Chapter 17: Who’d Know that My Clan Brother Is a…
"Senior Sister Sun, it's just up ahead!" Lordi Payne's heart wavered with unease. Gripping his Blade of Life Hater tightly, he ducked behind a nearby tree. Moments later, a loud voice rang out: "This time, we've got to catch that useless Hugo Payne!"
"You're right! He's got to apologize to Senior Sister properly!"
"Just an apology? That way's too mercy! He should cough up all the benefits the Payne Clan gave him and buy Senior Sister that Moonlit Nimbus Skirt!"
Amid a clamor of overlapping voices, five or six figures came into view—young outer sect disciples in their twenties, crowding around a girl in a pink gown.
The girl had a decent figure and a face with some charm, dolled up to look delicate and pitiful. Yet her demeanor oozed arrogance.
"Junior Sister Elaine, it's you? Elaine-chan?" Before Lordi Payne could decide how to handle this, Hugo Payne—having just clambered up from the dirt nearby—stumbled forward, his face a mask of sorrow. "Why'd you send that birdnix to attack my paper boat? You know I've spent all my spirit stones these past years buying perks and gears for you. This boat—my mom scrimped and saved for a whole year back home, saving fifty Dstones just to—"
Slap! Sun Elaine's hand cracked across his face before he could finish.
Lordi Payne: "..."
The group with Sun Elaine cheered and clapped, some even egging her on to hit him again.