"I knew this brat wanted to attack!"
Watching An Kai put away the [Brute Force Staff] after seeing his sincerity, Hanks suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, he had always kept this contingency ready.
It was precisely to guard against An Kai suddenly returning to Chaos City Outer City.
It was like hiding a private stash of money and labeling it "Savings to buy the wife something."
If it went undiscovered, that "something" would never be bought. If it was discovered, he would get praise rather than a scolding...
An Kai took the ledger and tossed it to Wayne, who had been standing behind him in a daze. "Check the figures."
Wayne caught the ledger and nodded blankly, his eyes still showing little interest...
"Whoa! Boss! Is this your son?"
Nurnexius, who had followed them inside, let out an exaggerated cry of surprise the moment he saw Hanks...
Hanks was deeply displeased. After glancing at that Big Black Rat, he muttered inwardly, How can I get that brat An Kai to smash this Big Black Rat to death?
"He isn't Teacher's son. No matter how you look at it, the two of them aren't related by blood." Wayne looked up from the ledger and corrected Nurnexius's misunderstanding about An Kai and Hanks's relationship.
"How is that possible?! He looks so much like the boss!" Nurnexius teased with feigned surprise, sizing Hanks up while clicking his tongue.
Between clicks, he muttered, "If he calls the boss Dad, what should he call me? Grandpa Dragon?"
That settled it. Hanks was certain this damned oversized rat was making fun of him.
If An Kai hadn't been there, Hanks would already have slashed at him!
Hanks planned to find a way to get An Kai to smash this annoying Big Black Rat to