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It was a night of fine dark clouds drifting through the sky, yet a bright moon hanging high overhead...
And this place was Danberri City, one of the foremost commercial cities within the Roreyamon Knight Kingdom!
Within this city surrounded by thick walls, the most common sights were not travelers from inside and outside the country like those in Ansarivan City, but renowned and unknown merchant associations, along with cunning, ever-changing merchants.
Unlike Ansarivan City, which had a dragon-riding academy, was filled with a tranquil atmosphere, and was known as the "Academy City," Danberri City appeared to be steeped in clamor and bustle, its streets filled with silver-tongued merchants. In truth, however, it was a city that concealed no small number of dangers.
This was because while Danberri City had become a famous commercial city, it had also made itself extremely accessible and left undefended in order to facilitate the circulation and transport of goods.
Thus, Danberri City was also a renowned city where many races mingled.
Walking through the streets of Danberri City, one could easily spot people whose features clearly marked them as not being citizens of the Knight Kingdom—for example, towering, savage-looking people; ordinary-looking people dressed in strange clothing; and dark-skinned people wearing revealing outfits.
If people like these walked through Ansarivan City, they would inevitably attract at least a few stares. Yet in Danberri City, passersby would not even spare them a second glance.
Therefore, people of races whose appearances differed from those of the Knight Kingdom's citizens could walk around here without concern.
Naturally, that included minority races with more radical ideas, those who wished to resist the Roreyamon Knight Kingdom.
It also included people like