Chapter 18

“Today's class will be over here.”

Clerivan said as he finished class.

So, I was the only one who was listening properly, but Clerivan didn't seem to care much.

"And I have an assignment today."

"Sigh.."

When the children were told that it was an assignment, they sighed as if they had lost ground.

The dislike of homework is the same everywhere.1

"Today's assignment is a relatively simple one. Of course, it's not exactly the case."

It sounds like some kind of hot iced tea.

I felt curiosity and looked at Clerivan

“Your homework is to come up with the answer to the question, 'What is the most valuable thing for a merchant?'”

"Of course it's money."

Gilliu replied right away.

“Then that would be Gilliu's answer. Let’s talk more about homework in the next class.”

As Clerivan cleared the board, he announced that the class was completely over.

I cleared up the seat where I was sitting throughout the class and stood up.

Mayron, who was setting the cushion right after me, complained.

“I don’t know!! how do we know about commerce so well.”

Somehow I felt like I would laugh.

Others don't know, but I do.

How much a person named Clerivan Pellet is, a person with a strong position and a person with a terrifying touch.

I said, striking to Mayron.

"Of course! What kind of…!"

I was trying to say 'What kind of person!'

Clerivan never misses what's happening in this classroom, and I already know Clerivan as a teacher.

"Are you really curious about who you are? Ha ha ha....."

It was almost a big deal.

As he quickly turned around and cleaned up the cushion that was in good condition, Mayron tilted his head.

"Tia, you're sweating all of a sudden. Where do you hurt?"

"Oh, what hurts. You have a pretty cushion..."

After looking around, I quickly changed the subject.

“But, wasn’t Belsach come today?”

There is no sound of his snoring, so how comfortable the class environment is.

Today, the contents of the class were more familiar in my ears.

“Belsach followed his father to a meeting.”

A poor voice replied.

"Hi, it's Larane."

"Hello, Florentia."

Even today, pretty Larane was wearing a dress full of white frills.

Originally, we were very uncomfortable, and while taking classes together, we sometimes have some short conversations and greetings.

But I always talked first, and it was the first time that Larane came to me like today.

“You know, Florentia.”

"Yes why?"

"What color do you like?"

The sudden question comes, and I was a little embarrassed.

What is my favorite color?

I blinked a couple of times and replied.

"Red."

"Oh, that's right. I see."

If that was really the case, Larane turned around and went out without regret after heard my answer.

The twins approached me, standing still in embarrassment.

"What is it? What did Larane say?"

“Suddenly come…….”

"You come suddenly?"

"She asked what color I like."

I thought the twins would react like 'Ah, what's up' or 'That's a crappy question'.

But the two smiled wide open their eyes.

"Tia likes red!"

“Red, red... ”

The reaction of the twins was also strange.

Mayron liked it as if he knew very good information, and Gilliu kept muttering red, like a man who would not forget.

Larane is weird and twins are weird.

No, the twins were originally a little strange, but today they were no longer.

"I have to go quickly and take a nap."

I sighed and began to tidy up the classroom.

* * *

In the southern district under the direct command of the emperor, there was a residential area where the townhouses of the nobles were concentrated.

This place, commonly referred to as 'Noble Town', boasted a luxurious and beautiful outer scenery that could not be compared to other districts.

Among them, the Sedakyuna shopping street, where high-end shops are gathered, was still crowded with nobles and rich merchants today.

The restaurant 'Victoria Place', which has been fully booked every day since its newly opened a while ago, has not received other guests today only for a group of customers.

The meeting was held once a season by Viese Lombardy, the eldest son of Lombardy Lord, and was very popular in the social world.

"You said that Lombardy and Angenas are going to start a business together?"

“I heard that story too! I'm so excited!”

When the nobles gathered together here today, the first theme they brought out was the same.

The topic of socialization these days was the cooperation of the two families, no matter what.

Lombardy, who is called a noble above the nobility, and Angenas, who already produced the fourth empress, join hands and jump into a business.

Even though it has not been properly disclosed, word of mouth was already spreading.

"I heard it's a textile business. What on earth is it?"

"Why don't you buy silk from anywhere in the west and bring it in?"

“Maybe. Angenas is a family with roots in the west, and if you are at the top of Lombardy, you can go up to that very long distance.”