mmas Proposal and the Contract [Part 2]

P-Please wait a moment!!

From the rooms entrance, a Joshua appeared, gasping for his breath.

Looked like he was left behind by Leonard, who had rushed upstairs.

Joshua?

When George and William turned around while rubbing their heads that got smacked, Joshua was there, also rubbing his head.

Joshua got scolded first since he got caught up in all this.

Leonard-sama, business-related purchases should be done through the Rothschild House. We would be troubled otherwise.

Joshua broke in while catching his breath.

He has seen for many years how bad this family is with business. Its clear that if he leaves them be, they will go back to being poor in an instant. No matter how many times he and his father warned this Count, he would keep saying things like I will buy it at the asking price or I dont need money, just take it.

Im sorry for the sudden intrusion. My name is Joshua Rothschild. In addition to being the shop manager of the Rothschild Company royal capital branch store, I also work as Stuart Houses business advisor. Please be sure to go through me for future contracts.

Harolds chills got worse after a normal-looking child with slightly stood-out freckles introduced himself and negotiated business with him. what did he say just now?

Rothschild Company?

Its the wealthiest merchant group in the kingdom.

With deep connections spread inside and outside the country, it is said that there are no goods the Rothschild Company doesnt sell.

These people in front of him right now are this countrys wealthiest rich merchant and rich Count.

Ah! Could it be that your store was the one that got splashed by the ink?

Failing to read the situation, Hue, who knew the story from the siblings, asked Joshua.

Yes, thats right. Is it possible to remove that ink from my shop?

Joshua looked at Harold with hopeful eyes, but the answer remained the same.

Im sorry to say

Is that so, Joshua dropped his shoulders.

The rumors that started from the red blood-like ink on the stores front wall before the opening date are terribly damaging.

Whether its scraping the stone or peeling the floor, both cost money. And as a store that got splashed by that red ink, the customer traffic will also be affected.

Somehow, Im sorry

Its fine. Its a shop thats frequently harassed in the first place, so Im already prepared.

Please dont mind it, Joshua weakly laughed.

Harold-san? Can you paint with this ink in layers?

Emma separated herself from Leonard from who knows when and went to see the wall with Harolds paintings. It was a painting of plants with vibrant colors.

Hm? Yeah, the color will never fade off once it dries, but it also wont mix if you apply another color on top, so its a good ink for painting.

Harold had been apologizing until now, but he originally made that ink for his own paintings. He made it so no matter if its a wall or another surface, the ink will color it well, and the color wont come off. If he layers the color on top of the dry part, it wont mix and lose to the colors below.

It was a dream-like ink for painters.

Why dont we have Harold-san paint Joshuas store too? Because its red maybe strawberries? Its definitely going to be Instagrammable.

If the ink cant come off, then just paint it over, Emma suggested.

After seeing the graffiti on the wall, even Joshua, who had seen numerous paintings before, was convinced of one thing. If that bright red color was drawn as strawberries, it wouldnt be seen as a repulsive sea of blood but a cute decoration.

More than anything, to Joshua, the option to not use Emmas idea doesnt exist.

He doesnt understand what Instagrammable means, though.

Harold-san, could you draw strawberries on my stores front wall? Of course, I will pay you. Depending on the responses, it may be good to have new drawings painted every season.

Eh? Thats No problem, but

Then, for now, could you sign a one-year contract as our Rothschild Companys exclusive painter? The ink will be handled separately. Today we will only purchase the amount of ink we need. And because we will likely make some prototypes that will be commercialized after this, lets have an exclusive contract for the ink.