System vs Rebirth

"Are you sure about this, Master? If you provoked him like that, I’m afraid that Matthew won’t swallow it just like that." Maxwell’s student walked beside him, expressing his concern.

"That’s fine. He has been insolent this whole time, so it’s good to put him in his place." Maxwell sighed. "Of course, we have to tighten our security, but I don’t think we have to worry about it that much. After all, he will be busy with something else."

"Something else?" He frowned. "Now that I think about it, why don’t you take over his business before spitting on his face?"

"I’m here just to stop here. Besides, I’m not that interested in his business. You should know that our company has a few trademark goods, right?"

"Yes. None of them is actually clashing with him."

"That’s how it is. I don’t plan to seize his company. My job is to stop him here and get rewarded with money. The one who has to deal a killing blow is Zephyr, while the one who will clean everything up is Theressa."

"!!!" His disciple’s expression brightened. "Ah. She has indeed multiple goods aligned with Matthew’s. I see. So, she will be the one doing all the hard work while we get some reward as thanks?"

"That’s how it is. Still, I don’t expect that Zephyr is able to do it. I first thought that Zephyr didn’t have the ability to do it. In fact, I doubted the lord when he was assigned Zephyr’s role. I thought he doubted my skill. It turned out I was the one who had a short sight.

"The Lord must have realized Zephyr’s strength since the beginning. By asking me to be the face, he managed to direct everyone’s attention to me, which allowed us to defeat them more smoothly."

His student gasped. "So, everything is going according to the marquis’ plan?"

"You don’t know how far ahead he has seen. He gives me another trump card in case things go awry, but I guess there’s no need to use it. Let’s leave the cleanup to Theressa." noveldrama

"Yes."

…

As Maxwell said, the one who would swallow all the businesses Matthew had was none other than Theressa.

"Ma’am. We have crushed the stores in three regions. We’ll be continuing to the north." His assistant reported.

"Do it. Don’t hesitate to use our money. We can simply make it back after seizing this bastard’s assets. We will make him as poor as possible." Theressa grinned.

"Yes."

Theressa crossed her arms, thinking, ’The gap between me and Matthew is not that big, but due to this setback, we should be able to move past Matthew and approach Maxwell’s level.

’However, Matthew is still a talented merchant. If she is not taken care of completely, he still has the chance to come back.

’That’s why the plan is not only to destroy his companies but also his connections. This way, we don’t have to worry about him rising back up.

’If only we can deliver the last blow, which is killing Matthew…’ Theressa fell silent before realizing something. ’Wait a minute. There might not be a need to do it. Doesn’t the Ardagan family have the rumored number one assassin in the kingdom, Dimitri? Are they trying to kill him and making it look like a suicide?

’As expected of Marquis Ardagan, even without him here, everything is still going according to his plan.’ Theressa paused for a moment. ’Still, I have never thought that pushover Zephyr managed to cut off their supplies. It seems I have underestimated him too much this whole time.’

…

No one realized at that time that Zephyr was also confused about what happened. The culprit behind it was none other than the third princess.

Countess Christina was kneeling on one knee, asking politely, "Your Highness… Are you sure it’s alright to do this? Won’t the people realize it?"

"Don’t worry, Countess." The Third Princess shook her head. "I have done it as cleanly as possible. Even if they know it’s me, they can’t help but doubt themselves. Can I, a doll princess, do such a thing?

"Playing as if I’m a doll for over 18 years… I guess it’s worth it. With this, not a lot of people will believe I’ve done anything big."

Christina fell silent for a moment.

"Instead of worrying about me, you should focus on the follow-up. The people in the royal faction should be panicking right now. The people in the neutral faction will definitely watch the situation and even start thinking about switching to the marquis’ side.

"We have to take part in it as well. Find anyone that can be loyal to me. With this setback, I will seize 30% of the entire power of this kingdom.

"My father has fallen from grace, the rumored uncle Third Prince has joined the dark side and still moves mysteriously, and the rest of the throne’s candidates are not capable.

"If I don’t take the throne, the Muivell Kingdom might disappear. That’s why I have to make a move right now.

"By doing so, Marquis Ardagan will see me favorably and even help me back for me to seize the throne. All I want him to know is that I can be his ally. Even if I have to be a puppet king… I won’t let the Muivell Kingdom disappear.

"Besides, helping his disciple at this time is much better than dealing with the marquis himself. Although his disciples are talented, they lack the brilliance of the marquis." The Third Princess smirked. "Get ready. One more setback and we’ll seize the dominance in the court. It’s time for my father to abdicate the throne."

"Understood!" Christina lowered her head.

…

While they were focused on the battle between merchants, those who had done their jobs could finally let out a sigh of relief, especially those who didn’t have any other roles after accomplishing their first objective.

Milfa squinted her eyes before asking out loud, "Please tell me. How much do I not know about the current situation?" Explore more adventures at NovelBin.Côm

Raven and Silvester exchanged looks while Leysha had a troubled face before ultimately teasing her. "Gosh. I wonder what I should do. I can’t really tell you about it since you’re an outsider… How about marrying Dimitri? I can tell you legally that way."

"W-Wha—!" Milfa dropped her jaw as her face reddened.