A mid-level (middle-aged) office worker's laid-back industrial revolution in another world - Chapter 150

Translator: Jasper Kadowaki | Editor: NovelMultiverse

Once the preliminary sewing was finished, an employee brought over the down vest. 

“Does this have feathers in it?”

“Yes.”

When Takeo lightly grasped it, he felt that the feathers have fallen down quite a bit.

“Please sew some partitions across the chest and the belly area, here. That should stop the feathers from falling down to the bottom of the vest,” said Takeo.

“Yes, sir,” said the employee.

After redistributing the feathers, the employee quickly sewed some partitions across the vest. When he raised it up for a second time, the feathers didn’t fall to the bottom. They were gathered up properly in the chest, belly, and waist areas.

“Ah, this is much better. I’ll leave the further details up to you. I think that preferences for side pockets and breast pockets will vary with different customers,” said Takeo. 

“I see,” said the tailor, “Kitmaizato-sama, you mentioned calling the sale ‘Father’s Day’ earlier, but would it be all right if we called it something else?”

“Of course, I wouldn’t mind. What I had in mind was children buying vests, wrapping them, and presenting them as gifts to their fathers while saying, ‘Thanks for always being there for me’.”

“Well, that’s… Yes, I mean that’s a nice scene you’ve painted.”

Everyone in the shop smiled, imagining the situation. 

“Ah…” said Takeo.

“Takeo-sama, what’s wrong?” asked Alice. 

Takeo had suddenly thought of something, and Alice wanted to know what it was.

“…Nothing’s wrong. Shopkeeper, you say you want to change the ‘Father’s Day’ title – do you have anything in mind?”

“Yes. There have been many battles being fought in the war, lately, and so there are many single-parent households, at the moment.”

“I see… That makes sense… We might be bringing up some bad thoughts by calling it ‘Father’s Day’,” said Takeo, frowning.

“How about ‘Labor Appreciation Day’?” asked Takeo.

“Labor… you say?”

“I thought it would be good in that it would make the target audience anyone who works.”

“I see. That’s a good idea.”

“…And we might think about not only selling down vests but also down jackets. I think it would be good to have some products with full sleeves.”

“Yes – That’s a good idea, too.”

“Let’s try making two types of products – down vests and down jackets. We can have S, M, L, and LL sizes.”

“All right. Well then, I’ll write up a contract,” said the tailor. 

Takeo was thinking to himself, “We really don’t have to do that…” but he decided to accept the fact that it was in the shop’s best interest to sign something that prevented sales of this new product elsewhere. 

“…All right. The contract can be written up in the same way that it was written up, last time. I wouldn’t mind that, but…”

“What is it?”

“This time around, I really only came to you with an idea. You can compensate me with just 10 percent.”[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

“…Would that really be acceptable?”

“Yes. If it’s going to be sold to regular people, I doubt they will be sold for that much money, anyway. I think you’ll be able to come up with many different designs, too, so I don’t know how applicable my initial ideas will even be.”

“You will be compensated for anything that holds the name of ‘down jacket’ or ‘down vest’, Kitmaizato-sama. If any copycat products come out, we won’t stay silent about it.”

“I see. Thank you… I wouldn’t mind that.”

“Well, then. Once the contract gets written up, I’ll make sure it’ll get to you through Frederick.”

“Yes… Oh, and one more thing.”

“What is it?”

“I think it might be a good idea to make some products with bright colors for women to wear. Women may want to buy matching clothes with their partners. It could sell quite well, you know?”

“I see… That makes sense.”

“Once the products are finished, I will come buy some.”

“What? You wouldn’t just want to wear a test product?”

“No. I’m looking forward to what you and your shop will be able to produce. I won’t direct you on how much cotton you should use or anything about pockets or collars… I won’t say anything. If I think of anything, I’ll come over and talk to you about it after you start selling your products… But, it should be fine. I want to see your true worth as a designer. Thank you in advance for your work.”

Takeo stood up from his chair and left the store with Alice.

Ralph watched them go and sighed.

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Takeo and Alice had almost arrived at the Elvis manor.

“We ended up not eating any lunch,” said Alice, looking at the paper bag.

“You’re right. Things came up so quickly, one after another. There was no time to eat.”

“Yes.”

“Why don’t we eat when we get home? I’ll go to the kitchen for a bit and have them heat it up. Ah, should we have some of those egg sandwiches that were served earlier?”

“Really?! Yay!”

“Only if there are any eggs left, though, okay?”

“All right! I’m expecting them, though!” said Alice, her face glowing with joy. Seeing Alice this happy made Takeo smile back in happiness, as well.

“So, you’re making clothes again?”

“Yes. I just remembered the feathers and their ability to retain heat, so I thought it would be easy to implement the idea. It’s actually quite a bit lighter than a regular coat.”

“Is that right?”

“Yes. It might be perfect for horseback riding. Once they hit the market, I think I’ll have them tweak some of their designs and make some special down vests for use at the Elvis household.”

“Why?”

“It may get cold in a bit. I thought it would make the place look nicer if we provided all the people working at the manor with matching vests. I hope it would make everyone happy…”

“Don’t worry. I’m sure everyone would love it.”

“Well, for now, let’s just wait for the new products to hit the market.”

The two continued talking and walking home with smiles on their faces.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]