling for time, let's summarize the main points of this trade meeting."

〇 Red Room: "Speaking of the trade conference with the British, it is simply the trade between Musashi and the United Kingdom based on "which goods/under what conditions/when to start." And, in general, it is clear that

"Which goods": Since it was a war against the West, it should mainly be food

: "Under what conditions": quality = discount on price

: "When to start": Although we will discuss it later, it should be decided by working backwards from the shelf life of the food

That's how it feels.'"

Tobacco Woman: "Commodities, not fuels and mineral resources? It's not before the war.'"

〇 Red House: "In the case of the United Kingdom, the self-sufficiency rate of fuel is close to 100% because of forest resources and coal mines. In particular, the coal of the latter can be made into the highest quality of the hyeon ore after being processed by the liquid.

Therefore, in the mineral sector, we import a lot of minerals, so even if we sell Izumo's Hyun Copper and Bizen's Hyun White Mine, we are still in deficit.'"

Silver Wolf: "—Sorry for interjecting. In addition to fuels and minerals, the unit price of goods with a high unit price can be increased due to high purchases if they have to be replenished urgently before the war starts. The unit price is high because of the small supply at the production site, and it is not expected that the price will be lowered due to large purchases.

Britain intends to spend a long time preparing for such goods, and for short-term consumer goods, food and so on, it will buy them in large quantities at low prices and will not be depleted in the event of war, right?'

Sister Xian: "That country is no different from the elegant ladies who shop in the market there."

〇 Red House: "Jud., well, that's how it feels. The Battle of the Armada was a war in which the Armada attempted to land in Britain fought with the British side for about a week, while circling the British counterclockwise for a week. If history were to be repeated, it would be a problem to supply food because other countries could not get close to Britain.'"

Silver Wolf: "How much grain does Britain have?"

〇 Red Room: "It's only two weeks' worth of it. Although it seems to be more than enough, not only the food on the ship for naval warfare must be considered separately, but also the food for the defense fighters who move on the ground in line with the movement of the Armada must also be prepared separately by each locality.

Silver Wolf: "Also the peaches."

Sister Xian: "? Peach? Finally brain-dead, Mito Dela! excellent!』.

Silver Wolf: "Not really! / Ah, I'm very sorry it's Adele below. As it is an old school under it, I borrow it a little. Because this keyboard is not very accustomed to it, it is sent to God in the middle of the type. In addition to these reasons, Britain's trade situation had to change because the increase in British power after the Battle of the Armada would disrupt the balance of power between the countries. The nations would restrain a growing Britain, and the result would be that, in the worst case, it would continue until Westphalia.

As a result, Britain's trade may be tightly constrained for more than five months.

In addition, if you want to boost morale or dispel people's anxiety,—— it is really important to eat. If you want to hold a festival or something, it's better to have as much food as possible.'"

Celebrants: "Ahhhhh——!!h Okay, next!'

"Please use the raw fish foie gras prepared by our chef and dipped in the curry sauce."

Silver Wolf: '...... Pure, let's follow the topic. I can only look at it.'"

Asama: "If you don't know how to react, scratch your head with your right hand!"

Higashi: "...... Ah, scratching your head. Yu can't figure out the situation, but is the food delicious?'.

Praiser: 'Do you doubt Xiaosheng's cooking skills!? Xiaosheng is invincible in terms of cooking!?.

83: "Curry is also invincible ne—that is, double invincible ne—.

Asama: "Well, it's good to ignore it completely, it seems that Adele is quite choked enough to add "hidden" to the common setting. Is there anyone else who can't type?'.

Sister Xian: "...... Selling cuteness maliciously?'.

Asama: "Huh? Yes! Not counts! I don't count the ones just now!! Forget it!' (Translator: Adele and others are old school of faith, so they can't use the Shinto chat system.) Asama's malicious selling is the same as "those who haven't arrived, please raise your hand"...... ）.

Me: "Whoever forgets so much writes it down—".

Asama: "Here comes the mending knife——! That, that, it's set!'

"Admission of the poor servants", "Admission of the Lady of Kanamaruko", "Entrance of the Painting Adult".

〇 Red House: "Ah, everyone is here by and large, right? So, let's move on?"

And just as Zhengchun and Yan Zhen were intently looking at the text chatting in the middle of the mind, Shiro Jiro's voice sounded in the ears of the two of them: "Then, please have a little drink." - Stewed raw fish cold soup, curry flavor. ”

Watching Howard slowly drink the goods delivered in the teacup, Yan Zhen thought to himself: "Fortunately, my identity in this scene world is extremely eastern, otherwise I wouldn't dare to imagine the taste of this drink." (To be continued.) )