[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-988":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Isekai Nonbiri Nouka",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1395492,1848,"Chapter 987: Eliza","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-988",988,"\u003Cp>The businesses that Versa and her friends had been advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the papermaking and printing businesses that were transferred to me, there were still more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was publishing, which collects, edits, and sells book manuscripts, and a distribution business specialized in books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were thoroughly focused on book-related ventures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this flow, I thought there might already be bookstores, but bookstores are still only at the planning stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they handle only books, it is unclear whether the income would be sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Books are in demand, but they are not cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If printing becomes fully established and the number of books increases, prices might drop and customers may increase, but once prices fall, it becomes difficult for stores to secure enough revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very few people buy multiple copies of the same book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for now, they are proceeding by consigning book sales to retail shops and restaurants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the book-only distribution business, it seems to handle securing those consignment partners and delivering the products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have already secured several consignment locations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drive of Versa’s friends is impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That’s true」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one agreeing with my admiration is the acting representative of the transferred papermaking and printing businesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the early members of the civil servant girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her name is Eliza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As acting representative, Eliza is wearing calm, librarian-like clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is even wearing glasses, despite not having poor eyesight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Starting with appearances is important for anything. It also makes it easier for those around us to understand what kind of work we do」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eliza Pickettend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TN: エライザ＝ピケットエンド(Eraiza Pikettoendo) It’s more of ‘piket end’ but let’s go with pikettend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is a daughter of the Viscount Pickettend family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of the Pickettend Viscount family has served as the Chief Librarian of the Demon King’s Kingdom for generations and is apparently called the Custodian of the Collection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is why she volunteered to act as the representative for the papermaking and printing businesses this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. I put myself forward for I thought my useless family will be finally of use.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Useless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you are the Custodian of the Collection, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Do you know what the Demon King’s Kingdom’s collection is like?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I do not, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t there a lot of valuable books?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Basically, the Demon King’s Kingdom’s collection consists of diaries written by the Demon King and the nobility」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diaries?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Um, then that would make them important historical records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If what is written in the diaries were true, then yes」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It is a headache-inducing matter, but…They do not write down anything that would inconvenient them」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would not write about battles they lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That would still be the lesser case」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lesser?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. They include fiction」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, like turning a story about defeating a hundred enemies into a thousand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If it were only on that scale, I could forgive it」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, it is not that scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If everything written were reality, fragments of a shattered moon would be floating in the sky, and the continent would have been reduced to powder and sunk into the sea」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is… grand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, someone wrote that they shattered the moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That was a Demon King from quite a long time ago」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The one who pulverized the continent was a different Demon King」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「According to the records, successive generals and nobles defeated tens of thousands of ancient devils, and the Demon King’s army won every battle and conquered a million human nations」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, it is less a diary and more a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, then why not just enjoy it in that way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Village Chief. This is a sad reality, but being able to write does not necessarily mean one has literary talent」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh, well…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Many of them simply reuse the phrasing and writing styles of those who write well…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, I see…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I have seen many books with the same content, only with the names of the characters changed」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I suppose that is how it turns out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Then what else could you call a job managing books like that, if not useless?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cannot be only books like that, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There might be books with useful information written in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Books with useful information are owned privately. They are not part of the Demon King’s Kingdom’s collection. Even the current Demon King keeps important books with the academy principal」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Um, well, your family’s cooperation can be secured, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. They were pleased that their knowledge about books, such as storage methods, could be useful」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is good to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you understand this, right? Be careful with compensation involving family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Of course. Arrangements have been made so that I cannot be involved with compensation for relatives」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry, but I am counting on you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Not at all. If even suspicion is raised, my life would be in danger」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It is a business represented by you, Village Chief. If suspicions arise that excessive compensation is being given unfairly to relatives, Frau-sama will kill me」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I do not think Frau is that extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That is because you do not know Frau-sama from her academy days」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is true. I do not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Frau-sama was the one who kept Yuri-sama’s circle in order」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have heard that before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Around Yuri-sama were the infamous young ladies, Crakasse-sama of the Count Pugyaru family, Rosalind-sama of the Count Glitch family, Rashaashi-sama of the Count Droir family, and Roaju-sama of the Viscount Mammonroz family.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infamous…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「She was the one who commanded them」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she had to be somewhat extreme to manage them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were you also one of those infamous young ladies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…………I cut ties with my useless family and had no choice but to manage on my own. But that is all in the past!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Y-yes, that is in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I will forget the past and live with all my strength in the present! So, Village Chief. About the matter I have been asking you about for quite some time」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter Eliza has been asking me about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the naming of the businesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Versa’s new ventures were all named after Versa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, Versa Paper, Versa Printing, Versa Publishing, Versa Distribution, and also Versa Bookstore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is nothing inherently wrong with that name, but because of the kind of books Versa writes, the name Versa is taken to mean Versa’s tastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it would be taken to mean that paper, printing, publishing, distribution, and the bookstore all handle only books that cater to Versa’s tastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would not be good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A name change is necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versa agreed, and after discussions among the parties involved, it was decided to rename them Delzen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means Versa Publishing became Delzen Publishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versa Distribution became Delzen Distribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versa Bookstore became Delzen Bookstore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What remains are Versa Paper and Versa Printing, which were transferred to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems I have to come up with new names for these two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Eliza’s name not work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eliza Paper, or Eliza Printing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I cannot possibly take a name from Versa-sama for someone like myself」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like yourself, you do not need to belittle yourself that much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Let me put it another way. Versa-sama’s friends would not approve」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It would be the greatest honor to receive your name, Village Chief」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiraku Paper, or Machio Printing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suggested Eliza Paper, but putting an individual’s name up front feels a bit much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not that it would be unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, let us simply match Versa and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delzen Paper, Delzen Printing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, if we can get permission from Versa and the others, we will go with that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Would that not cause misunderstandings? People outside may think it is a group」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In practice, it is the same, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「……That is true」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we cannot get permission from Versa and the others, we will think about it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Understood」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were able to get approval without issue, so the business names became Delzen Paper and Delzen Printing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, the name Delzen comes from the place where Versa and ancestor-san met long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancestor-san had completely forgotten it, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eliza: 「I am not the classics loving civil servant girl. That is a different person」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Classics loving civil servant girl: 「If anything, I am more interested in publishing」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versa: 「If you forgot about me but remembered Delzen, that would be a bigger problem」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancestor-san「Yeah, yeah」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versa: 「…………」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancestor-san: 「Hm?」\u003C\u002Fp>",1420,"2026-06-05T23:08:42.455Z",1,"novelbin.me","1b5ea38cc984ae10bf1f1a8b452e257cf8f9b89c426fd804d210749dc73f6e39","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-989","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-913",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]