NOVEL WEB Chapter 288.2
Chapter 288.2. Acquisition
Serika, with a carefree attitude, shakes her head and shrugs her shoulders, causing the men to feel a sense of despair. Only five times. This wheat has various uses. Cooks will surely be excited about the new possibilities this wheat brings. Ordinary people will be amazed as well. It was clear that, at five times the usual price, it would sell like hotcakes.
At the Amatsugahara Corporation, the core store analysis has progressed, and now various items are rapidly being added to their lineup.
To avoid overlapping with existing products, the wheat available at the core store has magical effects and is priced higher. Of course, it’s an F1 type, and can only be obtained from Amatsugahara Corporation’s core store.
However, just because the items don’t overlap doesn’t mean they are entirely different. Those who bought Awayuki will likely expect that the company also sells good quality regular flour, and they’ll begin buying that too. Existing milling companies will be on the verge of bankruptcy.
The wheat can now be obtained. That is, in the day after tomorrow, wheat flour will be delivered to the warehouse. The rumors, no doubt intentional, have spread, and even without further investigation, they have reached their ears. And in line with this, Serika, from the Kamishiro family, made a proposal for acquisition.
To rise in such a way, these men cursed the albino girl in their hearts as a monstrous devil, but they also understood that they had no choice but to accept the proposal. It was a rather large milling company. They had to avoid running into deficits and debts moving forward.
“How about 3 billion? And I would like a guarantee of executive positions as well.”
“The deal is settled then! Alright, let’s go with that. I’m happy we could come to such a good agreement.”
With a light clap, Serika, smiling like a cherry blossom in full bloom, looked like a devil, and the men slumped as they signed the contract.
Serika watched coldly as the men left with desperate expressions. When she took a sip of her coffee, it had become lukewarm, so the maid quickly brewed another.
“Are you sure, my lady? You’ve made quite a few enemies with them, you know?”
“I bought it for a bargain. They must be satisfied. More importantly, now that I’ve acquired the milling company, I can sell flour with confidence. I wonder if Sakimori will be happy?”
With a mischievous smile, Serika placed her hand on her cheek and squirmed, looking coy. The maid gazed at her fondly. She was a woman who had been hired by Serika just before being cast out of the inner town. A few years ago, after the appearance of monsters from a dungeon, her husband had been killed, and she had been living off her savings with her newborn child.
She had been in despair, thinking she wouldn’t survive in the outer town, when Serika had offered her a job. She was deeply grateful and thought of the young albino girl as a daughter.
Before meeting Amano Sakimori, Serika had appeared kind and cheerful on the surface, but the maid knew that inside, she had been cold, rational, and a lonely girl.
So now, seeing Serika’s expressive and joyful demeanor made the maid happy. She wished for her happiness. Though Amano Sakimori was much older, the maid honestly hoped Serika would find someone her own age. But since she seemed happy, it wasn’t something she needed to voice. Relationships between men and women were complicated, and love couldn’t be stopped just because someone said to.
“I hinted at how easily I could crush your milling company if you didn’t comply, but it was impossible without the right sales channels. If the milling companies had united to drive me out, I wouldn’t have been able to crush them so easily. Now that I have the channels, even if other companies try to obstruct me, it won’t matter.”
The girl, hailed as a genius inventor, was also a genius in business. In the past two years, her wealth had multiplied hundreds of times. She skillfully maneuvered through the feuding families and would soon become number four in the inner town.
She now had a fortune so large she could indulge in luxury for the rest of her life without ever spending it all.
“What’s next on the schedule?”
Smiling happily, Serika put the contract into a safe and tilted her head to ask the maid.
“This afternoon, you have a meeting scheduled with Her Excellency Taira Konoha and Takeda Shingen-sama.”
“Ah, the preserved foods discussion, huh? I need to have a say in that too.”
Chuckling, the maid hesitated and, in a roundabout way, asked a question that had been on her mind.
“My lady, do you… like Amano Sakimori? In that case, wouldn’t it be better if you didn’t get involved? Wouldn’t Amatsugahara Corporation make a bigger profit?”
She couldn’t bring herself to ask outright if Serika loved him, so she asked indirectly. It was clear she liked Amano Sakimori, but it was strange that she had taken several companies and inventions that were supposed to belong to Amatsugahara Corporation.
But Serika, after a moment of confusion, burst out laughing.
“Of course I love Amano Sakimori. But business is business. Love has no place in making money.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, that’s how it is. Sakimori understands that too. Now, let’s have lunch. This bread isn’t filling enough, so please bring something heavier.”
With a wry smile, the maid thought again that relationships between men and women were complicated, and she went off to request lunch from the kitchen.