The Fool's gaze fell on the little group-or, more precisely, on the white-haired boy who had become its center of attention the moment he arrived.
Behind his mask, Giovanni wore a helpless expression.
The moment this child arrived, he had drawn everyone's attention. Aha's, what an astonishing child.
Sampo had not lied. He truly was a beautiful child. No wonder that Knight of Beauty took such an interest in him.
Giovanni's gaze swept over Jiang Yu's smile and the tips of his hair. He took a moment to compose himself before approaching.
As a polite Fool, he had deliberately waited until now to interject, rather than interrupt their earlier conversation among friends.
"Hello, Boss Jiang," Giovanni said as he came up to Jiang Yu.
"My name is Giovanni di Giorgio da Epsilon-a humble private merchant from Epsilon, and the sponsor of this Interastral Tournament Festival... I look forward to working with you."
Jiang Yu looked up at Giovanni and nodded. "Yeah! I'm Jiang Yu, the... uh... I guess you'd call me the boss of Aha's Fragmentum Factory... I heard from Sister Topaz that you're going to start developing DLC for Aetherium Wars. Hurry up and get it out!"
"Uh..." Giovanni was momentarily at a loss for words as he looked at the boy whose eyes were shining. Then he smiled and nodded. "Of course.
"You've so generously lent me your venue for our collaboration. I ought to deliver some results worth showing off."
"Hehe... Look, Little Fish is having a proper conversation with that Giovanni. So this is how rich people talk to each other. We should learn a thing or two!" March 7th leaned over to Stelle and said.
"Isn't this just how Little Fish usually talks?" Stelle gave March 7th a puzzled look.
Qingque, who stood nearby, shook