Chapter 494 – #104_Perfume Tycoon
#493
One.
Where do high-ranking witches’ social gatherings take place?
She makes friends at Countess Yesod’s Levana Bath, or at home invitational contests, but I can’t help but mention the ‘first red roof salon’ in Ars Magna Town.
Because the full name is too long, in the red mansion, which everyone abbreviates to ‘red roof salon’ or ‘salon’ for short, friendly exchanges between witches take place very actively.
Auctions of various magic items and luxury goods are also held here, and even if not, double-digit witches always gather and stay leisurely.
Some freely discuss and discuss magic, some sit by the sunny window and enjoy a folk game location board, and some just lie down on the sofa reading a book and drinking tea….
In a word, it can be seen as a friendly community of time-consuming and wealthy witches within Gehenna.
“Rose glass? Is it that popular these days? I also applied for membership. The customer service was good.”
“Oh? Anyway, I want a host. Wouldn’t it be a bit low for witches to come and go? Ho ho ho.”
“Did you see that? I wonder if the witch who was on a business trip to Greece would say that she was looking for a male gun, but oh ho ho ho.”
“Oh my God, even her words sound like a puppy’s penis. She said she was visiting on business then?”
“Oh, was it?”
From such an educated conversation.
“By the way, when will the next auction arranged by Count Adonai be?”
“I heard that smugglers are disrupting smuggling because the world is very chaotic these days.”
“Hey, did you hear that rumor?”
Even the trivial rumors inside Gehenna flow.
But don’t be fooled by the gentle laughter and the fragrant smell of anger, the bright smile and the fluttering hem of the dress.
When beautiful women gather in the same space, competition inevitably arises there.
That’s why this place is a battlefield soon.
How delicately did you polish your beauty?
How many stylish ornaments did you wear?
How suitable is the decoration for you?
How can you show off your graceful dignity without going against the etiquette?
Everyone looks around with their nerves on edge and evaluates them in real time.
The noble ladies gathered here re-prove their worth by willingly stepping into the battlefield where the bloody scoreboard is at stake.
Witches casually lying on the couch and drinking, witches chatting while covering their mouths with fans.
In fact, she is showing off herself with all her might.
“… Hmm~ It’s hot.”
For example, the blue-haired witch lying on the sofa from earlier.
She pretends to stretch and naturally exposes her wrist, or more precisely, the beautiful bracelet on it.
A luxury bracelet made of huge blue diamonds and silver was recently released as a limited item by a craftsman in the present world, ‘Demer Syndrome’.
After a fierce bidding competition, the bid was won by an anonymous bidder, and it seems that the blue-haired Baron Demer was the glorious protagonist.
A few witches who had caught the sneakily revealed bracelet swarmed around.
“Baron! Isn’t that the bracelet from the auction this time? I wondered who took it, but it was Baron Demer.”
“I felt like I was destined to have such a beautiful bracelet with the same name as mine. I bought it like I was possessed, what is it?”
“Is it okay if I take a look?”
“Yes, as much as you like.”
“That’s too bad. I also caught up with the auction until the end, but unfortunately I missed it. Congratulations, Baron.”
“Really? I’m sorry, what should I do?”
Eyes of sighing and envy, filled with jealousy.
De Mer suddenly discovered Count Albireo while naturally showing off his wealth and aesthetic discernment with his nose raised a notch higher.
One of the wealthiest families in Gehenna, and descended from an earl, Gemanai is one of the strongest in the Salon.
Visiting the salon from time to time, she appeared every time wearing her first jewelry and beautiful clothes, and she descended as the main character of the salon.
However, not today.
“Count Albireo, it’s been a while since you’ve been looking for me?”
Demer gladly declared war on Albireo.
Count Albireo is now wearing a plain black dress.
Normally, the Count would gracefully subdue the crowd like a black swan, but it was because of the judgment that this bracelet, which he wore for the first time today, was worth a try.
“Yes, how have you been, Baron Demer? You decorated it so beautifully.”
“What? It’s just that I’ve paid a little more attention than usual.”
Albireo smiles and elegantly unfolds the hem of his skirt.
Demer has already shown the bracelet, so now it’s Albireo’s turn to show off.
But she’s wearing a classy smile and she’s showing nothing.
At first glance, the attitude of humbly accepting defeat.
And just before Demaire, who had won the victory over Count Jemenai in front of many witches, hid a smile of repentance.
There was a twist.
“By the way, where doesn’t a good scent come from?”
“Come to think of it… ?”
“Rose scent? No, this scent….”
The witches gathered between Albireo and Baron Demer sniffed.
There is a pleasant smell coming from somewhere.
A scent that is not irritating, natural, yet distinctly imprinted to the point of recalling vivid images.
Just as humans feel a sense of divinity and reverence when they see a work of art that touches their heart.
Sensitive witches were naturally stunned by the scent.
“This incense…. The scent of a single rose that does not show off because it knows its beauty….”
“It feels like walking through a garden full of geraniums and roses…. The feeling of bending down and kissing the most elegantly blooming queen of roses….”
“It’s beautiful! This spicyness that pierces the tip of her nose like a thorn, as if it wasn’t just beautiful in the thick rose otto! Oh, that nostalgia like this could exist….”
Albireo came wearing a seemingly simple dress.
However, perfume is a part of fashion even if it is invisible.
The ‘one rose’ given by Amelia was clearly proving its effectiveness.
“Count, is it Marigold’s perfume? I tried the fragrances of my ancestors, but…. Wasn’t it like this?”
“It is a high-level view. You know too. Luckily, I was able to receive a gift personally.”
“It’s an expensive product, but I was worried because it was so expensive…. I want to stop by.”
While Baron Demer, who had been pushed into the background, clenched his fists, more and more witches gathered around Albireo.
2.
Therefore, Amelia’s perfume workshop was crowded with her witches all three days after it opened.
From witches who listened to her rumors and made reservations in advance, to witches who came to make reservations for her, albeit belatedly, after directly or indirectly experiencing the excellent scent of her perfume.
The small shop in the corner of the Malkuth Gallery couldn’t accommodate that many people, so Sofia ended up taking care of all the reservations.
Amelia sat at the counter on the first floor, identified the needs of customers, and mixed her essential oil with high-purity alcohol to make perfume.
Siwoo took on the role of bellboy and assistant.
It is the role of welcoming the visiting witch and taking out the unprepared spices and empty bottles on the 1st floor from the storage on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
Hearing this, it seems that Siwoo has nothing to do, but in reality it is not.
The steering rack was made to be divided into layers like an organ so that as many spices as possible could be placed, but at least hundreds of spices could be left on the first floor.
Meanwhile, Amelia used thousands or tens of thousands of different types of spices according to each person’s personality.
Even if she extracted the essential oil from the same flower, the scent differs depending on the place of production, variety, and even year of production, so she had to repeat carefully examining the label according to Amelia’s order.
As she repeatedly brought essential oils and put them back, she even felt like an SCV.
“Whoa.”
Amelia spends about an hour per customer.
There was a little bit of time between the reservation guests, so now that a witch has just been sent out, it’s time to take a breather.
She counted the number of gold coins she had just received from selling the perfume and put them in the safe.
In the small safe inside the counter, there were already enough gold coins piled up to dazzle the eyes.
It’s money that I have to get out of debt anyway, but looking at it makes me feel proud.
“Assistant Siwoo Shin, is it difficult? If you want to go in and rest, I will give you special permission.”
“No. How can I rest alone?”
“Are you refusing my favor?”
A low-pitched voice and an expressionless expression.
If you don’t know Amelia well, you might think that the relationship between the two is very businesslike or bad.
It’s no big deal, since Amelia’s been showing that kind of attitude ever since she got involved in a situational drama at the academy.
Of course, it wasn’t an attitude that stemmed from bad feelings, but rather it was closer to Amelia’s own humor.
Even if he behaves with such a high-pressure attitude and hard tone, if there is a little gap, he secretly acts cute, which is also very harmful to the heart.
In particular, as long as there is a night when the two of us are left alone after finishing our work, I think he showed a perfect example of a day and a night.
It is clear that it is a gap that you will not get tired of no matter how many times you watch it.
“I’ll make you pay for your rudeness at the end of today’s work.”
She felt that Amelia’s distance had broken down to the point where, somehow, they naturally exchanged jokes of this kind.
I’m not sure why, and she’s never asked, but it’s not entirely unreasonable.
She may have, in her own way, shed a debt in her heart that she thought she would never be able to repay.
No matter how much Siwoo said it was okay, Amelia herself couldn’t forgive her mistakes.
“What are you staring at so closely? Are you saying you don’t like her?”
“That’s good. But if you said that yesterday and cried out loud, are you confident today?”
“Heh, be prepared.”
I think it was a good thing for Siwoo too.
No matter what she did, seeing Siwoo’s notice, she felt that Amelia, who had only been bending herself, was standing at the same eye level for the first time.
A relationship in which one side clings to or notices the other side with a sense of debt.
Some people might like it, but Siu didn’t like it.
I can’t say that’s a healthy relationship.
Siwoo, who was exchanging jokes with her, tilted her upper body slightly.
If the curtains are drawn and there are no sudden guests coming in, I don’t think it’ll be a problem.
“Assistant! Who, what if someone sees it?”
“Are you ashamed?”
“Who are you ashamed of?”
“Amelia-sama, who makes an embarrassing expression for anyone to see.”
The moment when the lips of the two people are about to collide so naturally.
– With my daughter!
A customer with bad timing appeared with a cheerful bell.
The door opens as if it is about to break to see if there is any ill feeling there.
“Sorry, I came too soon.”
Dark green hair, refreshing mint-colored eyes.
She was Sharon dressed up, not in her usual casual attire.
Amelia with her surprised bunny eyes and Sharon looking at her reassuringly.
Strange clouds of war began to drift between the two.
