The mont Kate spoke, Sopea knew he ant trouble.
He wasn’t foolish enough to ask, "Who’s this brother of yours?"
Since Kate and his group knew he was coming today, they must have known why. The "brother" he ntioned could only be Sean.
Sopea sized up the disrespectful man before him.
’A Light Attendant. He’d heard of them.’
Rumor had it he was a domineering CEO type—blunt and difficult for ordinary people to deal with.
But as it happened, so was he.
Even though he was on their turf, Sopea wasn’t the least bit afraid.
He t Kate’s provocative question with an equally blunt retort.
"So what if I’m here to cause trouble for your brother?"
The two n locked eyes, their sharp gazes so intense they seed to crackle in the air, thick with the sll of gunpowder.
Kate hadn’t expected Sopea to be so brazen. To be this bold even when surrounded, and to admit his intentions so openly. He spoke with deep aning, "You’ve got guts. Good."
"You’ve successfully captured my attention, old man."
"Is that so?" Sopea forced a smile. "Heh, I’m truly honored then."
"You should feel honored," Kate threatened. "I had to cancel two major deals because of you, costing hundreds of thousands. I’m in a very bad mood right now. I hope you know what’s good for you."
Sopea: "Oh, so you’re in business."
"No wonder you can’t reach the 3rd Floor of the Holy Hall and still haven’t broken through to Tier Six. It’s understandable."
Kate: "?"
’So what? Is it really that impressive to reach the third floor and break through to Tier Six at his age?’
"Don’t worry about . I’ve got plenty of ti left."
"Unlike so people who already have one foot in the grave. Of course, they’d be in a hurry... By the way, have you decided on your epitaph yet?" Kate asked.
Sopea: "?"
Standing to the side, Elise had to stifle her laughter.
’She’d just realized sothing: when it ca to being passive-aggressive, n were just as good as won.’
Ultimately, it was because everyone felt secure in their own power.
Alola Town was the Dawn Council’s ho turf, so naturally, they weren’t afraid.
And as a Tier Six, Sopea had even less reason to back down.
He had just had a Breakthrough and hadn’t yet grown accustod to the extra Magic Power in his body. He wouldn’t mind testing his newfound strength on Kate.
The Bell Ringer, who had been silent until now, seed to read his mind. "You’d best think this through, Mr. Sopea," he said in a low voice.
Sopea sneered. "What, planning to gang up on ?"
Kate sneered back. "So what if we are? You got a problem with that?"
"Fine," Sopea declared. "Then all of you can co at at once."
’Just a few Tier Fours and Tier Fives. Did they really think he’d be scared?’
At that mont, Sopea seed like a proud War God, filled with an indomitable aura. Nothing could stand in the way of his determination to stand up for his apprentice.
"How arrogant!" Kate couldn’t stand people like that.
’Who the hell does this guy think he is, acting more arrogant than !’
"Stop, stop, stop!"
"Please, everyone, stop arguing!"
Just as it looked like the two were about to co to blows, Koni arrived in the nick of ti.
She had only taken a mont to put on makeup before heading out—a simple courtesy for the eting—and now she found her Master arguing with the Light Attendant and his companions...
Koni was touched. Her Master had always treated her like a daughter, and she saw him as a father. But she still had to explain, "It’s not what you think."
’Sopea might have wanted to get a little payback for her, but his main goal was to help Sean with Entering the Dream. Her Master didn’t have any ill intentions; he was just a bit cold and unwilling to explain himself to others. Besides, she would be with him when they Entered the Dream to learn. As the one at the center of it all, Koni knew better than anyone that Sean hadn’t bullied her—it was all her own doing. Even if her Master did try to do sothing to Sean in the dream, she would stop him.’
"Alright, alright, this is all a misunderstanding." Elise seized the chance to play peacemaker. "Everyone knows of Mr. Sopea’s great prestige," she said with a warm smile. "Even I have heard of your esteed reputation all the way in Siracle State. Why would you bully soone so much your junior?"
Sopea was in his late fifties, while Sean looked to be in his early twenties, so calling him a junior was perfectly fine.
"However, you may have to wait a little while, Mr. Sopea."
Elise smiled. "Sean is currently working part-ti as a Priest at the church. He gets off around seven. We could find a place for so afternoon tea first. Let us treat it as a welco for you, Mr. Sopea. What do you say?"
"Once Sean is finished, we can head to the church. The space has already been prepared."
’Elise’s attitude was incredibly friendly, but Sopea was no fool. He knew these beautiful won were masters of disguise. Just because Elise started by flattering him didn’t an anything. In fact, Kate and the Bell Ringer were probably here at Elise’s request to back Sean up and intimidate him.’
’She was just playing the good cop now.’
’That’s why Elvire always said Elise was the best people person in the Dawn Council.’
’She always managed to play a role that made it impossible to get angry with her.’
’Even if people saw through her act, it didn’t matter. They were all friends who ran in the sa circles; they couldn’t just have a complete falling out.’
It wasn’t a huge deal to begin with, and Elise handled the situation with perfect tact. She was giving Sopea an out, and naturally, he would take it.
"Fine," Sopea said. "But there’s no need to wait until he gets off work."
’Afternoon tea was fine, but waiting until seven was unnecessary.’
"But it’s currently the Day of Abstinence," Elise reminded him. "Mr. Sopea, you should know that the churches are always very busy at this ti of year."
"People who co to pray with the Priest and get a late number in the queue often end up staying at the church overnight. Empty rooms with beds aren’t easy to co by."
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