Grupa was a dockworker in River Town, loading and unloading cargo since his teenage years. Now, it had been over a decade.
Dock work was anything but easy; it was pure physical labor. Though the pay was decent, many found it too grueling and quickly switched jobs. A worker like Grupa, who had stuck with it for over ten years, was truly rare.
Most dockhands would spend their wages indulging in debauchery, wasting it on women. But Grupa was different—he meticulously saved every coin, spending not a penny beyond necessary expenses.
"Why so diligent, Grupa? Are you planning to save up for a wife?"
Multiple acquaintances had asked him this, and a few widows, aware of his savings, even tried to arrange a match through intermediaries.
But to all these inquiries, Grupa always gave the same response:
"No!"
