Brother-in-law, We Are Family Now

"Easy, easy! My old bones can't take your rough handling!"

"Tch, is this how you, as the village chief, set an example?"

Glancing at Mira, who was standing to the side, the village chief said helplessly, "You can't blame them entirely. Everyone is terrified. After all, Mirajane is in this state right now..."

"Fine, I won't argue with you about that. Regardless, I'm taking Mira and the others with me."

"Is that so? I'm in your debt, Mage!"

"Don't get happy just yet!"

Yun Feiyang rubbed his fingers together. "Now, let's talk about the reward!"

"Cough, cough... I will provide the one million J in full!"

"One million?"

Yun Feiyang slammed the table in anger. "Are you still dreaming? You have the nerve to offer only one million?"

The village chief said helplessly, "Then how much do you want?"

"It's not about what I want, it's about what is owed!"

Yun Feiyang chuckled. "That is Satan, the Demon King of Hell. This has already exceeded the level of a Hundred-Year Mission. If I count it as a Hundred-Year Mission, is one hundred million really too much to ask?"

"How much?! (voice cracking)"

This time, it was the village chief's turn to slam the table. "Why don't you just go rob someone? Where am I supposed to find that much money for you?"

"No, no, no. I am a man of principle. I don't do things like robbery!"

"You... anyway, I don't have the money. If you want my life, take it! Do whatever you want!"

"What would I want with your old life? I saved all of you. Doesn't that count for at least one hundred million?"

Yun Feiyang pointed at Mira. "Look at her current state. I have to take care of her, and it's a two-for-one deal. Don't you think that costs money?"

Mira was furious. "Are you even human? I'm already in such a miserable state, and you're still using me as a joke!"

"Shut up, stay over there!"

"They are your villagers, after all. Doesn't your conscience hurt, heartlessly driving them away like this? Isn't it only right to provide some compensation? Is this how you bully orphans?"

Lisanna nodded in agreement, while Mira rolled her eyes wildly.

Looking at the three youngsters, the village chief's heart softened.

"Fine, you win. But I really don't have that much money. At most, I can pay you the rate for an S-Class mission."

"What? Are you trying to brush me off like a beggar? A mere 9,999,999.999... how is that enough?"

The village chief's mouth twitched. The S-Class cap is ten million, and you aren't willing to lose even a single cent!

"Don't you go too far. You say he's a Demon King, so he's a Demon King? Is a Demon King really this weak? It must be a fake; otherwise, how could you have taken him down?"

The village chief said with composure, "You aren't even an S-Class Mage. I'm already giving you plenty of face by paying you at the S-Class rate for someone you managed to defeat!"

"Yo-ho~ you old geezer, I didn't realize you were so cunning!"

"What cunning? I call this being shrewd and calculating!"

"Fine, you win. Let's compromise; count it as a Ten-Year Mission."

"That I can do, but it cannot be 99,999,999.999..."

"Fine, have it your way. Then 99,999,998.999..."

"You bastard, is there even a difference?"

And so, the two began to argue once more. The scene was filled with flying spit and intense emotion, leaving Mira and the others with dark lines across their foreheads.

"Forget it, forget it. I'll make another concession. Let's compromise at fifty million!"

"No, I can't afford that!"

"Old man, don't be ungrateful! Even though the church was destroyed, the ruins must still contain the wealth Douglas scraped together his entire life. What's wrong with me wanting a bit of that money?"

"Oh? If that's the case, why don't you go look for it yourself?"

"Tch, what would I want with that ill-gotten wealth? I only take what I deserve!"

The village chief nodded in appreciation. "Your character is rare indeed! Fine, fifty million it is. I'll have it sent over later!"

"Deal!"

Phew~ finally settled. That wasn't easy!

Fifty million converted to RMB is only about 2.5 million. Compared to the difficulty of this mission, it really isn't much!

"Now you all can go pack up!"

Elfman and Lisanna headed to their rooms, while Mira sat down across from Yun Feiyang.

"Money-grubber!"

"You don't want money? If you've got the guts, don't ask me for any!"

"I'm not going to argue 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 don't care if I lose my magic!"

"There's no way. Magic isn't something you can just take or discard whenever you please! Besides, this isn't a major problem at all. You're just unfamiliar with magic right now; give it a few days to adapt, and you'll be able to retract this arm at will."

"I don't want to! I don't want to become a demon, even if it's just hidden away!"

"Then you can forget about ever retracting it, because deep down, you don't accept it!"

Yun Feiyang stared at Mira sternly. "Magic is the manifestation of one's conviction. If you harbor doubts about it, it won't respond to you, and your path of magic will never progress."

"Accept it. It is already a part of your body!"

"I won't! Even if you say that, I will never accept the demon inside me!"

"Suit yourself. This is your business; no one else can help you!"

Mira glared at him, pouting!

"I know I'm handsome, but don't stare at me like that. You'll make me shy!"

"You're the one who taught me magic, so you have to take responsibility for me!"

"I only take responsibility for breasts, and unfortunately, you don't have any!"

"You jerk, I'm going to kill you!"

Once the village chief delivered the money, Yun Feiyang immediately took the three of them and left.

As the three of them walked, they kept looking back at the village.

"Are we just leaving like this? We might never come back again!"

Suddenly leaving the village where they had grown up, the three of them looked very dejected.

"Well~ leaving in this way isn't so bad. At the very least, you can make a clean break. Just treat it as saying goodbye to the past. After all, from now on, you and they are people of two different worlds; it's better if your paths don't cross again!"

"You say it so easily, it's not like you're the one who's sad!"

"It will get better once you have a new home!"

A home, huh?

"Right!"

Lisanna shouted, "We'll form a new family in the future, right? Brother-in-law!"

Yun Feiyang shuddered, nearly falling over!

"Hey, hey, hey~ can you stop calling me that? When did I ever become your brother-in-law?"

"So, brother-in-law, are you planning to ignore us and abandon us?"

Yun Feiyang clutched his head in agony. This loli looked adorable, but she was even harder to deal with than Mira!

"Lisanna, don't talk nonsense. If I had a man like that, I would definitely strangle him!"

"Heh, keep dreaming!"

Seeing the two of them about to start arguing again, Lisanna quickly pulled out a scepter. "Brother-in-law, do you want this?"

"Huh? Isn't that Douglas's Light Scepter?"

"That's right, I picked it up!"

"Not bad, Lisanna. This scepter is a high-grade magic weapon; it's worth at least a few million!"

The three of them were surprised. "It's worth that much?"

"It's not about the money. The point is that no one would sell such a good item; they'd keep it for themselves."

"Is that so? Then here, brother-in-law, you take it!"

"I don't need it. You keep it to protect yourself!"

The main thing was that the attributes didn't match!