Rin had gradually grown accustomed to the familiar faces appearing repeatedly in the Nasuverse.
She had already, through various indirect inquiries, pretty much figured out what was going on.
They were not 穿越者 (transmigrators), but rather counterparts from different worlds within the world remembered by Rin.
Just like parallel universes, even in non-parallel worlds, identical individuals exist.
Perhaps they are no longer attention-grabbing, no longer world-shattering, not the chosen children of destiny, nor the protagonists of their era.
However, born in different times and places, they will become different due to encountering different people and events, yet they still retain their commonalities.
Shinomiya Kojiro in the Nasuverse still chose to be a chef specializing in French cuisine, running a restaurant called Shino's.
Even without a death game, Kirigaya Kazuto would still meet Yuuki Asuna and embark on a youthful romance... and then, Rin's unintentional poisonous touch was probably the point of divergence.
Rin had come to terms with this.
She no longer worried about whether they would be in danger or if she needed to pay extra attention to them, because they were all part of this world.
How they lived their lives in this world was their own right; she, Tohsaka Rin, had no right to interfere.
Moreover, Rin understood why 'God' had always said there was no fate in the world.
Because the same beings making the same choices in different worlds would still lead to different paths: Kirito and Asuna were not necessarily destined to be a couple, irrevocably together without any external influence.
Man proposes, God disposes.
What is called 'heaven's will' is merely the wailing of the weak.
It was now the second day after the Tohno Family's downfall.
Because no one had publicized it, the Tohno Family's extermination had not yet spread.
The Tohno Family this time could be said to have undergone a complete reshuffle (more than a reshuffle, it was practically a whole new deck of cards — ||).
From the head of the family down to the maids, and even the guards and security at the gate of the Tohno main family, everyone except the clan head's second daughter, Tohno Akiha, perished without exception.
Now, the Tohno Mansion, after an all-night clean-up and reorganization by hundreds of members of the Rose Group, had largely been restored.
Damaged parts had been repaired by professionals, and broken furniture had all been replaced with new ones.
Now, Rin sat in the main seat of the Tohno Family's spacious and opulent conference room, the position formerly belonging to Tohno Shinkyu.
The conference table and other chairs that had once occupied most of the room were all gone.
The twenty leaders of the Rose Group stood on either side, with Kohaku and Hisui attending behind Rin.
In this conference room, no one had the right to sit except Rin.
Oh, there was one exception: the sole surviving heir of the Tohno Family, Tohno Akiha, who was currently nestled in Rin's arms like a kitten.
As for why she was brought to the meeting, it was because Rin planned to entrust the Tohno Family and the Rose Group to Akiba's management in the future.
This could be seen as continuing Tohno Shinkyu's heir training plan, because Rin would not have much time to manage everything in the outer world in the future, and she did not want to lose this power of the outer world.
Therefore, the best solution was to find someone to manage all of this for her.
Since Akiba could easily manage the Tohno Family in the original work/canon, there was no reason why she couldn't also manage an additional Rose Group, especially with Rin's commands.
As for Akiba, in the original work/canon she was a brother-complex, so there's no reason why she can't be a sister-complex now!
Formal occasions call for formal demeanor.
Rin sat expressionless, holding Akiba, and said, "What are the results? What are the losses (gains)?"
The group leader responsible for financial operations and asset recovery reported, "Report, Big Sister, it's a good thing we acted in time.
We took over the Tohno Family promptly when their former old forces were wiped out outside the city, preventing anyone from taking advantage of the vacuum.
All the funds and shares of the Tohno main family, the assets under the personal name of former family head Tohno Shinkyu, and the assets of the Makina Family, with whom they colluded externally, have all been recovered.
Here are the specific details."
Rin took the written report and casually flipped through a few pages.
As a nationally renowned zaibatsu group entrenched in Misaki Town, the Tohno Family's financial strength was indeed unimaginable to ordinary people.
However, Rin, now a magus who had entered the Reverse Side of the World, perhaps because she no longer specialized in Jewel Magecraft like in the original work/canon, had little concept of money.
After glancing at it for a moment, she handed it back to him.
Rin continued, "Alright, the Tohno Family is now initially under our control.
We must now transition from covert to overt, filling the empty Tohno main family.
All of Tohno's external industries must also be taken over by our people as quickly as possible.
Delays will lead to complications.
Not a single cent of these assets can be taken by irrelevant, ignorant fellows!"
"Understood!"
"As discussed yesterday, Shiroi, hmm, Shiroi is also not suitable to be the Head Maid.
You will take charge of our original headquarters.
Asuna will be responsible for the Head Maid position, and Sakamoto will be the butler.
One hundred female members from the group will be selected to serve as maids, and eight hundred male members will serve as the Tohno Family's private armed forces.
Two hundred will guard the main family, led by Kazuto, and the rest will quickly return to their original guard points according to the information gathered, using existing weapons.
We must now quickly assimilate everything currently available, striving not to lose any of the Tohno Family's original resource base.
Contact everyone the Tohno Family can contact.
Three days later, Tohno Shinkyu's funeral will be held at the Misaki Mountain Cemetery, presided over by the current family head, Tohno Akiha."
"Then, Big Sister, how should the funeral invitations be written?"
"Do I still need to teach you such things?!"
"Understood!"
The reason for holding the meeting in this manner was also to cultivate Akiba's qualities as an heir while concealing the truth.
As long as Akiba's reliance on Rin became long-term, the truth of how her father, who had no familial affection, died would no longer matter.
By then, Akiba would be able to help Rin manage and take over everything in the outer world, and Rin would have many more things to do in the future.
After the meeting, Rin sat alone in her chair, rubbing her temples with one hand, lost in thought.
It had to be said that the power displayed by the Rose Group, an organization she had created on a whim, exceeded her expectations.
Compared to their martial prowess, the emergence of various eccentric talents among this diverse group of individuals was what truly surprised Rin.
Electronic genius teenagers, brilliant tactical young women, financial whiz kids, and so on—a group of rebellious prodigies seemed to be drawn by fate to Rin's command.
Without them, Rin's attack on the Tohno Family would have merely ended with her absconding with the girls and gold bars.
The Tohno Family's liquid assets, shares, and various properties would have had to be abandoned, benefiting various capitalists for free.
This gang organization, which she had originally intended to play with and then disband, seemed to have further development potential.
"Kohaku, go inform Sanzenin in finance. Tell her to keep an eye on the Asagami Family and the Asakami Family. If the Asagami Family is on the verge of bankruptcy, find a suitable opportunity to acquire them. If that's not possible, at least you must buy back the Asagami Family's eldest daughter, Asagami Touka, for me. Then, let her use her abilities to bankrupt the Asakami Family. I'm too lazy to deal with those old devils who are so depraved and harm young girls, one by one."
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