Ripping off Poli

"Hey! Are you going to buy something or not, slave?!"

Hao Xuan's thoughts were interrupted when the shopkeeper waved a dust cloth in his face to bring him back to reality.

He was standing standing over a stray canine beast inspecting it for injuries.

"Sorry?"

The shopkeeper with the two goat horns pointed at the signboard hanging overhead.

"You're in the way! If you're just gonna stand there and talk to yourself then at least take your clothes off so it brings in someone with some actual gold!"

'?!?'

"I was leaving anyway..." he responded while walking away.

'Is it just me or are people getting more ridiculous??'

[It was certainly odd] Ryuk chimed in from somewhere nearby.

[Did that creature not live up to the mark?]

Hao Xuan shook his head dejectedly.

'No, it didn't have an owner so its connection to the current timeline is very weak. There need to be some strong emotions in the mix otherwise it will be far too weak. And that one was almost dead anyway.'