Grand Opening
Since the advertising had gotten such a strong response, Maryne prepared a large batch of pudding right from the start.
(With the macarons, I couldn’t predict first-day sales and ended up with a huge amount of waste. But this time is different.)
This time, there was a high chance it would sell immediately.
So she decided to prepare 1,000 in stock from day one.
And then…
On the day of the pudding launch.
A new shop opened in the west district of the count’s capital.
“Maryne’s Pudding.”
In front of the shop bearing that sign…
“…!!”
Yumia was speechless.
The line stretched all the way to the end of the street.
And this was before opening.
“Wait… a crowd like this on the very first day…”
Yumia’s voice trembled.
At the first macaron shop, only 32 had sold on day one.
The lines hadn’t started until day five.
But for pudding, there was already a massive line on day one.
“The seeds we planted with macarons are finally blooming here.”
Maryne smiled in satisfaction.
The shop opened.
Customers flooded in.
“Pudding, please!”
“Three!”
“Wrap up seven!”
They sold like crazy.
Customers took their pudding and ate at the tables.
“…!!”
A middle-aged man’s eyes went wide.
“What the heck is this!? It’s insanely good!!”
“It’s so jiggly… the texture is amazing!”
“The macarons were incredible, but this is on another level!”
“I wanna try it too! Hurry up and bring mine!”
The shop was swept up in a whirl of excitement.
And then, before noon.
“Sold out!”
Maryne declared.
All 1,000 puddings had sold out in just about three hours.
“1,000… gone… this fast…”
Yumia stood there in a daze.
She’d been shocked when 300 macarons sold out, but pudding had sold more than triple that in a fraction of the time.
“OOOHOHOHOHO!! It’s a huge success~~~!!!”
Maryne’s triumphant laughter echoed through the shop.
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From there, the momentum was overwhelming.
Pudding’s reputation spread across the capital even faster than the macarons had.
The next day, they prepared 1,500, but sold out in the morning.
The day after that, they increased it to 2,000, but sold out by afternoon.
“I couldn’t get any pudding!”
“I’m lining up first thing tomorrow!”
“I’ll pay whatever you want, just sell me one!”
Customers who couldn’t buy any shouted in frustration.
Some even came directly to Maryne after closing.
“Miss, I’ve got money! Please, just one, cut me a deal!”
“I’m very sorry. Please come again tomorrow.”
Maryne politely refused, while thinking to herself…
(This level of response… honestly, it’s beyond what I expected.)
They quickly opened second and third pudding shops as well.
Every single one had lines from day one.
Every single one sold out on day one.
All over the city, people were talking about pudding.
“Have you tried ‘Maryne’s Pudding’?”
“What!? You haven’t!? That’s unbelievable, you have to try it!”
At taverns, in markets.
In residential areas, in alleyways.
There wasn’t a day when pudding didn’t come up in conversation.
Maryne, who had become known through macarons, became a decisive presence with pudding.
At this point, there was no one in the count’s capital who didn’t know her sweets.
The Maryne Company’s desserts had become part of everyday life in the city.
Yumia, who had been keeping the books, reported to Maryne.
“Lady Maryne. The combined monthly sales for all macaron and pudding shops are, —80 million dirin.”
Yumia read out the figure.
1 dirin = 1 yen.
80 million dirin meant 80 million yen (~500k USD).
In other words, the Maryne Company had achieved monthly sales of 80 million.
And this was less than three months after the company was founded...
Maryne’s eyes sparkled.
“OOOHOHOHOHO!! Success! A massive success~~~!!!”
Her laughter echoed through the mansion.
“Meow~!”
Firuru cried out too, as if celebrating with her.
What do you think about this chapter?
going by the current pace she will need to add slim down products soon.
those macarons and puddings they eat en masse will turn into noticeable weight gain soon.
though given her knowledge cheat that will only turn into further profit.