Epilogue Episode 15. Wigenstein’s Concerns
-The Empire and the Great Forest entered into negotiations to divide the southern colonies. What is the possibility of war?
-Elf tribal leaders, “We have never intervened in the desert frontier independence movement. It is only a voluntary expression of the citizens’ opinions.” Controversy over statement of position.
“Hmm. It’s peaceful. It’s peaceful.”
Wigenstein Mansion.
Einz, who was leisurely drinking coffee while sitting in his office chair, folded the newspaper and threw it away with a satisfied smile.
Really peaceful days continued.
The fanatics who brainwash people into suicide attacks have disappeared, and the transcendent beings who want to disarm the human army and take over the continent have also disappeared.
The fact that races were fighting with each other like this was proof that the continent was peaceful.
The strange sight of races with deep divisions over thousands of years joining hands and cooperating can only be seen when the continent is on the brink of destruction.
“How bloody would it be if humans went to war with each other?”
I still couldn’t forget the rain of flashes pouring down from the dark night sky.
A blow that could erase a huge city from the map in one fell swoop without a trace was struck without any warning.
That was the power of the demon.
But now, I was relieved that all of the demon’s power was subordinated to Schlus.
There was absolutely no chance that Schlus would go crazy and suddenly slaughter humans.
A person who had already gone crazy could not go crazy a second time.
“Hmm. Hmm.”
Einz turned his chair around, sipped his coffee again, and looked out the large window and snorted.
After humanity’s all-out war, which was long and short, the economy has now transitioned from wartime to peacetime.
Wigenstein, who neither ran a mercenary group nor had any experience in the steel or weapons business, was finally free of all shackles.
Wigenstein, which should be experiencing its greatest boom by now-
“So what do we do now?”
I was lost.
Of course, there was a lot of work to do.
There were too many, but there were too many.
As the huge industry ranging from magic stone mining, smelting, and distribution began to restart, there were many things to worry about.
Because of the surplus of money, an unprecedented level of large-scale investment was made in research and development, and magic was able to achieve a leap forward beyond the progress made over the past 100 years in just one month.
Of course, it was not uncommon for Schluss, who was working on his undergraduate course, to scribble down papers whenever he was bored and submit them to academic societies, making the technology secretly developed by Wigenstein useless, but in any case, the boom was boom. It was.
However, Einz was anxious because he could not find a way to take advantage of the boom.
He was good enough to almost monopolize the entire magic stone industry.
But it was difficult to go further than that.
Lichtenburg was expanding its business by spending money here and there, as if to show off its wealth, and Pleshette was trying to expand the Schluss religion by early on in its creation.
Of the three great magic families, Wigenstein was the only one standing still.
“If this continues… Wigenstein will be eliminated…”
The burden of being the head of the family weighed heavily on Einz.
I tried everything, but it was no use.
As if that were Wigenstein’s fate.
As if there was a binding force that he could never escape, Wigenstein could not move forward at all.
“Ugh. Is this the fate I bear? Is Wigenstein destined to decline!”
“Sounds like fate!!!”
At that moment, the door to the office opened violently with a loud bang.
Einz was so startled that he flopped out of his chair and finally corrected his posture.
Standing in front of the door was a girl holding a bunch of documents with an annoyed face.
It was Einz’s half-sister, Ella.
“Huh? What’s wrong with you?”
“The business plans submitted by the head of the family yesterday. I’m on my way after rejecting them all.”
“Huh? Why? Or rather, how?! How can you reject my business plan?”
Eintz hit her desk and jumped up.
It was ridiculous.
The orders given by the head of the family, who commands the entire family, are rejected from below…?
It was impossible.
No, it had to be impossible.
“How could I get him to let me go? It was possible because everyone had been appalled by the matriarch’s expansion of the octopus-style business! When I said I would take responsibility, everyone agreed and burned the business plan.”
“That can’t be possible…”
“What kind of thoughts do you think a business like this comes from? You’re going to open a cafe all over the country? What, what is this? A maid······cafe······? Who goes to a place like this!”
“What did Schlus tell you? It was going to be a big hit!”
“Please don’t believe anything that comes out of that person’s mouth… Mr. Schlus said it would turn out well, so what did Charin say? Was it octopus bread?”
“Are you talking about takoyaki? I don’t know which country you’re talking about.”
“Yes, yes! That’s it! Anyway, that too was completely ruined! What kind of crazy person would eat such bizarre food as bread with octopus in it? I also tried to stop them from opening it all over the country as a franchise, so they only opened one store. I tried it on a trial basis and it was a disaster! And then I made a noodle dish called Jajangmyeon that didn’t even look like a lullaby and ate it again! ·····!”
“Oh, okay, will you stop there?”
Ella became so excited that she ended up screaming.
At the sound of shouting coming through the crack in the door, everyone in the family who was eavesdropping in the hallway cheered quietly in their hearts as they felt the congestion go down.
Every time they stood in front of Einz, everything they wanted to say was pouring out of Ella’s mouth.
“Anyway, the head of the family’s business sense is terrible, so don’t even think about doing anything!”
“What do you mean, Ella? Isn’t that too much?”
“What’s too much is the business expenses that the head of the family has wasted! Why don’t you just come down here? If I sit there, Wigenstein will regain its glory.”
“What, what…!”
The tips of Einz’s eyes trembled slightly because he was so embarrassed.
She knew that Ella’s attempt to seduce Schlus had failed and that she had decided not to pursue the position of head of the family any longer.
Although her tone was a bit sharp, she always used honorifics.
But who would have thought that she would have been diligently sharpening her sword behind her like this.
‘Coup d’état…!’
The fact that Ella revealed her true colors like this means that she has completed all preparations for the coup.
It was obvious that it would be too late for her to react now.
Ella has already attracted all of her associates as allies, and she has quietly taken control of her business, controlling her finances, and using this to recruit the elders one by one.
Now, all they have to do is bring me down with the overwhelming support of the Wigenstein people.
Eintz had no doubt that he believed this, shivering with his mouth open.
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“Boo, please… Can’t you at least tolerate me being imprisoned in the north…? I’m very susceptible to cold…”
“What are you talking about, you stupid, idiot matriarch?”
“Huh? You weren’t trying to kick me out, were you?”
“Tsk…”
Ella clicked her tongue as she looked down at Eintz, who had a dumb expression on his face.
I wanted to kick him out.
While Eintz continued her foolish actions, she wanted to slowly encroach on her family and swallow it up.
I wanted to throw Einz out on the street and see him shaking.
But that was impossible.
“Huh? Are you trying to deliberately ruin the business?”
“It’s a business that’s going to fail anyway, so isn’t it a waste of capital and time wasted in such a useless way? Wouldn’t it be good for the family to secretly downsize the scale and turn it over early…?”
“I can’t do that. I don’t have the option of not following the decision the matriarch has made. I’ll just pretend you didn’t hear what I just said, young lady.”
“hahahaha… I really appreciate the sincerity you put in the apple box, but I can’t accept it, Miss Ella. I’m really sorry, but we have strict rules regarding personnel management, so we don’t give preferential treatment to certain employees. Cannot be given.”
“He is a trustworthy person. I will take responsibility, so put him in the position of president of the mining subcontractor.”
“hahahahaha. If you say so, you must be a really great employee. If you get the head of the house’s approval, then I will not hesitate to give you a huge promotion. hehehehe.”
After months of poking around the family, not a single place responded.
With Ella’s power, she couldn’t even bring in even a low-level subcontractor, let alone recruit the elders.
The loyalty of the family members to Einz was so high that it seemed like it might have been excessive.
No matter how carefully they approached, no matter how sweet the offer, everyone would flatly refuse it if Einz had the slightest chance to become a person.
The only objection the family members could have against Einz was their dissatisfaction with the ridiculous business plan.
Even that came from the heart that truly cared for Einz and the family.
Now I had to admit it.
Although Einz had no business intelligence, he was clearly a genius when it came to controlling this huge family.
When it came to earning people’s respect, Ella couldn’t even keep up with Einz.
It was to the point where I wondered if she had put all the abilities that should go into intelligence into politics.
In that case, there was no other way.
There was nothing else to do.
“I will take care of getting kicked out. Still, we are half blood brothers.”
“Really…?”
The sobbing Einz could not have looked so pathetic.
Ella walked over to her, rubbing her aching head and slammed the bundle of papers she was holding onto her desk.
“The head of the family’s business plan is all messed up. That’s why I called in experts all day yesterday and discussed with them, making major changes to this. If you apply it as a maid cafe, it’s obvious that no one will go there because it’s burdensome. So, a little bit. By applying the concept gradually, when the public becomes familiar with it, elements of the draft are introduced one by one -“
“Huh? It wasn’t completely discarded, was it?”
“How can I throw away something that the heavenly head of the family worked so hard to prepare… Everyone’s reaction was like this. I don’t know, but whatever. Anyway! That’s the business item that Schluss tipped me off and the head of the family planned. Right now. Although it is obvious that it will fail, it is not completely absurd if there is someone around to make it more realistic.”
“Ella…”
Einz’s eyes widened.
Ella’s blunt voice sounded strange.
You continue to be the head of the family.
As a staff member, I will refine your ridiculous business plan and make it successful.
It sounded like he was saying that.
“B-but! Don’t be mistaken! I haven’t given up on being the head of the family! I’ll always be looking for an opportunity, so stay alert!”
“Whoa! Ella, I’m so touched!”
“Don’t be mistaken…”
From that day on, she was Ella, who belonged to the newly created Business Planning Department and officially joined Eintz’s staff.
However, despite Ella’s assassination, her maid cafe did not become a success in the Freya Empire.
Instead, as a benchmark, the Suin Cafe opened in the Plessette family enjoyed sensational popularity, covering the empire and even being exported to the desert.