A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires Volume 5 E-Book

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• Herausgeber: J-Novel Heart
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Serie: A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 29

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

Ellie’s time in the United Beast Kingdom has proven fruitful. She met Egret, a mysterious yet friendly merchant who might just be the person she needs to expand her business into the kingdom’s sphere of influence. She also faced her father, Sieg Leiston, and took her next step on the road to revenge. After her return to the imperial capital, her plans to take it easy for a while and enjoy the upcoming festival with her adopted daughter and friends are complicated when her brother, Eiwass, comes to visit her out of the blue. Will Ellie manage to relax with Eiwass, her shrewd sibling, and Roselia, her former rival, in town?

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Prologue

The Yutear Empire was located in the north of the Central Continent. In the capital of this flourishing empire was a rich residential district, where the townhouses of lesser nobles and wealthy merchants stood side by side. I sat at my desk in one of these upscale residences, preparing for the coming festival. For most commoners, this was simply an event to enjoy. For us merchants, it was a crucial business opportunity. Needless to say, I didn’t intend to let my firm be outdone.

I heard a knock on the door, which pulled me out of my focus. I said “Come in,” and Lunoa entered my office, holding a stack of documents.

“Excuse me, Miss Ellie,” she said. “A shipment just arrived from Gana.”

“I’ll check the goods later,” I replied. “You can leave the delivery slip on my desk.”

“Here it is.”

The village of Gana served as Traitre’s production base. Before heading to the United Beast Kingdom, I’d written to them and asked them to send us a very specific shipment.

“The goods we received this time are different than usual, aren’t they?” Lunoa asked.

“They are, indeed. I asked them to lower the quality somewhat so we can price this batch cheaper.”

“Oh, so we’ll commercialize the products under Enfer.”

The Enfer Commercial Firm was a brand new company I planned to launch right in time for the festival. Unlike Traitre, which sold high-quality products targeted at nobles, Enfer would deal with less expensive, lower-quality products. They’d be cheap enough for commoners to be able to purchase them, and in addition to cosmetics, I planned to sell clothes and accessories.

“Up until now, I haven’t sold products targeted at commoners out of consideration for existing firms. But now that roughly sixty percent of the capital’s luxury cosmetics brands are affiliated with me in one way or another, the time has come to move on to wealthy commoners.”

Lunoa put down the stack of documents she’d brought, and I swiftly signed the papers that needed to be returned to the Merchants’ Guild before giving them back to her.

Misha, who was sitting at the desk next to mine, started sorting the rest of the documents.

“But, Miss Ellie,” Misha asked, “Why bother creating a new firm? Wouldn’t it have been much easier to create a new division under Traitre for this new line? You’d pay less in taxes too.”

“Good question,” I said. “Do you know the answer, Lunoa?”

Lunoa remained silent for a few moments, thinking. Eventually, she replied, “Well... I’d say your goal was to protect Traitre’s brand image. Traitre’s clients are mostly nobles, and we even have a membership system in place. If Traitre started catering to commoners with inexpensive products, it would lose its prestige and, by extension, its appeal.”

“That is the main reason, indeed,” I confirmed. “There is no shortage of nobles who care more about the scarcity and prestige of a product than its quality. Purchasing from the same brand as commoners wouldn’t sit well with them.”

“The main reason? Does that mean there is another?”

“The second is risk diversification. As I mentioned previously, Enfer will not only sell cosmetics, but also clothes, accessories, and perhaps other things in the future. Besides, instead of manufacturing them all in-house like we do for Traitre, I intend to stock goods from other companies—imports specifically. Under these conditions, it will be difficult to prepare for unforeseen trouble. I need to protect Traitre in the event that Enfer goes under.”