Fortunately, the worst had not happened. Shiki had most likely been stopped and had not recklessly charged over to settle the score.
Otherwise, Darren would have had to fight Shiki to prevent him from disrupting the peace in the North Blue. He did not know whether his current strength would be a match for Shiki.
Speaking of which, Darren was rather looking forward to it. During these days back in the North Blue, he had absorbed almost everything he had gained on Oran Island. He felt terrifyingly strong now and urgently needed an expert to test his strength against.
But since Shiki had not come, Darren and Adolf's desire for revenge had faded considerably. If even Shiki had not come after her, wouldn't they seem too petty?
In the end, the two merely docked Nightingale's bonuses for the next three years and gave her a warning, and that was the end of the matter.
But although Darren and Adolf had let the matter go, the influence of the books published by the North Blue Times Press continued to spread.
They sparked a new craze across the seas. As soon as domineering CEO fiction appeared, it forcibly seized a considerable share of the market from other fantasy genres.
Riding this wave, the North Blue Times Press kept expanding its reach, and even the World Economy News Paper's business suffered a considerable impact.
"It's fine. The World Economy News Paper's main focus is still the news. It's only some publishing business; there's no need to worry about it, as long as our core operations are fine."
On Oran Island, Lind paid little mind to the concerns Morgans raised. The World Economy News Paper's greatest advantages were its News Coo, spread across the world, and the Oran Empire Intelligence Department.
With those two