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The transaction with the [Hestia Family] went quite smoothly.

After all, they could rescue their companions and obtain huge wealth, which was a win-win situation for them. There was no reason not to agree.

As for whether it could be done, it was not within the scope of consideration. What the [Hestia Family] had to do was to lend their name, and then hold the thigh of the big boss (Xiao Lin) and wait for the harvest.

When the plan was finalized, Hestia was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. Bell and others felt deeply ashamed of the shamelessness of their own god.

It was already evening.

Xiao Lin stood up and said goodbye, and ordered someone to see him off.

The two walked side by side through the corridor and walked on the path in the courtyard. It was not until they were about to walk out of the gate that they broke the silence.

Ming first bowed deeply, and with tears in her eyes, she said gratefully: "Mr. Kobayashi, I really don't know how to thank you. Haruhime is my childhood sweetheart. I couldn't believe that she was sold as a slave and a prostitute, and I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence...!"

"Do you really think so?"

"What?"

"I mean, is it possible that I came to the [Hestia Family] to seek help?"

"...Huh?"

Ming's eyes widened slightly.

When she was shocked by this sentence, Kobayashi's reasoning with obvious purpose sounded in her ears.

"——I talked to Haruhime before, and she told me that she was the daughter of a noble from the Far East and a real princess. And it just so happened that Takemikaze no Kamiya also came to the Labyrinth City from the Far East.

Do you think that Haruhime, who is the princess, would know Takemikaze no Kamiya? Did I know the relationship between you two from her?"

"…………"

Ming was silent.

She is straightforward, not an idiot. If she still can't guess that Kobayashi has plotted against them, then she is really hopelessly stupid.

"But even so, I have to thank Mr. Kobayashi."

"Oh? Why?"

"No matter what Mr. Kobayashi's purpose is, Mr. Kobayashi told us the information about Haruhime, so we have to thank Mr. Kobayashi anyway."

After saying that, she bowed deeply again.

Really good.

Kobayashi admires her very much.

Because Ming has the awareness to risk her life for her companions.

It's better to say that the [Hestia Familia] all have this awareness, so they came to them instead of the [Takemikaze Familia].

It seems that Ming also noticed the irrationality in Kobayashi's words.

Unexpectedly sharp.

"Then I'll go back first, please take care Mr. Kobayashi, and Ms. Daphne."

Ming said goodbye respectfully.

Kobayashi smiled and left the mansion.

Daphne followed closely behind.

By the way, Cassandra was being carried by Daphne at this time, and she was still asleep.

They walked towards South Street.

Going up the steps and crossing the inner city wall, the not-so-bright magic stone lamp illuminated the path.

Unlike the flower street and the bustling city center, the atmosphere here is quiet and dark, and there are countless rats in the corners ready to move.

This path is the dividing line, dividing the maze city into two.

"Sorry, I'm going this way next."

Daphne pointed to the dark alley.

Unlike the [Apollo Familia], the [Mihe Familia] originally stationed in such a place.

"Then I'll go this way."

Kobayashi pointed to the bright city center.

Without much conversation or greeting, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait, Mr. Kobayashi."

"Anything else?"

Turning his head, he seemed to ask her if she had anything else to say?

Daphne pursed her lips and hesitated a little, but finally said seriously: "I won't tell anyone about what happened today, please rest assured, Mr. Kobayashi."

She was referring to the transaction between Kobayashi and the [Hestia Familia].

Generally speaking, such confidential matters should not be disclosed to outsiders, but it seems that Hestia trusted them as Mihe's followers and subconsciously ignored them.

But in order not to cause resentment and misunderstanding, Daphne felt that she should still express her opinion.

Kobayashi didn't care.

Daphne was now Mihe's follower and it was impossible for her to cause trouble. And on the surface, Kobayashi was the enemy who destroyed her follower, but in fact, he was a good person who helped her free from Apollo's claws. There was no grudge between them.

It's just...

"You don't seem to be worried about me telling on you?"

"Rather, I really want you to tell on me."

"Huh???"

Daphne's face was full of question marks.

She was a little confused about the real thoughts of the man in front of her.

Seeing her curiosity, Xiao Lin said, "Haha, I was just worried about not being able to find her flaws. If you want to destroy her, you must first make her crazy. If the goddess Ishtar knew that someone was targeting her, but she couldn't get the props because of time constraints, do you think she would go crazy?"

[Ishtar's family] is now in a dilemma. If you want to sacrifice Chun Ji to obtain the fragments of the killing stone, you must wait until the next full moon, but it's a pity that Xiao Lin won't give her this time.

If you don't give it to her, you will immediately start a family war.

If you don't have time, Chun Ji will be eliminated in the family war, so-called chicken flying and eggs being broken.

"This is an open conspiracy, Miss Daphne."

Under the illumination of the magic stone lamp, the upper half of the face shrouded in darkness reflected full of malice at the position of the eyes, and the two ends of the mouth were raised and grinned to the corners of the mouth.

"Already checkmate."

"..."

Daphne swallowed.

The dry throat felt grainy when swallowed, which stung her brain and nerves.

The man in front of her has reached the top of adventurers in terms of intelligence and strength. In her knowledge, only [Brave] Finn can compare with him.

She had to admit that Xiaolin had become her nightmare.

Those who play tactics are dirty!

It’s so scary, I really want to go home!

Xiao Lin also saw that Daphne's face was pale and her eyes were twitching, so he told her to have a good rest and left.

Daphne looked at the retreating figure, her tense nerves relaxed, and she took a long breath.

"Uh... Daphne... I still want to eat... uh... please... just one..."

Suddenly she heard Cassandra talking in her sleep, and she felt a little envious when she saw her friend sleeping so soundly.

Not knowing anything is a blessing.

she sighed.

——————

The next day, when Xiaolin came to the guild early to tell Ouranos about his work progress, he was suddenly stopped by Aegina.

"Mr. Xiaolin, do you have time now?"

"Uh...Miss Eina?"

"Can I go to the interview room? I want to confirm something with you."

The tone used was extremely formal and respectful, without the previous intimacy. Looking at her dark face with bulging veins on her forehead, and her sullen expression but still maintaining a minimum smile, you can tell that she is very angry now.

Then, regardless of whether Xiao Lin answered or not, he opened the door of the interview room first, and his green eyes signaled him to come in quickly.

Angry Eina is really scary.

Xiaolin clicked his tongue.

Bang--

The sound of a loud door closing echoed through the guild hall.

The staff's eyes lit up, and they were eager to gossip. They quickly ran over and put their ears to the door to eavesdrop. But this was a soundproof room specially designed for confidential discussions. They couldn't hear anything and could only return to their respective posts with secret resentment.

And it was already dangerous and scary inside.

After closing the door, Aegina instantly put away her smile and showed a look of contempt.

She was standing opposite across the table, leaning on the table with both hands and pressing her upper body over. He raised his eyebrows, blushed and asked sternly:

"Why did you go to the red light district to have fun? Also, you are going to go to war with the [Ishtar Familia] over a prostitute. What are you thinking!"

Probably because of the elf blood in her body, Eina felt angry at Xiaolin for being so depraved...and shy.

"I, it's not that I can't understand it. After all, Xiaolin is an adventurer and a man... and he's at the right age to be interested in that kind of thing... But, because of that... it's absolutely not possible! Is it possible? It’s not enough to meet Miss Liuzi, do you have to go to that kind of place?”

When she said this, her face turned red all the way to her pointed ears, and she seemed to find it difficult to speak.

I just don’t know why, but I feel inexplicably lost in my heart.

However, Liu Zi deliberately added fuel to the fire and said with a venomous tongue: "There is no way, Lady Eina. Lady Xiaolin's desire is ten times stronger than that of a monkey, and she has to torment every night until dawn. In addition, due to my own reasons I can’t satisfy him, so I go to that kind of place.”

"Hey, Liu Zi, don't be jealous!"

Xiao Lin's expression changed.

When he saw the fire coming from Eina's back, he knew he was doomed.

But instead of waiting for a fierce scolding, he stayed away from him and sat back on the chair with his hands folded, extremely shy and surprised:

"——Beast!"

She seemed shocked by Kobayashi's staying power.

Xiao Lin was also shocked.

I didn’t expect you to be like this Eina.

"It has unfolded inexplicably since just now, and I don't even know what to say."

"I don't know how to argue."

"That's not true."

Xiao Lin sighed slightly.

It seemed that there was some kind of misunderstanding.

After giving both parties a chance to calm down, after a very awkward period of time, Xiao Lin took the initiative and said: "Let me explain in advance that I did not go to Huajie on my own initiative."

"Um?"

"Everything is God's task."

Then, he told her completely about Ouranos's commission and what happened in Flower Street.

After hearing this, Aina looked shy, but she couldn't help but ask: "Then why did Miss Liuzi say... you, you are going to Flower Street... or something."

"Of course I'm lying to you."

"Lord Xiaolin, I have to correct you. I didn't lie to Lord Eina in the first half."

The first half?

In other words, working until dawn every day?

"...animal!"

"Still struggling with this?!"

Aina turned her head away from Xiao Lin, and her red profile did not know whether it was because of shyness because of Xiao Lin's amazing endurance, or because of embarrassment due to misunderstanding.

"By the way, why does Eina know about this?"

"Because everyone knows about the commotion you made in Flower Street."

The half-elf girl rolled her eyes at him angrily.

It's not surprising that she was so angry, because the rumors in Labyrinth City were becoming more and more exaggerated, and they were so miraculous that it was hard not to believe them.

"……I see."

Xiao Lin was negligent.

If they want to get Haruhime, not only will someone from their side spread the news, but someone from the [Ishtar Familia] will also spread such news.

The Amazons love gossip, and they will definitely spread this matter.

Ishtar will be furious for daring to provoke me for a whore.

Aegina suddenly asked again: "Xiaolin, is it true that the girl you said will be used as a sacrifice?"

"It's true. Although the [Ishtar Familia] is well hidden now, I have a special intelligence channel and have confirmed this news. That's why I want to save her."

"Really... Then you must save her, otherwise it will be too pitiful."

Too pitiful?

In fact, if you don't consider humanity or other factors, then using Haruhime as a sacrifice to increase the power of many people is undoubtedly the most reasonable approach.

But now is not an extraordinary period, and Ishtar wants to use it to do evil things. The most important thing is that Haruhime is someone Xiaolin likes, so he has to stop her.

"In fact, the guild has taken measures on the problem of [Ishtar Familia] five years ago..."

Aegina said some interesting information.

The guild was not taking a wait-and-see attitude as it seemed on the surface, but had secretly prepared everything, waiting for someone to solve this matter.

Sure enough, this strange feeling...

Xiao Lin fell into deep thought.

After getting all the information about the [Ishtar Familia] from Aina, he got up and left.

Walking on the street, many adventurers pointed at him. It seemed that what he did the day before yesterday had spread.

Even Hill knew about it.

But her focus seemed to be wrong.

"... So, did you do it or not?"

"What?"

"I'm asking you, did you do it with that fox whore or not?"

She pressed her upper body over, and her exquisite body pressed against Xiao Lin's chest. The expressionless little face raised, and the silver-gray eyes stared at Xiao Lin's eyes, with obvious inquiry as if wanting to see if he was lying.

He was so close that he could smell her fragrance.

The power of charm became stronger and stronger, and Xiaolin subconsciously gave in: "This, this..."

"Don't think about running away."

Hill hugged his arm and held him tightly to prevent him from moving.

So scary!

To be honest, her current power of charm is already exaggerated, and the other maids in the store are obviously not in a good state now.

Just when Xiaolin wanted to leave to let her calm down, an elf girl pulled her away.

"You are too excited, Hill. Mr. Xiaolin can't even speak properly."

"Lyu? Let me, let me go, Liu!"

"Okay, let Mr. Xiaolin take a breath."

Lyu ignored Hill's noise and forcibly pulled her over, and at the same time signaled with his eyes that if Xiaolin wanted to leave, he should do it now.

Xiaolin returned a grateful look, but did not leave. When he got a chance to breathe, he quickly said the words he had said to Aina before.

That's right, it was all the task of the God.

"Then why did Xiaolin do this?"

Hill's eyes were a little reproachful, as if complaining about his impulsiveness and recklessness.

"I can't help it." Xiaolin shrugged and said, "Because, someone reached out to me for help, I can't just ignore it."

"Hmm."

Hill pouted.

She remembered that Xiaolin had such a character, which was engraved in his soul and could not be changed. She subconsciously reached out to him and asked in a self-destructive way:

"So, if I reach out to Xiaolin one day, will you come to save me?"

"——I will!"

Xiaolin held her hand without any hesitation.

Hill looked straight at the shining soul and fell into intoxication.

There was no way, she liked this.