Pasta's house is the former residence of the Orba Trading Company.

　A mansion of that size should have a reasonable number of housekeepers.
　However, Pasta was reluctant to allow anyone, even a casual "attendant" or someone he knew to some extent, to come and go from the mansion on a regular basis.

　However, this was not enough.
　Pasta has his own daily management duties, though they are fewer and farther between, and Leafy is not hired as a housekeeper.

　Considering that she would want to train for the martial arts tournament, it was inevitable that she would be lazy in taking care of the house.

　By the way, for some reason, the whole house was kept in perfect condition during the last fighting tournament, but let's not think about the specs of that crazy maid.

So, you're saying I have to clean the house once in a while?
No. ......
What?

　When Futa was told about the current situation of the mansion, he looked up.
　Then, sitting on the bed, she buried her mouth in Randy's head with a very sullen expression on her face.

　This is Pasta's private room.
　It's a room that she basically cleans by herself, because it's not a place where she would let anyone in, housekeeper or not.

　Even this one room is spacious, as one would expect from an upper-class residence, and Futa thinks that cleaning it by herself would be a difficult task.

　However, there are not many things in the room except for the desk and bed area, so it is not as hard as Futa thinks.
　It's just that the maids he knows are paralyzed by the fact that they do the whole maintenance thing every day.

"What's up?
"............ something.

　Half-eyed, if you will.
　Futa is accustomed to the hard look in her eyes, as if she is suspicious of everything in this world. I'm not sure what to make of this.

"We often have businessmen come to our house.
I'm sure they do. I'm sure they do, since you can't get to them.

　Futa nodded, "That's true.
　But things didn't stop there. Pasta looks away and mutters.

"............ is cleaning something.
"What?
No, I'm going to ...... do some light cleaning at my place and then go home. ...... It's so creepy. ......
"Yeah, ......?　Good intentions ......?
I don't know. ......

　The two of them puzzled over what was going on.

"If it's dangerous, why don't you ban him?
Well, if this ...... continues, the merchant can't possibly have just good intentions. ......

　There was a negative trust in those who had risen to the top in the Orba Chamber of Commerce.

I've been wondering...
What?
What's an executive?　I don't really understand how the Orba Trading Company works.
Oh, it's simple. We have a system of product divisions. Then we have a meeting to balance the sales and decide where to allocate the budget.
So it's all factional warfare now?
Yeah. You start your own new brand, or you find a business opportunity and do this and that. Or we trade business with each other's factions.
Wow, ...... is a world I'll never understand.
"I bet.

　Pasta snickers.
　The merchants of the Orba Chamber of Commerce are not only friends and colleagues, but also rivals.

　I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but I'm sure you've heard of it.

...... I used to be one of them.
I see.
I rose to the top and even became president of the Chamber of Commerce. ...... Well, I wasn't this big then.

　The Orba Chamber of Commerce was originally a caravan-based business in a nearby country, and was not as big as it is today.

　Beatrix, who was the most powerful member of the company, set up a base in the capital, and rose to power to the point of becoming a member of the royal council, and came to control the business of the capital.

　In just three years. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

And now he is in a position to distribute the budget to the executives of the Chamber of Commerce who are engaged in friendly competition.
So that's it.

　She nodded and buried her face in Randy's again.

...... So we're forced to give money to departments that see an opportunity. ............... ...

　Hooter tilted his head at the grunting line.

What is it?　What's wrong with you?
I'm just an opinionated person, that's all. The position is neither better nor worse. ...... I'm not trying to drag you down or make you drag me down. I'm not trying to drag you down or make you drag me down. I'll give you a budget for a good idea. I'm ...... but!

　I'm not going to let you pull my leg or make me pull yours.

What's with the pasta-chan section of the new planning department? ！！！！！！
"Oh, .......

　I'm not sure what the intentions of the person who started it are.
　I understand the intention of the person who started it. They probably didn't mean to bully her.
　They started it because they thought there was a business opportunity. It's no different than any other department.



And they!　They!　At the meeting, they said, "Did you get hit first?" and "Will you work with us?　They're into it. ！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
Well, yeah, I guess so. ......
No one cares about my mental health!
You want me to care?
There's no way someone who thinks like that could survive in our business association. ！！！！
Do you realize this is an ongoing story?

　Ugh!　I'm not sure what to do.
　Then Huta suddenly realized.

"By any chance, that perfume you were wearing the other day, the one about Pasta-chan's scent...
A perfume brand is planning something with the pasta-chan department. ......
I see. ...... Orba Trading Company ......

　I'm not sure what to make of this.
　However, it is still the largest business association in King's Landing.
　Of course, there are both light and dark sides to it. For Futa, the dark side was the only thing that stood out, but it is also true that it contributes greatly to the economy of King's Landing.

　If there is a problem, it is that he continues to evade taxes by any means possible, but that is of little concern to the people of King's Landing.

　The kingdom's current situation is that they have managed to get Orba to pay taxes by handing over the power of being a member of the royal council.

In fact, there are a lot of pasta shops in the world today. ......
There are a lot of pasta girls in the world right now. ......
Yeah, that's great.
When we found out that an unrelated merchant association was trying to do the same thing, we killed them in a price war.
That's the way it is at Orba Trading Company.
It's not like Orba has the rights to Pasta. ...... On the surface.

　I'm not sure what to make of that.
　However, it is also true that the connection between Orba and Pasta-chan cannot be disclosed.

"When you talk about money like that...
What?
No, you remind me that you're Beatrix.
"............

　The blue eyes of the man shot through Futa.

　It was an honest feeling for Futa.
　You will find a lot of things that you can do to make your life easier. More importantly, he is aware that he is the one who tricked her.

　However, it is also true that this relationship is still going on.
　We have nothing to hide from each other.

This reminds me of .......

　She gently touched her short red hair.
　Her hair used to be long, but she cut it off only when she started to appear in public as Pasta-chan.

　"The fact that it was a farewell to Beatrix, she did not tell anyone. This is true even with the young man in front of her.

　In the face of her slightly shadowed expression, Futa stretched lightly.

　He asked her a question that was completely different from the one he had just asked her.

"Well, you know... Did you know that honey tastes better in tea?
"What?　What? Suddenly. I know ......, but... I like it.
I know. I can't really say that in front of Lilac-sama.

　I'm not sure what to say.
　But it did remind her of something.

　Kuro tea.
　Aside from the fact that it was Lilac's favorite drink, there was one other thing that lay deep in her memory.

It was in front of the tea shop when I first met you.
...... I don't know if that counts as meeting you.

　This was before I went to the Orba Trading Company to look for Corona.
　Beatrix M. Orba had met Huta only once. She did not speak to him, nor did she communicate with him in any particular way.

　But it was clear that they noticed each other.

In the game, I was the only one who knew.
That being said, I once saw Mr. Richter lose his temper with you.
Oh, so it was a ...... one-way street.
"So what?

　"So what's the point?" Futa cowers his shoulders and Pasta laughs a little softer.

Why are you talking about tea?
I just remembered that Orba Trading Company sells tea. It doesn't have to be a good one, I was just wondering if you could tell me a tea that goes well with that kind of sweetness.
"Yeah.

　If that's the case, just go to the store run by the Chamber of Commerce.
　I have time after this.
　I don't mind going out with you.

Beatrix isn't here anymore, though.
Hmm?

　She's not Beatrix, she's not the head of the Chamber of Commerce, and she's not going to give you free stuff.

I'll show you Pasta-chan's favorite restaurant.
So that's it. I'll show you around because it's Pasta-chan's favorite restaurant.


"Yeah. At least my favorite cupcake seems to be selling like hotcakes right now.

　Smiling cheerfully, Pasta stands up.

"So, shopping?
"Yeah.

　I put Randy on the bed. I put Randy on the bed and casually put my hand on his head.

　She turns, looks up at Futa, and smiles.

"Let's go.

　The look on her face was never.

　The expression on her face was not one that Beatrix should have worn.

　I'm sure Pasta will be fine.










"By any chance...
What?
Isn't it possible that the executives are coming to clean up because they think the Pasta-chan movement is selling well?
...... Next time, I'll ban you.