Chapter 280: Idol Promotion!

Chapter 280: Idol Promotion!

[Music Resonation (Moderate)] [Stage Fever (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

Every time I look at them

My eyes cant turn around

Its so hard to resist this sight

But my figure is shouting at me to

Stop there, girl

Dont listen to your tummy, its an addiction

Stop there, you know so much better

But I cant help myself

That my cravings!

Are telling me to cheat today

Oh, I want to please my sweet tooth, oh, so, so much

Oh, that fluffy sweetness, it melts right on your tongue

That heavenly taste is such a guilty pleasure, dont you all agree?

But by tomorrow it will all be gone

The music echoed throughout this area of the city, accompanied by the talking and chatting of the numerous people standing and walking before my stage. They werent paying perfect attention to me, but that wasnt the goal of my performance today. Today, I wasnt the star of the show, but the fried round glazed pastry in my hand.

Artoriass Sarlenzia company presents to you the opening of the Olives Garden branch in Gleisvale! The newest and most trendsetting confections and pastries you can find in the whole of Peolynca! Not even the Folschreck Empire can contest with this treasure trove of mouth-watering goodness! Kazumi spoke through an air microphone I created for her, announcing and promoting to everybody to hear but the deaf. Her cheerful nature combined with her energetic voice made sure the crowds were exuberant.

Bistro Aurora is at your service today! If sweetness isnt your thing, how about enjoying a hearty and warm lunch made by our master chefs? Dishes you have never heard before! Meals that can even please the tongue of a king! We arent always here folks, and magic cant save you from missing out on this sort of food! Nishio, positioned a bit further away from Kazumi and I, was advertising at another part of the building we were standing in front of. Behind him was a normal wooden door but over it was a sign stating Bistro Aurora.

This building was the one rented by Amelia under the Sarlenzia company name to use for her branch of Olives Garden, the premier pastry and confectionery store in Artorias. Kazumi was promoting Amelias store while Nishio was drawing people into the rebranding of our eatery. Bistro Aurora, was the new name of our eatery now that the fine dining restaurant took Restaurant Aurora.

After mercilessly slaving away at perfecting the new recipes for the last seven days, Haati, Lorena, and Priscilla were debuting at the official opening of the store. I could only imagine how full it was just from looking at the line of adventurers and workers standing before it, drawn in by the smell of food and the sight of people eating through the opened door. Of course, it was inside our subspace, but that fact was easily hidden if we placed the portal right next to the door.

Hunter company Aurora, the adventurer group formed by Princess Hestia of Kargryx is here to fulfill your Quests! Come in the bistro and let our cute handlers take in your Quests! You need materials from one of the dungeons of Artorias? Griffonpeak, Ullistar, Cedaraille? Or maybe stuff from the Belzac forest? Come up and give us your requests! We arent around forever! Right next to Nishio was Kohaku, wielding her rune sword like a glow stick and informing people of the official opening of our companys Quest acceptance. Some B rank monster material? No problem, we got the A rank White Winged Dragoon with us! Otherwise, everybody here is a quote-unquote C rank, too lazy to do normal Quests! We need money, you need stuff slain, so come up already and put out a monster bounty!

Except for Grimnirs blacksmithing, as he and Daichi were too busy with their own projects to deal with customers, we were going full-on promoting and expanding the Aurora brand. Bistro, company to take on Quests, and also the expansion of the Sarlenzia company for our own benefits. Today was our day, and I will do all I can to make it a success.

Tonight, Im really feeling the heat surging inside me

Im about to explode

And this night, wont end until were done

Satisfied from our fun and games

So, (Blaze it all night)

(I wont be stopped)

Cause this night is still young, far too young!

Im a burning star ready to explode

To bring my light down to rock your entire existence

I move like flash fire, bringing your night an incredible WOW!

Im gonna go, go, go

Dont you stop now!

Wooooooooo! Lets go! Mrhmmp!

Such a sudden music festival but, by the gods, this stuff is good to eat. How the hell is this so good but cheap at the same time? Werent yeast products reserved for the filthy rich?

Oh, goodness gracious, look at all those peasants, dear. Come quick, I heard there is an upper floor for people to properly enjoy the treats. Hopefully a sound rune to dull out the noise.

Similar to my previous concerts, every individual liked a different style of music. The nobles and less rambunctious commoners all liked more calming and pleasant songs. The songs Ive played up until now were there to draw in people. During a promotion, it wasnt about people liking your songs, it was about drawing in the people in the first place.

The cutesy songs, like my Guilty Pleasure tune I sang before Blaze It All Night, certainly attracted every demographic, especially the younger women who understood the meaning of the song. When the day began, I led with those sorta songs to draw in everybody. It helped that I focused more on being an idol, so my voice and my dancing were in the limelight. My visuals appearance and entertainment qualities were important for the beginning of an event like this.

Afterward, once I drew enough people to the shop or product, a certain snowball effect began where the main reason people came closer wasnt cause they heard my performance, but the crowds of people standing before me.

Humans and beastmen had a herding mentality, where they wanted to understand what the majority was looking at. Have some people compliment and praise the products I was promoting, and boom, now these people became interested. They needed to satisfy that curiosity. The loud music helped lure in people who werent here yet, but the one doing the heavy lifting now was the numerous people I lured over in the first place.

I already knew the theory behind the promotion work, but Nishio explained the psychological parts of it. Why companies in the east and west had celebrities and idols advertise their products. The cost of hiring a known actor or singer was usually easily recouped.

Just look at all these people Holy crap.

But, I guess we kinda underestimated how well this promotion would work, especially after we handed in all this information to the merchants guild about our shops. It also helped that the Ellaine and Saori group have been getting more well-known in their fields and promoting our stuff on the side.Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

Its the 28th of HarvestSun Damn, time flies when youre busy. Hope we get a chance to celebrate Saoris and Harukas birthday soon.

Haruka had hers on the 4th and Saoris had been on the 25th. In both cases, we werent able to fully celebrate them cause something was always getting in our way. In Harukas case, everybody was training and even Haruka forgot about it until Asaka gave her a small birthday cake. We celebrated it, but we planned on doing a larger celebration later on.

Even Saori didnt want hers until the affair with Shaturein and the cartel of Gleisvale was over. I mean, it was her first birthday since reincarnating in this world. She should have celebrated it, but I could imagine she was a bit stressed out. To be fair, everybody was so busy with todays preparations that we didnt have enough time to prepare her birthday.

Still, I was planning on celebrating both of theirs eventually. We had to. Hopefully, it would be before Elricks birthday on the 5th of HarvestBloom, otherwise, that would be three birthdays we would celebrate in a single day.

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Total follower count updated. Total follower of [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]:7857

In any case, after five more songs, I was done for the day. Singing too much was bad for my throat, even if I could heal it with magic. After I waved and thanked those who became my fans today, I went into the pastry shop to take a break, only to watch multiple merchants slowly walk up to me.

Noticing this, Shay, Beth, and Rajah quickly dashed in front of me, blocking their sights before assuming their positions. The twins went to my side while Rajah hopped into my arms. Glaring out, the merchants cowered and went back to their tables inside the shop, continuing eating the dessert they bought.

[ Thanks, you three,] I told them with a wry smile.

[Always, Princess.] The two wyverns responded in a business tone.

[Master, you should take a break. Rest, good!] The little feline told me worriedly. He has been waiting for me the entire time backstage.

Guess I could use a drink.

An employee from the shop came up to me and led me to the back of the shop. While walking, I noticed how the horde of people buying the new pastries and products hadnt died down yet, despite it being far past lunchtime now. Merchants talked business with each other over their treats, while workers and laborers came in to buy some of the cheaper products we had on sale.

By cheap, I meant easy and quick to make. Yeast, while a rare commodity for most people, was pretty much a common product now in Greenveil and Griffonpeak. Weve made enough for Olives Garden to open up two branches in Ullistar and Gelisvale. Thats why it gave Amelia the opportunity to expand her customer base.

While the more well-made pastries and confections were still reserved for the rich with a hefty price tag, Amelia knew she also had to concentrate on commoners as that was a largely untapped source of money. Sure, the poor and day-to-day wage-workers couldnt afford what we offered, but craftsmen or those with some expendable coins could. As such, we lowered the prices of the products for them, which needed less work to prepare.

Milk bread, donuts, muffins, and so on were for that group, while another section of the shop sold stuff like cakes, cannolis, macarons, and cookies to the rich. If we couldnt mass produce fast enough back in the bakery in Griffonpeak, then they were made by a team of bakers inside this shop right now. Those people came from Amelias shops in Greenveil, teleporting here through the nexus for the day to work.

Excuse me, but how did you know As I was about to ask her about it, somebody suddenly tapped on my shoulders. Turning around, I saw Haruka looking at me worriedly.

H-Hestia, could I borrow either Shay or Beth for a moment? she asked me, almost urging.

Did something happen? Something told me I didnt have to ask that in the first place.

Yes, some thugs have begun harassing our guests outside the shop and inside the bistro.

Seriously?

A note from AbyssRaven

An idol's job is also to promote products, but they also have to survive public scrutiny.

Song for today was from Victorious "You're the Reason"

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Bio: Hey there, AbyssRaven here. I'm just an avid Light Novel and Fantasy story reader who randomly thought of a story and began writing about it.

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