CH 31

“Rid, I'm sorry I was so distraught. ......"

Chris's voice is no longer trembling.

She must have had many hardships in getting to this point.

She was probably moved by his recollections. I was able to see Chris in a different and cute way.

"Huh......⁉"

Chris was embarrassed to be seen feeling a little down, and her face was red.

“You shouldn't have to worry about it because everyone can cry.”

As I am thinking this, there is a knock at the door of the guest room.

When I answered, a maid entered the room with , "Excuse me."

She brought me a second cup of tea, which I had asked for.

After changing cups, she left room.

Meanwhile, the blush on Chris's face had gone away.

I cleared my throat and continued our conversation.

"Can we continue to look into the matter of Count Laurent, as well as the capital, from now on?"

They're the ones who want to take advantage and the sweeteners, but they won't be able to come on strong for the time being.

"The Laurent faction ...... is a faction that make my father look grim."

I laughed at Chris's naming of the faction.

"Next, the Empress's delivery priority order......?"

I didn't think that the Empress would come so far as to ask us us with lotion and other things.

'This means we will deliver a month's supply every month, right?　Is it safe in terms of quantity?　I suppose we could ask Father to supply the essential oil used to make the rinse, but aloe cultivation has just started, right?"

The essential oil needed to make the rinse can be obtained from olives.

So, if I talk to father, We will be able to secure the quantity.

But the problem is aloe.

The cultivation of aloe has just started and the raw materials are still rare.

We had originally planned to release the aloe in small portion .

"We've already taken measures to deal with that."

Chris had a wry smile on her face.

She explained in detail.

As for aloe, we still can't cover it by cultivation.

So, she takes full advantage of the trade channels of her and the Saffron Trading Company to find aloe growers, and a regular contract to buy aloe every month at a certain price or higher.

Other times, she requests aloe growing in the wild to be harvested by adventurers' guilds in various countries.

They also buy aloe in a variety of other ways.

“You are terribly quick with your moves . ...... I can really count on you ."

“I'm sure the market value of aloe will rise in the future, so I'll be buying up all the aloe I can while I can for cheap . Also, where I can, do to fixed-term contracts for the longest term as possible. I have to revisit the amounts, but as long as we have the stuff, we can make the goods."

So She knew this and was planing it, she is too business-minded.

"But even so, for the time being, we are likely to have our hands full with the good to be delivered to the Empress, and the number of products on the market is likely to be small."

She explain

"I see. But Chris is also a featured as billboard for other , so after the Empress, you must give priority to securing the market quantity. It's rare to find a beauty as Chris, so I'm sure people will want to get their hands on our goods ".

"Hey what are you saying ?!"

Chris suddenly turned red and looked down.

What's wrong?

“What's going on?　I'm just thinking about it, okay?　Chris is a rare beauty, and rinse and lotion makes her even prettier, right?　I definitely think anyone would want to be that kind of beauty ."

'Ummm...yes. I will make it a priority for me and everyone in the Bardia family who wants it. ......"

Chris's face was still red.

"Chris, are you okay?　Still tired?"

“No, it' s all right. I told you that the market would be held up for a little while because of the Empress .”

Hearing my words, Chris forcefully moved on to the next topic.

I'm sure Chris will be fine with that.

" I'm sorry about the market price, but it can't be helped. It will be as soon as we can get the raw materials."

“I guess so. But if a product that has been used only by the Empress for a while is released on the market as usual, it will be quite popular. We may be able to increase the pricing somewhat. It would be a nice way to get a little credit for the damage done."

Indeed, people are curious and want to get what they can't get.

If a product that only the Empress could use could be put on the market, it would be very popular.

But Chris's thinking was still far ahead of schedule.

"We call it aloe lotion, but let's change the name to something else. In Magnolia, the ingredients are known to some of the nobility, but they have not been introduced to the rest of the world yet. If we change the product name, I don't think the ingredients will be known outside the imperial capital."

Wow, she is already thinking about expanding to other countries even though there is still a lack of raw materials.

I was impressed by the fact that a true businessman is always looking ahead to what's next.

But a product name?

At that moment, I had an idea.

"Let's name the lotion ...... Christy."

"What?"

Chris made an unusual, indifferent voice when she heard the product name I had suggested.

"Why my name of all people⁉ Why don't you just take the Empress's name?"

She probably didn't expect her name to be used.

Her face turned bright red and she refused with a fierce sword.

But I was not about to give in.

“It's a product that the Christie Trading Company will be selling, and with Chris's beauty as a billboard, it will definitely have an impact. Plus, it would help spread the Christie Trading Company name.”

"And, but ......"

Chris never thought that her name would become the name of the product.

As for changing the name of the product, I can't back down because it was my idea.

Besides, it's not wrong.

This product would probably spread all over the world.

If the name of the product is the name of the trading company, the name of the Christie Trading Company will spread around the world automatically.

Perhaps even more than the Saffron Trading Company, the parents' family business.

Naturally, if the name sells, there will be customers who want to do business with Christie & Company.

It would also be advantageous for us to offer them a deal.

The more I think about it, the larger the advantages are.

If there is a disadvantage, it would be that my name would be heard everywhere.

When Chris was worried about this, I said .

“We can't use the name of the Empress because it' s too scary,. We'll name the lotion "Christy."

"Ugh......... I understand...."

Chris was disappointed. But the shock is not over yet.

"Next is the name of the rinse."

"What?"

“I'll have to come up with a name for the rinse, too, since only the lotion name is "Christy."

"Wait a minute. I understand lotion, but shouldn't rinse be rinse?"

Rid tilted his head a little at Chris's question and then said, .

"I don't know if I mentioned it, but I think we're talking about an item.　We need to name it something like "Lotion Christie" for the future."

"I've never heard of that before. Is the word rinse an item rather than a product itself?"

Chris was not sure what I meant.

An item is a word that describes the kind of goods.

Currently, there is only rinse made from olives in this world, but what does rinse mean as an item?

I noticed Chris's dubious look and said, "Oh~," and then explained to Chris after a little pause.

"Rinse doesn't have to be olive olive oil, so we can make all kinds of different kinds of rinse."

"What?　"

Chris was astonished.

You don't have to use olive essential oil to make rinse.

In other words, the basic process of making a rinse is the same as olive rinse, but if you change the refined oil, you can make a rinse with a different fragrance and effect.

"Rinse is an item, not a name."

In other words, we will continue product development in parallel with sales.

‘And if we continue to make and sell high-quality rinse, we can always be at the top of the world when it comes to this item called "rinse."

In other words, we are not a trade association but a factory.

We are now in a position to make and sell rinses.

And in a world where a whole new market is being created.

When Chris was astonished, I said

"I'm telling you, lotion is an item, just like rinse, okay?"

"...... Rid really can't be counted on to use common sense. ......"

"Huh?"

If product development and sales of lotion as well as rinse are done in parallel, they can always continue to sell.

Chris was once again struck by the possibilities of lotion and rinse.

"I understand that ...... rinse and lotion is an item. We should consider a new workshop to develop a new rinse and lotion at Christie's."

“I'll be looking forward to working with you. So, how about the name of the rinse, with the name of Emma who helped Chris, "Rinse Christy Emma"?　I think we can change the "Emma" part when the new product is ready."

Rid gave Chris the name of the product he had come up with with a smiling face.

Chris no longer looked resigned.

(Emma, I'm sorry.)" She muttered in her mind and shook her head.

Thus, a new product was born in this world.

In a few years, these two products, "Lotion Christie" and "Rinse Christie Emma," would make women all over the world fall in love with it, but that's another story.

It had been quite some time since Rid and Chris had discussed the matter in the guest room.

That's how much information was exchanged in the capital.

"The delivery will start next month, so the payment will be made to Christie Trading Company in the name of Matilda from the Imperial Capital by the end of this month based on the contract."

"I wonder if it would be possible to keep that amount in my name in Christie Trading Company?　I will probably ask you for a lot of things in the future."

Half true, half lie.

Probably I'll be asking for something more in the future, so it's better to have it kept at Christie Trading Company.

The other half is insurance for the future.

I still don't know what my future will be like.

"I understand. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't accept it, but . Rid is a unique person, ".

Chris smiled and agreed to my request.

Chris agreed to my request, but only said that if the price became excessive, she would consult with me.

After all the discussions were over, we finally finished reconciling and confirming our perceptions.

At that moment, I remembered one more thing I needed to tell her.

'Speaking of which, has Chris ever done business with Renalute?"

"Renalute?　They are very tough on merchants from other countries over there, so I almost never do business with them. What about it?"

I told Chris that I was going to visit Renalute in the near future and that I wanted to establish a business channel there.

"Okay. Please let me know as soon as you have a fixed date."

"Thank you. I will contact you again."

As long as I have her, I will definitely be able to establish a business connection with Renaloute.

iT will expand the range of things we can accomplish.

I was excited with expectation.

"Well, I guess that's about it."

"I have reported what I needed to report. Also, now that I can deal directly with the Empress, - you can contact the Empress through me if there is anything you need."

Chris chuckles and says she can always send a letter, but I reply with trepidation.

"The Empress is the kind of person that makes Chris moan in her sleep, so I wouldn't want to get too close to her unless it' important ..."

I was thinking back to how Chris was yesterday.

I put my arms around , closed my eyes and shook my head "

'...... . Rd, how did you know that I mentioned the Empress in my sleep ......?"

“Huh?　It was while you was sleeping......Ah."

At that moment, Chris's face breaks into a smile.

“However, just like Mel and mother, a black aura swells up, "

She smiles, but hger eyes are full of anger.

With a "click," the hair clip that was holding her hair in place comes off.

Chris's hair is now flowing in the air, flipping up and down in response to her anger.

The sight of anger is the scariest thing I've ever seen in a woman.

"I didn't do it on purpose. ...... I was just joking ..."

I think Chris might have understood if I had explained it properly.

But being pressured, I no longer understood what I was saying.

"Umm...I admit it."

The light went out of Chris's eyes when I said "I admit it," and she turned her head and trembled.

"Chris?"

I called out to her, and she turned red and stared at me.

Then, with a mixture of anger and embarrassment, she said,

'It's disgusting to sneak a peek at a woman's sleeping face"

Chris stood up on the spot vigorously as if to spit at me.

The momentum of her standing up was felt on the table , and the tea spilled out and soaked my clothes.

Chris left the room with his face bright red from the anger.

I was stunned for a while and looked at the door as Chris left.

I was soaked in tea and noticed that my clothes were wet.

What should I do with these? I should ask Danae to change my clothes. ......

I immediately asked Danae for a towel and a change of clothes.

When Danae came into the reception room and saw me, she asked, "...... what's going on?" She looked at me suspiciously.

"Chris found out ...... about the prank I pulled the other night, and she's a little ...... upset.

Danae handed me a towel and muttered with a cold smile.

'it's your karma "