touchnovel Chapter 50
Chapter 50
Chapter 50
“Ha ha ha ha ha...!” Lark laughed wildly and placed the magic tool resembling a metronome he was holding on the table. And then he said, “I’m thinking of ordering a video board, too.”
“What?”
“Don’t get me wrong. Unlike the princess, I’m ordering for the public good.”
“What do you need it for?”
“Why don’t we make a promotional video of the imperial family and display it in the city? Show them that the officials of the imperial family who eat from the country taxes are working hard without neglecting their duties...” Lark stroked his chin and spoke simultaneously, “Ah, we should film the new attractions in the capital since they’re the result of aesthetic management with taxes.”
“...”
“We can also quickly inform the matters needed to be delivered to the public. Isn’t Millen already putting up a video board on every street and implementing it first?”
“Alright. I give it a pass.” With his eyes closed, Shane leaned back into his chair and nodded without saying a word.
I was surprised.
‘What’s this? Is this the same person who’s picky about the imperial family? Or is it this easy because it’s for the public interest?’
I felt like I was going crazy.
Perhaps finding my lips pouting out, Shane said while looking at me with only one eye open, “Bring reasonable purpose of use, then I will gladly do it for you.”
“Oh, sureee.” I pouted and answered dryly.
Seeing us like that, Lark smiled and got up.
“First, we’ll set up a trial of only five on the representative street and order additional if it’s efficient. I’ll send the detailed usage report to the tower within two days, so please read it.”
“All right, now go away.” Shane, who rose up after Lark, turned around and waved his hand in annoyance.
Lark looked at his back and chuckled and muttered, “... How cute.”
“What?!”
Shane turned around and frowned at him, while Lark shrugged.
“Nothing. Thank you, my lord, for the quick production review.”
The resourceful Lark, who obtained the right to produce a video board in just one minute, which I couldn’t even after hurting my mouth for more than ten minutes, laughed cheekily.
***
“Are you upset?”
“No, I‘m not.”
“You’re upset.”
“No, I’m not.”
Lark followed me out of the tower and taunted me.
As soon as he filled out an order form at the desk on the first floor and received it back, he won the right to produce the video without a two-week screening period.
Am I upset? To be honest, yes.
‘You’re making fun of me when you didn’t even come here to buy a video board in the first place. And what’s this? You’re stealing my ideas right in front of my eyes?’
Lark took my idea of playing a promotional video through a video board and advertising it to passersby.
Making a promotional video of the imperial family and sending it out...
“Princess. Look at me.”
“Ah, what?”
Looking at my sullen expression, Lark chuckled and drew a large square with both hands in the air.
“This is how we put on the video board and play the prepared promotional video for the imperial family.”
“Yes, yes. Go ahead.”
“And before moving on to the next video, I’m going to put in a little bit of your store’s promotional video.”
“...?”
Lark smiled at me, whose eyes widened in surprise.
“What do you think?”
“...”
“Mm.”
For some reason, Lark stopped still and blinked a couple of times slowly at the kiss that ended shortly.
Immediately, he smiled at me with a strange expression and said as he looked at me, “... Not bad.”
***
The capital of the empire, Decarn. The National Bank in the heart of the capital.
After separating from Lark, I stopped by the bank as scheduled.
‘I made a lot of money, so I need to keep it safe.’
I thought as I sat at the counter facing the bank teller.
“First of all, I came to repay the amount that was borrowed in the name of Leonard Diollus, 300 million marks.”
When I raised my hand and signaled, my escort, waiting next to me, placed a bag of cash on top of the counter and opened it.
Millions of mark banknotes were packed tightly.
The bank teller, startled by a large amount of cash, immediately recognized me and said, “Thank you. Did you visit us for immediate redemption of the 300 million mark you traded on July 7th?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“All right, please wait a moment.”
While waiting for the teller to manually check the loan amount and interest, I looked around the inside of the bank.
All the staff at the bank were very friendly to the few customers. The middle-aged bank manager, who was supposed to be busy, also glanced at me from behind the teller, and the employee guarding the entrance even took a carriage and brought it directly to the entrance.
The National Bank, which was located right in the center of the capital, was filled with only flies flying.
‘Because the people of the empire are not yet accustomed to a financial institution called a bank.’
Surprisingly, it was only two years ago that a bank was launched in the empire— no, in this world. It was difficult to activate because it was in the early stage of introduction.
“You mean I should leave my money to someone else to manage it?”
“I have a safe at home. Why should I?”
The people of the empire didn’t understand why a bank was created. Not knowing that this convenient financial institution was a great product of undoubtedly human progress!
I chuckled inwardly, admiring someone at the same time.
‘Introduced the concept of deposits and loans at the age of only 17. A great man who tried to develop the national economy with a huge flow of money...!’
Surprisingly, the great man was Lark.
‘Unfortunately, it’s not so active right now, so it is treated as an institution that only takes up space in the capital.’
In a decade or so, more than 90% of the imperial population would use this convenient financial institution.
Unfortunately, it was only after Lark’s death that the bank became active. And the one who took all the credit for setting up the bank was the 2nd Prince Nathan, who’d assassinated him.
‘How unfair.’
I shook my head and said to the teller, “And I want to open an account in my name. It’s a little cumbersome to keep big money in the safe.”
“Yes?”
The teller was surprised.
Soon, the bank manager, who had only glanced at me from behind, quickly approached the counter. “Princess, if it’s okay with you, can I help you?”
“Yes, go ahead.”
“How much money do you want to deposit?”
I smiled at the manager, whose eyes were shining.
‘You need a customer who entrusts a large amount of money to activate this convenient financial institution quickly.’
After taking off my gloves, I beckoned to the three escorts behind me. As if waiting, they lifted the three bags they were carrying over the window.
And chuck, chuck, chuck. One by one, the bags were opened, and dense bundles of banknotes and gold bars flashed brightly.
‘I will become a VIP customer who will contribute to the smooth flow of money in this country.’
I smiled and said to the manager, whose mouth was wide open, as he looked at my magnificent bag.
“First of all, how about starting with 500 million marks?”