"Gulp… Gulp… Gulp…" Daniel gulped the entire vial in one go.
…
"Hmm…, this potion is not yours" he said to Carl.
"What?" Carl who could clearly tell it was his potion was shocked as he heard Daniel. 'Didn't you come here to mess with Misty, why are you messing with me'
"Lo… Lord Daniel… I am sure there must be a mistake…, It's definitely my potion." He urged.
"You think I am lying?" Daniel frowned as he questioned him.
"N… No, my Lord, b… but I am saying the truth… that is really my potion." Carl didn't what he should do, not only did he lose his precious potion, Daniel turned on him after drinking his potion as well.
"Well… why don't you drink the other potion, if you think I am lying" Daniel pointed at the other potion as he said.
…
Carl looked at Daniel,
Then he looked at the empty vial in his hand.
Then he looked at the butler who was smiling as he shoved the vial he had into Carl's hand.
"Go ahead boss… please drink this potion and prove that it's yours." The butler said.
Something seemed off… Carl's business experience from years was telling him that something was not quite right here. But he could not put his finger on it.
"Hey… isn't Lord Daniel's word enough, how dare you try to drink our valuable potion" Hira said begrudgingly.
"Shut up… don't talk like you can afford such a valuable potion. Boss will drink it and he will decide if it's yours or ours."
Carl listened to the butler and Hira bickering and his eyes fell on Misty who was looking at him with hatred.
"Hehe… sure… let me drink the potion. I will not lie about its authenticity." He said
Not to mention it was definitely his potion, so drinking he was fully qualified to drink and. Even if it was not his potion, it would cause great loss for Misty, how could he let this opportunity go?
He smirked at Misty before gulping down the potion.
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…
For a few seconds, silence fell in the room as everybody suddenly did not know what to do next.
Finally, Hira walked towards Carl as he asked the butler "Is there anyone here who is out of the loop?"
The butler laughed as he replied, "No boss, everyone here is in the loop." Which meant everyone here had drunk Hira's blood.
"Alright then…, I want to slap you a little" Hira said to Carl.
"Sure sure… young friend here" Carl said as he put his face forward so that Hira could hit him.
"Hmm… that's just right…"
"Slap… slap… slap…"
"Much better… Oh wait…" Hira said as he looked behind him.
"You want to try as well?" He asked Misty.
"What… What the hell is going on here." Misty was shocked to the core. The scene in front of her, this was beyond comprehension. The same person who was after her life a few days ago, was now standing here with his face forward so that Hira could hit him? Was she going mad? Or has the world gone mad?
"You see… that's my ability. Go ahead… I am sure you want to hit this bastard. You my wifey wants to hit you so let her hit you properly okay."
"Sure sure… come Misty, you can slap me as well… It will make you feel good." Carl said as he pointed at his cheeks.
…
Misty did not say anything… Only one though filled her mind. 'That's it.'
Her biggest enemy, the person who wanted her shop and her life to be ruined till a few minutes ago, was now standing there waiting for her to slap him, so that she could relieve her stress.
Her troubles disappeared, just like that.
A tear fell down her cheeks as she took a step.
"Step…"
"Drip…"
She stood in front of Carl, but she did not slap him. Instead, she asked him
"M… My father… di…did you kill him?"
…
Hira could feel how heavy her voice was. He decided to not meddle in and let her do what she wanted.
"Yes, dear Misty… your father had met with a formidable cultivator on our last trip to the neighboring kingdom."
"She was gravely injured and your father rescued her life, before returning to her sect, the cultivator gave your father a token that would allow anyone to enter her sect. I wanted to steal that token. But when I killed your father, I could not find the token on him. So, I assumed he had left the token on you, that's why I tried making your life harder and close your shop and force you to leave the town and I would be able to steal it from you." Carl replied as he looked at Misty with a sorry look as he told the entire story.
…
"Slap…"
"Slap…"
"Slap… slap… slap… slap… slap…"
"You bastard… I will kill you… Aargh…" Misty fumed in anger as she slapped Carl again and again as he let stood there like a phantom.
Hira hugged Misty who was going mad as her anguish continued to increase instead of decreasing the more she hit Carl.
"Aargh… aagh… ha…" Misty cried in Hira's arms as the shop fell silent and only the sound of her cries reverberated.
Hira looked at Daniel and said "I want you to clear all the troubles you have been causing this shop by tomorrow."
"Sure friend, don't worr…" Hira cut Daniel
"Master…"
...
"I am not your fucking friend. Call me master." Hira's eyes were cold as he ordered.
"Su… Sure… Master. I will do my best to make sure your orders are fulfilled." Daniel said.
"Take this bastard and get out of here. All of you." Hira said as he pointed at Carl who had lost consciousness getting beaten by Misty.
"As you wish… master."
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Everyone left the room leaving Hira and Misty alone.
"Sniff… sniff…" Hira rubbed her back as Misty kept crying with her head on his chest, sitting on the floor.
She kept crying and he kept rubbing her back.
She did not say anything.
He did not say anything.
And the dawn came.