EIGHTY FOUR — KARMA

Luke stared at Master Adachihara, shock and disappointment warring for domination within him. But beneath all of those emotions was annoyance.

“Master,” he tried to approach respectfully, “don’t you think it is rather unfair for you to just write off the deal without getting to know all of its advantages and the possible ways we could make profits from this?”

The master shook his head.

“No, Luke. I’m choosing to base my decision on what I’ve heard and seen already. The bitter truth is that if your hotel idea was good enough, I’d have chosen to invest the moment I saw the first slide.”

Luke lowered his head in defeat, at a complete loss of what to do to salvage the situation.

Finally, he looked up and deadpanned.

“Are you doing this because my colleague disrespected you or because you have a strange aversion for young men?”

Completely taken aback at his boldness, Master Adachihara’s eyes widened a fraction.

“Are you trying to insinuate that I lack the intelligence to make decisions of