Chapter 2
In my dream, Letier was an ordinary woman born in Korea.
She started studying as a teenager, like most people in South Korea, and over the years, she studied and studied and studied, until she went to a higher education institution called a university.
Upon graduation, she was hired by a large company and began to work as a cosmetics researcher.
Cosmetic researcher.
That’s what it sounded like, and it was her dream job.
When I woke up at dawn, I went to work, and after entering the company, I stood in front of the laboratory and made cosmetics.
When one experiment was over, I gathered all the raw materials and started another experiment, and when that experiment was over, I started another experiment.
Then, when it was late at night and the lights were turned off in the laboratory, I finally packed my things and went home.
And when I opened my eyes the next day, it was the same life again.
‘Researcher, leave work early today. They say they’ll charge liquid nitrogen later. It’s something I usually do, so it’s not particularly dangerous, but just in case, got it?’
‘Ah, yes, I see!’
One day, like any other, the woman in the dream stops walking to leave work early.
The experiment I hadn’t done before continued to bother me.
‘Just a little more… I think I can finish it today…?’
After hesitating, she puts down the bag she was carrying and goes back to the lab.
A few moments later.
BANG—
With an unknown explosion, she, who was left alone in the laboratory, ended her short life.
“……”
After waking up from the dream, Letier sat still on the bed feeling bitter.
For her, her only goal in life was to make cosmetics that sold well and that everyone liked, and that was all…
“I can’t believe I didn’t achieve that… and ended my life like that.”
At that moment, Letier felt a spark of motivation ignite deep within her.
Born as the only daughter of the Duke of Lenever, the richest man in the Trillante Empire, she had never had a life goal, or anything she wanted to do with her life.
Before she even realized it, everything she needed was already within her grasp.
“Cosmetics business… Yes, the cosmetics business!”
But at this moment, Letier wanted to start a cosmetics business.
Just in time, all the organic chemistry and biological knowledge from my previous life had been absorbed into my head.
In Letier’s head, all the cosmetic raw materials that exist in the world, the texture of those raw materials, and the proper mixing ratio to create the perfect feeling of use were unfolding endlessly.
Letier jumped out of bed that way and stormed into the office of the Duke of Lenever.
“Father! I want to try that cosmetics business.”
“Oh! Our lovely Letier, has a new hobby? Do whatever you want.”
The Duke of Lenever, whose money overflowed, was a man who allowed his only daughter to do whatever she wanted.
When he thought of Letier, who had grown up so well despite losing her mother as a child and living alone, he couldn’t care less about whatever she wanted.
The Duke of Lenever spends a lot of money on that road and builds several factories for producing cosmetics and raw materials and formulations for Letier, and even employs excellent staff.
Rich capital and Letier’s cosmetics.
With the fantastic synergy, Letier’s cosmetics business soared into the sky as if on wings, and in less than three years it became the most famous and most sought-after company in the Trilante Empire.
*****
Letier looked down at his store with pride.
Customers filling the store, products disappearing as soon as they fill the shelves, and sales setting new records every hour…!
I felt that the three years of hard work had not been in vain.
‘The biggest problem was that the ingredients in the dream were different from those in the Trillante Empire….’
Ordinary cosmetic ingredients such as glycerin, ethanol, and shea butter that she had seen in her dreams did not exist in the Trillante Empire.
Letier tried to secure similar raw materials as much as possible by synthesizing new raw materials to recreate the raw materials of her dreams, or bringing similar oils and comparing their physical properties.
It was a long and difficult road, but it was also very rewarding.
In the end, it all worked out so well.
At that time, Lucy, who was browsing the shelves on the first floor, jumped up to where Letier was.
“Princess! We’re almost out of stock. We need to close the sale today.”
“Do so, Lucy.”
Lucy nodded, turned to face downstairs, and took a deep breath.
“Everyone! Sale ends today! Everyone, please go back!”
“Yes? I haven’t bought them all yet…”
“This, please I will pay only for this!”
“We just came in!”
I could hear the panicked shouts of customers wandering around the store.
“Please visit us again next time!”
“Ah, no!”
“Let me go!”
Running down the stairs, Lucy began to push the standing customers out of the store with her rough hands.
The customers were driven out by Lucy’s hand.
There was a moment of rebellion or small protest, but after a few minutes, the spacious store was empty with not a single customer left.
“Lucy, whenever I see it, your ability to close the store is really outstanding.”
“Today there were a lot of people, so it took 3 minutes longer than usual!”
“It’s amazing that you can even… calculate that.”
Looking around the empty shelves, Letier began to think about which products were selling best and which ones to develop next.
Lucy, who had been chasing after her, stuck her head out.
“Princess, are you going to visit the capital tomorrow as planned?”
“Yes. The raw material vendor I was dealing with said that he would bring new raw materials from a foreign country. He doesn’t have time to come here to the Duchy of Lenever, so what can I do?”
Lucy bent down and looked at Letier, who was examining the shelves below.
When did an immature princess who was wasting her time without any particular desire be reborn as such a perfect businesswoman… It was truly admirable and unique.
“Are you planning to stay longer?”
“Probably won’t stay long. So, take care of my luggage.”
“All right!”
Lucy watched Letier meticulously inspecting the empty space, then ran out of the store to hail a carriage back to Lenever Castle.
*****
“Simon, is this all?”
Letier opened her mouth as she checked the raw materials spread out by the raw material vendor to the back of her hand one by one.
As soon as I came up to the capital with anticipation for a new raw material, I ran to the store without unpacking my luggage properly, but I hadn’t found anything I liked.
Simon, the most expensive ingredient dealer in the Trilante Empire, sulked.
“Princess… is this all I have? after all the trouble I went through to get this…!”
“There’s nothing special about it, the spreading sensation is all there… Didn’t I tell you to bring me an oil with a heavier feel?”
“There was no such thing, Princess. These are all squeezed from the fruits of trees, but the fruits of that region are…”
Letier let out a small sigh and shook her head.
With this in mind, I had a hunch that it would not be easy to find an ingredient I liked.
“What about the potency ingredients? Have you found any new anti-inflammatories?”
“Ah! Anti-inflammatories…! It’s a powder made from the leaves of a plant that only grows in Locke’s Nest, and it’s said to be famous in other parts of the world. When I mixed it with water and applied it consistently, I saw with my own two eyes that the deep scars I’ve had all my life slowly faded away!”
“Really?”
As if a little interested in the new anti-inflammatory drug, Letier’s one eyebrow went up.
“But does this dissolve well in water? solubility… ”
Just then, someone rushed into the store.
The man who jumped in breathed heavily and pounded the desk where Simon was sitting.
“Hey…! Report it to the guards here! There is a person lying in front!”
“Wh-what?”
Simon asked with a puzzled expression at the sudden visit of the man.
Soon after, a loud commotion came from the entrance.
“Kyaa! There’s someone down here…!”
“Ahh! It’s happened again!”
At a glance, Ephron, the knight she had brought to escort her, stepped in front of her as if to protect her.
“What kind of fuss is this?”
When Letier, who was standing behind him, raised her confused face and asked, Simon frowned at once.
“Ah… It looks like this happened again.”
“Again? Tell me straight up what happened.”
Lucy pushed Simon.
“Oh, what are you doing? You want me to call the guards first? Doesn’t this store even have an emergency bell?”
At the man’s urging, Simon groped under the desk and pressed the bell set for theft.
“I pressed the emergency bell, so the guards will arrive soon! Let’s wait and see.”
“Simon, tell me what this is!”
“That….”
Simon scratched his mustache with uncharacteristic hesitation.
“What’s the point of saying it’s obviously a murder case… Anyway, in recent years, there have been incidents where people have collapsed without any reason, causing difficulty in breathing, and then losing consciousness or dying.”
“What?”
Letier frowned.
I hadn’t heard or seen anything like that happen in the capital…
“I don’t know the reason, so there’s no way to prepare… For now, be careful while staying in the capital, princess.”
