“Do you know Lightning Tiger?” the thug asked Terry. “I do.” Terry smiled with relief. The thug gazed solemnly at Terry. Terry appeared rather relaxed in the presence of a gang. Plus, he said he knew Lightning Tiger. The thug suspected Terry was someone important. “Here comes Boss.” The thug in the back shouted. The gang gave way to their leader. A burly man with a fierce look swaggered his way over. “I heard an idiot wants to fight my brothers. Where is he? Step forward and show yourself now,” Lightning Tiger said menacingly. Lightning Tiger fell victim to Kaze today. All his assets had been surrendered, and he had to pay his respects to James three days later on his death anniversary. Sure, he was lucky to be alive but he was upset. So he took his men to enjoy some drinks at Bay Club. Upon learning that one of his brothers got into a fight with a man, Lightning Tiger saw his opportunity to let out steam. The presence of Lightning Tiger sucked the life out
Terry was dumbfounded. He could not understand why Lightning Tiger would suddenly hit him. The other young men and women were shocked by Lightning Tiger’s stunt. “Why should I do you a favor?”Lightning Tiger said menacingly, “Even if your dad is here, I’m his boss. Who do you think you are?” His voice echoed across the lounge. Lightning Tiger was bummed out today. Yet, a young man acted like he was all that in front of him. Of course, Lightning Tiger had to put him in his place. Terry scrambled to his feet. “I-I was wrong, Lighting Tiger. I won’t do it again.” A strange smell lingered in the room. Everybody sniffed and quickly fixated on Terry. Terry, who gave Kaze an attitude moments ago, had just peed his pants. The looks Terry got were hurtful. He wanted to sink into the ground and disappear from the face of the earth. “Spineless prick. Get lost.” Lightning Tiger kicked Terry to the ground. He stared menacingly at the young men and women in the lounge. Th
“Kaze should have just kept his mouth shut. I must get Darcy to divorce him.” Rose was grateful that Kaze stood up for her. However, Kaze offered her to sit with Lightning Tiger for 100 million dollars per drink. He was trying to make money off her. Rose was disappointed and furious. Only Lightning Tiger frowned. The voice sounded familiar. Before Lightning Tiger said anything, his men went after Kaze. “Fuck! I see an idiot hiding in the corner. Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear when we told all the men to get out?” The man, who had been fooling around with a butterfly knife, yelled while moving toward the dark corner. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh. Something happened. Before anybody knew it, the thug cried out loud as he was knocked off his feet. He crashed onto the LCD screen on the wall before sliding to the ground. The thug had a lot of cuts all over his body. “That’s not how you use a butterfly knife.” A flat tone ensued. Plop. The butterfly knife, that was su
“Never mind. What’s the point of taking your life? I expect you to pay respects on my buddy’s death anniversary.” Lightning Tiger was relieved. Kaze said, “I have a rule, though. The price of upsetting me is never waived.“Like you, Gold Tooth has surrendered his assets, but he annoyed me again, so I told him to pull out his two front teeth.” Kaze added indifferently, “Leave something behind before you go.” Lightning Tiger thought about it before crawling to grab the butterfly knife Kaze threw on the ground. Gritting his teeth, he stabbed his hand. “Argh!” Lightning Tiger yelled in distress as two bloodied fingers dropped on the floor. “I sliced two of my fingers, Mr. Lee. I keep my arms intact so that I can give Mr. White a proper burial on his death anniversary,” Lightning Tiger said through the pain. Screams echoed in the private lounge. Kaze waved his arm with a blank face. “Beat it.” Lightning Tiger took his men and scrambled with their tails tucked between t
Kaze and Rose arrived at Dynasty Hotel. The building was hung with a huge poster of Taylor, and the security was tight at the entrance. “Let’s join the line to get tickets, Kaze.” Rose dragged Kaze to the end of the line. “Weren’t you going home, Rose?” The members of the fan club came along. Terry was among them. He had a change of clothes. He turned his head away in distress when he saw Rose. Terry was scared and resentful toward Kaze. Kaze embarrassed and cockblocked him tonight. He did not expect the husband of Rose’s cousin to be a good fighter. Kaze managed to disarm Lightning Tiger’s subordinate and spook Lightning Tiger to get on his knees. At first, Kaze blew Terry’s mind away. Later, Terry convinced himself that Kaze was simply good at fighting. That was nothing else worth commending. “Yeah. Kaze agreed to take me to the meet-and-greet,” Rose said proudly. They chatted until it was their turn to get the tickets. “Hello there. I would like to purcha
An MPV cruised along under the protection of the bodyguards in suits. No doubt it was Taylor in the car. A group of young men and women grew excited. One of the fans shouted, “We should tell Taylor about the unauthorized ticket price increase by the organizer. Taylor cares about us fans. She will help us.” “That’s right. We should let Taylor know.” The others agreed. Once Taylor stepped out of the parked MPV, the group started yelling. “Taylor, the organizer raised the ticket price without permission!” “We want a fair ticket price! We want to attend your meet-and-greet!” The staff member responsible for ticket sales scowled, unable to stop the group’s outburst. In the end, the staff member called her superior. “What happened, Alisa?” Blocking her expression with a pair of sunglasses, Taylor waved at the fans while asking her agent. The agent got off the phone and replied, “These fans aren’t pleased that the ticket price has been raised to 20 grand. Why don’t y
“I’m sure all of you are Taylor’s true fans. “Taylor’s career has just taken off. If you like her work, please support her. Every bit helps her climb the showbiz ladder.“That’s all I have to say. We are grateful to all supporting fans. “It’s fine if you don’t want to show any support. Please leave now before we call the cops for causing a disturbance.” Alisa then walked away without hesitation. The fans were dumbfounded. The circumstances remained unchanged. In the end, it was pointless protesting about the price increase. A handful of fans paid 20 thousand dollars for a ticket and walked into the hotel as the other fans watched on enviously. “Hey, don’t you want to attend Taylor’s meet-and-greet?” Terry said with a smile. “Duh, Terry, but we don’t have the money. The organizer is just fishing for more cash.” “Money is no issue.” Terry whipped out a credit card and handed it over to the staff member. He said with great generosity, “I’ll pay for everybody’s ticke
“Taylor’s agent and the organizer hiked up the price. It has nothing to do with Taylor.“She’s the best to us fans. Taylor is kind. I bet she’ll be mad to know about this.” Despite feeling down, Rose defended Taylor. Kaze shook his head. Even though he did not know much about showbiz, he knew celebrities would assume a persona in public. The celebrities only showed the public what they wanted the public to see. There was no telling how these celebrities would behave in private. Rose seemed oblivious to that fact, though. She was too deep in her fandom. Kaze said, “I can take you into the hotel if you want to attend the meet-and-greet, Rose.” “Really, Kaze? Do you have enough for the tickets?” Rose asked excitedly. Kaze shook her head. “We’re not getting the tickets. What’s the point of meeting Taylor with a large group of people? I will get you a private meeting with her. At least you get to see her true colors.” He did not want to hear Rose talking about the woman
“Huh?” Jiro frowned but then quickly smiled. He took the glass of whiskey from Cyan and said, “I’m always happy to give a beautiful woman some space.” Cyan breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around to face Kaze with a different look and said, “Kaze, what have you done? “Can you stop causing trouble? Stop bragging and stop with your nonsense! This is no time for that! Kneel before Mr. Sakamoto and ask for forgiveness! If he’s happy, your punishment might be lighter!” The look on her face screamed resentment for Kaze. “Now! If you waste this chance, I won’t care about your life and death anymore!” She did not want to get involved in his nonsense. Yet she was the one who organized the gathering and if something happened to Kaze, injured or dead, her father would scold her to death. It explained why she steeled herself up and tried to save Kaze, or so she assumed she was saving him.Kaze said, “Cyan, you should worry about yourself first. And, if you don’t want to be thei
Kaze was quiet during the entire confrontation, so no one noticed him until now. Wesley and the others finally thought of him. Kaze did not kneel! Wesley and the others were aggrieved. Kaze remained seated as he said, “Why should I kneel?” “You think you don’t need to kneel because you knocked out one of my men?” Jiro narrowed his eyes and said, “Only Brother Draig doesn’t need to kneel here. All the other men have no right to speak to me on their feet! It’s decided by strength!” He spoke in a deep and intimidating voice, expressing his displeasure. Everyone sensed the anger in his tone. With his intimidating presence, he would not allow an unruly person to disrupt the situation he had under control. He deliberately held back from the first strike because he wanted the overwhelming presence that he had created to force Kaze down on his knees. Such a way that targeted one’s mentality was smarter and more effective. “Kaze, you idiot! Why aren’t you down on your kn
“Go, open another bottle of wine.” Jiro tapped Cyan’s face, causing her cheeks to turn pale. She turned to Draig with begging eyes. Draig said, “Brother Jiro, Cyan is my friend…” “Is she your woman?” Jiro interrupted him once more. Draig was taken aback by the question. He had an instinctive glance at Snow and shook his head. “No.” Jiro did not even look at him. He pointed at Cyan and said, “Go. Open a bottle of wine and wait for me. I like an obedient woman. I don’t like to be rough on a woman.” Cyan was horrified. She teared up as she reluctantly went off to get the bottle of wine. Jiro and the men behind him then hopped onto the couch, taking up the places that belonged to Wesley and his friends. They were ungentlemanly. The moment they sat down, they grabbed the pretty girls into their arms and molested them, treating them like mere playthings for pleasure. The ladies lost their smiles and looked horrified. They tried to break free but no matter how hard the
The arrogance that Draig brought back to Arcadia had finally been blunted. He nodded and said, “I’m Draig Tenby, the heir of the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists from Uleania. You are?” The Tenby family was the creator of the well-known Tenby Eight Extreme Fists technique. His father practiced the set of fists since he was young and his grandfather was publicly known as the grandmaster of the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists. Whenever a Tenby had to reveal his or her background, they would naturally reveal that they practiced the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists. In addition, the family and the technique were famous in Uleania and Arcadia. Once they revealed their background, even the fiercest enemy would be deterred. “The heir of the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists? Pardon me for not recognizing you earlier.” Jiro stood straight up and put on a strict face. He bowed and said, “Jiro Sakamoto, Refined Blade Clan.” “Jiro Sakamoto?!” Many others recognized the name and were shocked when they heard
Jiro pointed at the corner, indicating that the men could kneel there. His men behind him laughed in agreement. They then started to scrutinize the women as if they were picking one for themselves. The way they browsed through the women as if they were products left the women feeling sick and disgusted. Cyan’s face paled. She tried to shake off Jiro’s hand but could not even break free. She turned to Draig with eyes begging for help. “Let go of her!” Draig stepped up and stared down at Jiro. Jiro glanced at Draig and then raised his brows. He curled his lips up and said, “Hmph. And here I thought I found someone that I like.” “I said, let go of her!” Draig said, stepping closer to Jiro. Jiro tightened his clutch over Cyan’s jaw, making her tear up. He chuckled and said, “Beat me and I’ll let her go.” “You bastard!” Draig cursed. Cyan did everything she could to set him up with Snow, but he had to return the favor. Even though Draig feared Jiro, he steeled himsel
Everyone on the couch gasped in shock. A moment ago, the influencers, who were giggling and chuckling, waiting for Wesley to show off his strength, instinctively shrank in fear. “How dare you beat Wesley! You guys are asking for it!” Wesley’s followers failed to realize the severity of the situation. They bolted up, grabbed the nearest beer bottles, and jumped at the enemies. Jiro raised his hand to signal his men, indicating he would handle this challenge himself. Then, he stepped forward. Punches and kicks were dished out in a flurry. In less than thirty seconds, Wesley’s men were all beaten up to the ground, twirling around in painful groans. Like Wesley, they, too, suffered broken arms and legs. Everyone thought Wesley would be able to teach the Ryokanians another lesson they could not forget but it turned out the other way around. Other than Kaze and a few more, most of them on the couch were horrified. Cyan instinctively glanced at Kaze. She started to regret
Kaze frowned. He tapped on Snow’s shoulder, gesturing to her to sit down as they could no longer walk away. Since they were not part of this, Kaze wanted to leave the matter to Wesley and let them deal with it. The men were not towering but all of them were buff and bulky. Their muscles were obvious even through their uniforms. Their necks had the same tattoo of a sword, amplifying their ferocity. One of the men's heads was bleeding. He was the Ryokanian whom Wesley had hit with a bottle of beer. Wesley wiped the beer and snacks off himself and then shouted at the men, “Who the fuck are you pieces of shit? Do you know who the hell am I? How dare you hit my friend with the bottle?!” The leader of the Ryokanians was a young man in a black karate uniform. He was around 180 cm tall, which was considered tall among Ryokanians. He had a buzz cut that amplified his stern and stoic expression; his presence felt sharp and strong. He had a glass of whiskey in his hand as he loo
Kaze turned a blind eye to those who looked down on him. He smiled it off and said, “I don’t care whatever you guys want to say. I know if I am a coward or not. I am just giving you a friendly reminder. “Or else, when shit hits the fan, I don’t think everyone can be safe. Whether you want to take my advice or not, it’s up to you. As for Cyan…” He looked at Cyan with a serious look and continued, “If you don’t want this gathering to be ruined, you can consider what I just said.” Although he knew Cyan disliked him and would never take his words seriously, for the sake of Lock, he gave a piece of advice and did what he could. “Hmph!” Cyan scoffed. She remained seated with the glass of wine in her hand, looking at Kaze condescendingly. With a disappointed look, she said, “Don’t even talk to me. Since when were we that close? Wesley said what needed to be said. You are afraid of the Ryokanians, so be it. Don’t drag us down with you. You really think everyone is as cowardly as yo
No one knew what Wesley had gone through. Even Kaze felt that the useless coward was surprisingly brave. Therefore, he spoke up to give a piece of friendly advice, “Wesley, the Ryokanian wore the uniform of the Refined Blade and there’s an apprentice badge on him. I think he has some background. “If everyone wants to have a fun and peaceful night, you should consider changing the venue, or else trouble will come knocking.” Kaze thrashed Bronze Sparrow himself, so he knew the Ryokanians’ status in the establishment. When Zoro was still in charge of the place, the Ryokanians were basically the kings. Other than teasing the ladies, they could bring back whoever they were fond of and Bronze Sparrow could not do anything about it. After Miru took over, the Ryokanians no longer possessed the privilege. However, since Miru wanted to expand her business in Riverbank, she did not make enemies with the Ryokanians, so they were still welcome in the establishment. As long as they