Where there is light, there is always a shadow.
The imperial capital of prosperity is no exception. Rather, stronger shadows are spreading. That is, the existence of an illegal organization - a gang (Yakuza).
Among them, Yakuza, the largest gang in the Imperial capital, is the Luciano group (family). Those who also have branches in other countries have tremendous influence not only in the jobs behind prostitution, drugs, gambling, coercion, killing, etc., but also in the surface society.
Anyway, you have a connection to the Imperial Family, so it's no longer an exaggeration to say the Shadow King of the Empire.
As one of the young assistants to the Luciano group (family), Finocchio Barzini is the head of the secondary group, the Barzini group (family) (Don).
The main sources of income (shinogi) are slave sales and whorehouse management. Since all slave sales in Teito are divided by the Barzini group (family), speaking of slave traders in Teito refers to Finocchio.
Therefore, there is no one in the capital who does not know its existence.
Sprinkle it out and have a bad taste. Cheerful and cruel. Chubby and cunning. Nonviolent and raw abusive hobbies (sadists).
The way of life as an okama is part of it and is also called the Mad Clown (Mad Clown) because everything in life consists of extreme duality.
"Oh Noel! See you soon!"
Finocchio walked over with his inner crotch as he waved his hands into small pieces. Behind it, two inflexible escorts accompany them.
"That was late. I thought you'd be here a little sooner."
"No more! Don't hate the taste! 'Cause I even flew this one! I flew in here for nothing else, Noelle's favor!
Finocchio swells his cheeks and turns himself around. It may be a trick he thinks is cute, but it's just a move he thinks looks like a sea urchin up on land.
This okama and I have known each other for about six months. I was able to get a connection when I did a little bit of part-time work. Since then, we have been making use of each other.
The other guys who didn't know about it looked like they were stuck in a fox.
"So, I just want to get into a business meeting, and from the other two, it's okay that you're getting permission, right?
"Oh, no problem. Lloyd and Tania, let me sell these two as slaves."
When I answered, there was a sound of amazement coming from around me.
"Noel, that's what I was saying back then, I can't believe you're running errands..."
I snort at Valter, who looks incredible.
"As you can guess. I was hoping Lloyd and Tania wouldn't have the money. I left Finocchio to help me get my lost money back. They were strangled, and they promised to take it where they could join us."
I let Valter go first to install that promise.
I didn't expect Finocchio himself to come, but he took it on board that if he could buy a member of the Blue Beyond, he couldn't leave it to his men.
"Stop the bad jokes!
Lloyd screams in tears.
"Why do we have to be slaves!
"Yes! There's no way you'd agree to that!
Tania shouts in tune, but the voice was trembling with fear.
"Don't you like slaves?
When I ask, you two answer instantly so you can eat.
"It's obvious!
"You don't like it!
"Then we'll have to stick it out to the gendarmerie. As I said earlier, the crime of embezzlement is determined to be a decade of forced labour. Do you know the survival rate of prisoners who could not even feed themselves, and who continued to be made to work in mines in poor environments? It's only two percent."
To that number, Lloyd and Tania's face is heavily distorted by fear.
"As much as I live like that, I think it would be better if my kind husband could buy me a slave. You two look good young. Whatever you can make them do, they'll take care of it."
The two of them are cramped with answers, but that is synonymous with affirmation. The likelihood of being able to live is overwhelmingly higher for slaves. There's no way to choose from the beginning.
"That's why. Finocchio, find me a good husband."
"Let me do it! Then I'll let you in on the assessment!
Finocchio examines each corner as he palpates up the two bodies stiffened like frogs stared at by snakes.
While the palpation of Tania ended lightly, the palpation of Lloyd took a long time to do, but I didn't dare go in.
The average price of slaves in the Imperial capital is about PHL 5 million. Based on that, given the value of Lloyd and Tania, I predict it's at least about 30 million fils combined.
Of course, this is the price Finocchio sells to customers. Conventionally, it should be a third or ten million fils in here.
Still, the embezzled eight or four million fils can be recovered enough, and paying a man with a beard will calculate a marginal increase in money.
But considering the loss until the party hole is filled, overall, it's never positive. Hopefully, there will be a slightly better price than expected. Depending on the price, the moves you can take in the future will change dramatically, but I don't know what will happen to you...
"Yeah! I knew it, but you're both in good shape! Sturdy and undistorted. This will last a long time. Lloyd's a little hurt."
"Try to trick me when I capture you. It's force majeure."
"Force Majeure? It looked like a wound put on in an irresistible state... Well, fine. It's the purchase price, but what about this?
Finocchio takes Solovan, an Oriental computational tool from the nostalgia.
There are a number of small spheres stabbed in the wooden frame, which is a substitute for making calculations by moving this. Because it's a convenient tool, I have one too.
"... what do you mean?
I frowned at the numbers that Soroban's sphere showed.
"Six million fils? Why is it so cheap?
The purchase price is far below expectations. I can't recover the damages from this.
"I'm sorry. But there's a reason for this, I haven't made an official announcement yet, but the Church of the Holy Guided Cross will issue a ordinance for pure poverty. In short, if you have money to waste, stop by the church, but nobility and luxury cannot resist the church, so you have to refrain from scattering."
The Church of the Holy Guided Cross is a religious community that worships Emes, the Creator. Among the more than one denomination in the Empire, it boasts the largest number of believers, as do the historical emperors and deities.
Because buying that unhappiness is synonymous with betraying your ancestors and denying yourself, no believer can turn against you, headed by the royal family, which weighs most heavily on form and tradition.
In a way, it's more of a horrible organization than a gang.
"If you bought expensive slaves during that period, you wouldn't know what they'd say later from the church, would you? So, customers and I are poor - so I put on my wallet to pretend - so I tighten it. Or so we had to sell slaves to eat up Omama, and I had no choice but to temporarily reduce the selling price dramatically."
"Are you saying that the purchase price is unusually low because of its incitement"
"Soyuko. Well, that was a bad time. At the end of the ordinance, we can put it back at the right price, but now I can't help it."
I don't think Finocchio is lying. Even if I were to throw up lies, I wouldn't throw up lies like I would soon find out later. Then this is a certainty that no one can overturn. The ordinance of pure poverty... you lacked research.
"I get it. It's hard because we're like each other."
"It's good to know things and it helps ~. I love you, Noel! Chiu!"
"So I'll sell you for ten million fils"
"Thanks. Thanks. If you're going to convince me with a ten million fill, soon...... eh!? Ten million Phil!? Why is the price of five million fils going up!?
I peel my eyes off and surprise Finocchio, I keep pale.
"Now the price has gone up to 12 million phil"
"Huh!? I don't know what you're talking about."
"Thirteen million Phils."
"Hey, hey, hey, hey!
"Fourteen million Phil."
"Hey, Noel!
"Fifteen million Phil, after all."
"Oh, shit, kid, goraaaa! I don't know how long it's gonna take to get rid of this! Are you making fun of me? Ahhh!? If you want to be so much pig food, you can't mince him here right now, Cora!?
Finocchio is too angry, the mask of the dogmatization peels off to show the madness of a beast. Is this the limit? I approached Finocchio and whispered.
"If you're going to buy it for fifteen million fils, I'll leave it to you that you bought it for thirty million fils twice as much"
"... you, are you going to fake your selling price and increase the value of your product?
Quick guesses on boulders. I smiled at Finocchio, who regained his calm in an instant.
Typically, the value of goods in the market is determined by the interaction between demand and supply. Sometimes, however, the price determines the value of the item. In other words, the higher the price, the more rare the value is judged, which strongly stimulates the willingness to buy.
Even though the ordinance of pure poverty refrains, the value of slave trader Finocchio will undoubtedly increase if he purchases a slave that has given him thirty million fils. The purchase price is PHL 30 million, which means the total price when sold is PHL 90 million. In fact, Lloyd and Tania deserve to be convinced even if that's all the price is hoisted.
"Indeed, once the ordinance of pure poverty is issued, the majority of the wealthy try to contain extra spending. But the more you try to put up with it, the more you want to get your hands on it, right? Among other things, if the rare value is high and it is also a product of the early winner, there will always be those who want to buy even if they are forced to. That's why it's right to increase the value of a product that is expected to sell, not cheaper"
"I'll be honest with you. If Noelle's gonna keep her mouth shut, I'm gonna be in full swing as a rat. If you bought it for 30 million fils, the rare value would jump, as you say. But if we find out, we're not free of each other, are we?
"At that level of risk, it's like a picnic, isn't it? Is there a problem?
Questioning the other way around, Finocchio looked up to heaven with his hand on his forehead.
"Ahhh... I've always thought you were crazy, but I'm still putzing. Looking all over the Empire is about you trying to squeeze the money out of Atashi. Why don't you join our family? I'll welcome you with executive treatment."
"Don't worry about it. My vocation is to be a Seeker. So, what's your response?
"Yes, yes, I know. I know.... I'll buy you out for fifteen million fils! I think I know, but only this time! No more! Stupid, stupid!
Business deal concluded. It worked because Finocchio was a man with a profit and loss account. Now we can bury the loss until we have a new party.
"Are you serious... I beat that crazy clown (Mad Clown) in a negotiation..."
The man with the beard squeaks. Having heard the voice, Finocchio pointed to the man with the beard.
"Dirty Osama with his beard there!
"Hi-ha, hi-ha! Hey, hey, what is it?
"If I told you about today elsewhere, not only you, but your family, lovers and friends, too, because it's Mr. Pork's dinner alive! Okay?"
"Wow, I get it! I will never tell anyone!
"The others too! Okay?"
"Ha, ha! I get it!
"Great! Ah, Noel. I promised you this, million-fill advance. I'll transfer the rest to my bank account by tomorrow."
I throw the leather bag that Finocchio gave me to the man with the beard.
"The promised reward."
"Ooh..."
I got what I get back, and I paid what I pay. There's no reason to be here any more. Let's go back to the capital and rethink the future.
"Walter, let's go home."
"Stay with me, Noel!
Tania, who I thought I had noticed, screams like a snort.
"Ho, really, selling me off? Please, help me... you're one of them, right?
"I'm not referring to people who gamble with other people's money as companions"
"I'm sorry! I didn't expect you to forgive me! But if you'll give me a chance, I'll make sure to multiply it back! Please!"
"I can't. I can't believe it. Bye, Sayonara"
Whoever betrays you once, betrays you as many times as you want. Putting the untrustworthy aside is harmless and unprofitable. When I pushed her away, Tania changed her target to Valter.
"Valter, please! Help!"
"... I can't do anything"
The moment Valter turns away from his eyes in an awkward manner, Tania makes a golden cut like she's never heard before.
"I'm not kidding! You liked me, didn't you!? Then help me! I can't believe you're useless at the heart of it, you virgin ichimotsu!? Your head is jammed with little ghost (goblin) nose!? Die! Die! You incompetent trashy muscle Dharma! Even a dying old dog would be more helpful than you!
Is this who the Virgin is, or is it terrible?
Tania continues to curse like she cut a weir, and Valter drops her gaze as she is told. Lloyd is relieved and doesn't seem to be here.
Hell, this is it.
"Finocchio, just take me. I'm sick of it."
"Oh, you're having fun, aren't you? Not a nice show."
When I stare, Finocchio flaunts his shoulder.
"Yes, yes, I get it. So, puppies, let's go."
As Finocchio signaled, the inflexible escorts took Lloyd and Tania on their shoulders and pushed them into the carriage. In the meantime, Tania's cursing gossip continues with a wealth of vocabulary.
"Noelle, you're so fucked! Bubba! Mm-hmm!
Finocchio gave him a throwing kiss when he left, so he turned his back. I sigh heavily when I see the finocchio carriage returning to the Empire City.
"Huh, I'm tired... Valter, now it's time to go home."
"... oh"
At that time, I didn't miss hearing bad things about the guy with the mustache leaking.
"You know the gang (Yakuza) when you're the weakest supporter, so don't get on with it..."
That's a lot of bad talk from a poor minister. I want you to apprentice Tania.
"Besides, I'm the weakest support job (buffer) I can't fight without my people. Even I can make money like this, so you guys in decent jobs have to work hard, right?
When I smiled full face and incited him, the bearded man and his companions bit their teeth with regret. This kind of disgust works best for falls that have only enlarged their pride.
"Good luck, gentlemen."
On my back with my heel back, a bearded man hit me with a word of remorse.
"Damn, there's a demon who enslaved his people!
I wonder what you say, have you come with the devil?
For Explorers (Seekers) hunting demons (Beasts), calling them demons means they are the most abominable.
Weakest and most vicious, superior.
"Then I'll use that rettel to make it the strongest in the world."