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With her second mission already completed, Emilia's next focus was obviously on her first task — getting the White Deer to be the number one in the world, and making the Black Tiger go bankrupt.
Although it seemed to be incredibly difficult, Emilia believed it was much easier to complete than her third mission, which required her to become a 'winner' in love, career, and even public perception!
The White Deer Corporation's current rank in the world, in terms of total assets owned by a private entity, was third. And for the Black Tiger, it was now down to fifth.
Naturally, getting the White Deer Corporation to become the number one in the world wasn't easy, and making the Black Tiger go bankrupt was even harder. Emilia never had any doubts about that.
But of the two, the first one was somewhat 'easier' to do, and getting stronger would allow her to destroy Black Tiger more thoroughly as well, so that was where Emilia had set her sights next.
With the hero more or less incapacitated, and Mr. Black being occupied trying to recoup his recent losses, and being in no way prepared to face her next schemes, Emilia considered the next few years to be critical for her success.
Naturally, it was impossible for her to be unaware of the 'rival' that occupied the current number one spot, since there was no way she could defeat an opponent she didn't even know.
The 'Gray Wolfe' wasn't very similar to the White Deer and the Black Tiger, since it was partially owned by the Carmen country's government, but most of their decisions were still made by the Gray family.
Emilia was aware that the current chairman of the corporation was a man named Roderick Gray, who was also considered the head of the family for the Grays. He had three children in total, two from his deceased wife and one from his current one.
Of the three, Alexander Gray was the youngest, and also the only son of the 'current couple'.
As all of this information had been looked up by herself whenever she was free, however, Emilia's research hadn't been very detailed, and she had yet to see what these 'children' looked like.
To say that Emilia was shocked to discover that the hooligan who had hounded the two of them outside the restaurant that day was one of the heirs to the largest corporation in the world would be an understatement.
After all, everything from his attitude and demeanor to the aura he exuded just screamed 'mediocre', and Emilia had never suspected that the guy was anything but a nouveau riche, if that.
Noelle couldn't help but turn stiff when the crimson-haired beauty climbed onto her lap and pressed an affectionate kiss on her cheek.
The soft, jelly-like feeling against her face combined with the fragrance of the beauty on her lap, and the gray-haired girl almost forgot what they were talking about.
"I thought you decided to ignore me when I told you to look into who those hooligans are to teach them a lesson, but it's good that you're secretly so obedient!"
But while Emilia was still trying to snuggle into her embrace, the report long forgotten on the sofa, the older girl interrupted her with an embarrassed cough. "W-Well… I really didn't mean to, but these guys actually tried to 'investigate' you, so… it ended up catching my attention."
Emilia blinked. "What? You didn't listen—! No, wait… he tried to investigate me?"
But although she was surprised, Emilia soon realized that it made sense. With how domineering and unreconciled that Alexander guy had looked, it wasn't much of a shock that he would try to seek them out even after kicking the iron plate once.
She wouldn't have thought he was an idiot if he looked sensible enough to learn his lesson in just one try, after all.
The only thing she didn't understand was how the Gray Wolfe's people could be so incompetent. Had it been Noelle, even if she couldn't find out what she wanted, at the very least she would never expose her own tail to the enemy, right?
Noelle could more or less see her thoughts on Emilia's face, so she once again handed her the report with a sigh. "Maybe if you read the whole thing first before harassing me, you wouldn't be so confused now, little boss."
The crimson-haired beauty glared at her with a pout, and Noelle was barely able to resist biting the gorgeous girl's lips. 'Fuck, why do they look so juicy and soft up close?'
Secretly, she debated installing a glass barrier in the office so whenever Emilia came here she would be able to safely stay on the other side. But Noelle soon shrugged that idea off.
It would be a waste of money, after all. As a dutiful employee, she could only bear with this harassment.
Unaware of her companion's thoughts, Emilia soon finished going through the report and realized what she had been missing.
Apparently, both Alexander's father and mother favored him over the other two siblings, since he was 'their' only son. But neither of the old wife's children was a soft persimmon, and they already had considerable sway in the corporation.
If they were 'discarded' just like that, the consequences would be unimaginable, and it was highly unlikely that Alexander would be able to win any favors within the corporation, either.
Therefore, in order to hand over the company without causing too much trouble, they had organized a 'competition'. This was a well-known fact within the top echelons of the corporation, but everyone else was kept in the dark.
Emilia couldn't help but be impressed that Noelle had managed to dig it out, and completely forgave the gray-haired girl for teasing her before as she pressed another soft kiss on the girl's cheek. "You did so well, baby."
The older girl scoffed, though the blush on her face ended up betraying her thoughts, and Emilia couldn't help but shake her head with a smile as she continued going through the report.
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