Episode 24: Just because youāre cute (3)
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āNo, this is ridiculous.ā
Aristine wanted to point that out, but it was so absurd that she was at loss for words.
āIt would be enough to just call it pink nyang-jelly; thereās no need for such a useless addition.ā
Zodiacās silver-rimmed glasses glinted sharply again.
āWait, isnāt the point being that itās not useless?ā Aristine thought.
It was to hide the fact that Zodiac was the delegate owner of Tarkanās merchant group.
āIf it was a useless reason, then he would have been fired right away, no?ā
(Zodiac)āAre you looking down on the cuteness of a jelly paw?ā
I pity you for not knowing the cuteness of a catās pink paw, his ash-blue eyes behind his coldly gleaming glasses seemed to say.
āNo, I think theyāre cute but…ā
Aristine unconsciously muttered under Zodiacās persuasive tone. She had wanted to touch one many times because it looked super soft.
(Zodiac)āBut?ā
(Aristine)āIāve never actually seen one.ā
At those words, Zodiacās face was dyed in shock.
āYou havenāt seen one?! How can that be…!ā
He looked at Aristine like she survived 40 days in a desert without a sip of water.
āLet me show you one right now.ā
āNope,ā Tarkan grabbed Zodiacās shoulder, āWe are going to discuss work, right?ā
Only then did reasoning return to Zodiacās eyes.
āOh dear. Please forgive my rudeness, Princess Consort,ā He gave Aristine a deep bow in a respectful and polite manner.
āMn, itās okay,ā Aristine accepted the apology. She was fine, yes.
However,
āIs this place okay…ā
The problem was this merchant group. If he acted this way in front of all their business partners, she was pretty sure they would break off the deal and run.
āThis explains why the name of the merchant group was not listed on the contract.ā
The contract explicitly stated that it was Tarkanās merchant group.
She was curious so she asked but Tarkan strangely avoided telling her the name. She thought it was something else but with a name like that, he probably just wanted to hide it.
āWhy did he approve such a name in the first place? Since Zodiac is the puppet head and Tarkan is the actual owner, he can decide for himself, right?ā
Aristine sat down on the sofa, feeling odd.
Studying the merchant group name was pushed to a later day while they finally moved to her reason for coming here today.
āI came here today to see the market reception in person.ā
Aristine said and Zodiac nodded.
āWhen I heard you were coming, I felt that would be the case, so I prepared the materials in advance.ā
He gestured to the folder on the table. On top of the white folder, was the drawing of a pink cat.
ā…ā
Aristine looked at the drawing for a while, then took a deep breath and flipped the document open.
āEven though I know heās the puppet head, this is too…should I have signed a contract somewhere else?ā
While thinking that, she glanced over the first page and her eyes widened.
It was an unimaginably organized document for a company with the name āPink-pink Nyang jellyā.
It was easy to read and easy to understand.
When she saw the skyrocketing sales graph, Aristine instantly felt at ease. Her distrust towards Zodiac melted like snow and trust sprouted in its place.
āIndeed, trust is the foundation of every business.ā
āThe response has been explosive from the first day of sales. Itās not only hospital personnel that have been asking about the scalpel but members of the general public as well.ā
The target customers of the medical scalpel were hospitals.
Because of that, the product wasnāt displayed at branches like usual but peddled from door-to-door. Since the number of units sold differed on a case-by-case basis, the basic method of transaction was to show the product to the hospital, get a contract signed, then store the product in the hospital.
āThe fact that it is āiron that does not rustā must be drawing interest.ā
Aristine said and hearing that, Zodiacās lips curled softly.
āThere is that too,ā he said, then added, ābut this is also something that Your Highness the Princess Consort made personally.ā
(Aristine)āHm?ā
Zodiac only gave a suspicious smile in response and continued, āSo, we have prepared a display corner where the general public can also see the scalpel.ā
āOh, thatās a good idea.ā
Aristine was impressed.
She only entrusted him with the sales, but he saw the market reaction and prepared a new strategy accordingly. He was a very capable man and she felt sorry for doubting him.
(Aristine)āWith this much allure, peopleās interest will deepen, and hospitals will want to capture their patientsā attention so they will try to purchase more of our scalpels.ā
Furthermore, any ordinary person who saw the performance of stainless steel would be excited about it.
(Aristine)āHow is the display arranged? I think it would be great to display it immersed in water.ā
After all, that would be more visually effective.
āOh, I attached a picture of the scalpel corner on the last page.ā
Once Zodiac said that, Aristine started flipping through the documents.
(Zodiac)āNormally, I would show you the scalpel display and guide you through it but for safety reasons…ā
No one knew what would happen if the royal couple suddenly walked into a store filled with regular people.
āNo, thatās fine. I would have refused if you vacated the store and closed the doors just for me to sight see.ā
After Aristine said that, her hand flipped to the last page and she froze.
Translator’s Corner:
*I noticed a lot of you were having password issues and I think I wasn’t very clear with the password instructions. The passwords for 152 & 154 has been removed so if you couldn’t get to those, you can do so now.
**Next time, I will try to be as clear as possible or I might just post the password outright. Let’s see.Ā
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Thank you MissRuby!
Thank you for the chapter
Thank you for the chapter!! Now I want to know what was on the picture hahaha
BTW, You were really clear with the passwords though… Maybe some forgot to read the notes you leave at the end of the chapter or skipped it by accident
I don’t think the password was difficult, and it was clearly stated.
You even put the examples in the previous chapters.
It makes me wonder if those who has problems are bots or part of aggregators sites.
This is a pertinent observation. I agree with your viewpoint
Nah fam. I’m really just dum dum. š„²
Thank you very much for your update!
I was wondering if you knew that this novel now has a manwha! Immortal scans have started translating it yesterday!
We want to see the jelly paw!! How they will draw it, I’m interested xD
LET HER TOUCH A KITTY’S PAW YOU EVIL MAN š¤š¤š¤
if she doesn’t get to pet a cat or touch a squishy paw soon imma riot š¤
Thank you for this wonderful translation, Ruby!
Thank you soo much for the translation! ā¤ļø
I can already feel that monopolosing iron will backfire massively as instead of a āthe princess canāt supply scalpelsā narrative, itāll be a, āsomeone (the queen) is preventing the princess in making something thatās a massive benefit to everyone and saves livesā narrative.
Instead of damaging the reputation of Aristine sheāll inflict massive social harm on herself.
Haha the name of the merchant group XD
Thank you so much for your time Miss ruby š¤š¤