Is This What My Father Built?

Mark threw the second paper on the table, and they all saw that it was another graph showing the performance of their stocks. This time, the stocks did not have much of a divergence from the previous graph. In fact, if you ignored some of the excesses, the stocks had an almost exact graph of performance compared to the previous year.

Some of the people at the table began to shift uncomfortably, and Mark waved his hand in the air dismissively while nodding.

"But I'm sure that this is just a coincidence. I was in the middle of the situation two years ago, and I know that many things became much more expensive due to how dangerous it was for trading companies and salesmen to carry out their business. Our transportation of cars overseas was especially affected since it was common for ships to be attacked by sea-based anima. It's fine~"