The Archmage’s Restaurant

# 205

Chapter.40 Cooking Competition

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Ricent walked solemnly.

Yesterday was the best day of my life. The skewers and beer went well together, so sales skyrocketed and we took first place without any problems.

It’s a natural number. Even if other stores made a profit yesterday, business was so bad today that overtaking them was instantaneous.

And as a result of the final tally, Licent’s Merley branch proudly took first place.

People cheered, Riccent was excited, and from then on it was a real festival.

I drank so much beer to relieve my worries that I still felt dizzy the next day.

But first place was an additional goal.

The true goal is revenge, and just at the right time, I received a call from the target of that revenge.

That’s why Licent went to Leain Trading Company with a calm expression. Of course, my heart was seething with a desire for revenge.

“Please come this way.”

The manager of the store guided Licent. Somehow, the attitude is more polite than before.

I haven’t changed anything.

Licent thought to himself that something was funny.

Soon, the manager said as he led Licent to the large door of the representative office on the third floor of the company.

“Let’s go in. “You are waiting.”

“yes. thank you.”

The manager opened the door and Licent smiled brightly. You should never fall in this situation. I had no intention of admitting my foolishness, but for now, I walked with caution.

“So you came?”

Leain Saint greeted Licent in a low voice. Beside him were Leain Deren and Leain Saren.

“yes. CEO.”

Licent bowed as usual. Saint looked satisfied and motioned for me to get up.

At the same time, Licent straightened his back. Leain Saint saw this and praised it.

“Actually, sales at the Merly branch were quite good. And I enjoyed seeing your abilities at the festival.”

“thank you!”

The praise was rather unpleasant to Licent, as if he would vomit.

However, if you change your mind and say you will do more testing, that would be the worst. So, I acted obedient to please them as much as possible.

Just like it has been all along.

Be patient until you hear what you want. Because I must complete my revenge today.

Licent promised once again in his mind and calmly answered towards Saint.

“My brother and sister interfered in many ways, but it was completely predictable. The numbers were too obvious. Thanks to this, I think I was able to win easily. “I also inherit the CEO’s blood, so I think I should do this.”

“What happened?”

“Where are you talking about that dirty mouth!”

Darren and Saren frowned at the same time. Of course, Licent completely ignored them.

“You guys will shut up!”

It was actually Saint who kept the two quiet. After frowning at the siblings, Saint looked at Licent again.

It was a smiling face that had never been shown to Licent until now.

“Well, that’s right. She’s my daughter, so of course I have to do that. Anyway, since you handled the conditions I mentioned well, I should give you a reward. But even if those guys sent someone to interfere, they bribed the judges… How on earth did you solve that? “Do you really think you could have moved the lord’s heart?”

“I think that’s also a skill.”

Licent himself did not know why the lord changed his mind. But I have no intention of staying in this city anyway. So, I thought I should take advantage of the small lord’s change of mind, so I answered with a lingering tone as if there was something there.

“Huh. guy. Ha ha ha ha ha! good night. “Isn’t that kind of trickery what the Chamber of Commerce needs most?”

Saint was speculating that there might be a male-female relationship between Licent and the lord.

Well, in the end, it’s just a trick.

If you can use such tricks to grow your business, you are qualified.

But the more he admitted, the more angry Licent became.

‘I have been your daughter from the beginning. Before and now. But do you think that your attitude toward calling it that will change depending on whether that ability exists or not?’

Although Licent was thinking this to himself, he just looked at Saint calmly.

Not yet.

I smile, making a fake expression that the praise is undeserved because I haven’t heard what I want yet.

“I think so too. CEO.”

“Are you still the CEO? You are definitely my daughter. Since she beat those guys, she’s my daughter. “I’ve never acknowledged my seed from the outside, but that depends on ability.”

“admit… Are you doing it?”

“Yes. I’m thinking about giving him an important position in the company instead of that ugly guy. How do you feel? Are you confident?”

“father!”

“father! That can’t be possible… ! I just lost at that festival… .”

“A festival like that? There are a lot of tricks involved in that festival, and seeing how you guys failed to succeed even after trying so many tricks on your own, I can see how you will deal with the fight with other companies. “It seems like things are lacking!”

“That thing… .”

Darren and Saren fell silent. Because I realized that the more I talk, the worse the situation becomes.

“You useless bastards! On the other hand, it seems like you read all of their obvious moves and dealt with them. “It’s really grand.”

“Are you saying that my brother and sister are useless?”

“Yes.”

“… “Am I useful?”

“of course. “Your abilities will be of great use to our company!”

Licent laughed at that answer.

“Thank you for the recognition. My mother also wanted me to be recognized. “Until the last moment.”

“Did you do that?”

And so it was.

It was a tone without any particular inspiration. Just a passing comment: How are you? It’s not much different from asking. No, it was worse than that.

It was so funny that he finally allowed me to call him father.

Of course, when running the eastern branch of Merly, he deliberately showed Horaina employees calling the company’s representative, Leain Saint, “father.”

But that’s just a way to get employees to follow him.

Now that this man had acknowledged me and asked me to call him father, I had no intention of calling him father.

He is only biologically the father.

There is no value. Therefore, Licent reached the peak of revenge here.

“But I have no intention of working under the CEO.”

“what? “What did you say just now?”

“I said I had no intention of calling the CEO my father. A company like this will be ruined. Ah, try to take care of things with your brother who declared you useless. “It’s free for them to acknowledge me, but I don’t need it.”

Licent suddenly turned around.

After taking a quick glance at the three dumbfounded people, he confidently walked out.

okay. This is it.

This was it.

This is the revenge I have dreamed of for so long.

Revenge is only possible when this side is acknowledged and needed.

The exhilarating feeling of treating the siblings you raised as worthless and then giving them shit the moment they try to accept you.

When necessary, I refuse here. Licent thought this was the best revenge he could get on his biological father.

And because I had accomplished it, I walked out of the store without any regrets. I heard something yelling from behind, but I ignored it.

They say there is always an emptiness left after revenge, but that was not the case at all.

I feel so relieved.

It was a moment full of thoughts that I wanted to live to the fullest now that I had fulfilled my mother’s long-held wish.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

As I was coming down the stairs, I fell again. Did I let my guard down?

Because I achieved my dream?

Of course, Licent was smiling even while falling.

***

“What, did you go and get hit? To them?”

Licent’s condition is unusual. His clothes were disheveled, he felt like he had bruises here and there, and he was laughing like he had lost his mind.

“No clothes!”

Licent continued to grin. From the looks of it, he wasn’t hit. Well, that’s all.

“Oh, so you fell again?”

“That’s not even that!”

Licent began to run wild. He does not acknowledge his foolishness until the end.

“Anyway, now I will purchase this Merly branch.”

“I only operate the building, the building itself is not mine… ?”

“It doesn’t matter. “Because you can buy as much as you want.”

All you need to do is purchase it at Ruain Merchants’ Association using your lord. Visera and Duran may feel burdened, but I plan to explain that I am not giving it to them at all.

If I spread the word about shabu-shabu here and tell them that they can buy a restaurant from me, I will have no choice but to accept it.

Even now, Visera Restaurant is full of customers, so if we move here, it will prosper, and won’t we be able to pay it back quickly?

“By the way, did you get your revenge perfectly? “There’s no need to destroy the company or anything like that?”

“yes. I’m satisfied with this. “Because I shouted loudly.”

“Then there’s nothing good about staying in this city for too long.”

“that’s right. To the capital… I will go. “I will live freely.”

“good idea.”

“But are you really not going to tell me your secret?”

“Let’s keep that a secret. In secret. “Wouldn’t it be better to break up cleanly since we both clearly have what we want?”

“That’s true… Then, something other than secrets. Where do you live? If you have free time, you can go out to play. “To see the Demon Wizard!”

“Miss Licent.”

“yes.”

“If we are meant to be, won’t we meet again? naturally… I also tend to go to the capital often. “If we ever meet again, I’ll tell you.”

“… is that so.”

“yes. “I think it would be best not to think about anything else now and just think about settling down in the capital.”

Licent nodded slowly. It seemed like he understood.

“I think that’s definitely true. “If by some miracle we meet again, I will feed him properly.”

“Of course I do.”

“Then I want to leave as soon as possible. “This is a city I really don’t want to be in.”

“I will be leaving soon too. “After giving it to Visera and Duran, which was its original purpose.”

“… all right. then… finally.”

“yes?”

Licent grabbed my arm and lifted it up. Then he kissed my palm.

“You know what? In my village, kissing your palm is a sign of respect! There’s a way of greeting where a man kisses the back of a woman’s hand, right? “It’s similar to that.”

Licent said that and turned his head. Well, it is true that a kiss on the hand has such a meaning. Although the palm is a bit too unique.

Isn’t this a greeting method you’ve never heard of? The moment I thought that, a very cold voice came from behind me.

It was nice to get dressed in the morning and teleport back to here, but Lulin woke up even though it was still morning.

“… “What did you do now?”

“huh?”

“Yes?”