After the suspicion that the second prince might be behind this incident leaked out, I resolved the situation there as the old man directed.

First, I threatened the commoners present.

I warned them that if what happened here got out, it would take just a moment for them to disappear, causing their faces to turn pale.

The one fortunate thing for me was that Mane was at the center of it all.

Born as a merchant, he had quickly realized that he could really be in trouble and actively cooperated with me.

Thanks to him, handling matters concerning the commoner …