"..."
Ronglin was speechless. He took a deep breath and realized that after going out for a while, Jiraiya had become even more skilled at infuriating people.
Did he think pretending to be dumb meant Ronglin had no way to deal with him?
"Come to the Hokage's Office later and sort through these complaints. If you don't do a good job, I'll have no choice but to think of other ways to punish you."
Ronglin snorted and glared at Jiraiya.
"A fine of one hundred thousand for each complaint. We'll calculate it accordingly—however many there are, that's how much money I'll deduct from you. If you refuse to pay, I'll take it from your savings!! If I personally step in, I'm sure the bank will be happy to cooperate."
"What? One hundred thousand each?"
Jiraiya was like a duck with its throat squeezed, his voice instantly rising several pitches as he shrieked.
"Hey, hey, hey, brat—ptui, Lord Hokage, you can't do this! Do you know how much money that'll take from me?"
Though Jiraiya's salary was not low, and his mission rewards were not low either, he was a complete and utter miser—except when he visited certain establishments.
One hundred thousand each—how much would that cost him?!
With his savings at stake, Jiraiya naturally panicked and immediately began protesting.
"You don't have to pay if you don't want to. That depends on your performance."
Ronglin said with a sinister smile.
"Then go apologize to them one by one and get them to withdraw their complaints. I won't deduct any money then. Otherwise, just wait to be fleeced!
It looks like you'll have to complete quite a few missions to earn all that money back. What a pity, all because the complaints weren't withdrawn~."
As he spoke, Ronglin even shook his