"Hey, boy, what is your name?"
"Call me Lord Shinomiya Aoba. Don't forget that you can live here because I kindly took you in."
"Yes, yes, thank you, Lord Aoba, for taking us in. We are grateful."
"Hmph, it's good that you know. At least you still have a conscience!"
Tsunade clenched her fists tightly and then silently loosened them. Although she was smiling, no matter how one looked at it, she seemed to be gnashing her teeth.
"Little rascal, you can continue to be arrogant. Sooner or later, you will have a good end!"
Shizune, on the other hand, looked at Tsunade-sama very worriedly, afraid that Tsunade-sama would not be able to hold back and punch him!
Although the identity of this young man was still uncertain, the probability of the enemy impersonating him was very low. After all, even if they sent someone to infiltrate, they would not send someone so young and eye-catching over.
So if what the other party said was true, this was undoubtedly a young genius like Kakashi!
If Tsunade-sama beat him up, then what should she do!
Just as Shizune was struggling with how to stop Tsunade-sama, she was surprised to see that Tsunade-sama actually suppressed her anger and approached him with a smile.
"Can we discuss something?"
Aoba glanced at her from the corner of his eye and hit the nail on the head. "As long as you don't borrow money, everything else can be discussed."
Tsunade immediately froze on the spot in embarrassment. At the same time, the anger she had just suppressed began to surge up and down, to the point that her chest kept heaving up and down.
!
It was actually an upgraded version of the 'Ball' Escape Technique!
So f*cking sinister!
No way!
He must not fall for it!
Aoba only took a glance and did not dare to continue watching. He hurriedly said in his heart, "Heart as clear as ice, the sky collapsing is not shocking..."
Seeing this, Tsunade suddenly stopped being angry. The corners of her mouth curled up, revealing a beautiful arc.
"You really don't want to lend me money? I can write an IOU. Just lend me 100,000 ryo. When I win, I will give you half!"
Aoba stopped chanting the Ice Heart chant and then looked over with a particularly disdainful look. "The IOU in your hand is thicker than the banknotes in my wallet. Do I look like a millionaire? When you win? If you don't lose it, it will be amazing! If you can win money, I will perform a handstand!
"Good! This is what you said! Give me the money!"
"Then what if you lose?"
"I also do a handstand?"
Tsunade probed.
Aoba immediately looked at her, "You really think I am a fool who is easy to bully, right? I spent 100,000 ryo just to see you do a handstand? Do you think I am that stupid?"
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"Unless you can take out something that can be used as collateral, why should I lend so much money to a stranger I just met? Is it because your chest is big?"
Aoba was very impolite. Tsunade also began to grit her teeth.
If this were the previous her, she would definitely teach this rascal a lesson.
But since the other party did not connect her name to the legendary Princess Tsunade, she naturally would not take the initiative to reveal her identity, saving Sarutobi, that old man, from sending people to bother her again.
It was just that she didn't have any money on her right now. She had already sold her valuable things to buy wine and drink. She couldn't possibly pawn Shizune to this brat, right?
En?
Shizune?
Tsunade suddenly turned her head to look at the still ignorant Shizune. Her face immediately revealed a sinister smile.
I'm sorry, little Shizune. I'll let you sacrifice yourself first.
Anyway, as long as she could fool him, whether she won or lost, she would directly pull Shizune and run away. Who could stop her?
No matter how cunning this little brat was, he was destined only to drink this old lady's feet washing water!
With a plan in mind, Tsunade immediately shouted, "Alright! I'll mortgage Shizune to you! However, 100,000 ryo is too little."
"My little Shizune is at least worth a million ryo!"
"Eh?"
Shizune, who was teasing Tonton, raised her head in confusion. She had a silly and sweet look on her face. She didn't even react when Tsunade sold her.
This kind of unexpected surprise was naturally unnecessary for Aoba to refuse. Moreover, he could even imagine why Tsunade was so 'generous'!
To put it bluntly, she still wanted to play 'Badger Game'!
*TL/N: The badger game is an extortion scheme or confidence trick in which the victims are tricked into compromising positions to make them vulnerable to blackmail.
Did she really think that he didn't understand the sinister nature of society at such a young age!
Tsunade ah, Tsunade, this time you schemed against the wrong person. No matter how you shake the shining white 'light illusion', you are destined to drink my foot washing water!
However, he did not have a million ryo now, so he had to bargain.
"Her looks are not bad. I can barely accept it as a little maid, but one million ryo? Is she inlaid with gold? Just five hundred thousand ryo. Do you want it or not!"
"Deal!" Tsunade was already asking for the sky when asking for such money. And now, she was already very excited to be able to get five hundred thousand ryo.
Moreover, it wasn't like she was really going to sell Shizune. First, she would let this stinky brat be proud for a while. When she returned with a great victory, she would immediately take Shizune and run away. There was no loss at all. Perfect ---
"Then make a written contract and sign it!"
"Good!"
Shizune, who was at the side, was completely stunned. She had only teased Tonton for two seconds. It hadn't even been ten seconds. How could she have been mortgaged by Tsunade-sama in the blink of an eye??
Looking again, even the IOU had been written. Tsunade-sama had just pressed her fingerprint, and now she waved her hand to call Shizune over.
"Shizune, come here quickly! Sign the contract!"
"Huh???"
Shizune was completely stunned!
However, before she could protest, she was carried by Tsunade-sama. In a daze, she wrote her name on the IOU and even pressed her fingerprint.
It was very formal, two copies of each!
Aoba and Tsunade were very satisfied and kept each IOU.
Only Shizune, who had been mortgaged, did not get anything. She stood there blankly and did not know what to do.
"Tsunade-sama, how can you..."
"Aiya, don't worry. When I win the money, I will soon get you back."
Win money?
Tsunade-sama?
Ha ha ha!
Shizune seemed to have been played badly, and her expression was aggrieved.
But at this moment, Tsunade directly pulled Shizune over and whispered in her ear.
After listening to Tsunade-sama's extremely shameless plan, Shizune was completely speechless.
If the person who said this shameful plan was not the Tsunade-sama, whom she respected very much, Shizune absolutely would not compromise!
However, she had followed behind Tsunade since she was very young, and it was not the first time Tsunade had done such an unreliable thing.
As small suffering, she could not persuade Tsunade-sama to change her mind even if she disagreed.
Shizune felt that it was too complicated, and her heart was tired.