In truth, when Raven reported to Gray Serpent, she held the thought—Look, she's already pretending not to know me, so even if you ask me to keep contacting her, it's pointless, right?
But she never expected that after reporting all this to Gray Serpent, he would actually say:
"Raven, according to the Sovereign's orders, your task for the next while is to stay by that man named Jiang Qiao's side and satisfy all her requests as much as possible!"
Huh?
Are you out of your mind?
After hearing this instruction, this was Raven's only thought.
She's already pretending not to know me, and you want me to stick to that pink-haired hooligan and satisfy all her requests?
"Damn it, are your circuits fried, Gray Serpent? I'm not interested in this kind of joke!"
Her first reaction was that the frivolous Gray Serpent was teasing her, messing with her. Infuriated, Raven unleashed a torrent of curses she'd never used before, practically wanting to curse Gray Serpent's entire family in her rage.
Did he really think she was a call girl?
"I don't have time to joke with you. These are the Sovereign's orders."
Gray Serpent's hoarse voice held no hint of jest, only seriousness.
Hearing this tone, Raven knew that her unreliable adoptive father was indeed serious.
"The Sovereign, he… this…"
"The organization will cover any necessary expenses or handle any issues. But no matter what, you must cooperate with that man named Jiang Qiao. I have other matters to attend to, I'm hanging up!"
As the projection disappeared, Raven, squatting on the toilet, was dumbfounded.
She never expected it to be serious.
The organization will cover expenses and handle issues… Damn it! With this kind of treatment in World Serpent, could that pink-haired hooligan be the Sovereign's illegitimate daughter or something?!
Raven was questioning her life, but no matter how unacceptable she found it, an order was an order.
Since the order came from above, and it was the Sovereign's will, as long as she didn't want to betray World Serpent, even if that pink-haired hooligan wanted to do something outrageous, she could only grit her teeth, plaster a smile on her face, and spread her legs.
Walking out of the restroom dejectedly, the first thing she saw was the face she least wanted to see at the moment.
Raven, filled with resentment, could only force a smile and approach.
…At least this guy is quite handsome. Although a bit of a hooligan, if something were to happen, it wouldn't be a loss for her, right?
Damn you, Gray Serpent, if you don't give me a hefty reward after this mission, I won't let you off the hook!
That night, the Fat Woman successfully got a cute girl to sleep with her.
The other party seemed quite happy too.
—Of course, don't misunderstand, they just slept together.
When Raven was woken up by Elysia the next day, she was still in a daze.
Honestly, as a mercenary who traveled around, she rarely got a good night's sleep. After all, she was either on a mission or in a dangerous place. Sleeping too soundly could easily lead to eternal sleep.
But last night, despite her reluctant and conflicted heart, she ended up sleeping surprisingly well.
It was almost noon when that pink-haired hooligan woke her up… Incidentally, this also interrupted Raven's wonderful dream—she had acquired all of World Serpent's wealth, becoming a world-class tycoon, with island villas all over the world, and even one floating in the sky.
Damn it, my beautiful dream!
Waking up, Raven wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, glanced at the slightly messy bedding, and then at the pink-haired hooligan looking at her with a smile.
They really hadn't done anything. The most outrageous thing was probably just sleeping on the same tatami mat, not even sharing the same blanket.
Raven, who had already resigned herself to her fate, had even planned to buy the morning-after pill at the convenience store… Anyway, she could get Gray Serpent, that bastard, to reimburse her!
Although she had the thought—Could it be that this guy is actually impotent? Sleeping in the same room with a beauty like me and doing nothing, even when I was practically throwing myself at him, he just looked at me with that "What are you trying to do?" look. But after thinking about it, Raven still didn't say anything so presumptuous.
"Why did you wake me up so late?"
They hadn't done anything outrageous, but they chatted deeply like girls.
Raven didn't think much of it, as she knew very well that this man named Jiang Qiao was the pink-haired hooligan in disguise. But after glancing at the sky outside, she was a bit puzzled, being very sensitive to time.
It was almost noon, right?
She could tell that the other party should have gotten up very early.
"Hmm~ Maybe because you were sleeping so soundly, I didn't want to disturb your sweet dreams~"
Elysia smiled, but her hands weren't idle. She took the initiative to tidy up Raven's bedding, folding it neatly, and also tidied up the entire room.
Even Cecilia had praised her highly for this.
"I can tell, you rarely get a good night's sleep, right?"
"Yeah, I'm a mercenary, after all."
Raven smiled subconsciously, a hint of helplessness in her smile.
During their late-night conversation, she hadn't hidden this part of her past.
Or rather, as far as girls' night chats went, Raven's conversation topics seemed to be limited to the children she fostered and her dull, blood-and-money-stained mercenary life.
But it had to be said that this was also a novel experience for Raven.
It was the first time she had done something like this, like a girl.
"I can't really understand that kind of profession, but as a girl… A beautiful young lady like Natasha, if you don't get enough sleep, you'll not only get dark circles, but also wrinkles, and even your skin will deteriorate! Oh dear~ See, how unsightly that would be!"
Elysia moved closer to Raven and reached out to touch her face. This slightly intimate, careless gesture would probably have only disgusted Raven yesterday. Even earlier, Raven would have shown her what happens when you casually approach a wary mercenary.
But today, facing Elysia, she only felt a little uncomfortable.
Could one night really change a person's attitude towards another so drastically?
Raven wasn't quite sure.
Just looking at Elysia seriously touching and tidying her face, looking at that handsome face and occasionally furrowed brows, she could feel her heart beating faster.
…This guy doesn't seem so annoying after all.