Sister, Don’t Marry That Guy – Chapter 91

Chapter 91

The dignity displayed by the eighteen-year-old young man was breathtakingly powerful.

“Yes, that is correct.”

The secretary swallowed, barely managing to answer.

“All my instructions have failed.”

“……..”

None of them offered an explanation. It was the truth, and making excuses was the worst thing they could do.

They had already seen a manager who had made excuses get brutally killed by the ‘master’s’ hand long ago.

The core management team, which had been four, was reduced to three at that time.

“So, you received help from ‘Dover’. An investment, was it?”

“Yes. It’s an unusually large sum. It’s very rare for an investment of this magnitude to be made in such a small merchant guild…”

“It is your role to find out the reason and reveal it to me, isn’t it, Head of Merchant Guild?”

“……That is correct. My guess is that Count Dover was a follower of Roxy Eastwood a long time ago… so perhaps they decided to help now.”

Kadin wiped his neck with a handkerchief.

But even while reporting, he wasn’t sure.

If Count Dover was truly a follower from the time of Roxy Blackwinter, they should have helped long ago.

“So, it is not certain.”

Their ‘master’, Kyle Blackwinter’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

“What my aunt has is easy for my uncle to take. No, since she is a weakling, it’s only natural that she would be robbed.”

The Psyche Merchant Guild must not grow under any circumstances.

It’s fine if they’re just barely breathing.

But it was a problem if they were shining like this, especially when the whole capital was paying attention.

“Crush them.”

Kyle’s position as the successor was truly solid.

Everyone was so convinced that no one but Kyle Blackwinter could be the next successor.

But the problem was that his father was not the Head of Family, but the ‘Acting Head of Family’.

That’s why Kyle had to keep his uncles, his father’s brothers, in check as well.

It was as if his enemies had increased, but Kyle enjoyed this indifferently.

Unparalleled talent, outstanding intelligence. Even a cool head.

For him, who had everything, this was just like a game that gave him a little bit of amusement.

“……What method would you like us to use?”

The Head of Merchant Guild carefully asked about Kyle Blackwinter’s intentions.

Kyle’s blue eyes rolled downward.

The name in the documents came into view.

“Dover.”

The Psyche family became more active after receiving Dover’s investment.

At this rate, they would soon appear at the salon of Marquis Sytelia, who was obsessed with anything unusual.

“If their current source of funds is here, we can start by cutting it off from here.”

It had to be finished before that.

It was his aunt, Roxy Eastwood, who missed the opportunity.

He ordered Kadin to buy them out, but Kadin failed spectacularly, and now they were trying to move further into the light.

If he couldn’t have it, he had no choice but to break it.

“You may use the ‘Red Card’ for this.”

The people of the Kadin Merchant Guild flinched, and then bowed deeply.

The master’s order was absolute. He held their lifelines.

“However, there is no need for you to step forward directly.”

The merchant guild Kadin, which he had raised, was too big.

There was no need to use a butcher’s knife to catch a bird.

“Also, use these people. Direct their movements from here. ……That’s right, it would be good to have them lend money as well.”

What Kyle pointed to was another name written on the ‘Psyche’ Merchant Guild documents.

It was the Jartu family.

“If Jartu objects, saying they cannot commit illegal acts, what measures should we take?”

“Tell them we will handle the cleanup.”

“Yes.”

The Head of Merchant Guild stood up and bowed deeply.

“I will not fail this time, Master.”

All that was left was the destruction of the Psyche Merchant Guild.

Kyle, who had given all the instructions, stared at the documents with a cold expression.

His aunt, but the name of Roxy Blackwinter, who had become a disgrace to the Blackwinter family.

‘It was a merchant guild that had barely been breathing until now.’

Recently, a merchant guild that was about to close suddenly grew like this?

Just by handling very good products?

Something didn’t add up.

And what was this product production speed and distribution?

It was as if they had been preparing for years…

Kyle’s eyes narrowed.

Is there someone behind Roxy Eastwood?

* * *

Count Dover, Claire Dover, was a smart woman.

Born as the only daughter of the previous Count Dover, she was given two choices when her family was declining.

Either become the Head of Family and lead the family herself, or marry into a stronger and larger family and pass on the family as a dowry.

She chose to become the Head of Family without hesitation.

She had no regrets about her choice.

She later proved that her choice was right when she saved the family and achieved great success in commerce, including shipping and iron ore.

There was no crisis that she couldn’t overcome.

That was her belief, and it hadn’t changed even now.

But right now…

“The cash flow is blocked again?”

“Yes, Countess… It’s strange. Even the Aiver Bank sent a rejection letter. They said it’s difficult to manage funds right now…”

A merchant guild was like a body.

Just like blood flows through a body every moment, funds flowed like blood within the body of a merchant guild.

If the funds were cut off even for a single moment, even the strongest mid-sized merchant guild would falter and collapse.

Claire knew this very well, so she never neglected to diversify her funds.

But this situation was very strange.

‘Suddenly, the banks are acting as if they had made an agreement… that the loan is blocked?’

The banks lent money in exchange for holding valuable items.

But now that the Dover Merchant Guild’s funds were blocked, the banks were not accepting her merchant guild’s items as if they had made an agreement.

“What about customs clearance?”

“That, well… I’m sorry. Countess, it’s still blocked.”

The secretary said, closing his eyes tightly.

Iron ore, one of her main trading items, had to pass through the national customs office.

But for some reason, the customs office, which had shown no signs until just a month ago, had put a brake only on her merchant guild.

Even the personnel hadn’t changed.

They had also taken care of the ‘sincerity’ that the officials usually wanted.

Everything was strange.

Above all, the biggest problem was that they had to deliver the payment to their largest client within three days.

The contract with the largest territory supplying raw materials was her first and greatest achievement.

If she lost it, countless rivals around her would take it as if they had been waiting for it.

“……How much do we need?”

There was no other way.

The countess closed her eyes tightly after hearing the secretary’s words.

When money was most urgently needed, there was only one method that came to mind.

“……Contact the Jartu family.”

There was no other choice. The situation was urgent, so she decided to get through this moment.

* * *

“They quit again?”

A week later, I frowned at the absurd news that I heard once again.

‘They quit again. And this time, it’s a capable employee again?’

Business was booming, and all items, including cola, were selling like hotcakes these days.

However, apart from that, the employees of the Psyche Merchant Guild were screaming because the number of personnel was decreasing.

The work was increasing, but the number of people was decreasing, so it was only natural.

The problem was that even when people quit, the aces in each department quit, so the personnel loss was not small.

“Hah, are those guys still doing that?”

“Yes. That’s right. Really… They’re just like a family with a lot of dirty money.”

My aunt frowned and sighed.

Even if she sighed like that, there wasn’t much she could do.

Fortunately, the cola distribution rights were being traded or exchanged not only in the capital but also in other major cities.

Among the nobles, there were many who wanted to trade to distribute it in their own territories.

‘The situation is clearly good, but…’

Moreover, job seekers kept coming, and we could just hire from them, but it was a big problem that the experienced and veteran employees were leaving.

“What will happen if only our new recruits are left?”

“What do you think? I’ll be running the field myself. You know that well.”

My aunt spoke jokingly, but it wasn’t really a joke.

When I came up today, I saw even Haden, who I hadn’t seen in a while, working frantically.

So, the promise to show them the Blackwinter family was postponed a little further.

Moreover, many people had joined under Haden, who had been the youngest until recently.

“We can’t keep going like this. I’ve been trying to find a way…”

“Yes, Superior.”

“Should we just destroy them?”

“?”

My aunt peeked out from the pile of documents.

I smiled brightly.

“Ah, I’m just kidding. We can’t just destroy them in front of everyone.”

“……Superior, I’m sorry, but I don’t think I understand. What part of that was a joke?”

“Ah. I was just wondering if there was a way to do it secretly.”

Why did I recruit Calidupen and create ‘Red Winter’?

Wasn’t it to prepare for such situations?

‘Our old man Cal was a person who did very dangerous things.’

Is there a need to respond cleanly when the opponent is playing dirty?

I actually admit it myself.

I got angry while looking at the pile of resignation letters.

I’m not thinking straight for a moment.

Let’s calm down.

“I’m calm, Aunt. I thought about it calmly… First, should we start by beating up that fat pig-like Count Jartu?”

“……Pardon?”

“That’s right. Let’s start by beating up that pig count as much as he’s been dirty.”

“You don’t seem to be calm. Look at me, Superior.”

I turned my head.

“Even if you’re serious… There will be times when I will have to lead the merchant guild alone in the future, so we can’t call a busy Superior every time something similar happens, can we?”

Those words made me truly calm down…

Just kidding, I decided to postpone the idea of kidnapping them using Calidupen’s old job as a dark assassin.