The Reaction
Even after that, the momentum never slowed down.
Whenever a lady who had purchased the products showed off the changes in her skin at social gatherings, people around her would immediately latch onto her.
“What are you using?”
And the answer was always the same.
“Maryne Stella’s skincare cosmetics.”
In the blink of an eye, the name Maryne Stella spread throughout high society.
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The reputation of the skincare products did not remain confined to the Secondary Capital.
The wives and daughters of nobles and merchants from the Secondary Capital told acquaintances in other cities through letters.
For example, even among the ladies of the Royal Capital, where many upper-class people lived, whispers about Maryne had begun to spread.
“I heard there’s an amazing cosmetic product in the Secondary Capital.”
“They say it’s being made by the daughter of the Flamsteed family.”
“And she’s still just a child, isn’t she? I can hardly believe it.”
Some ladies even traveled all the way from the Royal Capital just to buy products from the shop in the Secondary Capital.
And once that started happening, people began asking for a store in the Royal Capital as well.
That was still a story for the future, but the groundwork for advancing into the Royal Capital was steadily being laid.
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Maryne stood by the window of the Maryne Company office in the Secondary Capital, gazing down at the city.
Firuru was curled up on her lap.
“Meow.”
“Firuru… it seems this business venture was a success as well.”
Fluffy fluff.
She buried her face in the brown fur.
(But… we’re still only getting started.)
Maryne’s motivation only grew stronger.
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Several weeks had passed since the opening of Maryne Stella.
… Once people bought skincare cosmetics, they lasted for quite a while, so there was no need to repurchase them within a short period of time.
Because of that, there had been concerns that sales might stagnate compared to macarons and pudding.
However, those fears proved unfounded, and sales were currently maintaining a high level.
The reason was that word of mouth kept bringing in new customers.
That said, a new issue had surfaced as well.
One day, Asha came in with a report.
“Lady Maryne. We’ve received several requests from customers saying, ‘It’s difficult to travel all the way to the Secondary Capital, so we would like the products delivered directly to our residences.’”
“I see.”
It was only natural.
Maryne Stella’s customers were upper-class ladies.
Not all of them owned residences in the Secondary Capital.
Some women living in distant territories were making the trip all the way to the Secondary Capital just to buy the products.
That was probably stressful for noblewomen.
“We shall begin accepting delivery orders.”
Maryne made the decision instantly.
“In that case, Rhinos. Please make all the necessary arrangements.”
“Understood. Who shall bear the shipping costs?”
“These are products that cost 200,000 dirin apiece. We can cover the shipping costs in full.”
Providing strong customer support was important as well.
Rhinos nodded in agreement.
“Then I shall immediately put together a delivery system.”
Once the delivery service began, messages of joy arrived from distant customers.
> “How wonderful that you deliver them to us.”
> “Now we can continue using them without ever running out.”
Seeing those responses, Maryne smiled in satisfaction once more.
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