While Feeling Rejected
If it's Lord Gulohoretz then I know him.
If I remember correctly he's a person who received investiture as a knight the year or two years after sister received investiture.
As a knight he's sister's junior but in terms of age he should have been 7 or 8 years older.
My impression of him was pretty weak but I can remember his face.
What~an extravagant thing he's done!
He also had a thick beard right.
Even that sort of frightening face..I guess if they're a party of the ultra super elite first knight group then they can pick and choose as they please huh?
Come to think of it today while doing deliveries sister seemed to be avoiding showing her face to me and just talked with the Rasseg and Ryogu families...
What is it, this feeling.
That bastard, he rejected my sister!?
Even her age is still 22. She's still well within the marriageable age on Orth.
There's too many problems with her personality.
This is bad, this is the type of matter where we should be lowering our heads begging him.
The expression he was making was like one facing a young child.
....................
Yeah, that's right. I've found out. I ended up finding out.
In this world we're the only two of a kind, older sister and younger brother.
If it's something like making use of my strength to threaten Lord Gulohoretz or on the contrary falling prostrate and begging him then something like that is no problem but I'm sure sister doesn't want for that either.
The only thing I can do is indirectly hint that I "know" and prepare a situation where she can be alone.
Since she's received investiture as a knight I wonder if she already has a private room?
Sister must not want brother to know about it either.
"Shall we go, we're being called."
I let out an unexpectedly gentle voice. And the moment I thought that sister looked at me with a slightly suspicious face. Idiot, even I've grown up..I've been a good adult that can differentiate sweet and sour since the moment I was born~
"Yeah.."
Though I say that, she nodded surprisingly obediently and followed behind me.
After greeting Baron Logan who was grandly laughing as he shook brother's hand, we thanked him for the orders next time and sister lowered her head beside me while the baron kept hitting me on the back. I couldn't see any particular difference in Baron Logan's attitude. He seems just the same as usual. There's several other women than sister in the first knight group so I'm sure it's not like this is the first time for these sorts of love affairs. Also, it seems it's already a story from a month or so ago and it's nothing for the knight commander to be concerned over.
That night we gathered together for a huge banquet with brother and the others, the Ryogu family, the Donneoru family, in addition to my slaves(Of course it's the combat slaves Zulu and Angela. Including the children, the Basutoral couple, and Giberuti weren't with us). Sister said she had work for the knight group so she isn't participating.
The topic of discussion was obviously me clearing through the 8th floor. Being praised by everyone, while feeling pretty good for a while I ate and drank myself full. It was unusual that even brother was so pleased he got considerably drunk. I was greatly satisfied that just brother was this pleased. I guess it was worth it. Come to think of it I still haven't been congratulated by sister. There's also the matter of showing the faces of Rasseg and the others so we still need to appear in the station of the first knight group at the castle for a while longer, after tomorrow, if I run into her somewhere I'll ask her out to dinner on her day off.
Year 7446, Month 7, Day 27
It took quite a bit of time going to the government office in the morning to finish up registering the employees for my company. In any world government offices are difficult to deal with. It's not like they're even slacking off but the common people all just make complaints about insignificant things. Though I say that, that's something that can't be helped either. It's difficult.
In reality there's not much of a problem even if I don't register them every time but there's also a good portion of things that I can relax over if they are properly registered in the off chance that it's ever pointed out in a strange place. It's troublesome but I guess this is one of the so-called obligations of society.
It was an uneventful day together with the Rasseg, Rafitto, Mili, and Harris, the five of us sipped tea at the tea house next to the government office while I spent it picking my nose. We spent the day taking shifts with one person waiting in the lobby of the government not knowing when we'd be called and if you mention that there's a long waiting time it's already hard to put into words.
Well, I guess it was good for relaxing?
After we finished our business at the government office, I brought them to show our faces in the factory. I need to introduce them to the slaves and because I want them both to at least remember each others faces and names.
They setup a cart on the side of the factory facing the street and there was a group of several people there. In addition to Cathy calling out, John's energetic voice was echoing around. It seems there's another two people there but it's not Terry. They must be having a different slave child gain experience as a sales clerk.
So they're getting to it right away? I'm relieved that it seems to be having a good start. I've been properly getting reports from them but actually seeing it with my own eyes brings a real sense of feeling it after all. However, I'm amazed they've managed to gather customers even though it's in that bad location unsuitable for a cart.
I was keeping an eye on things from a bit of distance away but I said, "Anything is fine so go and buy something and try eating it." before handing Harris 1 large copper coin(1,000 Z) and sending him off. Rasseg and Mili were lowering their heads for the trouble from start to finish but this is a learning experience for Harris as well. Harris should have never done something like shopping.
Now then, I wonder what will happen?
If he watches properly then he should be able to do it right.
Either because he was ordered by me or from the excitement of shopping for the first time Harris ran off but his footsteps slowed down soon after. It seems he's observing from the side of the crowd. You tell the sales clerk what you want and hand over money in exchange for it. If there's any change then you take that right away. And then you put mustard to your taste on the Baldoggie you buy before biting into it. It's simple but it should be good for learning how to use money. It's not particularly anything difficult.
Harris said something to the slave that was acting as sales clerk.
John said, "Sure thing" energetically before picking out a cooked Baldoggie from the frying pan and handing it to the sales clerk.
And bit into it.
When the sales clerk handed back the change to Harris and he made a slightly surprised face as he took it.
I almost burst into laughter.
It's fine.
After taking the change it seems Harris couldn't stop his mouth as he returned back to where we were while biting into it.
The Baldoggie Harris was biting into was the Kazotto(cheese) type. It should have left a change of 650 Z though...
Even if Harris doesn't know how to use money I can't imagine that they would deceive him on the change.
It's only been about a month since I bought that sales clerk slave so I guess these sorts of things happen?
After Harris returned I was thinking it was strange while waiting for him to finish eating the Baldoggie then we all walked to the factory. I identified the reason when we approached the cart. The price tag on the Kazotto(Cheese) type was 500 Z. Isn't that more expensive than ones with chili? I'm amazed they can sell with this price.
When I approached them together with everyone it seems Cathy noticed right away. Following that John.
Furthermore, when I tried asking Basutoral about the price of the ones with Kazotto in them and "Yeah, since we weren't able to obtain much of a stock of kazotto. We've labeled them as a high class premium version with a slightly higher price but they're properly selling." said that. This guy, he's good.