"Come take a look! Don't just walk on by! Finest ancient relics, freshly dug up from the Underworld! A bargain every time, no rip-offs here!"
"Deep-fried Rock-Dwelling Crab! Authentic Underworld flavor!"
"Grilled Geomarrow! Buy a whole one and get a free bowl of vegetable soup!"
Belobog, Upper District, Rivet Town.
This had once been a bustling shopping street, but after the Fragmentum encroached on it, the Silvermane Guards had sealed off its entrances.
Once the Fragmentum disappeared, it reopened. Shopkeepers gradually moved into the storefronts on either side, and the streets began filling with pedestrians again.
Vendors' cries rang out along the street, one after another.
Notably, to help Underworld residents settle down and establish businesses in the Upper District, Bronya, the Nineteenth Supreme Guardian, had leased the shops on this street to the Wildfire Organization for a single Winter City Shield, leaving Wildfire to allocate them.
Just three days ago, Bronya had officially succeeded to the position of Supreme Guardian!
After breaking down in tears in the Underworld that day, Bronya had returned home and given things a great deal of thought.
She might not make a very good Supreme Guardian, but for Belobog as it was now, no one was better suited to the role!
Both the Upper District and the Underworld accepted her as Supreme Guardian. Each side considered her one of their own.
And so, only she could bridge the divide between the Upper District and the Underworld.
Faced with her mother's expectations, her brother's wishes, and the people's demands, Bronya had to find the courage to shoulder that responsibility.
She understood that only by becoming Supreme Guardian could she bring Belobog's period of turmoil to a swifter end and usher in an era of rapid development.
And so, to take on that responsibility, Bronya