Saving 80,000 Gold in an Another World for Retirement Chapter 182

182. Abandonment

“Eeeeh!!” (Rephilia)

I told Rephilia about the matter at the Royal palace and explained the truth about Count Wonrade and Viscount Efred, and then she screamed in surprise with her eyes shot open. …Well it’s the so-called [When will you ever get surprised If you don’t get surprised now]…

“…and how are you gonna deal with it after this?” (Rephilia)

She just got surprised for a moment. After that she returned to her normal expression …no, she has evil smile on her face when she asked me that. How bold of you… no, you’ve grown splendidly, Rephilia.

And emerging company, [Rephilia Trade] is going well… is an understatement, it’s growing exponentially, an amazing development pace, and its uplifting and invincible impressions are staggering!

…But it’s not because of Rephilia’s sole ability.

All of them… not quite, but still, at least 99.9999% of it is thanks to my products and my name value.

I need to watch over her carefully so that she doesn’t get carried away and tripped over unexpectedly….

“I’ll leave them alone… now I know their lies and tricks. And they also know that I know about their lies. And because I know that they know that I know about their lies, now I’m wondering what kind of attitude they will take the next time we meet…” (Mitsuha)

“Eh? Eeeh? Because you know they know you know…?” (Rephilia)

Ah, smoke is about to come out from Rephilia’s head.

“I mean, It’s depending on their attitude. There’s no need to speed things up from our side, right?” (Mitsuha)

It’s the so-called [Go no sen], or [Counter] in boxing terms. When the opponent has launched an attack and they can no longer stops or corrects the action, all I have to do is to avoid the attack and launch a counterattack technique. …the effect is outstanding!!

“I see… At first glance, it looks like they have the initiative, but they actually dancing on your palm… As expected of Mitsuha!! …and this child is?” (Rephilia)

“Ah, she’s my little sister. Please get along with her!” (Mitsuha)

“Please take care of me!” (Colette-chan)

Yeah, I didn’t bring Colette-chan here last time, so this is Colette-chan’s first meeting with Rephilia.

The last time was a meeting about the detailed analysis of the products I wholesale and the products I buy and collect, so I didn’t bring Colette-chan, thinking she couldn’t understand the content and would be bored.

And this time, I will introduce her properly. Let’s introduce her to the firm… tte, urusai wa!

(Note: Another wordplay, Introduce = [Shoukai], Firm = [Shoukai], and “Let’s” = [Shiyou] with [Kai] modifier)

Anyway, it’s an introduction!

“Well, as you can see, she’s my little half-sister… I have another little sister, but she’s also born from a different mother” (Mitsuha)

Yeah, even if the person herself can’t come here, let’s keep Sabine-chan as my sister in the setting. I will bring her here eventually if it’s just for sightseeing….

No, I’m sure she will coax me! There’s no way Sabine-chan can stand the fact that Colette-chan is often going somewhere with me for so long…

But well, she’s busy with because of her princess position, mainly studying etiquette, memorizing the nobles genealogy, and practicing dance. Sabine-chan doesn’t seem to have the same level of persistence as Colette-chan…

Or rather, there’s no way she could learn the language of this kingdom since there’s no teaching material or someone who can teach her in the Royal Capital, unlike in the Yamano Territory or Bozes Territory.

What a silly thing I was thinking…

Well, it’s fine as long as Sabine-chan taking things leisurely just as usual. Unless she become strangely aggressive and causing damages… Let’s make the King to be in charge of the damages. …yeah let’s do that!

And Rephilia immediately become familiar with Colette-chan, she speaks slowly to match Colette-chan’s awkward way of speaking, and went as far as stroking her head…

No, since Colette-chan is my half-sister in the setting, of course she’s supposed to be a noble too, I wonder if Rephilia is aware about that…

So, it’s about the King, it seems that I’ve been misunderstood them as [Showoff DQN, who’s trying to exploit the connection with me to their interest]. But the truth is, they are [Showoff Royals, who’s trying to exploit the connection with me to their interest].

…it isn’t that much different you say? Is that so…

Ah, so if nobles other than me knew that they were the king and the prince all along, it means that it’s an open secret, and merchants know it. …except for me and the newcomer Rephilia…

Then, about [We will suspend all of our contracts with those who are doing business with that noble family and their relatives] that we announced, the [that noble family] part includes not only the party organizer’s family but also Count Wonrade’s and Viscount Efred’s, and that the merchants who knows the identity of the two refuses to deliver goods to the Royal Palace [For the King’ and the Crown Prince’ consumption], because they do not want to lose their business contract with the Rephilia Trade.

Well, that’s just for the sake of the pretense, in reality, they may have been delivering goods to the Royal Palace [For Servant’s consumption] or [For the Guard’s canteen]….

I wondered what to do, but…

No, let’s keep it like this. I don’t care about those who tried to trick me. In fact, I don’t really want to get closer.

Ah, then, did the party organizer at that time and Mitchan’s father unable to oppose the King’s order? There is room for excuses…

However, if rumors spread that [Viscount Yamano will easily forgive the one who deceived her], it might attract the hyenas who want to try to gain advantages.

Well, at least externally, I have to keep pretending to be angry… I’m sorry, Count whatever the name is, who happened to be the party organizer at that time, and Mitchan’s dad!!

…so how should I pick the parties to attend from now on…

In this situation, it’d be a bit sketchy if Mitchan’s dad picks them up for me again. However, it’d be the same if I were to ask someone else to pick a party for me… Since the others would take it as a proof that I really trust that person…

Besides, there’s no other noble that I trusted enough.

Ummm…

Ah!

Is there any reason I have to attend a party in the first place?

I had dived into the social world to gather information and make connections, but I already gathered enough information and my name and face were already well known in the social world. And Rephilia Trade is already using it to open up sales channels firmly.

…isn’t it fine already even if I don’t go to parties anymore?

Everyone won’t be surprised even if I don’t show up in social circles anymore. They would just think [Aah, it’s because that incident]. It’s easy to refuse invitations now.

Lower-ranking officers aside, military personnel are mostly nobilities, I already have enough acquaintances and connections in that field.

Besides, if push comes to shove, there’s always the [Ultimate Skill, Goddess Mode].

All I have to do is appear on the mast of one of the ships and drop an oracle using my megaphone. The effect would be enormous, since the matter about Eras is widespread enough.

If I were to stop going to parties, it’ll be much easier for me in terms of time and mental. And there’s no more stupid dresses…

If I want to know something or have something to do, I can just get an appointment and meet a nobleman or military officers who is suitable for it.

… And let Rephilia Trade take over the influence on both political and business circles.

That’s right, doing everything by herself is not the way of a capable woman to do things. It’s the commander’s duty to nurture the next generation while leaving the on-site work to their subordinates.

It doesn’t mean that they passed it to someone else because it was troublesome. …Maybe.

And the biggest merit from stop going to parties is [That]!

…I have to put the brakes on my steadily growing waist number!!

Or rather, why my breasts and height doesn’t’ grow, but my waist does grow!

[Growth] and [Fat] are different, you say?

God damn iiiiiiiiit!!!