'Belreck that bastard intentionally causes trouble for me.
It is not enough that he delayed the production deadline for the kitchen appliances and that he goes on and on about what a scam our contract is whenever he has time.
Now, he even makes things hard for Arin, my only vassal, with his stupid request.
Just wait and see Belreck.'
I came out of the library with a determined stride.
That evening, I went to Duke Seymour's office and handed him a brief report about the efficiency of using an index to increase the organisation process of the books in the library.
"What do you think? Father."
"You can proceed with your plan. I must say that you are better at organizing than the Academy's librarian."
Duke Seymour looked at the report while he praised me, but then he narrowed his eyes in displeasure.
"Deborah, this seems like a long and time-consuming task. I hope you don't want to do it by yourself?"
"No, don't worry, Father. Arin, my vassal, the girl you hired as a temporary librarian, is going to take care of it. You only need to hire more manpower and my vassal will lead them. I am sure she is going to do well because I made sure to select a talented person as my vassal."
Duke Seymour smiled faintly and looked at me. And since I noticed that he was in a good mood, I quickly told him my request.
"Father, in order to make that index, my vassal needs to organize many materials. Since our library is so big, it is a very cumbersome and long task...
...So if my vassal completes it successfully, I would like it if you could hire her as the official librarian."
"Yes, of course. You said so yourself, that she is a very capable person. I believe that she will do well even if she's still young."
'Perfect.'(^^)d
"It seems that you have been more busy lately, Deborah."
Not long ago, I asked Duke Seymour for 40 million won, boasting that I would open a business, but I didn't give him any details on the progress so far...
It seems that he didn't believe that I would really go into commerce because he hasn't asked me anything since then.
'Then I shouldn't say anything about it.
Owning a business is not seen as a noble occupation for the aristocrats, but everyone is supposed to be wealthy somehow.
It is better to talk about it when the business is doing well and my profits are overwhelming.'
"I am busy preparing for a seminar."
I answered unhappy.
"Aaa... Yes. I heard that you were invited to a seminar that the senior rank officials from the Wizard Association are attending. It seems that these days, you are mentioned more often in the magic community, than me."
Since I saw that Duke Seymour was secretly proud of me, I spoked with more confidence.
"Soon, I plan to announce a new formula. I hope it will meet everyone's expectations."
'Since it is summer and I have more free time, I might as well increase my monthly earnings. '
"Really!When?"
'It will be better if I do it after my coffee is open, then I will be a bit more relaxed.'
I glanced at the calendar and said in a low voice.
"Soon."
The opening day for the coffee shop was soon approaching.
...
â¡ D 7
Coming Soon.
Deep black tea and ââ. â¡
"What is this?"
The eyes of the many people that passed by were focused on the huge banner hanging from one of the buildings located in the Academy's east gate square.
"I heard that a dessert shop is opening, there was a lot of noisy construction lately."
"I figured that much, too. But I am curious about the missing words on the banner."
"I mean, it looks like they intentionally left it like that. It seems like a word game."
"But why?"
"How would I know?"
That day passed, leaving behind a strange curiosity, and then the next day the banner changed.
â¡D 6
Coming Soon.
Fragrant flower tea and âââ âââ.â¡
Look! Now, there are six spaces missing. Does it mean that there are 6 days left until the opening?"
"Maybe. But why would they leave the spaces like that just for that?"
"I really want to ask the shop owner about it, but there are still six days left."
"The missing words just make me curious all the time. I even think about them when I go to sleep."
"I know, right? This is the first time I have ever seen such a thing. It is strange to hang such a banner before a shop is even open. And they didn't even reveal the name's shop yet."
"Thanks to that, people like you and me, that pass by here every day are now curious. I want to go there when it opens, I can't wait... I am that curious. "
So the number of pedestrians talking about the strange banner with the missing words began to increase.
â¡ D 4
Soft milk tea and âââ.â¡
"It is the same today too, they just keep repeating every day."
"It must be an introduction to the shops menu list."
"Yes, it does look like it."
But, when there were three days left, the menu changed strangely, now there were fruits in the nenu.
â¡ D 3
Peach, âââ and sweet melon. â¡
"Peach? Why are they suddenly changing to fruits? Is it maybe a fruit shop?"
"This is not even a quiz game, but it feels like it."
Two days before the caffe opened, the people's interest about what kind of shop is going to be increased even more.
There were people that came to the East gate square on purpose, only to participate in the very controversial conversation about the mysterious banner.
â¡ D 2
We are looking forward to meeting you. â¡
"What?"
Many people who looked at the emotional sentence with a confused face, frowned, when they saw a huge object being carried by twenty big strong men. They couldn't understand what was going on.
The huge object rhat was wrapped in a white cloth engraved with the writing ' D 2 ' on it, was put next to the fountain that was near the dessert shop.
"Since they brought it to the square, it must be a donated item."
"But it doesn't look like it was donated by that dessert shop. Because the release date is the same on the cloth as on the banner."
"It is so frustrating! Why do they keep us in suspense? It would be much better to reveal everything at once."
Among the many virtues an aristocrat should have there are some about not losing time in any given situation, not rushing even if you are late and maintaining a dignified yet still relaxed posture.
But with excessive provocation, there were still many that gradually lost their patience.
"I can't believe there are still two days left! Does this situation make any sense? I pass by this place every single day and this prolonged wait is starting to annoy me."
"Indeed, it is very frustrating."
The day before opening, a different banner than the already existing white one, appeared. It was larger with a purple background.
"Finally, we have the name of the shop."
"HmHm... It means nice to meet you in the ancient language."
ðArmandð
The banner had a seal drawn above the sophisticatedly beautiful and well written letters.
While the pedestrians admired the sophisticated design of the seal, they started to give voice to their inner voice.
"A seal? It is a dessert shop, isn't it?"
"I don't know. We need to wait one more day and then we will find out."
"But I heard it from someone who is well informed that this is indeed a dessert shop."
"And who is that."
"A friend."
Within a week, news about Armand spread throughout the entire Horun district.
And now everyone, including the Academy's students, the knights, the mages, the Imperial family and priests were waiting for the grand opening of the mysterious shop called Armand.
...
The morning of the big opening was bright.
'I am so excited that I stayed up all night.'
I greeted the sun exactly at dawn because I couldnât sleep wink.
'The coffee shop opening is at 10 o'clock. If I leave now, I will arrive right on time.'
I rubbed my dark, sleepy eyes and pulled the bell pull so that the servants could prepare my breakfast.
But I couldnât eat even one bite. So I forced myself to drink at least the tea, and then I prepared to go out with my heart beating like a drum.
Outside the carriage window the view of the Horun district quickly passed by and as I got closer to the East gate square my heart started to beat faster and louder, I could hear the beating in my ear.
'Twenty minutes left until the opening.'
I put on my robe and got off the carriage in an alley near the square.
While I walked to the coffee shop, I kept looking at my pocket watch with a stone cold face. But when I arrived there, I felt that all the strength in my body leaving.
'What! Are they all my customers?'
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