Pushover Extra Trains the Villainesses

However, instead of awakening as a villainess like she did in the original story and pulling a scam through the Eastern Trade, which marked the beginning of her ruin, she rather honestly hit the jackpot—a direct result of Bahamut’s intervention. 

As a result, Bertina’s Uranus Merchant Company solidified their position within the empire and, at the same time, managed to attract strong support from small and medium-sized merchants who had become her enemies in the original story.

From their perspective, it was natural to respond to the actions of the Uranus Merchant Company, which allowed them to earn more money rather than lose their possessions, even though they were essentially sitting on the throne. 

Moreover, as the Merchant Alliance, the only counterforce to the Uranus Merchant Company, had disappeared without a trace, they didn’t even dare to show any intention of opposing the Uranus Merchant Company, even if they were dissatisfied.

With such a solid foundation and enormous financial power, the Uranus Merchant Company exerted tremendous influence on the political circle of the empire. Recently, by providing Emperor Carol with a huge amount of funds again, their influence reached the throne of the Holy Empire, almost driving it to madness.

In other words, the incident related to Hangury was merely an opportunity, and Emperor Carol, who had always disapproved of merchants, decided to meet Bahamut, a merchant of Schwyz, a small border country, rather than a merchant of his own country, due to the pressure from Bertina.

‘It’s certainly something to be grateful for, arranging a meeting with such a high-ranking person while I’m working hard on networking. But that woman… no matter how much I think about it, it seems like there’s an ulterior motive.’

It wouldn’t be a bad thing, considering the tight yet dense relationship he had with her. At the very least, there was no way that Bertina, who thoroughly weighed profit and loss, would have proceeded with this kind of thing without any reason.

Accordingly, Bahamut accepted the chance prepared by Bertina for the time being, while also considering the need to observe the situation and uncover her true intentions.

As much as he wanted to test the power of the newly introduced sword, Bahamut began thinking about the selection of personnel, starting with the main people.

***

“What?  To Vienna? And only the leader?”

“Yes, Mr. Bahamut made that decision.”

“No… if we’re going, we should all go together. Why is only the leader going…?”

Ken expressed dissatisfaction with Yuria’s words as she conveyed the situation.

Mergon, sensing the discontent, calmed her down and spoke.

“It’s disappointing, but it makes sense when you think about it. After all, we were the ones who once pointed a sword at the top of the Beden Merchant Company. We’re probably not completely trusted yet.”

“I agree. It would be strange if we were to be fully trusted in this situation. It’s regrettable, but let’s start by adapting to life here.”

“Okay…”

At Nemea’s words, Ken was convinced, though she still showed a regretful expression. 

Then, Mino, with an envious expression, said to Echid next to her.

“Ah… anyway, I envy the leader… going to Vienna, the capital of the Holy Empire, and to go as an escort, confidently, without having to hide like an assassin…”

For them, whose main occupation was secret work, visiting a big city as guests held great significance. The others began to show similar reactions, and in response, Echid let out a small sigh and opened his mouth.

“Don’t worry. At the very least, I’ll buy you a present, so please wait patiently.”

Echid spoke in her usual calm voice. 

As a result, the expressions of the other members began to brighten slightly, and Yuria, seeing this, couldn’t help but smile a little.

‘Despite everything… they seem like a pretty good family. I’m a bit envious.’

***

Vienna, the capital of the Holy Empire. 

There, Bertina waited for something with an uncharacteristically nervous expression on her face.

‘I have to get it right… somehow, I have to make good use of this chance…’

For someone who could almost control the Holy Empire at will, it made one wonder what could make her feel so anxious. 

After a while, the door opened, and Tilda, her escort and attendant, cautiously entered.

“Well… how did it go?”

“I brought it. Here.”

With those words, Tilda carefully took something out and handed it to Bertina.

“Thank you very much. Finally… this is in my hands.”

Bertina expressed her gratitude with a little excitement. She then looked at it with expectant eyes, a deep smile forming on her lips.

‘This must succeed… not only for me but also for Uranus and the Holy Empire in the future… this time, it must…’

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