Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

No, she's ten times more heroic than Dong Zhuo!

Dong Zhuo at most burned cities, but she bombarded them!

There are truly countless heroes in this world!

To consider her a weirdo simply because she's dressed as a man is a sign of our family's blindness...

However, this did create an opportunity for me.

Natsuki Subaru looked down at his sake cup, a confident smile spreading across his face.

Since Lady Anna is too busy to drink, then our family will take care of all her troubles!

Instead of searching for a lord, it's better to create one for yourself.

"Lady Anna~ I'll definitely make sure you have time to drink with me, hehehe~"

Subaru Natsuki uttered the last sentence unconsciously.

Ricardo was taken aback by what he heard, and then sniffed at his nose.

How come Freuger got drunk so quickly after just starting to drink?

How about we order some peanuts...?

Chapter 90: 088. The Chamber of Commerce's infighting became a timeless classic in Lugnica!

By the time the last shot of ale in the tavern was finished, night had completely enveloped the capital.

Ricardo Wilkins was flushed with drink, holding a black tarot card in his left hand and carrying Tippy, who was starting to doze off, in his right. Behind him was Mimi, who was clinging to his neck and refusing to get down.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to pat the white-haired young man on the shoulder heavily.

"Brother Freugel, don't be late tomorrow morning!"

"There's a whole bunch of stuff waiting for you in the accounting office!"

Natsuki Subaru leaned against the table and raised his empty sake cup to him.

"Liquor is like an old hero; the more you drink, the more courageous you become."

"Brother Ricardo, please go ahead. Tomorrow, I will surely accomplish another great feat."

Ricardo, having had too much to drink, didn't bother to check how the accounts had been turned into a success. He grinned and left the tavern with his three siblings.

Natsuki Subaru did not immediately return to the room assigned to him by the Chamber of Commerce.

The effects of the alcohol were churning in my mind, making the clarity I had finally regained even more solid.

Everything Ricardo just said comes back to this.

With the goods unable to be shipped out, the selection process was forced to be postponed, and Julius, whose status was comparable to Xun Yu, was preoccupied with worries all day long.

No wonder Anastasia doesn't have time to drink.

Since I want to become drinking buddies with her, I have to get rid of these troubles for her first.

Once Anna is freed from her overwhelming troubles, she will naturally understand who her true strategist is.

If only he had the ruthless and ambitious spirit of Cao Cao!

They will definitely invite me to dine at the same table and sleep in the same bed!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the two of them sat on opposite sides of the table and drank until dawn?

Thinking of this, Natsuki Subaru stood up from the table.

He already had a plan in mind.

Isn't it just that Kurshu entered the capital and did what Dong Zhuo did?

Easy, the answer was already written in the Three Kingdoms period!

Strategist Natsuki Subaru is eager to offer up his first strategy!

He immediately decided to seek advice from Anna.

Finding Anna might not be easy for others, but for Subaru Natsuki, it was a piece of cake.

He raised his head, his nose twitched slightly, and he quickly caught a whiff of a rich aroma that far surpassed that of ale.

Subaru Natsuki perked up and followed the aroma into the Hexin Chamber of Commerce.

He walked to the reception room on the second floor, and just then, he heard the soft sound of account books falling onto the table from inside.

Peeking through the crack in the door, two figures were talking face to face.

One of them, without a doubt, is Natsuki Subaru's target: Anastasia!

How foolish of them to plot such a bold scheme!

Natsuki Subaru clicked his tongue in disbelief.

Luckily, the eavesdropping character was changed to myself, otherwise wouldn't the secrets have been exposed?

We need to give Anna a good reminder!

Alas, strategists never have enough to worry about!

"Lady Anna, all the backlog of accounts for today have been settled."

Across from Anna, the Chamber of Commerce secretary, responsible for internal affairs, stood at the table and pushed several ledgers toward Anastasia.

"So fast?" Anastasia was somewhat surprised.

She was aware of the disappearance of the accountant, coupled with the various bad debts and uncollectible accounts caused by the accumulation of goods in the past few days.

I calculate until the early hours of the morning almost every day.

How come the calculations were completed so easily today?

"A new accountant has arrived."

“A new accountant…” Anna sensed a conspiracy.

The secretary continued, "This new accountant is illiterate, so he is only responsible for calculations. The written parts will be rewritten by Tibi."

“All the amounts have been checked and no errors have been found. He also found several duplicate expenditures in the accounts from the past few days.”

Anna flipped through a few pages, and after confirming that what the other person said was true, a serious look appeared in her amber-green eyes.

It's certainly something to be happy about that the new accountant has such abilities.

The problem is that the other party arrived at just the right time.

Accounting is the lifeblood of a chamber of commerce, and those in this position cannot afford to make any mistakes!

"What about his background? Have you asked him?"

The secretary looked somewhat embarrassed.

"I asked, but didn't get much information. He said he had no home and that he chose the name Freuguer himself. He wouldn't say a word about anything before that."

"Has no one in the chamber of commerce seen him before?"

"No. We couldn't find anything on him to prove his identity."

Anna lowered her head again, looking at the neat rows of numbers in the ledger.

A person who can't even read can do the accounting faster than the old accountants the Chamber of Commerce used to employ.

Where did he learn this skill from?

She closed the ledger and tapped the cover lightly with her fingertip.

"What a coincidence!"

“The accountant disappeared just a few days ago, and he’s here today to fill this position. The capital is in such a mess right now, we can’t just ignore everything.”

The secretary lowered her voice.

"Does Lady Anna suspect that he is a spy planted by someone else?"

"It's hard to say for sure right now."

Anna closed her eyes, her delicate white hands rubbing her brows repeatedly...

The recent situation in the capital has become increasingly complex, almost exhausting all of her energy.

This left her with no time to observe whether the new accountant was reliable.

"Forget it, we can't let him stay in the accounting office any longer."

The secretary was taken aback.

Should we kick him out?

"There's no need for that."

Anna pressed her fingertips against the ledger.

“If he is truly a desperate poor man, he probably won’t even have food to eat after being kicked out. We’ll give him odd jobs like moving goods, sweeping, and running errands. As long as he’s willing to work, the Chamber of Commerce won’t shortchange him.”

“If he had ulterior motives, he wouldn’t have been able to access the ledgers, contracts, and seals.”

"Let's arrange it like this for now and see what he wants to do next."

Outside the door, Natsuki Subaru's eyes widened in disbelief!

what?

Does this sound like an attempt to push oneself out of the center of power?

How can I then become Anna, the wine connoisseur, a trusted confidant?

And so they became close friends over drinks!

No! Absolutely not!

Natsuki Subaru decisively reached out and pushed open the door!

The moment the door hinges clicked, the two people inside turned their heads simultaneously.

Is someone eavesdropping?

Anna's fingertips instantly landed on the communication crystal.

If anyone outside the door makes any further unusual movements, she will summon Julius and Iron Fang.

But then the door was pushed open.

A white-haired young man stood outside the door.

“Flugel? What are you doing here?” the secretary asked warily.

Anna stopped pressing on the magic crystal.

Is this Friguel? The new accountant?

The secretary had only said that he was dressed plainly and had an unknown background, but no one had told her that this new accountant was actually so good-looking.

His white hair made his face appear even more mature and handsome, with sharp eyebrows and eyes, yet his lips still held a hint of nonchalance.

Julius also had an exceptionally beautiful face.

But no matter where Julius stood, he always looked like a knight who had just straightened his collar and was ready to bow at any moment.

There will never be any impolite behavior, not even a glance.

But the man in front of me was completely different.

He just stood there at the door, without offering a single word of explanation, and his unrestrained demeanor only made people want to take a second look.

Anna's gaze lingered on his face for a moment.

She's so beautiful...

Her mature brow bone framed a pair of exceptionally bright eyes, her nose was straight, her lips were clearly defined, and her jawline was perfectly proportioned.

The white hair did not make him look old; instead, it gave his face an aloof and unapproachable air.

But his casual posture and the nonchalant air about him somehow managed to dispel any hint of aloofness.

Anna has never denied that she is attracted to good-looking people, just as she has never hidden her greed for treasure.

Looking at something beautiful won't cost you anything.

Her gaze slid from Natsuki Subaru's eyebrows and eyes to the bridge of his nose, then along his profile to his jawline, and finally landed on the section of his neck exposed above his collar.