Let's start over, Your Majesty.

Chapter 292 The Celebration (Part 2)

No wonder these two had such a good relationship before, given they were relatives.
Ignoring Leon's pleas, Tess said to Caesar, "Hey Caesar, want to come with us? I'm thinking of going to Garden Street to check out the boutiques; they should have some kind of promotion or something."

“I’m sorry, I’m with my family right now,” Caesar said.

Seeing that Leon was constantly giving him meaningful glances, he had no choice but to continue, "Besides, I think this celebration is pretty good. It would be nice to have some fun here."

“What’s so interesting? It’s the same as every year. I’m tired of it,” Tess said.

"Oh right, you said you were with your family, is Yumilia here too? I really want to see Lady Yumilia," she said expectantly.

Remembering that Ita was still there, Caesar could only say, "They just left on business, and I'm waiting for them here."

"I see," Tess said, somewhat disappointed.
"Have fun, Leon, let's go," Tess said, waving.

"Yes," Leon said with a bitter face and followed.

Not long after the two friends left, Yumilia and Ita came running over carrying a lot of dolls.

"Caesar, Caesar, look! I've won so many more! Here, this is for you." Yumilia pulled out a soft, fluffy rabbit doll and stuffed it into Caesar's hand.

"If you take too much of this, how are we supposed to shop in a bit?" Caesar said helplessly.

"It's alright, leave it to me."

Ita snapped his fingers, and Delina, who had been secretly following him, suddenly appeared, took the doll from Yumilia's hand, and retreated.

"They've all been sent home, don't worry, just have fun today!" Ita said.

"Sigh, it's tough working overtime during the holidays," Caesar thought to himself, watching Delina's disappearing figure.

Then they strolled around the festival together. Even the little trinkets at the roadside stalls were bought by Ita whenever she saw something new or interesting, just like shopping in a mall. Soon, she was carrying a lot of things in big and small bags.

Delina dutifully followed behind, helping them carry all the items back to the mansion.

"Mmm, this tastes delicious. Caesar, you should try some!"

Ita shoved a drink into Caesar's hand, then turned and went with Yumilia to watch the clown troupe's performance.

"Don't wander around like that, really," Caesar sighed, but after taking a sip of the drink, he found it actually tasted quite good.

"Ahem. Sir/Madam, would you like a fortune telling?"

He turned his head and saw the werewolf woman Bai Wu and the fortune teller Marlene looking at him from under a curtained stall.

He was slightly taken aback, then stepped forward and whispered, "What are you doing here?"

"Setting up a stall helps supplement our family income. The Alliance has many expenses, and we earn our own money for our activities outside, so we take this opportunity to work," Bai Wu said.

“You all have quite the nerve, with spies from the kingdom everywhere these days,” Caesar said.

However, he discovered that the surroundings were now enveloped in a soundproofing spell, and they had done a good job of concealing themselves in this regard.

“Don’t worry, we are all innocent right now, but Williamson’s situation is unclear. He’s from the Operations Department, the kind of person who’s on the Kingdom’s wanted list,” White Mist said.

Caesar sighed: "Is everything ready on his end?"

“Of course, I’m at your service at any time,” Bai Wu said.

“However, it seems you still have quite a bit of free time,” she added.

Caesar looked at the two girls not far away: "These past two days, I just want to spend some quality time with her."

“After I heard what you said, I did a little divination about the power above the natural gods,” Marlene said. “What was the result?” Caesar asked.

“I did get a fairly optimistic insight. I didn’t sense any malice in it; well, rather, it was a very gentle force,” Marlene said.

"Of course, using divination on such beings can only yield very superficial insights, and its reference value is not very high," she added.

"However, I also consulted a fortune teller about the outcome of this matter, and the result is quite optimistic," she said.

Not knowing whether this was meant to comfort him, Caesar could only say:

"Hopefully so, but no one can say for sure about things in higher dimensions; we can only prepare for the worst."

"Don't worry, we're here to protect Your Majesty," Bai Wu said.

“I am very grateful, but please do not address me as Your Majesty from now on, it is the same everywhere,” Caesar said.

After saying goodbye to the two, Caesar soon encountered acquaintances at the celebration: the Mika family, who also had a stall there, selling drinks and snacks.

"Hey! Boss! Happy Harvest Festival, meow!" Mika greeted him energetically.

"Happy Harvest Festival, how's business?" Caesar asked as he stepped forward.

"This time, we really owe it to you; it's been better than ever before!" Boss Roger laughed heartily.

Beforehand, Caesar had contacted an advertising company to promote their business for a month to boost their influence. Now their coffee shop is doing much better than before, and the approval of the patent for the beverage Leda has made them extremely excited. Anyone would be happy to meet such a benefactor, so now they respectfully call Caesar "boss".

Mika enthusiastically mixed a drink and handed it to Caesar.

"I have more good news to share with you," Caesar said. "Leda is about to go public, and you can take a stake. Additionally, if you'd like..."

He looked at Mika: "Mika, would you like to go to business school? That way, you can get a job in a company after graduation and get a very good position."

"Meow? Me, I'm going to study?" Mika pointed at herself in surprise.

The kingdom's compulsory education does not include foreign races, and as a demi-human, she needed a special recommendation letter to study, which her family certainly couldn't obtain. Therefore, Mika dropped out of school after only completing primary school.

“Fria said she’s willing to sponsor you, but it depends on whether you agree,” Caesar said.

"Of course I'd love to, meow!" Mika exclaimed excitedly. "Great! I can study now!"

Roger and his wife were also very excited, repeatedly thanking Caesar, and some even had tears in their eyes.

Caesar did his best to help the cat-people family who had given him such a great opportunity.

In addition, since I won't have time to participate in the company's operations in the future, I need someone who is very loyal to me to manage the company's business. The Mika family is a good choice. After their assistance, they have almost come to regard me as their benefactor.

After giving a few more instructions, he left the stall. Meanwhile, Ita had already taken Yumilia to join the queue in front of the theater troupe.

Caesar was about to follow when he was stopped again.

"Caesar? You're Caesar, aren't you?"

Turning his head, Caesar saw the person who had arrived and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Chopper? When did you arrive in the capital?"

Standing before him was Caesar's childhood playmate, his neighbor from his hometown, and his good brother who had shared a drop of milk with him: Chopper.

After starting elementary school, Chopper transferred to another school. After that, they only exchanged letters sporadically. They hadn't seen each other for five or six years. Chopper still looked silly and goofy, but he had grown quite a bit taller.

(End of this chapter)