Cui alone had already given Yoru Machi a splitting headache. If another obvious problem girl like Mei Beilu joined the mix, he felt that his normal daily life would probably be officially over.
They did bear some responsibility for Mei Beilu losing her job. After all, she had lost her comfortable position—a job that would have spared her decades of struggle—because of them.
On top of that, Mei Beilu had indeed helped them a great deal with this incident. It would have been rather inexcusable not to show some kind of appreciation.
After giving it some thought, Yoru Machi took out a ring from his storage space and slipped it onto Mei Beilu's hand.
"These are Starstone Rings, of which there are only seven in the world. This was one of the spoils I obtained while clearing a dungeon, so consider it compensation for you.
"If you sell it at a pawnshop, it should be worth enough to let you live without worrying about food or clothes for the rest of your life. You could probably achieve the ultimate goal of freeloading until death."
Yoru Machi moved quickly. By the time Mei Beilu and Cui reacted, Mei Beilu had already found a gemstone ring sparkling with starlight on her ring finger.
The moment Mei Beilu saw the ring on her hand, she froze, and a blush quickly crept across her cheeks.
As for Cui, who had witnessed the scene from the side, she instantly exploded like a powder keg!
"Yoru Machi, do you even know what you're doing?!"
Grabbing Yoru Machi by the shoulders and shaking him back and forth, Cui had completely lost her earlier composure. And if one looked closely, they would notice that the Elf Maiden was also wearing an identical ring on her own ring finger.