I return home, pondering about the new store and its featured products.
　In Murteu, I'm in a rented house used by a middle-class family. As it is in the suburbs, it has a large garden for the price.
　The fact that it has a large garden for the three of us to live and train in is not out of the question.
　When I opened the door, I heard the sound of two footsteps.

'Welcome home, Irg-sama.'
I'm so glad you're back, Brother Ilg.

One was Tart, a servant who came with me from the Touahade territory. The other is Maha, an intelligent girl who looks about my age.
　She's slender and has lustrous blue hair.
　The three of us live together in Murteu.
　She is not called by the name of Lug when she returns to her home, and she does not remove her disguise or return to her tone of voice from Irg.
　He has a lot of visitors due to his job, and if he's not careful, he doesn't know where he can get ripped off.

'I'm sorry I'm late. I'm sorry I'm late, but my father has left me with a new job. I'll be in charge of one of your stores. It's not an expansion of an existing store, it's something completely different from the old one. You can do whatever you want, it's hard work and that's why it's exciting.
As expected of Irg-sama. You've only been here six months and you're entrusting me with such a big job.
'My brother's successes have been up my nose as well. I'll be proud of you tomorrow at the store.
'No, I'm going to need you to keep your mouth shut until we get started in earnest. It's still going to be a secret case.

They both nodded at my words.
　Maha calls him my brother, but my father didn't have an illegitimate child.
　He's the one I saved in this land.
　........For a long time, I've been thinking about having a team to carry out the assassination, and she's a candidate.
　The minimum requirement for an assassination team is that they must have magical powers.

Normally, children with magical power are only born to each other with magical power, but about one in ten thousand are born mutantly.
　Murteau's population was many times larger than Touahade's, and the odds of finding a magical power bearer were high.
　That prospect came true, and they were able to find Maha.

The orphanage she was in was run for subsidies from the city and raised her in poor conditions, sometimes even mistreating her to the point of not dying.
　It was easy to take Maha in.
　Maha herself wanted to get out of that kind of hell, and since the person in charge of the orphanage was in it for the money, if I could give him twice the subsidy the city would give him before Maha reached adulthood, it would be an easy matter to settle the matter.

I'm twelve years old, too young to take in an orphan, but I meet the qualifications by working for the Balor Trading Company and Balor's guarantee of my custody, and thus the three of us are living together.

'I'll keep your jacket. Master Ilg.
You're in charge.

The tart takes great care of me.
　He has been a big help to me since I came here. It allows me to focus on what I have to do. ...and though I don't talk about it, he has helped me mentally as well.
　Since he became a rogue, his mind has grown and he has developed feelings that he didn't have in his previous life.
　It also gave birth to a weakness. Loneliness, heartbreak, anxiety. Sometimes I think about those things. But with the tart in my life, those feelings are blown away.
　It's good to have a family.

''Brother Irg, I made dinner with Tart today.
'I'm looking forward to that. Maha's food is so good.
Yes, you can look forward to it. I'm proud of my work.

I took Maha in four months ago.
　She was debilitated from the constant abuse she had been receiving, and she was also distrustful of people...which is why it was easy to do.
　After all, the more people like that are looking for someone to trust, the more they are looking for someone to trust.
　Using the brainwashing techniques I learned as an assassin, I'm using the brainwashing techniques I learned as an assassin to infiltrate her mind and instill a sense of affection and loyalty towards me.

It's because of this that I've come to adore my brother in this way.

'How are we doing at the shop?
'Of course. You can't get dirt on your brother Ilg's face.

After she recovered from her debilitation and her mind was at ease, she implemented her education for a while, and by day she worked for the Balor Chamber of Commerce through my connections.
　Maha was the daughter of a merchant family, highly educated and intelligent until her parents were killed by a night thief.
　Unfortunately, she lacks a sense of combat and is not well suited to be a viable unit.
　But he'll be able to be trusted with gathering information, scavenging supplies, and providing support from the rear, and I can train him enough to protect himself.

'Maha would make a good merchant's right hand man as well.
I'll make sure of that. If that's what Brother Ilg wants.

And it's one of the milestones that I'm letting him work in the Valor Trading Company.
　After I leave the city, I intend for Maha to remain in Murteu.
　She will take over Irg Balor's job as well as the information network we are building here, and she will gather and send me the information and supplies I need.
　The best way to do that is to have her work for the Balor Trading Company.
　Once she learns the basics, I'll take her over as my secretary. The brand I'm about to launch will be in her hands in the future.
　Let's take our time and nurture her.
　Maha hums as she brings us soup, meat dishes and bread.
　As the three of us start eating, Maha is staring at me.
　I guess she can't wait to hear my thoughts. I bring the soup to my mouth.

'Maha, the bacon steak is good, and so is the soup. Did you use the fat from cooking the bacon in the soup?
'You've got it all figured out. It's a very good bacon, and I wanted to make sure I could enjoy it down to the fat.
'I've been entrusted by Irg-sama to take care of Maha, but on the contrary, I've been taught so much that I'm losing my confidence. But I won't lose. Especially the cooking!　Come on, you can have some of that pumpkin pie I baked!

Me and Maha laugh at Tart's antagonistic attitude.
　It's good to see that Tart has a friend his own age.
　In Tart's case, he has excellent reflexes and kinetic vision, and his use of his body is well suited to an active duty unit. On the other hand, he's not good at thinking hard and his narrow vision makes him unsuitable for support in the rear.
　It is interesting to note that his role is neatly separated from that of the Maha, which is better suited to rear units.
　When the assassination is performed, me and Tart will carry out the assassination, and Maha will be the one to support.
　The meal progresses happily with chit chatting.

'So, what kind of restaurant are you planning to build, Irg-san?'

I have the answers, but again, I have to get my head around it.
　There are two necessary conditions.
　One, it must be profitable. This is an absolute requirement. This business cannot fail.
　Secondly, it must be a product that is in demand by the nobility. And if we're going to use it for our core business, assassination, that's the way to go.
　That is the only way to meet those requirements.

''I think I'll make a store that will please the ladies. I'd like to focus on cosmetics and put some sweet treats that will keep well. However, if we start out with a wide range of products, the sales will be blurred, so we'll specialize in cosmetics at first.

Women are more likely than men to be willing to buy.
　This is even more so with the nobility.
　A nobleman's daughter or lady has an insatiable appetite for beauty and sweetness, and a voracious appetite for cosmetics and delicious sweets.
　...In addition, they love special treatment. If you hear that the representative of one of the country's leading cosmetic brands is going to visit you personally to prepare special cosmetics and sweets made just for you, they will gladly invite you to their mansion without thinking of the risk.

As expected, killing the target on the spot would be suspicious, but no matter what kind of solid mansion or castle it is, I would be able to sneak in at any time as long as I could enter it once and see its internal structure, warding arrangements and security system.

'Oh, the cosmetics and sweet things are wonderful!
I think it's a good idea. 'I think it's a good idea, the economy is booming and there is a lot of demand for cosmetics. But there are a lot of cosmetics stores in Murtau. You need to have a strong point.　........It's all about being beautiful and not being adventurous. Unless there's a very specific reason, I'll buy something from a well-known brand.

It seems to be a good fit for the two girls.
　I'll let Tart and Maha use the prototype when it's ready.
　By the way, Maha is very astute. There is nothing more difficult to enter than a cosmetic brand. It's not about quality, it's about branding.

I've been thinking about that, too. In fact, I have an idea that I've been meaning to pitch to you. .... it's overwhelmingly appealing.
It's a bit of a secret, isn't it? That's something to look forward to.
Let me use it as soon as I can teach and get better!

A lively dinner isn't bad.
　It reminded him of his time in Tauahade. Despite the assassin's work, the family in Tauahade was warm. And this table is just as warm.
　........We can enjoy a lively and happy meal here now, but in the early days, Maha was so stuffy and frightened.
　We got through those days to get to where we are now.
　As we finish eating, I hear a knock at the door and ask her to come in.

'I'm sorry it's so late at night. I'm here again today.

That said, the one who appeared was Balor's son, Belid, who was three years older than Irg's half-brother.
　He is Ilg's half-brother and three years older than him.
　He was suffering from an incurable cancer, but his treatment is over.
　There is no longer a necessity for him to come here. Still, he visits almost every day at a regular time.
　In his hand was a pastry fold, and behind him was the big man who was his escort.
　Tart and Maha, both of them are girly and like sweets, so the souvenir itself makes me happy, but his visit has mixed feelings.

'You're just in time, Master Belid, I was just about to teach a class.

The purpose of this brother is to sit in on a class he is conducting for Tart and Maha.
　Assassination is a subject that requires a wide range of knowledge and skills.
　Pharmacy, science, physics, psychology. Economics and law.
　These were essential and were taught to both of them little by little.
　It was around the time he was attending this house for treatment that he became terribly interested in the classes.

'What are you going to teach me today?'
It's a continuation of yesterday's physics.
'I'm looking forward to that. 'I'm particularly fond of physics. It helps me understand the phenomena around me that I take for granted and why.
That's what physics is all about,
'Oh, speaking of which, congratulations. I've heard you're going to be entrusted with the new store. That's a job that can be entrusted to the most talented young people in the Balor Trading Company. If you succeed, I'm sure you'll become an executive in the future. If you need help, give me a shout and I'll do my best to support you. I will do my best to support you.

I think he's a strange man.
　The only person who knows Tauahade's secret is Balor, and Beluid thinks I'm his concubine's son.
　Normally, when a well-made younger brother appears and is valued by his father, he becomes jealous, or when he is deprived of his successor's position, he becomes impatient and rebels, but he is strangely nostalgic.

It's hard to be evil when you're dealing with them.
　Well, it's not a hassle to keep up with Tart and Maha. It's true that I can't show you the training after class, but I don't mind if it's just to make you listen to the class.
　Besides, I don't dislike him he's of use to me.
　He's a good merchant and the future master of the Balor Chamber of Commerce. It's worth the cost to get to know him.

'Then let us begin today's lesson.

Hand out homemade texts to the three of us.
　It's quite fun to raise someone in this way.

The students are all very enthusiastic and enthusiastic about teaching.
　While teaching the class, they continued to discuss the cosmetics to be sold at the new store and their featured products.
　If I can make that, it will change the way makeup is done in this world.
　It's something that is not in this world, and in my world it was the norm to do it.
　Yes, as long as we don't do it the wrong way, it will be the norm for all women in this world to use it when they apply makeup.
　If that happened, the profits generated would be astronomical, and no one would know the name of Irg Balor. That's what he was trying to create.