Debon Headquarters.
Although the planned shipping business had yet to fully unfold, the island was already far more vibrant and prosperous than it had been under Krieg's rule.
This had originally been a crucial junction along several popular East Blue routes. However, the Krieg Pirates had once blocked the way and charged exorbitant passage fees, forcing most merchants and travelers without sufficient strength to sail around it. That was why these waters had seemed so lifeless.
Once word spread that the Knight of Justice, Garen, had taken control of Krieg's territory, this newly rising land of justice quickly drew in enormous crowds.
This also placed immense pressure on Debon's fledgling administrative structure:
For example, after working these past few days, Miss Nami, the finance officer, had been nauseated to the point of dizziness by the territorial funds that simply could not be earned or spent fast enough.
She was already planning to hire several professional accountants to take over the work so she could escape this sea of suffering as soon as possible.
In a few more days, Nami, who had once valued money as her life, would probably be able to calmly utter famous words such as, "Making over a billion Beli a month is such a painful thing."
And Governor Garen—
Garen himself had it easy. The ones exhausted were his administrative officer, Dexter, and Miss Vivi, his secretary.
Garen had little interest in running the territory. Whenever he could act as a hands-off boss in government affairs, he did.
This left Princess Vivi, the secretary in name and the actual chief administrator, suffering bitterly.
Ever since taking on the position of secretary, Vivi had hardly stepped out of that luxurious governor's office.
Though the workload was immense, Vivi found a different kind of passion in this temporary