Chapter 55
Chapter 55 – Margott House of Commerce part 2
[This time around, I came to do business . ]
Ignoring Giovanni’s sharp gaze, Ares took out a small wooden box from within the small bag he carried along .
[This is still a prototype . The one we will sell to the people would be a miniaturized version of this . ]
Ares opened the small box as he said so . Cold air immediately wafted out of the box .
[This is the cooling box . It’s been put to good use in Schwarzer territory . It’s originally made for commoners……or otherwise restaurants, to store food and drinks . I want to spread this item in the capital… . . and eventually sell it in a large scale . ]
Giovanni and Lorenzo looked at each other .
[Can we take a closer look?]
[Sure . ]
Lorenzo slowly picked up the box .
[This… . . how does it work?]
[It uses an ice element magic stone . Right now it’s still in trial production . I will work together with Rozenburg clan to research on how to improve it . It’ll be completed in a few years time…give or take . ]
[Is it difficult to mass produce at the current stage?]
[It’s difficult indeed . The price will only rise because of that . I for one, want to find a way to improve it so that even commoners can obtain it…]
Ares explained with a fresh smile .
Lorenzo held the box with both hands, looking at it from various angles .
Giovanni quietly took the blueprint and studied its content .
[I’m thinking about selling this through your company, how is your opinion about that?]
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Lorenzo and GIovanni took turns to examine the box and exchanged some words in between . Ares did not break his smile as he watched the scene unfold before him .
Then Giovanni who had remained silent up until now said .
[Amazing . This is really a great deal . ]
Lorenzo also chimed in
[The food industry will surely change once this enter the market . Frightening invention . ]
Then he added,
[We would like to help fund the research to improve this product . Any amount will be of no problem . ]
[However…]
At that time, Giovanni suddenly cut in .
[We can leave the matter of research to other people, and I can understand that . But, the distribution will be our job . So I’d like to negotiate the share of profit in advance . ]
[Ee, of course . It’ll make no sense if your side doesn’t get anything from selling it . ]
Lorenzo nodded in agreement .
[Since the development will be a joint work, how about fifty-fifty share of profit?]
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[Impossible . Using our sales channel, with such a low profit, it’ll be difficult to keep the item price low . ]
Giovanni stared sharply at Ares
[Then, can you work together with another company to spread this?]
[No, we can’t do that . It’ll only turn that other company into our enemy, and without profit, any company will surely decline . ]
[…… . in that case, should we refrain from selling it for now?]
[Without the help of Schwarzer territory, can we develop it on our own?]
[I think it’ll be impossible . You won’t understand the underlying method to produce it . Even if you do, the development and the improvement itself will most likely take more than 10 years . ]
The negotiation continues on .
When both sides finally went silent, Giovanni said decisively .
[What if we forcefully seize the box and the blueprint? Do you have the power to defend it from us?]
Hearing that, Ares’ eyes turned sharp as he also changed his attitude .
[It won’t matter to me even if you try . But know that you’re as good as dead already if that really come to pass . Do you honestly think that a mere assassin can kill me?]
At that moment, the room was filled with thick killing intent . Lorenzo turned pale, and GIovanni was sweating profusely despite that there was no change in his expression .
[It’s a misunderstanding . Stay calm . ]
It was such a dense killing intent that they never felt before .
As if the air inside the room had vanished all of a sudden .
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[It was just a joke . Young lord . If it’s okay, would you please reduce the pressure?]
Lorenzo, somehow managed to find his voice back, quickly said that .
Ares recalled his killing intent soon afterward .
[……fuu . Pardon me . ]
When he said that, smile returned to his face . At that very moment, the stagnant air also returned to normal .
[Then…let’s continue . ]
Ares turned to Giovanni .
[The share will be 7 to 3 . Of course, the 3 will be my share . But there are some conditions . ]
[What are those?]
[There are three . One, you must not break off the joint venture in the future . Two, the development funding should be as flexible as possible… . . and three, tell me all the『information』you have concerning the capital . That’s all . ]
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After Nina took Ares outside, both Giovanni and Lorenzo finally relaxed their posture and breathe out in relief .
[He hasn’t changed one bit…that boy . ]
Giovanni had met many deadly adversaries during his career to raise his company . But this boy’s killing intent was actually enough to scare him .
[Father… . . that was nerve-wracking . Like stepping on a tiger’s tail… . ]
Lorenzo sighed .
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Naturally, they’re aware of Ares’ capability . No regular assassin is capable of killing him . And yet Giovanni still dared to spout that threat .
[No matter how much money we have, once that boy becomes serious, it’ll be no hard task for him to crush us . ]
He said that with a bitter smile .
[Then why… . . ?]
[He was never after the share profit in the first place . What he really wants from Margott House of Commerce…is the information regarding the capital and for us to be his ally . ]
Giovanni then added .
[Becoming an ally and even sharing profit, it’s all good… . . I give him that . But if that boy has no way to threaten others, his belief won’t go far in this wide world . ]
That said, Giovanni laughed happily .
[Lorenzo . Let’s start planning things out . ]
[Nina…she should be able to overhear our talk from the side room, isn’t she? She’s a half-beastkin, yet a member of high ranked aristocrat like him is willing to befriend her? Perhaps his clan is the few places where she can be safe…]
Giovanni told Lorenzo with a slight bitter look .
[That boy is one of a kind . Bonding with him will only bring fortune to Margott . Apparently Nina also realized this . If a child is born between him and Nina, then the future of Margott House of Commerce will be settled in stone . ]
Giovanni laughed as he said so .
[We, the Margotts, will join Archduke Schwarzer…no, that boy Ares Schwarzer . This is the right path we have to take . We must not give up on him . Bet all of our property in him if we must . ]
[Haa… . ]
Lorenzo had a wry face after seeing Giovanni showed an amused smile that he rarely saw before .