New Product
Three days later.
On this day as well, Maryne finished her store management work.
She flopped down onto the bed in her room.
Firuru came over beside her.
“Firuru~~~!! I’m exhausted again today~~~!!”
She scooped Firuru up and buried her face in him.
“Haaah~~~~!! So fluffy~~!! The ultimate healing~~!!”
“Meow~!”
Fluff fluff fluff fluff.
After thoroughly enjoying Firuru for a while, Maryne stared up at the ceiling.
(The macarons were a huge success. But... this alone isn’t enough.)
Her merchant mind began turning again.
(If all I have is one macaron hit, people might think it was just a fluke. If I want to prove this business is the real thing, I need another hit.)
In other words, a second arrow.
She needed a new product to follow the macarons.
(What would be good...?)
Maryne searched through the memories of her previous life.
A sweet that could be made with ingredients from this world, yet didn’t exist here.
(... That’s it! Pudding would be perfect!)
The idea struck her.
Eggs, sugar grass, and milk.
All ingredients she could obtain.
Caramel could be made from sugar grass as well.
(In a world where sugar is easy to get, pudding can be made fairly cheaply too. And since it has a completely different texture and flavor from macarons, it’ll give customers a fresh surprise!)
Maryne’s eyes sparkled.
(I’ll make a prototype tomorrow at once!)
She hugged Firuru tightly one more time.
“Fluff fluff! I’ll work hard again tomorrow~~~!”
“Meow.”
And so, Maryne’s new meteoric rise began.
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The next day.
Maryne shut herself inside the mansion kitchen.
She activated Production Magic.
Eggs, milk, sugar.
She prepared the ingredients, imagined the finished form, and poured magic into it.
After much trial and error...
A beautiful pudding appeared inside a small ceramic cup.
Glossy caramel sauce dripped over the top.
“This looks promising...”
First, she tasted it herself.
She scooped some up with a spoon and brought it to her mouth.
“...!”
Smooth.
It melted apart on her tongue.
The rich flavor of egg and the gentle sweetness of sugar.
Then the slight bitterness of the caramel followed after.
(It’s perfect! This will absolutely work!)
Maryne nodded firmly.
She immediately called for Yumia.
“Miss Yumia, please try this.”
“This is...?”
“A new sweet called pudding.”
“Ohh... it’s completely different from macarons.”
Yumia picked up the spoon.
She scooped one bite.
The instant it entered her mouth…
“............!!”
Yumia’s eyes flew open as wide as they could go.
The hand holding the spoon froze.
“Wh-...wh-wh-what is this!?”
“Is it delicious?”
“Delicious doesn’t even begin to cover it...! I’ve never experienced a texture like this in my life...! It’s sweet, smooth, slippery...!?”
Yumia rattled off her words in excitement.
“May I have another bite...?”
“Of course. Please eat the whole thing.”
Yumia devoured the pudding in a frenzy.
Second bite.
Third bite.
The cup was empty in no time.
“......”
Yumia stayed silent for a while.
Then she looked straight into Maryne’s eyes and said,
“This will absolutely sell.”
It was a flat declaration.
“The impact the moment you taste it is incredible. I think everyone will be captivated by this texture and flavor.”
Yumia’s eyes were burning.
She had the face of a merchant.
“Ohohohohoho! If Miss Yumia says that much, then I can be confident!”
Maryne laughed.
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