King's Landing is huge.

　The main street stretching from the royal castle to the city gate is so long that it would take an hour just to walk from one end to the other.
　Within the city wall that circles around the main street, starting from the royal castle, is the most prosperous part of the city, called the Royal Citadel.

　Of course, there are sections that are unsafe or abandoned, like the reactionary sections, but basically, the castle district was a prosperous place as a center of logistics.

　There are several reasons for this.
　Among the most important ones are
　The climate and fertile land are conducive to human life throughout the year.
　It is also a transit point between the major cities of the kingdom.
　Many well-developed roads stretching east, west, south, north, and southwest, with no bottlenecks or bad roads.
　And the convenient water supply system inside the capital and the canal that runs through the outskirts of the capital, which is also its source.

　I can understand why other countries would want to kill each other for this land.

　This is also the reason why many powerful merchant associations have made this country their base, and why the former president of a certain merchant association came back to this land with bad memories to strengthen his own association.

　Conversely, it can be said that the kingdom's economic slump was caused by the inability to control the "common merchants with money" who mainly distributed goods overseas.

　This friendly land is also equally friendly to evildoers.
　Even if you impose heavy taxes, it will be meaningless if they escape.
　They were defeated because they did not know how to fight the commoners who had intruded into the "noble" society in any other way than through power.


　Now, in the city center of the blessed royal capital, there are various logistics going on.

　The number and variety of stores are abundant, and several stores of different grades are lined up in suitable sections.
　In other words, it could be said that the shops were targeting the demographic of the people living there.

　Because of this characteristic, the capital is home to a wide variety of people.
　Royalty and nobility at the top, their servants and attendants. --Occasionally, the children of lower-ranking nobles would act as attendants for higher-ranking nobles in order to strengthen their relationship, but this is not a common sight in this world where "profession" is the supreme rule.

　The heads of powerful merchant associations and the well-funded commoners who are members of the royal city council. And the young men and women who work for them and dream of becoming merchants themselves are knocking on the doors of the merchant associations. 　

　These are just a few examples, but in other words, it is because the city is a prosperous place that social disparity widens, and both rich and poor can live together in the same city.

　It is obvious that similar people will naturally gather in the same area.


　However, there were some people here who did not understand this at all.


"No, it's too expensive. This is expensive. 100,000 gourd for a piece of clothing, what a joke.
"Even if you say so, the fabric here is a rare one woven in a distant imperial country.
Oh!　--I'm not an idiot. I'm not an idiot, I know what I'm talking about.
"Oh, you're ......?

　It is true that Izuna's eyes are keen, but sadly, Izuna still does not know that the Ocean is a man of high status.

I'm not sure what to make of this.
You can make it quickly if you have a 300-garde cloth.
What about that?

　And today, next to Izuna, instead of the usual intelligent-looking white child girl, stood a loose girl who seemed to be at peace every day.

　A tuft of orange hair, tied up like a horse's tail, swayed.

I'm not sure if you've heard of it or not, but I'm sure you've heard of it.　I'm not even worth a piece of cloth, am I?　Mirabelle, great discovery!
I don't know.　I don't know about you, but you can't put a price on a human being. What are you talking about?
"Mirabelle ...... free shipping ......
Are you out of your f*cking mind?

　I'm not sure what he's talking about, Izuna said.

It's not like you're looking at a 300-garde piece of cloth.
This is an outfit that Hura gave me a long time ago!

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea. There's no need to worry about it spilling out, but if you ask me, her clothes don't have a lot of fabric.
　Even her skirt could be seen if one were to look up from the bottom of the stairs.
　Her shoes and socks seem to be decent, though.

"How old were you when you went to ......?
Let's see, it's been about eight years, so you'd have to be ......8 something like nine years old.
How did you manage to wear that?
It was too tight, so I cut it off!　Like here.
Oh, oh, oh. ...... You should buy one instead of trying so hard. ......
I don't have any money!


　If you look at the back of the dress, you will see that there is a slit at the nape of the neck.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

I'll buy one for you, too. ......
I'm sure you're right.　I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

　In addition, Izuna is the one who is currently in debt, and this weak-minded woman should have received a large amount of money from the Orba Trading Company, but she seems to have forgotten all about it.
　If anything, she's a convicted felon who left the girl who gave her the reward satisfied that she was going to spray it all over her private room.

　At that time, she was told to take good care of the money, and was punished by picking up each piece with her own hands, saying "Thank you.

　--Apparently, the punishment was not very effective at this point.


Oh, uh, .......
Hey, sorry about that, clerk.
No, no. What can I do for you, ......?

　The shopkeeper, who smiled as if troubled, was also struggling for a while.

　On the one hand, she is a dumb woman who is not wearing proper clothes. A person's morals and personal appearance can also indicate his or her income.
　I could have sent her away, saying I don't have anything for you.

　But it was a different story with the other young man.


　I'm sure you've heard of it, but I've never heard of it.
　I remembered that the shopkeeper himself was one of the spectaclar fighters I remembered, and more importantly, he was not intimidated by the "high price".

　He would buy it.
　The problem is that he just doesn't understand quality at all.

"Well, I'm afraid it's not for you.
"No, I'm not buying this for him.

　The store was a high-class store that sold and tailored women's clothing and related fabrics.

　The one that Izuna and Mirabelle were looking at was a children's sundress for the children of the nobility.
　It is true that 100,000 gourd for a piece of cloth is expensive, but considering the material used and the fact that it is a one-of-a-kind luxury item, the price is very reasonable.
　In the first place, no one knows at this stage that Izuna is crazy enough to buy it for everyday wear.

I thought women were supposed to be in charge of their shopping. ...... Mirabelle was a mistake. I should have brought Anise with me.

　I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. If she chooses that option, she will be forced to spend a lot of time shopping for herself, and no matter which option she chooses, Izuna will have nothing but regret.

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it. What if I don't want to be Mirabelle?
"How exactly are you going to do that?

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I'm not sure what to make of it.
I don't know, it's ...... a thing.
What is it?
"I really don't think it's a good idea for Futa to have worked so hard in the Colosseum to raise this sister.
What?
I don't know if I feel sorry for her.
Mirabelle as a sister is pitiful!
No, I'm talking about poor Mirabelle who has lost her intelligence. I don't know if you have a brother or not.
I don't know if you have a brother. ............ Hmm, Mirabelle as a sister would be pitiful.
"What?

　This is a great way to make sure that you are getting the most out of your money.









　In the end, the two of them decided to leave the store once.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not. I'm not sure if it's a good idea.
It's like tailoring!
That's right.

　It's not that I couldn't pay 100,000 gulds to Sundress.
　It's just that I chose to come back as a result of a serious discussion with the shopkeeper.

　The shopkeeper had told her that she could return the dress if it didn't fit, but Izuna had refused.

It's the first time I'm giving it to you. I want you to be happy with it.
The first gift is a memory!

　That's what I meant.
　I was thinking of buying something for her, but even if Motisuke says "it's just profit and loss", I'd rather take her to a clothing store.

　That's what I concluded this time.
　The two of them walked leisurely down the main street, thinking that they should go and collect Motisuke, who had been left with Futa for the time being.
　Glancing at Mirabelle next to her, Izuna asked.

"Do you remember your first present?
Of course I remember!　It was a children's lute!
...... Are you still using it?
Haha, I wouldn't keep using a child's lute!
"？？？？

　Izuna stares at Mirabelle from top to bottom and tilts her head.

I used to play the piano.

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not.

The piano in our house was a very proper one, and if I touched it, it would beat me. So my brother bought me another instrument, or rather a toy.
Did you like it?
Oh, yeah!　I played it all the time when I was alone!　There weren't too many different kinds of sounds, so I'd take a cup from home and bang on it to make more sounds, and then they'd say it was an expensive cup, so I'd get hit again.
That's your parents?
Yes. My brother would never do that.
......

　Mirabelle happily told her story, which did not sound like a good memory even to Izuna's ears.

I'm not sure I remember much about it!　It's been a long time since Hura-sama rescued me and I moved to a new place.
"Hmm. ......
"Izuna-san?

　Izuna blurted out, meaningfully and with some thought.
　I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I've seen it before.

I'm not your brother, but...
I know you're not.
I know. ...... But I'm not stupid. I know. I'm not your brother. - I know, but I'm not an idiot. ...... I'm sure he's happy you're his sister.
"...... Why?

　The question seems to have no understanding.
　I'm not sure what to say.



　Izuna didn't know what was going on with her brother now.
　But that doesn't mean she didn't hear more about Graciel G. Gringott.

　Just.

"They say you're great, great at music. If your first gift was a musical instrument, you're the first one to find out what's so great about you.
Yeah.
You must be so proud.
Yeah, I guess. ......?
Ha-ha-ha. You're an idiot. Of course you are. A man is always careful at the beginning, not just with gifts.

　Mirabelle followed Izuna as she walked slowly down the street.

"......, Izuna-san.
"What?
What do you have, Izuna-san? First time, anything?
Well, I've had a lot. I don't remember the first gift I got, but I got a lot of things that were firsts. Some of them made me happy in their own way.
I like that.
...... But there's only one thing I want, this.
Is that your first one?

　Oh," Izuna nodded, and smiled her usual broad smile.



I'm going to win a white star from that guy.
"...... white star.
The stage has changed, I've changed, he's changed. But that doesn't change the fact that no one has ever done it before. --So I'm going to do it.

　A fist is raised to the sky.
　There is only one thing that Izuna Sienzan wants.
　I don't need anything else.

I'll be the first to beat him.　

　He smiles and says...

"I like that.

　I'll be the first to beat him." Smiling, Mirabelle muttered enviously at the fervor of this "fighter.

　I want something I can be passionate about.

　That's what I thought.