Nora had a home in Castel.
When Theus promised that Castel would be her home, he had not merely been saying it. He had truly assigned Nora a house.
Not only Nora—every resident of Castel was entitled to one free housing allotment. Castel did not implement private land ownership; all property rights belonged to the public, and aside from residential housing, individuals were only permitted to lease.
This could fundamentally solve the problem of landlords lying atop other classes and sucking their blood, though implementing it was rather difficult. Even for a lord, touching the interests of any particular group came with immense difficulty.
But Castel was rather special. Castel had gone through the Deep Sea War, and most of the island had been destroyed, so Theus took the opportunity to bring the land under public ownership.
Blood Port followed the same policy. Bettis's shop was leased from City Hall, together with Little Gwen and Yami.
This was because Blood Port was also rather special. Blood Port had experienced the descent of the Mother Goddess, and most of the harbor had been destroyed, so Theus took the opportunity to bring the land under public ownership.
And the Northern Territory was special too... That one was much simpler. Theus tossed all the nobles into the Tribunal, and the land naturally appeared.
There were also people like Duke Alvaray, who handed over all his land deeds voluntarily before there was even time to toss him in.
Commercial properties had to be leased, but private residences were different.
Castel's housing had been built in centralized developments, in all kinds of forms: single rooms within churches, two-story detached houses in residential communities, and even taller buildings resembling townhouses.
These homes could be selected and purchased based on one's housing eligibility. The prices were truly