Facing this strange man wearing a metal mask and displaying extreme hostility, Qi's patience and kindness were beginning to be tested.
He took a deep breath and tried to remain calm.
"Before asking someone else a question, you should state your own name first. That is the most basic social etiquette."
"Kalpas."
After a moment of silence, Kalpas finally gave his name.
Having received an answer, Qi nodded and began answering Kalpas's earlier question.
"This is a sanatorium."
As though remembering something, Qi added another sentence.
"Don't worry. With Mama Apponia here, this place is very safe. Those thugs would not dare come here."
In Qi's view, only those wicked thugs in this area could have injured someone as obviously formidable as Kalpas so badly.
However, within this
sanatorium protected by Apponia, even Dusk Street's fiercest criminals would never dare set foot inside lightly.
With Apponia's beauty, how could no one covet her in a place like Dusk Street?
Yet that near-absolute power of persuasion was enough to make anyone harboring improper thoughts about her abandon their evil intentions.
After all, no one wanted someone else to alter their mind.
Once, a large group of ill-intentioned thugs had actually changed their ways after just a few words from Apponia, becoming volunteers who served the community.
This horrifying spectacle let Dusk Street's criminals know that an existence they could not afford to provoke had appeared on this land.
Under such circumstances, the sanatorium where Apponia resided was regarded by the criminals as her personal territory.
If they had any other choice, they would do their utmost to avoid entering this dangerous place.
Suppressing the irritation in his heart as he listened to Qi's introduction of Apponia, Kalpas gained a rough understanding of this place's owner.
He felt that staying here temporarily