Heavenly Castle

"As a country in the sky, I'm not going to bother sticking my neck in the civil unrest of another country. So even if there was a revolution, I wouldn't mind running the store."

"… I think that if there is a civil unrest, the king's capital of that country will be in the biggest state of chaos"

"No problem. The investigation showed that there was no threat to the Kingdom of Karluk. Now we're in the process of modifying the streets a little bit so that residents, merchants, travelers, etc. who have lost their way can evacuate and come and be accepted."

"Is that King Karluk's permission...?

"I have permission to use the vacant land on that street freely. There is also no mention of the number of stores. The plan is to expand to a small town."

"Huh...! It could also be considered hostile to the kingdom…"

"No, the store is a store, whether it's town-size or not. Of course, the next time you expand your store, you'll go talk to King Carluc in advance. Well, maybe that's when it's getting tough with the revolutionary commotion."

Two people, Tyki and Katerina, mostly continue their conversation, and Gray and Eira are listening to it with a serious look.

In response to Katerina's question, which spanned several minutes, Tyki answered the discipline one by one. Eventually you convinced yourself of something, Katerina leans down with her mouth shut.

Confirming the question stopped, Tyke carries the glass in his mouth placed at hand.

Gray opened his mouth as he watched tirelessly Tyke drinking water.

"... I've listened so far and I don't know any more. This country has already come to the point of shaking the roots of the Kingdom of Karluk...... but why do we have the power? It's vain to say so ourselves, but we don't have much power, and we don't have any money. If the first story you hear is certain, it's the same life you'll never know tomorrow."

When Gray groans like that in shame, Tyki raises her eyebrows and smiles.

"We would have been able to share information, shall we get down to business? First of all, they misunderstand me, but I don't want to drive the kingdom of Karluk to ruin, or drag the king down. I want to change the way slaves are, as I told you first."

That's what they said, and Gray and the others blinked.

"But no matter how you look at it, it looks like the kingdom of the sky is about to chop off the kingdom of Karluk from behind. That goes for the royal nobility of the kingdom of Karluk, but so should the surrounding countries. In that case, there is no doubt that the rebellion will gain momentum and that the Kingdom of Karluk will..."

Katerina cuts the words along the way and frowns at the root.

"... whether the Kingdom of Karluk wins or the rebels... the weakened country is under the umbrella of the kingdom of the sky so that it cannot be attacked from its surroundings...?

Only Gray, sitting next to him, barely heard the small, murmured words in his mouth.

That was just Katerina's unsolicited prediction, but the backing of Tyke's roundabout way was muscular, and it became a definite persuasion and engraved into Gray's head.

Not knowing he was being admirably misunderstood, Tyke opens his mouth with a look of sorry.

"Hey, I'm sorry I sound a little cheated. We are going to do everything in our power to make the store thrive. That would make it unsold the way slaves have been sold so far. In the case of the Kingdom of Karluk, it could only be bought and sold here, but the kingdom of the sky can be bought and sold more widely. If you have a slave to be treated unfairly, we will go to rescue you immediately, and vice versa, if you receive a slave with proper treatment and have purchased it more than once, let us invite you to this kingdom of the sky."

Talking that far into a breath, Tyki saw the two faces.

"But if business succeeds and more people come to buy and sell slaves than ever before, the number of employees today is not enough. I hire some of the slaves I bought out as employees, but I'm totally short. So I need you both to help me."

That's what they said, and Gray and Katerina blinked.

"... you want us to help you buy and sell slaves?

When Gray said so, Tyki grinned and nodded.

"Yes, this headquarters of the Kingdom of Karluk intends to entrust the manager to Mr. Leticia. Management will be fine, as Diego of the Resinicion Chamber of Commerce will assist you as manager. Next up is the Blau Empire Branch. I'd like to ask this one from Larvia of the Resinisción Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Gray if I can. By the way, Mr. Caterina has the Frieder Imperial Branch."

"Oh, I...? Why did you do that to me..."

To confused Gray, Tyki answers by shaking her neck left and right.

"Because I want those who know where slaves stand to do their manager. If it's true, I'd like to ask the Richters I met first, because they didn't feel a bit planned… I'm trying to get help from each store"

And, to Tyki, who tells her it's pretty rude, Gray laughed to erupt after solidifying for a few seconds.

"Ha ha...! Sure, Richt was a simple guy. But it's not like you've ever done business with us before. I don't care if you suddenly tell me to open a store..."

Grey speaks an honest mood with a tough tribute. I laugh back at it, and Tyke gets his index finger up.

"It's okay. Even the stores now rumored in the Kingdom of Karluk are more run by slaves who were mostly Mr. Diego and former merchants. Mr. Gray hopes to see if the slaves have a decent life and who the seller is."

That's what they said in an easygoing state, and Gray let her cheeks pull to create a tannic surface.

"... that's the hardest thing to do..."

To Gray's words, Tyki laughed, "That's what I'm asking you to do, because you're the one who feels that way."