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The Reincarnated Thirty-Something Woman’s Otherworldly Reform Life

[The Young Lady Goes All Out]

Translated by: ME

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She lowered her voice as much as possible—a voice that, try as she might, remained inherently adorable—and spoke with a menacing edge.

「You’re influential enough in the thlumth to be in a meeting like thith, aren't you? ...Thympathy? Tho what if it ith?! There are people who want to live even if it meant being pitied, and there are people who the-riouthly want to ethcape the thlumth!!」

Servas lowered his dignified eyebrows into a troubled slant, his expression turning sour. Meanwhile, Claude was forming a magnificent "Claude Canyon" between his eyebrows.

Dean blinked his round eyes rapidly, staring at the crown of Magnolia’s head in front of him, and Lily took a deep breath before quietly closing her eyes.

「Don’t go acting tough jutht becauthe you have power in a thmall group. Don't go ruining the livelihood of women and children who are truly thuffering, or people who really want to work, jutht becauthe of your own petty thpite and judgment!」

*Bang!* She slammed her tiny fist onto the heavy table.

The guild heads remained frozen in place by the spectacle unfolding before them, their shoulders jumping at the sound of the impact.

*When bluffing, do it speedily and with confidence. Never break eye contact.*

Magnolia repeated this to herself mentally.

Even Dominic, who had served as a guild master for a long time and should have been well-acquainted with chaotic scenes and rough individuals, could hardly believe his eyes as he watched this toddler of high nobility cut loose with such a rough, sharp tongue.

「You've theen people thuffer and die in the thlumth too, haven't you? ...Look at dhese pictureth. The terror of living a shincere life every day only to catch a dith-eathe that won't heal; bleeding and watching your teeth fall out without knowing why, ath your body witherth away. Wouldn't you know that better than any of thethe old men here? If you have the mouth to talk all that trash, then thtop thulking and thay thomething!」

「...Urk! You’re just a privileged noble child. Don’t talk like you know anything!」

(Ooh, there it is! I got the classic "Privileged noble child talking like they know anything" line!)

The retort that flew out of Dan as he was goaded by Magnolia was a total cliché.

He tilted his head in confusion at the behavior of this daughter of a great noble house—whom he misunderstood to be a sheltered young lady from a high-ranking family—who didn't flinch at all despite his glaring and shouting.

As for Dan himself, he didn't actually have any serious intention of intimidating a toddler. It was absurd. ...He simply figured that if he threatened her a little, he could drive away the types who tried to exploit them.

Nobles didn't consider the people living in the slums to be fellow human beings.

Though Dan had regained enough mobility to manage daily life now, he had spent a long time dragging a disabled body after a major injury. During those years, he had endured countless hateful and miserable experiences.

Just thinking about it made him feel like he was going to vomit. Or so he muttered to himself.

There's always a catch to a sweet deal. Pretty words are just hypocrisy and self-satisfaction.

(A noble lady can do all the volunteer work she wants for all I care, but I won't stand for her involving us and causing trouble. I’m well aware that I’m the one who has to take the heat for the sake of the people in the slums I’m supposed to protect.)

Suddenly, he looked closely at Magnolia. ...Her eyebrows were arched high. She had the face of someone who was dead serious.

The boy attendant behind the young lady, who looked like he was about to die of stress, was truly pitiable.

She was angry at his response, but she didn't seem to be acting purely on emotion. Her words were rough and loud to match his, but she was calm.

(Wait... normally in this situation, wouldn't a woman or a child be crying out of fear? She's shouting even louder than I am...??)

Since her appearance was so fancy, her being angry wasn't scary, and even her shouting was adorable.

...However, there was a strange sense of familiarity in her manner, and the way her words occasionally felt like they were gouging into him left him unsure of what to think. Dan tilted his head again at the sight of the fearless young lady raging from her seat across the room.

(I can't take it anymore!!!!)

He had remained silent for the sake of his position without interjecting, but he had reached his limit.

「Pffffft—!!」

The sound of an explosive burst of laughter echoed through the frozen air of the meeting room.

When everyone in the room turned their gaze toward the source of the outburst, they saw the Adventurer Guild Master (who was also the Magic Guild Master) doubled over his large frame. His ridiculous red head was trembling as he face-planted onto the table in fitful amusement.

Dominic pulled his mouth into a grimace and, while remaining focused straight ahead, smacked the head of the man next to him. The impact sent the man’s forehead hitting the table with a dull thud.

「Ow! *Guffaw*... Pfft! Ahaha, wahahahahahaha!!!!」

A boisterous, unrestrained laugh rang out.

He looked at Magnolia, whose eyebrows were still arched in a bewildered expression, and laughed even harder.

「Bwah-ha! Pfft—!! *Huff, huff, huff...* Ahaha! Wahahahaha! *Hehe*」

「「「「「「............」」」」」」

He panted heavily as he steadied his breathing and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

「Young Lady, you are the best! I love it, I love it. As expected, the Gilmore family is just full of weirdos!」

*That's hilarious*, he said, while tossing out an insult.

(I don't want to hear that from someone who is 'weirdness' personified!)

Magnolia and Claude both thought the same thing, their eyebrows twitching simultaneously.

...Servas, who felt slightly called out, averted his gaze toward the ceiling.

「It’s fine, it’s fine! No matter what Dan says, the Guild will respond with all its might. I mean, just give it up, Dan.」

He grinned broadly and flashed a V-sign.

In response, Dan didn't even try to hide his look of disgust as he turned away.

「We’ll have the Guild take charge of purchasing the discarded items too. After all, there's no guarantee some sneaky fellow won't try to pull a fast one on the nobles, thinking they won't understand the cost price!」

The guild heads were aghast at Victor’s reckless remark.

When they looked at Servas and Claude, they saw them nodding slightly. It seemed they were leaving it to him.

「...Thank you for your thervithe.」

「Pfft!」

When Magnolia flashed a beautiful smile she had learned from Rosa, Victor hurried to cover his mouth with his giant hand, but he was too late. He once again burst into a loud guffaw, clutching his stomach as he laughed.

Hugo and Ethan were looking at Magnolia with half-closed eyes.

「The Young Lady is quite the handful, isn't she?」

The priest's leisurely voice echoed, signaling the end of the meeting.

Eventually, only the two guild masters and those related to the Gilmore family remained in the room.

Immediately, Claude turned to Magnolia with a stern face.

「What were you planning to do if something happened after picking a fight with a thug?」

An ogre was looking down from far above with his arms crossed. He was beyond furious.

Beside him, Hugo and Ethan were also nodding in agreement.

(Uuugh... NO, the Lecture Hell!)

「...But, you can't get through to that type if you thpeak to them politely! You have to dith-cuth thingth by clatthing with them head-on, or they won't come to an agreement.」

「Now, now. It’s true that you have to hit those distrustful slum folk with a big impact like that, or they won't even step into the ring, right?」

The strange red-haired man seemed to be interceding to protect her from her grandfather and uncle, who looked deeply worried.

(Is he... actually a nice person?)

Magnolia blinked her round, ibis-colored eyes and tilted her head slightly.

「Ahaha. She’s so cute when she’s like this! Since you call Lord Claude 'Uncle,' you must be a child of the main house?」

Even with his strange attire, it seemed he had the important details down. He clearly had the Peerage Registry memorized.

「Was it the Young Lady who discovered the cause of Sailing Sickness and proposed this business?」

「Aye. But children can't negotiate effectively, and I’ve left the th-pethific ruleth, arrangementth, and the thtart-up of the company to Grandpa and my brother. In reality, the weight of the work fallth on the two of them.」

Victor nodded.

「Amazing. You really understand a lot of things. Even though you're so small... it’s like an adult turned into a child.」

「!!」

Magnolia’s heart skipped a beat.

She couldn't immediately brace herself for such an unexpected comment and widened her eyes slightly.

「We’ll have to make sure the Royal Family doesn't find out, right?」

Without paying any mind to Magnolia’s reaction, the man before her offered a cryptic remark and grinned.

Claude glanced at Magnolia’s somewhat stiffened face, then stood casually in front of her and handed over some documents in a natural manner.

「...Moving on, this is the preliminary outline of the contents.」

「Whoa... this is incredible!」

The sizes and quantities of glass bottles and jars. The approximate purchase amounts. The quantity and purchase price of cabbage and bell pepper seeds and seedlings. Various bulleted points of information to be sent to each guild. And the wide variety of discarded items to be purchased...

It was, for the time being, a draft proposal.

「This part is a matter for the Merchant Guild.」

「............」

Dominic looked over the documents handed to him with a sour face and let out a sigh. A massive amount of work had just landed on an already busy man.

「...I thought it would be best for the Guild to be informed as well. If it seems impossible, we will handle the notification and arrangements on our end...」

「.................. No, it is fine. I might have to ask for help in an emergency, though.」

Dominic replied to the concerned Claude after a long pause.

Victor checked the types of jobs and the amounts for hiring the people from the slums, looking impressed.

「It’s really diverse... are you really going to pay this much?」

People living in the slums struggle even to find a steady job.

Many of them earn a daily wage through odd jobs brokered by the Guild or by doing cleaning work for public facilities that is periodically recruited. Generally, the wages are low, and the current reality is that many people's lives do not get easier no matter how hard they work.

「We calculated the average wages for Azenda and factored those in. It will be an initial investment, but we can likely recoup it quickly... Once it’s on track, the plan is to fund it from the profits. Originally, Magnolia planned to create a business that could be commercialized because she wanted to improve their lives and environment. Indeed, we had been wondering if there was something we could do about it ourselves.」

Victor replied to Claude’s explanation with an "I see."

Servas reflected the view outside the window in his eyes and said quietly:

「If the slums are improved, the security of the capital will also get better.」

「Indeed. That is true.」

Thinking that he was about to be overwhelmed with coordination and inquiries with various parties, Dominic let out a very long and deep sigh.

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