"Nami, don't worry. I'll pay back every last Beli."
After the woman left, Nami dropped into a crouch and burst into tears. That was a billion Beli! To Nami, who loved money more than life itself, it was like having her flesh carved off, her blood drained, her skin peeled away, and her tendons ripped out... In short, it was harder to bear than any cruel punishment.
The more Ye Chen tried to comfort her, the harder Nami cried. Suddenly, she looked up, threw herself at him like a madwoman, and bit down hard.
Ye Chen played along with a cry. "Ah... It hurts! I'm going to die!"
"I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death..."
As Nami bit him, she hammered his chest with her fists. Ye Chen kept coaxing her, and it took more than ten minutes before she finally stopped crying and making a fuss.
Nami glared at Ye Chen, cheeks puffed out, looking like a tigress ready to eat him alive. "You owe me a billion now. Remember that. For every day you don't pay it back, I'm charging ten million Beli in interest!"
"Don't worry. I promise I'll pay you back, even if I have to sell myself."
Ye Chen was willing to say anything to cheer Nami up. As long as she stopped being angry, he would agree to it.
"Here's what we'll do. Get everything ready. We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."
Ye Chen knew Nami was heartbroken, and it was almost dark anyway, so he headed to the biggest casino in Sabaody...
Dark Abyss!
Four bold, gilded characters swept across the casino's signboard.
"What a classy name. Dark Abyss? Interesting..."
Standing at the entrance, Ye Chen looked over the brilliantly lit, lavishly decorated casino and gave it his silent approval.