Though Kaze did not recognize these women, he knew that they were likely in the same business as Cyan. However, these influencers had larger followings. These ladies turned their noses up as if they were superstars. Among the influencers, one tall woman at 5’7” with fair skin, a curvaceous figure, and delicate features, sized Kaze up from head to toe before approaching him.“You must be the guy Mr. Tenby warned us about. “I heard that you have no shame, living off women. You have been harassing Cyan. “Should I make you face the cold, hard fact?” Meeting the aggressive woman’s gaze, Kaze replied callously, “And what is that?” “The fact is—” The influencer paused before smiling. “Cyan has at least ten million jerks like you in her fan base. “These people are just screaming to be with Cyan behind the screen. “All Cyan has to do is smile, and they would give up their wages to her. “How different are you from these people? “You’re no different. “I’d say that you a
Ryna succeeded in starting a fight. Upon learning that Kaze beat up a Ryokanian, Mika was not having it. “W-Who do you think you are! “You’re just a useless piece of trash! Cyan even got you a job. “You have no shame to hang around when you heard that Cyan bought a place. “Who do you think you are by attacking a Ryokanian?“You have some nerve!” Mika pointed at Kaze, her black-manicured finger nearly poking his face. With a frown, Kaze looked at Ryna and said indifferently, “Can you get your guest to keep her distance? You won’t want me to hit her, right?“I’m sure you don’t want your party to be ruined.”Ryna looked uneasy, wondering if Kaze noticed her stirring up the trouble. Nevertheless, she quickly picked her head up and rolled her eyes at Kaze. “Get your story straight. You should be the one keeping your distance, not Ms. Suka.” So what if Kaze noticed her stirring the pot? Kaze was the one who would not leave. Ryna did not see an issue with herself. “
Lock was with a few guests upstairs. Since the party was about to begin, Lock took the stairs down to make some preparations. He lost his temper when he heard Kaze being insulted and thrown out. “Mr. Yemen, I—” Mika was surprised that Lock would take to Kaze’s defense and yell at her. Feeling put in the spot, Mika was angry. Lock scoffed. Ignoring Mika, he approached Kaze and said, “Don’t worry, Kaze. My home is your home. No one can throw you out.” Cyan and Ryna scowled. What was that supposed to mean? Kaze had been torn to pieces lately. Yet, Lock could not see him for who he was. No one could believe that Lock remained close to Kaze. Kaze smiled nonchalantly. “Don’t be mad, Mr. Yemen. No one can throw me out. “I won’t lose sleep over someone who is ungrateful for their heritage.” Someone who was ungrateful for their heritage?The crowd was taken aback by Kaze’s remark. Draig, standing in the midst, was surprised too. He was going to take his turn to put
“How dare you!”Lock was enraged. “Ms. Suka, who are you to make my guest kneel? “I’ve met many walks of life in my lifetime, but none of them is as cocky as you.” Lock was exasperated. He could not believe someone would be so aggressive at his house party to make his student kneel. “Whose guest is she?” Lock snapped at Ryna and Cyan. Ryna said disgruntledly, “Why are you being so mean, Lock? Cyan invited Ms. Suka. Do you have a problem with it? “Ms. Suka is a TikTok influencer. She has more followers than Cyan. “Do you know how much she makes in a day? How could you be upset at her? “I see why you have been bad at doing business. If Cyan hadn’t signed with Golden Scale Corporation and become associated with the Viper’s Den, I would still be living in poverty with you. “I don’t get what you’re thinking. Why are you still defending the kid? You insulted Ms. Suka because of him too.” Ryna lay down hard on Lock before turning to Kaze. She said callously, “I hope you
Ryna panicked. “The Ryokanian is back for revenge? What do we do now? “Kaze, it’s all your fault! “You ruined our party! I want to kill you!” Without a word, Kaze frowned. Jiro died in front of the Refined Blade Dojo, and his message to the Ryokanians did not seem to intimidate them. The Ryokanians had the nerve to seek revenge. The revenge came quickly. Ryna shouted furiously at Lock, “Don’t just stand there, Lock! Get us out of this mess! Kaze attacked Jiro. We have nothing to do with it.“If you take his side again and ruin things for us, I won’t forgive you!” Lock answered with furrowed brows, “What’s going on? I don’t understand what is going on.”“Here’s the thing, Dad.” Cyan briefed Lock on the situation. Lock gasped sharply, finding himself in hot water. “I’ll ask my associate in the Viper’s Den South River State Branch upstairs.” He turned on his heel to head inside. A car with a diplomatic license plate pulled up. “Here is the Ryokanian VIP. I’ve s
Reiko frowned. As her investigation showed, Kaze had no place in the Yemen family. Reading Reiko’s expression, Ryna could feel her heart sinking. She assumed her apology did not cut it. Hence, Ryna tipped her daughter the wink. Biting the bullet, Cyan went near her mother and said ingratiatingly, “Ms. Hara, is Mr. Sakamoto doing well? Is he badly hurt? “I’m sorry about what happened to him. I hope to check on him later.“I kept persuading Kaze to apologize, but he just wouldn’t let things go.” Cyan kept apologizing to Reiko. As Cyan and Ryna humbled themselves in Reko’s presence, Lock grimaced hard. He took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Ms. Hara, we are sorry about Mr. Sakamoto. As Kaze’s mentor, I have my fair share of responsibility. “We are happy to compensate Mr. Sakamoto for his trouble.” Though displeased with Kaze’s violence, Lock could not turn his back on Kaze. “What are you saying, Lock?” Color drained from Ryna’s face. “The attack on Mr. Sakamoto
“But I know you mean well, Ms. Hara.“Don’t worry. It’s over in my books. I won’t take revenge on Jiro or put this on the Refined Blade Clan.” As Draig rambled on, Reiko furrowed her brows. “Woah! Mr. Tenby is so cool. He assaulted a Ryokanian, and another Ryokanian begged for his mercy.” “Yeah. That’s one of the perks of being an Uleanian. As Arcadians, we would be praying that the Ryokanians wouldn’t take things far.” As gasps filled the room. Cyan’s influencer friends were starstruck by Draig’s heroic response. Mika, a superfan of the Ryokanian culture, looked at Draig in admiration. She became doubtful of herself. Maybe it was better for her to migrate to Uleania instead. “So you are not going to hold the Refined Blade accountable, Mr. Tenby?” Reiko asked with a frown. “That’s right. It was just a slight altercation, so it should end that way too.” Draig waved his arm generously and pointed at Cyan. “Cyan is my good friend. Don’t put this on her too.“Well, I’
“Ms. Hara! You!” Draig put his hand over his cheeks and snapped an angry look at Reiko. Cyan and the others were confused. Reiko had come to apologize to Draig. Yet, she slapped him. “Smack!” Reiko raised her hand at Draig again. The slap left a mark on Draig’s other cheek. “Oh, you’re the son of a highly trained martial artist in Uleania. So what?” “Smack!” “Who do you think you are, saying that you won’t hold the Refined Blade Clan accountable?” “Smack!” “I have many dojos in Uleania. Your father doesn’t scare me.” “Smack!” “You sure are full of yourself! Did I say that I came to apologize to you?” “Smack!” “You sure think highly of yourself.” Without giving Draig time to breathe, Reiko whipped her hand across his face over and again. It did not take long for Draig’s face to swell up. “Phew. I’m exhausted. You can take over.” Reiko retracted her arm and spoke to her subordinate with a blank face. She brought along the Refined Blade members whos
Phoenix instinctively moved the phone away from her ears and was stunned for a few seconds before her expression turned ashen. “Kaze Lee broke Shadow’s arm? Crippled both of you? You piece of trash! You can’t even take care of them? What gives you the idea that you still have the right to call me?” She shouted back at the phone, and her voice echoed across the entire ward. “Uh…” Dark had expected punishment of scolding and even abandonment by her master whom she had served for decades, yet she did not expect it to be this quick. “Smash!” Phoenix smashed the phone on the floor. She remained standing and upset. There was a fierce and resentful aura around her as she clenched her fists. Her frosty gaze could send chills down one’s spine. Even Joan’s face paled and her body trembled. She dared not even talk to Phoenix. “Dark, that useless hag! Kaze Lee, that piece of shit! Darcy and her goddamned family! They are all useless! They all should die!” Her anger erupted like
“Madam Quint, it’s going to be alright now. Madam Dark and Shadow are on their way to the Quints and they will surely bring Darcy back.” At Riverbank Prime Hospital, Joan was consoling Phoenix, who was sulky after the incident. Joan wore a face unmistakable of schadenfreude. She was jealous of Darcy from the moment they both met. Darcy, a girl from a distant Quint family from the small city of Lilyrose, had no right to be in the same position as her, the daughter of a well-known and powerful family in Riverbank. Yet Darcy was better than her in every aspect. Darcy was more beautiful, more capable, and was the chairwoman of Sky Ocean Corporation that was worth billions. She became the branch head of the Quints at a young age, where the other family members had to listen to her. Jealousy had blinded Joan to the point that she believed everything that Darcy owned, except for her stupid useless husband, should be hers. She wanted to snatch everything from Darcy. It explaine
“Aaargh! Kaze Lee, I will kill you!” Suddenly, Shadow shouted and dashed toward Kaze. She thought her mother was caught off guard by Kaze’s slaps and got slightly disoriented, hence unable to fight back. Yet she quickly realized that Kaze could kill her mother with slaps. Therefore, without a doubt, as soon as she engaged Kaze, she, too, was sent flying by the furious slaps, crashing into the wall behind her like her mother. Kaze said, “You hurt the executives of Sky Ocean Corporation and broke their arms and legs. Now I’m breaking one of your arms, rendering you useless. Consider it revenge.” Another one was crushed! Looking at Shadow’s broken arm, the other followers turned pale. “You little bastard! I’ll kill you and your family…” Dark slowly regained her composure and began shouting again. She had roamed unchallenged for years, yet now, not only had she been defeated, but she was also crippled. Her daughter also suffered the same fate. To the merciless Phoenix
“You little shit! You’ve done it this time!” Dark shrieked like a witch as blood spewed from her mouth. Resentment quickly consumed her. She tried to channel her energy to counter Kaze’s slap but the slaps were quicker than her response. As soon as she gathered up enough energy to react, the slap on her face would disperse it. “Slap!” Kaze slapped her once more. “Yeah, I’ve done it. So what?” Pain, resentment, grievance, madness, and all kinds of negative emotions drowned Dark from within, yet she could do nothing about them except being slapped relentlessly by Kaze. She was unable to fight back at all. Agnes gasped in shock. The relentless slaps brought back memories of the slap that Kaze had given her. Instinctively, she clutched her face and suddenly felt grateful because Kaze had obviously held back then. Otherwise, she would have ended up like Dark—her face swollen and blood gushing from her mouth. “That’s enough, Kaze! For our sake, stop it!” Afraid that Kaz
“Madam Dark, please don’t mind him! Everyone knows Kaze is not that bright and he speaks without thinking! We can't even hold him back at times!” Agnes turned on Kaze almost immediately. Kaze was not surprised by Agnes’ “betrayal”. She would not be Agnes if she did not sell Kaze out. Seeing the reverence in Agnes' eyes, Dark's expression twisted further with sheer contempt and scorn. Given his position, Kaze was nothing but a fool to challenge her. She looked at Kaze condescendingly and said coldly, “Young Man, break your own arm and step aside and I won’t hold you responsible for what you just said. Or else, I will take both your hands for the irresponsible words that you—” Before she could finish, Kaze’s expression darkened and he bellowed, “Get out of my face!” “What?!” Dark cried sharply, “Who do you think you are?! How dare you say that in my face! Do you know what you are saying? If I don’t break you today, you won’t know how to respect your elders!” She raise
Agnes nodded repeatedly and anxiously. “Darcy is right! Don’t you mess around here, you’re going to ruin the Quints’ reputation!” She still believed that Phoenix needed their help and would not sever all ties at once. This must be just an intimidation tactic. “Slap!” Dark stepped up and slapped Agnes in the face. “Ruin the family’s reputation? Look in the mirror and see who you really are! You think you are in the position to say that in my face? “I’m warning you. Even if I killed all of you here, it wouldn’t affect the Quints’ reputation at all. Don’t waste my time, I have limited patience. I am just here to break one of Darcy’s legs!” She then pointed at Darcy. “You know what we can do. If you don’t want your family to suffer, get over here and receive your punishment!” Agnes covered her face in resentment but she dared not defy Dark anymore. Dark was not just Phoenix’s loyal servant. Dark and her daughter, Shadow, were martial arts experts. If the two of them lost
The other three experts of the Quints scoffed as they stared at Darcy. Darcy might be more beautiful than them but she would have to lose one of her legs. A beautiful cripple would be an interesting scene for them to enjoy. “What?! One of Darcy’s legs?!” Hector and Agnes were shocked by Dark’s words. Sky stepped up to express his dissatisfaction, saying, “What did Darcy do wrong? Why are you people punishing her? “Even if Darcy did something wrong, breaking one of her legs is too much! Are you people savages? How can you set up such an inhuman punishment in the family—” “Slap!” Before he could finish, Dark darted forward and slapped Sky in the face. “Ignorant boy! Who do you think you are, talking to me like that? Are you deaf? I have already announced Darcy Quint’s punishment! Do you not understand English? “Savage? Who are you calling savage? As the branch head of the Quints, Darcy colluded with outsiders to harm the head of the family. Breaking one of her legs i
The group of five strode into the living room. Looking at Dark, who exuded the same ominous aura as her daughter, Shadow, Agnes, who had been advising Kaze on how to negotiate with Phoenix, shuddered and shrank back in fear. The anger on her face was quickly replaced by a timid and flattering smile. “Madam Dark? What brings you here? Welcome to our humble abode!” Dark served Phoenix, so every member of the Quints in the South River State showed her the same respect as the elder of the family. After showing a flattering smile at Dark, Agnes turned around to her husband with furrowed brows and bellowed, “Hector, what are you doing there? Go prepare tea for our guests! “Madam Dark basically grew up with Madam Quint, they are as close as sisters! If we don’t serve her properly, we might not be able to make a stand in Riverbank anymore!” She then turned back to Dark and said respectfully, “Madam Dark, ladies, this way, please. Have a seat and we’ll prepare the best tea we have
“You’re finally getting brighter,” Hector said with a soft sigh. When Darcy became the branch head of the Quints, Agnes was the happiest because she thought the family had hit the jackpot. She foolishly thought her family’s status would surge, which fueled her arrogance along the way. Now, after what had happened, she finally woke up and saw the truth. “What else do you know other than mocking me in my face?” Agnes glared at her husband. Hector said helplessly, “I just want you to see things clearer and if your demands are too much, Madam Phoenix might not agree to them. She might even forfeit the negotiation. “After all, Sky Ocean Corporation belongs to Darcy and it’s her blood and sweat, not Madam Quint’s. So, even if the company goes bankrupt, she has nothing to lose.” Agnes pondered for a moment and realized her husband’s words made sense. Fear caught up to her immediately. She quickly said, “Kaze, then let’s not make so many demands. Let’s just appoint Darcy as the