The next morning it dawned sunny and bright.
Atleast, for Sera Dustwood.
She leisurely got up, rubbing her face all over the five thousand thread count bed covers, with a river view of lively lawns and sparkling water. Sera got up leisurely, like she has seen rich ladies do, and extended her hand, as if she wanted to be escorted, while her eyes were still closed.
What she did not expect was for cold fingers to touch her extended hand.
" Kyaaaaaaaaa…. " She screamed as she felt the touch, only to meet the eyes of a confused robot. With a sweet white oval face, and obliquely blinking round LED eyes.
" Greetings, Miss Dustwood ! I am Supreme Black Butler, 888. Please give me a name. " The robot asked in a sweet boy's voice.
" Go.. good morning. " Sera greeted him back.
In the game, there was a card type accessory for your home called butler. The highest of these game accessories was supreme black butler, which sold for hundred bucks. In the novel itself, it was never mentioned, save for a few twisted android novels. In the game, supreme black butler will increase your health recovery speed by 100 percent for the tier of the home you have. If you have a 1 tier home, it's doubled, if you have a 10 tier home, it will be ten times.
On top of it, the butler system is said to have been equipped with every skill needed to groom a young lady, starting from pedicure to hair styling, and even massage.
It is the ultimate home maker.
Sera looked at the robot.
It looked very intricate, with perfectly made limbs, following the golden ratio, for everything, including the head. It made Sera feel insecure about her body. That's how perfect the ratio of robot limbs was.
" Tian ! That will be your name from now on. " Sera named the android.
" Come on Tian ! Carry me to the bathroom. " She ordered.
Tian bent perfectly at the waist, placed hands under her waist and knees, then carried her to the bathroom.
Sera giggled as he placed her right in front of the sink.
He picked up the brush and paste without even an order, then turned the brush towards Sera so that she could easily pick up the tooth brush. Sera brushed her teeth, then held her brush sideways. Tian automatically received the Brush, then placed it at perfect orientation inside the stand.
Sera washed her face roughly, and Tian was ready with the towel as soon as she finished. She roughly dabbed it, then dropped the towel, holding her hand sideways.
Tian caught the towel, then carefully dropped it in fabrics to be washed.
" Young lady ! What would you like for breakfast ? " Tian asked.
" Hmm… What is there for breakfast ? " Sera asked curiously.
Tian pointed his finger into the air, immediately, the continental breakfast list popped up.
Simply put, it's a nutritional liquid ranging from one to ten thousand, with different kinds of pictures, different kinds of bottles, and different kinds of plates.
Summary is simple.
' No fresh food. '
" Tian ! Can't we get poached eggs with sausage here ? " Sera asked.
" Ofcourse, we can, Mistress. Our food synthesizer is capable of making any food you want. " Tian answered sweetly.
Sera stopped. In the game, the food is described like this. All vegetables taste sad. All eggs taste like rubber. All meat tastes like uncooked spam.
That's it. There's no sweet, there's no salt, there's nothing.
Compared to Sera's memories, the food is really that bad, no matter how much money you have.
" Never mind. Just choose a nutritional liquid that matches my body type correctly, if possible with a mild fruit flavor. " Sera ordered.
" Ah ! prepare a formal outfit, that exemplifies my harrowing ordeal within the test planet. " Sera ordered the butler.
Then, she bathed in the super high end jacuzzi, got out naked, stepping elegantly on the water absorbing carpet.
In her wake, a small robot roamed around the bathroom, drying the water, collecting the dirty clothes, doing everything to make Sera's life easier.
By the time Sera got out, The robot brought out an elegant green sleeveless halter top, with the skirt falling below her knees, and had a high slit on the side, especially on the side Sera got bitten on.
Sera simply put on the dress, applied minimum make up, and walked to the university.
As expected, the press is waiting for her.
However, with the help of her Butler Tian and the bodyguard crew, she entered the university all too easily avoiding the press.
She may not know much about combat, but she knew very well about the all encompassing mud slinging.
Her father will be too prepared for the media to blast her with accusations. These articles must be accompanied by a picture. Sera wanted to shock the world as much as possible.
As soon as Sera walked out of the hotel, the press snapped pictures of her. Sera let both her hands and legs be on full display. The places where she was bitten by Ribbits have not fully healed. The scars on her body are displayed to their full capacity.
One second, the flashes are going all over the place, the next moment, there is utter silence. It seems despite writing it, no one expected the 'Hero' story to be true.
In the utter silence, Sera walked up to the car with her head held high. The butler opened the door, and she entered the car with the elegance and grace of a queen.
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On the other side, the general was pacing in anger. In a day, almost all of his staff in the Dustwood industry were fired.
Some of them loyally undermined the Dustwood corp for him. However, the problem is, this list involved not just these loyal men, but also all the other of his recommendations, which he has used to gain various concessions over time.
Every last one of them is fired.
" How about a class action lawsuit against the Dustwood Corp ? "
" I do not think that would work for most of these employees sir. They were fired with definite proof. " The young lawyer, who was fastest at reading cases, replied. The older one looked at the younger one encouragingly.
" I believe you have to choose, General. You can strive to get back the Dustwood dowry, or, you could fight for the Dustwood employees. We will lose both if we choose to fight for both. " The young lawyer added.
The older one looked at the younger one proudly, then turned to the general. The power of attorney that Emma has given General Esgrot was special. If Emma herself was not operating the company, the power of attorney returns the control to Marx. when Sera comes of age, she will inherit this dowry, but the conditions stay the same. If Sera herself was not operating the dowry, it would revert to General Marx. Only, this time, in order to gather the ransom for Sera, Emma has given the power to Orion. It is Orion who fired most of the employees.
" If these employees were to return to work, they would all be questioned by the internal auditing team. Auditing teams of old companies like Dustwood corp are the best in the industry. If the media starts paying attention, it will become a never ending chaos. " The lawyer answered.
The general frowned.
Audit will definitely be a problem. As a modus operandi, the employees hired by Marx will go to a ranch, or farm facility. There, they will suppress, oppress, or outright fire all the competent employees in the facility. As such, the performance decreases, as well as star rating. When it is at its lowest, the dustwood corps will put the facility on the sales list, then, General Esgrot would buy the facility. Then, the competent employees that could be acquired back are acquired, the oppressive employees will go away, as such, the facility will rise back to original value in his hands.
There are multitudes of similar tricks, so Audit is out of the question. They do not want to go there. It is far too early to get caught while stealing his wife's dowry. After a year, most of these little crimes will cross their statute of limitations. Before inheritance goes through, half the assets will be cleared out like this. Once the inheritance goes through, the thread is broken ,thus these little tricks would be buried forever.
At that time, Roaalind Bisch, sitting beside Marx, spoke.
"So many problems would have been solved had Miss Sera followed the fate bestowed upon her. Even now, the best solution to this problem is for Miss Sera to follow her destiny. Let us leave this to the time to solve, General. I think it would be the best. " The woman coaxed.
The two lawyers shuddered inside.
The woman is so sweet while talking about murder. If one hears her, they will think she is speaking of a love affair or something.
" Prepare to restore the employees in key positions. I will take care of the rest. " The General spoke, then bid goodbye to the lawyers.
General prepared for many opponents, but Sera was not one of them.
After all, the girl is as airheaded as they come. He is sure, even now, Orion was the one to convince Sera to go against himself.
For now, the best way is for her to get expelled from the college, losing the hunter-ID in the process. Without hunter-ID which allows her to work and earn money, the power of attorney will become invalid. Consequently, she will lose her position as director in Dustwood Corps. Her support to fire the Dustwood employees becomes invalid. It is the easiest way to win the lawsuit.
Only, Currently Sera passed the exam based on beast hunt count. From the inside source, the General knows that Sera did not kill a single beast with her own hands. Her teammates killed the beasts while she acted as bait. With some manipulation, this decision to pass her can easily be reversed.
However, the lawyers stopped him from this route. At this moment, the general received a call. When he heard the information, the general smiled like a tiger with a full stomach.
Just as he was feeling sleepy, Sera gave him a pillow. He knew just the perfect gift for her.