Chapter 193

Chapter 193 \n193. Influence Expansion\n

“I see, so this Mitsuha’s swindling technique” (Colette-chan)

“Don’t say it in such a scandalous way!” (Mitsuha)

Colette-chan said something ridiculous.

“There was no lie in what I told that girl earlier, right? It is true that I am a Viscount from another country and the supplier of the merchandises at Rephilia Trade of Vanel Kingdom, and that I want to have companies that can undertake imports in other countries, just like Rephilia trade, isn’t it!?” (Mitsuha)

“Yeah, well, that’s right…” (Colette-chan)

Right, I haven’t told any lie.

Rumors about merchandise and sources of the Rephilia Trade have already spread to neighboring countries. There’s no way the children of the merchant who are helping their family business could’ve not know the said rumors.

The rumors about a young girl’s debut, rising from a mere merchant daughter to a founder of a famous firm, and her great success attracted attention with the admiration among merchants’ daughters in neighboring countries.

…yeah, of course, they would be in high spirit…

That’s why the story went on easily.

Sales to other countries are not allowed even in this country, just like the rule that merchandises purchased from Rephilia trade must not be sold to other countries. I can’t stop the people who buy in retail and take the products out personally though.\n

…right, that’s why a small amount of Rephilia Trade products is already flowing to other countries. By those who bought [The barely acceptable amount of retail purchase].

As a result, nobles, the riches, and merchants from other countries are well aware of the merchandise of the Rephilia Trade. Therefore, even in this country, there’s no need to start the publicity from the beginning, like the launch of the Rephilia Trade. If you advertise it as [the products purchased from Viscount Yamano] and there’s evidence that I have approved it, it would already be a complete seller’s market.

After recruiting, the rest is all round throw to Rephilia, which I told them to [Get directions from the Rephilia Trade in the Kingdom of Vanel].

I don’t have time to take care of all the firms in multiple countries!

So let’s leave it to Rephilia to take care of everything. It’s a path she once followed, so it’s much safer and more secure than the directions given by me. And if everyone can build a strong unity around Rephilia as the center then it’s all good.

Regarding the procurements, the merchants of each country will have to place the order on Rephilia Trade, and Rephilia will summarizes all of them while giving various advices, then she will relay it to me. And I will deliver the goods secretly.

No, if I were to leave the shipment to Rephilia, the goods will be routed through Vanel Kingdom and extra taxes will be charged, and they’re goods that are sold at high prices to nobles and the riches, so there’s a high possibility that the transporter may be attacked on the way, so it can’t be helped.

Having human casualties would damages the reputation of Rephilia Trade and Viscount Yamano, so it would be far more unacceptable than having some financial loss.

We can’t let anyone to look down on female merchants. We must absolutely crush those who look down on them, no matter how much it costs.

…but, well, it’s better to prevent it than to act after it happened.

Even if I leave the coordination to Rephilia, [She has been asked by Viscount Yamano to take over the role of the intermediary], even though the Rephilia Trade is doing transactions with other countries, it’s not like we have to worry about the complains coming from the nobles or the merchants of Vanel Kingdom since the goods aren’t passing through the Vanel Kingdom.

It would take a bit of time to exchange between the firms of each country and the Rephilia trade, but that is inevitable. I wouldn’t be able to keep myself if I give every one of them the similar service that I give to the Rephilia Trade. Even with this, the time frame after Rephilia receives the orders would be pretty tight already, so I have no other choice but to put up with this much.\nBecause normally speaking, this would be an unusually quick delivery, since the process would be for Rephilia to contact me after she receives the order, then I would contact my home country, have the goods shipped, and carry them overland. Besides, I’ll come directly from time to time to check the situation.

“Alright, let’s go to the next one!” (Mitsuha)

“Aye ma’am” (Colette-chan)

“Mitsuha, teleportation!” (Mitsuha)

And after the third trading company run by a young woman who made a brilliant debut in the commerce industry with her dealings with Viscount Yamano as her weapon, cases where a girl with a lot of luggage was hit by a daughter of merchant were frequently occurred in many countries around Vanel Kingdom. It had become a little problem….

“…so that’s why, I want everyone to run a company” (Mitsuha)

“…don’t [so that’s why] me…” (Captain-san)

This is the meeting room of the familiar mercenary organization, Wolf Fang. Almost all members of the group are gathered here.

“Well, I make money by selling the earth’s liquors and spices, until now, it wasn’t a big deal, so I was going around mass retailer to buy them… but now the demands have become too high that it is beyond my purchasing capability as an individual. Help!” (Mitsuha)

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Captain-san and the members are putting their astounded face.\n\n“I-I’m sorry… I don’t have the slightest clue of why you’re angry, but anyway, I’m sorry…” (the King)

Sabine-chan shouting at the king who is shrinking his neck.

“A-artificial island, [Kigan Island] you say? And the owner of the trading house there is a young female merchant Beatriceee? Why did she give such a delicious position to Beatrice-chan instead of me!!! I would’ve been able to stay with Mitsuha all the time if it’s on an island in her territory, because it’ll be the subordinates who do the actual work anyway… Damn, I was busy doing other things, how careless of me…” (Sabine-chan) (Note: Kigan = strangely shaped rocks)

Sabine-chan is regretting it, but everything was already too late…

“I was busy sending people to the Yamano Viscounty to copy a dictionary of the new continent’s words and other things that Mitsuha created, as well as studying words with the prisoners in the prison. I never realized that Mitsuha was doing something like that. What a blundeeeer!!” (Sabine-chan)

Indeed, in the Yamano viscounty, there’s a dictionary Mitsuha created for the crew of the captured boats, which had already been copied to a considerable amount.

And there are several prisoners that was convoyed to the prison in the royal capital. If Sabine-chan dresses as a commoner, feeds the prisoners some food, and says that she wants to learn the language of their home country, there were a lot of them who were willing to teach her, for their day-to-day comfort in the boring cells, and as a token of gratitude for the food.

…or rather, there were fierce battles over whose turn to teach Sabine-chan every time she visited the prison.

Therefore, Sabine-chan is steadily progressing her study of the New Continent’s language.

“Next after Colette, I even let Beatrice-chan slipped through, what a blunder, what a disgrace!! I won’t lose! I will never accept losing! I will never hand Mitsuha over, Mitsuha is mineee!!” (Sabine-chan) (Note: Siscon intensifies)

When the king heard his daughter screaming that, deep inside he’s hoping that those words came from one of his two sons instead, but alas, the king can only sigh…