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～)

Don't try to force the horse.

Right.

Relax a bit more.

The horse can sense when you're nervous.

R-Right.

Relax, Lunoa. Relax.

Right!

There it is!

That's the center of the empire.

The capital.

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

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Mireille, please get in touch with Sir Lucas once we have a place to stay.

He should be back at his mansion in the capital.

Understood.

Well, then, this is where I get off.

Ellie, Mireille, Lunoa, thanks for the good times.

The same to you.

I enjoyed the lively travels.

Careful not to drink too much.

I am in training, after all.

I'll be careful.

Take care.

I'll be sure to stop by once you set up shop.

May the Lord's blessings be upon you!

This is quite a nice inn.

Mireille, could we get something to drink?

Understood.

D-Director Ellie...

Th-Th-This is a pretty high-end hotel, isn't it?

Yes.

Your room is next door, Lunoa.

O-Oh, no! I can settle for a much less expensive place.

Lunoa.

Yes?

We're going to be doing business in the capital.

There's no telling who's going to be watching and listening, nor where.

People are going to look down on us if we stay at cheap inns.

I-Is that how it is?

Consider this part of your studies.

You need to get used to it.

O-Okay.

Come in.

Pardon me.

It's been too long, Lady Elizabeth... or, rather, Miss Ellie.

Arnauld. It's been some time.

I'm so pleased to see that you're well.

Who might he be?

I've been looking forward to your arrival

Arnauld Langley.

since I received word that you were coming.

He managed Ellie's company back in the kingdom.

I've been waiting to see you too.

Getting right to business,

I've already found a mansion to be your living quarters

as well as a property for your new establishment at the capital.

They're ready for you to make a viewing as early as tomorrow.

We never told you when we would be arriving.

You certainly are as quick as ever.

This is my job.

Well, then, let's go have a look tomorrow morning.

It's nice.

And the location is good.

It's somewhat over our budget.

That's fine.

There's no telling if we'll ever come across a property like this again.

I've made up my mind.

We'll sign for this property.

Y-Yes. We'll process the paperwork immediately.

Director Ellie, why don't we try making some renovations

for the purposes of the business?

She made a decision on this expensive property without a second thought.

You're right. Our target demographic is noble wives,

She did the same for the mansion as well.

so it would be good to decorate them accordingly.

She's quite bold despite her age.

I shall see that it is done.

I'll leave you in charge of renovations on the business property, Arnauld.

Understood.

I'll make sure the mansion is ready to accommodate you by tomorrow.

Please and thank you.

Well, if you'll excuse me.

Now, then, we've got some time in the afternoon.

In that case, Miss Ellie, I'd like to find some staff to hire.

Staff?

Isn't it a little early to be recruiting company staff?

No, I'd like to hire more servants.

We especially need another attendant for you.

I imagine it'll be difficult for me

to always be by your side as the business continues to grow.

That's true.

I'll be asking you to do so much for the company itself.

Yes.

Then, how about we try hiring at the Merchants' Guild?

No, I'm not sure I would feel good about hiring a stranger to be your attendant.

You make a fair point.

I'm a refugee from the kingdom.

I can't let that secret get out.

How about a slave?

A slave, you say?

There are broadly two kinds of slaves to be hired in exchange for money.

Criminal slaves and debt slaves.

Both are bound by contract magic that prevents them

from going against their masters' wishes.

That isn't a bad idea.

Let's go to the slave dealer.

What do you think?

He's a little damaged,

but you can always buy a new one if he doesn't make it.

I'll even give you a discount.

Thank you.

I'll give it some thought.

There were no good candidates.

Right...

They say it's often abandoned children

and failed businesspeople who end up as slaves.

But there are occasionally talented people being sold for one reason or another.

Let's keep looking.

Right.

Lunoa?

Yes?

Are you all right?

I-I'm fine.

I'm not going to ask you to get used to this sort of thing.

But this, too, is reality.

You must learn that.

Okay.

Here we are.

It's quite different compared to the other slave dealers.

Welcome.

This is the Cedric Commercial Firm.

How may we help you?

We'd like to see some slaves.

Understood.

Allow me to show you the way.

Cedric...

I see.

So this is the Educator's business.

The Educator?

Have you heard of the Imperial Merchants' Guild Council?

I have.

But I don't know much about it.

The Council is a vital organization: It manages the empire's financial sector.

They're said to even have influence in matters of national governance.

You can't ignore them if you want to do business in the empire.

It's made up of seven key merchants,

among which is a slave trader they call the Educator,

who supplies slaves for the imperial court.

In other words, he's the owner of this company.

This way.

Thank you for coming.

I'm Cedric Luins, the director of this establishment.

This is...

Ellie Leis, Director of Traitre Commercial Firm.

It's an honor to meet you.

How do you know my name?

You're an up-and-coming startup growing at an incredible pace.

Your reputation precedes you.

Indeed.

It's hard to believe that a prominent merchant from the capital

would be interested in a business from a domain on the outskirts.

He must know where I'm from.

I'm honored to be known by someone of your stature, Director Cedric.

I need to be mindful of the Imperial Merchants' Guild Council.

I see.

So you need someone who can attend to your day-to-day matters.

Yes.

We need a woman. Any race is fine.

We'd like someone who can keep up with frequent travel between domains.

Understood.

Please bring Misha to the drawing room.

Yes.

We have someone who is just right for your needs.

I hope you find her suitable.

All right, next question.

What do you get with two hundreds and three tens?

Let's see...

They're in the middle of arithmetic lessons.

Arithmetic lessons, you say?

The one teaching is a debt slave as well.

He's particularly gifted in arithmetic.

He still does good work for us as a tutor.

Not just arithmetic, either.

One... Two...

One... Two... One... Two...

We provide education to our slaves here at my dealership.

Academics, martial arts, cooking, needlecraft...

We teach many things, depending on the aptitudes of each.

It's quite different from the other slave merchants.

They appear to be in good health as well.

Of course.

It's common practice among other slave dealers

to increase profits by minimizing the costs on each slave.