Chapter 252

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Chapter 252: The Princess Catches the Woman and Takes Her in Hand

Rin turned his head away, looking indifferent, and shook the contract for selling oneself in his hand.

"To sign or not to sign, just one sentence, I didn’t press your head to make you sign."

"How dare you!" The witch, infuriated, ran her hand through her silver hair, "With your weak moves, you’re not even level twenty yet, right? I could easily send you to the crematorium with just one finger!"

"Hmm, you’re right, if you don’t sign, I’ll leave."

Rin said he was about to hand over the contract, but before he could, the witch grabbed it from his pocket.

She had a cold expression on her face, her golden eyes full of hostility, her momentum rising significantly.

"You little brat, I’m giving you one last chance!"

Rin tried to shake off her hand, but couldn’t. A disdainful smile formed on his lips.

"Then you can choose to either get rid of me and Emilia, or take the money."

After a long stare, it was the witch who deflated first, revealing a strong front but vulnerabilities within.

"If I could just steal it, I would’ve raided the place and taken it earlier. Why wait until now?"

Rin was curious about this point too, asking, "It’s strange. You could directly rob fifty thousand gold from the two factions before, even burning someone’s eyes out. Why are you hesitating at the casino?"

"Nonsense, it’s not robbery, it’s a fair trade. Originally, Bicester City and I had a protection pact, where I had to pay five thousand gold every year."

"So, you took fifty thousand in one go?"

"Of course there will be double penalties for breaking the contract. I have always been like this, just like the Young Gang Master from the Black Tortoise Gang who showed disrespect to me and harbored malicious intent. Double penalties are completely acceptable, right?"

After listening, Rin understood a bit about the witch’s personality.

The witch was different from the evil villains in imagination, but could only be described as holding a grudge and seeking revenge tenfold.

It’s hard to say if she doesn’t care about money, as she doesn’t even spare a box; yet, if she values it, she spends extravagantly like a big spender and doesn’t mind being taken advantage of.

It’s simply strange.

Is the witch always such a peculiar being?

"So, we’ll skip that thing about daily interest. You should know that extorting the witch will result in double payback."

"That? Just something I added without thinking, a habit."

"I wonder who’s so unlucky to be exploited by that stinky capitalist."

Rin smirked and couldn’t help but glance at Waste Hero.

Miss Hero was actually the first victim.

With compound interest piling up, she’s even sold herself to the Demon King, and still can’t pay it back. And in the future, she has to work tirelessly for me…

Wait, what?

Something seems off, doesn’t it?

This guy eats my food, drinks my drinks, uses my belongings, and even sleeps in my bed. I have to wake her up, help her get ready, cook for her, and be her pillow?!

Who on earth is working tirelessly for who here? It shouldn’t be the creditor in any case!

*Sharp inhale*…

Suddenly, the arrogance disappeared, Rin clenched his teeth and silently made a mental note of revenge, reaching out to cross out the "daily interest" line.

That’s right, only those who can afford it are good investors.

Those who can’t pay back are the losers!

The annoying witch reminded me, can’t let her take advantage like Waste Hero.

As for the careless elk, even though she can still afford it… forget it, those who have money but don’t pay back and try to take advantage are even worse!

"You don’t have any objections to what’s left, right?"

"You think I wouldn’t have objections? It’s obviously trying to make me work like a slave, right? Such malicious thoughts, even a mere nobleman’s son isn’t afraid to overcommit."

Rin coldly chuckled, "Without interest, do you still think you can’t afford it? Were you planning to default from the start?"

"Impossible! I don’t default on debts!"

His voice was loud, but he couldn’t hide his guilt.

Asking her to steal or rob directly was something she couldn’t do. It was quite difficult to get ten thousand gold coins in a short period of time.

"Well, at least you should set a deadline. If the debt isn’t repaid within this period, then add more terms. They must follow the terms before clearing the debt!"

"Alright, let’s say one month then."

"How can I get it in one month!"

"That’s not my problem. I’ll stay here for only a month at most, then I have to leave. After that, who knows when or if we’ll meet again. If you insist on a deadline, then it’s only one month."

Seeing that Rin was being stubborn and unyielding, the witch felt both angry and wronged.

After some thought, she remembered she had contract money from elsewhere, adding up to about three to four thousand. Using this as the principal, she could easily win the ten thousand gold coins at the gambling hall.

Today was just bad luck. Next time, she would definitely defeat them mercilessly.

The witch felt very confident all of a sudden.

She never thought about breaking promises or avoiding debts, she had strong principles.

"Oh, by the way, the strategy for the trial has no conditions, you must fulfill your promise before receiving anything in return."

"Okay, okay! If we’ve already sacrificed so much, what’s a little more blood?"

Rin nodded and took out a document, revised the loan agreement, and asked the witch to sign it.

The magical contract only needed to be signed once.

Of course, contracts like the messy ones signed by him, Waste Hero, and the silly elk are not valid.

By the way, through the loan agreement, Rin also learned Xingzhi Witch’s true name.

Angelica Popoka Ivanov… the rest was too long to remember.

In the other world, familiar people are called Angela.

With the IOU in hand, Rin and Angelawitch went to a deserted alley to exchange coins.

Counting coins one by one is not smart, it’s better to use a counting device, which is like a small phone with similar functions to a money checker.

This alchemical product works like a sensor, but it only detects gold elements. It calculates the coin amount based on the gold elements, and later people need to convert the results based on different countries’ coin purity.

It’s more accurate than just weighing the coins because it can verify if they are real or fake.

Small vendors can’t afford this device; only trades involving a substantial amount of money will use it, rich people surely have one on hand.

Upon this, Rin couldn’t help but criticize the currency system of this world in his mind once again.

Even if nothing else changes, just adjusting the face value would be good, right?

"Speaking of which, Emilia, little hero, what happened in the last round? Did you do that on purpose to trick them?"

In the end, Angela curiously asked.

Emilia shook her head and said simply, "Disrespectful to the goddess, punishment."

"Really? I’ve met plenty of non-believers disrespectful to the goddess, aren’t those demon race guys a typical example? I haven’t seen any punishment."

Waste Hero was stunned for a few seconds, trying hard to organize words to explain, but couldn’t come up with anything concise and gave up.

Rin rolled his eyes and said, "Maybe the goddess happened to overhear?"

After saying that, he himself had a disrespectful thought about the goddess.

If it was indeed the goddess herself… that would mean her guidance isn’t some mysterious skill hovering in the void, but is actually her talking to Waste Hero.

It’s even possible she’s watching Waste Hero.

Oh no, if the goddess saw me and Waste Hero almost kissing each other, especially after nearly completing the connection while sitting on the chair…

It’s impossible, how could the goddess be so shameless, and not care about anything else when looking at the hero? Wouldn’t the world be in chaos?

In fact, his worry was unnecessary.

The power of the system he carries comes with its own rules, not only blocking out thoughts that the Demon King shouldn’t hear, but also filtering out inappropriate images.

In other words, besides Lin Wuyue watching the system live broadcast to see a crucial moment where Holy Light is cast, others trying to peep using their authority can only hear voices unless they come in person to see.

It’s impossible for system permissions to be higher than those of a goddess in charge of the world, but the approval process is very strict.

Well, let me think… Even though I can’t see what’s happening, I can listen at the wall, so I might still guess more things, right?

After exchanging coins, Angela didn’t want to see her creditor’s face for the moment. She ran off without even saying hello.

Rin happily held Emilia’s hand, planning to return to the inn to rest.

"Um, big brother Rin."

A sudden sound made Rin stop in his tracks.

He turned to look at Betty, shocked that he had forgotten about it.

"Where did that silly girl run off to?"

"She’s been at the casino all along, just kept it hidden from us. Honestly, I didn’t want that odd-looking witch to see me."

"Hah, afraid of getting beaten up?"

Rin boasted, "Did you see how I skillfully took them down earlier?"

"I only saw Emilia causing chaos, as for Rin…"

Betty pondered for a moment before saying, "Even compared to Minotaurus, Rin’s provoking skills were unmatched. I couldn’t figure out what type of skills he used."

Rin frowned, feeling uneasy about the comment, and waved his hand dismissively, "Anyway, I am a top performer."

"Well, indeed, couldn’t make so much money without you, so congratulations, Big Brother Rin."

After saying that, Betty reached out her spotless little paw.

"？"

"In the human world, in this kind of situation, as long as you say something nice, won’t you receive a red envelope?"

Rin bared his fangs and pointed at Waste Hero. "Do you know who she is?"

"Hmm, I think I heard you mention her during your chat, a hero?"

"Then do you know what you do yourself?"

"A noble succubus of high pedigree."

"So, not killing you on sight is simply because you’re not at my level! How dare you reach out and ask me for money! Go away, get lost!"

Betty thought for a moment, then put her hands on her hips, "But I’m hungry."

"You ate so much for dinner!"

"I still don’t have a place to sleep."

"Aren’t you all bats? If you can’t find a place, just hang upside down in a cave to sleep!"

"…succubus, not a bat, might catch a cold, so it’s best for big brother Rin to add some money for a fire."

Suddenly, Rin felt that there wasn’t a single good thing among succubus species.

He took out a gold coin and handed it to Betty, closing her hand into a fist, "Take it and go away, you’re annoying me. And don’t spend it too quickly! Just eating a little something or buying snacks, you won’t last a few months."

"Um, so annoying, but big brother Rin is a good person."

"Less talking, if you don’t know the price, watch how other customers buy first. Now go away, annoying bat number two."

"Who is Bat One?"

"Sha Ye."

Betty frowned, "Then just call me Number One, no, wait, Bat sounds so awful, probably a nickname that Rin came up with."

But this time Rin ignored her and left with Waste Hero.

Betty raised the gold coin high, gazing at its shimmer in the moonlight, murmuring to herself.

"No wonder Yehua is so torn between him, on one side is the Demon King, on the other a hero. Where does he really stand? Quite intriguing."

After saying that, she clenched the gold coin to her chest and lowered her eyelids, "Sadly, the joyful gathering days are coming to an end, Yehua…"

…

Inside the room, the sounds of washing up gradually ceased.

The air felt heavy with calmness.

Rin and Waste Hero lay facing each other, hands on each other’s cheeks, looking deeply into each other’s eyes, their hearts uncontrollably connecting.

A gentle breeze, like the breath of moonlight, brushed the curtains, and in the dim moonlight, the silhouettes of the two intertwined unknowingly.

Don’t misunderstand, this is still a magic reaction test.

It’s unclear who made the first move to dispel the other’s barrier, but eventually, the other person also acted.

The result was a draw, with the barriers being pushed aside like candy wrappers.

Compared to the barriers that couldn’t be penetrated during the day, the barrier-free exam hall now was strangely exciting.

Rin swallowed nervously, looking at Waste Hero so close by, feeling his arms trembling.

He said somewhat nervously, "F-first… let’s agree, this is for testing life force magic."

"Hmm? Tsundere, don’t like it?"

"Who said I don’t like it! But… testing out life force magic, and liking it, doesn’t conflict!"

"Why, not yet, start, this way, a bit, tired, water element, uncomfortable."

"What’s the rush! I’m still preparing!"

Rin took a deep breath, pursed his lips, with a serious and earnest expression, getting ready to guide the fire element from the magic device into Waste Hero’s water element tunnel created using the power of wind.

"Little Rin, Little Rin! Ring ring ring! I just got a Transmission Symbol! Came specially to see…??? What are you guys doing?!"

The sudden sound interrupted the surprise test, startling Rin, who decisively covered himself and Waste Hero with exam papers.

Looking back, Rin’s face immediately turned green.

To be precise, it was being turned green by the flashing green light of the image.

Suddenly, a magical letter appeared on the table, with a green holographic light shining from it, revealing Elise standing on the table.

Elise, trembling, stared at them with disbelief, tears in her eyes, and her hand holding the scepter loosened.

With a "clatter."

The scepter fell to the ground.

"Silly elk! Why are you here?"

Rin’s brain was shaking, feeling extremely nervous, as if caught red-handed.