The Emperor read the skill information, “Did your sponsors…” He looked away and asked, “Dena and Eric give it to you?”
Matt really wanted to lie and say they did, but he didn’t want them to get in trouble. He also figured lying to a Tier 50 would be a recipe for disaster.
Reluctantly, he told the story. Instead of being angry at the theft, the Emperor just chuckled throughout the story.
“Hold on. You said it was called Benny’s Inn? Let me pull up the security footage.”
A moment later, the screen showed that night. The group of idiots swaggered in at twice the normal speed and replayed the event as Matt described. When the man threw the skill shard, the Emperor’s laughter boomed so loudly Matt thought he might hurt himself.
As the footage showed Matt pulling Zephyr out of the brawl, th
