harleyscars Chapter 170
Chapter 170
"Do you... still remember my name?"
"It's a very special name, how could I forget it?"
It's not that Aarons came to help the girl who wanted to kill him because he was attracted by her beauty. He just felt that the girl looked like a stray puppy or kitten.
—— Most people would look at such a little guy a few more times, and Aarons was no exception.
"Teacher Jiangyue, she is the one who took the initiative to challenge me before. Although her mission is to kill me, I don't think she is a bad person."
"It turned out to be that lady."
Because Jiangyue had watched the video of Zhuying before, she also knew that there was such a person.
However, although she restrained the murderous aura on her body, her eyes were still full of vigilance.
After all, no one knows whether this is an acting to deliberately let people down their guard.
"My Lord Marquis, I..."
"You can't eat standing up, let's go to the front, there's a park where you can sit for a while."
When she realized that Aarons didn't really care about her identity, the woman stretched out her unhealed left hand and took off the simple mask on her face.
The neatly trimmed bangs and the black eyes like ink made Aarons think of his student days in his previous life.
——It was like the serious and rigid but hardworking monitor in his middle school class.
...
"Okay, can you tell me what's going on with you now? How come you can't even afford to eat?"
After bringing the two women to the not-so-busy park, Aarons found a less conspicuous place to sit down.
And when the three of them started eating, he finally started to ask about the details.
"I... didn't have much money before I came to the Empire."
After the female mercenary named Mo Qianyun choked up and told her story, Aarons finally learned about her current situation.
Since she was not a traditional warrior, and the Magician Guild did not recognize her magic ability, she had no level and could not even get the official mercenary status.
So during the years of wandering around, she could only accept some informal or even illegal commissions to earn enough to make ends meet.
This time she originally planned to go to the Sunset Kingdom in the south of the Empire to see her hometown that had been conquered and destroyed. But when she passed the border, she happened to meet someone who was issuing illegal commissions.
The man claimed that Aarons Moti was an evil and rebellious person who deceived the emperor and the people had long complained about his unjust actions - but most of the mercenaries who came to apply for the job didn't really care about the reason for killing.
Mo Qianyun, who had run out of travel expenses and urgently needed funds to survive, took the initiative to accept this "just" assassination commission.
"I'm a little curious, how much money can you get after completing this mission?"
"Because I'm not a legal mercenary, and I don't have a publicly certified level...so the reward is only five gold coins."
"Fuck! Is my head so cheap? Don't let me know who offered this price!"
Aarons, who was furious because his price was too low, immediately started to curse without grace. And this performance made Jiang Yue beside him laugh softly, completely eliminating the previous tension.
However, Mo Qianyun, who was already a little guilty, seemed even more depressed at this time.
"I was so anxious to make money that I didn't even verify whether this statement was true... It was not until I was defeated for the first time that I investigated your affairs..."
"That's why you said those words when you came the second time... But why didn't you give up this mission?"
"Marquis, you don't know that illegal mercenaries like Miss Qianyun are unlikely to receive normal commissions. If you give up the mission at will, you will lose your credibility and it will be more difficult to find a job in the future."
Even those who wander in the gray area will be bound by their identities and rules.
It is precisely because Aarons understands this truth that he can feel a sense of resonance from the other party.
"I have offended you rudely twice, but you still..."
"Didn't you agree with me that this matter will be over after challenging me three times? Then, I don't have to treat you as an enemy outside of the challenge, right?"
"But I am your enemy, and I might take the opportunity to harm you!"
How could I say such words...
Aarons sighed helplessly at first, and then put on a serious expression.
"Come on, stretch out your hand."
Because he didn't understand what Aarons meant, Mo QianYun hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her right hand with some doubt.
——However, before she could react, Aarons grabbed her wrist and put her palm on his forehead.
"Marquis! You..."
"You can complete the task without any risk as long as you release your magic power... How about it, do you want to try it?"
Because Aarons's action was too dangerous, the floating cannon behind Jiang Yue even flew up directly, all aimed at Mo Qianyun's slightly thin body.
But Aarons' expression did not change at all. Even if the other party could smash his head at will, there was no fear on his face.
"You are a noble person, and you have done me a favor... I can't do it!"
"Alas, you will definitely not make money as a mercenary like this..."
When Aarons found that the other party was not only tense, but also trembling slightly because of resistance, he let go of his hand holding the other party's wrist.
——And he suddenly had a wonderful idea in his mind.
"Since it's like this, I don't want to leave you here alone, so let's just do this... I, Aarons Moti, will now issue a formal commission to hire Miss Mo Qianyun as my temporary bodyguard."
When this incomprehensible idea came out of Aarons' mouth, not only Mo Qianyun was completely stunned, but even Jiang Yue was stunned in surprise.
Who would hire someone who wants to kill him as a bodyguard!
"One gold coin a day, about five days. How about this price?"
"... Marquis, are you serious?"
"Of course, Teacher Jiang Yue. Don't worry, I am still very good at judging people."
Although she didn't know what Aarons was thinking, Jiang Yue clearly felt that he seemed to be tearing open the psychological defenses of the overly upright female mercenary bit by bit.
"Lord Marquis, do you really want to hire me..."
"These two tasks are not contradictory, right? How about it, do you want to accept it?"
Looking at the black-haired and black-eyed woman nodding slightly as if she was tempted by a devil, Jiang Yue's heart couldn't help but tighten a little.
This man seems to have some special ability.