“…What?”
The delayed reaction was due to the absurdity of what he heard.
The boss rubbed his eyes and reassessed the boy. His bored look and fine clothes gave off a noble vibe.
“What brings someone like you here?”
“I came to find my wallet.”
“So why are you asking me…”
“Find it.”
“Excuse me?”
“Find it, I said.”
The boss, looking dumbfounded, glanced at Larisa again, who was nodding her head with a terrified expression.
Seeing her desperate gestures, the boss chuckled, thinking Larisa had already been scolded by the boy.
“I’ll look for it. Can you describe the wallet…”
“One million rinars.”
“…”
Silence descended in the tavern. Hedel was the first to snap back to reality.
‘Why carry around a million rinars?!’
“A wallet with a million rinars is unique. Better find it quickly. I wouldn’t want to see blood.”
William’s haughty demeanor made the tavern owner gulp, as if failing to find the wallet would bring about destruction.
However, the boss honestly had no clue where the million rinars were.
‘If I knew, I would have left the city long ago. Oh wait, then the thief who stole the wallet might have already…’
“Sir, I’ll do my best to find it. Young master, I really don’t know where the wallet is. I didn’t steal it, so I really…”
“Enough, just find it.”
“Yes, sir. Hey, guys, come down here!!”
The tavern owner called the older guyswho managed the smaller pickpocketsand ordered them to gather all the little ones and find anyone missing. Soon enough, a child was brought in, dangling from the hand of one of the bigger guys.
“Did you steal the wallet from Lara’s house?”
“No, sir, I didn’t do it!”
“If he spills even a speck of dust, hit him.”
The boy braced himself for a beating, squeezing his eyes shut. Then Larisa, with tears welling up, cried out,
“Jeje!”
William was incredulous.
Why, of all suspects, did it have to be someone close to Larisa? He found it strangely unpleasant to see Larisa cry.
As soon as the boy named Jeje was thrown to the ground, William stepped forward.
“Stop.”
The boss and the bigger guys backed off at his command.
William, with an expressionless face, drew a dagger from his pocket. Larisa, frightened, murmured,
“William…”
“Don’t worry. I won’t do anything.”
He then casually cut his own hand. Larisa let out a small scream at the sight of the blood trickling down his palm.
“I didn’t want to see blood like this…”
‘So that’s what he meant by not wanting to see blood.’
Only Hedel, hiding and watching, sighed to himself. William needed blood as a material to use his magic.
The blood, seeming to flow onto the ground, slithered up like a snake along Jeje’s leg.
“Ahh! What is this! Help me!”
Despite the bizarre scene, William remained calm.
“There it is. My wallet.”
William had placed a tracking spell on his wallet for emergencies. He had just used magic to locate it.
When William pulled the wallet from the boy’s pocket, the blood also vanished, glowing blue.
“Is that magic?”
“Yeah.”
“So it is. You’re the son of Lady Rodante, after all…”
William sighed, looking back at Larisa’s admiration. Somehow, he didn’t want to lie to this kid.
“It’s nothing special. More alchemy than magic. I have no talent in magic.”
‘Since I can’t manipulate magical power.’
But Larisa, undeterred by William’s lament, said,
“But if it weren’t for William, Jeje would’ve been beaten to death. I couldn’t have imagined such a method. Alchemy is amazing.”
“…”
“Jeje wasn’t hurt, and I’m glad. Thank you, William.”
William felt an unfamiliar emotion, feeling quite bashful. Trying not to show it, he spoke gruffly,
“Hey, if you have any conscience, cough up her necklace too, okay?”
Startled, Jeje fell over and quickly responded,
“Yes, yes!”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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