“Nice to meet you all. I was delayed because something came up.”

“Haha! Not at all. You came right on time. Now, now, I will guide you to your seat.”

“Let’s do that. Oh, by the way….”

Raven turned his head slightly as he was walking under the guidance of the acquaintances. The black-skinned merchant became startled at Raven’s gaze. Raven continued with a grin.

“As I just said, I won’t stop you if you want to leave.”

“…..!”

The black-skinned merchant’s face distorted at once.

“I can’t help it if the governor says so. Then excuse me. Let us go!”

The black-skinned merchant ran some fairly large businesses in Leus. When he jerked his head around, some merchants who were affiliated with him awkwardly ran after him.

“But…”

But then, the governor’s cold voice forced them to stop walking.

“Those who leave will have to stop thinking about doing business in Leus ever again. As the Governor-General of Leus, and with the authority granted to me by the emperor, I promise you.”

“Hm…”

The faces of the merchants who were following the black-skinned merchant turned gray.

Just as Leus relied on taxes paid by merchants, the merchants also relied on the huge port city called Leus. The population of Leus reached nearly 100,000...