Chapter 648: A wondrous arrival
Youyi was already very pleased with Riva's appearance.
Still, striving for perfection, she had specially made a leather scabbard, slipped a broadsword scavenged from a pile of corpses into it, and strapped it to Riva's back. Then she tucked two short swords into his belt, concealed beneath his coat with just their ends showing.
Riva no longer looked anything like a destitute commoner. He looked as cool as Van Helsing.
All Riva's resentment over being fussed with by Youyi for so long vanished. Women dressed up because they liked looking good; many men found dressing up too much trouble, but that did not mean they disliked looking good. The Soma People were no different.
"Wait! You've pretty much got the style, but you're still lacking substance!"
Youyi began shouting wildly again. Riva was no longer annoyed, and asked curiously.
"Substance? What's that?"
Youyi did not answer him. Her eyes flickered as though she were constantly thinking something over. What she called substance was more like an ambitious plan for Riva's life.
As her best friend, he could not be too lacking in ambition.
Suddenly, Youyi's eyes lit up. She darted over to Riva and looked at him with a beaming smile.
"Riva, are you afraid of pain?"
As she spoke, Youyi kept one hand hidden behind her back, amid her long hair. A faint white light was already beginning to gather there.
Youyi's stare made Riva uneasy. Why was she asking him out of nowhere whether he was afraid of pain?
"I'm... not!"
He was a grown man, after all, and Riva did not want to look weak.
Then Youyi grabbed his right hand before he knew what to do.
"Good! Hey!"
Her right hand flashed out from behind her back and pressed against Riva's