City ​​of Witches 1010

Chapter 1010 – #242_Magic University Tycoon(5)

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1.
Let’s do a mid-term check on the Academy Tycoon quest.

First, purchase the academy site =〉 Achieved.

Successfully establish a magic university =〉 In progress.

There are quite a few additional quests, but to summarize, they are as follows:

– Overcome Count Cagliostro’s interference.
– Incorporate the Forget-Me-Not Garden into the academy.
Is that about it?

Of course, the above two items are important, but there is another task that must be resolved.

‘Create a stable supply line of materials for the operation of the academy.’

Whether it’s magic power, magic tools, jewels, or rare crops, magic is a discipline that constantly consumes resources.
It is also the role of the academy to stably supply these resources to the members.

Fortunately, the Geminai family had secured an excellent distribution network for magic tools in general,
and unfortunately, even the Geminai family could not completely ignore the influence of a large academy.

“I was actually going to talk about that. Have you ever thought about running it yourself, Siwoo?”
“Pardon?”

“As you said, the Emerald Tablet is our biggest customer and trading partner. It’s difficult to push the Hessed Academy without ignoring the Castle.”
“Yes, I understand perfectly.”

The Geminai family is also in a position where it’s awkward to come forward with grand support.
It’s not just a matter of a few coins, and they don’t have the audacity to ask them to take losses just for personal favors.

“But what do you mean by running it yourself?”
“There’s a magic tool shop called ‘Trie Atelier’ that’s being piloted in Tarot Town. It’s not a high-priority business within our family, but it’s a business that could be helpful to the Hessed Academy.

The Hessed Academy will enter into a management contract with Trie Atelier. The Geminai family will retain actual ownership, but the Hessed Academy will have the authority to decide how to operate it.”

Deneb calmly continued her explanation.

“After that, we’ll gradually transfer the authority, and after gauging the situation, we’ll completely transfer ownership to the Hessed Academy.”
“Really?”

The moment Siwoo heard those words, he was overwhelmed with emotion.

It meant that they were just going to hand over a store.
Not some mediocre franchise, but a magic tool shop from the Geminai family.

This suggests many things.

First of all, if he accepts the offer, he will get not only the magic tool shop, but also the attached distribution line, name value, and premium.

Since the Geminai family has the largest magic tool production factory in Gehenna, along with Latipuntium in Yeongsan, he can say goodbye to worrying about material supply forever.

“My son-in-law is trying to do great things, so I should at least give him this much support, right?”

Deneb shrugged her shoulders and sent a kind look.

“Of course, while the academy is entrusted with the operation, you’ll have to pay a certain percentage of the sales and management fees to the Geminai family.”
“Of course. But…”

However, there was one thing that worried him.

It was too much support for someone who said that full-scale support was difficult.
In Siwoo’s eyes, it seemed like something that the Castle could easily challenge if they wanted to.

“Don’t worry about that. If we had directly signed a supply contract, they could express their dissatisfaction.
But for now, it’s in the form of entrusting the management of the business, right?”
“Yes.”

“From there, the moment the Castle tries to intervene, it becomes an overreach to interfere in the internal affairs of another family. We’ve pulled the justification to our side, so it’s good to officially protest. As I’ve said many times, the important thing is the nuance.”

To summarize, this is it.

If the Hessed Academy and the Geminai family sign a supply contract, the Emerald Tablet, the first priority supply contractor, can cause trouble.
If they want to openly plot, they can buy up all the specific items and block the materials from entering the Hessed Academy.

However, if the Hessed Academy is entrusted with the management of Trie Atelier, it can solve the actual material shortage while preventing the Castle’s interference.

Deneb has not lived in this world so easily.

“Indeed, Lady Deneb, I’m impressed.”

It was a bit of an overreaction, but he gave a standing ovation.
It was a son-in-law love that was worth that much emotion.

The little mother-in-law smiles and likes it like a girl.

“It was originally a business that I opened to give to Siwoo. He’s the son-in-law of the Geminai family, but it wouldn’t look good if he didn’t have a proper business card. But well, he’s doing something much bigger than that.”
“It’s all thanks to your help.”
“I’ll cheer you on. The contract is being drafted with advice, so it’ll be completed by tomorrow. Let’s review it together then.”
“Yes!”

Just as he was about to get up, feeling the deep love of a chaebol family for their son-in-law.

“…Um, Siwoo.”
“Yes?”
“Has anything happened with my sister since that day?”
“No, not yet.”

A slightly embarrassing question came up.

She was probably asking about after the Polynesian Project, but since that day, he had been so busy that he hadn’t had time to face her alone.

“It’s nothing. I was just wondering if you were still not on good terms. Go on in.”

Before he could even grasp the intention of the question, Deneb backed off first.

“Yes, thank you again.”

There were too many things to do to think deeply.

For now, one more quest was completed.

2.
Forget-Me-Not Garden.

Despite being a small academy of 7 people, smaller than most clubs, it was a super-eul in the magic power industry.
Its owner was the 21st rank, ‘The Witch of Essence,’ Frey Latiola.

A two-story mansion in a quiet outskirts of Tarot Town was Latiola’s workshop and the academy building of the garden.
Just by looking at it from the outside, it doesn’t look like a place where such a process is carried out.

He had expected a factory-like atmosphere, but it was only about three times the size of the Twins’ outpost.

“It’s an honor to meet you.”
“Honor is too much. Come in.”

After receiving a reply to his letter and visiting the mansion, Latiola greeted Siwoo with the sparkling curiosity unique to a witch.

She hadn’t come to the last founding ceremony, so this was the first time he was seeing her in person.

Short black bobbed hair and crystal-like bluish eyes, which were unusual for a Gehenna witch.
If there was anything unusual, it was that she was taller than Sister Dorothy.
She must be over 175.

And accordingly, she had a very glamorous figure.

As they headed to the reception room, he looked around the inside of the mansion.
He didn’t glance too much since he was the charismatic academy president now, but he could tell that the inside of the house was also warped in space and didn’t have luxurious furniture.

The real estate location was also like that, so it was fair to say that it was modest in many ways.

“Baron, do you like coffee?”
“I like anything.”
“That’s good. I just brewed some this morning.”

Whether it was by her own will or not, Latiola did not respond to Siwoo’s banquet.
However, he didn’t feel any sign of her apologizing or feeling sorry about it.

She just calmly served coffee.

In fact, that was natural.
There was no reason to cater to the feelings of someone who didn’t benefit her in any way.

“The letter didn’t say why you were looking for me. Why did you come?”

Latiola loosely crossed her legs and savored the aroma of the coffee.

Her current outfit was the academy president full set.

It’s redundant to say how much the attraction from the external appearance helps in leading a favorable negotiation.

Even to himself, his current appearance was flashy, so at least for now, there was a sign of favor beyond curiosity.

“It’s about business related to the Hessed Academy.”
“Hmm, I see.”

However, as soon as she heard the outline of the main topic, Latiola’s atmosphere turned cold.
As expected, it was like welcoming a door-to-door salesman who had forced their way in.

“There’s still some coffee left. Do you want to finish it and go? I have a schedule.”

It was a familiar situation for her.

As a member of an academy that wields enormous power, how many requests, solicitations, love calls, and pleas had she heard?

But showing a flustered appearance here was a low move.
He would only be following in the footsteps of the many predecessors who had been chased away in front of her.

“Is that so? That’s a shame.”

Instead, he sipped his coffee and acted with an expression that didn’t waver in the slightest.

“I had a good proposal.”

What tempts a witch is curiosity.
What earns a witch’s favor is not servility, but confidence.

The fact that no minor academy had responded to Siwoo’s invitation was already widely known.
In such a situation, his nonchalant attitude stopped Latiola in her tracks.

“I’ll give you one minute.”

She glanced at her wristwatch and then sat back down.

“I would like to form a partnership agreement between the Forget-Me-Not Garden and the Hessed Academy.”

“I believe you’re not an idiot, so I’ll say it. You don’t think it’s a coincidence that no one responded to the Baron’s invitation, do you?”
“Of course not.”
“Then why should I take the risk of helping the Baron?”

The most important thing in such negotiations is the ‘hook.’
An incentive to prevent the other party from getting up and leaving.

To prepare for that, prior research is very, very important.
Siwoo was barely able to obtain meaningful information about the Forget-Me-Not Garden.

“I will provide improvement and consulting for the current production facilities of the Forget-Me-Not Garden Academy.”

The magic power production facilities of the Forget-Me-Not Garden are based on a distillation device based on particle magic.
And with the influx of exiles, the population of Gehenna is gradually increasing, and the information was that the production capacity was not meeting the demand.

“What? How are you going to do that?”

Latiola looked at Siwoo with a suspicious look.
In reality, Siwoo didn’t have such an ability.

But particle magic, distillation device.
Isn’t there someone who immediately comes to mind?

“Not me, but Amelia Merigold will do it.”