* 3rd point of view
Today, Issac and his two older sisters were walking in the castle town of Romeon. Although it looks like a walk, actually Sasha and Misha intend to date their dear sister. But they're too shy to call it a date. So this is just an ordinary pleasure.
"Nee-nee Is-chan, where are we going today? do you have a special place to go?" Sasha asked while tilting her head. To Isaac, his sister's actions made Sasha look even cuter.
"No, nee-san. I'll just go with you. After all, it's your day before next year, you're going to the capital to study at the Academy.".
For this reason, Sasha and Misha became gloomy. Issac, or even Misha and Sasha, might not have noticed them. Their feelings are no longer like brother and sister. Their feelings for each other were more like lovers. Only Luna, Maya, and Arthur, as their parents, seemed to understand.
Yes, they will go to the capital next year to study at the academy. They would stay in the dorms and not return to Randall's territory. In this world, the average child will enter the academy at 13. This year, Sasha and Misha are 12 years old, while Issac is 10 years old. Sasha and Misha are not twins, as they were born from different wombs. But they were born on the same day and month, so the mansion's people saw them as twins.
Issac, noticing the gloomy faces on his two brothers, tried to comfort them.
"Nee-san, don't worry, even if Nee-san and I are hundreds of kilometres apart, I'll still be sending letters to you guys. So let's not be sad." Issac, in his cute tone, tried to calm their anxiety. Of course, even Sasha and Misha couldn't help but melt seeing her little brother's cute face. sasuga shota chan!!
"Then come on nee-san, I just thought of coming to Lily Sweet House. I heard they sell various sweets such as fruit and chocolate.".
Of course, Sasha and Misha drool immediately, who have sweet tongues. Of course, Lily Sweet House is a cake and pastry shop that has only been established two years but has a reputation as a shop that provides a wide variety of sweets. Even heard as far as the capital and empire of Grand Aria.
Unfortunately, even though it's close to where they live, Sasha and Misha haven't had the chance to taste the sweets they crave. This is because they are stubborn with their diet program! Even when Issac found out, he was shaking his head too. What are they dieting for?
Well, Issac didn't realize that he had said jokingly, "Nee-san, it seems you guys look fatter." after that, he got a raw punch from his two sisters.
Well, because of his words, the two sisters finally went on a diet. If Issac found out, maybe he would curse himself for his stupidity for the rest of his life. Even though Issac had experience with women in his previous life, he was still insensitive.
They finally walked towards the cake shop. Along the way, they joke with each other. Mostly bullied Isaac, although as a result, they were bullied back. And that made the two cute girls tug at Isaac's already red cheeks.
After 15 minutes of walking, they finally arrived at the shop. The twins could already see the cakes lined up with various flavours from the display case. They went straight into the shop, ignoring the clerk guarding the front door.
Again Isaac shook his head. Before entering, he showed me a beautiful platinum badge. The guard looked confused at first, but he realized who he was dealing with a second later.
Swiftly, the doorman ushered Isaac to the third floor. The most exclusive and expensive place this shop has. This shop has three floors. This shop is quite wide and spacious. Similar to the great cafes of Isaac's previous world.
"Hey nee-san, come with me upstairs. It's a nice and comfortable place there. It's perfect for seeing the beautiful city view while eating cake."
Misha and Sasha, who had been like children released into the toy store by their mother, obediently followed Issac.
"Are you really their brother young master? I think it's quite the opposite."
Hearing the guard's comment, Issac couldn't help but smile wryly. He's not angry. It couldn't be helped. Even the workers at their mansion thought that Isaac was the one who looked like a big brother to the twins.
"Please ladies and gentlemen. This is our exclusive space. It includes indoor and outdoor. You can also enjoy our snacks from the balcony of the shop while enjoying the view and the city air. And this is the menu list. Please write it on this paper and when it's finished feel free to ring the bell. you are our priority customer."
The officer then lowered his head and left in front of them.
"eetttoo, Is-chan, you know, this place is very luxurious. Surely the cost of renting the room will be expensive so let's go downstairs and eat downstairs. crowd is fine." hearing Sasha's words, Misha nodded too. However, Isaac flatly refused.
"Nee-san there is no need to worry. this is an opportunity for the three of us to get together right so why don't we use this opportunity to spend some time together? Don't worry, I can pay for it hehe." seeing Issac's cute smile, they had no choice but to obey their sister.
Finally, they sat on the balcony and ordered a variety of premium menus. At first, they remained a little worried. But was calmed down by Isaac.
Of course, they didn't know that this was Isaac's shop. Last year, after clearing the Dungeon that Hades-sama had created himself, he sold his various prey to the guild.
After seeing the quality of Isaac's game, the guilds in Romeon City couldn't buy the game, so they were brought to the capital and auctioned. The results are quite astonishing. Issac earned 350 Grand Aria imperial platinum plus 400 Heinz royal platinum and thousands of Moskov imperial gold coins. By the way, Issac uses some artefact that can change his form and appearance like an adult. Of course, the guild wouldn't accept a bounty from a nine-year-old boy, would it?
Of course, Isaac didn't let the money settle in his pocket. he invested the money to build luxury restaurants, inns, and baths. Of course, this sweet shop is one of the results of his investment. Almost every day, nobles from various regions who wanted to go to the Grand Aria empire would stop by this shop. They spend a lot of money here. Be a well-worth investment for Isaac. Well, Marquisdom Randall borders the territory of the Grand Aria Empire. So it was only natural that many merchants and nobles passed by in Randall's territory.
Shortly after giving the order to the waiter staying at the VIP door, their order came. The twins happily devoured their orders while occasionally feeding Isaac. At first, he refused. But after being pressed continuously by them, Isaac finally gave in and accepted their bribe.
While eating their meal, Misha started to talk about something that had been a problem that had been bothering Marquisdom Randall for quite some time.
"Hey, you've heard that the activities of the bandits on the streets that connect the Marquisdom Territory and the Royal Territory are getting stronger and unsettling?"
Sasha nodded, "of course. Those damn bandits kept on harassing the kingdom's trade routes. In the past two months alone, there have been three cases where traders have had their belongings taken away. this was strange, after all they were escorted by a group of adventurers who were grade Two and semi-grade one. they should be more than enough to at least push the bandits away."
"Yes, if this continues, food supplies will be disrupted and trade will be hampered. Moreover, my father's reputation will also collapse if this continues."
Misha is not wrong. The presence of the bandits would at least bring some trouble to the Marquisdom Randall Territory. First, the food supply will be disrupted. Most of the Randall area's food supplies were shipped from its neighbours. Baron Sinovac and viscount Zen. If the bandits were allowed to escape continuously, there would be a food crisis in the Marquis' territory because the caravans carrying food were always confiscated.
The second problem is that trading will falter. The merchants from the capital who were about to trade into Randall's territory or the merchants who were about to pass through to the Grand Aria empire would hesitate if the bandit problem weren't resolved. If this continued, Marquisdom Randall, who had so far taken advantage of geographical advantages as their main source of income, would be hit by an economic crisis. The merchants would also be at a loss because they couldn't cross into the empire's territory.
The latter matter would transport Arthur's integrity as the Marquis. The opinions of the merchants and the nobles would become negative, so Arthur's integrity would be questioned. Of course, Arthur had sent his troops to eradicate the bandits but to no avail. As if someone had leaked the Marquis' intentions to the bandits.
Issac was honestly a bit distracted by the twins' conversation. Well, he's here to have fun with his heavenly angels. So this talk about bandits is quite the mood.
Seeing Issac's heavy face, the girls decided the topic of conversation. They ended up chatting about academy preparations and other light things. Luckily the atmosphere is back to being cheerful.
I finished eating, and it was evening. Issac and his two sisters came down from the third floor and headed for the counter while the twins waited outside.
After paying the entire bill, Issac handed a slip of paper to the clerk. While saying, "Please give this to the Manager. You know what you have to do, don't you?"
The clerk nodded. He immediately left the counter and headed for the manager's office.
Isaac came out and walked home with his two sisters while enjoying the sunset.
"What a beautiful day", he whispered to himself.
****
While in Lily Sweet Home's manager's office, a middle-aged man opened a folded piece of paper and read it. After understanding the instructions from the paper, he immediately set fire to it with fire magic.
"So we'll take action right away. I have to prepare." he said, looking up from his seat.