"Easy, easy! These old bones of mine can't take your rough treatment!"
"Tch, what kind of example is that for a village chief to set?"
Glancing at Mira standing nearby, the village chief said helplessly, "You can't blame them entirely. Everyone was scared, after all, seeing Mirajane like this..."
"Fine, I won't argue with you about that. I'm taking Mira and the others with me anyway."
"Is that so? Thank you for your trouble, Your Excellency Mage!"
"Don't celebrate yet!"
Yun Feiyang rubbed his fingers together. "Now let's discuss the payment!"
"Ahem~~ I'll pay the one million J in full!"
"One million?"
Yun Feiyang slammed his palm on the table. "Are you still half-asleep? You think one million is worth offering?"
The village chief said helplessly, "Then how much do you want?"
"It's not about how much I want. It's about how much I ought to get!"
Yun Feiyang chuckled. "That was Satan, the Demon King of hell. It had already surpassed the level of a Hundred-Year Mission. I'll count it as one, so asking for a hundred million isn't too much, right?"
"How much?!" His voice cracked.
This time, the village chief slammed the table. "Why don't you just rob me? Where am I supposed to find that much money for you?"
"No, no, no. I'm a man of principles. I can't do something like robbery!"
"You... Anyway, there's no money. Just one life. Take it if you want it!"
"What would I want with your old life? I saved every one of you. Isn't that worth a hundred million?"
Yun Feiyang pointed at Mira. "Look at her now. I still have to take care of her, and I'm taking on three people at once. Doesn't that cost money?"
Mira flew into a rage. "Are you even human? I'm already this miserable, and you're still using me for entertainment!"
"Shut up and stay out of this!"
"They're villagers from your village no matter what. Don't you feel guilty throwing them out so heartlessly? Shouldn't you at least give them some compensation? Is this how you bully orphans?"
Lisanna nodded in agreement, while Mira rolled her eyes furiously!
Looking at the three little ones, the village chief's heart softened greatly!
"Fine, you win. But I really don't have that much money. At most, I can pay you the S-class rate."
"What? Are you trying to fob off a beggar? A mere 9,999,999.999... How could that possibly be enough?"
The village chief's mouth twitched. The upper limit for S-class was less than ten million, and Yun Feiyang was determined not to lose even the tiniest bit!
"Don't push it too far. You say he was a Demon King, so he was a Demon King? Would a Demon King really be that weak? He had to be a fake, or how could you have defeated him?"
The village chief spoke with the calm assurance of an old hand. "You aren't even an S-Class Mage. Since he could be defeated by you, I'm already giving you plenty of face by paying the S-class rate!"
"Oh? You old man, I didn't expect you to be this crafty!"
"What crafty? This is called being shrewd and far-sighted!"
"Fine, you win. Let's compromise and count it as a Ten-Year Mission."
"That's fine, but it can't be 99,999,999.999..."
"Fine by me. Then 99,999,998.999..."
"You bastard, is there even a difference?!"
Thus, the two began arguing again, their saliva flying as they grew increasingly agitated, leaving Mira and the other two covered in black lines!
"Forget it, forget it. I'll make another concession. We'll still compromise—fifty million!"
"No. Can't afford it!"
"Old man, don't push your luck! The Church may have been destroyed, but Douglas's lifetime of plundered wealth must still be buried in the ruins. What's wrong with asking you for this little bit of money?"
"Huh? In that case, why don't you go get it yourself?"
"Tch, why would I want that kind of ill-gotten wealth? I only take what I deserve!"
The village chief nodded approvingly. "Your character is truly rare! Fine, fifty million it is. I'll have it delivered shortly!"
"Deal!"
Whew, they had finally reached an agreement. That hadn't been easy!
Converted into RMB, fifty million was only 2.5 million. Compared to the difficulty of this mission, it really wasn't much!
"Now you can go pack up!"
Elfman and Lisanna returned to their room, while Mira sat down across from Yun Feiyang.
"Money-grubber!"
"You don't want money? Then don't ask me for any!"
"I'm not arguing with you about this!"
Mira raised her demon arm. "I don't want to be treated like a monster for the rest of my life. Is there any way to drive the demon out of my body? I'd even give up Magic if I had to!"
"No. Is Magic something you can keep just because you want it, or throw away just because you don't? Besides, your problem isn't serious at all. You're just unfamiliar with your Magic right now. Give it a few days, and you'll be able to retract that arm freely."
"I don't want it. I don't want to become a Demon, even if I can hide it!"
"Then you'll never be able to retract it, because deep down, you don't accept it!"
Yun Feiyang stared at Mira solemnly. "Magic is the embodiment of conviction. If you doubt it, it won't respond to you. Your path of Magic won't improve, either."
"Accept it. It's already a part of your body!"
"I don't want to. Even if you say that, I still won't accept the demon inside my body!"
"Then do whatever you want. This is your business. No one else can help you!"
Mira glared at him indignantly!
"I know I'm handsome, but don't stare at me like that. I'll get shy!"
"You taught me Magic. You have to take responsibility for me!"
"I only take responsibility for Naizi. Too bad you don't have any!"
"You bastard, I'll kill you!"
Once the village chief's money arrived, Yun Feiyang immediately left with the three of them.
As they walked, the three kept looking back at the village.
"So we're leaving just like that? Maybe we'll never come back again!"
Having suddenly left the village where they had lived since childhood, the three seemed deeply dejected.
"Well~ leaving this way isn't so bad. At least you can make a clean break. Consider it a farewell to the past. From now on, you and they belong to two different worlds. It might be better if your paths never cross again!"
"You make it sound so easy. You're not the one who's sad!"
"It'll get better once you have a new home!"
A home?
"That's right!"
Lisanna called out loudly, "We'll make a new family from now on, right, brother-in-law?"
Yun Feiyang shuddered all over and nearly fell down!
"Hey, hey, hey~ Don't call me that randomly, okay? When did I become your brother-in-law?"
"So, brother-in-law, are you going to abandon us and refuse to take care of us?"
Yun Feiyang clutched his head in pain. This little girl looked adorable, but she was even harder to deal with than Mira!
"Lisanna, don't talk nonsense. If I had a man like him, I'd strangle him to death!"
"Hehe, keep dreaming!"
Seeing the two about to start arguing again, Lisanna hurriedly took out a Scepter. "Brother-in-law, do you want this?"
"Huh? This is Douglas's Light Scepter."
"That's right, I picked it up!"
"Nice one, Lisanna. This Scepter is an Advanced Magic weapon. It should be worth at least several million!"
The three were shocked. "It's worth that much?"
"It's not about the money. The important thing is that no one would sell something this good. They'd all keep it for themselves."
"Really? Then give it to you, brother-in-law!"
"I don't need it. Keep it for your own protection!"
The main issue was that their attributes didn't match!
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