Young people liked to keep up with the latest trends.If you were to compare the latest trends and fashion, Japan would in no way concede to Oskia.It could even be said that the trends and fashion in Japan were even higher compared to that of Oskia.That was the reason why there was Japanese pop culture, and that was also the reason why girls had Japanese hairstyles, manicures, makeup, and so forth.It could be said that Japanese girls were all very fashionable overall. That was the reason why most of them preferred to live in a fashionable metropolis like Tokyo.However, Nanako was an exception.She had never liked any trendy or modern things.On the contrary, she had always appreciated classical culture.For instance, she enjoyed studying the art of making tea, ancient Oskian, ancient poetry, and even ancient architecture and clothing.Therefore, the city of Kyoto had always matched her temperament and character perfectly.She also knew that nothing good would come out of
As for both of them, neither one of them was looking at the referee or each other. Instead, both of them were looking at Charlie, who was seated amongst the audience.Charlie also felt a little stressed.He did not expect that these two girls would not be getting themselves ready for the match. Instead, they were just staring at him as soon as they got into the ring.Was he even that good-looking? Shouldn’t they be bothered with the important things instead?!As he was thinking about this, the referee, who was standing in the arena, was also very embarrassed. He coughed twice before he said, “Are both of you listening to me?”Aurora was the first to recover her senses, and she hurriedly blushed as she said, “I am sorry, referee. I was lost in my thoughts for a moment.”The referee was very helpless, and he looked at Nanako and said, “What about you, Miss Ito?”Nanako’s face flushed red in an instant, and she hurriedly said in a low voice, “Sorry, referee. I was also a little dis
Since both the girls had been very absent-minded earlier, when the referee announced that the match had already officially begun, neither one of them was able to immediately enter the state they should be in.Thus, the atmosphere in the ring was a little strange.As soon as the referee announced the start of the match and quickly drew back a certain distance away from the both of them, it stood to reason that the players from both sides would immediately get into their rhythm and start their tentative attacks. However, both of them were in a daze as they stood in the ring for a few seconds.At this time, a male audience yelled, “Aurora! What are you doing?! Why are you standing in a daze?! Hurry up and defeat that Japanese lady!”“Yes, Aurora! It is time for you to win and bring glory to our country!”“Oh! Aurora, that Japanese girl is actually quite pretty. Promise me that you will not hit her face, okay?”Aurora suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.This match was the highest-le
Charlie was also very impressed and amazed by Nanako’s perfect response.Sure enough, experience could never be compensated by pure strength alone.Aurora was now a driver of a supercar. Her car was extremely dynamic and fast. However, she did not know or understand the condition of the road on the tracks, and she did not know where all the turns, potholes, or shortcuts were.Although Nanako’s car was not as powerful as Aurora’s supercar, she was very familiar with the conditions of the road, and she understood every little detail very well.Therefore, even if these two drivers were to race together, even if the supercar would eventually win the race, it might not necessarily be an easy race.Although Nanako managed to dodge Aurora’s attack, she did not dare to underestimate the enemy.This was because based on one single attack, Nanako could clearly feel Aurora’s power, and she knew that Aurora’s strength was terribly powerful!Fortunately, she used her palms to evade the attac
At this time, Aurora felt very annoyed by her carelessness!She had only been concerned about launching continuous attacks on Nanako. However, she had completely ignored the fact that Nanako was, in fact, a master in combat and fighting, and she was completely different compared to all the other opponents she had encountered in the past.Therefore, although this kind of oppressive attack would indeed prove to be very fatal to Nanako, it also left her susceptible to Nanako’s sudden attack.At this time, Nanako slammed Aurora’s kneecap from the side at a very fast speed.With a bang, Nanako felt as though she had hit a steel plate with a punch, and she felt as though her entire wrist was already going numb!As for Aurora, she felt that she would unmistakably suffer a lot of damage after taking that blow from Nanako. However, she did not expect to only feel a slight pain in her knee.This level of pain was completely within the acceptable range. Aside from this slight pain, Nanako’s
Aurora threw two punches in succession, but Nanako managed to successfully avoid both of the punches. At this time, Nanako saw an excellent opportunity. She immediately squatted down as she aimed her attacks at the front of Aurora’s body. At the same time, her left hand was placed in front of her injured right hand. After that, she joined forces on both hands to attack Aurora’s waist.The Oskian audience who were all present at the scene exclaimed out loud, one after the other. In their opinion, Aurora was about to be overwhelmed by the other party’s successful counter-attack once again.At this very moment, Aurora prepared her left palm as she bent her arm and rolled her right arm into a fist. After that, she used her left palm to push her right fist forward, giving her right elbow a huge momentum, as she quickly attacked Nanako’s chest with her right elbow!Aurora’s attack was filled with both extreme strength and speed!She had great power in her right arm alone, but she not onl
However, Nanako could no longer support herself and stand up again because of her current physical condition.She was struggling because of the pain, and she had a very pained and unwilling expression on her face as the referee continued counting down at the side.Nanako persisted several times, but she could not stand up at all. It was only until the moment the referee had finished counting down to the last second and officially blew the whistle to signify the official end of the match that it seemed as though Nanako’s strength had already been completely depleted. She collapsed completely as she lay down on the ring.At this time, deafening cheers erupted from the crowd.This was because they knew that Aurora had already won the final match, and she was the champion of the International University Combat and Fighting Championship.The referee also raised Aurora’s arm high at this time as he said loudly, “Now, I declare that the champion of the International University Combat and
...At this moment.Jiro was sitting in the reception room at the Apothecary Pharmaceutical.Liam was facing very high production pressure because the Apothecary Stomach Pill was madly sought after, and all of the products were snapped up as soon as it was officially listed in the market!Netizens had been raving about the magical effects of the Apothecary Stomach Pill on various platforms such as on WeChat Moments and also various social media platforms since last night. Coupled with Quinn’s extreme popularity and influence, the Apothecary Stomach Pill was said to be very popular and well-sought after.Since the popularity of this medicine was very high, the most direct pressure that they faced was insufficient productivity.Therefore, Liam had decided to pay the employees double the amount of their wages so that everyone could work overtime and produce the Apothecary Stomach Pill at an even faster speed.Because of this, Liam had personally come to the workshop to lead the pro
In groups like these, any gossip would immediately spread like wildfire as people share everything here with their other circles.Within minutes of these people's good work, Antique Street was abuzz even as the skies darkened: one of the antique traders had been swindled for 300 thousand, and it was Raymond Cole—the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe at that!Some of them wondered when Raymond had actually returned while others were laughing.He was supposed to be the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe, but he had messed up as well? You had to be kidding!Many were dumbstruck too—how would Raymond survive in Antique Street after losing so much money? It had been so long since such a major scam had been pulled!As such, all the antique dealers were asking one question: how did Raymond Cole get fooled?Meanwhile, Mick didn't leak the security footage right away, instead sending his people out to spread the news in other channels, claiming that Raymond thought he had won big by
Mick had already clipped the security footage and was waiting for Zachary's word.He had checked the footage repeatedly as well and was only getting more impressed with his masterful acting by the second. He looked just like a maestro, and every detail he mentioned was flawless and showed experience.Zacahry even said that Raymond had truly slipped up with that bronze sculpture, leaving him endlessly thrilled.The proverbial missing piece of the puzzle was here!Hence, calling all the staff he trusted, he told them excitedly, "Spread the word right away—Raymond Cole slipped up, spending 300 thousand on a fake Renaissance-era bronze sculpture!"His staff had no idea of the conspiracy involved, only that Mick had said that someone had tried to sell a counterfeit bronze sculpture but he had seen through it right away and chased him away, only for Raymond to end up buying the fake bronze sculpture soon after.Someone asked, "Mr. Crane, don't you think Raymond Cole bought from the man
Raymond had said everything he should and shouldn't and with complete sincerity exactly because Billy would never believe it.As Billy just wanted to swindle him, it didn't matter how sincere Raymond was—he wanted the 300 thousand whatever it took. The key here was that Billy had refused a better prospect when told it was possible, and there was evidence that would support Raymond if either he or Zachary realized the truth and came to start trouble.That meant Raymond had nothing to worry about—they could take this to the United Nations but he'd still win this case.Having been in the antique trade for so long, he had seen every form of oddity and was always cautious with people, considering every aspect of any issue.Hence, once he downloaded the security footage to his phone, Raymond decided that he needed to sell the bronze sculpture—not because he was in urgent need of money, but because he realized that there were those who wanted him out of Aurous Hill's Antique Street.Afte
There were those in Antique Street who made their living from swindling the average Joe while others swindled antique traders.In fact, it was already cliche for them to trick antique traders with forgeries, and it was not surprising that someone had tried their luck on the opening day of Raymond's shop.As such, it was strange that he had just started today without any hype or even a proper shop sign, but someone was already after him.That told him that he was being targeted, and Raymond was putting his money on Zachary.The sole reason for that was how Zachary had come earlier to ask Raymond about how much capital he had, and he had humbly said a few hundred thousand.The fact that Billy had come and immediately demanded 500 thousand made even more sense—he wanted to siphon all of Raymond's capital.Even losing money wasn't the worst part—the worst was being labeled as an amateur.When that happened, customers who wanted the good stuff wouldn't come to him, and he would find
Just as Jacob was celebrating fooling Raymond, getting his revenge, and earning 200 thousand on top of that, Charlie was left musing to himself on the second floor of the teahouse.He knew that Billy was a conman as soon as he saw him, but he didn't understand why Raymond would buy from Billy.Could the item really be medieval as Raymond stated?As soon as the thought occurred to him, Charlie was sure of it. Given Raymond's knowledge of antiques, there was no way he would mess up in Antique Street of Aurous Hill.While his father-in-law and Zachary had worked hard to weave this elaborate conspiracy, Charlie still wondered how they would take the news that Raymond had bought something worth millions for just 300 thousand.Meanwhile, Raymond watched as Billy left and locked the door from the inside before studying the bronze sculpture once more.He trusted his own judgment that it was a gilded bronze statue from the medieval era. He was playing down its importance since the bronze
Meanwhile, Raymond sighed unhappily. "I really can't afford four hundred grand—like I said, there's not much to offer here in my shop, which I've been investing a lot in. I'd have to pay rent to the owner soon as well, and everything would end terribly for me if I paid that much…"Billy blurted right then, "You said it's medieval and worth millions, didn't you? You'd make a fortune if you sold it!"Raymond sighed again. "Million-dollar antiques aren't that easily sold, and people would be especially skeptical with a small business like mine. I could sell it at an auction too, but that's only happening when someone decides to organize one, not to mention the troublesome appraisal processes it involves.""And right now, I just think it's medieval in terms of style, but I'm no authority in the matter. In the end, it's up to experts and specific groups that would verify it, and if I messed up, it's entirely my loss.""Even if I'm lucky and it's medieval, I'd still have to wait until th
"Invest?!"Billy was left dumbstruck at the term.What even was this fool up to? This definitely wasn't in the script! What about the questions he was supposed to ask? It was like sitting for a grade-schooler test and suddenly being hit with a bar exam!In the car, Jacob blurted out, "What the hell is that bastard thinking? Is he really going to pay 250 thousand?!"Zachary pursed his lips. "Maybe he's just throwing us bait. Think about it—if we took the deal, we'd have to leave a contact number.""After that, he would trick us and say he sold it for ten million and lure us in for the five million. We'd definitely show up, wouldn't we? Once we came, it might turn out that he has called the cops and would even produce\ the bronze sculpture as evidence. Wouldn't we be just shooting ourselves in the foot?"Jacob was left in misery, his face contorting as he pouted, "But you said the cops wouldn't get involved…"Zachary rolled his eyes, "Yes, they wouldn't most of the time since that
However, neither Zachary nor Jacob expected Raymond to confuse them further as he asked Billy, "If you can afford to wait, you can leave the bronze sculpture with me as a consignment. I'll only take 10% off the sales while you get the rest—how about that?"Jacob was stunned and asked Zachary, "What the hell is he up to? Did he get too deep into character?"Zachary shook his head. "I don't get it either… is he trying to keep the bronze sculpture to use as evidence against us?"Jacob frowned. "I thought you said there was a gentleman agreement in this business, and the cops won't really care anyway?"Zachary snorted. "He said he would keep it as a consignment, meaning that he won't spend a dime. What if he told all the antique dealers instead of going to the cops? He would prove that he's sharp, making a name for himself… and what can we do? Do we take back the bronze sculpture? Even if we do, can we really ask for it?'"Fuck!" Jacob swore. "Then what are we waiting for? Tell Billy
In Treasure Measure, even Billy was having a hard time understanding what was going on.Before he came, Zachary made it very clear that he was here to dupe Raymond Cole, and he had come.As such, his job was now to claim that this bronze sculpture which was made in the last century was actually from the Renaissance era and then sell it to Raymond at a cutthroat price.But now, Raymond himself was saying that it was medieval? What was that supposed to mean?Even as he was left confused, he blurted out, "Sir, if you say it's from medieval times… then how much is it worth?"Raymond thought about it and said, "It's quite an unpopular item, but it's not to say that no one would buy it or that no one likes it. The main issue is that there were plenty of wars at that time, and most bronze would be used for weapons. Copper production would be low with rationing as well, so bronze tools were naturally rare for civilians.""Gilding is common for better quality items, and from the northern