The Villainess with a Heroine Harem

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Although the higher-ups in the White Deer Corporation were vaguely aware of the true 'intentions' of those at the top, the steps that had to be taken still couldn't be skipped, and the hoops they had to jump through, they had to make the effort to jump through anyway, no matter how pointlessly difficult it seemed.

It was impossible for them to still not understand how Noelle handled 'slackers' after so many years, after all. If someone so much as tried to make their case of their assigned task being 'pointless' and how everything would be fine even if they took it easy, that was simply asking for a one-way ticket to overwork hell.

Since they couldn't argue with Noelle, and looking for the 'ruling family' would result in even worse outcomes, the only other option left for them was to diligently work on whatever they were told to.

Even if it seemed to be pointless and a waste of their efforts, such as little Emi's debut, and the introduction of White Deer's new line of products in Carmen.

Fortunately, with the more than generous funding from the top, most of the matters at the ground level hardly caused much trouble for the employees of White Deer.

If it doesn't work the first time, just throw more money at it.

Carmen was famous for giving trouble to new corporations when they tried to set up their business, as almost all of them end up fleeing within the first year, while those that are desperate may last for up to five.

Naturally, such stubbornness usually only led to a continuous loss of their resources until they had nothing left, but with White Deer's size and capability, no one felt very worried in that regard.

Even if they were to bleed a little, it would only be considered a minor loss financially. The loss of face might be more significant, of course, but that also wasn't something to worry about too much with 'Princess Emilia' on their side.

The only 'unfortunate' part of the equation for White Deer's staff was that Noelle had expressly issued orders forbidding them from bribing any gangsters or unlawful elements to make things easier, and they could only either directly 'deal' with them, or report them to the top to 'take care of'.

"That bunch of gangsters from yesterday refused to let us into the venue again. They say that unless we pay them the 'charges', it's impossible for them to let us use it according to the 'rules'."

"Didn't we already report it to the police three days ago?"

"Yeah, but you know how it is. If reporting to the police worked in Carmen, it wouldn't be in the state it's currently in, would it?"

Although it was a bitter pill to swallow, none of the staff present could deny it.

There was a reason they didn't feel safe to move with their families here despite the corporation's more than generous housing, after all.

It was better to bear loneliness for a few months than to go through eternal separation because of their overconfidence in the White Deer.

Obviously, the staff wasn't very optimistic about their own corporation's ability to take care of its own in Carmen, but it wasn't without reason.

One of them couldn't help but groan. "If we were in Blue Dawn, this would never happen. Those gangsters would have already been cleaned up by now, and we would be taking care of our business with peace of mind." He sighed. "I guess we can only report it to the higher-ups."

His coworker rolled his eyes. "Those gangsters wouldn't exist in Blue Dawn to begin with! We just gotta work with what we got, man. That salary hike when we transferred was there for a reason."

The other man coughed in embarrassment. "I'm not complaining, but… I don't think this is gonna work out very well. I'm not sure who decided to do it this way, but while it's a noble idea to not feed the vermin preying on the weak, sometimes it's better to just compromise and get on with your own life. Why make things harder for ourselves if it's not going to change anything?"

Obviously, to make the law enforcement make a move when they didn't want to would require either political pressure, or enough 'motivation', which would definitely put a dent in the corporation's coffers.

None of the staff believed it would be 'cheaper' than just paying the goons directly, and it took so much longer to boot, making them feel even more helpless.

His coworker sighed. "Tell that to the boss. Now we can just wait for them to negotiate with the police or whatever it is that they plan to do. We just have to bear with it until they finally realize that this is Carmen, the land of goons, not Blue Dawn."

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The staff naturally had no idea that what they considered a 'major inconvenience' was actually a big opportunity in the eyes of their 'boss'.

In fact, it was no accident that the site where the first commercial little Emi was supposed to be shooting happened to be in an area heavily controlled by one of the most ferocious gangs in the region.

From drugs to organ trading, these 'people' operated in every 'field' known to the thug-kind, and their annual turnover even exceeded many world-renowned corporations.

Although they might be a bit meeker when facing the name of the Nightingale clan and Gray Wolfe within Carmen due to their long-established reputation, the intimidation factor of the White Deer Corporation was simply too weak. They were just outsiders with some money in their pockets, and simply had no bite to accompany their barks as far as the goons were concerned.

Law enforcement invited by the big corporations? They would be informed long before any raids happened, and would just have to pretend to flee from the area for a while, if that. And they would be getting a good 'cut' from whatever the big idiots paid to get the whole circus into motion on top. Win-win all around.

As for the fearing the name of 'Princess Emilia' and her 'Knights'? That was just a joke to people like them.

They were just weak little sheltered babies, no, more 'merchandise' in their hands, even! If anything, those overconfident idiots would just be delivering more business to their door if they came to complain, and putting more money in their pockets. Was there any reason to complain about such a thing?

If they had more such enemies, perhaps they would smile even in their sleep!

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