@LysandersTreason
Your comment made me think Lutz started working for a drug dealer...
More seriously, their society is more rigid than modern western society. A craftsman's son becoming a merchant is something that is Not Done. That's one thing.
A more practical aspect is that if Lutz'...
This arc mostly made me wonder "why aren't Hori and Miya already married and living together?", but it looks like they are and just living in the Hori family home. To take care of Sota, maybe? Hori was doing that in high school due to their parents being busy. I guess it would have been tough if...
@Leo80221
It sounds like pissing of the main family isn't a bug, it's a feature. "Gold rush" probably means their plan is to hurt their people and take their stuff.
How secret are those tunnels if they all lead to old wells? For that matter, how are they going to find the well in question, and what are the chances the tunnel is still usable after centuries of neglect?