Stefan didn’t seem to hear the intent in Amos’s words.“No need to apologize, Young Master.“Since this is your private banquet, you’re allowed to invite whoever you want.“I’m just a consul. I have no control over you, anyway.”Stefan emphasized his words quite a bit. Naturally, since Amos had been disrespecting him, he planned to repay the favor as well.Amos chuckled, looking at Stefan playfully. “Since I can invite whoever I want, what’s the meaning of this?”“What happens tonight is none of your concern,” Stefan replied coldly. “I hope that you won’t get involved!”Stefan then turned around, squinting at Naruse.“You must be Naruse, right?”Stefan cracked his neck, prepared to cause trouble.He had lost a lot of support because of what happened in the Mandrake Residence. He naturally came here for an explanation.Of course, he wanted to see how Amos would choose by doing all this in front of him.If Amos planned to stand up for Naruse, then Stefan wouldn’t mind startin
“You think you’re impressive just because people call you Consul?”Milan pulled out a thin and long cigarette from her Hermes bag, then took a huff before looking curiously at Harvey.“The Smalt Sect has a high reputation, and so does its young master.“That doesn’t mean that a mere subordinate has the same reputation.“Does your master know you’re being this high and mighty right now?“Let me tell you something! Naruse is my man! If you go against him, you go against me!“And if you don’t kneel in front of him, then I’ll kill you myself! Don’t believe me?!”Milan blew a puff of smoke at Stefan’s face with an arrogant yet fearless expression.Naturally, she had already cultivated her personality after studying abroad for many years.To her, having someone like Naruse as a boyfriend was definitely worth showing off.Whoever challenged her boyfriend’s authority would be the same as challenging hers.Stefan froze after hearing Milan’s words; he didn’t know how to reply at all.
Everyone froze instantly.Nobody expected Stefan to do something like this.Amos narrowed his eyes, a stern look on his face. He didn’t think that Stefan would have the right to challenge his authority.However, the slap was enough to show just how powerful Stefan actually was.The others were completely shocked when they saw it. The prominent figures of the outskirts were even pondering to invest in the future.If they didn’t do that, not a lot of people would be able to stomach Stefan’s sudden rise!“You hit me? You actually hit me?!”Milan felt sluggish.Nobody dared to go against her because of her family. And yet, a man she looked down on slapped her in the face.She desperately wanted to lash out at that very moment.As soon as she was about to charge forward, Naruse put his glass down before speaking up.“Enough, Ms. Milan. I’ll handle this.“I’m no prominent figure, but I know better than to hide behind a woman.“Don’t worry. It doesn’t matter what he’s here for.
“You don’t have a say in that matter! If you don’t give an explanation for this, then we’ll just have to fight it out right now!” Stefan yelled.“Is that so?”Naruse chuckled.“You want to fight me?“With what?“The few experts behind you?“The luck that got you to survive by the skin of your teeth?”Naruse let out a sigh and stood up, tapping Stefan on his face.“You think I don’t know?“You managed to survive only because Harvey got himself involved and saved you.“Do you think you can get your explanation with just a group of people?“How naive!“Even if I kill you right here, nothing can happen to me!“I belong to the Toyotomi family! I’m the spokesperson of the Shinto Way in Country H!“In any case, your laws won’t hold me even if I take you out. At most, I’d be exiled!”Stefan showed a gloomy expression. “You might be shooting yourself in the foot here, Naruse.”“I know that.”Naruse sighed.“But you don’t even have the right for me to do that!”Naruse made a g
Stefan showed a horrible expression as he looked at the sight in front of him; his sharp brows were deeply furrowed, as if there was unbridled fury gathered in between them.Naruse showed a playful expression after seeing the look on Stefan’s face.“What? Did my words agitate you?“Are you angry?“Not only did you hit my woman, but you’re planning to hit me as well?“Come! Come! Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance!”Naruse leaned in toward Stefan.“Either you kneel right now… Or you slap me in the face already!“Make your choice! It’s way past three seconds!”Harvey showed a cold expression; safe to say, Naruse was extremely conceited.‘What kind of place does he think Country H is?’That said, Harvey wasn’t in a rush to take action; he wanted to see just what Stefan would do then.He hoped Stefan would grow faster through the situation. After all, it’d be better for Stefan to take control of the outskirts since he couldn’t stay here for long.Stefan’s eyes twitched when
Bam!The door was kicked open.Dozens of monks rushed in, with Aryan leading the group.A terrifying aura seeped out of him as he said fiercely, “Which one of your bastards hit the consul? Do you want to die?”The monks were holding repeating crossbows, their expressions cold; they instantly pointed the crossbows at the killers on the second floor, ready to take action at any moment.At the same time, eight monks next to Aryan quickly went to stand in front of Stefan.Their expressions turned horrible when they saw their consul with a swollen face.“Consul! Are you alright?!“Great Wall Vaati already gave the order!“All of the Aenar Temple’s forces can be mobilized!“We’ll be able to take action against anyone who goes against you!”Aryan looked respectfully at Stefan.Naturally, it was already a huge problem that even Vaati was showing his support.No matter the case, Aryan was still a loyal subordinate of the Aenar Temple; he’d naturally take the chance to perform in fr
Milan showed a disdainful glare after seeing Aryan’s look on his face; in her eyes, he seemed like nothing but a stray dog.She rejoiced that the man she loved came from a different country.‘These men from Country H are such filth!’Aryan kept changing his expression before finally looking at Stefan. After seeing Stefan’s cold expression, he quickly took a deep breath before speaking up again.“Ms. Milan, right?“I don’t care what happened here, nor who’s in the wrong!“Someone needs to pay for my consul’s suffering!“Besides…”Bam!Before Aryan was done speaking, Naruse picked up the ashtray from the table and threw it forward.The ashtray smashed right into Aryan’s head, causing him to bleed profusely. He stumbled around after being caught off guard, almost falling to the ground.He was showing a wretched expression.“How dare you do that, you bastard?!” Aryan was furious. “Do you think the Aenar Temple’s an easy target?!”The monks were showing fierce glares after hear
“What? “You won’t do anything now? Is it because of my pure strength?”Naruse tapped Stefan’s face.“You really embarrassed your entire country, didn’t you?”Aryan gritted his teeth.“You bastard! You think you can just scare us off like that?!“You’re just a God of War! The Aenar Temple has that, too!“We’ll make sure we get the explanation we want!”“Explanation?”Naruse sighed, showing a playful gaze.“In the martial arts world, power means everything!”Naruse took another step forward.Bam!A more horrifying aura seeped out, charging at its targets.Stefan, Aryan, and the people behind them all stumbled around before coughing out blood.Nobody could defend themselves against this level of martial arts. Law, background, authority, and reason held no meaning at this very moment.“Since I already did my part, you should just carry out the rest, Young Master.”Naruse tilted his head, glancing at Amos.“This guy has no right to challenge you!“How about this? As long