Otome Game Mob Villain - Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Christy Saffron
Translator: mayora13
“Thank you for your time today. I know this is sudden, but let me ask a question, Christy-san. Do you know, or have you heard of a product called skin lotion or hair rinse?”
Rid Baldia was the son of an aristocrat who asked for a business consultation through a letter. The first question he asked upon their meeting was: “Do these products I have in mind already exist ?”
“… No, it’s my first time hearing of them. However, I can’t tell what they are by their names alone. What kind of goods are they?”
Even as Chris answered Rid, she was inwardly thinking, ‘He probably just changed the name of existing items anyway…’
New products without history were slow to appear in the world, and as someone infused with such know-how from an early age, Chris bore this fact well in mind.
The creation of something new and convenient through long research or years of research would lead to great profits. However, it was difficult for such ideas to emerge to the surface. Even inspiration had no meaning unless it was materialized into merchandise. Long years of research could end up bearing no fruit too.
“Then allow me to explain. First, about skin lotion…”
Chris was stunned upon hearing Rid’s explanation. A mere child had given actual form to his flash of inspiration. His knowledge and product were not yet known, and his idea of consumables related to women’s beauty was brilliant. If put into practice, a market for these consumables could be found anywhere, such as among gentlewomen and their daughters.
But it was still an armchair theory. Nothing could be done without the goods themselves.
“But without a prototype or anything of the like, it’s merely a pie in the sky…”
“Oh, but I did bring a trial product.”
“Eh…? You have a trial product!?”
Chris was shocked. She didn’t expect Rid to have created a prototype and brought it with him. She asked him how to use it, then tried it on the back of her right hand. Upon comparison, it felt completely different from her unlotioned left hand.
Chris’ heart trembled with emotion as she thought, ‘This is… this is a real new product with a different concept and usage than anything else before!! Could this be the founding of a completely untapped market..!?’
While Chris was feeling surprised by the cosmetics and hair rinse, Rid was talking about a special medicine to cure Mana Deficiency syndrome. The key to this medicine would be the herbs he wanted her to look for. Chris’ merchant heart was beating with excitement.
Once Rid was finished talking, he shook hands with Chris and left Christy Co.
“I never thought you’d look so delightful, Chris-sama. Was that boy that amazing?”
“We should be grateful for meeting him this day. It’s going to get busy, Emma.”
The girl called Emma turned round-eyed in surprise. “Eeh!? You think it’s that significant? The boy must be incredible.”
This was the moment when the smoldering passion of a merchant inside Chris was ignited.