"Cut you some slack, for your sake," he said with a smirk that was all too confident.

"What the heck did you do?!" I was flabbergasted.

The boss, wearing a smug grin, boasted, "Torturing folks? I'm leagues ahead of you in that game!"

Evan, puzzled, asked, "Why are you helping me?"

"Consider it a welcome gift from your new mentor!"

"What?!"

"Kid, you know the saying: 'Bite off more than you can chew, and you'll be eating out of someone's hand.' I helped you out, so now you owe me."

Evan blinked in disbelief. Owe him? What was this, some kind of trap?

"Hold up, I never asked for your help!"

But before Evan could further protest, his knees buckled suddenly, and before he knew it, he was kneeling on the ground with a thud.

The boss quickly pushed his head forward in a mock bow.

Evan shoved him away, hopping back to his feet, "What are you doing?!"

boss was practically

apprentice! Forget about that old geezer.

dumbfounded, "Are you out of

and laughed heartily, "Haha, avoiding me won't save

was at a loss for words.

call me 'Master'! You're gonna

telling you, I don't accept

or not, it's

swiftly, forcing

and unfamiliar, leaving Evan no choice

watched

young master was in a tight spot, but this odd old

Tarquin got wind of

he had

might not be a match for Evan, but tracking the young

Forcing Evan into mentorship?!

a moment of contemplation, Tarquin

old man is forcing Evan into

off-guard,

of the weird old man but

got the

had been so keen on winning Evan over

but he wouldn't harm

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