42 Checkmate

"Sorry Miss, as of now we can only conclude that is someone from the Merchant Guild"

"Hmm... for the person to use the Merchant Guild they must be one of the big guys. Check who of them suffered the most losses after we opened the stores. Also covey to the beauty section of Asters that they will have to stay overtime for the next week as I will have them go through an extra training. They will be paid overtime"

On the side effects incident I realized that in my rush to success I neglected some key points on beauty care. The staff don't know that some types of products are not suitable to some skin and they also don't know how to identify the types of skin. This made me remember that the best people to identify skin types are the makeup artists, and I foolishly I didn't put anyone to do free makeup on the clients. This would help them see how the products work and would increase the sales of makeup.

The beauty week training will approach:

-The ingredients properties

-Types of skin

-What product is suitable for the client

-Makeup training

I hope this will diminish the number of side-effect cases from now on

...

At the end of the week as the Queen promised the Patent System was created. Because we were warned before, as soon as the Royal Bank opened, me, Leo and Mary were there with all the documents needed.

After 2 hours we registered all our inventions, from the big ones like the self-service restaurants to the small one like the mixture of two fragrances.

'Check'

Looking at how beautiful the sun was shining I couldn't help but smile.

'How will you save your king dear opponent?'

...

The final version of the Patent System had

some modifications from my proposal. Now the Patent protected the creator for having others from making, using, selling, and importing his invention. The creator would define how much he would charge to let others use his idea, and after buyer paid to use the Patent, he would have to put the creator mark in some part of his product that was visible to the client.

So for example, if any of the new restaurants wished to buy the right to use the Patent they would have to put IP emblem somewhere in the restaurant. Don't you think it's a beautiful image to see you competitors beside having to pay you also having to put your emblem in their things? I found enchanting.

But although I loved how things worked out, the Patent System wasn't well received by all.

After the Patent System was created it made a huge commotion on the merchants world.

Of course a large part of the Merchant Guild were unhappy. Most of these guys gained money by robbing ideas of smaller merchants or obscure creators. Because of their huge financial resource it was easy to discredit the honest or inexperienced target by buying people and make them do their binding. They probably target IP because they taught I was a perfect target. A fat and stupid bunny is the easiest to hunt and the most the delicious to eat right? Unfortunately, they got the wrong prey. Even if the bunny is fat and inexperienced if he has a lot of friends, you can only be the punching bag for the bunny's kicks.

Alas, they should have left me alone.

But aside from the merchants that used of despicable means to obtain the fortunes, the other merchants were happy to have a way of protecting themselves of the awful harassment suffered before.

Because the news that I was the one who came up with the idea was released by someone inside the project, many of the merchants that were happy with the changes extended an olive branch for me. This result in many cooperations for now and the future. Fufufu~ is time to expand the empiiree~

Yet, beside the huge benefits I got because of the release of this news I also got in a very dangerous situation, since I'm the target of hate of many.

Through two months, threatening letters, kidnapping and murder attempts became a daily appointment with me and the poor souls contracted to do the deeds.

This also gave the Royalty the chance to clean some of the unscrupulous merchants that roomed between the white and black markets.

'It must be close now'

One day, I woke up and looked at the strange location I encountered myself.

My wrists were tied together and the same went to my legs.

As I was assessing the situation the door opened.

A big fat man dressed in gaudy fashion entered the door.

"A beauty, a pity it is smart. Ne doll you should have given up when I was gentle, now is to late, I'll have to smear this pretty skin oh yours, alas, I'm really reluctant"

As I felt his disgusting touch, I analyzed the man in front of me.

Marc Hills, the president of the Merchant Guild.

He was known to be involved in all kind of business. There were also rumors that he was the big boss of the underworld of the Royal City.

Because I'm a ex-fiancée if the Crown Prince I know that the rumor is actually true but that his influence is so big that the Royal Family can't do anything without any evidence.

Looking into his eyes I saw the lust he was conveying without bother covering

'Disgusting'

"You are the one who made all those incidents"

"I was. I must confess that I was impressed that you could counter me in the bright side. Unfortunately for you I'm the king of underworld. You can never win me now that we are dealing in the dark side doll."

Trailing my face with his sausage-like finger Marc smiled.

"You lost my noble doll"

Hearing an almost imperceptible noise I smile at the man in front of me.

"I know who you are, but you are wrong, you are the one who lost dear king of the underworld"

As my voice fell, a group of knights surrounded Marc without giving him the chance to react.

Looking at the man who was making the final struggle my evil grin escaped.

'Checkmate Marc'