Chapter 45

Rumors spread across society faster than human footsteps.

With goods from the Fieran Kingdom, which still had no official diplomatic relations, available for purchase, customers never stopped coming to the Fides Trading Company.

Yet, the attitude of the people was unmistakably different from before.

“Just what is the meaning of this shop?!”

If something displeased them, customers raised their voices in anger.

Normally, with a ducal house standing behind the establishment, there should never have been customers daring to adopt such an attitude.

However, rumors stir people’s hearts.

That shop is underhanded.

They deserve what’s coming to them.

Once such...