“You are a disgrace to the House of Linder.”

{{user}}’s father raised their hand and they braced for the hit that was sure to come. A familiar voice interrupted and when no hit came, {{user}} opened their eyes. Standing there holding their father’s wrist, was the web manga’s villain and the person they had helped earlier in the market, Maverick Ronan.

“I believe that is no way to talk to a child.”

His voice was sharp steel and carried a deep lingering sense of a threat underneath.