The Adventure of the Boy With a Mind of a Middle-aged Man

Once out of Sir Horus' mansion, he came across an unexpected visitor when he returned to the Sagami Trading House.

"It's been a long time. Mr. Gilles."

"Yeah. Right. We seem to be doing well together, above all."

We haven't seen each other for a long time.

"You've been active and I've heard it all the time."

Carreras Commercial said it expanded its business size each year and this year's total sales were finally within the nation's top 500.

When it comes to the world's top 500, it's 500 of the most luxurious merchants in the world. With all his fame, I guess he's starting to climb the stairs to the top of the world.

"Thanks to our business partnership with the Sagami Chamber of Commerce,"

"That's humble."

Only then can we rise to the top of the world of merchants who glorify power supremacy.

"I don't mean to, I don't have any hair."

Gilles sighs like trouble,

"Looks like there's a massive development plan going on in the Ladore area right now?

I've been asking for core information.

"You're ears are fast on boulders. To a certain extent, I was going to introduce it once it stabilized."

When it comes to large-scale business plans, it would be about railways. I've already filed a patent with a commercial guild. Rumors must have spread around the executives of the Chamber of Commerce.

If we succeed in mining the oil fields under investigation by citing the total power of the Sagami Chamber of Commerce right now, we intend to start developing transportation such as automobiles immediately.

"It's really amazing, you are! How far are you going?

Somewhere. That's settled.

"That's as far as I can go"

If you don't have a path, you can open it up. If you don't have anything, you can make it. Humans can do that.

For the time being, Gilles looked at my face seriously, but pulled her jaw wide enough to tell herself something.

"I've been thinking about some magically possible conveniences, too. Can't we commercialize it in the field of science?

It's been a long time. Are we talking about business yet? As always, he's a miserable merchant. But maybe this is more like us.

So...

"What's the story?

I asked.

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The meeting about product development ended and Gilles left.

Well, a little early in the day, but is it time for me to get ready for today's ceremony? The clothes are not specified and the suit is fine. Glad I made some clothes for a time like this.

Nevertheless, it is a laughingstock for me, the title agnostic, to attend a ceremony for my lord.

After changing into a suit and drinking coffee, the leading product of the Sagami Chamber of Commerce, until the ceremony time, we head to the court.

Straight down Main Street, there was a big lake at its end, and the suspension bridge connected it to an enormously huge, shitty stone castle on the other shore.

And beside the suspension bridge, a bronze statue quietly sits over seven to eight meters lightly representing the beginning emperor.

The artistic value must be tremendous, and the effort to make this must be commendable.

On the other hand, is it a modern feeling that I also wish I could turn the energy to make this a little more to industry, development, or general public facilities?

"Hi, Mr. Gray."

When he was called from behind and looked back over his shoulder, the highest power in the financial world was raising his right hand.

"Hello, Mr. Rhina"

"Thank you very much to Camelot for creating the Guild Hall, General Guild."

"No, this is the one. Commercial guild cooperation is essential to the development of the ladle. I'm very grateful for your help."

Jude reports that a tremendous number of merchants enter the Radoah district every day after building the Guild Hall, a situation in which its development is significantly facilitated.

Getting rid of taxes nearby has been notified by the imperial government, but there are too many chambers of commerce to start entering just that on boulders. It may also be a serious reason why national chambers of commerce deserve to enter.

Of course, it is also considered the purpose of military and economic and industrial espionage, but for the time being it leaks because we thoroughly keep secrets about which path and military. As for the economy, if we patent it, the development of science in the world is where I want it to be too. We don't need to be overly vigilant right now.

"That's good"

The social-ordinary-greeting is over, and Rhina grins off her face. You've never seen a liner take this hand reaction.

"What's wrong?

"Maybe there are times in this ceremony when a big fool pisses you off"

Is it Lord Curos' modoki? The shittiness addition and subtraction of this empire is so smudged on the skeleton that I don't like it. None of this is surprising now.

Nevertheless, Rhina is also a member of the high nobility of the Empire, and I suppose her face will be crushed if I ramble on her as a courtesy. Rhina is one of my extremely important business partners. You have to refrain from disappointing me.

"I know. I'll be patient."

Rhina shook her head wide left and right,

"No, you don't have to. I just want you to keep this in mind. Even if the world becomes an enemy, the commercial guild will be at your side. That fact."

Saying off such unexpected and extreme things. I know you're saying it in a big way, but still, as far as I'm concerned, I don't have a back shield.

So,

"Thank you."

Just tell them that. Rhina nodded satisfactorily, returning to the usual floating man.

Across the suspension bridge and past the huge castle gate, it had become a garden.

It's really big and huge that everything startles me.

I guess most of the nobles around us are invited because of all those who have seen it in your previous meetings. Except for a very small part of it now, he looked at me uncomfortably.

"This is Sir Grey, and I congratulate you on this one."

A long, shapely bearded gentleman joins us.

"Hi, I'm out of time."

Was Uncle McBurn also invited? He's in a kinship with the royal family, and I guess it's natural.

Walking over a bilload of bright red carpets with flowers blooming into a casual story leads to the great hall where the ceiling blew out.

The bright red carpet stairs even led to lavish chairs like never seen before.

Would it be in the throne room if I expressed it here?

The plot was divided into three groups.

The largest force is a group of Gate noblemen who are nearly 60% of the way here.

Next up are the ministers who will already refrain on the stairs beside the throne. Some of these rows looked like Sieg. Zeke looks at me and he makes gestures waving his hands up and down. Is that supposed to be suppressed no matter what?

I don't like wasting time with you. It's just that if they want it, they just hang out. This means that it's entirely up to the other person. As much as that, Sieg would have known.

Last but not least, we were completely abandoned.

(Hmm?)

A beautiful woman with clear blue hair shortcuts enters her sight, a short distance from a group of gateway nobles. Its bright white dress looks great with white flowers decorated on top of blue hair.

I've seen that woman somewhere...

"Master, are you sure about that?

to the heartbroken voice of doubt of the Sword of Waste,

"What does that mean?

I ask you back,

"Ha..."

Sword wasting (unevenness) breathed a deep sigh.

Excuse me for a moment.

When Rhina leaves us, she approaches the blue-haired woman and starts talking.

Rhina's acquaintance means commercial guild related. If you've seen it, it's not very strange. Yeah.

"Homma, you're a master..."

Slowly waving a patterned wasting sword (murmur) to the left and right with her right hand, Lyna comes back to me after her conversation with a blue-haired woman.

"It's supposed to be time for the ceremony..."

When Rhina looked at the watch and squealed like that, a young civilian jumped into the hall like he was in a panic, he breathed...

"Your Majesty!

Raise a trembling scream.

As soon as possible, the ever noisy Gate Valve nobles are fast paced and bow their heads when they deviate to the side.

"Is this still happening..."

Rhina doesn't even try to hide her discomfort, and so she speaks to herself.

(Emperor? Aren't you the Emperor Georg?

(Seeing where the Chancellor isn't, maybe Georg and the others missed their plans)

Somehow I expected the situation. In short, you must have harassed Georg, the emperor, and delayed his arrival here.

(Let's go. It's a pain in the ass to piss him off)

Rhina's guy, you're in a rare and considerable hurry. A large grain of sweat is also stuck on the forehead of the usually hateful and callous McBurn Borderline Uncle.

Hmm. You're getting a little interested. I join the line mixed up with the liners.

The front door opens and two men and women show up. One is a long woman dressed in silver armor with spears, the other a skinny man with wounds all over his body and a choked jaw and non-existent.

And a silver-haired big man appears loosely over two meters from behind to be protected by them.

My face, which was lowering, looks naturally upwards and is drawn to his appearance. And that's the same for him.

"Hmm..."

For the first time, the silver-haired big man, who never even cared about the ministers lining up around him, stops and looks down at me.

And two colliding sights as planned harmony.

This was my first encounter with the Emperor when I walked the hegemony with the monster Gray.