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The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent (Light Novel) - Volume 5, Behind the Scenes 01
Volume 5, Behind the Scenes 01
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Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
A knock echoed in the king’s office.
When the Prime Minister answered the knock, the door opened, and a young man entered the room.
“Oscar Dunkel from the Special Division here.”
“Thank you for your hard work. Come in.”
The person who had entered the office was the chairman’s assistant at Sei’s company, Oscar.
When he met Sei at the medicinal herb research institute, he was dressed as a merchant, but now he was dressed as a knight.
Unlike the attitude he had at the research institute, at this moment, he was very knight-like.
Oscar walked to the front of the king’s office desk at the request of the Prime Minister.
“Were you able to meet her?”
“Yes. Without a hitch. 【Saint-sama】is willing to start up the company. “
“Really? That’s good.”
The Prime Minister nodded in satisfaction at Oscar’s reply.
At first, it seemed like the new company was set up by Johan, the director of the medicinal herb research institute.
However, it was actually the King and the Prime Minister who were setting it up.
Including Oscar, all the people involved with the company were related to the royal palace.
“Did Franz also get into the company?”
“He’ll be the chairman.”
“Franz is there, so it’ll be fine.”
The King, who heard the name of the company chairman, Franz, from the Prime Minister, dropped his shoulders as if a heavy load was lifted from them.
For the top two most powerful people in the kingdom to have that much faith in him meant that Franz had great loyalty towards the royal family and his abilities were guaranteed.
Franz, like Oscar, was from the Special Division.
However, while Oscar is an active member, Franz has already retired.
Franz was originally an exclusive spy to the King, but since he really excelled at it, he ended up at the Special Division and has a unique history.
“Has anyone else come back besides Franz?”
“Yes. Some joined the company after Franz-dono called them,” Oscar answered the King’s question.
In addition to Franz, several other people from the Special Division and former officials were reemployed at the company.
The Special Division confirmed that those who were loyal to the royal family and could do business were employed at the company.
There was a reason for why they established a company with people who were related to the royal palace, starting with Franz and Oscar.
Johan reported that there were people who were trying to seize the previous company where Sei sold her cosmetics.
The cosmetics Sei made were trendy among the noble ladies.
The King and Prime Minister also knew that the products were flying off the shelves.
The company dealt with cosmetic products, but they were also a company who were on close terms with Johan’s family, the Waldeck House.
But, the King and Prime Minister didn’t say anything to the Waldeck House about this.
Because they knew that the Waldeck House had no ambitions to use the 【Saint】and that they gave profits to Sei at a reasonable rate.
However, the noble houses which Johan had brought up were different.
All of them were houses which held clear ambitions.
The Waldeck House have been able to deal with them until now, but lately, that’s gotten difficult.
The King and Prime Minister, who had expected this, first decided to do something about the company that was being targeted.
In fact, the discussions between the Waldeck House and the other Houses became rough while the royal palace was preparing, so the King’s and the Prime Minister’s predictions were correct.
The King and Prime Minister built a new company to take the eyes of the nobles off the company that the Waldeck House had connections with.
Of course, they made the owner Sei so that the other nobles wouldn’t complain.
It was natural for the person who came up with the product idea to be the owner.
And, they calculated that there would be no nobles who would publicly go against a company owned by the 【Saint】who stood on the same position as the King.
This was Sei, who didn’t want grandiose things like rank or fiefs.
Usually, she would have declined the offer of being owner too.
However, if they were to say that it would be difficult for nobles to mess with the company if she were to be owner, then she would reluctantly accept this role.
The royal palace was correct to think so because Sei had accepted the role of owner.
The establishment of the company was set up, and the next thing on the agenda was the employees.
They decided on this early on too.
As various nobles tried to touch the original company, all the employees of the new company were comprised of royal officials.
Led by cosmetics, the information Sei brings has a significant impact on the kingdom’s economy.
It is unknown what would happen if this information were to be carelessly passed into the hands of other nobles.
Or rather, the King and Prime Minister didn’t want this to happen.
Therefore, they decided to control the information by choosing royal officials as employees of the new company.
Among the employees of the new company, they also included guards for Sei.
It had just happened, but this was their original aim.
There were guards in places Sei would go, like the medicinal herb institute and the dining hall.
Up until now, Johan had handled the old company, but Sei will be taking over as lead from now on.
Therefore, they decided to employ guards at the new company as well.
“Okay. Continue to guard 【Saint-dono】and keep an eye on those who are acting suspiciously.”
“Understood.”
Oscar bowed in response to the King’s words and left the office.
The King sighed deeply when the door closed, and they couldn’t see Oscar’s back anymore.
The royal palace moved quickly to establish the company once Sei agreed to be the owner.
They decided on a place to set up the company, and Franz and Oscar were running around the place for the opening.
“Franz-san, this is what you asked for.”
“Thank you very much.”
In the chairman’s office on the second floor of the store, Oscar handed Franz documents that he had received from a court official.
The documents he had received from the royal palace were various permits necessary to set up the company.
As Franz looked over the documents, Oscar sat on the lounge suite to the side of Franz. .
“How are the customers acting?”
“Most of them are just watching for now.”
“I see.”
The ‘customers’ who Oscar was talking about are the nobles who interfered with the old company.
They heard about the new company from somewhere and decided to probe it out again.
Although the company hadn’t been completed yet, they were attracted by the cosmetic products.
They hadn’t openly publicised that the owner was the 【Saint】, but you could easily find this out with a little research, so a lot of the people who tried to interfere with the company stopped.
Although, there are exceptions.
Some tried to obtain confidential information during the rush at the opening.
Of course, their plots were blocked by Franz, and on the contrary, he was able to find out who they were.
“Oh, that’s right. Can you hand in these documents?” Franz, who had just looked through the documents, took a bundle of papers out of the locked drawer of his desk as if he had just remembered.
Oscar, who had received the documents, read the top few pages and laughed as if he was stunned.
“As expected of Franz-san. You work fast.”
“Thanks for the compliment.”
The documents that Oscar had just looked through bulleted each fraud carried out by the nobles who were the exceptions.
It carefully recorded the evidence of their fraud and where the proof was kept hidden.
Oscar could speak in admiration at Franz’s skills which hadn’t deteriorated even though he had retired.
This will eliminate the nobles who had become the exceptions.
I have to gather evidence first to do that, he thought as he rolled the documents up.
