I'm sitting in my office at the far end of the Lord's mansion, facing a stack of papers.
They show me that my day has just begun.

Every morning I wake up in my office and the mountain of paperwork I have to deal with is so depressing.

Hey, Warchus. I feel like going out to play.
Yes, of course you're welcome.
'Really?　Then.
As soon as you get all that paperwork out of the way, you're free to play as much as you like.
Ummm, don't you have any idea how much pain you're putting me through?
'Master Oligor, it's been seven days since you took the elixir.
No, no. It's only been seven days, Soma.
I'd like to take over the lord's work for you, but I need you to at least do the work of stamping the seal...

Normally, Walkas and Soma listen to my every wish, but when it comes to work, they're not very flexible.
Aww..... I haven't been able to see them since the day I met the guy I met who seemed so interesting.
I haven't been able to see him since then, even though I met an interesting boy.
Jeez. There's no need to make it a festival just because I was saved.

"Oh, aren't these expenses ridiculous?
I'll look into it.
Nice to meet you.

Hah, I'm going to look through it today and flatten it out.
Maybe it's because I do this all the time that my breasts are so flat.
Nah, it doesn't matter.
Huh, flattened, oh, that's weird too.

"Hey, is my being sick enough to make the expense account wrong?　It looks like some of the contractors have some nerve to cheat and deal with me. It's the same place as before.

The merchants who are investing in the project are complaining that we have to finish it as soon as possible, and it's a really nice gesture when you can't waste even a little bit of money because the money is finite.
It's really annoying that you bothered to make me take the time to do it.

''Very well, my lord. I'll go check it out myself.
Nice to meet you, Warchus.

Well, now there are no more cheaters.
However, they were in charge of ordering stone materials.....
They offered me a reasonable price, but they had a reputation for being money-hungry, so I might as well cut them off.
But a replacement..........

Soma, go talk to Meira about the wholesale supply of stones. We have the same budget as the last one.
Can I turn it off now?
'It's fraudulent, nine times out of ten. You don't have to include an audit of the Walkers to know, but if you cut it off without looking into it, you'll be picky later.
Very well. Well, I'm off now.
Yeah. Have a good day.
Don't you dare slip out.
I know, I know!　Mmm.

It's not like I'm stuck here!
We're going to have a little fun anyway, but it's going to be over by the end of the day, and I think we're allowed to at least sip on some young extracts to get our day off to a good start!

By the way, the alchemist in question is not currently in Ains Hale.
'Huh!　What?!

Hold on!　He didn't tell me!

"You were on your way to King's Landing with Lord Falconer, weren't you...
That's right. You gave her my fee!

How could I forget?
Because I've been so busy lately that my sense of time is wrong!
Aaaaah....
What a mess.
I feel like a kid who got a new toy and his parents took it away.

Oh my god. You're such a bore. I think I'll go make fun of Darwin...
No, let's just do our job.
'Err ... come on now, it's not even in the air ...'
'Whatever the air is, please do your job before you play.
'Soma, I'm not a kid, okay?　You sound like a parent scolding a child for talking like that.
'If you're not a kid, you should do your job...'
I'd say that.
I'll just say it right back to you...

Oh no........Soma left too.
Hmmm....
Alright.
Let's put down the petticoats and do things the usual way.
We can't do that when Soma and Warchus are around, you know? It's a mess.

I activate the wind magic 'Breeze Manipulation (Air Control)' and I arrange all the documents.
Then I activated the skills 'Distant View' and 'Quick Read' and looked through all the documents.
Then I used Breeze to gather up the important and potentially problematic documents at the edge, and put the remaining documents on the opposite wall.
The process is repeated many times, and then the flattening process is resumed while invoking the Breeze Manipulation on the documents that did not have any problems.
The advantage of this method is that you can work while lying down on the floor.
With the "Breeze Manipulation", you can push a sheet and make it flat.
Hah, clap, clap, clap.
Whew! Three-quarters of the work is done.
There are still a lot of documents scattered around, though.

With a breeze, I gather up the remaining problematic documents and sit down to read them carefully.
It's not good for things I have to look at carefully, since 'speed reading' tires my eyes and I have to skip over them to some extent.
Hmmm... progress.
It looks like it's right on schedule. It looks like things are going according to plan.
But it's consuming a lot more material than I expected.
I'll have to talk to the supervisor to find out what's going on.
Next we need to deal with the criminal slaves.
We don't have to worry about the Yashis' seal, I guess.
Poof.

Well I'm almost done.... almost 80% done.
Yeah... 80% is almost done, so it's over!
Okay!　I went to play ... uh ... I see.
You're not here, are you?
So what should we do?
Meira's probably in her office at this time, so we can go to Darwin's place.
Good. If it's decided, I'll make a quick decision.
Quick decision dada dada dong!

I open the window, put my feet on the edge, and jump out.
Because I could hear footsteps coming from the hallway.
Maybe it's Soma.
So that means I'm going to have to visit Meira's office!

"...Mr. Oligor, just Mr. Oligor!

I look up at the open window and hear Soma's voice.
I mean, you've already been to Meira's place.
How fast is that?
If you're competent, you can take care of the rest, right?

Sorry, Soma. Clean up your mess.
One moment!　There's still a lot of work to be done.　Don't go running!

Even though the work is done, the office is still littered with papers.
I'm sure the meticulous Soma would be very angry.

'You did it again, you little shit!　Hey, come back here!　I'm going to spank you until your ass is red.
Oh, no. Soma must be getting a bit old to want to touch my ass.

Oh, wow, I'm scared.
Come on. The job's done.
You keep getting angry, you're gonna burn out your blood vessels.

'Hahaha!　How wonderful it is to be free!
"I don't know!　Work!

Oh, you have a good ear for a first-timer.
I still have a lot of work to do on Soma, so it's good to have you healthy!
But I'm going!

"Air Boost.

My magic is at a low level, you know. It's all a breeze, but a tailwind is wonderful!
We could be away from the pavilion in no time.
I think we're good to go now.
Well, where should we start?
Maybe we should start at Darwin's house.
So, we'll have to go out the back.


So here we are!
A big house with a big gate.

Hello!
Oh, isn't it my lord? Master Soma came to see you earlier, but is there something wrong?
No. I'm here to play!

So, I've come to Meira's office and house.

''.......Huh, my lord?　We're at work right now, sir.

If you look around, you'll see Meira's employees moving around without a care in the world.
As for Meira, she's just sipping her tea elegantly with papers in hand.

I know. I know, I know, it's my job to make a special visit!
You see..... I've got a business meeting to attend to. You can't talk to him, can you?
Oh, I'll listen to the business talk with you, too.
May I ask why, just in case?
'You Darwins hear so many bad things about each other. I need to see with my own eyes that you are doing business properly.
What do you really think?
I'm thinking of buying one myself.

No, because Meira and Mr. Dharma are both serious about their work, they don't have to do any auditing.
I'm in trouble because I don't have anything to do with it, as if I'm really Darwin's adopted son.
I haven't done anything deeper, and I feel like I'm really only here to learn Darwin's skills and not to be vulnerable.

''Huh.... You're an important trading partner this time, so please don't say anything poorly.......
'Yes. I'll keep my mouth shut, but I'm sure it will come out.
'As much as possible!　I'm fine with that....

Looks like you gave up early.
You're the man, Meira. You're a smart girl.

So, which merchant do you plan to talk to today?
I have a business meeting with a wealthy merchant from Amatukuni today. I hope you won't be rude to him since he has come all the way from Amatukuni to meet with us.
Amatsukuni.... The food there is usually not so simple and simple.
Yes, but the vegetables that are carefully prepared have a different flavor from the soil, just like they do here. And....
For some reason, the 'drifters' like things from that place.
Sowandez-no?　Sirimasen de Shitawa.

You're surprisingly one-sided.
Hmm...
I see.

I didn't know you were going to the capital now.
'Brother?　Well, if you're Brother Dharma, you're working at Ains Hale.
Oh, no, no. You're the brother who fixed me.
What, brother...?　Aren't you older than my lord?
'Hahaha. Hahaha, siblings don't care about age difference. You're my spiritual big brother, so it doesn't matter.
My lord you should consider your age my lord.
I'm Oligor, 11 years old.
I can see it!　That must be because it's a halfling!
'I was just thinking, what's the deal with looking like an 11-year-old and being an adult inside?　I can smell the crime.
'I don't know!　Huh ... I feel like I'm dealing with that person.
We're siblings. We're siblings.
'We're not even related by blood or upbringing!

Hahaha.
Meira-chan is fun.
I'm sure your brother had fun with Meira-chan, too.
Oops, what an obscenity for a man to have fun with a woman!
You'll have to punish him later.

But you, my dear...
...What is it?
No, I just didn't expect you to have feelings for him.
It's not like I like you or anything.
'Really?　Then why?
You seem very capable. I figured I'd better start spitting on you sooner rather than later.

Well, I can see that.
I understand that, but I'm not sure I understand.

"Hmmm...
What do you want to say?
I'll admit that he's capable, but the part of him that's capable doesn't match up to the kind of man you're looking for. But his competence doesn't match up with the kind of man you want to be.

As I recall, the ideal man I heard about before was a man who could work hard.
He is not such a hard worker by any stretch of the imagination.
I think the original nature of the man is lazy, although he is working somehow or other now.

''Well tastes can change.
'Huh?　I thought you didn't like it or something?
So I don't like it!
''But how can you compete with that lineup when you don't really like it...?
It's...

As well as the three members of the Red Front (Red Line), Wendy with her big breasts and Shiro who treats them casually under the guise of innocence.
My brother seems to like big breasts, so the biggest problem is Aina and Wendy....
If those five are going to try to drop them from the outside since they're there, they're impregnable if they don't really go there.
Oh well, that's why it's so interesting!

Lady Meira. The wealthy merchant from Amatukuni has arrived.
Okay, I'll be right there. I'll be with you in a moment, please show me to the finest parlor.
Yeah, I see. Point scoring.

If you buy a product from Amatsukuni and give it to him, I'm sure he'll be grateful for the nostalgia boost.
But the question is what will make him feel nostalgic?
We'll just have to rely on each other's taste and intuition.

'That's not a very nice thing to say!　It's just a normal, normal business meeting!
Mm-hm. Well, maybe I'll let him order a present for me too.
Do as you wish!

Mayra heads into the reception room with her materials, and I follow her.

'Ah, gentlemen who work here!　If Soma comes, tell him I'm not here!

My employees are forced to nod their heads in response to my request as their lord, even though they look at me in awe.
It's not that they used their power, it's their fault for nodding in response to my request as an individual, because they are lords.

''So they're running away after all, aren't they?
'The free wind is something you can't catch.
'Then you should have stopped being a lord...'
'I'm only doing it because I don't have the best people for the job. Why don't you do Darwin or something?
Your adoptive father won't have a messy job that you'll have to run away from.
I guess so. I'm earning more money a month in this job than I am now, right?

I remember the main business now was investment and money lending.
But the bank was a joint venture with Rainrich now.
Still, there's a lot of demand for moneylenders, so I guess that's not a problem.
I know some slavers, so they don't have to worry about collections, and it's a good business, really.