A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires Volume 6 Part 1 by Hagure Metabo

Author:Hagure Metabo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, magic, fantasy world, nobility, OP protagonist, strong female lead, female protagonist, revenge
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Chapter 1: The City of the Dwarves

Two days after I received the vial of crystal thread from Grint, we left my residence.

“We’re going to the city of the dwarves, right, mama?”

“Yes, Alice,” I replied. “The Hephaest Marquessate used to be the country of the dwarves. It was called the Hephaest Kingdom then. When the empire started growing its sphere of influence, it was integrated into the empire without a fight as one of its regions.”

“There wasn’t a war?” Lunoa asked.

“No, Mireille replied. “At the time, the empire’s military was incredibly powerful. In comparison, the capital of the Hephaest Kingdom, which was located in a volcanic zone, relied heavily on food imports to survive. After the empire annexed Hephaest’s neighboring nations, the elites understood that they wouldn’t be able to win and chose to surrender before a war even started. In response, the emperor made the former king a marquess, and not a single drop of blood was spilled.”

“So the marquess is the king of the dwarves?” Misha asked.

“The current Marquess of Hephaest is the grandson of the last king,” Mireille told her.

Lunoa and Misha’s eyes widened in surprise at Mireille’s answers, but Alice seemed like she hadn’t really understood all of it. She gave up and started playing with Carol’s tail instead. As always, the carbuncle was perched on her head.

“If I’m not mistaken, Hephaest’s two main industries are exporting high-quality ores and trading weapons and precious alloys crafted from those ores with the dwarves’ advanced techniques,” Lunoa said.

“You’re correct,” I replied. “That hasn’t changed from the days of the Hephaest Kingdom.”

“Does this mean Traitre will be delving into that industry?” Misha asked.

“I’m not thinking of doing that at the moment,” I said. “The special magic ores that can be mined in the marquessate could be interesting ingredients for our cosmetics, but there are heavy restrictions on their import.”

“Even as a Special License holder, you weren’t given permission?!”

“Without a Special License, I wouldn’t even have been able to request it,” I said. “While Hephaest Marquessate is part of the empire, the way it’s governed is closer to that of a vassal state. Trade requests are made to the empire’s Merchants’ Guild, but the marquess has the final say.”

“So to obtain permission, you’ll actually need to negotiate with the marquess himself.”

“If I were to put a branch store on the table, he might very well agree,” I said. “But I’m not certain increasing the number of our branches without proper thought is a good idea. I’d like to avoid that.”

“Why do you think so?” Lunoa asked. “Considering Traitre’s size, setting up a few more branches shouldn’t be too hard.”

Lunoa had truly grown a lot. She was right. At the moment, Traitre had the funds and personnel to set up new branches.

“You’re not wrong,” I said, “but I’d like to be more deliberate with them. Establishing a branch solely to gain access to their ore feels like a poor return.”

“What would convince you to open a branch in Hephaest, then?”

“At the moment, what Traitre needs most is access to new markets.

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