Frank strode up. "Oh, but you don't have to look for us. You're not leaving anyway!"He strode up and punched Gashface unconscious.-When Gashface woke up, he was tied to a pillar with nylon rope.There was a table with plates of meats of all varieties nearby, with Jada, Laura, Frank, and the burly proprietors all sitting around it and feasting.Laura appeared apologetic, however. "I should be treating you to a meal at a proper restaurant, to be honest."Jada smiled, shaking her head. "Don't worry about it. Mr. Frankton can fork out a hundred million at will, so he really wouldn't care!""Now that you've mentioned the hundred mil…" one of the proprietors asked sheepishly. "Do you really have the money? You should just leave if you don't—don't let that prick exploit you!"Though the other proprietors nodded in agreement, Jada chuckled. "Don't worry. We're obviously going to keep our word!"Gashface laughed coolly right then. "Now that's just conceited, bitch! I'll give it to y
Everyone laughed. "It's not his fault, ma'am. You're just that scary!'Jada smiled and returned to the feast.It was the next morning when Gashface woke up.Feeling the cool breeze pelting his face and his limbs that were almost completely numb, he shuddered.Then, he saw everyone else having breakfast around the table and yelled, "What do you want?! You're all going to jail if I die!"Jada snorted. "Could you stop showing off how much of a coward you are? We would've just left you to die freezing if we wanted you dead. "Anyway, it's still early, so go pass out again. The wire transfer would be complete once the bank opens up."Scarface smirked. "I guess it's true what they say… The pinnacle of deception is deceiving yourself! Even now, you think that you could just whip out a hundred million dollars?! "Do you even understand what that means? You need at least a company worth over two billion dollars as a guarantor, with capital flow way above those numbers, or its operations
The abandoned apartment had been destroyed by Frank earlier, so what was this pillar Gashface was tied to?There could only be one reason there was a pillar, too—Frank must have used his scary powers to fix it!But… How was that possible?Nonetheless, the cabal was just as shocked—they were strong, but not powerful enough to rebuild an entire building with just a wave of his hand!Jada smiled. "How about that, ma'am? Are you still going to bet against my master?"Marika snapped coolly, "That's still no reason to hurt my senior! I'll avenge him even if it kills me!"Frank smiled, nodding. "Then why don't you ask the proprietors over there what actually happened? If you still insist on siding with your senior despite all the solid evidence, then I guess I just have to hit a woman."Frank was astute when it came to judging people, and he knew that Marika was a reasonable person.Instead of attacking, he turned toward the proprietors, who explained, "We won't lie to you, ma'am. We
However, the bald geezer saw that Frank almost convinced Marika and promptly leapt in. "Don't listen to his lies! Forgive me for being frank, but he's putting the moves on you! Don't fall for it!"It was a simple reason why he deceived Marika too—he was in league with Tasran, Marika's senior whom Frank crippled, and was afraid that Tasran's attempt to murder the proprietors could be exposed right then.Worst of all, Marika was easily persuaded, and she wheeled on Frank again after hearing what the bald geezer said.Reading her mind, Frank sighed. "Anyone besides that guy thinks I'm lying here?"The rest of the cabal promptly strode up, snapping, "Don't think you get to do whatever you like just because you're strong, brat! And don't think about slandering us either."Look in the mirror before you put the moves on Marika! Just go to hell already!"Despite their insults, none of them were attacking.At the same time, Frank also realized that in spite of it all, the naive woman nam
"Free?'Marika's tone was cold. "Sure, we're free, but what about the civilians you butchered?"Stunned, the cabal geezers cried, "What are you saying, Marika?! Don't believe that brat—you have to trust us on this!""How could I trust you, when the evidence has proven otherwise?" Marika growled, charging ghostfire over her palm.The geezers traded glances. "Y-Your powers returned?""Of course. I've been tasked by that gentleman to bring you to justice!"Even as the geezers understood their situation and considered how righteous Marika was, they decided that begging was pointless.With a quick exchange of glances, they all leapt toward her in attack.Seeing that she stood no chance, Marika turned to run, and the geezers all gave chase, eventually cornering her in a narrow alley."What do you want?" she growled coolly."What, you ask? See, the truth is that we're definitely the type of person you hate the most! And now that you've found out about that, we have no choice but to
"Thank you for not holding back on enlightening me, or I would never have known how sickening they were."Marika suddenly appeared as if she had aged from the vicissitudes of life, a far cry from her pompous attitude earlier.It certainly made sense, now that her faith was crushed—she had already shown spine by not falling apart on the spot.Frank shook his head. "Your gratitude isn't necessary, but what are you going to do now?"Marika shook her head. "I have yet to come up with anything, but I guess I'm going elsewhere to clear my mind. Would you mind exchanging contacts with me?""Of course not."After exchanging numbers, Frank and Marika parted ways, with Frank soon returning to the abandoned apartment construction site.Jada walked up to him, smiling. "You're being too soft on them, Mr. Frankton. If it were me, I would've made that woman pay for her actions too."Frank shook his head in disagreement. "If you did, she'd die thinking she was right, and her cause was just. It
Gashface snapped, "Why would you help these slugs when you could afford a hundred mil? I can't say much since I'm the loser here, but I don't get it—why are you so keen on being a sucker?"Jada smirked. "You're too insignificant to understand the mind of those greater than you. Money is just a number to us—when we were no longer worried about it, my boss grew to like being praised. And who wouldn't want both fame and accomplishment?"Gashface could not argue against that, but what Jada said did make sense.People could get ruthless where wealth was concerned, but that meant that people like Frank might exist too, even if his rewards might not be directly proportional to the wealth he paid out!But that was Frank's business and not his. What was wrong with living carefree with a hundred million?Hell, he would not need to invest! With the interest gained by just keeping the money in a bank account, he could lead a life free from worry. With that in mind, Gashface promptly signed
Gashface was not giving up, even presuming that Frank was just joking with him. "You… You're really willing to waste so much time on people like them?"After all, those proprietors were insignificant to Frank, and it was completely unnecessary for him to go that far for them.Regrettably, he underestimated Frank."Don't you get it?" Frank chuckled. "You're no different from maggots against people with true might. Those people you keep belittling, however, are people whom we should unite with."Sure, they can't pay me back much now, but just think about it… When word of this gets out, our reputation and market value as a company would skyrocket, and countless people would join us."Gashface was left dumbstruck, but Frank was right—considering what would come after, his action was profound.Hell, even if Frank failed, he had all the money he needed to cushion himself—he did not have to worry about anything!"Damn it!" Gashface spat helplessly, the only thing he could do just then.