Products
Alright.
First, I need products.
Without something to sell, there’s no business.
The first thing Maryne came up with was sweets.
"Sugar is easy to get in this world."
In this other world, there’s a plant called “sugar grass.”
If you boil it down in water, you can extract sugar, an otherworldly plant through and through.
It grows like weeds, and you can gather as much as you want from plains and fields.
In other words, the cost of sugar is ridiculously cheap.
"In medieval Europe, sugar would be a luxury, but in this world, it’s the opposite. Because sugar is cheap, mass-producing sweets is possible. That said, even if you have sugar, it doesn’t mean every kind of sweet is easy to make…"
For example, shortcake can be made with sugar.
But shortcake uses wheat.
In this world, most carbohydrates come from rye, and wheat is a luxury ingredient.
If you tried to mass-produce shortcake, the cost of wheat would weigh heavily on you.
"Which is why I came up with, macarons!!"
Macarons don’t exist in this world.
Since they’re such cute sweets, they should attract attention easily.
On top of that, macarons can be made with just almonds, eggs, and sugar grass.
All of those ingredients are cheap, so producing them in large quantities should be easy.
… Maryne immediately headed to the mansion kitchen.
She activated [Production Magic].
Production Magic was a type of magic that supported crafting.
"First, I’ll use Production Magic to turn almonds into almond powder."
Production Magic was magic that greatly simplified the manufacturing process.
As long as you knew the recipe, even processing almonds became easy.
"Next, I’ll use Production Magic to turn sugar grass into granulated sugar."
The sugar used in macarons is granulated sugar.
It’s normally difficult to make on your own, but with Production Magic, it’s done in an instant.
Alright.
I’ll finish the rest of the steps quickly with Production Magic too.
And so, she continued cooking…
The macarons were complete.
“Perfect!”
Brown macarons.
Yeah.
They’re macarons.
This is about what they should look like.
The real question is the taste.
She cut off a small piece with a fork.
Brought it to her mouth.
“Munch munch…”
Maryne’s eyes widened.
“They’re delicious!”
Crisp on the outside.
Soft and gently moist on the inside.
A sweetness that wasn’t overpowering danced on her tongue.
However…
"They’re just normal macarons. I think they’re good enough to sell as-is, but… they feel like they’re lacking impact."
That was her honest impression.
To begin with, macarons are all about the flavoring.
Just almonds, eggs, and sugar weren’t enough, she needed something extra.
So…
Maryne prepared strawberries and blueberries.
Strawberry macarons.
And blueberry macarons.
She paid attention to the colors too.
The strawberry macarons were pink.
The blueberry macarons were indigo.
"Not a mild flavor, let’s make it a bit richer…"
She adjusted the flavoring so the taste of the strawberries and blueberries would come through strongly.
Then completed them using Production Magic.
She immediately tried a blueberry macaron.
“They’re delicious!!!”
Maryne exclaimed even louder than before.
Next, she tried a strawberry macaron.
“Mhm, yes, this is it, this is it! This is what macarons are all about!!”
The flavored macarons were properly, unmistakably delicious.
"This sweet will definitely sell!"
Maryne became even more convinced.
She decided to start preparing for sales right away.
What do you think about this chapter?
