“Yuri…”

I groaned, suddenly opening my eyes wide.

‘Wow, even this kid who used to just hide under blankets is working so hard.’

He was telling me not to just sit around because business was slow!

And it was Yuri, who had once hidden on the third floor and treated the entire building like a trash bin, saying it!

‘Yeah, that’s right! If Yuri is working hard, I should strive to be diligent too!’

It wasn’t the time to get lost in a past dream and fall into lethargy.

“Yuri!”

I reignited my fading determination and stood up resolutely. Yuri, who was standing lazily beside me, was startled and raised his arms defensively, “Why did you suddenly get up? Are you going to scold me?”

“Do I look like someone who would scold you?”

Acting like that made it seem as if he had done something wrong.

Anyway, now wasn’t the time to question his mysterious behavior. I clenched my fist and spoke energetically.

“Let’s sell a new product, Yuri.”

“Huh? A new product? Not blue roses?”

“Not blue roses.”

“What is it?”

I smiled, revealing my next idea after the blue roses.

“Rainbow roses.”

Yuri was momentarily taken aback by my answer and then asked in surprise, “What? Rainbow roses? You mean a rose with multiple colors?”

“Exactly!”

Unlike blue roses, which were created by simply soaking them in water mixed with blue dye, rainbow roses required a more intricate dyeing process. Of course, it wasn’t impossible to achieve.

The only reason I hesitated was simple: once the trend for rainbow roses ended, I would have no items to earn money from until flower prices increased again.

‘That’s too unsettling.’

The money I had earned so far was significant, but it wasn’t enough to sustain me indefinitely. There was no guarantee I could continue earning well in the future.

I was healthy now, but I could fall ill or suddenly face a large expense.

‘So it’s wise to save my resources.’

But my racing heart told me that hesitating was the wrong choice.

‘Come to think of it, the timing of the blue rose formula’s revelation was different from what I expected, wasn’t it?’

The formula had been revealed much earlier than in my previous life. As a result, the money I earned was less than I had anticipated.

There was no way to predict such variables with rainbow roses.

‘So let’s not become too obsessed with making everything go according to my plan.’

Plans are just plans, and we can’t predict the future.

‘Just live in the moment.’

With that thought, I energetically rolled up my sleeves.

“Yuri, I need your help.”

Creating rainbow roses required much more effort than making blue roses. If I were alone, I certainly wouldn’t have dared to try.

First, I prepared four types of dye and divided them into small bowls. Then, Yuri and I sat down with garden shears and the white roses we had received.

I explained to Yuri in a calm tone, “Cut the stem at an angle.”

“That’s the same as with blue roses,” he replied.

Cutting the stem at a slant allowed water to rise faster than if it were cut straight.

‘But rainbow roses don’t end there.’

“Next, you need to divide the end of the stem into four parts and cut them long.”

“The stem?” he asked.

“If you cut it too long, the flower will end up short later. But since you have to dip each part into a different color, make it just long enough to fit in the bowl…”

Even if the roses were dipped in various colored dyes, they would turn into a muddy brown if all the colors mixed. However, if each part of the stem’s ‘water-conducting path’ was dipped into different colors, the effect would be different.

The clever Yuri immediately grasped the principle.

“Aha. This way, the color of the absorbed water will change each petal differently. That’s a great idea.”

“Exactly.”

“Wow, how did you come up with this, Titi?”

“Haha…”

Honestly, since it wasn’t entirely my idea, I felt a bit guilty.

“It’s not entirely my idea. Someone else taught me.”

Because the stem was split, the color change was slower than with blue roses. We watched the roses soaking in the dye for a while, and Yuri blushed slightly, smiling.

“Tomorrow, everyone will be surprised to see these rainbow roses.”

“Hehehe.”

They would be. I remembered how astonished everyone had been when rainbow roses first appeared.

‘But because the price was too high, they never became as popular as blue roses.’

As if reading my mind, Yuri rested his chin on his hand and spoke seriously.

“But it takes a lot of work. We can’t produce as many as we did with the blue roses. The price per rose will have to go up too.”

“That’s true.”

“We’d have to calculate it precisely, but… shouldn’t it be about three times the price of the blue roses?”

That was exactly the price in my previous life. I couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up to his accurate assessment.

“The real genius here isn’t me; it’s you.”

“Huh?”

Yuri tilted his head, puzzled by my words. I awkwardly laughed and changed the subject.

“No, never mind! Anyway, since there’s still a long way to go before they’re ready, should we head downstairs?”

“Huh? Well, okay.”

Yuri followed me down without any fuss, though he seemed a bit confused.

‘While I simply remembered items that would be trendy in the future, Yuri could deduce the right answers just by observing. Honestly, the amazing one isn’t me; it’s Yuri.’

Were mages always this smart?

‘I really found a great business partner.’

After finishing the preparations for the rainbow roses, we went downstairs, sipping coffee and discussing sales strategies.

Most of the process was similar to what we had done with the blue roses, but one thing was bothering me.

“Since the price is higher than that of the blue roses, I want to adopt a premium strategy this time. However, I can’t think of a good way to implement it.”

“Ah, so you want to enhance the value itself, not just increase the price,” Yuri replied.

Clever Yuri immediately understood my intention and nodded.

“Exactly. The higher price will naturally suggest it’s a premium product, but I want to take it a step further.”

“How about selling them in limited quantities through a reservation system?”

“A limited quantity reservation system?”

That was a method I hadn’t considered. Yuri continued in a serious tone.

“People lined up early in the morning to buy the blue roses. But with the rainbow roses, we could choose who gets to buy them from this shop.”

“Oh wow.”

Instead of giving power to the consumers, the seller would retain it.

‘This is an innovative approach.’

If the roses couldn’t be easily obtained, it was natural for a premium to be attached to the product. However, there was one prerequisite.

“To do that, we first need to make people aware that such a product exists.”

“How about selecting someone to promote the rainbow roses and giving them as a gift first?”

“A gift, huh.”

Giving a trending product to a celebrity in advance was a common promotional strategy. The challenge was deciding which celebrity to choose. The only name that came to mind was Princess Sabina.

‘But I don’t want to cozy up to Princess Sabina.’

I didn’t want to live a life where I forced myself to do things I didn’t want to do anymore. Twice was enough for that. In this life, I had decided to be more honest with my feelings.

“Is there anyone else that comes to mind?”

In the end, unable to think of a suitable person, I asked Yuri for his opinion. He cupped his face with his hands and smiled brightly.

“How about I wear it in my hair and take a stroll around the capital?”

Imagining that scene for a moment, I shook my head vigorously and replied, “…It would suit you too well; it’s scary. Rejected.”

“Aw.”

What kind of ‘aw’ was that?

Not stopping there, Yuri followed me around, cupping his face and asking if he wasn’t pretty. It was only after I clenched my fist that he laughed heartily and returned to his cheerful self.

Once he focused back on work, he casually placed a hand on his hip and suggested, “Well, if no one comes to mind right away, how about gifting it to the customer who bought the most blue roses? Then we can prioritize them for the reservation sale.”

“Ah, that’s a good idea too. Let’s see.”

I kept meticulous records for moments like these. The more trend-sensitive a household was, the more likely they would become my customers when flower prices skyrocketed later.

Flipping through the ledger, it wasn’t hard to identify the family that had made the most purchases. There was a noticeable consistency in their buying patterns.

“The Morphe Duke’s family bought the most.”

I knew they had purchased quite a lot, but I hadn’t expected it to be this much.

Moreover, one peculiar thing stood out: while other families had reduced or stopped their purchases recently, the Morphe Duke’s family continued to buy the same amount regularly.