ISN'T BEING A WICKED WOMAN MUCH BETTER

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Isn't Being A Wicked Woman Much Better?

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Chapter 38

“You’re coming here often these days. Princess.”

Cookie purred and laid its face on my thighs. As I carefully stroked its head, it tried licking the palm of my hand.

“Cookie is very pleased but, since the previous request is still in progress, if you could delay the deadline by just one week…”

The Master, who always had an expressionless face, looked tired from overwork today.

Well, I am a client who wasn’t originally in his plans.
Even ten bodies would be insufficient to handle both the Crown Prince’s request and mine at the same time.

“Master, I didn’t come here to press you on the request, but because I had a question.”

I handed him some accessories and immediately brought up the subject.

“What is your question?”

As soon as he saw the jewels, he recovered his energy a little.

“Can I have exclusive rights in exchange for revealing a new invention?”

As a Munchkin, he immediately understood what I meant.
(T/N: Munchkin is a gaming slang term for an overpowered character.)

“Hm. I think you are talking about the patent law. If you get a Letters Patent from the supreme court, you can exercise the patent right. It was enacted by the Visconti family about 300 years ago. Even Blancia often patents artifacts and alchemy.”
“How?”

When I held out a bunch of jewels, to my surprise, he gave them back, resolutely.

“I’m curious about what the Princess intends to patent. If you satisfy my curiosity, I will help you with the patent process.”

I was delighted to hear that he would act as a patent lawyer.
The Master has been proceeding with patents in various fields. He must know very well how to delve into the patent law.

I solemnly curled up my lips, which were twitching with joy, and bit them.

“… Alright. But in return, let’s write a contract that says we will not reveal this discovery to anyone.”
“Very well. But in return, if I succeed in patenting it, please give me 20% of the income the Princess will earn from the patent.”

I started by imposing silence on the Master, and he cleverly asked for a commission.

“Are you like this all the time? I am the Princess of Seymour.”

As I clenched my teeth and glared at him, the Master let out a groan.

“Then, 10%…”

I snapped my neck left and right, enough to make a cracking sound.

“Of course, in addition to this, the Princess will receive a 30% discount on all artifacts that you purchase at Blancia. How about that?”

‘Hm? It doesn’t sound bad…’

The Master was making a scheme to sell more artifacts to me, as I am a VIP, through a discount event; but it was an offer I couldn’t refuse as I wanted to buy a lot of artifacts with the recording function.

“Alright. Let’s go with that.”
“Very well. So, let’s hear what it is.”

He grinned as he succeeded in the negotiations.