Like grains of sand leaping into a quiet sea, she gradually sank, forgotten in the memories of people.

The Duke’s mansion, overshadowed by the deposed princess, was not in the public eye.

The foam of the hero had finally disappeared, with only occasional scoffers mocking the fall coming out.

Until Calis’s business hit it big.

“Calis Arhen―no longer a hero, but a successful entrepreneur.”

“Calis Arhen ‘There’s no downfall in my life!’ Overcoming even the second downfall, a true man.”

Was it the belated blessing of the Vice-Governor?

The Arhen Duchy welcomed a new era of prosperity with the warm spring.

Immediately after the divorce, Calis Arhen, who had fallen abruptly, lost hope.

The Arhen Duchy had to pay alimony to the royal family. It was like thunder out of the blue for them, who no longer received money from the royal family.

Emptying the money they had saved up until now, they succeeded in paying the alimony.

However, the fallen status and public opinion could not be restored.
Believing that he couldn’t collapse like this, Calis thought of a way to overcome the crisis.

If money, honor, and anything else weren’t his own, he had to make something new his own now. Something ultimate that wouldn’t be taken away again!

Helena Arhen, the new Duchess, recommended a business to her husband.

It was the only way for commoners, fallen nobles, and high-ranking nobles to succeed.

Even Jorbe Jazak, known as the business master, succeeded with a mere business, achieving tremendous wealth and fame.

‘Business items…’

As Helena suggested, he decided to try launching a business.

With only a little capital left, he needed a product that didn’t cost much for planning and production. However, the profit had to be substantial compared to the investment.

After agonizing for several nights, he discovered the most important thing to humans.

That was food.

Although the world mainly revolved around aristocrats, commoners far outnumbered them. Unlike wealthy nobles who could buy groceries every time, commoners were sensitive to the freshness of ingredients.

If it was a food that could be consumed regardless of climate and situation, it would be suitable for their current needs.

That day, Calis was busy brainstorming business ideas.

Helena, worried about her husband who didn’t sleep until late, approached him.

“Are you working until late again, Cal?”

“For a while. Don’t wait for me; it’s better to go to bed first.”

“I can’t sleep before my hardworking husband. It’s not the virtue of a Duchess.”

Helena offered him a floating bottle of wine that came from downstairs.

Feeling thirsty at the right moment, Calis gratefully accepted and drank it. The sweet and tangy taste lingered on his tongue.

‘Like a wine that can be consumed anytime…’

Perhaps because he was immersed in thinking about business ideas, wine seemed great.

Calis needed a food that would not spoil as long as it was stored at room temperature.

Just like this wine.

At that moment, a bright idea flashed in Calis’s mind.

“Ah!”

Rising abruptly, he remembered salt.

“Right. There’s salt!”

He went down to the wine cellar and carefully observed the bottles.

To store wine for a long time, a cool temperature would be the key, and the use of cork stoppers was also essential.

For instance, wine stored in oak barrels was prone to spoilage due to humidity. However, compressed cork prevented the movement of air and halted the deterioration of taste.

Then, what if food were put into wine bottles?

The next day, Calis stored finely chopped pickled cabbage and smoked meat in wine bottles.

The food stayed fresh for up to ten days without spoiling. If the cork stopper could be sealed completely, it could have endured an even longer period.

Comparing unfavorably with other companies, he purchased a wine company with a low preference for a bargain. He instructed the workers who had been working on wine to put food in the bottles instead.
Keeping it sealed from the beginning allowed it to be stored for an even longer period without spoiling.

Calis marketed what he invented as ‘Food Storage Bottles.’

Since it was still before the summer when food easily spoiled, the effect was minimal. Rather than being popular among commoners, it gained popularity among knights who frequently went on expeditions.

Perhaps noticing its impact, a noble from the Sahir Empire, who had a keen interest in the food business, proposed collaboration with him.

As the Sahir Empire consisted mostly of deserts, where food was scarce, Calis’s ‘Food Storage Bottles’ were perfect for the region.

Duke Liam Sahir initially suggested transferring the trademark rights to him, but Calis promptly refused.

What he desired was not just money but also the valuable title of a successful entrepreneur.

Calis proposed distribution instead, granting him the right to sell his business products on the Sahir continent. In return, he agreed to take 30% of the total sales as his share.

As anticipated by Liam and Calis, his business received endless love on the Sahir continent. The storage bottles, which had been blazing from the start, achieved tremendous success by becoming the top seller in the food sales sector that month.

Initially deemed as the whim of a fallen noble by public opinion and scrutinized by those around him, attitudes began to change gradually as he earned an enormous amount of money.

Soon after, Jorbe Jazak, the business master and Calis’s idol, approached him with a proposal.

It was the moment he had been longing for.