Chapter 130: Item (6)
The eastern garden of Stella Academy was a place frequented by students, but due to its vast space, there were secluded spots with few people around.
Hong Bi-Yeon sat on a bench in a small pavilion, where the presence of people was rare, and covered her face with both hands. Her lips were bitten so hard that blood trickled down.
"Ah, really. Should I just kill him?"
She wanted to cut Edmon's arrogant throat right away.
However, she couldn't do that, which only made her burn inside even more.
Hong Bi-Yeon knew.
There was a high possibility that Edmon's interference and provocation had political motives. Edmon Atalak probably hoped that Hong Bi-Yeon herself would not intervene.
Surely, he must have some understanding of the value of the "Item" business. Even if a commoner like Baek Yu-Seol said something negative, he might have believed that the national power of the Adolveit Kingdom could trade as much as they wanted.
Or... he might be undervaluing the Item business more than expected.
Anyway, the "Item" was not immediately important to Edmon Atalak. It was more important to prevent Hong Bi-Yeon from making connections and growing stronger through other contacts.
Even if that contact was just a commoner.