The Villainess with a Heroine Harem

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With the usual arrogance and pride of Amos, Emilia naturally didn't believe that he would come to believe that his biggest backing was just 'lost' so easily. At the very least, something must have happened to make it so he couldn't deny it even if he wanted to, something so big that it was simply impossible for Amos to continue deluding himself.

Naturally, while Noelle knew about many of Emilia's strange abilities as well as her 'origin', she had no idea how her 'missions' worked. But the gray-haired girl was only silent for a moment before she sighed. "Your intuition is scary sometimes, Emilia…"

The crimson-haired girl could only chuckle sheepishly. "Thank you?"

Although she knew that the younger girl couldn't see it, Noelle still couldn't help but shake her head with a smile. "How smug. Anyway, I was just about to call to tell you about this anyway, so listen. Just a little while ago, Oriana announced that the Black Tiger Corporation is now a state-owned enterprise, with the original founding family no longer having any control over its operations. I'm still looking into how it happened, but…"

Although she'd already had some suspicions along the same vein, as otherwise her mission wouldn't have been completed, Emilia still couldn't help but be stunned. "Wait, do you know what happened to Amos and his father, then?!"

If someone told her that this was some clever trick by the Black Tiger in which they infiltrated the government of Oriana or something of that sort, Emilia definitely wouldn't believe it.

After all, her mission would definitely not have been completed had that been the case, right?

That being said, Emilia still found it hard to believe that the Black Tiger Corporation was effectively 'gone' just like that. Not to mention the presence of the hero and his father, a behemoth like that shouldn't have fallen so quickly no matter how effective their opponents were!

Plus, while the crimson-haired girl was well aware of just how ruthless the government of Oriana could be, she didn't believe that even they would be able to take over the Black Tiger Corporation so quickly without either Amos or Mr. Black's help.

But why would either of them help their enemy? In Emilia's mind, it made no sense.

Unfortunately, Noelle seemed to know just as much about the matter as she did. "No one seems to know where either of them might be, but everyone under my command is doing their best to figure it out."

Even with two of her three missions now completed, Emilia couldn't help but feel a little uneasy about the fact that she no longer knew the position and status of the hero.

After all, while she may not care much about his misery normally, Emilia's mission would also fail miserably if the hero really died before she was done with the last part.

But although she was slightly frustrated, the crimson-haired girl would naturally never blame Noelle for it when she knew that the older girl must already be doing everything she could.

In the end, she could only sigh. "It's fine, Noelle, don't worry too much about it. Once you're done dealing with the remaining matters, bring everyone back to the prime minister's residence. We need to regroup and head back soon."

In fact, had Emilia not wanted to meet with Bellatrix when she returned from her impromptu trip to Oriana, they might have already left.

The gray-haired girl on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment before she coughed awkwardly. "A-Are you sure about letting me bring Justine over there? She's been, well, quite deliriously happy ever since she 'succeeded' in her task. I'm not sure how she'll behave around you."

Emilia couldn't help but giggle. "Don't make her sound like a wild beast in heat, Noelle. I'm sure Justine is still perfectly capable of being civil in public."

As for Rhea and Kristie, there was no need to worry about anyone suspecting anything strange with the prime minister openly backing them up. Even if someone could guess Emilia's involvement in everything, it wouldn't really hurt her as long as they had no way to prove it.

Noelle also knew it would be pointless to argue with the crimson-haired beauty once she'd made up her mind, and could only shrug helplessly. "As you wish then, see you soon."

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Since it was still early in the morning, and neither Crystal nor Dixie were awake, Emilia comfortably spent the next few hours doing her own research online.

Although she already more or less understood the situation with the Black Tiger Corporation, at least on the surface, it still took her a while to truly confirm what must have happened.

"Huh… so the valuation of the Gray Wolfe Corporation suffered drastically once it was revealed that the murderer of their 'heir' was Amos, and that the estranged twins who bore a grudge against their own father might be leading the Corporation in the future?"

With how much they suffered the last time they butted heads with the Black Tiger, even though they managed to dish out a lot more damage in return, Emilia naturally didn't find people's reaction too surprising.

Of course, the crimson-haired girl also knew that such a dip was only temporary, and would naturally recover as long as the Gray Wolfe's endeavors continued on the right track.

Who could have imagined, however, that this 'temporary' dip from the Gray Wolfe Corporation just happened to coincide with a sharp spike in the White Deer's valuation?

Not only did it cause a worldwide sensation as the coveted first spot was finally snatched away from the Gray Wolfe after so long, but it must also have been witnessed by the hero somehow!

Emilia couldn't help but grin as she thought about it. "Well, at least I know that wherever he is, Amos must be able to receive only select, filtered news."

After all, almost everyone knew that the White Deer's takeover of the first spot was only momentary. But had the hero been made aware of it, Emilia knew that there was no way her mission would have been completed!

It wasn't really much of a clue, but having some direction to her search was still infinitely better than being completely aimless.

Emilia couldn't help but tap her cheek with a thoughtful smile. "Don't worry, Amos, I know you must be feeling miserable right now, so… I won't let you wait too long."

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