"I want to ask you for a favor. Can you teach about blood arts?" I say, my voice sounding serious.
"I can. However, what do I get in return?" she asks casually.
I look at her. A vampire wouldn’t care much about money since that’s probably the least of an average vampire’s worries. What could she possibly want?
"Okay, how about I make you cum?"
"Hey! Don’t think that just because you’re of royal descent, I can’t beat you into a pulp. I’m still way stronger than you. I’d only spread my legs for soone who can beat the crap out of ," she says with a sneer, rolling her eyes.
Damn. Is she so kind of masochist?
I wonder what she might want. Then it suddenly dawns on . If this is her apartnt, it kind of sucks, which probably ans she doesn’t even have enough money to buy a proper bed or rent a decent place.
A smirk forms on my face.
The next mont, two gold coins materialize in my hand, and I toss them toward Beatrix.
She leaps up like an excited puppy and catches the coins midair. Her eyes sparkle as she stares at them, and she even licks one to make sure it’s real.
How shaless.
"That’s your upfront paynt. Are you going to teach now?" I ask again.
"Of course, hehe. Just start whenever you want. Are you leaving now? I want to buy a few things from the market and finally fix up this run-down apartnt," she says impatiently while rummaging through her drawers.
"Kicking out already? If I may ask, why are you staying here? Soone of your caliber shouldn’t be broke. How did you end up like this?" I ask while getting off the futon, putting on my shirt, and picking up my bloody daggers before storing them in my inventory.
"Sigh. Since you seem trustworthy, I’ll tell you the truth. I’m an assassin. Five years ago, I took a job and completed it perfectly. Sohow, a rare Intel Class exposed my identity afterward, and a bounty was placed on my head. I’ve been hiding here ever since, waiting for the issue to settle down. I’m mostly stuck indoors and can’t take any jobs, which is why I’m broke," Beatrix says with a sigh.
The next mont, she wraps a scarf around her face until only her eyes remain visible and puts on a pair of glasses.
"That kind of sucks. Couldn’t you just outpay the bounty and change identities? Once you do that, your old identity gets discarded. They’d have to discover your new identity before placing another bounty on you," I suggest.
Beatrix gives a strange look.
"Dummy. If I could afford to outpay my bounty, do you seriously think I’d be living in this shabby house and making zero progress for five fucking years?" she says in a playfully annoyed tone as we both walk out of her apartnt.
Once outside, I realize Beatrix’s house isn’t far from the town’s main gate.
Looking ahead, I see the outskirts littered with goblin corpses, while the thick sll of blood hangs heavily in the air.
Soldiers from the capital are cleaning up the remaining goblins and even hunting down those that managed to escape, leaving none alive. At the sa ti, groups of people dressed in white protective suits move among the bodies, collecting valuable monster parts with sharp tools.
A monster horde is almost a blessing in disguise for the kingdom because monster cores and body parts sell for a fortune and are used to craft weapons, armor, and artifacts. That’s one of the reasons adventurers make so much money.
However, since the military intervened this ti, they’ll reap all the rewards from the monster cores and materials despite many locals risking their lives to fight the horde. So even died defending the town.
Still, nobody could simply sit back and watch. Monsters are vicious creatures. No one wants to watch their families get slaughtered or their won dragged away by goblins. If the town had dealt with the horde alone, the rewards would’ve belonged to them.
I watch as Beatrix disappears into the crowd, blending in so completely that I lose sight of her.
Turning around, I’m surprised to see Pico and Maya.
They look just as surprised to see .
"Master!"
Pico is the first to rush over, slamming into and wrapping her arms around my body. Tears stream down her face.
"Master, I was worried. I was so worried sothing happened to you. It’s my fault for not watching your back properly. Please punish ," she sobs into my chest while clinging to like a koala.
"Silly girl, it’s not your fault. I was the one who was supposed to protect you. Don’t bla yourself. Besides, I’m perfectly fine," I say, gently rubbing her head while Pico continues acting cute.
I glance at Maya, who stands nearby rubbing her hands together nervously.
Then she steps forward and grabs my hands.
This girl...
"Brother-in-law, are you okay now?" she asks softly, though I hear her loud and clear.
"Yeah, I’m fine now. It was only a small injury," I reply with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, your skull was literally smashed open," Maya says expressionlessly.
Damn...
Getting my skull cracked open by a goblin.
How many aura points did I lose because of that?
"Where’s your mom? I can’t find her anywhere," I ask, quickly changing the subject.
"Well, Mom rushed ho earlier. I tried talking to her, but she wouldn’t answer . Did sothing happen?" Maya asks curiously.
"No. Nothing happened. I didn’t even see her after waking up. Beatrix was the one who told she’d been waiting by my side for hours," I lie through my teeth.
"Let buy you girls sothing after everything we’ve been through, and then we’ll head ho. Sound good?" I ask, changing the subject again.
"Yeah!"
The girls beam simultaneously, their eyes practically glowing with excitent.
The next mont, I take them on a shopping spree, buying new clothes and expensive necklaces for both of them.
After all, I’m practically rich now after receiving those two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins from Lasawani, and I haven’t even touched the money yet. My videos are also earning inco every day, and my profits keep rising steadily.
At this rate, I’ll accumulate the amount I need much sooner than expected.
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