In the United World Government, Charlotte had just heard the news about the disappearances of the Authority from Citadel. It practically brought about a maelstrom from the lowest to the highest administrative and military personnel.
The disappearance of their leader brought greater effects, but fortunately, she managed to calmed things down after assuring the innumerable personnel of the United World Government of the Authority's safety.
"Abraham... I can't believe he left without warning." Charlotte shook her head in annoyance, not wanting to think about the troublesome man that had left some kind of mental pandemonium in the country.
"It seems that Sir Abraham has found Lady Laplace." In front of the Prime Minister was the Director of the Atlas Corporation, Mercedes, a silver wolf beastfolk. The lycanthrope had a good point as Abraham wouldn't leave the Citadel with clear reasons.
"Laplace, huh? It's been several months since she departed the country. I hope she's alright." Charlotte remarked, a bit worried about the status of the dragoness. Even though Laplace was a dragon, she was still a pregnant woman with the usual troubles of one.
"I'm sure that Lady Laplace is in good condition. She's stronger than anything in the United World Government." Mercedes smirked, confident about the capabilities of her superior. In her mind, Laplace was far more powerful than anyone else.
Perhaps, only Abraham, himself, could rival her.
"I guess that make sense."
"Anyhow, our economy has been on the rise lately. It's all thanks to the Atlas Corporation advancing the foreign trade onward. Neighboring countries are purchasing our products in bulk, which deals a great benefit for the United World Government." Charlotte smiled at the silver wolf.
"The Atlas Corporation is merely managing trade. Companies have been popping up buying and selling our products to foreign countries. From hygiene products, pens, books, and many more. Besides, there's far larger problems to handle." Mercedes stated, earning the frown of Charlotte.
Charlotte wasn't ignorant of the circumstance in Dawn City. Since the disappearance of Laplace, criminal activities have been steadily rising along with criminal organizations popping up in the slums. "The slums... Has anyone found a way to solve the problem?"
She questioned the silver wolf, wanting to know about the plans they had regarding the growing slums. The eyes of Mercedes narrowed as she thought about ways of solving the slums. But it was a complicated problem that needed a much more complex solution.
"The slums have been created because of the booming immigrant population of Dawn City. There are more jobs than people, specifically, lower-end jobs that can be easily caught on even with measly education. We can increase the amount of jobs, but it all depends on the market demand."
"Otherwise, we would risk inflating it instead."
Returning her attention to the two, Laplace smirked and opened her arms, quickly hugging them in succession. "It's been a while, my friends. I have heard a lot about your escapades with my husband. How dare you do a threesome without me."
Her remarks caused Abraham to facepalmed, giving up in understanding the dragoness. On the other hand, her words caused the two ladies to wake up. The first to mutter a single word was Mercedes. "L-Lady Laplace... You're back?"
"Of course, I'm back. Do you think I'll be gone forever while you try to eat by husband behind my back?" Laplace puffed up her chest, not backing down against the two ladies that had touched her husband. She would be willing to fight for love if needed to.
"Eh... Laplace, great you've finally returned." Charlotte had a complicated smile as she had troubles in processing the emotion that had consumed her mind. It was strange, to say the least, but most of all, she was relieved.
Her eyebrows quickly furrowed as she glared at the middle-aged man beside the dragoness. "Abraham Shepherd, you dare leave without warning? Do you know that you brought pandemonium into the government with your disappearance?"
"How dare you leave me with a problem." Clearly, she wasn't happy with his untimely disappearance in the Citadel, which caused chaos in the military and the administration of the United World Government.
"Don't worry about him, Charlotte. I already had a talk with me about that." Laplace waved her hands back and forth, making the Prime Minister calmed her rage into its minimum levels. "I guess I shouldn't be too angry about it."
"Apologies for acting like a child." Charlotte once again sighed to herself, lumping her body into the seat. Laplace walked around the table and stood beside the Prime Minister, massaging her shoulders. "It seems that our stone-faced girl has been working hard."
"Leading a country must be difficult, huh?" Laplace remarked as she kept massaging the body of Charlotte, who steadily relaxed herself. The Prime Minister aloofly uttered. "Going to war is far easier than trying to make an entire nation stable."
"Heh... You ran out of luck the moment you got elected as the Prime Minister." Laplace chuckled at the suffering of the stone-faced girl in front of her. Charlotte merely raised one of her eyebrows, but decided to let it go instead.
"Anyhow, I want the two of you to meet my child." The moment the dragoness uttered such words. Charlotte and Mercedes finally remembered that Laplace was previously pregnant to begin with. It was due to this that she needed to temporarily leave from the United World Government.
Their backs quickly straightened as Abraham carried a little girl forward like a cat with its paw onward. The little girl had jet-black hair and sapphire-like irises, though her silver horns and tails practically declared whose daughter she was.
"Meet my daughter, the cutest of the world, the most adorable dragon that has ever existed, Tiamat!" Abraham placed her on top of the table as if he placed the greatest treasure that has ever been hailed in the United World Government.
Tiamat gazed upon the two ladies, deciding that acting like a child would do her better faith. Eating up her pride, she looked at them cutely and move her hand forward like a paw.
"Rawr..."