To Get Stronger, I’m Forced to Grind Their Affection

Chapter 19

"Mr. Luolin, shall we take it?"

"Take it! Why wouldn't we take it!"

Luolin said this, and Luna smiled accordingly.

"Alright, however, the client says this item is very valuable, so we need 20 silver as a deposit. Of course, this money is kept by the guild, and once you return and complete the task, you can get it back."

Then Luna continued.

"How... how much!??"

Luolin looked completely dumbfounded.

"Damn it, a task with a 5 silver reward requires a 20 silver deposit?"

Luolin really didn't understand, but Luna nodded.

"That's right, but I suppose you can't come up with it anyway?"But the fact that Luna brought this matter up meant she wasn't just looking for amusement.

"If you want to take this task, I can advance the deposit for you first."

Luna said again, and Luolin looked at her in surprise.

"There's such a good deal? Aren't you afraid I'll take the money and run?"

"Then this old lady will dig three feet into the ground to catch you, twist your head off and kick it like a ball."

"..."

This receptionist lady suddenly became so scary just now! Is it really okay for someone like this to work in customer service!

However, Luna's expression quickly softened, and she resumed her professional smile:

"That's how it is. If you want to do this task, come find me again tomorrow."

After saying this, Luna blinked her eyes.

"Be grateful to me, little newbie."

From this, Luolin smelled the scent of conspiracy.

This woman must have something to gain;

there should be a huge commission reward behind this commission, the kind you can get just by finding the right person to take it.

However, this could also be considered Luna's trust in the two of them. If Luolin really wanted to take the money and run, it wasn't impossible.

...

Night gradually darkened.

After taking a bath, Luolin felt refreshed, but he still encountered some difficulties.

The clothes on his body were already tattered;

after several days of combat, there had been considerable damage.

This couldn't go on like this. Tomorrow he should go find a weapon shop to get some things.

Actually, Luolin's life these past few days had been quite hard;

he even only had one pair of underwear, so he could only wash them clean every night after bathing and hang them to dry for wearing the next day.

As for at night, he could only thoroughly enjoy the refreshing feeling of not wearing underwear.

At the usual place for washing clothes, Luolin encountered Ailuka.

Ailuka was wearing another plain garment, with the hem long enough to cover her thighs.

Ailuka also saw Luolin, but she just snorted lightly and then prepared to leave.

"Your clothes... did your original clothes get damaged?"

Luolin asked.

"You're so annoying, I just scrubbed too hard when washing earlier, what's it to you, per-vert!"

Ailuka looked unwilling, but still spoke about the matter.

According to Luna, Ailuka had always been very poor because she had previously spent all her money looking for ways to cure her illness, and had even been cheated out of some money by quite a few unscrupulous people.

"How about we go buy a couple of outfits tomorrow?"

Luolin asked somewhat abruptly, and Ailuka was stunned for quite a while after hearing this.

"You, what do you mean? Are you trying to butter me up?"

Ailuka swept her scrutinizing gaze over Luolin's entire body, as if he were some suspicious person.

"I'm planning to get some weapons tomorrow, so I'll just buy you clothes while I'm at it."

Luolin said again, but this statement made Ailuka unhappy:

"What do you mean 'while you're at it'? You're buying me clothes! While you're at it! While you're at it, help you buy weapons!"

Ailuka said rather loudly, making Luolin's head ache a bit. Luolin rubbed his temples.

"Just talk nicely, why are you shouting so loud...."

"Hmph, don't forget, my level is higher than yours. We were able to complete the commission thanks to me!"

Ailuka seemed particularly concerned about this sort of thing. Luolin, holding the mindset that a good man doesn't quarrel with women, nodded and temporarily agreed with whatever she said.

"Yes, yes, yes, whatever you say."

Seeing that Luolin wasn't arguing with her, Ailuka nodded with satisfaction, then snorted lightly and turned away.

"You're a newbie, don't wander around outside. I heard that recently men have been mysteriously disappearing, and the next day they're found crying at the guild entrance clutching their butts. If you disappear, I'm not planning to care about you!"

Before Ailuka left, she dropped this remark.

Luolin was speechless. Honestly, such situations happening were normal—it was humanity's most primitive impulse—but shouldn't it usually be women who go missing!

Watching the direction Ailuka left, Luolin shook his head. However, he felt that tonight's Ailuka was somewhat strange, as if she was slightly pigeon-toed, desperately suppressing something.....

"Speaking of which, although I only have one set of that to change into, and go bare underneath every night, I'm still a man after all.....Could Ailuka also be like this?"

Luolin suddenly had a strange fantasy.

Re...really going commando!?

[Hehe, if you want to know, host, just sneak a peek while she's sleeping tonight. Tonight, something good will happen.]

Shut up, you pervert!