"Lord Seiya, if possible, please sell some God of Wine Dragon meat to our Koma Family as well. We can offer 1.2 million yen per 100 grams."
Although the old butler had never heard of the God of Wine Dragon, as a shrewd old man, he understood perfectly well that rare ingredients capable of making Tsukimi Mitsuru, the president of the Gourmet Merchants Guild, this excited—and willing to purchase them at such high prices—were undoubtedly treasures that could only be encountered by chance.
The Koma Family did not lack money. After all, in this culinary world, conglomerates in the food industry were the true leaders of the industry.
For a leading food-industry corporation to maintain a certain status in the culinary world, both capability and connections were indispensable.
Being able to obtain rare ingredients beyond the reach of ordinary people was precisely one of the ways to demonstrate one's connections and capability in this culinary world.
With good ingredients, would they have to worry about talented chefs refusing to work for their group? And with good ingredients and chefs, would they have to worry about being unable to create dishes that outshone all others?
Rare ingredients could win over outstanding chefs, since they could improve both their cooking skills and reputations.
As for groups like the Koma Family, recruiting and employing those exceptional chefs was meant to preserve their status and standing within the industry.
"Old Jin, you old bastard, so this is the game you're playing! Mr. Seiya, our guild can offer 1.3 million yen per 100 grams!
We sincerely wish to cooperate with you. I can also apply to headquarters to make you an honored member of our Gourmet Society. From then on, whether in the Human World or the Gourmet World, our guilds will provide you with