"You lost the pink diamond."
I snorted at Belreck's smug behavior.
"You didn't hear? A few more pink diamonds were mined recently. And I am no longer interested in a jewel that has lost its value."
Then I showed him the splendid necklace that was hanging from my neck, to provoke him.
"Besides, Father bought this gorgeous necklace for me because I was grieving so much."
Duke Seymour was moved after he read the life story of the sixth head of the family, the book contained his deeds and anguished battles, so he gave me a special diamond that was made with great effort by a great master craftsman.
'Don't worry, Duke Seymour, I won't lose this one...only if my business goes down the drain, then I may want to lose it.'
"For what did you call me? If you made me come here only to show off that necklace, I won't let it go. As you know I am an extremely busy person."
Belreck's wrinkled face in displeasure, and I took out a blueprint and handed it to him.
"Make this for me."
'Clause 7 of the contract stated that Belreck Seymour must oblige to create any artifacts that Deborah Seymour wants at any given time.'
"Did you draw this?"
"Yes."
"I see...you are quite dexterous."
Belreck looked at the blueprint with interest, but as he looked carefully at the explanation written next to the blueprint, his face gradually contorted.
"You want me to create an artifact with a strangely shaped blade that rotates at a high speed?"
"Yes."
"Deborah...don't tell me you have a corpse somewhere that needs to be minced and hidden?"
'What?! What did he say?!'
I doubted my ears for a moment.
'Mince a corpse! I can't believe he said that! That is too much!
It is just a blender, a BLENDER!!! I want to grind fruits.'
After I wandered around many cafes, I found that in this world the juices are made by squeezing the fruit but a juice fruit with fruit pieces in it, that you can chew, doesn't exist.
'It is definitely a advantageous item to have in the menu. Especially in the summer. I am certain of it.'
"Deborah, I didn't know that you are so talented at designing torture artifacts."
Belreck shuddered as he looked at the blenders blueprint.
'Seriously, if someone saw him, they might think that I am threatening him to participate in a crime.'
I stared fiercely at him, because he was making a fuss for nothing.
"Don't you know that there is a clause in the contract that says that you can not complain about what your sister is asking you to do?"
I thought that intimidating him was more suited with Deborah's image so far, than explaining it to him that it is only an ugly kitchen appliance.
"Is there really such a clause?"
Belreck brought out the contract, he didn't believe me.
"Where on earth is that clause?!"
"Look, here it is."
I made his contract just like an insurance company's contract.
So I pointed out to him the small letters written in the corner of the page. Belreck has poor eyesight, so he took out a magnifying glass and went wild as soon as he saw the enlarged text.
"How could you do such a wicked and vile thing! This is a scam contract!"
"Why do you keep making such a fuss? For a brother who also makes fast rotating adult artifacts, this kind of artifact can't be a big deal to⦠mmmppphh!"
"Alright!Alright! I'll make it! But please stop, you devil of a sister!"
Belreck's face turned bright red, he was on the verge of tears.
'I will let it slide these time, because you are very handsome.'
"O, while you are on it, make this too. It has the same mechanism, so it shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
"Alright."
I want him to make me not only a blender but a mixer too.
'I need to refine Belreck's skills in order to diversify the cafe menu, increase the turnover rate and save labor costs. There is also a perk, in addition, for me.'
"Brother, since I made the design, in case you patent this invention, I own 30% of the patent rights.
You should take note that there is such a clause written in the contract."
"I see you had fun with the formula patent. But you are fantasizing too much. Who else in this empure would use such a cruel tool, except you."
"You underestimate the potential of this artifact? You will thank me later, so you should do your best to cooperate, because then you can make up for all the losses you have from your investment in that empty-headed silver mine."
"You are bluffing."
"No, I am not."
"Your ability to deceive people with ceafty words has improved a lot recently."
Even though he clicked his tongue, Belreck seemed tempted.
'He needs to make some money especially after he invested so much in that mine, especially because he is an artifact researcher, he has many extra expenses. But now he has the right connection. He has no idea how useful a blender can be.
If my cafe business is going to proceed in earnest, I am planning to sell blenders to other businesses and earn extra money. Investing in kitchen equipment can bring big money to my pockets.
That, of course, only if the first store is going to have a huge success, then the rumors about my kitchen appliances will certainly reach the other dessert shops and restaurants, and they will surely inquire about it.
It is still uncertain if Belreck will be able to handle the growing demand, if all goes how I expect it to go. Well, Belreck will take care of that on his own. I will take only 30%, and in return, he swims in money, he just needs to work hard.'
...
I closed my eyes tightly in distress, while I walked through the Academy.
Recently, I have seen many young gentlemen wearing light pink shirts or a pink handkerchiefs, everywhere in the Academy.
'They copy everything. I see pink everywhere.'
I shaked my head at the pink sight before me and headed towards the Academy's east gate, where the Magic Theory Conference was being held.
Before the ball, I received an invitation from the Wizard Association researchers, to make a presentation about the improved formula, that is why I was on my way there with my lecture materials.
Today's Academic Conference was held in the Auditorium on the first floor of the Wizard Association, and the road leading to the Association was the exact place I was interested to use for the location of my cafe, so I was in a good mood while looked around carefully.
'There are certainly fewer dessert shops than in the west gate, probably because the fountain of Saint Nyla is located there.'
After I passed the plaza, while observing the commercial district, I felt a gaze on the back of my head.
'Who is it?'
I turned an looked around carefully.
'Is she supposed to be hiding?'
I looked at the fifth Princess, who was peeping from behind a tree in front of a store with her face fully exposed, and then walked towards her.
"How have you been, Princess? This is the first time we meet since the ball."
"Ooo, I thought it was the perfect hiding spot."
'I think you should first do something about those maids around you.'
"It is, I am just more sensitive than other people."
"You have a great sense of humor, Lady Deborah, you are indeed a Seymour."
'Am I really that fascinating to the fifth Princess ?'
"You flatter me, Princess. Are you heading to the conference?"
"Yes. Are you going there too?"
"Yes."
"Hahaha! What a strange coincidence? I can't believe that we bumped into each other in this wide plaza."
The fifth Princess was holding her hands behind her back, while she tried her best to play innocent, and stared into the void as if she had something to say but then she cleared her throat.
"Princess, after the presentation is over, I will make some time to sign the sign-up form."
"Ahem, Ahem...I didn't want to rush you to join us, because of your recent, unfortunate loss...but It seems that I couldn't hide my impatience. Hahaha."
"I have many more jewels. It is not a big deal."
"I really like your vivacity and strong spirit, Lady Deborah, if you come to Epsilon, you will never regret it, I promise you that. And you must be aware that the Flower of this Year is Epsilon's leader. Right?"
Isidor received overwhelming support from many young ladys and managed to become the Flower of the Year, it is said that no one complained and everyone agreed with the absurd result.
'What will Isidor do with the privilege given to the Flower of the Year? I don't think he needs a chaperone.
In the original novel, Mia was the Flower of the Year and received the privilege to make one of the lady, whom all young ladys admire, a chaperone, but this absurd flow greatly changed the content of the original work.
Well this change doesn't bother me, I just need to live well and comfortably.
And I can say that I everything is going pretty good for me these days.'
I proudly crossed the street with the fifth Princess. The fifth Princess is one of the most popular ladys of the Empire, because she is from the Imperial Family.
The people passing by looked at the fifth Princess with longing gazes, and then when they realized that I was there they would quickly lower their eyes, looking at the road.
"It is so exciting to walk with you. It is like walking beside a dangerous beast or like walking on tightrope from a high altitude."
The fifth Princess blushed when she compared walking with me like that.
'This Princess is a bit strange...Will Epsilon really be a good place for me?'
I buried the anxiety that suddenly took over, I felt that the atmosphere around us was strange, and as we got closer to the Wizard Association, the number of people wearing brown robes began to increase rapidly.
'I know what this feeling is.
The checkered shirts where that the engineering students in my previous life wore and the poop-colored robes worn by the mages have the exactly the same smell.
I reincarnated only to end up in an engineering school again. I came in formal attire for nothing.'
I slowly entered the lecture hall where the Academic Conference was being held.
'What the⦠Why is Duke Seymour here?'
...
"I was wondering why he suddenly summoned me, it was to show off."
"He is showing off his daughter."
"Pretend that you are enjoying it. If you don't want to end up like the Lemonts."
Duke Seymour appeared in the lecture room with all the elders and close associates that worked at the Wizard Association.
"This is really unexpected."
The mages that innocently came to study the formula, raised their bent waists with gaunt faces, surprised by the sudden arrivel.
Then, after a few moments, when Princess Deborah walked up to the front, the tension that lingered in the lecture room was bigger than ever.
"Be careful with your expression, even if the lecture is childish and clumsy, you should not express it."
"I will bring together all the compliments I know from the bottom of my heart."
"That is just laughable, I used to be in the children's choir, and I can sing a song about praise with 12 verses."
The elders from the Wizard Association, were planning to make a fierce pretense, and worked their brains at full capacity to not make a mistake, but soon they began to admire Princess Deborah lecture.
In order to promote her formula, Princess Deborah, enthusiastically gave a lecture like the guise of a top instructor from Daechi-dong.
"Oaa, she is good."
"And she explains everything in an way that is easy to understand."
"Well, since she was the one that improved the formula, she must know its concept and how to use it better than anyone else."
The elders, who came prepared to endure torture, had no more harsh things to say. But they all agreed about one thing, that when Princess Deborah's lecture was over, they would have to use overuse praise words until their lips would chapped.
Then around the end of the presentation, one of the elders, who had been watching Duke Seymour, started to talk.
"It was indeed a great lecture. This is enough for her to qualify for a full-time position as an Academy professor."
"Of course."
Duke Seymour's thin lips that were in a strait line the whole time, started to twitch.
"He is pleased!"
"I can't stand him bragging around, about his daughter."
Then suddenly...
Clap, clap, clap!!!
The elders' eyes narrowed at the sound of cheerful applause coming from somewhere.
"Who dared clap? Princess Deborah didn't even put down the chalk yet."
"I am impressed."
Count Almare was giving her a standing ovation with an excited face.
"He has the ability to cry whenever he wants, his acting skill is worthy of an opera actor."
"Damn, he is still wet behind the ears, how did he beat us to it?"
"Life is timing...Don't you know?"
"He is like a Fox. But we just need to increase the volume of the applause with amplification magic."
Suddenly, thunderous applause came pouring from above in the lecture room, and Princess Deborah successfully completed her first lecture.
...
I rubbed my eyes, the tension I first felt doubled, because of the gloomy old men wearing black robes that came with Duke Seymour to observe the lecture, and when the lecture was over the fatigue quickly took over me.
'I am so tired.'
I came out from the lecture room exhausted and met with the greatly, thrilled fifth Princess.
Her yellow eyes sparkled like that of cat that saw a big fish.
"Lady Deborah, what do you think about thunderous applause they gave you? All the mages present here must have fallen for you, just like me."
After she suddenly confessed her love for me, the fifth Princess handed me the sign-up form and a quill.
I looked over the terms and conditions carefully, with an anxious feeling.
'Could there be some disadvantageous clauses hidden in small letters...like I did to Belreck. '
"I like your prudence Lady Deborah, you are the first woman to make me anxious like this, you even managed to make me sweat from anticipation."
The fifth Princess, fluttered her fan as vigorously as she could.
'Whatever will be - will be, it can't be worse than Omicron, where that damn Philap is.
Haaa...I want to go home quickly and rest.'
"Can I sign it now?"
"Yes, of course."
After I signed the sign up form, I handed her the paper back, and the fifth Princess smiled in satisfaction.
"Now that the die is cast⦠I mean that Epsilon is a great club. Our leader is the most handsome person in the Empire, and there are many talented people like you in our club. Welcome to Epsilon Princess Deborah."
'The die is cast? This is suspicious or...
No, No... I must have heard her wrong since I am so tired.
It is a good thing, for me, that the Social Club problem was solved so easily.'
But I soon found out that Epsilon was composed of slightly strange members.
...
"Congratulations Duke Seymour."
After Princess Deborah's successful lecture she joined Epsilon with the active recommendation of the fifth Princess, so Duke Seymour's aide congratulated him.
"That is only normal, after all she is my daughter."
Duke Seymour spoke as if it was something insignificant, but his aide was quick to notice that the corners of his lips were slightly raised.
"Princess Deborah will shine even more splendidly in the future."
"Hmm...Speaking of which, Epsilon was overpowering in my time, but is it still the best club?"
"Yes, it is by far the most popular club."
"And who is the leader?"
"Sir Isidor Visconti. Ahhh, I remember now, he was Princess Deborah's partner for the ball. He may look like all he has is his handsome looks, but he is a reliable and talented young man that the Crown Prince cherishes veryâ¦"
Duke Seymour's aide, who was reciting the information he knew about Prince Visconti, saw that Duke Seymour had a cold expression and shut his mouth.
"Ahem, Ahem. Anyway, that is all that is to him."
"That bastard, he dared to beat my daughter and became the Flower of the Year.
I know that the Crown Prince is a close friend of that Visconti brat, so he jokingly went ahead with it, but what is worse is that the majority of people actively supported it, ending in this absurd result."
Since the Spring Flower Festival was not an event with a serious atmosphere, everyone happily accept the result.
Well, except for Duke Seymour.
"He shamelessly got her again?"
"TT-That is correct."
Duke Seymour's aide showed his professional spirit and agreed with him without batting an eye.
"I don't like that bastard, he's to shiny. Guys like him always behave the way they look."
When Duke Seymour, who had a pitiful-gelous-like appearance, as if he had ranked second best in the Empire, not the number one, talked about behaving the way one looks, his aide was utterly dumbfounded and could not speak for a while.
...
"Deborah! Did you really sign the admission form for Epsilon? I can't believe you are just signing without think it through. You can't just do that."
'Duke Seymour's reaction is the exact opposite of what I expected. I wonder why?
Duke Seymour was the leader of Epsilon in the past, and the Duchess was also a member, so I thought I would definitely score some points with him.'
"I know that Epsilon is a club with many outstanding seniors like you, Father. So, I thought you would be happy about it."
Duke Seymour sighed and shook his head in disagreement.
"The club has no problems, but the leader⦠Tsk!Tsk! I mean, I can't believe that the leader of one of the most prestigious clubs looks like that."
'It seems that Isidor is the problem this time too.'
"Why on earth did they entrust the leadership to such a lazy bastard! The world is in chaos, in chaos, do you hear me. I am so frustrated because I am worried about the future of this country."
Duke Seymour, who out of nowhere talked about being worried about the future of the Empire, said he was tired and went on a walk in the garden.
'Everyone must be insignificant in the eyes of a 7-class mage.'
I scratched the nape of my neck.
'It seems that the trend of ignoring things as you get older is similar here to.'
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