[Wait a minute… I thought Caretaker said he was going to start finishing his enemies off for good instead of letting them live. Why is he sparring these guys?] Corpse Doll asked her senior kaijin.
[Because there are some fates worse than death,] Nepherage informed her junior kaijin. [There are some fates worse than death …]
[Really? Being in debt is worse than death?]
[Yes,] Frosttusk rumbled. [Yes, it is.]
[The fact that the thought of owing money somehow heated him up enough to speak fluently should speak volumes about the horrors of debt,] Hurricroak commented. [But let's bring our attention back to the Maestro, yes?]
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What Zhen Liu had done to the Redoxa Family was arguably worse than outright destroying them.
Due to the Redoxa Family pivoting to being a debt-collecting protection racket, they needed all sorts of contracts and promises in order to maintain a steady cash flow.
