"W-What are you doing!?"
The moment that cry rang out, everyone present was startled.
They instinctively looked over.
Then they saw that, before the person who had just cried out, an incredibly beautiful young girl had appeared at some point.
"Wow."
Quite a few people exclaimed in amazement the instant they saw the girl.
It could not be helped. Anyone would instinctively gasp upon suddenly seeing such a beautiful girl.
Especially the powerful and influential men, whose eyes inevitably revealed traces of admiration and desire as they looked at her.
"Who is she...?"
Ryley and the others were equally surprised, not knowing why such a beautiful girl had suddenly appeared.
In terms of looks alone, the girl's beauty surpassed even theirs by a notch.
That alone was enough to surprise Ryley and the others.
Yet the girl did not spare anyone present a glance. She ignored the men staring at her with greedy, admiring eyes and merely fixed her gaze on the person before her.
That person was the one who had initially slandered Shien with snide remarks, claiming that Shien thought their status too low and had deliberately sent someone out to brush them off.
"What did you just say?"
The beautiful girl questioned him in a doll-like voice that made one's heart melt.
"W-What?"
The man was still dazzled after getting a clear look at the girl's face. Suddenly questioned by her, he naturally failed to react.
But the girl was not nearly so patient.
"You were the one slandering my master just now, weren't you?" the girl said bluntly and confidently. "Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you spread rumors about my master!"
As she spoke, the girl slapped her palm against the man's chest.
Bang!
With a heavy impact that made everyone's