Chapter 190: The Upright Elf!
"Another commission? How many targets this month?"
Chloe Rollo was an "assassin" from the outside world.
She originally belonged to a certain criminal Familia and was disgusted with the life of being forced to do all kinds of shady work every day.
Eventually, she successfully completed a super difficult task assigned to her by her goddess and left the Familia.
During her travels, she relied on assassination to make a living.
Now, with no fixed abode, she was stationed in Orario.
As a Level 4 adventurer, Chloe had a very high success rate in assassination, which earned her the nickname "Black Cat."
"However, as long as you can prepare enough reward, I will still complete the job."
Chloe, wearing a cloak, was in a secluded bell tower, one of her designated meeting places for accepting "commissions."
"The target of assassination this time is that 'Gale'."
Standing in front of Chloe was a dwarf merchant from a certain guild.
"'Gale'? You found her?"
"Yes, if you agree, I'll tell you the details."
A portrait was handed over, depicting a masked adventurer wearing a cloak like Chloe.
The amount recorded below the portrait was 80 million valis.
"This kind of amount is rare. We must act before other guys do. We'll split the bounty fifty-fifty..."
"40 million deposit, 70% of the bounty for me, 30% for you."
Before the merchant could finish speaking, Chloe made her offer.
The dwarf merchant's expression instantly became a little awkward.
"W-wait a minute, that's too much... at least 60-40..."
"No! Get this straight, this is the 'monster' who single-handedly annihilated Evilus."
"To take down a powerful adventurer of this level, it's not worth it without a high price."
Chloe stared at the merchant unyieldingly.
Under the hood covering her head, one could see her cat ears, a characteristic of the "Black Cat," swaying in the night wind.
"Or I can do it alone, you know? I'll just squeeze the information out of you."
"Wait! ...Okay, okay... I agree to your terms."
Faced with the assassin who was skilled in bargaining, the merchant could only nod in agreement while suppressing his anger.
He left the parchment with the information about "Gale" and fled the bell tower as if escaping.
"...Too easy to fool, meow~"
After confirming that she was alone, Chloe, who had returned to her usual way of speaking, suddenly sighed.
"Speaking of which, this commission is a bit too difficult, nya... Meow remembers that 'Gale' should at least be Level 4, right? ...Maybe I should have refused this commission just now, nya~"
Chloe's skills as an assassin were quite exquisite.
But this was, after all, a job in the dark, so she usually put on a cold, business-like exterior when dealing with others in this shady business.
However, she was also reaching her limit.
"The labyrinth city is no longer suitable for assassins to survive, nya~ The money I finally earned is all spent on preparations for the next job, nya~"
Even Chloe, whose success rate in assassination was almost 100%, felt that the adventurers in Orario were too strong.
Just the preparations for assassination alone would use up all the previous rewards.
It took all her means just to take down a second-class adventurer.
And then a large number of difficult commissions kept coming.
As soon as she finished one, another one would immediately arrive.
Her beautiful tail, which she used to meticulously groom every day, was now a mess.
"Ah~ I really want to live an elegant life with beautiful shotas serving me, nya~"
"If someone could massage my belly and let me snuggle in their arms, I would have no regrets in this life, meow~"
Chloe Rollo, sixteen years old.
This cat-eared girl full of desires looked up at the moonlit night and murmured:
"It's about time for me to retire, nya..."
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"Alright, don't be sad."
Syr looked at Ryuu, who was feeling very down, and reached out to hold her hands.
Because Syr had participated in Ryuu's "revenge," and the two of them had known each other for a long time.
And with the "help" relationship between them, they were now considered good friends.
However, even so, Ryuu still felt a bit weird.
'Why don't I feel anything when she touches me...'
So far, not counting Mama Mia, who had forcibly prevented her from breaking free, there were only three people who could touch Ryuu without being thrown off by her.
Alise, Ais, and Luke.
Among them, Alise and Ais were not thrown off the first time they made skin contact.
Luke was initially shaken off by Ryuu when he tried to shake her hand.
It was only after experiencing so many things that Ryuu gradually accepted physical contact with Luke.
And Syr, like Alise and Ais, was not thrown off the first time she made contact.
But!
This didn't change her intention to change out of this shameful outfit!
"Since you're so down, then, cough cough."
Syr, finding that her comfort was useless, pretended to clear her throat.
Then…
"Cheer up~ Cheer up~"
Syr suddenly stretched out her index finger and started twirling it in front of the elf girl's eyes.
"..."
"Ryuu, smile~"
Seeing that the spinning finger showed no signs of stopping, Ryuu's entire body froze.
What the hell was this?
Some kind of ritual?
Was she being mentally attacked now?
"Hey~"
"?!"
Finally, Syr's index finger pressed against Ryuu's nose.
"This is a little spell to cheer people up. I often do this to the children I know."
After saying that, the gray-haired girl showed a triumphant smile.
However, Ryuu, who couldn't understand the situation, was completely stunned.
"So... Eh? Why aren't you smiling? That's strange..."
Looking at the dazed elf girl, Syr was also a little confused.
It took a while for Ryuu to come back to her senses.
She narrowed her eyes and glared at Syr, as if to say, "What was the point of that action just now?"
"Aha, ahahaha..."
Syr stood there awkwardly and chuckled dryly.
"This... that... Ah, right!"
To ease the awkward situation and to keep Ryuu in the tavern, Syr finally used her trump card.
After a few days of contact, Syr naturally knew what Ryuu cared about most under the influence of her ability.
"Think about it, if you stay here and work, you can learn how to do housework!"
"!!!"
It was a fatal blow!
Syr's words instantly reminded Ryuu of her image as a capable young girl which had been shattered in front of Luke.
"If you work here, you'll have the opportunity to learn skills like cleaning, washing dishes, cooking, and buying groceries~"
Seeing that her trump card was working, Syr immediately pressed her advantage and continued to shake Ryuu's heart.
"Hmm..."
Indeed…
'This might really be a learning opportunity.'
'Could it be that Luke wants me to work here because he hopes I can...'
'And, and, elves never forget to repay kindness, since Syr helped me before...'
In the end, the elf girl, whose heart was shaken, convinced herself with "upright character."
"Then, then... please, please take care of me."
And so, Ryuu's life as a waitress officially began.
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