Chapter 280. The future of the Spirituals (3) Pena was subtly, no, blatantly weak, to the extent that even her own nanny watched with a warm gaze.
It’s just nonsense to put it bluntly.
Even after talking, I couldn’t figure out what to do.
At first, she had no idea what to do with her.
But Arel also didn’t seem to want anything from Pena.
It’s really embarrassing.
I felt like I couldn’t figure out why I felt I had to do something.
At that time, it is subtle to say that he helped in the war.
But she didn’t know herself well enough to understand what she was feeling.
Once back in the empire, she put those thoughts aside for the time being on the pretext that she was busy preparing for the commercial and trade plans she had proposed to the emperor.
Because when you’re busy, you forget your worries.
But to some extent, things are settled.
I finally heard the news that Arell had returned to the Kingdom of Ernesia after finishing the post-war treatment.
It was the moment when the fire finally fell on Pena’s feet.
‘How to? ！’
As promised, Arel should be contacting you soon.
What should I answer then?
While worrying like that, on the other hand, when Pena had time, she stood in front of the communication port and waited for his call.
however.
He hasn’t come for days.
That’s difficult in its own way.
Do you call when you need it and don’t call when you don’t?
Somehow that’s more sad.
It can’t be a very complicated feeling.
The ladies-in-waiting, who at first looked at her with strange eyes, were now more and more bewildered.
It seemed that her dignity as a princess had fallen to the ground, but she didn’t care about that either.
“…Yes, Arel probably wouldn’t want anything special anyway…
That was the moment Pena spoke to herself like that.
The communication port suddenly flashed.
“Hahahaha?!”
Pena was startled and reflexively stood up with a scream uncharacteristic of a princess.
“….what? What about the screams that I just got pricked by my conscience and then I just pricked myself?”
An extremely absurd voice came from the other side of the communication port.
Hearing the three princes of Ernesia Kingdom for the first time in half a year, that delicacy was the voice of a boy who seemed to have left it somewhere.
Fena tried to calmly settle down, then cleared her throat and replied as if nothing had happened.
“I don’t know what you mean. Could it be that the state of the communication port was strange?”
“situation? Are you all right?”
“no. Strange. I don’t know what it is, but it’s just weird.”
“…Hmm. well that’s it.”
A voice that seems to know everything.
Maybe that’s why Pena’s shoulders are shaking for no reason.
“Listening to the voice, it seems that there was nothing special about the Empire. Well, there wasn’t much news, so it might be worth it.”
“Then Arel, you seem to be doing well, right?”
“At most, there is nothing special other than ruining a church.”
I want to say something, but no words come out.
Well, it seemed to be the same as always, so I only thought to myself that I felt relieved for some reason.
“Anyway, I’m sorry I only contacted you now. It’s probably because I’m a bit confused about a lot of things. The clean-up was a little later than expected.”
“Hey”? I see Well, we could talk a bit more leisurely. Hey.”
Pena deliberately pretended to be relaxed.
It’s personal feelings. Anyway, there is no answer to saying that I was caught by that boy for nothing.
For now, I’ll just pretend like nothing happened and move on.
After that, you have to get the main point out or not.
It’s really a thread, but it’s useless pride.
By the way, it must be because of that that they still contacted me.
“Is that why you contacted me now?”
“okay. Because I don’t think I can just let it go.”
Ugh I still wanted to.
There’s no way that Arel just heard it and passed it on at the point where she herself talked about grace!
Yes, that bothered me!
Fena pretended to catch her breath, being careful not to hear her true intentions, and waited to see what Arel would say.
“I just wanted to talk about it right now.”
“Hmm, that’s right. OK, tell me.”
“okay.”
Hiding any possible agitation for now, Fena waited for what Arell had to say.
Yes, even if you don’t expect it, if you see him say it directly, you’re thinking about something, right?
What are you asking so seriously?
“First of all, I feel sorry for this as it is a bit sudden.”
“for a moment? What the hell are you asking for, even saying you’re sorry?!”
There was only silence.
“…Pena, what are you talking about?”
Only then did Pena feel sorry for herself.
After a while.
Pena’s shoulders trembled with a sense of shame that it was completely her own misunderstanding and a sense of embarrassment that the person in question had found out about it.
And from the other side of the communication port, Arel laughed and teased her.
“Hey?? Where and how did the princess misunderstand?”
Uh… uh uh uh uh…
In reality, it’s true that Pena herself made a severe misunderstanding, so it’s true that she doesn’t really have anything to excuse.
It’s fortunate that the communication tool only delivered voices.
Once again, Pena thought about that.
After that, even if there is a communication tool that allows you to communicate face-to-face, I will never touch it.
Especially in front of that nasty prince.
It was she who swore that.
‘Why the hell am I going to him….
Even if I think about it myself, I can’t understand it, and it’s pathetic.
After a while, the atmosphere calmed down a bit, and then Pena managed to regain her original composure… Actually, she was pretending to be fine.
Anyway, it was only then that she was able to ask about the matter of contacting Arell.
“so? What’s Arel doing with me? About the trade? If that was the case, I would have already sent the detailed papers.”
I deliberately brought up the story of work first.
Apart from personal contact, the framework for full-scale trade with the Merman Empire and Ernesia Kingdom had already been laid, and each time it passed.
The Merman Empire farms over vast territories, and the Ernesia Kingdom benefits by importing and processing them.
Briefly, the structure is like this.
To that end, Pena prepared for the full-scale trade plan as advised by Arell.
One of them is…..
“…It was cacao, right? Even if you don’t worry about growing it, you already have some strands.”
One of the main agriculture that Arell entrusted to Pena is cocoa beans.
At first, Pena was also surprised to hear the proposal from Arell.
Because I suddenly suggested to her, “Why don’t you grow cacao beans in the empire?”
Of course, she knows what kind of fruit it is.
There are some things I know.
In addition, the person concerned with Arel often brought chocolate, a product made from the fruit, and boasted without even trying.
Now, in the luxury goods business, including carbonated ade, nobles in the kingdom of Ernesia are frantic to obtain chocolates that are newly produced every time.
Pena knew that far.
And knowing its value, I was startled when Arel suggested it.
It was all the more unexpected because I knew what happened to the owner of Geotal Trading Co. in the past, aiming for Arel’s cacao and doing pointless tricks.
“I’m asking you now, but are you really okay?”
“It is true that it is difficult to supply and demand cacao beans anyway. There is a limit to the amount cultivated in Ernesia Kingdom.
In the first place, I didn’t intend to sell it only within Ernesia Kingdom to have a monopoly.”
I remember hearing that story.
The chocolate produced now is produced only with cacao beans grown only on the farm in his estate, Pahilia.
At that point, Pena couldn’t help but tilt her head.
“But Arel, you got the boat. Wasn’t the purpose to solve it in the first place?”
“…well, I was going to do that if it didn’t work out.”
Secretly, Arel blurted out the words, but it seemed that improving the ship had other plans.
For Pena, who did not know Arel’s true intentions, it was difficult to guess his true intentions.
Actually, it wasn’t a bad suggestion for her either.
In other words, Arel is now preparing to sell chocolate products to other countries.
It is said that merchants that have already entered foreign countries are noticing the signs and are sending fervent letters to the owner of Arnil, who is already under his influence.
And if the empire mass-produces cocoa, which is the raw material, the empire will also benefit.
I heard that in some areas of the empire’s territories, it is possible to grow fruits as much as you like if you change the environment a little.
At least it would constructively save the empire rather than do the stupid thing of selling slaves to the holy kingdom.
For that reason, Pena had no option of refusal.
Since this has already happened, let’s actively promote the plan.
That was her attitude.
“Of course, we will also bring in cacao beans by boat. But I’ll use it for my food… No, I’ll use it for high-end items that I sell to some nobles. The improved products grown in the empire will be used for general sale. Unfortunately, improved products don’t taste as good as the original.”
Arel said that with a bit of regret.
Listening to his tone, it seemed that he was also quite troubled.
“For me, it would be fine if I could make money… But is it really okay?”
Arel would know what Pena was asking.
In any case, there is no doubt that cacao beans are a key ingredient for making chocolate products.
Of course, Pena had no intention of playing tricks with it.
In the first place, the one who suffers the loss will be her in the end.
I had no intention of doing that before.
As I said before, it did not become rotten enough to repay the favor with an enemy.
Some imperial nobles seemed to think differently, but I didn’t intend to let their influence reach me, so that’s no problem.
However, Pena’s words have a different meaning.
“Don’t you think we’ll find out the secret of chocolate from the berries?”
Although I have no intention of playing around with the fruit supply.
How about the chocolate recipe?
It’s not just the empire.
Wouldn’t it be possible to find out if the fruit was obtained in another country?
If that happens, chocolate may no longer be an exclusive product of Arnil.
“Hmm, that? I don’t care if you find out a little bit.”
Arel coolly replied that it was okay.
“Try to do it if you can.”
he said confidently.
Even Pena, who had been listening, was at a loss for words.
“The making of chocolate is quite tricky. From processing to formulation, how much research do we need to figure out?”
Rather, it sounded like you should do it if you want to try it.
“If someone figured it out on their own, I’d make concessions to that extent. If you try and figure it out on your own, there’s nothing I won’t admit.”
That’s a lot of confidence.
Even if they find out, they are full of confidence that no one will catch up to their quality in terms of quality.
That’s a really good answer.
Pena shrugged as she thought about it.
“Then we will grow without hesitation. Ah…but isn’t that what you meant?”
“hmm. First of all, the story of cacao fruit is secondary, and actually it is about spiritists.
“A spirit sage? yes? What are you talking about?”
I couldn’t understand.
Elementalists are what you mean by them, right?
Those who sought asylum in Fahilia.
Fena couldn’t imagine what Arell was going to say and just tilted her head.
