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Green Flood – Part 04

“It’s illegal stock market trading,” Troll explained. “With the investment boom, people are working even in places like this.”

“The New World is a country of poor immigrants, but parts of the city are doing quite well,” Victorique mumbled.

“That’s right. It’s been trending in speakeasies. When trades like these happen behind the scenes, it makes it harder to control stock prices in the official market, which is a headache for both the government and the Finance King. But in the end, they’re all relying on Rothschild the Fifth to stop the panic. Political and financial circles believe he’ll use forceful methods to fix it, so they keep their businesses running as usual.”

“Hmm,” Victorique groaned. She lowered her head, inhaling the scent of potpourri. A shadow of unease flickered across her face.

Kazuya leaned in. “What’s wrong?”

“One day, you might run over something even more dangerous and fall sooner than expected. No,