153 – Marquess Administration (6)
The merchant’s eyes trembled. Well, that’s a hesitant response. I put my elbows on the desk, interlaced them, and made direct eye contact with the merchant.
The merchant hurriedly averted his gaze and swallowed his saliva, as if he thought I was going to threaten him again.
“There is nothing to lose, right? Even the potion houses that were there anyway have been completely reduced to domestic consumption as they have focused on rock salt over the past few years.”
“That means… ….”
“Exclusive offer, I promise.”
It was only then that a definite change occurred in the merchant’s expression. Actually, he didn’t do anything wrong to me. It’s simply because I put a line on the side of Farneri Karahan.
Originally, when power moves, the people who cling to that power naturally change.
Wasn’t it right away that I was going to leave the knights when Levia became the leader of the knights?
Even if the former knight commander hadn’t suddenly disappeared, I’m sure I would have been living with quite a bit of recognition.
‘If it were so, I wouldn’t have been able to find my second hometown called Rupel Mansion… ….’
There must have been no Sianne, no Lucy, no Marquis Rupel, no knights and retainers who were now like family.
Thinking of that, I had no choice but to thank Levia once again.
Anyway.
I am giving a new rope to the merchant in front of me.
It means that the original performer is good at it, and the talented person who has been used by giving rebates directly from the family of marquis is also good in his own way.
I won’t be able to earn as much as I did when I was with Farneri, but it’s still better than dying without doing anything, right?
Now, it seems that the upper section has also decided on a route, and he shouted, stiffening his stooped waist.
“I will try my best!!!”
“Right. After all, I think it’s good that I can understand the situation quickly.”
I immediately presented the contract with the image of making a decision before he changes his mind.
“Now, if you look here, there is a clause about contracts under the Imperial Law…… This is the ratio that you and our Lupel estate share…… 7:3, Of course you know we’re 7, right? Production facilities and products are provided by this side, and that side only distributes them.”
“Wait! Wait a minute!”
“?”
A merchant who suddenly waved his hand after thinking he had found a compromise. Don’t like the proportions?
Honestly, I gave you a lot of concessions, but if I ask for more, they just walk out?
When I put on a serious expression, the merchant shook his head urgently and answered.
“Rain, ratio is not the problem! I just want to be sure…… !”
“What are you sure about?”
“I would like to see some products. Honestly, it doesn’t matter how much you earn, as long as you follow the standard, but shouldn’t you know what the quality of the product is like?”
“Ooh.”
I ran my finger across my chin.
It was a good reason. I don’t bring things like Made in China just to give a f*ck.
First of all, it has to be something that can be sold. Neither this guy nor I can make money.
“I can see that you are determined to do it right. Pass.”
I tore up the contract in front of the merchant. It wasn’t necessary, but it was actually to hint at the nuance that I was testing you all this time.
As expected.
As soon as the contract is torn up, the merchant lets out a sigh of relief as if he knew that would happen.
“Follow me.”
I got up from the negotiating table and opened the small drawer in the office where the potions were kept.
Colorful potions placed neatly one after another.
“Where did you get all these?”
“I heard that there is still an alchemist named Aquila.”
“Aquila…… ! Are you saying that old man is still alive?”
The merchant’s eyes widened.
“Do you know someone?”
“A merchant who once traded here is an artisan who would not know. It’s been quite a while since I didn’t hear from the potion side as I shook his hand at all…….”
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“Anyway, your skills are guaranteed.”
“If that inspiration is incompetent, then he’ll have to bring in an Imperial Alchemist. Rumor has it that he was the Imperial Alchemist…….”
The scary figure was a man who continued to talk nonchalantly.
“But just in case, you should test it. But what’s in that box with the skull sign over there? Aquila is famous for not making poison.”
“Ah, it is a drug more dangerous than poison. Do not touch.”
Very dangerous.
Because he turned the lofty knight leader into a succubus in one shot.
At those words, the merchant who was about to check the box sneaked back.
“Anyway, have you done all the clinical trials?”
“To what extent? I tried to drink as much as I could.”
“Hmm…… But, as far as I know, ladies in the capital do not drink cosmetics, but apply them.”
“Really?”
This is the first time I’ve heard of this.
I’ve been living in the capital for quite a while, but I’ve never been interested in cosmetics, so I didn’t know anything about it.
‘Well, it’s not even green juice, and it must be a bit difficult to drink because of the color. So why did Xianne bother to ask if it was a potion?’
At last, my doubts have been resolved.
I am also more familiar with cosmetics that I apply than those that I drink.
“It would be more economical to apply it. One bottle of potion comes with three products to apply. Perhaps if you ask Aquila, he will even process it for you.”
A merchant who starts reciting even without asking. It seems that the family has been buying potions for generations.
“Well, if you have a little bit of an ambivalent relationship, how about giving it as a gift and testing it?”
“But do I have to go that far?”
“Oh, Viscount! Don’t you know how much the ladies of the capital are obsessed with beauty? If you sell it by mistake, it will be really smashed!!”
Actually, it wasn’t me who was going to be destroyed, it was the merchant right in front of me, so I didn’t know…… But from now on, we are business partners.
‘There’s nothing wrong with being sure.’
I pondered for a moment, then nodded and added.
“Because I am an ambiguous person…….”
Honestly, I can’t because I’m sorry for Cianne and Petra. Especially since Petra has sensitive skin. It’s kind of like when you give the wrong cosmetics as a gift and then you get into trouble.
Besides, they are both natural beauties. Even though I wear makeup, it’s not like the difference between before and after is that big.
Princess Lilia Hebron was somewhat like that for the same reason, and Saint Catherine…….
‘It’s okay.’
I was still extremely cautious.
It’s clear that you haven’t seen my face since there hasn’t been much talk since a few weeks since the last incident.
Because it’s something you don’t know.
In that case, in the end, I guess I’ll have to choose between our knights and the people sent to stabilize the marquisdom.
“Oh, there is one.”
I remembered the face of a person who had suddenly appeared in my head.
I can exchange gifts with you, but I can’t see you being that close or friendly.
A woman who has some interest in makeup and beauty, and the original version isn’t too bad. More than anything else, she might. She is also the owner of a reputation sufficient to attract the attention of ladies.
“Levia Irtarte.”
***
“…… What it this?”
“I came and picked it up.”
Upon receiving the cosmetics, Levia frowned. Why not. I don’t know if she doesn’t respond well when I give her a gift?
“Suddenly?”
“Unless you don’t want to receive it.”
“… ….”
Levia sneakily opens the box and checks the contents. As I checked the small bottle of potion sitting in her coffin, she raised her head and looked at me.
“Cosmetics?”
“Well, to be honest, we ended up in a bad relationship, but I’m giving it to you with the intention of robbing it without remorse.”
Of course not.
How much has accumulated over the years, but I can coolly organize it. Perhaps she should have apologized the last time we met, but she has no favors to give to Levia, who is still showing her shameless attitude.
What’s so pretty about chewing gum?
Sianne and Lucy are a hundred and a thousand times prettier than Levia, who has a good personality.
But she couldn’t say that to her face. Levia calmly said that she had to become a clinical test subject.
So she thought to please her.
“Ha, do you think I would be grateful for this?”
“Are you giving a gift to say thank you? Just get it Oh, and you have to apply it as soon as you wake up in the morning?”
“Enough!”
Levia disappears with her cosmetics.
If he even gave you a present, he’d be kind enough to say a few words, but he’s still rude. I wouldn’t be so rude even to my ex-boyfriend who broke up with me.
And a few days later.
“Hey!!!! Luvern Eilroy you!!!”
Boom!
Levia appeared as Lucy kicked her broken door. I looked at the knight commander in question while scratching my ears.
“Come in, please. You still haven’t fixed your habit, tsk…….”
“Did you really want to search?! Because this is cosmetics! What happened!!”
Levia screamed loudly. There were a lot of red pimples growing around her cheeks, which were certainly as neat as her own face.
‘Hmm…… So is this a pass? Doesn’t seem to suit sensitive skin. It’s a bit oily, so maybe it’s for dry skin.’
While examining Levia’s face carefully, I scribbled a few words on the document I had left beside her.
-Ultra Whitening Moisture Skin Potion: For dry, sensitive skin can cause acne.
“Let’s be honest, this wasn’t a gift!”
Only at times like this it’s unnecessarily quick to notice, but it was sewage that stuttered here. I shrugged her shoulders as if asking what the hell she was talking about.
“You don’t know what, Captain Levia. And label it Sir Eilroy of Luverne. Now that each other is an ordinary nobleman, shouldn’t we have mutual respect?”
“I-I-I…” … !!”
“And that on her face, to get rid of the impurities left on her body. It is a natural phenomenon.”
“No, waste, what?”
“Wastes. Why, isn’t Captain Levia expelling from her body every morning? Wow, just thinking about it makes me dizzy. When she first took charge of the Grand Expedition, she thought the goblins had come in the middle of the night. If the smell is that bad…….”
“Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Okay, one shot.
I looked at Levia with a smile on her face as she let out a scream close to her scream.
“Anyway, that’s good. After a few days, it will be completely clean. If you really care, why don’t you apply this too.”
I took out another cosmetic item from the desk drawer.
Karahan Trouble Clearing Potion Cream for dry, acne-prone skin.
Levia looked back and forth between cream and me, then she sniffed the cream and disappeared.
And again two days later.
Levia’s skin was back to normal. It definitely seems to have worked this time.
“How are you?”
“Sure, what…… It’s kind of okay.”
“You seem to like it quite a bit, just take these too. I’m a man, so I have nowhere to use it, and I want it.”
I laughed inwardly at her attitude, which had clearly softened compared to last time, and handed me other cosmetics.
Levia took care of her cosmetics without saying anything. Thanks to this, her clinical trials were able to continue.
“Your skin is itchy!!!!”
-Olive Essential Skin Toner: May cause itching in dry skin. Almost no weight.
“If I put it on before going to bed, it feels refreshing. Maybe it’s because it relieves stuffy skin, so I feel better……. I think it would be better if I apply it with the pink cream I gave you last time.”
-Sleeping Brightening Repair Potion: Effective when combined with snail base hydrogel. Use before bed.
The valuable experimental data obtained after studying and sacrificing Levia’s skin went straight to Aquila’s potion shop.
“Viscount…… Where the hell do you get this information from?”
“It hurts to know.”
“Are you sure you’re not dealing with petty citizens?”
“Hey~~ It’s really not like that. An acquaintance who has a lot of interest in this kind of thing has been taking care of it all along.”
“If it’s like that, it won’t matter…”
Not long after, the cosmetics that were officially released through the coordination of an old alchemist set off for the capital.
Catch Prize is a cosmetic that even the golden lion of the Imperial Knights fell in love with.
Of course the result is—.
“Awesome! Viscount Luberne!!!! Income from rock salt is a ridiculous demand!!! From barons to duchesses, we are clamoring for supplies as soon as they are secured!”
“I said I could, right?”
“For life!! I will serve you as a benefactor! Please take me away!!!! Long live the new ruler of the Marquis of Karahan, Lubern Alroy!!!”
It was a great success.