"It's okay, let's go" Yuexing walked towards the street
"oh"
"Priscilla didn't do anything to you, right?" Yuexing asked
"He wanted me to lick her feet and then fulfill my wish."
Yuexing and Rem stopped and looked at Subaru
"Don't look at me like that, I won't do that."
"Depending on your personality, maybe..."
"Don't think too much! I remember what you said, and the look in Priscilla's eyes made me think she was playing with me," Subaru whispered.
"Although I may have some regrets..." Subaru muttered softly.
Yuexing smiled and patted Subaru on the shoulder.
"Stop being like this. It's all over. Let's go to the next candidate. The results are almost the same."
"Don't say that, it's very offensive." Subaru looked at Rem
"Rem, Anastasia's mansion, please lead the way."
"Yes" Rem responded.
After walking for a while, Yuexing and Subaru followed Rem to the commercial street in the middle of the capital.
"It seems like Rem and I have been to this place once." Yuexing looked around.
"You've been staying in the mansion this month and haven't gone out many times. You only go out with Rem occasionally," Subaru said.
"Ah, oh——! Big brother over there——brother! We meet again——"
"Huh?" Yuexing lowered his head and took a look.
A very short orc, only reaching the waist, with orange body hair, cute facial features and full of joy, raised his head and looked here.
"Have you seen it?" Yuexing asked
"Hey, Mimi, you can't cause trouble to others. Running around is not okay."
A voice interrupted
Mimi turned to the girl who called softly and waved her short arms energetically.
"I'm extremely sorry, my child has caused you trouble... um - um?" the other party's voice paused.
"Aren't these Mr. Sun Yuexing and Mr. Natsuki Subaru?"
A petite girl with thin, soft purple hair, her light green eyes narrowed
"Um, long time no see, Anastasia, my lord," Yuexing said
"Well, hello, Anastasia, eh? What about this guy Julius?" Subaru asked doubtfully
"Oh, him, Julius and I are on separate operations now, he didn't come here," Anastasia said with a smile.
"Is it okay for the protagonist of the exciting King's Choice to just wander around without any bodyguards?" Subaru said in disbelief.
"For now, you're doing cross-dressing so that you won't be exposed, right?"
Anastasia turned around and showed off her clothes that made people think she was a town citizen. The clothes did give off her style, but it wouldn't be convincing if the key white fox scarf and big wallet were still there.
"Well, I can't hide the beauty of my family and there's nothing I can do about it. And if the critical moment comes, my family's trusted vice-captain-san will cheer for me, so don't worry."
"The trustworthy vice-captain...?" Subaru asked doubtfully
Anastasia raised her chest slightly and looked at Mimi
Yuexing looks at Mimi
"That look of doubt on his face is true, right? That kid is the second-in-command of my private army. Even if he fights Julius, he can still fight a little better than Mr. Natsuki."
"Why do I feel like everyone is better than me?" Subaru said with a sad face.
"Want to eat something? I'm a little hungry," Anastasia said
Subaru looked at Yuexing
Yuexing didn't say anything, just nodded.
"Then let's go"
The fast food restaurant on the avenue in front of the main entrance of the Royal Capital is the most visited place in the Royal Capital. There is a constant stream of people coming in and out. The store is almost full. Yuexing and the others are sitting at the last empty seats.
"Although it's a little early for lunch, it's too much to be empty-handed in the store."
As she spoke, Anastasia brought over fast food from the cashier, which was a vertically long hamburger-like food with vegetables and meat sandwiched between bread.
Mimi took the one from Anastasia and bit into it with a look of joy on her face.
"Hey, now, miss, miss, Mimi, you still want to eat what you just had, can you go and order some?"
"Okay, you can eat as much as you like, but the sauce will stain your mouth. It's so rare that your cute face will become sticky, but it's still very cute."
"Rub it and wipe it clean! Okay! Go and—!"
After Anastasia wiped her face clean, Mimi walked towards the clerk noisily and energetically, with a small gesture
"Well, it seems like it's a private army," Subaru said.
"Although it is very famous in Karalachi, my family's exclusive mercenary group [Iron Fang] of Huo Xing Chamber of Commerce is funded by my family, so the right to choose the members also belongs to my family."
"Is that so?" Subaru stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth.
Yuexing listened quietly on the side
Anastasia's eyes were fascinated as she stared at the secret figure.
"Too cute, right? I want to hug you to sleep..."
"That kind of interest should be for your side. Isn't it the deputy captain or something like that? Isn't it possible that even this kind of personnel is based on connections?"
"It's okay if you don't have to worry about that. That kid is the second-in-command of Iron Fang, and he got the position of deputy leader through his strength. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to walk around the capital with my family."
It does seem that he is not much stronger, but Anastasia's words are persuasive. The candidate for the King's Choice only uses one person as a guard. This is an impossible configuration if he does not believe in his strength.
"That's Anastasia Huo Xing, right?" Yuexing said.
"Yes, Mr. Huang, do you have anything to ask?"
"Just call me Yuexing. I have heard of the name Huo Xing in the Wasteland a little bit, but why do you want to use this name?"
"This is the name of the person who founded Karalachi. It's just that my family used the name without permission. It's also the name of a merchant and a god-like person who made a fortune. It's not bad as an .asxs, right?"
This is to take God’s name as one’s own name and give oneself the consciousness not to ruin that merit.
Yuexing remembered that at the King Selection scene, Anastasia said such bold words that even the kingdom wanted to win out of selfish desire. At the starting point of doing so, she had already drawn a line of no return.
"Although if I fail, I will be criticized by thousands of people and ridiculed by thousands of people. However, my family has also come to this point, but it is only on the way, and there is nothing great to say," Anastasia said.
"Why are you able to do this? Don't you think it would be scary if you failed?" Subaru asked.
"Oh, what's the matter, Natsuki-san, are you finally completely interested in me?"
"Well, this is for you."
"Well, this failure and that, of course my family also feels terrible? My family has been victorious in every battle so far, and I won't talk about it. It's just that we have always won the victory or defeat at the critical moment."
"Don't you think it's enough to end the continuous gambling? Because it's enough. I've become a big businessman and have many companions. That's it."
Anastasia's self-proclaimed name is a bit strange, she calls herself my family
"——Can you stop saying that it's enough? My family doesn't even know how satisfied I am."
"My family has a dream."
"I lived in the slums every day with no tomorrow, and in those days when I was trying my best to survive, I had a dream... My family wants to get everything that can be obtained with these hands. With my own hands, everything
Everything you can get your hands on..."
"It is my family's dream to go as far as we can to confirm who we will become. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to compromise with this level of satisfaction. As long as there is still life, as long as my family can reach it.
, everything that can be caught will become my family's belongings. Should I lose everything and die with nothing, or should I die with contentment surrounded by many things - until the result comes out, the grand event of my family's life will be
Keep going"
"That's such a grand statement. I think I've almost eaten it." Yuexing took a sip of tea.
"Rem too"
"What, so fast?" Subaru looked at Yuexing
Yuexing leaned close to Subaru's ear
"This person is very powerful. You are no match for her. You have always been."
Subaru was stunned
"Don't be so mysterious, Mr. Yuexing, things are different now, including this street," Anastasia said
"...If you put it that way, it feels like there is murderous intent," Subaru said.
"Business opportunity speed is life... When you see the movements of people with sharp noses, you can even see the movements above," Anastasia said with a smile.
"When something happens above, people will move. When people move, animals will move. Now, merchants from all over the country are flocking to the capital. They see people before they see things. So from here you can
See all kinds of things"
"Kanwu...is it a commodity? Does it mean that the things sold in the capital now have any meaning?"
"My understanding is really good. By the way, although the value of various things in the royal capital has changed now, iron products, such as swords, guns, and weapons, are particularly considered valuable. Some people are coming from inside and outside the royal capital.
I’m collecting it”
"Otto?" Subaru and Yuexing looked at each other.
"But speaking of swords and armor... collecting iron means that they are also made into weapons? Are the guys who collect it want to start a war?" Subaru asked
"So, what is it? The purpose is to turn around the economy more than the item itself. This is possible. If you lead the market by yourself, it is enough to earn fame just by doing it. The horizontal connections of merchants are
Very strong... This is the kind of evaluation that makes people want to get it at all costs."
"Um?"
"——Duke Crusch Karustan, the one who is searching for iron in the royal capital is Ms. Crusch."
"Oh, so I also met Laaaa..."
Yuexing reached out and hit Subaru.
"What are you doing?" Subaru turned to look at Yuexing in confusion.
"That's enough, Anastasia." Yuexing looked at the girl in front of her calmly.
Anastasia smiled.
"I'm bullying you because you haven't seen officialdom. I'm trying to trick you." Yuexing finished speaking and looked around.
"Phew - it seems that it was noticed after all." Anastasia breathed out.
"So..." Subaru said in disbelief.
"You guys are going too far!" Subaru suddenly jumped up and slammed his hands on the table.
"Brother, brother, don't get close to the lady again, Mimi, you are super strong."
A huge thorn thrust up, it was Mimi, cutting between Subaru and Anastasia, restraining the furious Subaru
All the customers in the packed store stood up
"Calm down, what's the big deal?" Yuexing said calmly
"Yuexing! These guys are plotting against us!" Subaru said angrily
"You are the one who is being plotted, okay? Besides, these guys alone can't stop us," Yuexing said, shuddering.
Anastasia's expression changed. She heard about Yuexing's deeds from Julius.
"Get out of the way. There's nothing you can do against me anyway, so don't ask for trouble."
Yuexing sighed, took Rem's hand and gestured to Subaru before walking out.
Passing through the people on both sides who dispersed under Anastasia's instructions, he walked out of the door and onto the street.
The street outside the door is still lively, but there is a deathly silence inside the door