"I strongly advise building another tower," Amisias advisor, Mixiru said. "If you stop the constructions, the people will regard it as throwing in the towel, and in the future, everyone will go to Viluysia if they want to have something built."
"But how will that help?" Amisia asked the turquoise-haired woman. "Viluysia won't stop either, and we can't simply keep on constructing towers until they are blocking the sun for every citizen of Halicarnassus."
"If I may, perhaps hiring a more... original architect might give you the advantage," Mixiru suggested.
"You sound as if you have already someone in mind," Amisia said.
"Indeed I have," her advisor nodded. "If I may suggest Unagi..."
"Unagi??" Amisia asked in disbelief. "Um, Mixiru... when you said 'original' I didn't think you would mean 'lunatic'. I mean, Unagi is an old friend, sure, but the last time she ordered a ton of sand, she was surprised when I told her that I wanted a ton of GOLD DUST. And the worst thing was, she even paid the normal price for a ton of gold dust, even though what she bought was the wrong stuff."
"Yes, she is a little bit absent-minded every now and then," Mixiru admitted. "But... she is also one of the most renowned artistic architects ever. Surely you don't want her to work for Viluysia?"
"No, no, of course not," Amisia sighed. "Very well, send her a message."
"I will do so at once." Mixiru bowed, and the two women left the room.
"How very interesting..." one of the pillars standing in the chamber mumbled. "I have to tell that to my mistress..."
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Later that day, Viluysias most skilled spy, Harukras, was slowly peeling away her incredible pillar costume, while she reported to her mistress.
"No way!" Viluysia said in disbelief. "Amisia actually plans on hiring that dimwit Unagi? Bwahahahah! I don't want to know what that will lead to. Very well, I know what I have to do. You go back into her palace and report anything suspicious to me."
"Um, do I have to go back?" Harukras asked. "It's kinda cramped in that costume..."
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A few days later...
"This is gonna be my masterpiece, I know it," Unagi sighed proudly as she gazed at the half-finished tower that was situated outside of Halicarnassus. "Amisia was wise to put her trusts in me..."
Nearby, a couple of workers looked up from their work.
"I still can't believe Amisia made us do this," Makrotos grumbled.
"Not so loud," her friend Misako whispered. "Unagi shouldn't know that we only help her because Amisia wants us to make sure that she doesn't screw up."
"Well, but Makrotos is right, she shouldn't have let us work like slaves," Reil groaned. Her back was hurting from pulling the heavy sled with the stones.
"Well, everything looks fine, until now," Makrotos said and took a look at the construction site. "Still, I hope Unagi doesn't make any mistakes..."
"Knowing Unagi, she already did," Reil huffed.
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