Shizuku's perspective has always been simple and direct.
She thinks Moses is good and wouldn't change her opinion due to other factors.
Moses looked at Shizuku's face, which remained emotionless, and suddenly said, "Moses."
Shizuku paused for a moment after hearing this, then reacted and calmly responded, "Shizuku."
After introducing each other in such a simple way, Shizuku picked up Blinky she hadn't yet retracted and prepared to help the innkeeper clear away the two corpses on the ground.
"Don't."
Seeing Shizuku's actions, Moses hurriedly spoke to stop her.
Hearing Moses's words, Shizuku raised her head with some confusion.
"I'm a Blacklist Hunter."
Moses pointed to the bodies of Regan and Parme and explained, "And the bodies are the proof for exchanging bounties and achievements. If you clean them up, then all my efforts will be in vain."
"Understood."
Shizuku nodded but didn't put down Blinky. She said calmly, "So, as long as the heads are left, right?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Regan, whose back of the head had been blown open.
"Luckily, the place I hit was the back of his head, not his face."
"…"
Moses couldn't help but fall silent for a moment, then reminded her helplessly, "During the process of exchanging the bounty, there will be professionals to inspect the bodies and handle the subsequent cleanup."
"But it will take some time, right?"
Shizuku still hadn't retracted Blinky, and tilted her head to look at the inn's open entrance.
That was the direction the freckled girl had left in earlier.
Moses suddenly understood why Shizuku insisted on cleaning up the bodies and bloodstains.
It was probably because she didn't want to trouble the innkeeper, and leaving the body here would indeed affect the inn's business.
After understanding this, Moses looked at Shizuku with a bit of surprise, then thought of the brave act of the freckled girl overcoming her fear to help Shizuku.
'It seemed that's also the fundamental reason why Shizuku urgently wanted to do something for the freckled girl.
"I'll take care of it."
Moses said seriously.
Shizuku quietly looked at Moses and said no more, then retracted Blinky.
Just then, Menchi returned to the inn with the freckled girl.
Rat Jewel had already turned into a necklace and was put into Menchi's pocket.
After returning to the inn, the freckled girl saw the two corpses lying on the ground, as well as the unharmed Moses and Shizuku. She immediately relaxed and sat down on the ground limply.
"Thank goodness, you're not hurt..."
With lingering fear, the girl couldn't hold her emotions any longer, and tears welled up in her eyes.
What happened tonight was truly thrilling for her.
Despite this, she was more worried about the guests staying at the inn.
Menchi helped the freckled girl to a nearby chair and then stared straight at Shizuku.
"?"
Shizuku noticed Menchi's gaze, tilted her head slightly, seemingly puzzled as to why Menchi was staring at her.
Moses contacted the department responsible for bounty exchanges and emphasized the urgency.
Half an hour later.
Local law enforcement officers came to handle the bodies. They asked a few simple questions, and then took the bodies away.
Before leaving, they fulfilled Moses's request, having the accompanying cleaning team help the inn clean up the bloodstains.
All of this was seen by Shizuku.
After the law enforcement team are gone, Moses received a bounty transfer into his designated account a few minutes later. After tax, it amounted to 230 million Jenny, which was equivalent to more than 2 million Dollar in his previous life.
"That was fast."
Moses was surprised by the efficiency of the process.
He had previously heard from Wright that exchanging bounties always required some procedures and time.
He didn't expect the efficiency to be so amazing now.
Moses was very satisfied with this.
"Shizuku."
After receiving the bounty, Moses went straight to Shizuku.
"The bounty for Twin Wings is 230 million after tax. Half for each of us. Give me your account number, and I'll transfer it to you."
"Why?"
Shizuku asked calmly.
Moses was slightly taken aback.
'Does such a thing need to be questioned?'
But Moses still explained, "Because you took care of Regan."
"But I didn't kill him for the bounty."
"Does that matter?"
"Well, not really."
"Then that's settled. Give me your account."
"Okay."
Shizuku, whose focus was different from that of ordinary people, was convinced by Moses in a few words, and then she provided her account number.
Moses immediately transferred Shizuku's share of the bounty to her and didn't forget to cover the repair costs for the inn.
Although the brave and kind freckled girl kept waving her hands to refuse, Moses still went ahead and hired a team of workers to handle the repairs.
The next evening.
Moses and Menchi prepared their gear, ready to set off for the Melin Ecological Zone.
As for how long this trip would last in that ecological zone, it depended on Menchi's work progress.
Perhaps because Moses got the first achievement in his career, Menchi became more enthusiastic about going to the Melin Ecological Zone to accumulate achievements.
Before leaving, Moses received a call from Wright.
"You've done well, kid!"
As soon as the call connected, Wright's voice of admiration came through the phone.
"What?"
Moses felt utterly baffled.
Wright said seriously, "Feeling puzzled? That's exactly why I'm calling you now."
"Is it because the news about me taking down 'Twin Wings' has been made public?"
Moses quickly connected the dots and asked.
"…"
Wright suddenly fell silent.
A few seconds later.
Wright's voice, full of helplessness, came through the phone again: "You can guess this? Can't you give me a chance to show off my seniority?"
"Well, then please explain to me in detail what's going on, senior."
Moses met Wright's request.
Wright chuckled and explained immediately:
"In the bounty channels, there's usually an information board that lists most of the recent bounty completions by Blacklist Hunters, and it also provides a periodic activity ranking."
"There is such a thing?"
Moses was surprised.
Wright said solemnly: "Yes, and this information board is public."
"So, everyone can check this board?"
"That's right, but you can also choose to hide your information. This is what I wanted to remind you about. There are some Blacklist Hunters in the industry who don't want to take the meaningless risks brought by the information board, so they usually choose to hide it."
"I'll think about it."