“Shancai?”

The girls looked at the teen who stood at the club entrance. The impression they got from him was “Hot”. Not in a sexual way, but hot like flames. The boy looked like the personification of flames itself. It was like his very presence made the surrounding temperature rise.

“This kid….He’s dangerous.”

Reina whispered to Amelia, who nodded in agreement.

“Well, Bugsy. Answer my question.”

The boy showed a bright smile.

“What’s going on out here?”

“Its nothing but a big misunderstanding. It’s nothing for you to worry about.”

Bugsy spoke with a nervous expression. This didn’t go unnoticed by the girls. Their curiosity towards Shancai only increased.

“Misunderstanding?”

Shancai looked at the girls and then at Bugsy and his crew.

“Ming, What really happened here?”

The bouncer who dealt with Amelia and Reina earlier stepped out with his hands locked in front of him and bowed his head.

“Those guest arrived here not too long ago and were informed that they needed to wait in line. They easily agreed to cooperate, but before they could Bugsy came and started making trouble for them. They got offended and a conflict arose between the two parties.”

The bouncer quickly reported what happened to Shancai while talking with the utmost respect.

“I see.”

Shancai smiled at Bugsy.

“Well, Bugsy. Is what Ming said true?”

“………”

Bugsy didn’t immediately answer. He only kept his head down and clenched his teeth.

“Hey, brat! Don’t get cocky!”

That’s when Bugsy’s crew started acting up.

“Keep in mind who you’re dealing with here!”

“We’re directly under The Godfather of Arms, Tony Gambino!”

“Oh? Is that so?”

“That’s right!”

One of the thugs pointed at him.

“You’re just a bodyguard! Don’t push your luck!”

“I see, I see.”

Shancai nodded with an amused expression.

“Do you agree with them, Bugsy?”

“Hahaha…They’re just messing around. There’s no need to pay them any mind.”

Bugsy looked like he sucked on a sour lemon when speaking.

“Heh.”

Shancai gave a small chuckle and stretched his hand out.

“?!”

Bugsy’s face immediately paled when he saw that.

“Either way, you caused a commotion here so you need to leave.”

“Wait, Shancai. It’s my bad. I’m sorry.”

Bugsy started apologizing.

“Leave.”

*Bam!*

Suddenly all the men behind Bugsy were blown back with sparks coming off their bodies. They were blown so far back, that their figures disappeared into the night.

“Dammit!”

Bugsy drew his gun and lifted it to fire at Shancai.

*Bam!*

The same thing that happened to his crew, happened to Bugsy himself. Soon only Amelia and Reina stood before. Both of them had their eyes widened to the max as if they had just seen something unbelievable.

“Now then, customers.”

They broke out of the trance when Shancai spoke to them.

“I would like to apologize for the rude reception you received on your first visit to our establishment.”

Shancai places his right hand over his left fist and bowed.

“The owner would like to meet with you directly to and apologize as a show of goodwill. Of course, you’ll be allowed to enter free of cost.”

Amelia and Reina looked at each other. They both wanted to decline, but something told them that it wouldn’t be easy.

“Thank you. We’ll take up your offer.”

Reina said.

“Thank you. Follow me.”

Shancai turned and entered the club, and the girls hesitantly followed behind him. Inside the club was crowded as you would expect from a popular night club. There were a lot of people dancing, drinking, and laughing together. It had a real comfortable feeling, which the girls couldn’t explain.

Shancai brought them through the club and to the back, where they saw a door. Shancai stopped in front of the door and paused for a bit, before entering. He then stood one side and gestured for them to enter the room. The girls looked at each other and took a deep breath. They then proceeded to enter the room.

When they entered, Shancai closed the door behind them and stood in a corner. In front of them was a desk with someone sitting behind it.

“Welcome to Griselda’s.”

The chair that was facing the opposite way turned around and a woman holding a phone in her hand turned around and faced them. She had fair yellowish skin, jet black hair and narrow eyes, a beautiful oval-shaped face, and an illuminating smile.

“My name is Griselda, and I’m the owner of this fine establishment.”

She said.

“Beautiful.”

Amelia mindlessly muttered.

Griselda smiled.

“Thank you. It means a lot hearing that from someone as beautiful as you.”

She said.

“I’ve never seen such features before….it’s really beautiful.”

Reina added. It was the first the two have ever seen someone with yellowish skin and narrow eyes like Griselda. They immediately thought that she was a foreigner from somewhere far away from here.

“You’re quite charming yourself, despite dressing like a male.”

“?!”

Reina suddenly felt a jolt in her body. She never expected for her disguise to be seen through by someone she just met. The only other time that ever happened was when she first met Rory.

“There’s no need to be so alarmed. I won’t tell anyone. I’m sure you have your reasons after all. Though I’m not one to pry.”

Griselda said. Reina looked at her again from head to toe. This time she ignored the oddly attractive features and looked at the vibe and aura of the person herself.

‘This woman…..What is she?’

She couldn’t tell whether Griselda was human or a beastman. However, she could tell that whatever she was, she was strong.

“Griselda, Shancai said that you wanted to apologize?”

Amelia spoke up in an attempt to ease the tension.

“Yes. You were rudely mistreated by a regular of ours, so I feel that I need to apologize on his behalf.”

She bowed her head.

“I’m really sorry.”

“It’s not your fault. So there’s no need to lower your head.”

Reina said.

“That’s right. It’s not like we’ll have a bad impression of a place because we ran into an idiot. Idiots are everywhere, there’s no helping it if you ran into one anywhere.”

Amelia added.

“I see. Thank you for being understanding.”

Griselda lifted her head and said.

“I’m sure you’ve heard, but Bugsy is under one of the Three Dons, Tony Gambino.”

She placed her hand over her chest.

“But there’s no need to worry about him. I’ll make sure that he doesn’t bring you trouble in the future.”

“Really? Are you one of the Three Dons or something?”

Reina asked.

“Goodness, no. Pearl is the only female don. I’m only a simple club owner.”

“A simple club owner who can hold back one of the Three Dons’ men?”

Amelia looked skeptic.

“There’s a lot of things simple people are capable of if they put their minds to it, you know?”

Griselda showed a sly smile and gestured to Shancai in the corner.

“Besides, I have Shancai with me. As long as he’s here, even the most difficult of tasks become simple. He’s a simple man that simplifies everything. I call him Simcai because of this.”

“No, you don’t.”

Shancai spoke up.

“I was thinking of starting now.”

Griselda said with a laugh.

“Anyway, you can rest assured that after tonight, there’s nothing to be feared.”

“We appreciate the offer, but we can handle ourselves.”

Amelia said.

“We have a very scary dog at home that we can sick at them if needed to.”

Reina added.

“I see. Then at least be careful.”

Griselda looked at Shancai.

“You two can returned to the club and enjoy yourselves. Everything will be available free of cost for you, just for the night.”

“Really? Thanks.”

“Don’t worry about it. I just hope you can make it up to me by stopping by time to time.”

“Sure. That’s no problem.”

A few minutes later, Amelia and Reina were brought back to the club by Shancai, who immediately returned back to Griselda’s office.

“See? I told you that they were interesting.”

At that moment, Fraus faded in out of nowhere and stood in front of Griselda’s desk.

“You were right. They don’t even fear the Three Dons.”

Griselda said.

“I would really like to have them.”

“Then you’ll have to talk to their owner.”

Fraus said.

“They didn’t back down against Bugsy despite knowing who’s backing him. I don’t know if that’s their personalities, or it’s because of who is backing them.”

Shancai pondered.

“Is this Aniket guy really all that?”

“Yeah. He’s a monster.”

Fraus said with a complicated look on her face.

“When I saw him in the alley the night you were injured I could tell.”

A sharp look appeared in Griselda’s eyes.

“That man was a beast. He had a similar scent to Salvatore. The scent of a monster.”

“………”

Shancai stood in the corner contemplating something.

“Aniket…Aniket. Why does that name seem so familiar?”

Later that night, the girls left Griselda after enjoying themselves. They didn’t get hit on or did they hit on anyone because of what happened with Bugsy, but they had a good time by themselves.

They were currently driving through the city heading back to the villa.

“Man, that was fun.”

“I think I’m starting to understand why Rory party that much.”

“Be careful, Elia. He who stares in the abyss will be stared back at by the abyss.”

“Don’t worry. I’m not going to become like him.”

The smile dropped from her face and she looked at the side view mirror on her side and saw two cars behind them.

“Anyway, What are we going to do about them?”

“It looks like their buggy the clown’s friends. They move quick.”

“What should we do?”

Reina smiled and opened the compartment over on the passenger’s seat. She took out two loaded handguns and gave Amelia one.

“We’ll follow Rory’s example.”

The two girls smiled at each other.

*Screech!*

Reina suddenly aggressively turned the steering wheel, which caused the car to drift and face the cars behind her.

“We shot first and ask questions later!”

“Sounds good!”

*Bam!* *Bam!* *Bam!*

The girls opened fire at the two cars without mercy. The sudden attack caught those behind them off guard and caused them to crash into each other.

*Screech!*

Reina put the car in reverse and stomped on the gas pedal, and escaped moving backward. She then put it back into drive and aggressively turned the steering and made the car switch positions, and drive away.

The girls put away the guns and laughed.

“This will definitely cause Rory some trouble.”

Said Amelia.

“Why should we care? He’s been causing us trouble like all the time. Tonight’s payback.”

“I guess you’re right.”

The two laughed again and drove in the direction of the Golden Breath Villa.

“Ugh….”

Behind them, one of the survivors of Bugsy’s people took out a phone despite being on the verge of death. They dialed a number, but then-

*BOOM!*

The two cars exploded killing everyone inside. Someone approached the cars. It was the Chief of Police, Cesare.

“You scum have some nerve causing trouble in the mayor’s area.”

He showed an ugly grin.

“Repent in hell, Scum.”

Not too far way, Griselda who saw everything from start to finish, stood on a rooftop looking in the girls’ direction.

“They have balls. I give them that.”

Her black eyes turned gold and beastly.

“Things are about to heat up.”