The housewarming party was coming to an end. With good drink to be had, people naturally drank more. Drinking more led to people feeling the need to visit the restroom. The toilets in this mansion were very special. Not only did they all have bidets, but also a full-length glass mirror on the wall—mirrors in this world were otherwise universally made of metal. These mirrors were only possible thanks to Cain’s ability to magically conjure glass with exceptional clarity and precision.
As expected, the guests who had left the hall to visit the restroom all exclaimed in astonishment. Cain had stationed maids nearby to explain how the toilets worked. This prevented chaos from unfolding. The female guests were particularly fond of the mansion’s restrooms. They were able to view a flawlessly-clear reflection of their entire body in a full-body mirror. The men didn’t have as many opportunities to make use of such things, but the mirror astonished them as well.
Someone suddenly grabbed Cain’s shoulders from behind. “Baron Cain, what is that? The thing attached to the toilet? I want one too!”
It was the queen. She seemed extremely excited.
“Your Majesty, it’s a bidet. It’s an experimental product I created by embedding a magic stone into the toilet,” Cain honestly answered.
Bidets had only been installed in his mansion and Garm’s mansion, so this was a first experience for the other nobles. Since Sarah and Reine had both strongly insisted that he install one for them, he had to comply with their wishes. He had also installed one for the maids in the servant’s restroom, and they thanked him with tears in their eyes. Cain felt slightly embarrassed, as their reactions seemed extremely over the top to him.
“Commercialize it at once! That device will bring about a revolution! It is an essential product for all women!”
The queen’s fervor only grew. She had yet to let go of Cain’s shoulders.
“Did something happen? Why are you so excited?” The king, noticing the strange state of the queen, came over.
“This is no mere ‘something.’ Head to the restroom and see for yourself! I want one of those installed in the palace immediately. Support my cause and get Cain to help us.”
“Hum…I don’t understand the situation, but I guess I’ll go check it out.”
Still unsure of the meaning behind the queen’s words, the king followed a maid towards the restroom. A few minutes later, he returned, slightly red in the face.
“Cain! I want you to install that in the palace tomorrow! Understood?”
The king returned in the same exact manner the queen had. Telestia and Silk also reacted the same way. The way they shyly approached Cain was extremely cute, and he had to restrain his urge to embrace them.
“Sir Cain, you see…”
“Understood. This is still an experimental product, but I have a few on hand, so I’ll install a few at the palace as soon as possible.”
“You always exceed my wildest imaginations, Cain.”
It was ultimately decided that Cain would install a bidet and a mirror at the restrooms in the palace. The king and queen were both in a very good mood.
The housewarming party came to an end, and the guests left with a pair of wine glasses as souvenirs. He had handed them over in a covered package, explaining that they were extremely fragile. The guests, hearing that they were receiving a pair of the same type of wine glasses they had just drank from, were incredibly delighted. On the way out, several nobles had offered to purchase a few of the wine glasses, but Cain had run out since he had used them all during this party. They said they wouldn’t mind waiting until after the royal family had received theirs. They left satisfied with the understanding that these glasses would be for sale in the future.
The wives and young ladies were more interested in the restroom mirror and the bidet, bombarding Cain with questions about when those would become available on the market. He told them that they were still at an experimental stage, and that he wanted to perfect them before officially selling them. Cain planned to sell all of these things eventually through the Saracaen Company alongside his Othello sets.
After seeing all the guests off, Cain was finally able to take a breather.
“Father, thank you for all the help. Thanks to you, things went smoothly.” Cain bowed his head and thanked his father.
It wouldn’t have been possible for Cain’s servants alone to handle everything. Cain believed that it was thanks to the cooperation of Garm’s servants that his housewarming party was a success.
“No need to thank me. You’re my son, after all. With this, your prestige amongst the other nobles should have grown. You’ll have to handle things on your own to an extent from here on out. In your case, I’m more worried about you doing too well.”
Cain could only smile wryly at Garm’s words. “I plan to restrain myself from here on out.”
He hadn’t restrained himself at all when preparing for this party. Since he made full use of his knowledge from his previous life, it ended in great success, but it also wasn’t a good idea to overdo it. Drastic change could lead to problems.
While Cain was lounging in the living room, the servants cleaned the great hall. Thanks to the number of servants, all the necessary cleanup was finished quickly. Cain paid each of the servants who came to help an additional five silver coins as a bonus.
Maids had a salary of one large silver a month, and although their employer provided them with food and board, that still seemed too little to Cain. Anyone would smile when rewarded with half a month of pay for working hard for a day. From Cain’s point of view, he would need them to continue working hard in the future, and this was a small price to pay.