Chapter 1011 – #242_Magic University Tycoon(6)
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1.
Recently, Amelia and Sharon have been living together at the perfumery in Lenomond Town.
Amelia is busy catching up on the backlog of perfume orders, and Sharon is working part-time, assisting with perfumery.
The reason for establishing and running the Hessed Academy isn’t just for personal vanity.
Through many experiences, I’ve realized that there are problems that cannot be solved with individual power alone.
I also understand that to protect everyone, we need power that is appropriate for that.
“I’m really sorry to bother you when you’re so busy.”
Still, it’s true that I feel sorry for just asking for favors and adding to their workload.
In response, Amelia gave a soft smile, one she only shows to Siwoo.
“No, it’s not just anyone’s work, it’s Siwoo’s. For the time being, I should close the perfumery and focus on curriculum development and consulting.”
“Is that really okay?”
“Yes, all the items for customers who made reservations in advance have been shipped out today. Right, Amelia?”
“It’s thanks to Sharon’s help.”
Sharon, the part-timer who was organizing the materials next to her, chimed in.
“We’ve paid off all the fines too.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, just one more payment at the end of this month and it’s done.”
This was a real surprise.
No matter how many times I asked, Amelia wouldn’t tell me the details, only repeating, ‘We’ve paid off a lot.’
I thought she was just saying that to ease my burden, but she had raised that much money by selling perfume in such a short time.
Although, I need to consider that it was a limited first-time sale.
“Haa, I should have inherited such wonderful magic like Amelia…”
“Thank you. But Sharon’s magic is wonderful enough.”
“Yeah…”
Sharon, who had received a generous part-time wage, felt a bit resentful.
Amelia, who had misunderstood Sharon’s point of frustration, and Sharon, who was now used to Amelia, exchanged skillful banter.
At first, the two were like cats and dogs, but now they create a scene that makes you feel warm just by watching them.
It feels like I have more reasons to live diligently.
“Now Sharon is a proper professor too.”
When I subtly pointed it out, Sharon’s shoulders puffed up with pride.
“Hmm! That’s a good sound to hear! Say it again!”
“Professor Sharon!”
“Hehe!”
“High-income earner!”
“Hehehe”
It’s a given, but I plan to pay a fair salary to my lovers who are giving lectures by taking time out of their personal schedules.
I can’t force my loved ones to do unpaid volunteer work, can I?
The cost was covered by loans.
As soon as I established the Hessed Academy, I was able to borrow operating funds in the hundreds of billions of won, converted from the currency of the vault bank.
Thus, ‘honor’ and ‘position’ are considerable collateral throughout Gehenna.
But Sharon’s joy isn’t just because the heads of the Hessed Academy’s departments are given huge salaries.
She, who had been suffering from a sense of indebtedness for only receiving help from Siwoo, was finally able to repay the favor.
“Ah, how are you going to handle the small tasks while running the academy?”
“I’m adjusting it now.”
“Then I’ll be in charge of finance.”
“……”
Siwoo, startled by Sharon’s declaration like a bolt from the blue, struggled to manage his expression, and Sharon gave a bitter smile.
“That was supposed to be the part where you laugh.”
“Sorry.”
“That was a more blatant reaction than I expected, it hurts.”
Even with jokes that only the two of them understood, Amelia neatly organized the perfumery shelves.
If it were the old days, she would have been sulking while pretending not to be, but is this also a sign of growth?
“Then, see you tonight!”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Sharon gave a light kiss and tactfully left the two of them alone.
Siwoo is busy, and Sharon is busy preparing for lectures.
“Sharon is very cheerful.”
Amelia said, watching Sharon’s back as she walked away energetically.
Her tone was full of undisguised goodwill and friendship.
“Yes, watching her gives me strength.”
“Does Siwoo like cheerful people like Sharon?”
Amelia’s pale blue eyes glanced at Siwoo’s profile as if gauging his reaction.
I know what she’s thinking.
Amelia, who had been alone for a long time, was somewhat unskilled in interpersonal skills, and I know how hard she is trying to fix the parts she recognizes as her weaknesses.
In fact, even the clumsy Amelia was just cute to Siwoo.
“Come here.”
“Ah…”
A soft sigh and Amelia was pushed into Siwoo’s chest.
The salty scent of water and the bright floral scent tickled the tip of my nose even amidst the lingering fragrance floating in the perfume shop.
“I also like a prim and proper associate professor like Amelia.”
When I said this while pressing my forehead against hers and grabbing her butt, Amelia avoided my gaze.
“Siwoo! If, if someone passing by sees us, it’ll be a big problem…”
“They won’t be able to see because I’m blocking them with my back.”
“Still, still…”
Come to think of it, we’ve both been so busy lately that we haven’t had time to make love for over two weeks.
Wouldn’t it be okay if we took a short break?
-Click
I closed the shop door with telekinesis and covered the shop window with curtains.
Each time my hand became rough, the buttons popped open.
Amelia fidgeted with her fingers and then offered her chest so that Siwoo could easily undress her.
“What if you can’t be quiet and the customers come in?”
“Then… Siwoo can shut my mouth with a kiss…”
In the shop filled with all sorts of fragrances, the sound of perfume bottles rattling on the shelves echoed for a while.
2.
I was only planning on a short lovemaking session, but somehow it got a little longer.
The two of us, naked and lying face down on the bed, covered with a white cloth, were looking at documents side by side.
“What do you think?”
Consulting on production facilities provided as compensation for recruiting Latiola, the head of the Forget-Me-Not Garden Academy.
The target productivity increase is 5% to 15%, and better conditions are expected depending on the range.
What the two of them are looking at now is the gist of the magic power processing system held by the Forget-Me-Not Garden.
Of course, it doesn’t contain core technology, and it’s more like a proposal that says, ‘We go through these processes, can you really consult?’
It’s not like I thought Amelia was amazing and would do everything without any countermeasures.
The category of magic is very vast.
As such, if it’s magic bound by one framework called ‘particles,’ I judged that considerable similarities could be found.
Moreover, aren’t the instruments used also the same ‘distillation apparatus’?
“It looks like it could be helpful. I’ll need to see the actual process to know the details.”
After receiving confirmation from Amelia, I revisited the Forget-Me-Not Garden.
Latiola came out to greet us, expressing both her delight and skepticism about the proposal.
After shaking hands, Latiola presented a piece of paper.
“Both of you, sign here.”
The content was a contract stating that they would not leak the technology and information obtained during the consulting process to the outside.
Below the contract, which had been notarized in advance at the Central City Hall, were detailed descriptions of the risks and damages to be borne in case of violation.
“The parts we want consulting on aren’t the core parts anyway, just the intermediate facilities. So, I hope you don’t make any foolish choices.”
“You don’t have to worry about that.”
I took the pen and signed without a moment’s hesitation, and with trained composure, I quelled Latiola’s last doubts.
Amelia looked at me with slightly surprised eyes, but it was only at a level that Siwoo could notice.
“This way.”
Latiola guided Siwoo without showing any unnecessary caution.
The direction of our steps was the underground space of the Forget-Me-Not Garden Academy.
“It’ll be noisy and hot, so use your magic appropriately.”
The reason why the basement of the small and modest mansion was called an ‘underground space’ was because of the scale of the facilities there.
-Whoosh! Whoosh!
-Clunk! Clunk!
-Beep! Beep! Beep!
A large-scale facility that easily exceeds the size of a soccer field in terms of simple width.
Various distillation devices and hoses made of brass and bronze were pulsating like the heart of a giant creature, emitting hot air.
At the center, there was a cylindrical space like a huge indoor diving pool, and it was filled with magic power water in the pre-processing stage.
The temperature of the machinery itself was high, but perhaps because the process of releasing excess pressure with steam was happening everywhere, the indoor temperature was close to 60 degrees Celsius.
For the three people who far surpassed humans, the high heat and noise were not a problem, but the concentration of neutral magic power, which was so dense that it made the skin tingle, was dozens of times greater than even the Latipundium, which had created a vegetation environment with magic power mist.
“This is our academy’s refinery.”
While I was slowly looking at the refinery from the railing overlooking it, I suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.
I had a hunch about the origin of these structures, which I couldn’t have noticed just by looking at the documents.
“It’s like AIN.”
A mental landscape where any witch can observe the self-magic within their brand.
It is similar to the structures within it.
Latiola raised her eyes slightly, as if surprised, and then readily admitted it.
“That’s right. It’s a factory created using my self-magic, ‘Pure Purification,’ as a motif and blueprint. To realize the self-magic inside the brand in the real world, this much facility is necessary. Of course, it’s somewhat oversized to improve production capacity.”
I also felt a little worried.
These huge machines were moving like a single organism without any gaps, and Amelia had to step in and come up with improvements, right?
“The part that Miss Marigold needs to look at is the ‘rotary distillation’ part. The high-purity magic power water, distilled a total of fourteen times, passes through a particle filter, establishing a detailed magic particle structure and transforming into heavy magic power water. Do you see right below here?”
I know the outline through the proposal I had reviewed in advance.
By repeatedly distilling general quality magic power water, coarse particles that affect the density of magic particles are separated.
The magic power water separated in this way gradually increases in purity and condenses while moving through pipes engraved with formulas, gaining a high specific gravity.
After the final neutralization and stabilization process, it becomes heavy magic power water with a purity of 99.75%.
The heavy magic power water completed in this way has low reactivity and high stability.
Therefore, it is used to operate large magic formulas like ‘gates.’
If highly reactive magic power water like ultra-precision magic power water were used in large-scale magic formulas, errors could occur due to external factors such as temperature, noise, and vibration.
It is a similar principle to how space equipment exposed to extreme conditions is made with low-reactivity components.
“I’ll give you three days to come up with an improvement plan. Since you need to get my confirmation before you can do any direct adjustments, come up to my workshop if you think of something.”
“I did.”
“What?”
“Improvement plans. I have about three ideas.”
It was Amelia’s words that caught Latiola, who didn’t seem to have much expectation even as she spoke.
