Chapter 177 \n177. Confusion 2\n
âWhat did you say!â (the King)
The king slumped on his seat after hearing the reports from his subordinate.
âThe update from the Rephilia Trade is, just as usual, [we are still unable to reach her]. And from Marquis Mitchell isâŚâ (the subordinate)
âHe was finally able to get in touch, but he angered the other party and parted herself from him, huhâŚâ (the King)
âRight. And the cause of their worsening relationship isâŚâ (the Subordinate)
âBecause he took an overbearing attitude in order to make sure that she couldnât refuse to have an audience with me, thereâs no way I can get angry at himâŚâ (the King)
The king, too, on top of that he had made a huge mistake in dealing with Mitsuha, the instruction he sent is also ended in a failed attempt, far from executing that instruction, it caused the Marquis to lost the mutual trust and interest which he had built up with Mitsuha until then. Rather than get angry, apologize should come first.
âWell, Viscount Yamano has just returned. And she just went to greet Marquis Mitchell first. Next, she will drop by Rephilia Trade, the Bank, or her other acquaintances. Donât panic. If itâs through the Rephilia Trade, and if we pay close attention to the wordings, she will not refuse it unilaterally. Now isnât the time to panic. ⌠But I did something wrong for Marquis Mitchell. I have to think of something for the compensationâŚâ (the King)
âEeeeehh!! Mitsuha-sama, you have a fight with Marquis Mitchell!?â (Rephilia)
âYeah. If you donât get angry at such underestimating attitude, you will sully the womenâs dignity!â (Mitsuha)
âYou shouldâve just put up with it!â (Rephilia)\n
I dropped by Rephiliaâs place to tell her that I have officially returned here, and she was surprised when she heard that I have a discord with Marquis Mitchell. âŚwhat an exaggeration.
âItâs not an exaggeration! Itâs a marquis, you hear, Marquis!! Even a power of 100 viscounts is incomparable with a Marquis!!â (Rephilia)
âAh~, well, that is if [Iâm a viscount of this country]â (Mitsuha)
Rephilia calmed down a little⌠but only a little.
Right, rank difference is absolute between the nobles in this country. The involvement of other nobles, great factions, royal palace, and great merchants. Thereâs a difference in political power, financial power, personal connections, and other powers.
âŚbut that doesnât matter to me.
In this country, I donât have territory, I donât have income reliant business, and I donât have human relations. When push comes to shove, all I have to do is to cut everything off, take the goods and move to another country.
âBut even if Iâm fine, what would Rephilia do?â (Mitsuha)
âOf course, I will leave the country with Mitsuha-san and re-launch [Rephilia Trade] in other countries! And weâll take all the gold coins away from the country that kicked us out! As long as Mitsuha-san still alive, Rephilia Trade will be revived no matter how many times it is!â (Rephilia)
ââŚjust as I expected from you!â (Mitsuha)
â âAhahahahahaâ â (Mitsuha & Rephilia)
Yup, Rephilia has broken down happilyâŚ\nâBut, well, Marquis Mitchell aside. Mitchan⌠Micheline is still my friend, itâs certain that she has taken care of me in various ways until now. I want to keep the status quo with her, just as always, that is, with a little preferential treatment.â (Mitsuha)
âI understand!â (Rephilia)
Ummm, I guess itâs fine like this with the marquisâŚ
âSo, howâs the matter with the Royal Palace?â (Mitsuha)
To my question, Rephilia has a troubled expression on her face.
âYes, about that matter, although they didnât make direct contact me, theyâre persistently contacted me through my fatherâŚEvery time I replied that I couldnât contact Mitsuha-san when he asked me [Please tell Viscount Yamano to have an audience with His Majesty], his complexion wasâŚâ (Rephilia)
Although they were conflicting opinions about the management policy of her fatherâs store, the Selz Company, itâs not necessarily that Rephilia has a bad relationship with her father. Itâs not like that her father was strictly kept Rephilia from being involved in the management of the company, itâs just that it was the norms in this country to let the son to succeed the company.
So, she feels sorry for her father that he is getting more and more involved with herself.
Alright then, hereâs one good newsâŚ
âThen, you can reply with my approval the next time they contacted you again. I decided to take it reluctantly because it was Rephiliaâs request. And that the request came from Rephiliaâs father, in other words, you can emphasize to the requester that it redounds on your fatherâs credit.â (Mitsuha)
âEh, is that ok!? Thank you, I think itâll save him the trouble! Thank you very muchâŚâ (Rephilia)
Yes Yes, Iâll suit that much convenience if itâs for a family of my business associates!\n\nâŚNormal noble lady does not walk alone to the royal palace? Is that soâŚ
Well, whatever, as long as they would let me trough, anything is fineâŚ
Oh, you would be held responsible if you let a nobility daughter roaming the royal palace by herself?
And I arrived at the audience waiting room. And I have to wait for my call here. For hours.
The other party is a King. And here, just a viscount of foreign country.
Yeah, it canât be helped.
And I was called earlier than expected.
Yeah, finally, a meeting with the king of this country.
Until now, there have been many people who I called [the King]. Including Sabineâs dadâŚ
Some of them are good people, some are arrogant, and many others, but I wonder what kind of person is the king here?