Volume 3, Chapter 7: To Those Who Destroy Happiness
Looking at a map that included all the neighboring countries of Patrida, I was considering our future plans.
In any case, I wanted to expand the supermarket.
If this method was exposed, everyone would imitate it.
Before that happens, we should invest in advance and distance ourselves from the latecomers.
We can recruit and train employees from the crushed retail stores.
Since we need money, should we establish a corporation and raise funds through stocks?
The problem is that if we are going to open the number one supermarket, Konchue seems promising.
There's no other choice but to have Ioannis, Mr. Kazanzakis' son, appear publicly.
He will eventually become my uncle.
It would be bad if my true identity is revealed.
This is the ultimate strategy of being a recluse NEET entrepreneur.
"Oh, brother. Expanding further?" Apolito asked.
He, too, has transitioned from a pirate to a businessman, so he has been dressing more stylishly wherever he goes, resembling a nobleman now.
But that's also important.
"How's the new venture going?"
"Oh, it's doing well."
Apolito seemed delighted.
In fact, we started a lottery.
This, too, is possible with the credibility of Mr. Kazanzakis from the Nikos family in Icogenia.
We made sure that an enormous amount of money is won and announced it grandly.
In the end, the house always wins, but the dream of obtaining enough money to live a carefree life is something everyone can't abandon.
I got it right this time.
Just then, Aoi entered.
She seemed a little flustered.
Kazanzakis-san was also in a hurry.
"What's wrong?"
"It seems that Yamato found out that you're Yuuki."
Aoi was panicking.
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"Why?"
Without thinking, I was at a loss for words, making three strange sounds.
I had been extremely cautious, using my original special skills as a shut-in expert to conceal my existence.
Why was I discovered?
It's unimaginable.
"Well, actually, when I escaped after the Conchue, there was someone who was riding a dragon at high altitude and monitoring me. That person might have been from Yamato."
Aoi turned pale.
"Huh? Was there such a person?"
"Yamato officially made a confidential inquiry to Patrida. They want the savior to be returned."
Kazanzakis-san was also in a hurry.
"What should we do?"
I murmured unintentionally.
I had come this far with great effort, and we hadn't even opened the supermarket yet.
To obstruct my job change to a merchant...
"Do you want me to be a shut-in again?"
I yelled, trembling.
"No, I think they just want you to return as the savior."
Kazanzakis-san remained calm.
"No one praises me, I have less money, no status, everyone is leaving one after another, and the last sailing ship I got on was a cleaning tool room with a stinky blanket to sleep on, and the food is nothing but leftovers."
Complaints poured out like a curse.
"Huh? Is that serious?"
Kazanzakis-san asked, surprised.
Aoi nodded.
"T-That's terrible. You're the savior, right?"
"I was a loner."
Aporito, my foster brother, was crying.
"Brother! If you're going to do it, tell me! I'll go to hell with you!"
Aporito shouted.
"Well, I probably can win. Shall we destroy Yamato?"
I answered with a smile.
"You're, well, technically a member of Yamato's royal family, right?"
Kazanzakis-san was slightly taken aback.
"No, I'm a loner, so bloodline doesn't matter."
Aporito nodded beside me.