South of the Fiore Kingdom stood the city of Balchik, hailed as the greatest commercial city in the south!
Even within the Fiore Kingdom as a whole, Balchik ranked among its largest cities. Merchants from every corner of the kingdom gathered there, along with plenty of representatives from international trading companies based in other countries.
The city brimmed with countless exquisite goods. As long as you had money, you could buy practically anything from anywhere on the continent here! Of course, the catch was that you needed enough money~
At the very heart of Balchik stood its largest commercial department store—Cyprus!
"Well, well. It looks like killing that old bastard Jose caused quite a stir~" Walking along the third floor of Cyprus, Achill surveyed the crowds passing around him and tugged down his broad-brimmed hat. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he chuckled. "People have even started cosplaying as me? I'm almost flattered..."
As he spoke, a couple walked affectionately past him. What was astonishing was that they were dressed almost exactly like Achill! Both wore black leather shoes, tight black clothes underneath, and black coats with blood-red linings, just like his!
They also wore broad-brimmed black hats similar to Achill's. If there was any difference, it was probably that theirs were clearly more elaborate, decorated with numerous raised, dark patterns, unlike his plain, unadorned hat...
Apart from those slight differences in the hats, their outfits also featured a little gold trim, making them look quite luxurious.
The couple passed Achill, chatting and laughing without giving him so much as a second glance, as though they had long since grown used to sights like this.
"Heh, this really is..." Achill shook his head with a wry smile and headed straight into a nearby clothing store.
In fact, he