deep clouds and thick fog

The first time Viper met Rin was on a summer night.

Because he received a mission entrusted by the Gabrielone family, he will start a half-year partnership with Yunmori, the ninth generation, to be responsible for the cleaning task of a certain place within half a year.However, when he hurried to that area, what he saw surprised him a little.

The crimson flames raged, but they were not flames of any attribute, but created by illusion.The silver-haired boy slowly walked out of the flames with a Tang knife dripping with blood, even if he was touched by the flames, he was not injured at all.Seeing the warlock in the purple cloak, he looked a little surprised, and then smiled nonchalantly.

"Well, exercising after dinner just happens to solve some troubles for Cyril that you don't care about at all."

Cyril, the name of the ninth generation of Gabriel.

"You are Viper? I am Rin."

Warlock didn't answer, but looked at Rin warily.The power of illusion poured out from the young man in a steady stream, transforming into real flames burning.Although it was known in advance that this Yun Shou also had a little illusion, but he didn't expect it to be so strong.

But in the past few years, he has never heard of such a person. Even if he is the guardian of a family, he shouldn't be so silent. Is it cold storage, or...?

But the strangest thing is, is it not enough to have such a cloud guard guarding this side?Why do you want him to come?

Rin didn't mind the warlock's indifference at all, and the happy smile never disappeared.He withdrew his power, and the surrounding area that had been illuminated as if it was the dawn instantly darkened, and a few stars were shining in the sky. He swept away the sea that had previously blocked his face, revealing a pair of blue eyes.

The neck-length silver hair, in the night, is like flowing moonlight.

"please……"

The voice was so low that Viper suspected it was a hallucination, Rin swayed a few times and then fell down suddenly.Warlock looked at Yun Shou, who was lying on the ground and sleeping peacefully, almost dumbfounded. Why is this guy so unsuspecting? !

But for the sake of getting a generous deposit, he still didn't let Rin just lie in the wilderness, but dragged him back.

Oops, you need to pay more.

Faintly made such a decision, but in the not-too-distant future, Warlock realized his foresight.

But then it was already...

The original color of the roof looks very old, if you kick it, there might be a lot of dust falling down.

Rin who just woke up blinked, rolled over and sat up.He still has some memories before he fell asleep, and he seems to have met a new companion?But this companion is really not kind enough... He glanced at the bed less than three steps away from him. Although it was summer, lying on the ground would catch cold.

Then again, who is that person?

he recalled.

The gorgeous firelight reflected the dark purple cloak with a warm softness, and the hood covered most of the face, only revealing a slightly pointed chin and a little dark purple short hair.On both sides of the cheeks, a purple inverted triangle trace was drawn with something, and the whole person looked mysterious, as elusive as a mist.

This is a very strong warlock.

At that time, he made a decision, logically he should be careful or fight directly, but those theories are not as good as his mood, the warlock who didn't even show his face made him feel very comfortable, so the young man who always followed his mood was relieved He boldly surrendered his safety.

...Well, better not tell someone who feels good about the reason why Warlock didn't throw him down.

Slight footsteps sounded, and Rin watched the warlock named Viper walk in, his good mood made him smile all the time.

"Thanks."

"I want to collect money."

...was choked up for a while, then Rin remembered the information that was sent earlier, the warlock with supernatural abilities, it seems, is a money fan...

[So if you have any troubles in the past six months, I will deduct all your salary and use it to pay the full amount of the warlock's employment. 】

Cyril, who is the BOSS in name, once said this to herself, Rin curled her lips, completely ignoring the warning.Stretching, he stood up and challenged the Warlock.

"Are you strong?"

Tang Dao slashed horizontally, and the boy's eyes were bright. Viper's figure suddenly turned into mist, and the voice seemed to come from all directions.

"Fighting for no money is a nuisance."

"I didn't want to fight you."

Without the slightest resistance, the sharp ice pick pierced through the body, Rin retracted the knife and said leisurely.It was just a trial—and he was pleased with the results.

A very strong warlock, so the partner is also good.

The silver-white short-haired boy stood there quietly, without even moving, his blue eyes were like the morning lake light, shimmering and hazy.The ice pick passed through his body without leaving any scars, and he smiled as he watched the dark purple cloak looming.

"Well, you don't have a family yet, do you? Do you want to join Gabriel? Ask Cyril to open it for the salary."

He didn't take the BOSS's wailing about the financial deficit to heart at all, and the uneasy subordinates tried their best to cause trouble for the boss.The warlock who was poked with the property of a money fan hesitated for a while, but still refused.

"I don't want to join any family yet."

"Yeah, what a pity. I've been unhappy with Kirisu for a long time. If you're willing to join, I can kill that good-for-nothing."

The young man was full of regret, and suddenly leaned against the bed as if he had been drained of strength, playing with the ring hanging around his neck boredly.Listening to his words, even Viper couldn't help but be full of black lines. Did this guy invite himself to find a reason to kill someone he didn't like?

Still a family...

I really sympathize with the ninth generation of Gabrielone. I don't know how he dug such a Yunshou.

Reminiscent of the person who said he would sleep before, he understood why Gabriel IX invited him.

The willful Yun Shou has a childish temper. It's okay to see people who are pleasing to him, but if he is not pleasing to the eye, he will be killed directly. If he is allowed to stay in this place, although he can be suppressed by force, his temper will sooner or later be a coup.And if he meets a spy from another family, with his childish character, if he is cheated away, Gabrielone won't even be able to cry.

And his task, perhaps, is to keep an eye on this young man who is like a child, so as not to be deceived.

But sympathy belongs to sympathy, Viper still insists on his habit, it is a fool not to dig money if he has money.

"You can hire me, it requires..."

"No need." He interrupted the words of the money-obsessed warlock neatly, and Rin squeezed his chin seriously, "If you join, I can still deal with that useless piece of wood who can only deceive people, and the result is at most being locked up by Cyril. Money. But since you won’t join, then don’t join, if you kill that guy, Gabrielo will definitely hunt you down. I don’t want to confront you yet.”

Viper stopped talking, and had a deeper understanding of this Yunshou.Do whatever you want, sure enough, it's "cloud".

But not yet fully grown, still like a child.

Rin didn't know that the other party's evaluation of him had fallen to "wayward child", and he was still thinking about how to kill that annoying Kirimori.But he couldn't find a reason that could be accepted by Cyril, he curled his lips and simply didn't think about it, and instead focused on the warlock's face covered by the hood.

Only the chin, completely invisible.

But then again, is this guy a man or a woman?You can't tell the difference between ORZ just by looking at the chin and voice

So Yun Shou, who always wanted to say whatever he wanted, asked briskly.

"Viper, are you a man or a woman?"

The ice pick made by the illusion pierced hard, but the boy still kept the expression of "tell me, I'm really curious" as if nothing had happened, Viper turned around and left without even looking at him.

"Hey wait for me."

Leaving aside the issue of gender for now, Rin hurried to catch up.

Viper, warlock, gender should be male.He loves money extremely, and has the bad habit of "squeezing anyone who catches them to death".Rin just spent a month with this money fan, and already there is no jingle bell all over his body, and the basic income falls into Viper's pocket.Penniless, Rin had no choice but to shamefully seek money from those subordinates in the territory - for which he was laughed at by Viper.

"I don't understand, since you love money so much, why don't you use illusion to rob banks."

"Stupid." Viper said mockingly, feeling that the silver-haired blue-eyed guy's mind was full of mud, no, bean dregs, "Is that why you want to meet those bandage freaks?"

He's talking about the guards at Avengers Prison.

Rin felt that what he said was wrong, but he couldn't think of any other reason, so let's assume that this money-obsessed warlock still has a little bit of conscience.

At this time, they were clearing out the headquarters of a small family, because it was a temporary idea (by Yunshou), so the people who should take them didn't bring what they should bring. Viper drew up a shopping list and asked Rin to buy it.

Here comes the problem.

Who will pay for this money?

Holding the list, Rin confidently reached out to the guy who was still counting the money.

"What?"

Maybe it was mocking Rin's IQ, but it was more likely because he was counting money, and Viper's tone was okay even if he was in a good mood.With a blank face, Rin spit out two words.

"Give money."

"Dream." The money counted in his hand disappeared, and Viper sneered, "Pay it yourself."

"I don't have any money." When I checked into this hotel yesterday, Viper looked directly at Rin, and the young man who has never had any idea about money generously paid for him, and the result was that his wallet was empty—Rin regretted it a lot afterwards of.

How could this guy have a conscience!Even though he is a rich man, he dares to innocently ask him to pay for it, even knowing that Rin's money came from a wrong source, he still dares to do so!This guy is just a cheapskate!It must be a miracle that he hasn't robbed a bank yet!

"Don't expect me to pay for it."

Comparable to Viper's illusion level is his desire to control money. In a blink of an eye, the warlock's figure disappeared, as if he had left.But Rin would not be deceived by his illusion, he found the warlock easily, and put his hand on his shoulder.

"Give money."

"How did you find out?"

Withdrawing the illusion, Viper asked him, but whenever he uses illusion, this guy can always see that even if he uses illusion to attack him, it has no effect at all—just like the illusion immune system.Rin smiled vaguely, and answered as usual.

"I can tell."

"Hmph. Forget it."

Viper didn't believe it at all, thinking that he should be immune to illusion.Stepping on the window and jumping out, he left a word.

"Come back at night."

"Understood." Reflexively replied, but Rin immediately scratched his forehead by the window and burst into blue veins, "You bastard, hand over the money!!!"

It's just that Viper is no longer visible.

In the end, I still couldn't bear to let myself live without those necessities in the future, and after replenishing my wallet, Rin bought everything according to the list.I didn't expect to meet Lan Shou, a woman named Yana, who was freed outside.

"Rin, long time no see."

A handsome woman with chestnut hair and a bright smile, as usual very familiar.Rin's eyes were calm and even a little scary, the kind of eyes that looked at monsters made the woman gradually unable to laugh.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"No, it's nothing." Swallowing the words "why are you still brainless", Rin slapped off that hand, and weakly repeated the warning repeated many times: "Yana, next time you don't say hello and touch me again." Me, be careful I will send you to reincarnation."

If it wasn't for him being able to tell whether the footsteps were familiar or unfamiliar, and being touched by someone suddenly, his first reaction would be to kill her.

But he must have ignored the warning to this silly girl who knew him very well.

"Rin wouldn't do that to me."

Yana touched her head and smiled, she was about to hug Rin's shoulders in a natural way.Rin easily dodged it, and it was time to go back when he had almost bought the things on the list.

Tsk, I wanted to go for a walk.

"Maybe. One day I see you unhappy, and I'll kill you directly." Speaking those heartless words, he put away his things and didn't plan to waste any more time with this guy.

"cold!"

A voice came from behind him, he turned his head, red light flashed in his green eyes, and the guy who was about to chase was lost under the illusion.

Troubled stupid woman.

When I went back, Viper hadn't come back yet.

Rin ignored him, ate dinner by himself, and then lay down on the bed to rest.The lights had been turned off, and he stared at the ceiling in a daze.

Speaking of it, Cyril's mission this time is really strange, it's just a small place, he is enough for one person, why bother to invite Viper?

It's still such a long time, half a year... Could it be that Cyril finally got tired of that Misty Guard and was too embarrassed to hook up with Viper so let him come?

…Syril will definitely knock the child on the head when he hears it, and then reflect on whether there is a problem with his own education.

The window was not closed, and the night wind blew in, making him shiver.Suddenly thinking of that foggy warlock, he smiled softly.

Although that guy is greedy for money too much, but his illusion skills are very strong, and his personality is also very interesting-so he hasn't lost interest yet.

Thinking of Viper cheating on his own money, he wanted to laugh a little.

A very interesting person, very interesting, he doesn't even need to do anything, just let him look at him like this, and he finds it interesting.

The psychedelic fog is unpredictable and more likely to get lost.

And he couldn't grasp the original direction.

The small sounds came from far to near, and he regained his energy immediately, jumped off the bed and climbed the window.

There was a light knocking sound, Viper turned his head and saw the silver-haired boy standing outside the window and looking at him with a smile.

Sighing silently, he opened the window, Rin jumped in and complained repeatedly.

"Really, Viper, what are you doing with the window closed~ I wanted to smash it directly, but..." But if you break it, you have to pay for it!

Everyone understands the implication, the money fan and the two who are gradually becoming money control look at each other in dismay.For a long time Warlock snorted coldly and brought the topic back.

"What are you here for?"

Rin answered cheerfully.

"I'll come when I want to."

In fact, he didn't know what he was doing.

The expression under the Viper's hood is subtle.

You are enough ==+ go back to sleep if you have time, if you really can't fall asleep, go play by yourself and don't bother me...

Finally, it was condensed into seven words.

"It's late, you go to bed."

Rin was moved by the rare warm words (?) of the poison tongue warlock, and leaned over with a serious look, those blue eyes were like a lake in the early morning, rippling with shimmer.

Viper took a step back, a little unaccustomed to such a close distance.

He looked at the face that was close at hand, delicate and delicate, no matter from any point of view, it could be called first-class, no wonder that Lan Shou ran after him.

Thinking of this, he was in a bad mood.That Lan Shou caused him a lot of trouble, should he pay back or pay back or pay back?

"Viper, a few more tasks have come down, shall I help you?"

Rin curled his lips. He was in a good mood and planned to do free work.

But the warlock's answer made him change his mind.

"Bai Gong?"

You should just quietly pass the topic of short oil in your heart. What do you do when you talk about it?

On the contrary, Rin had the idea of ​​"I want to sing against you", and changed his mind happily.

"No. The salary is [-] cents." Looking at the corner of the other party's mouth, he slowly added, "You three and I seven."

"Go to hell."

The sharp ice pick pierced through the body, but remained unscathed.Rin looked at Viper with a slumped face, silently staring at Viper for three thousand miles.

"...you one and nine."

"Scrooge. Come on, let it be."

Waving his hands, Rin went back to sleep contentedly.

Viper was starting to regret that he hadn't insisted on not giving him a dime.

Give him a ball of yarn!