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Stealth Kid Meets a Transcendent One – Part 01

The Kingdom of Ponsonia had undergone a change in leadership, only to face the calamity that was the arrival of a Fire Drakon. Meanwhile, the Empire of Quinbrand reeled from mass deaths caused by a plague known as the Black Rot. This man-made disease, born from the madness of the previous pope of the Theocracy of Bios, left devastation in its wake, with recovery efforts still ongoing.

The Theocracy of Bios itself stood on the brink of collapse, torn apart by internal chaos following a papal transition and a military invasion by the neighboring Confederacy of Einbiest.

In short, the continent was in chaos.

When disorder strikes, the flow of money stalls. People lose their livelihoods, banditry flourishes, and soldiers—who should be suppressing crime—are instead tied up maintaining order in the city or keeping watch on foreign threats.

It was no surprise that highway security had worsened. The attack