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"Um, about your company's business... ah, my mistake. Mr. Magistrate, what kind of work do you do?"

From Snow, who was sitting beside me, I heard a voice asking a question.
Without giving it much thought, Coai naturally turned to look.

Words different from her usual ones, somehow distant.
Unlike how she spoke to Coai, her words were deliberately polite.
Words I never heard when it was just the two of us.
Words that, when by Coai's side, she only heard from others.

It didn't suit Snow's clear voice.
A formal way of speaking that made me feel it was out of place.

"Ah... ah, yes. My main duty is managing taxes."

A formal reply was given to Snow's voice.
But this one didn't feel inappropriate.
It was something I could simply disregard as unimportant.

"Management... Could you tell me a little more, in detail?"

Only her lovely voice felt out of place with such words.
But, I wanted to accept it as a part of her.
Because this was Snow, who was here for Coai's sake.

"In detail... how should I put it... I collect taxes as stipulated, divide them into the portion sent to the royal castle and the portion used here in the castle city..."
"Dividing? Does that mean you also plan the budget, Mr. Magistrate?"
Perhaps getting into the swing of things, she continued her questions.