CH 159

Another two weeks passed.

A total of twenty cat people died.

And then, what I had feared had finally happened.

One of the dog tribesmen who had been treating them got careless.

He skipped Despina’s diagnosis and bath for a few days and got infected.

The locals were naturally in an uproar.

Then, the dog tribesmen were transferred to the treatment center.

They said the symptoms were unpredictable.

I heaved a deep sigh.

Abraham, the representative of the dog tribe, had come to me to apologize.

“I can’t apologize enough, my lord. Even though my lord had warned us about it so much ……”

I waved my hand.

“No need to apologize. As a result, it was my responsibility to grant the permission.”

“No, it’s not Milord’s fault because we pushed it through ……”

I shook my head and stopped Abraham.

“I gave the final approval. I’d rather you enforce discipline from now on.”

Abraham said, surprised.

“It’s alright if we continue?”

“We can’t just pull people out of the treatment center while they’re recovering, or shut out all the people who are out there for treatment.”

“Then, Milord, since the beginning ……”

We can’t afford to let our guard down here.

I said in a strong tone.

“No, depending on the situation, I will forcefully stop it.”

Abraham bowed deeply to me.

“I’ll pass on Milord’s kindness to all of them and make sure they follow your instructions!”

Abraham left the room saying that and ran out.

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After that, my shoulders slumped.

Seeing this, Mil said with concern. 

“Al. I’m not going to tell you not to worry about it, but …… If you’re having a hard time, I’m here for you.”

As I was about to thank Mil, I heard a hard running sound in the hallway and Onyxim came in.

He had dark circles under his eyes.

He seemed to have been immersed in it for a long time.

“My lord, I’ve done it!”

Oh, you finally did it.

He was holding something that looked like a stick.

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I stood up vigorously.

“So you did it!”

“Yes, smell it!”

I sniffed the soap bar, and they don’t smell.

“Will it remove stains?”

“Yes.”

What language is that?

More importantly, we need to check it.

I handed Kiara the soap bar.

“Kiara, can you try it out for me? I’m sure your hands are dirty from all the paperwork.”

Kiara took it with a smile.

“I understand.”

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When she saw how happy I was, she left in a good mood.

“Well done, how did you make it?”

“It took a lot of trial and error, but …… it was really fun. It was actually a kid’s idea. It was a sticky vegetable oil, olive, I think. It’s a mixture of that and seaweed ash. I tried every kind of ash I could find, and it was the kid’s idea to use seaweed ash.”

Thank you, kids.

So they got there on their own.

I was so happy that I felt like crying.

“Is it possible to mass-produce it?”

Hunsu and Onyxim puffed out their chests.

“We’ve already started. In three days we’ll have a decent amount. I’ve sent Silvana out to help with the drying.”

Great job, unpopular woman.

Kiara came back, her hands fluttering with dirt.

“Kiara.  I have a small favor to ask you.”

Kiara must have sensed that I was up to something.

A big smile appeared on her face.

“Yes. If it’s a request from my brother, I won’t refuse.”

“We have a lot of stinky soap bars in jars, don’t we?”

Kiara’s face turned grim as she remembered.

“Yes, it smells very bad.”

“We haven’t thanked the eight hundred poor people yet. We should give them to our other brothers.”

Kiara laughed quickly.

“Oh, that’s very nice. I’ll arrange it right away.”

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A week later

In the warehouse at the port where the report came in, Amilcarre and Baldassarre held their noses and went rigid.

A fantasia of strange odors.

No one dared to approach them.

The scent emanating from the large number of soap bars tried to carry their souls to heaven.

Hearing that it was a gift from Alfred, Amilcarre and Baldassarre had no choice but to come and check it out.

The smell was so strong that Baldassarre was in tears.

“This amount of soap bars …… Is this Alfred’s payback!!!”

The expressionless Amilcarre opened his mouth.

“When ……”

Baldassarre looked at him suspiciously.

“Hm? What do you mean by that?”

The expressionless Amilcarre continued to twitch minutely.

“When did you start to think that this was all there was?”

“What …… did you say ……”