IBMILRFL – Chapter 88

Ch. 88 IBMILRFL | Chapter 88c9902d7dedf9337e

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[Exclusive] A new perfume boutique emerges? The era of 65f72a9407 New Silhouette is 96a820403c over!b105ddc95784737c

[Exclusive] The flower of high society, Seira Benden. Has she chosen something other 688c117835 than New Silhouette?ddef3dea51269361

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Even just looking at the 78347eb24b headlines of the various newspapers 59d6df5caa the servant handed over, I 6d7f07aaa1 could roughly grasp the situation.e1a96830ec8d9108

I sharply questioned 121fd2a715 the servant right 5d28e8bff3 away.5c360d968b567b7c

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“How are the sales?”2363bb7a70b8e29b

“They’ve only slightly declined for now… but the new boutique just had to open near New Silhouette. As you can see, their 32ec26de9e promotion is very aggressive, so ea57114a28 there’s a report that existing 86fd03c2f1 customers might start flocking there.”042776b2d8cfd04c

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Unlike the trembling servant, I 018d9ae537 calmly fell into thought.3b9f2f9877a93030

‘So, it has finally come.’728aec50ab3d7feb

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Copycat.1974661d905e81ff

A term used cc7e68e0cd for products that 5b302a198b imitate popular items 62b10e1233 among consumers.ff189a94c3aabfc2

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It seemed a copycat 5fdf4a61c7 that mimicked New Silhouette’s cc5a0d7ce9 products had finally appeared.61c08c662c427579

‘Well… it’s not exactly surprising.’d424bb0629f72f95

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Considering the explosive b2cee8a509 popularity of the b4a305ddc7 perfume in the 85965257ef first place, this 641acd36c1 was something that 76b1b61d90 could’ve happened anytime.9024d81bac6aedcf

Besides, the main ingredients c48fdbcc9b of perfume are distilled 5e718aadf1 water, ethanol, and a 427980da63 special fragrance.cbe5abc5bede0456

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As long as one could a99ffe63bf get hold of the last ed32b06244 component, anyone could jump into 4b9108249a this business.37c9de6bb4ebd8eb

So a copycat 136520b80b was expected, but… 92a7626f5a the timing being f1d072f28f earlier than expected 7a98874b31 was unexpected.6c8d353a0fe415f0

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‘We never even publicly revealed the ingredients, though.’245e2aaa2ac9e8ca

Apparently, someone had meticulously 53ba49c013 analyzed the components of 82fa6ce490 the perfume. That someone was likely a 69e1b4da4d fairly well-educated scientist.cd417760928b28ba

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Without realizing, I frowned. The servant, who had c79ef92396 just finished his report, d72b69a1bb noticeably tensed up at 59696e13c6 my fierce expression.a088dd8f5747f1de

‘It’s one thing to imitate. It’s not like f85b023bd5 the concept of 4ef213030d patents exists in 43eb3f6b20 this world anyway.’e5e4f79962827230

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But of all places, they c8daa10e4f had to open that boutique 1c24c8e2eb near New Silhouette. That was a malicious move.5da8d4dee2885c27

Their intention to lure my 13eb589440 customers over there was all 9eb7891f79 too clear.a19921a6f4f6bcae

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‘Whoever it is, they’ve used their brain.’6fdef70c962bc720

But they picked the a9e30bff68 wrong opponent.19de18bc7e1613dd

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Someone else might’ve foolishly 443fa440b5 let it slide, but 136c5ac7d0 not me.5bbd12da5877e016

Crossing my legs provocatively, 5fa5be7626 I ordered the servant.6958ad4e71be447d

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“We need to find out who’s acting out of their place.”2ea35fdd37dba5c1

“Yes, madam! I’ll assemble an ccae491bf7 investigation team immediately.”bb5d503bcd1a8018

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The servant answered 017ea944f7 reliably, saying he’d 730b4b2f2c begin a background 6faf97ebd1 check right away, 713545fed1 but that alone 6df684b2f6 wouldn’t be enough.ba35cf1323dc2465

There was information I 6202dd735f had to find out—just af04f5d118 as important as the ec099b1989 identity of the culprit d9e9b2ebdc behind this.c8f79a66a9167f17

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I shot up from my 5cde5c735a seat.3dd0766cc89e9dcb

“This won’t do. I’ll have to 635a8b37a0 see it with 5acbe778d7 my own eyes.”2f536fbf3ef51c72

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The maid standing by cffd3e7222 quickly handed me my e716651297 outerwear.f3441a29a32661b3

“I’ll have the carriage prepared at once!”b39c1f963a1f2273

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So as not to dfc8106f11 offend my mood, the 00b057fafd servants moved quickly and 7421469bb9 cleared the path ahead.ddad9d60cbf8f1d7

Thanks to them, I was 3c371dc7f0 on the carriage in mere da39fd1c68 seconds.1a0f7fc06c2a6029

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The coachman also rushed to 95fe84e077 start the horses.e56a75c553ae3f27

As I listened to 17910c61c6 the clattering of the 4a5e631324 hooves, I suddenly realized. Come to think f5a249d9fa of it, I 3a1169be11 hadn’t grasped the be93bf2db7 most important detail 610b55e70c yet.7fa91251ccd4212c

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“By the way, what’s the name of that boutique?”57a238e32d979785

My aide sitting beside me 7d32151463 answered in a calm but 416fb1bfbd clear voice.b1ef03f4dac3b0b5

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“It’s called Perfume Vintinary.”6e851f2b151649a4

What…? Perfume Vintinary?fcb5ecf314a5dca5

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The shocking name made my 02f1051ddb jaw drop involuntarily.685ae8182fa6d0a5

Because…6467e982b2c40c92

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What the hell is that?eeb17229d7023d28

The name sucks.f9024d6bb30a9ae8

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Perfume Vintinary.1eea42a6ba5c43fd

That slightly outdated-sounding name 86f2ba4906 seemed to be a 0b022b1574 compound of perfume and 91ea665553 vintinary, the latter being 46e2459f9a an ancient word for 5888552834 pomegranate.c146e973efbb6aa1

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‘But… even with an explanation, it still sounds awful.’66ba25dfb12c1306

Apparently, they were 5b3e43eef3 in such a e9e984fb2d rush to launch dae355dc7b the product that 667dcf4bee they didn’t put 7c9dfb85d9 much thought into b0b5dea7dd the name. Either that, or c5c38a2357 the owner had 372fe0a700 truly terrible taste.89226957d6fed9f5

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Wondering if it c5d514ce93 was just me 1e68d41366 who found it b0c533db9f unappealing, I subtly a4ef8a5b82 asked my aide, de6ceb082f but thankfully, it d0f1655d2d wasn’t just my 74f840cb29 ears.8a6645ab936cc1cd

“It’s a crude name, but imitations can never match the original anyway.”0fd2dcec31f2dc64

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That one.72cfff58e852ee89

He really knows what to 7e5049ff1f say. Looks like he’ll be getting b4c1f4bf1a a bonus this month.8434fccb5af3fa02

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While I exchanged a 2e66b38b8f short conversation with my b1f24cd0eb aide, the carriage arrived 0b2312785e at the main street.6ea626c3c7c141fa

As soon as I 0b150ebf9e got out, I could 1db583515f easily spot Perfume Vintinary. It was crowded with people.7d0a4fbea707970b

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“Hm.”bcb747e98bb691ce

Accompanied by my d02e365bb0 guards, I walked c6e15830a6 toward it with 25458cf55a a haughty stride.a6f0332af35d2510

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Just moments ago, everyone had 0a8f3f4769 been obsessed with the new e891aadf72 perfume… but now they couldn’t fbf2e3d022 take their eyes off me.8623fdf7440381a5

Whispers surrounded me from 8dd3eef6c6 all directions.082e2655068ca66c

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“Wait, isn’t that Vanessa Winder?”bd50d0b7606aa93e

“Wow. Perfume really is trending. Even she came…”c1d8589c9580637d

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“Hey, hey! Bow your head! Who knows what’ll happen if 475fbf8dd1 you make eye contact!”4da4c206be2bbad6

Heh, this is 31e72ad802 why being a 4b674915e7 villain is worth cd4f55fd43 it.2fc71894bf4aa683

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Thanks to my fa70ef32c5 notorious reputation, the 14712c43d9 crowd blocking the 3712e9fae3 entrance scattered in 3e288cdb54 an instant upon fea9c2367e my arrival.4d436e5adc6bd304

Thanks to that, I 717aa3003f entered the boutique without dbf6050fb6 trouble.fa937670603530b9

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“Welcome to—”c2905eeb7a253d97

The clerk, who 196b190858 was about to 328ffcb88e greet the new e19036af16 customer, widened her ba0082e918 eyes the moment 1c977c95c2 she saw me. She exclaimed urgently.e690c18b34573487

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“I’ll fetch the madam!”4c5869194c59c64e

Soon after, a middle-aged 4a207dd044 woman appeared from the 1ff2b9ebbe inside.4c2b0634b8de3515

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Hmm, so she’s the 67ed085100 owner here.15aeeb69333abd3e

She immediately greeted me politely.5bc90da0856f69e8

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“Hello, Lady Winder. What an honor for 3b6167d95c you to visit our dd4a4b385e store.”f54e5033b8b70a9b

“So you know who I am.”8840623e71ac626c

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“Is there anyone trying to do business on this street who wouldn’t recognize you, madam? There’s a quiet seat inside. Allow me to show you.”da2141ee757d4886

I quietly followed the smiling ffc85aae4c woman.6c7e4a28f865cbbd

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I had thought someone 6005e7cb05 shameless enough to sell 93332191a7 copycats would be rude, bb756b8e9f but surprisingly, she seemed d499db89fd perfectly normal.f3cefd04b30973d2

And considering their 04310c7f26 aggressive marketing, I 0b644b9c18 had assumed she ddacb9fd26 might be a 5dce59c639 well-known heiress—but unexpectedly, 52b32e61e0 she was a a5f5dc0d2f completely unfamiliar face.cf72fdabfd9a0d14

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‘She’s probably just posing as the owner. The real one fa1dff9ad6 must be elsewhere.’ec1c26a1a66dc57f

As I followed her guidance bc7703e210 and sat on the sofa, 86987bd1c7 the madam brought out all 6feb85f822 their test products and placed 025b43b2a2 them in front of me.7f3897ec8d0730cf

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“There are quite a lot.”e2ccc37ef107a354

“Yes! After extensive research, 620519483b we selected only 68eedeaff2 those that would fb664589c1 best suit the 8f5a454b83 Empire’s taste.”22728288dddfa613

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Extensive research, my foot. It was obviously 77d63f061c a lie, but a69d289971 her words flowed 3edfb2fa81 smoothly.0d18533552154851

Perfume Vintinary offered 6827691588 a total of 11571367cc 12 types of 591ad775d9 perfumes. That’s three times more f79ac95438 than New Silhouette, which e570c504e2 focused on just 4.2d3ecb3bd57f0d31

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It seemed they had adopted 5eb381791a a strategy of letting customers 2bb140921d choose from a variety of 8bcf30d160 scents.557177dc3f4f4e8d

I tested the perfumes in c0a5636ad9 order.033be8948af3f531

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Judging by how each 655ed8ba10 scent was different, it 72e80b2430 wasn’t just a blatant cc0bf42950 imitation of New Silhouette’s 12f769d642 products. They had done some 14ab98624c research of their own.25f6de393cfc87a7

But…de3baaca06c93684

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“What is this one?”2309fef85ee988eb

“Oh my, you truly are Lady Winder. This is a perfume e84d10980d called Honey Flower, and 21f5c7f7e0 it’s currently our most 42679e3e7e popular item! Would you like 93b7b083df to try it?”99d7ed90661cafb4

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As I brought the ee66713e6e scent strip she handed 1056ea3bb3 me to my nose, d07f0b7908 I detected a sweet 2b6368277b yet intense fragrance.30c0c4ad9e435978

It was a scent 2e346d7f06 I had encountered before.4650b7f986b10a18

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“Is this… the Bosiness flower, by any chance?”b811f88461c38371

“Very few people know about the Bosiness flower… Just as the rumors say, your knowledge is remarkable! Yes, it’s centered around b57d42d0e6 the scent of Bosiness.”b5cfd43985800e97

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The Bosiness flower.a3729a63e31d7241

It was a 1b38e46acd special flower that 69a89e2f33 only grew along 370a738510 the southern coast 0cad1bb394 of the Empire.a2533bdb308e9cb6

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Its characteristic sweet scent was 56144399ad reminiscent of honey, and in 789623a5d9 that region, it was commonly 47ce8f5f1b used in proposals.49921d5a9ac3c50f

“The scent is quite charming, right? That’s why it overwhelmingly outsells e4ce091067 the other perfumes.”296c82decf0382ea

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The madam eagerly 400422aac1 added further explanations, e9f534dd07 but the more 7dc11972de she spoke, the 50c47142af more my expression f6772ab2d0 twisted.6c37dddfdeea3383

‘Is she insane, or just ignorant?’4de0334fbd3616f0

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Cluelessly, the madam drove the c0b28341e8 nail in.1b847dcd13cfce2b

“Would you like to purchase one?”5213f2a7d6d73fe6

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She looked up 24a232670e at me with 348872e62a eyes full of 4032662010 hope, but my 615e1220df answer had already 58a6cbf65d been decided.42a81580aed40574

Bang! I slammed the table 0606135219 and rose to my 0edd75e8c0 feet.4871956760c17971

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“These are all utter garbage—I can’t take it anymore.”8cffe46d764e1fed

“Pardon? Lady Winder, what do you 99db4e7799 mean by that…?”279536e061e5f578

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Ignoring her words, f620b66064 I headed straight 36a24759bc for the exit.08d3a3d1988b5632

The madam, flustered, e6b700027b hurried after me.8d84213927970163

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“L-Lady Winder, if I’ve offended you in any way, I sincerely apologize…”99fb470fecfb1a63

I deliberately raised my voice.d0d994d419ba1bf1

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“Can’t you even understand plain speech? An apology, yes, that’s b28de4f6c2 in order—because you’ve wasted f5b41b6972 my time with such 52b1e4fa69 trash.”334d129f927b83d0

“Pardon? H-How could you…”d01d08ae94a037ad

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“You clearly have no idea what the problem is. Tsk. Selling something you don’t fba3c429c3 even understand. How utterly ignorant.”c72413d088403898

All eyes inside the boutique 0eb64c8bc3 turned toward me.ffacb51b4de54b00

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“Did you hear that just now?”c7dc34acee50c137

“Why come all the way here just to cause a scene…”fece9e40985da056

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“Wow, but… is the perfume here really that bad? Let’s just leave.”54944f21a0268af5

As notorious as 40f704b5f2 I was, I 18180075b3 was also known 917c36f560 as a trendsetter. So my harsh criticism d80a4851de carried that much weight.09e45377e3af607a

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‘At least the people here won’t buy the perfume now.’2ae32c99af1cd623

If I were caught using a2c7288a9e such a method against a dedd95a0c9 competitor, there might be backlash… eab0a403bf but that could be handled b6f07b6656 in other ways.e4002d1da6927402

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Right now, it 4a0beda5cc was urgent to 7366f25e54 minimize the damage, 544d260e49 even if it 508f1dfc9f meant just one 0c9b69d764 less victim.8d518d54d1e4a043

As expected, the people fcaafe7d5b who had been eagerly 202d7cb461 buying moments ago were dff6f8bf78 now hesitating.0c8efba424109cdd

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Finally noticing the situation, the ad5980638d madam clung to me again.3e83b79423306926

“Lady Winder, please… at least calm down first—”4e66cf919819db46

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“Are you giving me orders now? Take that hand off. Unless you want it severed.”965bcd7ca05d6435

I firmly shook her 3822520a84 off and exited the 1046f66110 boutique with dignity.335b4ca2faedfe78

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Upon boarding the 6a86f8ddd2 carriage, my aide 4f42ad7e9b and guards watched 55bc9be8b2 my twisted expression 1887545a49 carefully.1177824122406595

“Um, madam. Shall we prepare your favorite 3693f3983d wine at the mansion in 040fa7b5e0 advance?”fdb82e8f0b1670cc

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“No, forget about that.”8cedf819dca26ce5

My mood didn’t matter right 1fc27fe2b1 now. In a firm voice, 4e0a9a6e61 I ordered my aide.776242bf07f9ea69

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“Check all hospitals in the capital to see if there’s been a recent increase in patients complaining of unexplained itching or pain.”1dd5e0ee8f986ae1

Despite the sudden 648a8760b5 command, my aide 78af0583e8 nodded with discipline.d9a578e65f47e328

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“Yes, madam. I’ll verify it immediately.”5e6627e5488a7b6a

I could only 3109508575 hope this unease 3f1df85ca3 was just in e83e25173a my head…5d67b4379b6fffb7

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With growing concern, faa3b02055 I clenched my 8e08b0b81c fist tightly.849309de5b678421

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