Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 78

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‘Wow, this is really amazing.’

I stared at the trading company’s financial report, mouth agape.

The report.

‘It’s oil, so it’s natural, it should be because it’s oil, but still……!’

Wow, so this is why a country can live off a successful oil field.

I heard that one Middle Eastern country even bought laptops for all elementary school students nationwide.

‘It’s still in the early stages of sales, but even so, it’s understandable.’

“The order volume is enormous? The production volume will be insufficient.”

“Yes, shall we increase production? We have the capacity.”

“No. Maintain the current level of output. Let’s create some competition. It seems like political maneuvering is already starting. It might be fun to watch?”

I tapped the buyer list and said.

“Everyone must be very curious about the trading company or the Black Gold mine. Is the confidentiality being maintained well?”

“Yes, operating in a decentralized manner as you instructed, and blocking information even among employees, has been effective. Quite a few people have contacted the trading company’s employees.”

“The haphazard movement routes of trade ships and merchants are also confusing the hyenas quite a bit.”

It’s just for show, but we also do business using land routes and operate trade ships.

Who would believe that we trade with other continents without trade ships?

I told them to stop by here and there randomly, buying strange or seemingly useless things so they couldn’t grasp the route easily.

The strange things were, of course, in case there was something out of a romance fantasy novel, and the useless things were—.

‘That’s the real deal!’

It’s the law of romance fantasy.

Digging up abandoned land yields gold, and plucking weeds gives birth to elixirs!

‘I know that, but why does the Empress only buy such trash?’

Did she perhaps transmigrate or regress? [Transmigrate means to be reborn in another world; regress means to return to an earlier point in one’s own life.]

Or is she reincarnated like me?!

I carefully examined the Empress’s shopping list, but soon dismissed the suspicion.

‘Among the useless things, she only bought the most completely unnecessary trash.’

“Ah, that.”

Viscount Dier nodded as he looked at the Empress’s shopping list that I was looking into.

“It seems she buys everything the sales staff recommends.”

“No, they recommended her to buy this?”

“She bought everything they suggested, so I thought, ‘Surely she won’t buy this?’ and recommended it, but she actually bought it. After that, they only recommended trash-like things, and the list became like this.”

“Gee, you could say they perfectly grasped the customer’s taste…….”

I scratched my cheek a little awkwardly.

‘Does the Empress have a taste for trash? Or is it a new kind of flaunting wealth?’

Well, either way, it was good for my bank account.

I looked at the financial report with satisfaction.

“The payment comes in exactly one week!”

So much money is coming in.

I really succeeded this life!

A self-made (?) 5-year-old oil tycoon!

‘Oh? But…….’

“How do I use this money?”

If I take this money out and use it, people will ask where such money suddenly came from.

The mana stone business is as good as failed, and I haven’t taken over any other family businesses either!

“Were you thinking of using it? I thought you would reinvest it or start a new business…….”

“No, even if I start a new business, there’s no need to hide its identity like this one!”

It already makes me angry that the vassals treat me like ‘a cute young lady who is terrible at business’ every time I attend the monthly conference!

“This is a strategic resource monopoly, so I hid it because the Imperial Family and other families will obviously keep it in check! How much money goes into maintaining secrecy!”

“Well, for most amounts of money, they would just think it came from the young lady’s private funds.”

“Then someone will notice something and investigate my private funds, and a private fund gate will open.”

The private funds that haven’t disappeared!

Where does the seemingly endless source of money for the Paeraton young lady come from!

“If we’re unlucky, the Black Gold will be revealed.”

“Indeed. Who would dare to look into the young lady’s private fund details, but there’s no harm in being careful.”

“Yes, Count Yozenheim, who was the head of the Council of Elders, was already thinking differently, wasn’t he? There’s no guarantee that others aren’t doing the same.”

“I need a cover business to launder money.”

Let’s see.

In movies, they usually use laundromats or auto repair shops?

Or a hotel!

Manipulating the books of a hotel with almost no guests as if it were fully booked every day to launder the source of the money.

‘Hmm, I don’t really need to do that.’

“I’ve decided.”

Count Kandor and Viscount Dier raised their heads at my words.

“I’m going to start a business, anyone want to join?”

“I will do anything with you, young lady. Just entrust it to me.”

“I’m looking forward to it. What other clever plan will you come up with? What kind of business will you do?”

I grinned at the two people who were full of energy.

“A chicken restaurant.”

“…… Pardon?”

I was a chicken restaurant part-timer for a whole 5 years.

Not a franchise, but just a neighborhood chicken place.

Just listen to me.

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What do you feed a foreigner when they come to Korea?

Chicken.

What do you feed a Korean when they go to another world?

Chicken.

I looked at the people filling up the front of Kochon Chicken.

A banner fluttered below the chicken-shaped sign.

Today is the grand opening of the chicken restaurant.

So, as an event, we prepared free chicken.

‘I’m Mansour…… no, Baby Mansour, so I can afford to splurge this much!’ [Mansour refers to Sheikh Mansour, known for his immense wealth.]

They probably don’t know the true taste of chicken yet, so there’s no bigger promotional effect than this.

There may be people who have never eaten chicken, but there is no one who has only eaten it once!

The motive is money laundering, but if I’m going to do it, I have to do it right!

Koreans are always serious about chicken!

Besides, manipulating the books of a failing store to launder the source would be too risky.

“Have you arrived, young lady?”

Pianke greeted me with dark circles reaching down to his chin.

This chicken business is an official business, so my Pink, Green, and Yellow have worked hard.

“Yeah, everyone’s working hard.”

“Really. I would be happy if you would acknowledge this hard work.”

“Grunde, what kind of way of speaking is that to the young lady? Don’t mind him, young lady. He’s just exaggerating.”

I laughed heartily.

“How are the people reacting?”

“Well……. It’s just fried chicken. Of course, they like it because it’s free…….”

“To be honest, it’s not exactly the reaction we expected. They’re just curious. Since you’re treating, young lady.”

“That’s good.”

“Yes?”

I grinned at the three of them.

“Come to think of it, you guys haven’t tried the chicken either, have you? You didn’t even have time to taste it because you were so busy.”

Opening the store, procuring ingredients, and selecting staff within a few weeks was truly an impossible schedule.

“You’ve worked so hard, you should at least taste it once.”

I dragged the three of them into the kitchen.

Inside, chefs were frying chicken in clean oil.

Even though they had been eating chicken for weeks to perfect the taste, it still looked appetizing.

Freshly fried golden chicken is tossed in a spicy-sweet sauce. And even topped with savory peanut powder.

Ah, I want beer.

‘I couldn’t do it because I had to meet the opening date, but should I try soy sauce chicken once it settles down?’

As it was a world based on K-Romance Fantasy [Korean Romance Fantasy], almost all the necessary sauces and spices could be found.

First of all, the spices within the Empire were unbelievably diverse.

It was natural since the time difference between the east and west of the Empire was a whopping five hours.

Plus, thanks to operating trade ships, I could easily import various spices.

I thought the god was crazy when they said they referenced K-Romance Fantasy while creating the world.

But thanks to that, I can eat seasoned chicken.

“I’ve seen chicken marinated in spicy sauce, but this is my first time seeing it like this.”

“First, try the plain fried one.”

At my words, the three people picked up their forks.

It was a pretty serious attitude since it was the food that would determine the success or failure of the work they had been working on for weeks.

But they didn’t seem to have much expectation.

However, the moment the chicken entered their mouths and they took a bite,

Crunch—!

“Huh?”

“This?”

“……Amazing.”

Their hands moved faster. Grunde even put down his fork and started tearing it apart with his hands.

“Try the seasoned chicken too.”

“What kind of sauce is this?”

Unlike before, their voices were full of anticipation.

“Should I say it’s a sauce so good that you wouldn’t know if one of you died while eating it?”

“That sounds promising.”

And the eyes of the three people who ate the seasoned chicken widened as if they were about to tear.

This time, there were no comments.

They just kept eating.

‘Well, they must not have been able to eat properly because they were working day and night for the past few weeks.’

Chicken is great.

Chi-men. [A play on words, combining “chicken” and “amen.”]

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[Chicken is great!]

[The territory residents are moved by the taste shown by the new civilization!]

[The welfare index of the Paeraton territory is rising!]

Um, yes, yes.

I nodded.

For reference, I was in charge of the Inquisitor of the Chicken Church in the religious war between pizza and chicken.

Annihilate the heretical Pizza Church!

[Life before chicken and life after chicken are completely different!]

[As the Paeraton young lady, she has significantly improved the quality of life for the territory residents!]

[ is being totemized!]

Huh?

Totemized?

No matter how much I like chicken, this is…….

[As of this moment, functions as a totem!]

[In the territory where the totem is installed, the welfare index of the territory residents and the loyalty to the lord’s family are greatly increased!]

[The reputation of the young lady is echoing throughout the Paeraton territory!]

[Long live our young lady who spread the word of Chicken!]

[Our young lady is the saint of the Chicken Church!]

“…….”

No, no matter how much I like chicken, I don’t want to be the saint of the Chicken Church…….

[Influence within the Paeraton Duchy has greatly increased.]

[Event occurred!]

[Congratulations!]

[Your influence within the Paeraton territory and the Duchy is at its maximum!]

[Control over the Duchy is strengthened!]

[The territory residents will unconditionally support, love, and unite with you!]

[The Duchy is completely in your grasp!]

[You can immediately know the crisis in your grasp!]

[Now you can know the crisis coming to the territory in advance with a certain probability!]

Huh?

Is this the small ball launched by chicken? [A reference to the butterfly effect.]

I just needed a business to launder money.

I just chose a chicken restaurant because I wanted to eat it.

I was serious about chicken, so I made delicious chicken and opened it splendidly.

And then what?

You can know the crisis coming to the territory in advance with a certain probability?

‘This is precognition!’

Unbelievable!

This is how it comes out?

Who gets precognitive abilities from opening a chicken restaurant!

[Sudden quest occurred!]

Reader! It’s a big deal!

It’s a plague, a plague!

The entire Empire will suffer from a plague that started in a small rural village.

The Paeraton territory cannot avoid it either.

Numerous people will turn black and die, lose their families, and lose their homes.

Fortunately, you were able to foresee the crisis in the territory by maximizing your influence in time!

Please save the territory residents, who are satisfied with their lives for the first time in a while due to the rising welfare index, from this black death!

– Condition: Protect the Paeraton territory from the Black Death epidemic

– Reward: 50000 Cash Gacha Ticket, Increased influence within the Empire, Imperial gift

‘A plague. So suddenly?’

No, not suddenly.

Whether it’s a plague, a flood, or a forest fire, disasters always happen suddenly.

‘It’s okay. Anyway, if an epidemic breaks out, knowing it in advance is advantageous for quarantine.’

That’s why so many regression and possession heroines prevented the plague.

Plus, the Black Death.

It wasn’t an ambiguous disease, but a very famous disease that I knew well.

The Black Death is said to be a completely conquered disease of the old era, but it still occasionally occurs in the modern world.

‘Anyway, there’s a heroine who conquered the epidemic, especially the Black Death! All I have to do is summon her ability well.’

This was definitely a good thing.

Because if the Black Death had spread later and I had summoned the ability late to suppress the epidemic, many people would have died.

‘Okay, let’s think positively.’

I can save people and definitely owe favors to the Imperial Palace and other nobles.

I don’t know exactly what the future the devil told me to prepare for is.

‘The relationship with powerful people with financial power and military power is always helpful!’

Clearly, this will be helpful in the future too.

I ran straight to my dad’s office.

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There were quite a few people in the office.

Vassals, of course, and even Ares and Ixion.

‘Hmm, it’s a bit much if there are too many people.’

But you don’t know when the Black Death will spread.

‘Then don’t worry about the small things and move quickly.’

“Lulu, what’s wrong?”

At my dad’s call, I ran to my dad and stretched out both hands.

“Daddy, Lulu had a dream, and people all turned black and died.”

As I said, sobbing, the vassals laughed.

“It seems the young lady had a bad dream.”

“Haha, to come to His Excellency right away because she had a bad dream. I’m envious.”

“She just looks for me often.”

Dad raised his eyebrows and picked me up to sit on his lap.

“Daddy, there’s a disease where people die black. I’m so scared.”

“The Black Death, you mean.”

“Haha, it seems she learned about the Black Death and had such a dream because she was scared.”

“There’s nothing to worry about, my sister. Don’t have such dreams in the future, dream about me.”

“I told you I’d protect you, weakling. Why are you so upset?”

No, that’s not it…….

“B, but they said we have to be thorough with hygiene management. That’s how things like that scary dream won’t happen.”

“Haha, the Paeraton territory is managed far better than other territories. Don’t worry, such an epidemic won’t happen in our territory.”

It’s not happening in our territory, it’s happening somewhere else!

If it spreads nationwide, it’s hard to stop it by doing hygiene management as usual!

This won’t do.

‘Hoo, I didn’t want to use this.’

I can’t help it.

I put strength in my stomach.

I clenched both fists tightly and stuck them to both cheeks.

And I chanted the famous spell.

“Lulu ggoongggotto! Gishing ggoongggotto! Mutteootto!” [A childish incantation.]

Gishing mujjilleo jukkeoji? [“Will you die if I banish the ghost?”]