Byron had just repelled the May Wind near Gornaf Island, piercing one of its hearts with the Sure-hit Spear, Gungnir.
He was quite certain that the octopus warship, which had escaped to the deep sea to heal, would not easily resurface to cause trouble anytime soon.
After having Verlette the Quasi-Witch, the human radar, scout the area and confirm that the shipping route was indeed clear, he immediately seized this relatively peaceful time in the Bantaan Archipelago, a period when others dared not sail, to have his company's merchant ships snatch up a fair share of inter-island shipping business.
The high freight charges were secondary; the once-jokingly-named 'Westwind Express Company' thereby sped onto a fast track of development.
Even when the sea routes later recovered, the market share taken by Westwind Express would not be easily relinquished.
Not only that, but [Mithril Dragon] Miss Catherine also keenly seized a greater business opportunity.
