Chapter 59
Kibon was utterly composed. Even his gestures were graceful.
Of course, that was because I had instructed him in advance on exactly how to act.
“Haah...”
The Finance Minister looked like he was on the verge of tears.
Well, of course. The numbers are perfect.
I had already calculated how much budget the Finance Ministry could afford to give us.
The number I proposed had to be the exact maximum the Minister had been mentally bracing himself for.
It probably lined up with what a full audit would cost if things got messy.
Since it’s money we’d need anyway, we may as well secure a hefty initial budget upfront.
I smiled gently as I looked at the Finance Minister.
Breathing heavily, he finally muttered,
“It’s your first budget. From next year on, the Scroll Department’s budget will be based on this number. Fine, I’ll do 3x. Let’s call it that.”