Chapter 242
Aegir POV–
「Here we have a wooden table made by that master craftsman Tophnaf, Madam . 」
「How lovely……the wood shines just like amber . 」
「Indeed . Ten coats of the precious Dylan sap were painted on the wood so it wouldn’t deteriorate……」
Nonna brushes the polished wooden table, spellbound by its luster while Claire explains with a smile .
Right now, we are currently gathered in the vacant new mansion .
Furniture for the new mansion was prepared by Claire to satisfy Nonna’s strong desire .
The shrewd woman had already accumulated notable pieces of furniture after seeing the near completion of the mansion .
I watch the exchange between Claire and Nonna while chewing some nuts and stifling a yawn .
If I was open about it, Nonna would get angry after all .
「Because of the wars, most of the handicrafts from the Federation cannot be acquired anymore . Fortunately, I have a considerable amount available for your new mansion . Except…… they are still very rare and have a higher asking price than other items……」
「Is that so!? Then we should hurry…… Carla and Mel-san, are you both okay with this?」
Nonna is already in that mindset .
「You expect me to know anything about expensive tables? Do as you like as long as Aegir is fine with it . 」
「I don’t know much about it either, so if Nonna-san likes it……」
I’m not knowledgeable either .
To be honest, be it a table or a boulder, I’m fine with it as long as it has the right height so I’ll let her do as she likes .
Nonna smiles in satisfaction and turns back to Claire .
「Then I’ll have thi-「Wait right there!」……tch . 」
The one who interrupted was Claudia .
The double doors swing open with a loud bang .
She rolls closer with the custom-made dress she stayed up all night to tailor wrapped around her body .
Her intensity and pressure make the other girls step back, and the temperature inside the room simultaneously rises instantly as soon as she steps in .
「What…… no, who is that?」
「Right, this is the first time Claire is meeting her . She is Claudia, one of my women, though not officially anything yet . 」
「I-is that so…… you have some strange tastes . 」
She wasn’t this fat when I embraced her .
Claudia brushes Claire and Nonna aside and examines the table intently .
Drops of sweat fall on the brand new table, which causes Claire to scowl .
「This isn’t something created by Tophnaf . 」
「Wha-!?」「What are you saying!? Are you trying to say it’s a fake?」
Nonna is surprised while Claire raises her voice .
As expected, it would make me doubt their trustworthiness if they try to sell me a counterfeit item .
「It was certainly a product made in his workshop, but it was finished by one of his disciples . 」
Heeeh, now I’m starting to get a little interested .
「The sanding and finishing touches are the same, but Tophnaf’s creations have a certain peculiarity to them . There is one grain on the tabletop that runs from the head of the table to the bottom . Yet this table has two grains, not to mention they’re in the middle, making it not a Tophnaf work . 」
It certainly looks that way .
But I’m sure the Flitch company has experts on furniture .
If the thing about the wood grain is so famous, wouldn’t they have realized?
「This is something I heard from Tophnaf himself . I’ve obtained wooden products directly from him after all . 」
I expected nothing less from the Malordol household .
「Certainly regular noble customers would always get the master craftsman to personally take care of their products . But if they are sold to foreign merchants……」
「It wouldn’t be strange if the products were made by his disciples and he just gives one final check before they’re sold . 」
Nonna and Mel nod, Claire has a nonplussed smile on her face with some anger showing through .
That information just now was probably not even known by the suppliers of Flitch let alone Claire .
「Gather only the products made by Tophnaf himself . Even the products made by his disciples should be better than the other sundries . We can put them in the servants’ rooms . 」
「Acting on your own again!」
Claudia started giving orders out of nowhere and was interrupted by Nonna, even though she was at a disadvantage earlier when causing a fuss about the masterpiece .
「Ara, then did you want to let Aegir-sama have this second-class table instead? You’ve really got nothing besides those breasts . 」
「……Guh . 」
As expected, she spent a longer time shopping excessively and enjoying luxuriousness .
Nonna lets out a strained cry and couldn’t say anything more .
Carla pokes fun at her and then they start grappling with each other .
Leaving the struggling Nonna and Carla aside, Claudia drops herself firmly on a chair she prepared, then asks Clara to fan her while she continues the negotiations .
When the chair creaks, Clara quickly grabs a supporting rod and props it against the chair .
She might need a metal chair dedicated for her use only .
「Next is carpet . What selections do you have available?」
「Products from Goldonia’s Schups and former Treia’s Riflo . If you aren’t worried about cost, then I can also prepare the high grade carpet made by Kiraff from the eastern part of the Federation . 」
「I will of course choose products from the Federation! Even if it’s more expensive, the material quality is worlds apart . The touch and feel of Kiraff’s carpets…… is so nice it makes your body want to lay on it without thinking……」
Nonna looks on from a distance as she comments .
Now that I look, Carla, who she was scuffling with before, is upside down .
Apparently she let her guard down and got slapped by Nonna’s ferocious breasts .
「Kiraff? Something that cheap will make your feet rash . It’s no good unless it’s made by either Juht or Mashue . 」
However Claudia doesn’t hold back .
She could at least phrase it better…… Nonna’s eyes are tilted upwards now .
「T-those are certainly items our company doesn’t have…… they’re too expensive and not high in demand……」
「Haa…… you’re reaully useless, aren’t you . Well I guess Kiraff carpets are better to clean the dirt off our feet than other carpets of unknown make . Alright then, we’ll take Kiraff . 」
「Thank you for your purchase . 」
Claire politely bows her head .
As expected of a merchant to keep up appearances .
Her shoulders are trembling though…… she must be pretty angry .
「How dare that pig woman……」
Nonna is pretty upset too .
Don’t make such a scary face…… Claudia is just blunt, she doesn’t any bad intentions .
「Next is…… right now the door is a temporary one, right?」
Claudia looks at me .
This might be a mansion that hasn’t been used yet, but glass and doors have been installed .
I was planning to use it as is, what does she mean by ‘temporary’?
「It was such a simple design that I thought it was just a temporary lid to block the wind from coming in . Then let’s exchange this one too . I want one with a winter theme, using snow and ice as a motif . 」
「R-right…… a handcrafted door would take some time to make though . 」
Claudia lets out the biggest sigh at Claire .
「Are you an idiot? You should be bringing products with winter designs while its winter time, you don’t even know that?」
Claire apologizes while her shaking increases .
Nonna took it upon herself to start the counterattack here .
「Of course something that only looks attractive during the winter isn’t fashionable . No matter how luxurious and gorgeous it is, a winter design would look too chilly during the spring . You’re too short-sighted if you don’t even know that . 」
However Claudia further exceeded Nonna’s imaginations .
「Haah? It’s obvious that once the seasons change into spring, we’ll exchange the door with one that has a spring design on it . You didn’t think we would use a winter design for the whole year, did you?」
The way Claudia said it was like asking if Nonna had her head on straight .
Does she really intend to replace all the doors of the mansion with every change in season?
It’s not like we can use the removed doors for the upcoming years .
「Of course I’m going to do just that . Reusing a thumb-marked door is nasty . We have to get another trendy door for the following year . 」
Nonna’s jaw drops .
When it comes to money-spending, Claudia wins by a landslide .
So she’s been doing this all the time up till now…… I tip my hat off to Marquess Malordol who supported her luxurious lifestyle .
It makes Nonna’s wasteful habits seem like child’s play .
「Now then, next is the entrance hall chandelier . 」
「I will select that!」
Nonna gets psyched again, unwilling to let Claudia choose the chandelier in the entrance hall, which can also be considered the face of the mansion .
Don’t push yourself too much .
「The chandelier is the face of the mansion! I can’t let some complete stranger choose it . 」
Nonna approaches Claire while speaking .
「The entire thing should be made of either steel or silver…… or perhaps brass . 」
「No, please make it out of gold! One that shines like a divine light!」
So you would see glittering gold as soon as you walk through the door……?
「Not good enough . Inlay it with sapphires and emeralds . We’ll add color to the light . 」
Claudia opposes Nonna .
The first thing I would see when I return home is shiny gold and jewels…… I don’t think it’ll make me feel relaxed .
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