Gigolo [Part 3]

“However what ought to we do then… We don’t stand an opportunity in opposition to the Empire, you understand?” Carlos fell in despair. As a spy stationed within the Empire, he knew properly the disparity in energy between the 2 international locations.

A rustic with many magicians and a rustic with zero magicians… You didn’t must assume exhausting to inform there can be a 100-200 years hole in expertise. The Kingdom, which didn’t have forces known as magicians, was similar to a bunch of cavemen within the eyes of the Empire folks.

The Empire folks all the time felt some type of delight that they had been the middle of the world. It’d sound smug from an outsider’s perspective, however for minor international locations, that mind-set wasn’t essentially unsuitable.

The Empire had robbed small international locations of their magicians beneath the pretext of hiring them in alternate for offering meals and expertise. Not solely that, the Empire had additionally interfered of their politics. Even the Kingdom, the second-greatest energy after the Empire, couldn’t afford to fiddle with the Empire as a result of it wanted an everyday cotton provide.

Even when the Kingdom actually acquired invaded, it couldn’t do something to defend itself.

“By the best way, is the corporate doing alright? I solely return to the Kingdom on occasion, but it surely’s my first time seeing the shop this empty. No prospects have come since earlier.”

Carlos out of the blue regretted asking Joshua in regards to the Kingdom’s future. Though Joshua had superior capabilities, he was nonetheless younger in spite of everything.

Even when Joshua’s prediction got here true, there was nothing a service provider may do. This was an issue the Royal Household, Knight Order, and high-ranking nobles ought to deal with. Retailers solely needed to do what a service provider must do.

“…Nicely, it’s the aspect impact of not shopping for cotton from the Empire this yr. Even after we say we are able to’t promote what we don’t have, many persistent nobles nonetheless refuse to imagine us. The shop within the commoner district is doing properly, whereas right here, as you may see…”

As there was no cotton within the retailer, the commoners accepted that truth readily and switched to purchasing hemp underwear as a substitute. Even Emma’s reputation among the many commoners remained unbudged. The gross sales within the commoner district didn’t differ a lot from the typical.

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Readers’ Nook:

Reader A’s remark

I laughed imagining the Empire’s state after dropping to the bugs.

They’re too harmful lmao

Writer’s reply

A quantity about returning to their homeland.

Tailless Whip Scorpion A: Our house is initially within the Empire.

Tailless Whip Scorpion B: I heard you didn’t have many good recollections there.

Tailless Whip Scorpion C: Artillery? Is that stronger than Over?

The bugs are able to go at it.