"One Eagle Claw Coin for one Rat Tooth Coin? This isn't a fair trade!"
Another member of the Exploration Society recognized the coin floating in midair as the most worthless kind of Rat Tooth Coin.
No one would bother picking one up even if it were tossed into a garbage heap.
"First, this is called a Victory Coin, and it's far more useful than some Rat Tooth Coin. Second, if you don't want to buy it, you can leave. I won't stop you."
Joshua used the orange cat's tail to point toward the exit. Ever since the Sewing Gang's arcade had opened for business,
Maso had been the arcade's nominal owner, but Joshua was still the one secretly running things.
One great thing about this city was... if your fists were big enough, you really could do whatever you wanted. This orange cat's little paws had knocked down no one knew how many burly Sewing Gang men.
"You... hand that guy over to me..."
"One Eagle Claw Coin. I'll pay."
Another Exploration Society member stopped the impulsive fellow. He had acted the instant runes appeared on the orange cat's body.
He took out an Eagle Claw Coin and placed it on the table, then caught another Game Coin floating in the air.
"What's your name?"
The orange cat sat atop the arcade cabinet Black Tail was playing on, watching the Exploration Society member as he came over and sat before the machine with the coin in hand.
"Lin Jie."
The Exploration Society member gave his name in a deep voice. His voice sounded somewhat different from a human's.
From beneath the shadow of his top hat, his concealed pupils watched Joshua. Joshua could hear an emotion called respect in his voice.
That respect might have come from the magic the