TN: This chapter is something Else
Sad news, my subordinate turned out to be gay.
Well, but he has a cute face, so I guess that’s fine.
He came to bed properly, so I embraced him as usual. Surprisingly, it didn’t feel bad at all.
Is this guy really a man? But he did have, well… you know…
Maybe it’s because he’s a demi-human? I don’t really understand.
But it looks like he hasn’t hit puberty yet… Hmm.
I cast an analysis spell on Alan, who was sleeping next to me in bed.
His hormone balance… it’s slightly more feminine.
“Good morning, Alan.”
“Oh… ♡ Good morning, Exus-sama ♡”
“Have you been messing with your hormone balance?”
“Hormone balance… Oh! Yes, I created a feminization spell and cast it on myself.”
Ah, I see.
“Hm, do you really want to become a woman?”
“If that’s what you wish, Exus-sama.”
Hmm… I mean, I feel like having male subordinates could be useful too, but… Hmm.
There’s a rule that drag queens are always strong characters! But, rather than calling him a drag queen, this beautiful and delicate boy is more like a trap.
“What do you want?”
“If it means being loved by you, Exus-sama, I don’t care about my gender. However…”
“However?”
“Don’t you think that love between two men is perverse and beautiful?♡”
Ahh… I see.
Well, yeah.
I guess that’s fine then.
I’ve lived overseas for a long time, so when I hear things like LGBT, HTML, B.S.A.A., or S.T.A.R.S., I can just roll with it like, “Oh yeah, the next new face on the scene.”
For now, I’ll just tell him to take care of his health and proceed carefully.
Now, as for my little gay subordinate, that’s settled for now.
Last night, we built a structure, and now there’s a huge commotion, with the Royal Capital’s knight guards swarming the slums, but I pushed them back using construction magic and drove them away.
Since they were being noisy, I even put up a sign saying, “Under preparation.”
After waiting for a week…
I summoned the executives again.
“All right, time’s up! Submit your data files.”
I looked over the data submitted by the executives.
Hmm… interesting…
Okay, I’ve seen enough.
“First, I’d like Ada to give her presentation.”
“Yes!”
After hearing the presentation,
“Alright, I’ll go ahead and build your shops based on your designs. The one that makes the most profit wins!”
“Yes, sir!”
And so, the project began to move forward…
Alright.
Now, let’s start constructing the shopping mall interiors.
Our secret society’s official emblem, a ‘sphere on a pillar’—the shape known as Archimedes’ Tomb—will be painted in gold on a blue background, with ‘Shopping Mall Aurora’ written above it.
“Is it really okay to put our name out there so boldly?”
Francis asked with concern.
“Well, isn’t it fine? I’ve been wanting a public face for our organization, like the Shark Punching Center or the Templar Knights.”
I gave her this response.
“Huh?”
“It’d be stupid for a secret society to only operate underground. We need a public face and a position in the civilian world.”
“Ah, now I understand. In covert operations, you usually plant people in local jobs years in advance so they can blend in.”
As expected of a noblewoman with martial prowess, she understands these things quickly.
The area has already been built, and the trends are as follows…
Ada and Betty are focusing on food businesses.
However, Ada’s plan is a high-end, stylish café aimed at nobles and the wealthy, selling high-quality goods at a premium price.
On the other hand, Betty’s proposal is more of a food court with take-out options, focusing on low-cost, high-volume sales.
Meanwhile, Francis and Yuki are handling military goods.
Francis proposes large machines like guard golems and construction golems.
Yuki is focusing on smaller, personal-use equipment like magical talismans and weapons.
Then we have Grace and Alan with their general stores.
Grace suggests a bookstore, including an affordable printing press to distribute Bibles, emphasizing that what should be revered is the church’s teachings, not the church itself.
Alan proposes a convenience-store-like setup selling useful magical household items.
Their personalities really show through their ideas.
Ada’s concept is influenced by her childhood, where I fed her only the best food. However, selling a few high-end items to select customers shows her shy personality, as she tends to cling to people once she gets close to them.
Betty, my devout follower, has a motherly instinct and wants to feed as many people as possible with affordable, delicious food.
Francis comes from a family that has inherited the skill of building fortresses with steel. He’s practical and tough, though his naive belief that good products will sell no matter what is cute, so I’ll forgive him.
Yuki is more practical, focusing on individual-use items like barrier bracelets, ring-shaped magic tools, and poison-detection necklaces—things that would be popular with nobles and the rich.
Grace, as always, is focused on education, deeply moved by how I’ve been able to teach even the slum kids to do anything. She wants to spread my teachings to make the world a better place, full of endless goodwill.
Alan, on the other hand, is quite independent. He wants to help the orphans gain skills so they can support themselves, even if they go down different paths in life. While Betty nurtures them with food, Alan wants to train them to stand on their own, which is quite manly, even though he’s completely submissive in bed.
Finally, I used my Generate Magic to create a large supermarket on the first floor.
It’s stocked with fresh produce, drinks, seasonings, large bags of snacks, stationery, basic hygiene products, and medicine.
“Hmph, isn’t that a bit unfair? Clearly, the supermarket will sell the most.”
Yuki complained.
“I know, that’s why I’m not entering the competition. Every shopping mall has a supermarket, so it can’t be helped.”
I replied.
With this, everything is ready.
“Alright, Shopping Mall Aurora! Open for business!”
