The table was lined with adorable little bottles.
Rishe mulled over as she looked at the colorful liquid that filled them.
âThis is the product that sealed the deal with the Aria Trading Company?â
âYes. Iâm having a bit of trouble with this right now.â
She unfolded a piece of paper on which she had written down various ideas, telling Arnold in front of her.
He listened to Risheâs story as he looked at it with interest.
What happened just a few moments agoâ¦
Arnold asked Rishe to give details about the business meeting that she had concluded with the Aria Trading Company.
He was apparently on a break and had come to check on Rishe in between his duties.
She thought it was unusual, but it made sense that he wanted to know. At the same time, Rishe recalled.
She had already told Arnold how the negotiations with the Aria Trading Company had gone. But on second thought, she hadnât shown him the key goods.
So, Rishe made him wait on the terrace in the garden of the detached palace and fetched the materials and vials from her room.
Now they were both facing each other at a white table set up on the terrace.
Rishe took one of the vials and let the light shine through it.
âWe want to promote this product on a large scale to create more jobs. To that end, Iâve thought a lot about the design and color name of the vialsâ¦â
âA color name?â
Arnold responded quizzically.
âIf itâs the name of the color and nothing else, itâs unmistakably red.â
âOf course it is, but just âredâ wouldnât sound good, would it? These products have been dyed from flowers, so this time I decided to name them after flowers.â
She put the vial in her hand on the table, and pointed to the others one by one.
âThe red color is the Rose and this vibrant yellow is the Sunflower. The blue with a little purple is Delphinium. Doesnât it make you even more attached to a flower when it has its name on the label like this?â
What she wanted customers to associate with was the storefront of a flower shop. For example, the sight of brightly colored flowers glistening in the sun.
The same kind of glitz and glamour could be found on the shelves in somebodyâs room. She wanted to deliver that kind of excitement, and that was why she decided on these names.
âJust the way of naming something makes a product more appealing.â
âIs that how it works?â
âThatâs how it works.â
As she stressed, Arnold, who has his cheekbones on the armrest of his chair, muttered, âI see.â
âIâm sure naming them such is appropriate, though I donât have other ideas. The design of the bottle suggests that this product is intended for womenââ
âThatâs the problem, Your Highness!â
Arnold was caught off guard when Rishe suddenly leaned forward.
âW-Whatâs the problem?â
âYour Highness is right. This product is expected to have a main buyer base of women, and Iâm doing my best to pursue cuteness. But personally, Iâd like the gentlemen to get their hands on it as wellâ¦â
It wasnât a womanâs prerogative to dress up in ornaments. She was certain there would be a segment of men who would be interested in the product as well.
If the design was too feminine, it would be difficult for them to get a hold of it. That was whatâs troubling Rishe.
It was obvious that sales would be better for products that both men and women buy compared to those that only women buy. As a merchant trained by Tully, she didnât want to narrow down the customer base.
However, since it was expected that most of the customers were women, the line of stimulating womenâs desire to buy beautiful designs couldnât be abandoned. Half-heartedly wasnât the best way to go about anything.
âIt would be good publicity if I could at least get someone, an influential man, to paint it on.â
Suddenly, Rishe giggled as an idea occurred to her.
âFor example, Your Highness Arnold. Howâân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âI donât mind.â
âEh?â
Risce froze at the unexpected answer.
âWhat did you just say?â
âI said if you want to paint my nails, I donât mind.â
âEh~â
Her ears really werenât playing tricks on her.
âY-y-yeeeeah?!â