Even so, the increase in food prices was inevitable, and many restaurants in the city had already closed their doors. Only a few budget seafood places remained open, and even wealthy folks couldn't purchase the usual pastries, let alone candies.
"Sugar is also a workshop material, isn't it? We're in a state of war preparation now, with priority supply going to the military,"
the shop owner prattled on. "As long as we can kill a few more brats from Fiery Flame Land, not having sweets is no big deal."
Ian felt the situation wasn't so simple because the fog on the shop owner's body was light red.
But it might just be his personal bad luck, so Ian went out again, visiting several other pastries and bakeries that were still open. It proved that what the young owner of the first shop had said was indeed correct; almost all grains and sweets had gone up in price or were simply not available for purchase at all.
And these shop owners all had the normal grey-white aura of fortune.
