"I am no monster. That's rude of you to say," Noah replied flatly, his tone making it clear he found the comment more annoying than offensive.
He then turned toward Sand and gestured for him to explain. "Tell your father everything. What happened at the dojo, what happened in the warehouse, and what terms we agreed upon."
Sand nodded painfully and began recounting the entire sequence of events to his shocked father. He explained how he'd tortured Master Tanaka looking for Noah, how Noah had brutally defeated him despite Sand's apprentice-rank abilities, how he'd offered the partnership deal to save his life, and how Noah had proven to be a genuine practitioner whose power exceeded anything their family had ever encountered.
