Zongman: Don't move, Aisi, your family still owes me money

"Well, thank you, Xier."

After Merlin thanked him, he felt in his storage bag and asked, "How many fari are there in total?"

"Huh? Ah, it's free, that... but it's not really a replacement or anything. It would be great if you could come to our tavern for dinner tonight."

Xier put her hands behind her back, leaned forward and smiled playfully.

"Then Mr. Mei, see you tonight."

After saying this, Xier turned around and returned to the tavern not far behind her without waiting for Merlin's answer.

"Hmm, the Mistress of Fertility."

Merlin nodded slightly, looking at the lunch box in his hand, thinking seriously.

Could it be that the gaze he had inexplicably felt before was from this sunny and lovely Xier?

Falling in love at first sight?

How can it be!

After reaching the alley, Merlin immediately used the international, no, the world-wide method of calling cats.

"Mimi."

"Mimi."

After the call was made, within a few seconds, a skinny little orange cat quickly emerged from the corner of the alley.

The little orange cat seemed to have smelled the fragrance and quickly came to Merlin's footsteps.

"Meow meow."

The little orange cat looked at the lunch box in Merlin's hand with longing.

"Well, go."

Merlin picked up a piece of meat from the lunch box and threw it on the ground.

The little orange cat immediately pounced on the meat like a hungry tiger and finished it in no time.

"Meow meow."

After eating the piece of meat, the little orange cat came to Merlin again and rubbed his thighs, as if to say that he wanted more.

Seeing this, Merlin touched the little orange cat's head and picked up other things from the lunch box and gave them to the little orange cat.

If someone passing by saw this scene at this time, they would definitely think it was a heartwarming scene of feeding stray cats.

In fact, the behavior behind Merlin's feeding is...

Chapter 15 Unfair

"Well, I've tried everything, and there's no poison."

After checking the condition of the little orange cat, Merlin stood up with relief.

It seems that the girl named Xier has never thought of poisoning him.

In other words, the other party is not a mentally ill lunatic who is looking for an unlucky person to poison.

Merlin will not be careless just because the other party is a beautiful girl.

Only a naive boy who has never seen many women, and a monkey who only thinks with his lower body, would completely let down his guard just because the other person is a beautiful girl.

Both types of people usually don't live long.

After all, he is not the protagonist in an anime who can solve everything by relying on his mouth and blood.

"Is there still half left? What a greedy kitten."

Merlin glanced at the half-empty lunch box and was about to close it.

Another meow echoed in his ears.

"Meow……"

"Are you still not full? You're such a greedy little cat."

Merlin opened the lunch box again, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, picked up a fried shrimp and threw it down.

Soon the wonderful sound of eating could be heard at his feet.

However, at this moment, he suddenly noticed that the little orange cat was lying not far opposite him, basking in the sun comfortably, obviously full.

Then who was the one who meowed just now?

A new stray cat?

Merlin was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his feet, and what caught his eye was... a cat?

"Cat...mother?"

Merlin couldn't help but be shocked.

At his feet, a petite and cute girl with short brown hair was squatting there, her furry ears trembling and her little tail wagging behind her.

And what the cat girl was holding in her mouth was the fried shrimp that Merlin had just dropped.

At this moment, the cat girl noticed Merlin's gaze and quickly swallowed the fried shrimp in her mouth.

"Meow... As expected, this taste is Xier Meow's craftsmanship."

"This bento is Xier's."

"Ah, meow, I know, little brother, you must have stolen this lunch box from Xier, meow!"

The cat girl licked her lips, stood up, and pointed at Merlin with confidence, as if she were a detective pointing at a suspect at a crime scene.

However, this detective seems unreliable.

"No, this was given to me by Xi'er."

"Are you Xier's colleague?"

Merlin glanced at the cat girl, who was wearing an apron exactly the same as Seele's, and asked tentatively.

"Ah! Why do you know the relationship between Meow and Xier Meow?"

"Ah, meow, I know. You must be..."

As the cat girl spoke, she raised her hand again, pointed at Merlin, and prepared to make her "incredibly correct" inference.

However, before she could finish her words, a graceful shadow suddenly appeared from behind her.

She was an elf girl with long, pointed ears.

From what Merlin could see, the ears were even longer than those of the counter girl Aina he knew.

In other words, this girl is an elf.

Although the counter lady Aina is also an elf, to be more precise, she is a half-elf. This difference can be seen from the length of her ears.

Although from a human perspective, the difference between half-elves and elves is not that big.

But in the eyes of the elves, being mistaken for a half-elf is also a slightly unpleasant thing.

Of course, these things were naturally taught to him by Aegina.

So now, Merlin would not confuse half-elves with elves, thus causing unnecessary trouble.

"Stop messing around, Anya. I just saw that Xier handed the lunch box to this gentleman personally. There was no such thing as snatching."

The elf girl stepped forward and explained.

There was a hint of keeping strangers away in that cold voice.

Merlin could also see this from the aura of the elf girl.

It is obvious that this elf girl is a person with a story.

"Ahaha, really, Ryu. Actually, that's what I was thinking just now."

The cat girl smiled and stuck out her tongue, then said to Merlin.

"This guy is a kind person who feeds stray cats, so I did that on purpose to thank him for his kindness."

The cat girl, called Anya by the elf girl, came to Merlin with a smile and sniffed him gently with her little nose.

"Well, meow, I've memorized your scent. Come over for dinner next time, meow."

After saying this, the cat girl left quickly, obviously not wanting to stay and listen to the elf girl's preaching.

After the cat girl left, the elf girl rubbed her head and sighed.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Merlin, my companion, for causing you trouble."

"I'm here to apologize to you on her behalf."

The elf girl said, slowly lowering her head towards Merlin.

"No, I didn't mind."

Merlin waved his hand and continued, "Rather, being able to meet a cat girl, no, such a lively and cheerful girl, has made me feel much happier."

"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I'll leave first."

"Well, okay," the elf girl was stunned for a moment and nodded gently.

Just as Merlin was about to leave, he paused and turned to look at the elf girl.

"Come to think of it, you're the only one who knows my name. That seems a little unfair."

"Name, ah, it is."

The elf girl nodded, adjusted her skirt, and whispered her name.

"Lyu Leon."

"Ryu Leon, Miss Ryu, huh?"

"I remember."

After saying this, Merlin waved his hand and turned to leave.

Liu stood there, looking at Merlin's departing back, with an unusual light flashing in his green eyes.

"What a strange person, cautious and careful, yet kind-hearted? Hmm...are all humans so complicated?"

Ryuuna's voice, tinged with doubt, echoed in the alley for a long time.

And further away, in the darkness of the alley, a complaining voice with a hint of dissatisfaction was heard.

"That young man actually suspected that the bento was poisonous?"

"If they really want to deal with him, wouldn't it be easy to deal with a mere LV1 adventurer?"

"Cautious? No, that's a bit beyond cautious."

"The light of this young man's soul is truly strange. It keeps changing."

“This is really the first time I’ve seen this.”

"It looks like things won't be too boring lately."

(Thanks for the reward)

Chapter 16: Night Date

night.

At the small door of the Adventurer's Guild.

A graceful figure passed through the small door and walked quickly towards Merlin outside.

That person was Aegina.

However, at this time, Aina took off her work clothes as a counter girl and changed into casual clothes.

It was a white open-collar shirt with a bow tied on the chest, and paired with a bright red miniskirt.

She also took off the glasses she usually wore, making her look more girlish.

"Have you been waiting long, Merlin?"