Chapter 56: The Tin Knight and The City of Clockwork — Act 2 (5)
“Brother Smith, how could you plan something like this without consulting me? What if you get scammed!?”
“Hey, Sinc, how could you bring in someone like that without saying a word? What if the shop goes under because of this!?”
The Geppetto siblings’ glares clashed fiercely in the air, but only briefly.
Soon, both of them averted their gaze.
They had both acted on the idea of “let’s do it first and tell the other when results come out!” so there was no point in blaming each other.
After clearing her throat several times as if to dispel the awkwardness, Sinc said, “Ahem, well, isn’t it fine, anyway? Thanks to the cooperation of Miss Gale and, um, Miss Dorothea, was it? Anyway, the construction of the workshop is going smoothly! And there are these incredibly amazing workers from who knows where! At this rate, it won’t even take a week until completion!”
“Well...”
“What’s with that gloomy answer? Are you worried that customers won’t come once we start business in a good location? Lacking confidence, are we?”
“Shut up. As if that could be the case.”
Smith scratched his head.
“It’s that bastard Stromboli I’m worried about. To someone who’s been freely using Grandpa’s name for profit, us, the real bloodline, becoming competitors must be extremely annoying. He won’t just leave us alone like this.”