Isekai: Princess Marquess Becomes Entrepreneur of Tempe

Chapter 36. Fireworks

"Art, after this we go to Cafe One Sip, yes!" Elona invited the young man in front of her who was eating a snack of fried potato sticks he bought at the festival snack.

"Yes, alright." said Art with a long sigh. The man had hoped that Elona had forgotten her main goal to Rudiyart City, which was to check the responses of cafe buyers directly about soy milk made. But it turned out that the girl still remembered him, even after the two of them had enjoyed various performances at this festival.

It's not that Art doesn't want to take Elona to his cafe. Only, the man wanted as little as possible to meet people who knew him. But Art has prepared something also in the cafe, just in case Elona still wants to go there.

The location of the One Sesapan Cafe is not far from the area of the art festival held. Just a few minutes later, Art and Elona have arrived. The sky shows the twilight. The cafe waiter took the two of them to a special dining table for two people located on the roof floor of the building. Only the same people can order on this floor.

"Eh? Is it okay, we occupy this table?" Elona asked worriedly as soon as she got the naratetama seat easily, whereas other nobles queued up to get it to the waiting list for three months.

"It's okay Miss. This is all the request of the owner of this cafe." said the waiter innocently. Elona looked at him in surprise, while Art widened his eyes upon hearing his words.

But the staff have been ordered so as not to mention anything about it. Moreover, this plain servant before him was evidently still able to recognize him even when he had been wearing a cloth mouthpiece.

"Request?" ask Elona wonder.

"Eh, yes, he said this morning ordered when the cafe owner Mr. Arthur came then-"

"Arthur's? Who's that?" Elona asked back.

"Eh, he means definitely Madame Nania, she's the owner of this cafe! Maybe Madam asked that when you came, give me the best seat, so sure!" Art interrupted in a hurry. Then he quickly pushed the servant to take him away.

"I'm going to the toilet! Waiter, let's show you the toilet!"

"Eh, eh??" the plain servant was confused when dragged by Art suddenly. As soon as Elona disappeared from sight, Art immediately called out to the other servants.

"Ah, Mr Arthur, what's wrong?" the other servant asked after approaching.

"You take care of your friend! I told you not to mention my real name when there's Elona!" art violently pushed the plain servant towards the other servant.

"Ah, forgive us, sir! He didn't come in this morning, and only came this afternoon!"

"I'm sorry, sir! I was in a hurry to receive his instructions, I forgot some of them!"

The two servants apologized while lowering their heads timidly. Art flicked his hand.

"Oh, don't repeat! Order the best food in the cafe. And two soy milks, prepare them too."

"Okay, Master!!"

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"Well, this is so good!" Elona exclaimed happily while enjoying a bite of tender steak meat in front of her.

"Art, are you sure you want to treat me to this steak? It must be expensive, right?" ask the girl worried. Because in his mind, a village youth could not possibly afford a steak as good as this. In addition to steak, on the table there are also some other good food and desserts.

"Oh, this is all free, take it easy." said the man.

"Free again?! Is it not because they know you close to Duchess Nania Eckart?" elona's eyes were wide. Art nodded his head.

"Not that, but because you came. I told you, it's your lucky day."

"But I'm so bad about all this stuff..."

"Oh, enjoy it! No need to think hard, okay?"

"All right..."

Art was grateful in his heart to hear Elona's words. Do not let everything that has been done for today end up in vain just because the girl feels bad to accept it.

"Oh, this milk turned out to be really good, huh! What milk is this?"

A voice sounded from the next table. Two noble ladies were enjoying their dishes there. Elona looked curious as the two women tried the milk.

A waiter standing next to them explained, "This is soy milk, Madam. Very good for your health!"

"Soybean can be made into milk as delicious as this?! It can make you fat too, right?"

"Ah, unlike cow's milk, this one can keep your body shape beautiful because it is low in calories!"

"Ah, really? Wow! I can drink this soy milk as much as I want!"

"Honey, yeah, can't be taken home. I would love to buy it for supplies. The one without taste is no problem either. I can't go to this cafe every day..."

Elona listened to all the conversations carefully. Currently Cafe One Sesapan has the exclusive right to sell soy milk with flavor. Unflavored soy milk can be obtained cheaper in ordinary food stores. But even then only milk can be enjoyed on the spot.

Every day, the Elona soy milk factory provides drums of milk to be delivered to shops and Cafe One Sesapan. The milk is only made for consumption on that day. So it has to run out on the same day, or else the rest will be wasted all.

"Hmm, milk that can be taken home, and a savory snack, yes." muttered Elona.

Art noticed earlier what the girl in front of him was doing. He saw Elona thinking hard, and after that the girl would definitely make a big breakthrough again. Something people had never thought of before. It was only fitting that his father would be eager to match him with the girl before him.

But Art didn't want to be betrothed to Elona like that. She does want to be close to Elona, but she also wants the girl to love her back with her own sincere feelings, without any pressure of arranged marriage.

Loving me back? What am I doing right now, because I'm in love?!

Art was surprised by his own thoughts. When those closest to him, even Eckart's servants and soldiers, knew the truth, Art realized it on his own. His face was red instantly.

"You why? How come your face is red? The pain is getting worse?" ask Elona worriedly. The girl recalled the reason Art was wearing mouth and nose coverings because she was thinking about the flu, she said.

"There's nothing!" exclaim Art quickly while fixing the cloth cover. "You're thinking about something?" Art asked to get Elona's attention distracted.

"Ah yes, I was thinking of making so that this soy milk can be made at home, so that people do not need to go to the cafe to drink it." replied Elona.

"Oh yeah? How's it?" ask the young man again.

"I could've made this soy milk as a powder. But later if I sell it personally, the exclusive rights of this cafe will be reduced, because later the nobles can make their own milk at home. Well, even though I'm selling this is just a powder version that's flavorless, anyway."

"Hmmm..." Art also thinks hard. "Then let the cafe sell the powder version. You make the powder, and the cafe will provide the packaging to make it look exclusive."

"We sell at a price more expensive than liquid milk without taste, but cheaper than liquid milk that has taste. That way, the nobles could buy it to drink at home, but they had to add their own taste. If they do not want to bother adding their own taste, yes go to the cafe to be able to drink the existing taste. Well, then, how about?" art continued while asking for approval of opinion.

Elona widened her eyes. "The art! That's a great idea! I agree!!"

"Let me tell Duchess Nania" Art said. "Then, how about a snack? You seem to be thinking about that too?"

"Oh yes, there is one type of food that can be made from soybeans as well. It is usually made as a side dish and eaten with rice, but as a snack eaten with a fork can also be.." murmured Elona.

"What do you mean by 'usually'? Has it been made before?" tanya Art doesn't understand.

Elona answered immediately, "That's it. ah no thought!"

"Hmm?" Art looked at him not understanding. It felt like something was hidden from the girl in front of him.

"The bottom line, there is one type of food that I can make from soybeans. But for this one food needs a special manufacturing place complete with a reservoir of waste water." explained Elona.

"Sisa the waste water? You mean waste? Can't it just flow into the ground or river?" ask Art.

Elona shook her head quickly, "Oh, don't. Very cannot. Because the waste of making this one food is very-"

Psiuu... DUAARR!!

Art and Elona were shocked. A firework went off and exploded right next to them enjoying dinner. Worth the roof floor is very exclusive, because from this place can be seen the fireworks of the famous Rudiyart art festival.

The visitors brought themselves closer to the balcony railing, including Elona and Art. The girl gaped so much to her amazement.

"The fireworks?! It's gorgeous!!"

"Yes, every first day and the last day of the festival, fireworks will be lit to mark the start and end of the festival" Art explained.

"Art, this is so beautiful! And the roof floor of this cafe is very strategic to see it! Is this the reason you chose today to take a walk with me?"

"Yes, you could say so, hehe." said Art. The young man had indeed deliberately bought time to accompany Elona on a walk in Rudiyart to this day. Besides indeed because of this fireworks event, Art was also able to prepare all the free luck that Elona got today.

Elona turned her eyes to the young man next to her and stared at him with a twinkle.

"Thank you, Art! I am so happy today! Thank you very much!"

Art looked at Elona. The girl turned her attention back to the spate of fireworks that were still lit afterwards. But Art's eyes could not escape Elona's face. Something warm was flowing inside him. The beating heart is no longer under control.

Something that the man had always denied before, inevitably now had to admit. And Arthur Eckart said it, even if only in the heart.

Elona Locke, I'm in love with you.

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