Touching the gold coins in his pocket, Kaili turned left and right through the alleys before finally arriving at the back door of a residence.
"Creaaak..."
The door was unlocked.
He pushed it open, and the pungent smell of alcohol assaulted his nose.
Kaili frowned and stepped inside. The wooden floor groaned under his feet.
The people inside remained calm at his arrival. They merely glanced at him before continuing to laugh and drink together.
"Kun!"
Kaili went straight to one of them and asked in a low voice:
"Where's Maji?"
"Don't rush." Kun was dressed like an idle street punk. At those words, he raised his drooping eyes and waved at Kaili:
"Did you bring the money?"
"..." Kaili's face tightened. Suppressing his anger, he took the gold coins from his pocket and slammed them onto the table.
"Rumble..."
The golden coins rolled back and forth across the tabletop.
"My adorable little beauty, you're always so charming." Kun picked up a gold coin, his eyes glazed over. He stuck out his tongue and licked the coin repeatedly, completely unconcerned by the grime on it:
"I love you more than anything!"
"But..."
He flicked the coin with a finger. It leaped high into the air before dropping back into his palm. Toying with it, he turned his head toward Kaili, a strange look appearing on his face:
"Clearly, someone doesn't feel the same way. He's willing to pay any price for his first love."
"Where's Maji?" Kaili had long since grown impatient. Clenching both fists, he shouted:
"I gave you the money we agreed on. Now it's your turn to honor the agreement and hand Maji over to me."
"What an admirable lovestruck fool." Kun shook his head:
"What a pity!"
"You took far too long to gather the money.