Kaidan saw the shocked audience and smiled sarcastically.

‘Huhu. It is a great response.’

In fact, he had been going to bring a fake Star Fruit today. He planned to sell the real thing on the black market, but then he heard the news this morning and completely revised his plans.

‘I didn’t expect Aidan to die like this.’

The death of his cousin Aidan was sudden and painful. It was also humiliating. His body was left hanging from the market and the flag of the resistance was next to him. Some of the nobles frowned at the miserable appearance, some had conspicuous eyes, and some of the lower class people cheered.

Kaidan’s eyes were shining. ‘This is an opportunity for me.’

Kaidan had always lived under Aidan. Aidan had enough wealth to be the next Merchant King. No one could live in Fortren without paying attention to him, even if there was a blood relationship. It was the same for Kaidan.

‘Now it isn’t necessary anymore. No, now I will be king.’

During this period of time, he had been so wary of Aidan that he hadn’t been able to raise his fortune openly. This was why he wanted to prepare the fake Star Fruit and sell the real thing on the black market. In order to avoid Aidan’s...