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A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Part 03

Then, the man sitting on the rear rack of the bicycle joined the conversation. “Very convenient, huh? You should be grateful.”

Victorique and the others eyed him dubiously.

The man puffed out his chest. “The grid plan was actually introduced by the 1811 Committee, established 119 years ago. It was a temporary group formed for urban planning, led by politicians, lawyers, and financier Rothschild the Third. Back then, Manhattan was a mess. People settled wherever they liked, and the streets were chaotic.”

“Oh?” Victorique stretched her neck. The frills hanging from the front basket stirred, opening like a flower. “Rothschild the Third, huh?” she murmured, studying the man’s profile.

Around them, the crowd pointed at the Federal Reserve Bank, and gazed at the sky where the contrails had vanished, discussing what they had just seen. Cars sped down the street, engines roaring, while voices of policemen and guards rolled from the distance.

“Hey, mister,”