“Maybe we can discuss getting the one who wants my life to come here. What do you think?” Kaze lifted his head and said with a smile, his gaze meeting Sieg’s. Sieg smirked. “What? Scared? Are you thinking about asking that person to spare your life?” Kaze shook his head and replied, “Idiot.” “What did you call me?” Sieg blew up. Not wanting to waste another with Sieg, Kaze went up and knocked him down to the ground with a slap. “Crack!” Kaze then stomped on Sieg’s leg, fracturing his bone. “Argh!” Sieg let out a heart-wrenching scream and rolled on the ground in agony. Mason and the others widened their eyes at Kaze. It never occurred to them that Kaze would be so savage to break Sieg’s leg. Sieg was part of the Geranium Lyfes and one of the top bachelors of Geranium City. Though Kaze had the Viper Queen’s support, he was insignificant. Surely, he would quiver at the prospect of revenge by the Geranium City high society. “Smack!” As Sieg was hit in the face
“What are you scared of?” Autumn glanced at Sirius. Feeling his hair stand, Sirius found himself in the crossfire. “Thump!” Sirius kneeled on the ground without a word, his head down. He knew who Sieg was on the phone with. It was Daiso, who secretly snuck into Arcadia.Kaze killed Newell, the Viper's Den South River branch chief, his son, and Malova. Malova’s husband, Jacob Ribbon, was the deputy chief of the Viper’s Den West State branch. To avenge his wife’s family, Jacob hired Daiso from the Kailan Clan. On the surface, Daiso was commissioned by Cherry Bank to seek revenge for Kai at Lilyrose. Only a handful of people knew Daiso’s real target. If Autumn were to find out that the Viper’s Den West State branch colluded with a Ryokanian, there was bound to be a shakeup within the organization. Sirius could only pray that Autumn noticed nothing. Sieg was done with his phone call by the time Autumn looked away. He put away the phone and got up with the help o
Sieg scowled. He could disrespect Kaze but not Autumn. “My Queen, I didn’t call Mr. Kailan here. Even without my involvement, he would still be after Kaze’s life. I merely told him where Kaze was. “Either way, I’m taking Kaze down. I accept any punishment from you after today,” Sieg said while carrying himself humbly. He would not waver from his intention to kill Kaze, though.Autumn narrowed her eyes dangerously and scoffed without another word. Since Sieg wanted to play with fire, Autumn washed her hands of the matter. “All I hear is your blabbering. When is that Brasso Crayon guy coming?” growing impatient, Kaze asked listlessly. “Idiot! “How dare you insult my mentor! You’re asking for it!” An angry voice with a strong Ryokan accent came from the door. The crowd looked over and saw several men in ninja suits escorting a middle-aged man armed with a sword standing there. The middle-aged man was short, but his lofty presence sucked the air out of everyone. “T
“Uh…” Daiso’s mind went blank when he got a good look at Kaze’s face. The God of War? He was the God of War. Daiso stood before the God of War who started a blood massacre and defeated the five strongest nations. The war still haunted Daiso. If there was one person Daiso was afraid of in Arcadia, that would be undoubtedly the God of War. “G-G-G…” Daiso stammered in fear. “What?” Keeping a stoic face, Kaze said with a pretentious smile, “Sieg said that you came all the way to Arcadia just to kill me.” “I…” Daiso turned pale, sweat drenched his back. Jesus Christ. He could not believe Jacob sent him to kill the God of War. Daiso was about to go mad. If he knew the target was the God of War, Daiso would never come to Arcadia even with a knife held to his throat. “Thump!” Despite his usual composure, Daiso lost it. He went limp and fell to his knees. Daiso kept his head down, losing the nerve to look Kaze in the eye. Unlike the smugness before, Da
“You have not answered my question, Daiso.” Kaze drew close and looked at Daiso with a fake smile. As the crowd watched on in surprise, Daiso planted his forehead to the ground and shivered. “You got the wrong idea. I didn’t…” “I’ve got the wrong idea?” Kaze cut him off. “The previous Ryokan assassin was one of yours, right? “You brought more of your men here in Arcadia. “If you’re not here to kill me, are you here for tourism or finding family?” “Uh… That’s right!” Daiso smashed his head to the floor and blurted, “I’m here to find my family. You’re like a father to me, sir. “I offer you my most sincere reverence, dear Father.”Everybody was dumbfounded by Daiso’s change of attitude. He became meek and submissive in an instant. What had become of the world? The true master of Ryokan kneeled on the ground and humbly regarded Kaze as a father figure. The crowd was caught in a daze. “Urg.” Lying on the ground, Sieg coughed up blood. The reaction came from a
“Swish!” The sword sliced through the air, leaving a shimmering silver arc in its wake.The sheer intensity of killing intent caused the crowd to recoil in fear. Just as the sword cut toward Kaze, Daiso pulled out a blade to stab into Kaze’s chest. “Kailan’s Open Chest Cut is the Kailan Clan’s signature move. Mr. Kailan is executing the move so perfectly.” “Kill the Arcadian, Mr. Kailan!” Daiso’s men shrieked with thrill. While it was baffling for Daiso to kneel to Kaze, his men knew that Daiso was undefeatable. No one ever survived Kailan’s Open Chest Cut and lived to tell the tale. Daiso was unstoppable especially when he pulled that stunt. Not even God could stop the inevitable. Daiso’s people could already foresee Kaze’s dismembered body. Just before the blade entered Kaze’s body, he finally moved. “All flashy and no substance.” Kaze took a step forward while commenting nonchalantly. Just with a minor shift of the body, Kaze dodged both blades effortles
“T-Thank you!” Sieg nodded fearfully. Kaze’s hand on his cheek felt like a deadly blade, ready to give him the chop. “Don’t be too eager to thank me. I’m not done.” Kaze said with a chuckle, “Do you remember what I said?” “What?” Sieg looked at him in a daze. “You, you, and you…” Kaze pointed at Sieg, Mason, Sirius, and the others. “Like I said, you better recover the share price before you crash it. “I don’t care how you do it. No one is leaving until Rove closes at 200 points today.“You can count on it.“There are many ways to make people wish they are dead.” Kaze’s nonchalant sent shivers down Sieg, Mason, and the others’ spines. “Fine. I’ll get the money now.” Facing a dead end, Sieg embraced reality. Since Kaze had no qualms about killing Daiso, Sieg could be next. However, Mason was not having it. He tried to be strong and said sternly, “I am part of the Ridgesouth Quints, Kaze. I’m going to be the mayor of Lilyrose. “You wouldn’t dare do anyth
“You win, Kaze!“But I did not lose to you. I lost to luck and Elder Nectar. Hahaha!” Sinking into the ground, Mason laughed in resignation. He crackled to the point of tears. Many gave Mason sympathetic looks. Everything backfired on him. Armed with the might of the Ridgesouth Quints, Mason anticipated a victory over Kaze which would cement his dominance in Lilyrose. It was supposed to be a slam dunk. Kaze would not stand a chance against the Ridgesouth Quints. Yet, the surprises kept on coming. First, the Viper Queen showed up, and then Hannibal made a statement. The intervention of these two very key players tipped the scales in favor of Kaze and Perfect World Group. Kaze was lucky. Even Sieg resigned to his fate. He and Mason started making calls to get the money. They contacted their connections within Geranium City high society and the Ridgesouth Quints. Upon learning of Autumn and Hannibal’s support for Rove, Geranium City elites quickly amassed 10
Joan, a Quint member in Riverbank, walked in the front. She glared at Rhys and yelled, “Bastard! Didn’t you say that you were in Westeros attending some film festival? Why are you still in Riverbank?” Rhys looked at his girlfriend, who put him on a tight leash lately, and said awkwardly, “Well, the film festival is over. I arrived home early. I just got back.” He and Joan had been dating for six months. They were not serious, though. There were a lot more women for Rhys to explore in the world. He did not want to be held down by a ball and chain. However, his father, Boris, felt that it was time for Rhys to get married and have kids. Since Joan came from a prestigious family, Rhys got together with her. Joan had always been the one to act submissive in his presence. She would turn a blind eye to his romantic pursuits and even cover for him. Rhys understood well that Joan would be marrying up. However, Joan had been getting full of herself lately. It was not her fi
“Do you know who Mr. Road is? His father is Boris Road, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins. “If you don’t want trouble, you better delete the video now!” The group turned white and deleted the video. They might not understand the threat that came with Great Road Group. However, Boris, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins, had been a menace for twenty years. No one would want to get on his bad side. Many shook their heads and sighed. No one could save Sasha now. It was a shame that the innocent and pretty girl ran into Rhys today. They knew what would happen to Sasha at the hands of Rhys. No one dared to speak up against Rhys’ indecent behavior in broad daylight. “Sasha is your name? It’s beautiful. You can use it as your stage name.” Rhys did not care what others thought about him. As Sasha shivered in fear, Rhys stood proud at his decision to slap the sales representative. He gave Sasha’s cheek a squeeze and said with a lewd smile, “Trust me. Get
“I’m sorry, mister, but I’m not interested in becoming a star.” Sasha backed away and said firmly but politely, “I’m waiting for a friend. Please leave me alone.” While talking, she looked outside for Kaze. Rhys was surprised that Sasha would turn him down without hesitation. He said with a grimace, “You’re not interested? What are you interested in? “Why are you saying no to money?” Sasha was scared as the guy would not leave her alone. She replied, “I just want to finish school. Now isn’t the time to think about money.” She took out her phone to call Kaze. “Aren’t you rude?” Rhys commented with a fake smile. He snatched Sasha’s phone, and the latter panicked and uttered in fright, “G-Give that back!” “I offered you a shortcut in life, and you should’ve taken it.” Rhys released his grip, and the phone dropped to the floor. “Crack!” He stomped on the phone and said grimacingly, “Don’t act like you’re above all, gold digger. What’s a poor college girl doing at
Out of the two young sidekicks, one sported a soft gray hair while the other had a buzz cut and a shaved undercut along his temple. The pair checked Sasha out, their eyes reflecting greed. Since their leader made a request, the pair played nice. Since their leader took a fancy to the girl, the two sidekicks no longer stood a chance. Maybe when their leader had enough, they would have a go with the girl too. “Are you… Talking to me?” Taken aback, Sasha looked at the leader. The man was in his thirties. Despite his good looks, his heavy eyebags and pale face were pretty off-putting. Sasha had no idea that these were symptoms of bad habits, alcoholism, overindulgence, and lack of exercise. Still, the man gave off a disgusting and fearful vibe to Sasha. The man smiled at Sasha pretentiously, lewdly, and maliciously. The customers stepped away, not wanting to get on the man’s nerves. “I won’t hit on anyone else but you.” The man thought he made a pretty badass comm
Kaze said with a smile, “Alright. A few thousand, it is.” He was relieved to see Sasha staying true to herself despite knowing that he was rich. Kaze wanted to put Sasha in something nice to save her from being mocked. At the same time, he did not want her to acquire something too high of value without putting in some kind of effort. It would not be a good thing for Sasha. The present situation was perfect. Ruby grimaced and looked at the sales representative with a sneer. She said, “I hope you’re not in on this too.“Hundreds of millions in transactions? Him?” Ruby may act like an adult, but her experience was limited to the academic world. She would not imagine that kind of money. The sales representative cocked her head back and said curtly, “Ma’am, the problem isn’t in the lack of knowing, but ignorance coupled with arrogance is. “Don’t question things you don’t understand.” The sales representative could care less about her manners now. Her manager warned
“His act was so convincing. He nearly got me fooled.” “Tsk! So we have a repeat offender in our hands.” Ruby and Lance felt the sweet taste of vengeance. They were this close to believing Kaze was wealthy. The female customers in the crowd looked at Kaze in disdain. Kaze sure went all out to tell the sales representative to put the bill on his card when his bank account was empty. At least Lance was honest. He could not make the payment because his card was frozen. “Now you know, girl. There are a lot of men out there, pretending they are made of money to scam young, innocent girls like you.” “Don’t be so nice to the bastard. Just tell him to get lost.” Two kind customers persuaded Sasha. Sasha waved her arms with a red face. “No, Kaze isn’t putting on a show. I didn’t want this gown anyway.” She could not bring herself to put on a two-hundred-thousand-dollar gown. Ruby scoffed. “Oh, stop defending Kaze. He’s just a poser.“Haha! Only a hick like you would fall
With a darkened expression, Ruby commanded Lance, “Don’t you have a lot of wealthy friends? Just get two hundred thousand from them. Call them and ask them for help!” Lance gradually lost his patience. “They are not the friends who would lend me money. I should be grateful that they don’t come to me for money, and you are asking me to go to them for help? “It’s just a dress. Why are we buying it today? Let’s just do a rain check. When my father unfreezes my credit card, I’ll buy you something more expensive!” He wanted to take Ruby away but the woman was being stubborn. Anger rushed to her head as she shook Lance’s hand off. She shouted, “You useless piece of shit, you can’t even afford a two-hundred-grand dress? Don’t touch me! Get out of my face!” Lance got mad too. “If you have the fucking money, buy it yourself! I’m not your husband! You are begging me to buy it but you’re raising your voice?!” “You?!” Ruby wanted to slap some sense into Lance but the other customers
Ruby was confident in her body. Her physique allowed her to wear all kinds of beautiful dresses flawlessly, so she knew she would fit in the gown without even trying. However, the gown had a pure and innocent vibe, which did not fit her demeanor and temperament. The different style did not bother her because she was carried away by the price tag; the more expensive it was, the more it satisfied her vanity. “Miss, this is the most expensive gown in our store. It was created by a famous designer overseas. It cost two hundred thousand,” said the storekeeper. “Two hundred thousand for a gown?! Even the celebrities aren’t wearing something this expensive!” “Yeah. Maybe the top celebrities can afford it but a small one could never!” “Forget about it. We won’t be able to afford it, but it’s nice to have a look.” “I can’t afford it either. Different people, different lives.” When the price was revealed, the other customers gasped in astonishment, followed by regret and jealousy
Ruby thought that after mocking Sasha and Kaze, they would leave the store with a sour look, yet the two of them went to another section to continue shopping. Sasha’s timid figure was a pain in her eyes. In the other section, Kaze asked the storekeeper to do the same as the previous store. “Pick a gown for my sister here. She’s going to wear it to emcee at a party.” To their surprise, Ruby and Lance came after them. “You two poor bastards, get out of the way! Can you even afford the clothes here? Hmph! “You, I want you to pick something for me that is fitting!” The female storekeeper looked troubled. “Miss, this…” “Cut the crap and get on with it!” The storekeeper was instantly defeated by Ruby’s aggressive demeanor. She quickly sized up Ruby’s body and physique and selected a red gown with a deep frontal cutting for her. “Miss, this one might look nice on you.” “Let me have a look.” Ruby took the gown and looked at the price tag. She then tossed it on the floor