Chapter 214: Gambling Shop, Who Loses and Who Wins (Part 2)
Turning my head, I saw that Aegis, that old swindler, had calmly put away the Gold Coins. This was over a thousand Gold Coins! Because I always stacked Gold Coins in piles of a thousand when I was bored (I was really bored), I was able to take out a thousand Gold Coins instantly, and he was actually able to count them in such a short time. From a certain perspective, perhaps calling him a top Expert was not an exaggeration.
"Hmph hmph... Ignorant Humans, your ugly state has been fully observed by me."
A clear, ill-intentioned voice came from the depths of my mind.
"Please, don't talk like a Demon King from a Knight Novel, using flowery language. Did you forget your Status? Do you want to Class Change? From a Saintess to a Demon King? I don't remember there being such a Hidden Class Path!"
I pressed my temples, feeling a headache. This was bad, very bad. I thought the lazy Little Ghost would be sleeping sounder than a Pig right now, but unexpectedly, she was awake at the worst possible time. From her tone, I estimated that she had seen everything that just happened from beginning to end.
"Don't worry, even though I'm so beautiful and charming, my mouth is very tight. I definitely won't tell Outsiders."
Little Ghost patted her chest boldly, saying something completely contradictory with full Confidence. Is there a necessary connection between being beautiful and having a tight mouth? Are you implying that beautiful women are usually more prone to Gossip? Also, the phrase "won't tell Outsiders" is worth Pondering. Who exactly are Outsiders to her? This Loophole is too big.
Therefore, I felt it was necessary to counterattack.
"Oh, is that so? If that's the case, as a way of Repaying you, the Matter about you never wearing Underwear... I also definitely won't tell 'Outsiders'. The dignified Candidate Saintess, with nothing underneath her simple, thin White Robe. If that were to be Revealed, how embarrassing would that be? Oh my, if it were me, I wouldn't even have the nerve to appear In Front of others again. Don't worry, I will absolutely~ keep it a secret for you."
"Wugu~~ Wu~~"
Clearly, my words hit Little Ghost's weak spot directly. Her silver eyes, which were just now proudly fluttering their slender Eyelashes, immediately drooped like a defeated rooster. Her troubled Gaze flickered, looking at me with a very malicious look.
"It... It's not like that at all. I... I just... got... used to it. It's more comfortable not wearing anything. That..."
She started to become Incoherent, her slender small hands peeking out from her white sleeves gesturing frantically towards me with adorable Movements that made no sense.
"So that's how it is. It's more comfortable when I bully you if you don't wear Underwear?" I pretended to understand, nodding repeatedly and saying "Mm-hmm".
"That's not what I meant!!!!"
Seeing her meaning severely misinterpreted, Little Ghost's eyes immediately filled with tears.
"Fine, anyway, I'm just a lecherous Saintess. Say whatever you want, I don't care anymore. I Despair, I Despair of you, Xiao Fan. Tomorrow I'll go to Women's Street to make money, and go to the Tavern to Drink Alcohol, and go to the Casino to gamble. I'll just live a decadent and fallen life. I want to become a woman even more Good-for-nothing than you."
The next moment, Little Ghost, who was just teary-eyed, pouted and crossed her arms huffily, awkwardly turning her Head away, like a Daughter in her rebellious phase. Hey hey, what do you mean 'even more Good-for-nothing than me'? Even when giving up on yourself, you don't forget to belittle my Existence?
"You dare. If you dare to run off to Women's Street to make money, I'll strip off your Clothes and spank your Buttocks 3000 times, no, 5000 times."
Hearing Little Ghost dare to say she would run off to Women's Street to make money, my temper immediately flared up.
"Wu~~"
Seemingly startled by my furious Appearance, Little Ghost shrank back wronged, teary-eyed stroking her perky and round Buttocks, as if she had really been hit 5000 times by me.
"I was just saying it casually, you Bad Guy. You only know how to bully me."
"Others want me to bully them, and I wouldn't even do it. Anyway, I don't care, you are mine. Your Soul, your Body, even a single toe, a single strand of Hair, all belong to me. If you dare to say such things again in the future, I'll..."
I said fiercely. However, looking at this Little Ghost who was both pitiable and lovable, whom I couldn't bear to harm even a single hair, I really didn't know how to punish her properly.
"I'll... I'll severely punish you. In short, you must remember this." Finally, I could only add vaguely.
"..."
I originally thought my overbearing declaration would make this arrogant Little Ghost throw another tantrum, but after waiting for a long time, I didn't hear her response. I couldn't help but look back and found her looking at me with a flushed face, her sparkling eyes almost overflowing with tears. The only thing I could confirm was that they were neither tears of sadness nor feeling Wronged, but tears of joy and satisfaction that could make any Man's Heart pound.
"Just now... what did you say? Can... can you say it again?"
Her face was blazing red like fire, and her Voice was clear as flowing water. She lowered her Head, looking bashful and shy, not at all like the mischievous Little Princess she usually was.
"A Man's words are only said once." I stroked the soft stubble on my Chin and said deeply, my face also couldn't help but feel hot. You have the nerve to ask to hear such explicit words a second time? I don't even have the nerve to say them.
"Xiao Fan is so shy. Just say it once more, just say it once more..." Little Ghost raised her sparkling eyes and launched her Act Spoiled Offensive. Its Power was actually no weaker than Sarah's. I'm finished, I'm finished.
*Slap*
I unilaterally cut off communication with Little Ghost. That was close, that was close. When did this Little Ghost become so bewitching? If this continues, I'm really going to be dazed and confused by her Charm.
"Guest, Guest?"
Just then, Aegis kept reminding me. Perhaps I had spent too much time standing there arguing with Little Ghost, causing Aegis to suspect if I had been angered into a vegetable.
However, after Little Ghost's commotion, the depression in my Heart lessened greatly. Forget it. Just consider it paying for a lesson. Deeply Despairing of my own character, I have sworn never to approach within a hundred meters of this shop again.
"Guest, perhaps you just had bad luck just now. Believe me, there are definitely Divine Weapons in here. As long as you search carefully, you will definitely have some Gain." Aegis squinted his shrewd and gleaming Mouse-like eyes, speaking in the same tone as any dealer in a Casino comforting a losing gambler to continue.
In this situation, Guests only have two choices: one is the wise choice to give up, and the other is to lose control due to losing. Aegis was trying hard to make the Guest In Front of him choose the second option.
"Forget it. As a Warrior, I should believe in myself more rather than rely on Weapons and Equipment." I waved my hand at him weakly.
"That can also be considered a Training Method. Then, Guest, please leave safely. Welcome to visit our shop again next time."
Aegis said chuckling. Seeing my Appearance like a deflated ball, his sharp Gaze, developed over many years, told him that I had completely lost my fighting spirit, so he stopped his futile temptation.
"Hey~~~~ Listen to me!!!!!"
An angry shout like a soprano came from my Mind, almost making my legs give out and fall to the ground. I wiped away the Cold Sweat. Fortunately, if someone saw a dignified Class Changer falling without reason on this rough flat ground, it would probably be even more embarrassing than a Candidate Saintess not wearing Underwear.
"You Bastard. You actually ignored the words of Lady Alice. Death penalty, I sentence you to death. Be prepared for being suddenly put into a Sack and sunk to the Twin Seabed when you sleep tonight."
The Saintess in the Necklace issued threats, brandishing her small fists like a boxer bouncing left and right, making "swish swish" sounds.
"What is it now? Let me state beforehand, if you want me to say that sentence again, please give up." I stabilized my Body and sighed powerlessly.
"Idiot, who's talking about that with you? Look quickly, there, there..." Little Ghost's impatient Voice came through.
What now? After all that, I really felt like I was the idiot. I followed the direction Little Ghost was pointing and looked over.
To be precise, the Target she was pointing at was not inside the house, but the shelf outside the house. And it wasn't anything on the shelf, but just a Book placed under the leg of the bookshelf, so dirty that the cover was illegible.
What, what? It's this kind of plot that only appears in novels again. A waste product that looks like a heavenly book to Otherworlders and is used as a footrest, but is actually a Cultivation Manual written in traditional Chinese characters that only the Protagonist can understand? If I weren't seeing Little Ghost's anxious Appearance, I would really suspect she was deliberately mocking my extreme fantasy just now.
"That is... That is... That is..., In short, it's... it's... it's my thing!!!!!!"
As soon as Little Ghost gets anxious, she becomes Incoherent. Her beautiful eyes reveal a troubled and helpless expression that makes it impossible to ignore. This is one of the things that makes her both pitiable and lovable.
Of course, if Aegis weren't here, Little Ghost would definitely not show this anxiety. Don't doubt it, she would absolutely dash out of the Necklace without hesitation, grab that Book, dash back, and then triumphantly examine her Loot inside while saying with an arrogant expression: "Hmph hmph, for This Saintess to personally take action, what an Honor this is. The shopkeeper should be so moved they prostrate themselves and weep bitterly, right!"
If understood according to her Statement, the Church should be the Facade cover for a certain thief Organization, and her title should be changed to Saint Thief instead of Saintess...
In short, let's ignore for now how severely twisted this Saintess's character is. I did notice one thing: this Book is very important to Little Ghost. That's enough. As long as it's what she wants, that's fine. Even if it's Dragon Blood, or an Angel's feather, I will also try every means to get some.
Really, although Little Ghost is usually very mischievous, she rarely asks anything of me. From my perspective, it's a bit unhappy. I want her to make more requests, and then love her even more, letting her completely walk out of the Nightmare from when we met. But I always struggle to find a way.
My Footsteps stopped. Although I had already decided that no matter what Method I used, I had to get my hands on that dirty book used as a footrest, the process is worth Pondering. Although I've gotten over being tricked by Aegis just now, it doesn't mean I won't get revenge, let alone give him a chance to rip me off a second time?
"Boss, why is this Book used as a footrest?"
I first raised my doubts. You should know that Paper is severely lacking in Sanctuary, so every Book is worth more than Gold. Using Gold Coins as a footrest? Does Aegis have too much Money to spend?
"Oh, this Book?" Aegis saw me suddenly stop, showed a surprised expression, then followed the direction I pointed and looked, and replied.
"This Book is relatively special. It was picked up from the Desert along with a few pieces of Equipment. It's so dirty that the words on it cannot be seen anymore. I originally thought it was something incredible, but after taking it to the Mage Guild and having that group of Sorceresses mess with it for a while, I only then knew that what's written inside seems to be some things like Priest Doctrine. It doesn't have much value, and also because it's incomplete, it cannot be sold, so it was used as a footrest."
Aegis thought I couldn't possibly have any interest in that Book, so he said truthfully. He estimated that many people had also asked such a question before this, after all, using books as footrests is absolutely luxurious and absurd in the eyes of Outsiders. Even if it's a King, he doesn't have such leisure.
When Aegis mentioned that the content inside was related to Priests, I gained some understanding of Little Ghost's anxiety and believed that this time, Little Ghost absolutely did not misjudge. Although unwilling, generally speaking, a beauty's Intuition and character are always so good it makes one feel Helplessness, let alone a beauty like Little Ghost whose beauty is severely off the charts.
Stop here. I cannot continue to pay attention. It would be bad to arouse Aegis's vigilance. I don't have the generosity to let him rip me off a second time.
Therefore, I withdrew my Gaze and shifted my attention to the books on the shelf, and even the Earthenware Pottery next to it.
Seeing that he could seemingly make a small profit, Aegis immediately jogged over at a Speed inconsistent with his age.
"Guest, what else do you want? Is it books? My Vision as Aegis has never been wrong. On your Body is a Learned and intellectual Temperament, wise and melancholic Gaze, light and elegant words and actions like an Elf. In every Movement, you are filled with intoxicating gentleness and refinement. Although you try hard to hide your Temperament and Charm, just like the Sun, even if hidden within thick Dark Clouds, that omnipresent Glow still cannot be blocked. It makes people know at a glance that you are a Great Scholar who is well-read and whose wisdom is as deep as the sea... As the saying goes, the second time is familiar. Since everyone is so familiar, I'll sell at a loss and give you a 25% discount..."
Aegis was eloquent, speaking as if his mouth was a Machine Gun.
Trying to Deceive/Bluff me again? Okay, let's see who is more ruthless.