I became a food developer

"Hehe, hehehe."

Lanya has been in that state lately.

Could this be a side effect of making a lot of money from cola?

Every time Lanya saw the amount printed on the Matap bankbook, she let out a hollow laugh.

Even when things were gloomy, when I looked at the money piled up in my bank account, a smile would bloom on my face like a sunflower.

Even when going to bed, I would put my bankbook on the nightstand and fall asleep.

It's as if it were a good luck talisman, and it's something you never let go of.

I don't know what to do if I lose it.

Since he is a great wizard, he will take good care of his belongings.

"Now, we can buy a walking stick too..!"

I couldn't help but chuckle at Lanya's simple happiness. Well, that's true.

'I did earn a lot of money.'

Cola released in another world has created an explosive response since its release.

For the people of this world who could not even imagine drinking carbonated beverages, the idea of combining carbonation with a beverage was a fresh and unimaginable idea.

Of course, sales were low for the first few days due to the negative perception of carbonation, but that was only for a short time.

Cola immediately captured the taste buds of people from another world by overcoming the negative perception of carbonation.

There was even a rumor that drinking a glass of cola after a meal was good for your health.

In the capital, people of all ages enjoyed drinking cola, and even nobles in remote areas who heard the rumor tried to buy cola through acquaintances in the capital to try it.

Such proxy buying fell through, however, as stores with limited inventory sold only one bottle of cola per person per day.

Due to the endless popularity of this cola, the magic world was suspicious that the White Tower was manufacturing drugs.

It was so bad that cardinals in the Vatican even argued among themselves about whether cola was a drug or not.

To that extent, cola has had a profound impact on society as a whole, regardless of religion, culture, or politics.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the beverage culture of this world is divided into before and after the appearance of cola.

Of course, not all of these changes were simply because of cola.

"As you said, I lowered the price of the cola to 10 silver as suggested by the wizard and sold it."

10 silver is a price that even common people can enjoy one glass a day without any burden.

Considering the commercial value of cola, the price was woefully inadequate.

But cola was selling for 10 silver.

"It may have been a bit of a stretch, but thank you for listening."

"No. We are just grateful to the wizard who invented cola."

A middle-aged man with a dignified appearance looked at me with respectful eyes.

"It was the wizard who lowered the price of cola by giving up profits."

The middle-aged man was Count Trion, the head of the Trion conglomerate responsible for distributing cola.

And as Count Tryon said, I gave up some of my profits to lower the price of cola.

In this world where it is customary for suppliers to take 70% of the sales proceeds, I said I would only receive 30%, which is less than half of that amount.

The rest was requested to lower the price of cola, so they could take everything from the top.

Count Trion must have felt something for him, because he gave up some of his own interests.

There was this background behind cola becoming a drink that could be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of nobility or commoners.

"But is it really okay if I only take thirty percent of the payment?"

"I don't care if cola is sold at a price that everyone can afford."

"Okay, then as you wish, the price of cola will remain at 10 silver."

"Yes, please do so."

Count Trion looked at me as if I was looking at a great man from a biography.

But I didn't refuse to take the money because I had some great sense of sacrifice, as Count Tryon thinks.

It was a very personal desire to 'eat something edible.'

In order for something edible to come out, shouldn't there be a 'culture' that allows for something edible to come out?

I knew that culture.

'Processed food culture!'

The culmination of modern chemistry that has made modern people of the 21st century Earth addicted to dopamine.

What I want is for that processed food culture to spread throughout the world.

They just put cola forward as the leader of that processed food culture.

'Money is something you can earn again.'

In my head, not only cola but also countless modern processed foods were vividly alive.

If you solve just one of them, it won't be a problem to sit on a pile of money.

So money is not an issue.

But the problem was that the culture was not growing.

If the price of cola had been expensive, it would have been relegated to the luxury of the upper class and not become a culture.

Because culture can only bloom when it spreads.

Even though that cola is a 'counterfeit' created through alchemy and magic, not modern science.

'As long as the taste is the same, that's fine.'

Creation begins with imitation, right?

Who knows? Maybe in the future, science will advance and real cola will be made.

Well, that's something that will happen in the distant future, so it's not something I should worry about.

For now, all you have to do is enjoy the cola created through this alchemy.

"Count, would you like a glass of cola?"

"great."

"The Lord of the Tower and Ciel too."

"huh!"

"yes."

""Cheers!""

Wow, this is the taste.

I feel like I can live now.

*

It wasn't all good news when Cola was launched.

Dozens of threatening letters demanding the cola recipe piled up every week.

There were love calls from other magicians, fan letters, and even proposals from nobles I had never met before.

Of course, I just ignored it all and used it as kindling.

Anyway, I feel like I've experienced everything I'm going to experience since starting my life in another world in the past month.

But the most difficult of all was, without a doubt, making cola.

'Ugh, it's horrible even thinking back on it.'

At first, all the wizards of the White Tower, including me and Lanya, had to focus on making cola due to the murderous orders pouring in by the thousands every day.

It was to the point where it was hard to tell whether this was a cola factory or a tower.

─Ghhhhhhh!

─Hey, save me… … .

─I am a cola, I am a cola, I am… … .

There was even an incident where the security guard was dispatched after residents reported that the White Tower was conducting human experiments due to the screams heard from the tower every day.

Of course, this was all during the first week of launching the cola, and now everyone was relieved because the newly recruited alchemists were in charge of manufacturing it.

"This is the joy of living."

I enjoyed the leisure of sitting in the garden and drinking a glass of cola.

If you haven't had a good day so far, now is the time to just relax and enjoy the results.

It was when I was leaning on the bench and counting the clouds passing by.

"Senior! We're in big trouble!"

A girl with short black hair came running.

"What's going on?"

"The other bosses stole the recipe for Nose Cola!"

The girl who spoke without giving me a chance to catch my breath was Aria, my beloved priestess and the third disciple of Lanya.

"It seems that there was a spy from another higher rank among the alchemists working at the factory!"

Hmm, is it that time of year already?

"Leave it alone."

"...yes?"

Aria blinked her big eyes.

He had an expression on his face, as if he was doubting whether he had heard correctly.

I found that reaction cute, so I snickered and asked.

"Why, I don't think so?"

"Of course! It's the cola that my senior worked so hard to make. If another superior intercepted the achievement, I would feel so wronged that I wouldn't be able to sleep properly!"

Aria puffed out her cheeks like a hamster, complaining about my lukewarm response.

"We have to do something! Are we just going to sit back and watch it get taken away like this?"

"I can't take it away."

"yes?"

"Stealing it is useless. What's really important is the 'stock.'"

I lifted the stock that looked like a sugar cube from the table.

Cheeeeeee… …

When you pour the stock into the carbonated water, bubbles start to bubble up and the cola is complete.

'It's really amazing.'

This 'stock', which is always amazing to look at, was the core of alchemy.

The secret of cola is contained in this 'cola stock'.

"Oh my! So you're saying you stole that stock!?"

Aria stamped her feet.

That's understandable, since it was a common occurrence to analyze the contents of stolen stock and steal its results.

That's why stocks must be kept under strict security, generally speaking.

"You analyze it."

"Stock?"

When I held out a stock piled up in a bowl on the table, Aria accepted it with a puzzled look on her face.

Aria's eyes, which had been analyzing the stock using scanning magic, filled with confusion.

"Senior, this… … "

"It won't work?"

"Yes, the magic doesn't work. What's going on?"

"The Lord of the Tower has locked it."

"!"

Stock is a vulnerable material.

That is why alchemists are most sensitive to stock outflows.

But who is our Rania?

He is a great wizard who is ranked among the top ten even in a continent overflowing with wizards.

Lanya disassembled and analyzed Colastok and placed a 'lock' on it.

So that no one can check the contents of the colastock.

Like Coca-Cola's secret ingredient 'Merchandiser 7X', which cannot be analyzed even with modern science and technology.

It was said that alchemists' efforts to analyze colastock were in vain.

"You should have told me earlier. I didn't even know that and was shocked."

"Sorry, I forgot to mention that."

Aria's face brightened at the news that Lanya had used magic herself.

Ranya is an otaku who only collects useless practical magic, so of course she is an expert in practical magic who no one can match.

No one but Lanya herself will be able to unravel the secrets of Colastok.

"But what about the other things besides stock? There are a lot of things that were put in separately."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

In addition to cola stock, the cola contained as many locally available ingredients as possible, such as artificial carbonation, lime, and cinnamon.

But it was impossible to stop them from leaking out.

'I have no intention of stopping it.'

In fact, I welcomed the spill of cola.

My goal was to establish a processed food culture in this world and diversify the food available.

Of course, the process won't be easy… … .

'Because I'm not developing it.'

Those who thieved will take care of it.

I just enjoyed the drinks that were developed that way.

"Tell them not to worry too much about managing the cola stock."

"… Yes? Is that okay?"

"So what? Even if I take it, I won't be able to make it."

What can they do by stealing Colasco, which can't even be analyzed?

You'll just be wasting time by working so hard in vain.

"Senior, are you really the devil?"

Aria stuck out her tongue, but soon nodded as if she liked it.

"Okay, I'll make it easy for you to steal."

"?"

Didn't you say that?

'I don't think I'm the devil.'

I was taken aback by the answer that went a step further, but Aria had already left.

'… Well, does it matter?'

It was the thieves who were stealing, not me. I quickly turned my mind off of it.

In this way, the cola stock was put on display for anyone to steal.

The ones who caused the chaos were the competitors who had stolen the cola stock.

"No, I can't figure out what's inside the cola stock! Someone's locked it!"

"A lock on the stock? What kind of nonsense is that!"

"You're not going to let go? Huh? You want to let go first? Don't you know that if we keep going like this, we'll all starve to death!?"

"Eight! If you can't solve it, start over from scratch!"

While competitors are busy developing carbonated beverages, the first month's sales of cola sold at the top of Trion have been revealed.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh… …"

When Ranya saw the numbers on the sales slip, she started shaking her hands as if something was broken and kept mumbling the same thing over and over again.

"Senior, is this correct? It's not a mistake, is it?"

"It was captured well."

"oh my god...."

Aria stared blankly at the sales list.

The second priests, Sion and Ciel, who were watching from the side, were also speechless.

Everyone looked as if they were completely lost in the unit they were seeing for the first time in their lives.

The profits from the rooftop tower were nothing compared to this.

"Hey, Yuri. How many balls are there?"

"500,000 gold."

Bang.

Lanya fell backwards.

500 thousand gold.

It was Coke's first month's sales.