A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires (ブチ切れ令嬢は報復を誓いました。～魔導書の力で祖国を叩き潰します～)

Haldoria Palace

Haldoria Palace

Oh, Sylvie...

You're as radiant as ever.

All the flowers in this garden—no,

all the flowers in the kingdom pale before your loveliness.

Oh, Sir Friede...

I am but one of those flowers, blooming only for you!

Sylvie...

King of Haldoria Bulat Haldoria

King of Haldoria Bulat Haldoria

How could things have turned out like this?

What choice do we have?

Chancellor of the Kingdom of Haldoria Duke Sieg Leiston

Chancellor of the Kingdom of Haldoria Duke Sieg Leiston

Elizabeth fled and is currently wanted for high treason.

That means the frontrunner for crown princess is now Sylvie Lockit.

That girl, the crown princess?

Thankfully, the wheels of government

have begun turning again thanks to the efforts of Lady Rosaria.

Then why not establish Lady Rosaria as a suitor?

Lady Rosaria is already betrothed.

It was a match that Your Majesty arranged out of appreciation for her

once being a suitor for the Crown Prince herself.

To take that back would exacerbate the loss of trust

in the royal family already started by all this Elizabeth business.

True enough.

A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires

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I-I yield!

You need more training!

A knight of Haldoria should aspire to more!

I beg Your Highness's forgiveness!

Train harder.

We appreciate your guidance!

Sheesh.

Why do we get stuck dealing with that guy?

Seriously.

It's so nerve-wracking, having to lose on purpose every time.

Yeah, if you screw up and win,

it's a one-way ticket to some fortress in the boonies.

He's got a decent baseline as his father's son, but still...

Talent won't get you anywhere without proper effort behind it.

If he put in at least half the effort Lady Elizabeth did,

maybe he'd be halfway decent.

Who cares what Elizabeth would do?!

She's a criminal, wanted for treason!

Comparing me to someone like her...

Never!

Lady Sylvia, I beg of you...

What's going on here?

Lord Friede!

They're forcing themselves on me!

What's this about?

T-Truly, it's nothing of the sort, Lord Friede!

Lady Sylvia requires crown princess lessons,

and we came to ask her to participate...

Crown princess lessons?

We won't ask her to do everything.

Just the smallest—

I don't want any part of that!

Sylvie...

There's no need to do anything you don't want to.

The only thing you need to do is be with me.

Oh my!

And that's the last word on the matter.

Thank you so much for having me, Sir Friede.

Oh, Chris?

Did you bring more lovely things this time?

Yes.

Jewels from the East, scarves made of rare fabrics, and more.

My, the people of the castle are making light of you, Sir Friede?

They won't stop talking about "if only Elizabeth were here"!

That hideous woman bullied my Sylvie!

That's why I sent her away!

It's just awful!

You're the crown prince, after all!

What do you think, Chris?

Let me see...

Why not assert your authority as crown prince in some fashion?

My authority?

How do I do that?

A military accomplishment.

I, as well as the people, seek a strong hand to keep them safe.

Were you to prove yourself in battle,

no one would ever question your competence.

In battle?

Is there a battle going on now?

I'm afraid we've signed a non-aggression pact with our rival, the empire.

Yes.

It would be one thing for a vassal state,

but it would certainly be unrealistic for the Kingdom to attack the empire directly.

Military accomplishment... establish authority...

Pardon me.

Another time. I'm busy—

You expect me to believe that you are busy?

Rosaria?

While the rest of us are working around the clock

to make up for a certain someone's foolishness,

you're summoning peddlers to the castle to go shopping?

That kind of audacity is something I could never hope to match.

This is outrageous disrespect, Rosaria!

Disrespect? What a funny thing to say.

Respect is for those who have earned it.

Do you feel you're worthy of my respect, Your Highness?

I'm the crown prince!

You truly are a waste of space.

What?!

Your only worth is the station you were born into.

How dare you!

A mere daughter of a duke has no right...

And what does it say about the crown prince

that his government wouldn't be functioning

without this "mere daughter of a duke"?

Unlike some ducal households, we are not dogs

content to roll over and wag our tails for the royal family.

The Ducal House of Fadgal handles the kingdom's military affairs,

and their personal knight corps exceeds the royal family's in scale...

They're not someone to make an enemy of.

Wh-What is all this?

I've brought some work even you can handle.

Simply sign the documents and there will be no issue.

You wretch!

"Wretch" is not my name.

"Special Aide to the Crown Prince Fadgal" shall suffice.

Special aide to the crown prince?

A position established by His Majesty to bolster his incompetent successor.

Even so...

To be laid low by an insect like you...

Perhaps I had overestimated Elizabeth.

Or...

perhaps you were so insignificant that she overlooked you entirely.

Honestly.

What a fool I was,

to have fought so hard against Elizabeth over a man like you.

Aide? Nonsense!

I don't need anyone telling me what to do!

Support to vassal states?

Those whimpering parasites don't deserve our support!

Support to vassal states?

Hey. I want to make adjustments to the substance of our support.

In what way, Your Highness?

Don't worry. I'll handle it.

It's important that I handle a bit of work, after all.

Capital of the Yutear Empire

Capital of the Yutear Empire

Miss Ellie, regarding the manufacturing hub for our product...

Sir Lucas helped us secure this.

It's rather far afield, a small village in Lebrick Viscounty, but it's ours.

Sirona Village...

It looks excellent. There's even a large road running through it...

Once it's completed, we can do everything there,

from cultivating the materials to final assembly.

It sounds perfect.

Proceed with the preparations.

Understood.

Misha, what is my schedule for the rest of the day?

M-Ma'am!

In the afternoon, you'll meet with the president of Bren Commercial Firm,

and this evening, a business dinner with Viscount Napa...

Thank you.

Um, Bren Commercial Firm is a rival to Traitre Commercial Firm, isn't it?

Yes. They primarily produce lipstick,

but they're quite modest in scale.

I'm sure that our competition has greatly reduced their sales.

If they're asking for a meeting, are they going to try to berate you?

The reverse, more likely: they'll be surrendering.

Surrendering?

If they pledge obedience, I'll take them under our wing.

And if they don't?

I'll be forced to crush them until not even traces remain.

Viscount Napa will be expressing interest

about establishing a Traitre branch in his territory.

We'll have to turn him down for now.

Yes, ma'am.

What? You're turning him down?

Our focus at the moment has to be solidifying our footing in the capital.

I see...

But I do plan on establishing branches in other domains eventually,

so I'd like to establish good relations with Viscount Napa now.

You'll be attending the dinner with me, Lunoa.

What?!

M-Me?!

It's an excellent chance to get you acclimated to dealing with nobility.

Director Ellie! Urgent news!

What is it, Arnaud?

The Kingdom of Sarjas,

a vassal of the Kingdom of Haldoria, has declared war on the empire!

Declared war on the empire?

Their forces have begun an invasion of Viscount Lebrick's territory!

The Kingdom of Sarjas is a small, resource-poor realm,