Lazy Sigh of the Villainess

Chapter 2.7 - A Scene at the Wallace Company

「Father, I’m back.」

When Milan returned from the residence of Duke Sjogren, he did not return home immediately and went directly to their store. Wallace greeted his son in a good mood.

「Ah, you’ve worked hard. How was the party at the mansion?」

「It was a great success. Kashis and Pteranodon were really popular.」

「I see. Though they were already available at the store since yesterday, the customers will only react now. They are probably already coming.」

Wallace nodded satisfactorily to the report of his son. Then, asked something again in a low voice.

「So? What about the other thing?」

And Milan responds with a whisper like his father.

「I managed to tie it up. He’s already expecting father to write a formal letter.」

「Great! That’s the best outcome!」

「I don’t know what will happen if only me, a child of this house, spoke with him. However, since he made that remark in front of Duke Sjogren’s daughter, wouldn’t that request unnecessary?」

Milan said that with a wry smile but Wallace nodded with a deep smile.

「We are really indebted to Eseria-sama this time. Her profit percentage share aside, we have to thank her some other way.」

「But father, are you really going to give those precious saplings to someone else? Since you know that it will bring huge profit once it grows well, won’t you make more money marketing it yourself without involving them?」

Milan was quite uneasy so he asked why. Wallace, on the other hand, just replies casually.

「If we outsourced the sapling to the viscount, it will be his responsibility to handle it properly. “All products of this variety can only be sold to the Wallace Company. If someone else managed to buy or sell it, it will be deemed that the management was insufficient and the viscount will have to pay the equivalent of the profit from the illegal transaction to our company.”」

「Ehto….in short?」

After hearing Milan’s reply, Wallace can only smile wryly.

「Viscount Soratia is famous for his honest and respectful character. He will surely not pass any sapling entrusted to him to someone else without talking to me first. However, what would happen if there was a greedy idiot who could only see the short term profit…」

Milan, who finally realized what his father is trying to say, said what he thought.

「The viscount has been valuing his relationship with the local traders and if that happens, it means that the traders are not giving him face which will make him review his relationship with them.」

「That’s right. Once that happens, we can get compensation for the fact that our seedling was spread and even tear the trust relationship between the viscount and the local traders. That will lead to the possibility of him directly trading with us. No matter what happens, we will incur no loss.」