"Welcome - oh, Sirius!
"Hello, Mr. Nene. Is Mr. Torne here?
I came to the Torne Chamber of Commerce with my feet thanking Mr. Beatrice.
"I'm here. Wait a minute. You!! Sirius, you're here!!
Immediately afterwards, a full-bodied merchant, Torne, emerged from the back of the shop.
"Oh Sirius, welcome! Have you done enough?
"Actually, I wanted to tell you something, but could you give me a moment?
"Of course! Let's talk in the back."
She is guided to the back room with Nene, who exchanged the store number with a young girl who works part-time.
Sitting on the sofa opposite Mr. Torne, Mr. Nene serves tea.
"Thank you."
No...
Yeah, it's as good as ever.
"So, what kind of story?
I want you to tell me about the patent agreement.
"Oh, the patent agreement... because I made something interesting?
"Well, I made sweetness today, but when I let my friends eat it, I was told that I could sell it if I signed a patent agreement. However, I didn't know anything about patent contracts in the first place, so I thought Mr. Torne would be familiar with them."
Recipe, huh? Certainly, good recipes can be sold to restaurants and aristocrats… Patent contracts are systems where commercial guilds defend inventors' rights through contract magic. A contract fee of 200,000 gold is also required, but inventions can be sold exclusively by inventors for 10 years. Of course, it's okay to sell recipes to other stores during the patent period. If anyone imitates or breaks contract magic on their own, they'll find out about the Commercial Alliance, and they'll arrest you right away, you fool. "
"I see... if it's going to sell, it's going to feel like you're going to sell the recipe under a patent agreement or outsource manufacturing and sales... Mr. Torne, could you try it on? I want you to look at the merchants in the war and see if they can sell it."
"Of course! I don't care!
Remove the crepe from the "Subspace Vault (Item Box)" and place it on the desk.
With a blink of an eye, Mr. Torne grabs the crepe and observes.
Then he ate a bite and raised his face.
"Siriusfu!! Ho!?
"Hey, calm down!
Hand over the tea to Mr. Torne, who rolls it with a crepe in his mouth.
Mr. Torne, who swallowed the crepe, approached with an incredible appearance.
"Sirius, is this sugar? Where did you get this fancy material? Besides, this fluffy, sweet bubble... just patent it and the change will run out!? Besides, the sweetness and sourness of berries and bananas are also very good, but it seems good when combined with other fruits, and this will sell off!!
"I made sugar myself. It was difficult to make a quantity individually... but I think it would be easier to make a tool for that if the bubbles were to be produced in large quantities... Ah, maybe it could be sold under a patent agreement. If the ingredients are filled, it will be rice, and I think it can be sold in various variations."
"S, that's great... that's great, Sirius... and by the way, you can sell this to my Chamber of Commerce..."
"Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that... Can't you outsource the manufacture and sale of this' crepe 'to the Torne Chamber of Commerce? For example, I tried to sell it at the stall first, and if I could go there, I think I could sell it even if I opened a coffee shop and served it there."
"Are you talking about a coffee shop...?
Speaking of which, coffee is not widespread in this country, and perhaps cafes are a little different.
"Coffee shops are places where you eat tea and snacks.
I think the main target of this crepe is a woman who likes sweets. There are also street food stalls that you can eat while walking with ease, but there should be many women who think that walking is unacceptable.
In addition, the city's restaurants are polarized by taverns or luxury restaurants. I don't think there are any shops that women can easily access. There are only clothing stores where women go to play.
So, I think there's a need for restaurants that offer light snacks and tea, such as women-targeted crepes and sandwiches... what do you think?
Mr. Torne's eyes were flashing and his mouth was wide open.
I had a sales talk because of the habit of my previous life, but suddenly I don't want to be told this....
"But, of course, first of all, I would like to try to sell it in a stall that can be easily sold, and if it seems like it could be sold... I think it would be good..."
Mr. Torne is trembling when he sifts downward.
Eh, did I piss you off...?
"No...."
No?
"No!! We should start the coffee shop business now!! Sirius, that's great!! Why don't you just let me sell the crepe!?
"Eh!? Is that true...?
"Seriously!! Let's create a patent agreement now! Of course I'll create it!
"Thank you! Thank you very much."
"Thank you very much for coming."
I had a hard handshake with Mr. Torne.
"Well, about the patent agreement, but the crepe, the raw cream, the centrifuge, the coffee shop. I didn't think you could make raw cream from the process of making butter... and the centrifuge, it's amazing! With this, you can make butter more efficiently, great inventions! And then Sirius sold me sugar production methods that were huge... but no one knew the ingredients and production methods even after the expiration of the patent, and the stinky sugar chambers still monopolized it. It's no exaggeration to say history will change!
If the Torne Chamber of Commerce were to sell sugar at a lower price, sugar would be available to ordinary households and their lives would be richer.
I'm sorry about the Sugar Chamber of Commerce, but I hope you forgive me for making so much money already.
"Ah, maybe I'll have some flavor if I run a coffee shop."
"Flavorty....?
With so much excitement, the hole in Torne's nose spreads.
"It is a tea leaf with dried fruit and fruit peels. Because black tea has a fruity scent, I think women will be pleased with it."
"That's the guy who can sell it!! It's a patent agreement!
Torne writes a patent agreement with Gashigashi.
"That's a wonderful idea of Sirius Han... if you come up with something good again, can you talk to me? We're here to help!
"Yes, of course. I can't actually take it to sales just because I thought of it, so it was really helpful that Mr. Torne was there. Thank you very much."
"No, no, I really just really appreciate it...!
Hang on, Mr. Torne, decisions and work are quick.
I realize that Shizukuishi is an A-ranked merchant.
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Mr. Torne brought me to the Commercial Guild.
It's a big building that you can see at a glance is profitable.
Since the introducer, Torne, is an A-rank merchant, it went smoothly with my Chamber of Commerce, the Alliance registration, and the patent agreement.
Though the rank started with F, it was quickly raised to D rank because it entered into multiple patent agreements and immediately signed a usage contract with Mr. Torne.
In the future, it seems that the rank will increase depending on the sales amount and, in my case, the amount obtained from the contractor who commissioned the patented object.
According to Torne, as soon as the coffee shop business is on track, it will be ranked B.
I doubt if it will work like that, but I don't care because I don't feel like a merchant, so I don't really feel the need to raise my rank.
At the same time, I applied for the right to manufacture and sell my patented work at the Torne Chamber of Commerce, and the contract preparation was completed.
As a royalty for patent rights, Torne said she would pay a total of 35 million gold per patent item plus 10% of sales.
I told you it was too much boulder, but as a merchant, I can't give it away.
I am also sorry, so I have invested 10 million gold in the initial cost of opening the coffee shop.
I was told that I would definitely return it with interest if I succeeded, but I'll be lucky to think about it when I get back.
When I lend you money, I have to think that you won't come back.
There must be demand for coffee shops, and I don't think they'll make such a big mistake.