CH 78.3

Chapter 78.3 – Cultural Disparity

Fortunately, Sherry was still at Ox Castle.

She’s a pretty busy girl and I can’t be bothered to go to the City of Est for her.

「Sherry, this is the souvenir you asked, right?」

「Master, this is it. This is exactly what I wanted!」

I gave her the price fluctuation data before and after I bought some supplies in the City of Lanct.

I also instructed our spies to look into the market prices of the empire’s territories so I ended up giving her quite a lot of paper.

「What are you going to use this for? Market prices change every second so past information is not going to be much of use to your business.」

「That’s true. If you know how much money needs to be used to cause inflation, you can use it as a guide when deflation occurs due to a shortage of money even if the scale is different.」

「Ah, etho, deflation is something troublesome, isn’t it?」

「Prices will go down after the war is over. We’ll use it to defeat the empire.」

Did you just say “defeat”?

I also don’t understand what you are planning to do “when the war is over”.

「So, what are you planning?」

「Ehto, that is…after the war has sent prices soaring to the extreme, we’re going to make the economy collapse by making them run out of currency.」

Hmmm. I don’t get it.

All the economic knowledge Sherry is talking about must be based on what I’ve told her. I have a language cheat so even if I say something I don’t understand, it will be translated in a way that it could be understood in the local language.

Because of that, before I knew it, there was already a reverse phenomenon where Sherry knows them all and I only knew a few.

Sherry spreads her small hands slowly while saying “The empire will expand like a bread and poof, crushed.” as she claps in the end.

「Very well, you may do as you please. However, don’t forget to consult Lyle-sensei before you do anything.」

「Yes, master.」

As if they were the greatest treasure of all, Sherry gathered all the pieces of papers on which the market prices were written and began to calculate with excitement.

She already reached the point where I already have no idea what she’s doing anymore.

Looking at Sherry, who seems to be enjoying herself for doing what she loves, I thought I should leave her alone.

Howver, I like her to enjoy her childhood too. There are things that shouldn’t be rushed.

「Sherry, I bouth some “White Tower Cookies” as souvenirs. Why don’t you eat them?」

「I’ll have them later.」

While saying so, Sherry started nibbling on her desk. She was just served with tea but when she’s like that, she’ll probably won’t drink it until it cools down.

「By the way, do you want to take a bath?」

「Please.」

She poured some water in the hot tea to make it cooler and drank it in one go.

Perhaps Sherry’s the type that doesn’t have the idea of enjoying the aroma and taste of tea. How could she have grown up like this?

I wondered how much she wanted to go to the bathroom. She’s pulling my hand while saying “Let’s go”.

Maa, it’s good that she has something she likes to do aside from working. I decided to take a bath with Sherry.

Whenever I take a bath, I put a tag on the door in front of the bathroom so that women won’t accidently enter while I’m in.

I was about to do it again today but Sherry stopped me.

「Master, you….shouldn’t do that.」

「No, it will be bad if Princess Caroline enters again.」

If the bath has someone else other than women, Princess Caroline will be seriously upset.

「Don’t worry, I know when the princess takes a bath and she won’t go in any time now. The tag will just summon Steriana-san so you better not put a tag there desu.」

「Sherry’s right.」

I didn’t notice. Perhaps because I didn’t bother pay attention.

However, it will be a big problem if I don’t put a tag then Princess Caroline and Princess Silhouette come in again.

「Then, shall we go in?」

「yeah.」

This is strange. When I go to bathe with Sherry, we are often undisturbed.

She’s a gambler’s daughter so maybe that’s her luck. I thought of that while looking around at the empty changing room.