Chapter 83 – The Later Talks of a Riot (Part 1)
[Iris’ POV]
Translators: ConformChild [Moon Bunny Cafe]
Editors: ConformChild [Moon Bunny Cafe]
When I returned to the employee area, I was greeted by a pale-faced Mimosa… I felt very sorry for making her worry about me.
“… Misa, I’m so sorry for making you worry.” (Iris)
Even though we were the only ones in the employee area, I called her Misa because that was the pseudonym we agreed to use when we were in the city.
“Alice, I was worried about you. I now understand your escorts’ feelings very well after watching you from over here. Well…” (Mimosa)
Mimosa sighed heavily. She could not bear the worry any longer and shriveled up. I knew it wasn’t possible for me to act placid and tranquil every time an incident happened, so I just stayed quiet and put a wry smile on my face.
We walked out of the store accompanied by Tanya.
“Well, I’m glad Lady Iris is safe and okay.” (Mimosa)
After walking a few more meters, Mimosa and I parted ways. Strangely enough, I did not really feel like touring the city anymore.
The next day, I noticed that I was strangely fatigued as I walked to my office as I usual.
Waiting for me was my desk with of course a large stack of documents waiting for me to look over. After looking at some of the papers for a while, I called up Tanya and had her bring in some tea so I could take a short break.
“… Tanya” (Iris)
“Yes.” (Tanya)
“I need a list of all of the problems that my excommunication has brought towards the company and in detail.” (Iris)
“I finished the report yesterday, and I have already ordered and inspected everything to make sure they are accurate.” (Tanya)
Tanya gave me a document filled with the data she compiled yesterday. As expected of Tanya. She’s such a diligent worker.
I flipped through the documents and looked through the data.
As a result of my excommunication, the total number of customers that were going to the Azura Conglomerate stores had decreased somewhat significantly.
All of the shops under the Azura Conglomerate, which I established, and all of the stores in the Armenia Territory had either been greatly or slightly affected.
It also gave the merchants in Armenia’s Chamber of Commerce a very hard time as they were associated with me through trade deals and the bank that I had established.
Although that crisis had already been resolved, the aftereffects of the excommunication were still torturing me and feeding away at my resolve.
Although I shouldn’t think of it this way, to be perfectly honest, the fact that the previous Pope and the Second Prince’s Faction did a significant amount of damage to my company is undeniable.
Another reason the Conglomerate started to decline was because of the lack of human resources. As soon as I become excommunicated, many core employees had suddenly quit because they didn’t want to be associated with a company that had an excommunicated person as the president. As a result, the majority of the stores run by the Azura Conglomerate were poorly maintained, which created a horrible impression on the local customers.
When I thought of this, my mind became very complicated as I needed to think of a solution to raise the reputation of the Azura Conglomerate fast.
As I thought about it more, I was suddenly hit by a fit of fatigue.
“… At that time, if Dean had not given me reliable connections with that priest and I was brought back into the church, the Azura Conglomerate may not even be a business today. … No, the Conglomerate in the Armenia Territories would still be maintained but outsourcing would be impossible.” (Iris)
Tanya nodded at my remark. In fact, as a result of the turmoil, I gained a connection with the most influential priest in the current church, Priest Ralph.
“… There’s no doubt that if it weren’t for Priest Ralph, Lady Iris’ claim would have lacked backing and Lady Iris’ evidence would have been deemed false and tampered. Lady Iris understands that fact, right? It’s a bit scary to think that all of the business under the Territory of Armenia would likely have taken a huge hit and most of them would probably have even been bankrupt.” (Tanya)
For Armenia, a territory that is very dependent on trade and economy, my excommunication would have destroyed its foundations and lost the citizens’ trust.
