15 Lord Fatty (1/2)
”Reporting to Your Majesty; The de Watzer territory abnormalities are as follows: the entire territory has improved in terms of infrastructure over the past 7 years at an extremely alarming rate; from the crop yields to the number of residents living at a higher standard of living. There are more businesses, more schools, thus leading to an improved economy and a higher literacy rate.
The towns are also now much cleaner. Beggars are said to be non-existent in the capital Morgen. New roads and clear sewage lines have been built making the town much more pleasant.
There have also been less crimes being committed in broad day light. Robberies, murder and violence are now virtually none existent, which is already impressive for a territory near our borders. The true abnormality is that the number of criminals in the city has more than quadrupled in the last 2 years and yet no arrests have been made.
Almost all the businesses are under the grip of the…um…Lollipop gang.”
The lady behind the veil could not help but giggle once she heard the name of the gang. To her it was amusing. Gangs normally have frightening names to intimidate their victims; however who would ever find a lollipop frightening?
After the giggle passed Julia continued, ”The gang has spread its influence across the entire territory. From smuggling to embezzlement, the Lollipop gang has been involved in every form of financial crime possible. Yet despite this, the territory and its inhabitants are happy. According to our spies the residents of the territory love the gang and actually have created some sort of symbiotic relationship with it.”
”Right, now Agnes, tell me, who is in charge of public administration within the territory and for how long?”
Agnes coughed slightly, ”Reporting to your majesty. The de Watzer Family has 5 sons, each in charge of one many areas of the city. The youngest son, Kylerius 'Fatty' de Watzer is in charge of the Administration of the land. He has been in charge for 7 years.”
The lady sleeping on the bed nodded, ”Now tell me, why is it, the criminals are able to take control of a city while improving the standard of living there?”
Agnes and Julia remained silent; they too were baffled by this. The sleeping lady sat up and reached for grapes beside her bed. ”Tell me, what is his reputation Julia?”
Julia sighed, ”He is known for being lazy and frequenting brothels. He often throws lavish parties and is well known for his perverse nature. They say he beds a different woman every day. He is also someone who fat and actually came up with the nickname Fatty. Oddly enough he is more than happy for the residents of this territory to refer to himself as such, thus the name Lord Fatty.”
This time it was Agnes who failed to stifle her laughter. Julia shook her head while the Lady behind the curtain smirked in amusement. ”Since he is in charge of administration, this 'Fatty' must be quite capable to have created a symbiotic relationship with a gang like the Lollipop gang. Am I wrong?”
”No, your highness,” both Agnes and Julia replied.
”Oddly enough no one in the territory seems to realize his achievements and call him lazy. Our spies verified that the fatty does indeed never enter his office however he constantly has his assistant close by to carry out his orders. He barely ever records anything down on paper, meaning he somehow has a way of remembering most of the details regarding his work despite his constant debauchery. He is indeed perverse but lazy is not the word to use, he just does his job so well that he makes it look easy. Everyone attributes the city's improvements to the gang but I believe there is more than meets the eye regarding this Fatty. After meeting with him myself I will confirm my decision. Now let me rest.”
Agnes and Julia remained quiet as their mistress began to sleep without a care in the world. Their distress was still evident as a sigh would escape their mouths every once in a while.
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De Watzer Mansion.
The doors of the de Watzer mansion opened with a loud creak. A young man exited, bottle in hand while swaying from side to side. The young man was quite fat, his belly protruded out of his stomach and hints of his chubbiness were littered all over his face. Yet despite this he still had quite the charming face. Were it not for his drunken expression he would look even more charming. He had fiery red hair and blue eyes that gave him an incredible contrast. His baby like face had skin as clear as jade and his large body made him appear larger than he was.
Behind him was a middle aged man with glasses and a scar that stretched horizontally across his left eye. Many often wondered how he could still see with such a scar. The fat young man wobbled as he walked to the gate of the mansion with his aide in hand.
Maids were working within the courtyard and started gossiping the moment the young man left house.
”He is so disgusting!”
”Why can't he be more like his brothers?”
”He is no different from a pregnant woman.”
The last remark made many of the maids giggle. Hearing their dainty little voices the fat young man turned his lecherous eyes to them and squinted so much his eyes looked like two horizontal slits.