14 – Lapis Lazuli Refinement 6

The moment of boiling passion passed, and Bahamut and Bertina sat facing each other again in their clothes.

Although Bertina still felt her body tremble because the afterglow of the moment before was so strong, this level of sensation was sufficiently controllable.

‘It’ll be pickled again soon anyway… but that’s something to think about later. Now that it’s like this, at least let the remaining people survive…’

It was Bertia who had usually only regarded the people around her as tools for success.

Although they didn’t show it well on the outside, their true intentions were, and in fact, those who had become useless had been quietly purged without any mercy.

However.. after losing everything he had, the remaining people began to step on his eyes.

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No matter how much it was a tool, it was true that he had some attachment to it.

With that thought in mind, Bertina watched Bahamut as she slowly took out documents from her bag.

“Okay then, sign here. It doesn’t matter if you read the contents, but you know that you have no right to refuse, right?”

“yes. I know..”

That said, in order to create even a little room for negotiation, Bertina began to carefully read through the documents prepared by Bahamut.

By the way..

“… What is… this is…”

“Why? Do you not like the conditions that much?”

“Ah..no.. not like that..”

Feeling bewildered, Bertina examines the contents of the document once more.

However, no matter how many times I read it, the content contained in it was the same.

‘No.. it can’t be.. there must be a trap.. somewhere else, obviously..’

Bertina hurriedly rummaged through all the other documents and checked the contents again and again.

However… no matter how much I searched, it was not contained in it.

The content about completely purging Bertina and abolishing the Uranus Merchant…

‘why? that one is the winner You have the right to take everything. In the name of the Veden Merchant, the entire Holy Empire could be covered. By the way…’

Some of the expected contents were included.

Uranus’ leash will be held in Beden’s hands, and appropriate control is possible if necessary.

In addition, it was written that Bertina would become a subordinate of Bahamut – a slave to be exact.

However, this is only a contract known only to the parties that are made in an invisible place.

From the point of view of those who do not know the inside story, not much has changed on the surface.

Uranus still belongs to Bertina, and operates autonomously under Bertina’s command.

It is only there that the alliance with Beden is formed in the form of holding hands in the eyes of others.

Of course, in reality, he was being held on a leash, but at least that was the case on the outside.

If this happens, the Uranus side will of course have to give up some gains.

I had to hand over the stakes in some of the businesses that were specified, and I had to step back if there was a conflict with the Beden side in running the guild, and sometimes direct or indirect interference could come in.

However… Uranus Merchant and Bertina were still able to survive as the Empire’s largest Mercenary.

Instead of being put on a leash and having his hair cut off, his limbs were unharmed.

It was an overly lenient treatment from the point of view of the worst situation.

‘No way.. did this man make a mistake? No… it can’t be. I’m not the kind of person who would make such a thorough preparation and mess with the finish. If so… why the hell…’

She thought that the entire corps would belong, and Bertina would lose all rights and become a slave, unable to do anything except lick Bahamut’s feet.

At the excessively generous treatment given to her, Bertina began to carefully examine the man in front of her eyes.

“Why?..”

“yes? what?”

“Why did I… show mercy to the Uranus Merchant to this extent?” he asked. If it were you now, would you be able to swallow everything whole?”

“Hmm… well? Why would you do that?”

Bahamut smiles naturally even at this question and spins the story around

Regarding this, Bertina spoke in a strong tone, feeling that the patience she had maintained until now was breaking for the first time.

“tell me. No matter how enslaved I am, I must hear the reason.”

Bertina’s words raised for the first time

In response, Bahamut showed a slightly serious expression and spoke in a calm tone.

“Ha.. well.. there are several reasons, but.. um.. yes.. if I have to say.. I don’t want to shoot commercial war season 2.. should I say..?”

“!…”

The moment Bertina heard those words, it started to feel like a light was turned on in her head.

If the Beden Corps swallows the Uranus Corps here, they will surely be able to hold an enormous power in their hands.

But… then it was clear that the Veden Merchant Merchant would receive the attention of subjects from all over the continent unlike before, and this was highly likely to cause a bloody battle with the existing forces, just as the Uranus Merchant Merchant did in the past.

In the case of Bertina, even if such a situation came up, she would have been willing to draw her sword and go to war, but this man named Bahamut did not seem to like it.

‘Well… each person’s personality is different… There may be people like me who take pleasure in fighting and defeating opponents, but there may be others who don’t…’

Bertina herself acknowledged that she was more aggressive than others.

In the first place, even though there were sufficient ways to solve this situation peacefully with time to spare, the problem arose because it was trying to deal with it aggressively and at once.

If you are in a position that hates this kind of competition, it was a number of cases that you could think of.

‘And leaving me at this level… maybe that’s what it means. If you dare, try again. At that time, I will let you taste the same humiliation as now..’

There would be convenience in management right now, but on the other hand, it was also a dangerous act, like keeping the enemy’s leader alive.

But… just now, as she had been trampled on physically and mentally so thoroughly that she gave up everything just now, Bertina was convinced of Bahamut’s confidence and judged that she would actually have that ability.

And in that conclusion, Bertina had to revise her evaluation of the man named Bahamut in front of her once more.

‘He’s a scary person.. He doesn’t like pulling out a knife himself, but he’s someone who can hold the other person’s back more firmly than anyone else…”

As she thought about that, she broke out into a cold sweat, and at the same time, a light smile began to form on Bertina’s lips.

It wasn’t simply because of the consolation of having been able to preserve the substance without losing everything.

‘Of all the people I’ve ever met… Has there ever been a man like this?..’

In terms of strategy, psychologically, and physically, she is a great man who succeeded in capturing her at once.

Recognizing that fact, Bertina started sending hot eyes to her ‘master’ in front of her eyes.

‘Maybe… I don’t know if this side will be fun… This man’s underling… No, living as a slave.’

On the other hand, Bahamut, the object of Bertina’s approval, was breathing a sigh of relief.

‘Haa.. I’m glad. It’s a moderately thrown word, but I think I somehow understand it.’

Somehow, he felt that his eyes were shining a little more than before, but he was relieved by the fact that Bahamut gave an appropriately decent answer to Bertina’s question.

In Bertina’s eyes, Bahamut had enough power to win, but was reflected as a lofty wolf who simply didn’t like fighting… but the reality was a little different from her thoughts.

The reason why Bahamut completed the work in line with preserving Bertina’s power and profiting moderately.

It was simply because he didn’t have the confidence to digest the Uranus guild.

‘Right now, even just one Schwyz is wasting my morning time. Ask me to manage the entire Holy Empire? absolute bunch. I don’t have much free time and there are many places I want to visit, but I don’t want to be a workaholic, sitting at a desk and being overworked all day.’

As a bonus, it was questionable whether the members of the Uranus Mercenary would follow Bahamut’s words well, and if something like the 2nd Commercial War broke out in the middle of it, it was obvious that a real living hell would begin from then on, so from Bahamut’s point of view, this was the best option. .

Of course, if the merger of the Uranus Merchant was completely successful, its majesty and power would be great.

If it was a giant guild that controlled the Holy Empire and Schwitz, the center of continental trade, its prestige could have made the entire continent tremble.

However, in the first place, the reason why Bahamut was working hard at the top was to secure a safe zone by making a lot of money and building a solid network based on it, not becoming a public enemy of merchants from all continents.

Considering the future, it is necessary to secure enough power, but there is no need to go through unnecessary hardships by overdoing the conspicuous expansion of power.

‘My goal is to suck honey safely, so this is enough. With this incident, the Uranus Merchant Merchants are able to bring in quite a bit of profit, so even that alone is already a hit. I also have a leash on it, so I can use it when I’m in a hurry.’

Of course, there would be a risk that the Uranus Merchant Corps would stab him in the back in the future. It is impossible for the current Bahamut to make preparations up to that point in advance. I had no choice but to go there and think about it.

‘Well… Considering what will happen in the future, I don’t think Bertina can afford to do that, but…’

So Bahamut made money anyway, so I decided to come to a simple conclusion about this matter to the extent that it was good.

Without even thinking about how highly Bertina in front of her was valuing herself.