Side Story 26-3: Jericho’s Adventure III: The Culmination, Part 3
Ranos Nixdorf the businessman then explains the circumstances behind his perceived artificial oil shortage.
"You see, Mr. Helmstaedt and friends, as you must all know, the entire kingdom and the entire world are currently healing from the scars The Movement inflicted; but then, there's that monolith in the sky, which signifies the end of the world. Of course, many people like me get so antsy due to concerns of supply and demand, as people are facing uncertainty. Will the new generation of heroes successfully eliminate the threat once and for all, as previous generations of heroes did? This doubt has taken root in many of us, unfortunately, and it allowed opportunistic people to take advantage of that specific vulnerability.