Lord Halphas showed understanding.

"Oh, I see. You're talking about that matter, right? In that case, there's no need to explain it all over again." "Huh? Wait... what do you mean, 'I see'?" "I mean the business with that town. I've already grasped the situation, so it's fine." "No, no, no! You say you 'see,' but where did you hear about it!?" "I got the gist of it from the Information Bureau—from one of your younger brother's subordinates. So, there's no need for you to go out of your way to explain it." "Huh!? He didn't say a single word about that..." "That sounds just like him. He probably thought it was best for you to explain it yourself. That's so typical of him." "Haa... I feel like I wasted my time worrying." "Knowing Maru-kun, he was probably thinking things like, 'Ugh, so annoying!' or 'What a hassle, having to explain every little detail!'" "You really get him. That's exactly right, haha." "Haa... Well, I'll handle the coordination with the Construction and Transport Bureaus. Apparently, Lord Mammon of the Finance Bureau was complaining because he couldn't confiscate as much of the hidden funds as he'd hoped, but Lime-kun said he'd persuade him by arguing that 'the upper echelons managed to avoid a massive emergency payout.'" "That guy is seriously capable. Though, personally, I can't stop laughing just imagining the look on 'Mammon of Greed's' face and what he's thinking. You think so too, right, Haru? Heh heh heh." "Maru-kun... you really are something else (-_-;)"