Chapter 446 Product Development for Wielope ①
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”I’ve finally successfully infiltrated Master’s workshop…!”
”Didn’t you technically come in here the other day, too?”
”That was-well, how should I put this? It’s more accurate to say I was dragged into your bedroom, isn’t it?”
”Ah… well, yeah.”
Nina-Mailse¹, the “Sacred Artificer”², had become my disciple and was currently being worked to the bone. During the launch of the “Wriggly-type” product line, she hadn’t exactly been a star player, but as a “reward” for her efforts, she had humbly requested to conduct research alongside me.
I had already planned on having her help create the items we’d be foisting on the Wielope Empire³, so I had asked her if she was sure that was enough. She replied, “That’s fine, so please, train me as hard as you can.”
In a way, her specific request to access the storehouse and observe my process was actually quite greedy, so I suppose it qualified as a reward. That was how we ended up at the storehouse of the Second Lab, located northwest of the Royal Capital.
”It really is just floor-to-ceiling monster materials…”
”Obviously. And for the record, my own Master comes through here, too. You’d better watch your manners. Some of these materials are genuinely lethal, so you are strictly forbidden from coming in here alone. Got it?”
”Yes, of course-ssu!”
I led her through the aisles, explaining the organizational system, the ecology of the monsters, and the specific properties and uses for each part. As we talked, I realized something unexpected: she was incredibly knowledgeable about the monsters themselves, yet she knew almost nothing about how to actually utilize their materials.
”To the ‘Church’ for monsters are just pests to be exterminated, not resources to be used,” Nina explained. “They only care about where they are and how to kill them. Honestly, these days even the seminary students don’t have that much initiative.”
”Heh. From the way you’re talking, you must have been quite the star pupil.”
”Fufun! You seem to have forgotten, but I was participating in a heresy trial⁴ at my age-ssu! Please don’t lump me in with your average students or scholars-ssu!”
Come to think of it, she had participated in the “Dildo-Buddy Trial” as a technical expert. Despite her behavior, she might actually be a top-tier researcher back in the Holy City. Why she was wasting her time as my disciple, I had no idea.
Regardless, her smug, chest-puffing attitude started to annoy me, so I gave one of her breasts a rough squeeze.
”Uhyahhh!?” Nina let out a strange yelp and scrambled away from me. She really was an elite who was far too easy to tease.
”So, what kind of research did you want to see today?”
”That was so abrupt! You’re so heartless-ssu! You can’t just grope a girl and then move on like nothing happened-ssu!”
”It wasn’t bad, but I would’ve preferred skin-to-skin contact. Anyway, are we doing this or not? If you’re not interested, I’m done.”
”I’m interested! I want to see Master’s newest work-ssu! Ugh… you just tricked me into dropping it…”
Nina hunched over, trying to hide her chest. Every reaction she had just begged for more mischief, but she clearly didn’t realize that. I figured she’d actually get pissed if I pushed it further, so I shifted my focus back to the research.
Based on my previous discussions with Nina and the “Holy Figure” Loire-Rose, the products for Wielope fell into three categories.
First: Camouflage. Making adult goods look like anything else. Think pen-vibrators, accessory-style anal pearls, or a ddo that looked like a desk lamp-everyday items a woman could carry without raising eyebrows.
Second: Interior Decor. Similar to camouflage, but focused on aesthetics over raw practicality. Sleek, streamlined ddos that looked like modern art, or perhaps a mysterious decorative sphere that hid a vibrating rotor inside. The lamp-ddo was essentially a hybrid of these two.
Third: Fragrance. This was a direct spin-off of Nina’s “Good-smelling Dildo-Buddy” idea. We could sell them as simple incense or bake the scents into the camouflage and decor lines.
The lines between these categories were thin, and the possibilities were endless. The key was finding which ones were easy to mass-produce and would sell the best. I had plenty of capital thanks to the “Wriggly” line, so I could afford to experiment.
”Since we’re here, let’s start by trying to recreate your work.”
”My work-ssu?”
”Yeah. The ‘Luminescent Buddy’”⁵.
It was a glowing ddo-an item so absurd it made me question Nina’s sanity. Initially, I wondered who on earth would want a glowing d**k, but I had realized it was a revolutionary camouflage item. It was the easiest thing in the world to claim it was “just a lamp.”
”Oh! So Master finally recognizes my genius-ssu! Fufufu, but recreating that won’t be easy-ssu. I poured every ounce of my knowledge into that masterpiece. I used several high-level Holy Arts⁶; it’s not something a mediocre Sacred Artificer could ever hope to copy-ssu!”
What a massive waste of talent. I didn’t hate the energy, but I suspected the artificers back in the Holy City would have a collective heart attack if they saw what she’d made. Also, her arrogance was getting on my nerves again. Maybe I should grope her one more time…
”Just so we’re clear, that thing isn’t a viable product yet. I don’t care what you make for a hobby, but if we’re selling it here, it has to be cheap and easy for anyone to manufacture.”
”Muu… then how are we going to do that-ssu?”
”That’s where the real work begins. Product development isn’t just about the idea. You have to think about the logistics of getting it into a customer’s hands and making sure they can actually use it.”
I gave her my best “Master” lecture as I began browsing the material shelves. Nina followed behind me with quick, rhythmic steps, still looking pouting but obedient. That was a vital trait in a disciple: being able to follow orders even when you didn’t agree.
If they don’t follow orders at all, they’re useless. If they have no opinions of their own, they’ll never amount to anything. That was a lesson from my alchemy mentor, Granny Miranda. Apparently, that’s exactly how she viewed me.
”Pop quiz. There are plenty of bioluminescent monsters in caves and deep water. Give me some examples.”
”Glowing monsters? Let’s see… the ones that come to mind are Light Lizards, Light Earthworms, and Light Bats-ssu. Light Lizards use their glowing tails as decoys to escape predators. Light Earthworms use light to lure prey before swallowing them whole. And Light Bats spray luminescent fluid to blind their enemies-ssu.”
”You really do know your stuff. There’s also Light Eels in underground lakes and Light Moss. Now, the follow-up: which of these would work as a commercial material?”
”As a material… that means it has to meet your criteria, right-ssu? Cheap, and easy for anyone to work with…”
”Exactly. ‘Cheap’ means the source is easy to find and the yield is high. ‘Easy to work with’ means the processing is simple and the risk is low.”
”Umumumumu…”
Nina crossed her arms, racking her brain. I had already spotted the material I wanted, but I moved to a different aisle so as not to give her a hint. She looked around frantically, but she wasn’t going to find the answer right next to her.
”By the way, if you get this wrong, there’s a punishment game. So think carefully.”
”Hey! Don’t try to intimidate your student-ssu!”
”It’s not intimidation. It’s ‘tough love’.”
”You’re definitely just enjoying this-ssu!”
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Summary:
The protagonist begins a collaborative research session with his disciple, Nina, in his Second Lab storehouse. They discuss categorizing new adult goods for the Wielope market into camouflage, interior, and fragrance types. The protagonist challenges Nina to simplify her overly complex ‘Luminescent Buddy’ invention for mass production.
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Trivia:
- Nina previously participated in a heresy trial involving ‘Dildo-Buddies’.
- The Church views monsters only as targets for extermination, ignoring their resource potential.
- The protagonist’s alchemy mentor was a woman named Miranda.
- The products are specifically being developed for the Wielope Empire market
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Character Insight:
Nina shows a divide between her high-level academic knowledge (monster ecology) and her lack of practical application. The protagonist reveals a mentor-like side, albeit a sadistic one, as he pushes Nina toward commercial efficiency.
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Behind the Scenes:
The ‘Luminescent Buddy’ serves as a subversion of typical fantasy ‘Holy Arts,’ turning high magic into a novelty adult item.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Nina-Mailse – Sacred Artificer from the Holy City with short violet hair and those thick, bottle‑bottom glasses that somehow still look good. A Ward from a big Purist family in the Wielope Empire, but she ditched the whole fundamentalist thing. Sticks close to the Saint and might end up as Kento’s apprentice in the Church of Demon‑Subjugation. Smart, loyal, and quietly rebellious.
• Loire-Rose – Current Saintess and top of the Great Cathedral food chain. White hair, pale skin, blue eyes—the full divine aesthetic. Can literally manifest light and blessings, but don’t let the holy glow fool you. She’s pragmatic, money‑minded, and way too playful for church politics. Runs a workshop (yeah, even sells adult goods on the side) and keeps her “holy” mask on… most of the time. Originally born to a Salvation Faction family, later adopted by the previous Holy Figure. Total mix of divinity and chaos, and somehow it works.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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