Dawn Kingdom.
Royal Capital.
A crowd had gathered outside the Golden Merchants' Guild store, nearly occupying the entire block. Nobles, lords, transcendents, and the families of high-ranking association members had all gathered here, waiting for the clothes to go on sale.
If this had been an ordinary shop, they would certainly have sent their servants to make purchases. But faced with these new-style clothes, they had no choice but to come in person. For one thing, they could choose from more styles; for another, they could buy what suited them best.
Last night's banquet had already spread throughout noble circles. Nearly every nobleman and noblewoman needed one, or even several, sets of these new-style clothes. Coupled with the relentless online promotion over recent days, and even gods lending their support, this only reinforced their desire.
"Make way, everyone!"
"I can't stand in line!"
"No, I'm not trying to cut in!"
"How could I dare offend Your Grace? I wouldn't!"
"Please, let me explain. Um, I'm the store manager here. If you don't let me through, we won't even be able to open today!"
The manager of the Golden Merchants' Guild branch in the Dawn Kingdom's royal capital was breaking out in a cold sweat as he repeatedly explained himself to the people around him, squeezing past them one by one.
Perhaps this was the first time something like this had happened anywhere on the continent.
Even the most prestigious nobles who came here did not dare try to cut in line. No one knew whether there might be a prince waiting somewhere ahead, so everyone could only follow the order of arrival and wait quietly.
The manager had originally thought there might be many customers on the first day of sales for the new-style clothes, so he had arrived an