Early October.
The famous trade city located on the border between the Sika Kingdom and the Soma Alliance—Newcastle—welcomed its annual gathering.
The gathering lasted five days, with the third day being the most bustling.
Not only merchants from Sika and Soma, but merchants from other regions, attracted by the scent of money, flocked here, striving to sell their sought-after goods for a hefty profit.
Besides the merchants selling goods, there were various opportunists with shrewd eyes, walking through the city's major market, observing the quality of goods, considering the profits after acquisition, hesitating whether to make a move.
In the noise, the air of the entire city was tinged with the scent of profit.
A young lady with short hair just touching her ears—Miss Annie Pampou—was at this moment walking through the city's streets with a furrowed brow.
