The afternoon sunlight was sliced into fragments by the high-rises.
The streets of downtown Yorknew City were packed.
Four boys squeezed through the crowd.
Their destination was the most luxurious five-star hotel in the city.
Leorio carried a heavy briefcase, brimming with complaints.
"The prices in this city are insane."
He wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"I just bought a bottle of water from a street stall, and they charged me five hundred Jenny."
"Daylight robbery."
Luo Ye walked at the front.
With his hands behind his head, he whistled out of tune.
"That's called fleecing the suckers."
Luo Ye didn't even turn around.
"In the world of the rich, even the air costs money."
The hotel lobby glittered with gold.
Thick, handmade wool carpets covered the floor, so soft they hardly felt real.
Leorio immediately grew self-conscious, even softening his footsteps.
He furtively studied the guests around him in their designer formalwear.
Without thinking, he reached up and tugged at his wrinkled red tie.
"We're staying here?"
Leorio asked in a lowered voice.
"One night probably costs more than half a year's living expenses for me."
Killua shot him a sideways glance, walked to the elevator, and pressed the button.
"Old man, stop acting like you've never seen the world."
Killua snorted.
"You think Luo Ye's going to make you pay?"
The elevator doors slid open.
They went straight to the top floor.
Ding.
The presidential suite lay beyond the doors.
Luo Ye pushed the door open.
An enormous living room and a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows greeted them.
Shells from their unfinished seafood lunch still littered the table.
Leorio's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
He tossed his briefcase onto the floor.
Then he flung himself onto the leather sofa.
A satisfied groan escaped him.
"This