A Surprisingly Happy Engagement for the Slime Duke and the Fallen Noble Lady: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 8] by Mashimesa Emoto

Author:Mashimesa Emoto
Language: eng
Format: epub

When Adam was ready, we set off for the cave. Gabriel summoned his five unique slimes, much to the surprise of Adam, who had never seen such colorful slimes before.

“And here I thought the light-red slime was an unusual sight,” Adam said. “It’s my first time seeing slimes like these.”

“They’re called unique slimes,” said Gabriel. “Each one is the only one in the world of its kind.”

“Is the slime in the cave one of those too?!”

“No, the one at the mining site is likely a rock slime. You can find others relatively easily around Triste, so it isn’t a unique slime.”

I’d never heard of a rock slime. I thought slimes were supposed to be soft and squishy.

“Wibble, guard Fran,” Gabriel continued. “Same with the rest of the slimes—put Fran’s safety first.” The unique slimes all nodded. “Let’s go, then.”

We walked through the forest for about thirty minutes before arriving at the cave. It was my first time seeing a white cave. We went in, each carrying a magicite-powered lamp. It was clammier than it was outside, but surprisingly, it wasn’t very dark because of the glowing mushrooms growing inside.

Adam, who was leading the way, turned around and told us about the cave while running his hand along the rock wall. “All of the rocks here are kaolin. The whiter the stone, the more mana it contains, and the better the porcelain it makes. For bonbonnières, we used kaolin from the deepest part of the cave, which were as beautiful as pearls.”

But now, the rock slime was preventing him from getting near that area. That was why the craftsman hadn’t been able to make bonbonnières for the past decade.

“Can you not make bonbonnières with the kaolin in this area?” Gabriel asked.

“Afraid not.” Adam took his pickax from his bag, swung it down on the rock wall, and picked up one of the chunks that tumbled down. He pointed at it and said, “The kaolin near the cave entrance has too many impurities.” There were dark lumps mixed in with the rock. “It also isn’t pure white. It has a grayish tinge that turns black when you fire it. Bonbonnières need to be made of beautiful white porcelain. Even worse, impure kaolin makes for extremely fragile porcelain. Kaolin is finicky to handle—porcelain’s usually fired at high temperatures, but if you heat it up too quickly, it cracks.”

In other words, it was a delicate process.

“A bonbonnière is a gift from a new family—a clean slate that hasn’t been dyed by anything yet,” the craftsman explained.

“I see,” said Gabriel.

If that’s the meaning behind bonbonnières, would it really be appropriate to use them as packaging for the Lakeside Duck Bakery? Now I’m not sure.

“Um, if you do manage to make the bonbonnières, would I be allowed to use them for my business?” I asked.

“I don’t know if I should be saying this when I haven’t made anything yet, but you guys are getting married, aren’t you? Just think of it as a large-scale gift from the grand duke and his wife.

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