The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 185

“A luxurious mansion with an annual rent of over 2000 pounds. Around 3 to 5 carriages. Around 30 servants.”

Avena thought for a moment and added, “And also regularly host banquets for the neighbors.”

“Hiss…”

Ciel took a sharp breath upon hearing this.

No wonder Avena felt that a few thousand pounds wasn’t much, and even selling the mine for fifty thousand wasn’t enough… At this rate of spending, ten thousand pounds could be squandered in a year.

Ciel mused about how much money she might have left with Avena and asked, “Then… what about me?”

Avena thought for a moment and said, “Based on your weekly salary at Deton Manor… consider it similar to Amy’s, since you can only buy a barony for now.”

A weekly salary of 35 pounds, an annual salary of 1820 pounds. More than 1000 pounds would have to be put into maintaining appearances… and that wasn’t even including food and banquet expenses.

Now Ciel understood why there were so many bankrupt nobles. To maintain such terrifying living expenses and so-called “face,” the amount of money that needed to be poured in was simply too much…

Ciel rubbed her flat chest, feeling a little heartache for the money she had never met.

“Oh, right. What about Adele? She’s not a noble.”

Ciel finally remembered someone who was currently completely broke. She looked at Avena and asked, “Where will Adele live?”

“Adele…”

Avena lowered her head and thought for a moment. She said, “If her laboratory is still on the same scale as before, renting a 4-bedroom house with an annual rent of around 250 pounds should be enough.”

Ansu’s land prices are really expensive… 250 pounds could buy a 4-bedroom house in Berren City…

She wondered if Adele would faint on the spot when she heard this price.

Ciel sighed slightly.

Seeing Ciel sigh, Avena asked, “What’s wrong, Ciel?”

“Being a noble is so troublesome.” Ciel grumbled, “Then won’t we be able to live together every day?”

Hearing Ciel complain about this, Avena’s cheeks flushed slightly. She turned her gaze away and looked out the window, saying expressionlessly, “After all, we haven’t formally… But you can visit and stay over every day. It’s not a big deal…”

Ciel was complaining about the same thing she was thinking of. This gave Avena a sweet, indescribable feeling in her heart.

Lucy took Ciel and Avena to see several houses. These houses were fixed assets of Deton Group, but high-level executives within the Group were also allowed to rent them. The internal prices were much lower than those offered by external real estate agencies.

Even the kind of extremely large luxurious mansion with a large garden that Avena needed, Lucy had the authority to rent.

After finalizing a few houses, walking along the path in St. Itherine Garden, Lucy leaned in beside Ciel and whispered, “Miss Ciel, I have something I’d like to report to you.”

“What is it?” Ciel looked at Lucy and asked.

“The reward from the company for the previous incident has been finalized. 3000 pounds. I will directly transfer it to your employee card… And also…”

Lucy took a deep breath, preventing the smile on her face from becoming too unrestrained.

“At tomorrow’s board meeting, there will be discussions about my new personnel appointment… I did a little digging. It seems I am going to be exceptionally promoted to Executive Director.”

“Congratulations.”

Ciel smiled and nodded. She wasn’t sure what kind of position an Executive Director was within Deton Group, but judging by Lucy’s excited expression, it must be quite a good one.

“This is all thanks to you. If it weren’t for you, it would be difficult for me, Lucy, to reach this point. I must thank you.”

Lucy slightly bowed.

Avena, who was also listening to all this, spoke up for Ciel:

“A Tier 3 in Deton Group can already hold a managerial position. You have been an Executive Commissioner handling various matters, so it’s normal to be promoted directly to Executive Director, bypassing the General Manager position. Both are frontline positions. They believe you have sufficient ability to handle it.”

“Oh, no, no. This all happened so smoothly thanks to Miss Avena’s help… Since we’ve finished looking at houses, I won’t disturb you two further. I shall take my leave.”

Lucy smiled and pulled out a business card, handing it to Avena and Ciel, saying, “If you need anything, just come to Deton Group with this and find me. I will also visit you another day to express my thanks.”

Ciel took the black and gold card with embossed relief. Large golden capital letters were written on it in a classic, simple serif font.

【DETON GROUP – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – Lucy Silva】

Well, well. The business cards are already printed? Printed so many? This definitely wasn’t printed recently, was it?

After Ciel put away the business card and said goodbye to Lucy, watching Lucy leave in the carriage, Ciel and Avena exchanged glances. It was clear that both were trying hard not to laugh.

“Dealing with people like Miss Silva is relatively easy,”

Avena smiled and shook her head, saying, “Loyal to profit, understands how to prioritize and maintain boundaries.”

“What kind of position is an Executive Director? In Ansu City?”

Ciel was more curious about this. Understanding this would allow her to utilize Lucy more effectively.

“Being an Executive Director in a giant monopolistic enterprise is truly entering the ranks of power… Most importantly, this is not just a company, but also a transcendent organization.”

Avena thought for a moment and replied, “To put it simply, the resources and manpower she can mobilize are more than those of a church Archbishop.”

So powerful?

Ciel slightly nodded, understanding Lucy’s power at this moment.

Nia and Tara had been following behind the two the entire time. Upon hearing this sentence, Tara suddenly looked up, seemingly wanting to refute, but after thinking about it, she endured and lowered her head.

A regular Archbishop didn’t have as many transcendent students as Tara did.

After the two had lunch at a restaurant outside, Avena opened a newspaper of the day. Upon seeing the information on the front page, Avena’s expression slightly changed. She reached out and handed the newspaper in her hand to Ciel.

“Ciel, take a look.” Avena handed over the Canal News.

Ciel took the newspaper and looked at the words on it. Her expression was slightly surprised.

【Possibility of Solving the North Ansu Food Crisis】

【—Professor Ashford of the Ansu Physicians’ Association Publishes Paper, Claiming to Have Found a Plant Immune to “Rotting Disease”】

Ashford has also arrived in Ansu? He announced this matter so quickly?

Undoubtedly, this would definitely occupy the headlines of major news outlets. Ashford would also become the most prominent “target.”

He was someone who kept his word.

Ciel put down the newspaper and took a sip of tea.

Next, it remained to be seen how the situation would develop.