893 Sapientia News Network 5 (1/2)

Ri clung to Dyon's arm as they walked from store to store. Dyon felt as though he had become some sort of live doll to be poked and prodded at for his wife's leisure, but he could only let it happen. He knew the day where his sweat pants empire would be assaulted would come, it had just happened too quickly for him to be ready… He didn't even get a chance to say goodbye.

Soon, he was wearing pristine fabrics, draped in robes of black and gold Ri seemed to think matched his appearance the best.

His demeanor was enough to make him seem quite handsome, it was just that the store clerks couldn't help but sigh about the fact he kept his face behind a mask. But, considering the woman by his side and the money they spent as easily as breathing, this man had to be of pretty high status.

By the end of it all, hours had passed, and Ri had managed to prim and trim everything about Dyon's appearance but the bandaged bundle on his back. Not to mention the fact she filled a master level spatial ring with more clothes than Dyon could wear in a lifetime.

When they finally walked out of the final story, the found a group of five waiting with disdainful expressions, and although he tried to hide in the back, Dyon could clearly see the rat he had run into previously peaking from within the surrounding crowd.

Central City was quite large, but information seemed to spread quite quickly. There was supposed to be a rule of no fighting within the city that was enforced by a council of Emperors, but considering how much time those Emperors spent cultivating and ignoring the matters of the world, there was practically no one but the strong to enforce such rules. And, unfortunately, the strong were often arrogant.

What Dyon found odd was that they'd dare so openly attack an Emperor level character like Ri. Wasn't Ri's status the same as those on the council?

Dyon leaned over to Ri's ear. When he did so, many sneered, thinking they were trying to plan an escape. However, Dyon didn't hide his voice at all.

”Are they retarded?”

Ri's angered expression immediately burst into a fit of light laughter that seemed to brighten the world around them. While the crowd was lost in a trance, the Void clan members were stunned. They had never seen Ri laugh before, to them, she was a complete ice queen that needed to be put in her place. Were they seeing things?

Eventually, Ri reigned in her laughter and spoke, ”A retard named Aki is part of the council of Emperors of Central City. He probably thinks he can use his position for leverage. He must not understand that we don't care about such things.

”Plus, he doesn't have the power to ban me. The rules only truly apply to Dukes and below. He must want to ban you from entering the city while taking me back to the Void Palace.

”But, he doesn't know anything about you, so he want to send a probe of idiots.”