episode_0029

A ghost was wandering the Borus Empire.

A ghost named .

“Don’t push! I’ve been sleeping on the street for three days now just to take this spot. How dare you barge in?!”

“No, I just went to the bathroom for a moment. How is it your place?!”

“Crazy guy. Don’t you know that once you get out of the waiting line, it’s over?”

It was now a common sight at the capital branch, the headquarters of the Uren Merchants.

The promotion for the release of the first volume of the new comic book began a week ago, and from the day the promotion came out, a long queue was created in front of the top.

Compared to the previous work, , the queue was much longer.

The reasons were complex.

The first reason was none other than hoarding.

“It is said that Sampson, who purchased the limited edition comic book last time, sold it for three times the price.”

“What? 3 times?! The price of that limited edition was very expensive, but if it’s three times that price, it’s a huge hit!”

Among Rupert’s comic books, limited editions and high-quality hardbacks sold to the wealthy were limited in quantity.

So when we heard a rumor that people who couldn’t get it were paying a high price for it from those who did.

As word spread that it was an opportunity to make money easily, everyone started participating in this procession.

The second reason was because of one piece of news.

‘This comic book can only be purchased and read by those aged 12 and over, so keep this in mind!’

A phrase added by Yuren Sangdan when advertising a new comic book.

This also became a hot topic as the insider’s remarks spread.

This work, unlike previous works, was not intended only for children, but was aimed at at least the young generation.

In particular, children’s books were naturally a favorite of girls, and the first comic book, , was good for people of all ages.

It was still a work with a higher proportion of female readers.

Maybe that’s why men haven’t yet shown such an enthusiastic response to children’s books or comic books.

This time, as the rumor spread that the author had explicitly written the book for male readers, curious people flocked to see it.

A long procession was created for that reason.

However, the three men at the head of the procession, numbers 12 to 14, were in a very awkward state.

‘What, why are these kids here?’

‘Damn it, how could I be the princess’s escort knight?’

‘That guy is the Crown Prince’s servant, right?’

Coincidentally, number 12 was the third prince’s servant, and number 13 was the crown prince’s servant.

And number 14 was the princess’s escort knight.

Since all three of them were in charge of serving the imperial family at the imperial palace, I remember seeing their faces as they went back and forth, which made me even more embarrassed.

They did not stand in this line for three days to buy comic books for themselves.

I just follow the instructions of those serving me. I was embarrassed that people would see me as someone who was crazy about things girls liked, such as comic books.

And being in a situation where I couldn’t even have a conversation was fatal.

No matter how trivial the order to obtain a book may be, it is clearly an order from the imperial family.

If they even revealed that they were members of the royal family during the mission, rumors could spread, so they had to keep their mouths shut.

So the three men spent three days in silence, pretending not to see each other.

***

“Phew… This is really, really fun.”

Esteban was sitting in a comfortable chair reading a comic book in his office, which was kept at a moderately warm temperature by a magic stone stove.

Actually, this is already the 5th time I’ve read it repeatedly, so I’ve already memorized the content and dialogue.

It was still fun no matter how many times I read it.

In particular, the content was very interesting.

A mother who died from illness, and a father who left home and never returned.

And the adventures of the two brothers left behind.

It was Esteban who couldn’t believe his eyes in the first part.

Since brothers appeared, I thought it was an adventure drama this time. If you think about the title , it is an adventure story about the alchemist brothers.

I thought it wouldn’t be bad.

If you change the alchemist to a knight, it will feel like a heroic epic about knights that men will be fascinated by.

However, the beginning was immediately different from what Esteban had imagined.

『The materials needed to soften the human body are 35 liters of water for an average adult… .』

The main characters were not going on an adventure.

Brothers who attempt the forbidden alchemy of ‘human body transformation’ to revive their mother.

It is said to be a forbidden secret art that transforms the human body and revives the dead. Does alchemy really exist?

Moreover, what on earth is the material that makes up the human body? There were some I had heard of and some I had never heard of, but they were very specific.

Even Esteban, who knew nothing about it, got goosebumps looking at the materials that looked plausible.

‘what? How does Master Rupert know this… .’

And then the next part comes right away.

『Uuuu…

It was not my mother who came out through Yeon Seong-jin. No, can this be called a person?

So I looked around with blood dripping from my missing left arm.

Invisible younger brother ‘Alex’

It’s a rebound. The price of attempting a forbidden relationship.

It took my brother.

“No!!!”

I cried out and hit the ground. Even though he only had one hand left, his body lost balance and he fell.

I can’t give up like this.

“Wait, I will definitely get it back!”

The armor decoration occupying a corner of the house caught my eye.

Transforming the human body failed, but it might be possible if just capturing the soul.

I started making Yeonseongjin with blood.』

No matter how many times Esteban watched it, he was mesmerized and amazed by this shocking development and scene.

No, should I call this admiration?

How on earth can Rupert create something like this?

Looking at Rupert’s works so far, Esteban felt possibility, not shock.

But this work was different.

Regardless of my duties as a merchant, I absolutely wanted to read it, and I was so anxious to see the next volume.

“Is this the series you were talking about?”

In fact, Esteban wanted to continue the box office success, so he proposed turning three existing children’s books into comic books as a new comic book.

Anyone could see that it was a plan that was safe and guaranteed to succeed.

However, Rupert said that it was more dangerous and prepared a new work.

Clearly his judgment was right.

Esteban looked out the window of his office.

Even though it is still the day before sales begin, there is an endless line in front of the top.

It’s not even a queue that formed today, but a queue that formed a week ago, the first day of advertising.

“If those people read this work, they might really attack the Earl of Somerset.”

It wasn’t a joke, it was serious.

In fact, if it weren’t for my current position as a top seller, I would have wanted to go to Rupert right away and beg him to release the next volume.

“This work is sure to be much more popular than The Ice Kingdom.”

My intuition as a reader and as a merchant told me that would be an incomparable success.

“Then I guess I should start planning the goods right away.”

They were already making a big profit from goods, but since the goods produced at the goods factory were sold out, there was always a shortage of supply.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible to produce goods for this work, so preparations had to be made in advance.

First, you need to decide on the items to be made into goods, recruit various craftsmen, and also supply the materials.

Since the factory still has ample land for the mansion, it may be possible to build a separate location next to it.

‘Now that I think about it, the Count said he was recruiting additional knights and soldiers this time.’

At first, I thought it was crazy to build a book factory and goods factory on the grounds of a mansion, but the more I thought about it, the more I thought it was okay.

In any case, the territory is tightly guarded by soldiers, so thieves and spies cannot easily break in, and those who try to escape because the work is hard are unfortunately caught.

When I visited the family recently to receive a completed book, I remember Rupert proudly saying that he could not even sleep these days thanks to the help of divine power.

Indeed, does one have to be that crazy to create something like this?

Personally, he is a person I like very much. If he wasn’t a noble, he would be a talent that he would immediately want to join his superiors and keep by his side.

He said that when he was young, he would close his eyes and drink vitality potions while working when the work was difficult, but doesn’t Rupert enjoy it like a drink?

“Oh, we need to discuss that too.”

Thinking of Rupert, I thought I should also talk about the children’s books that have been gradually increasing in recent years.

Of course, you cannot touch Rupert’s works because you are afraid of the imperial family, but since you can freely copy the format of children’s books, new children’s books began to appear.

Of course, there are still incomparable differences in quality and content, so they cannot be substitutes.

Normally, things like this develop little by little.

If you let your guard down, you never know when it might come after you right under your chin.

Therefore, it was necessary to maintain the children’s book market that had already been captured.

“But, there is no answer. Unless you have multiple bodies, it would be impossible to produce a children’s book in the current situation.”

The current speed is actually ridiculous, and asking for additional drawings for children’s books here is just saying it’s killing me.

No matter how much Rupert loves work, there are some things that are impossible.

However, it would be a shame to just give up on the children’s book market that everyone from young to young women like, so the concerns of the upper end owners deepened.