Li Ke and Jinx's New Home

Fugen Tavern. Silco tapped his fingers on his forehead, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.

At that moment, on the second floor of Fugen Tavern, Sevika sat on the sofa with her face covered, her eyes full of dejection and unease. Beneath the rag on her face, even two layers of cloth couldn't hide the overflowing Blue-purple Light, which led Silco to guess that something had likely happened to Sevika.

"So, not only did you fail to bring her back to me, but you ended up getting messed with by her yourself?"

Silco looked up at Sevika and spoke.

"Yes," Sevika replied.

"This shouldn't be. I know Jinx is capable, but her abilities aren't a match for yours yet. Do you understand what I mean?" Silco looked at Sevika. Seeing his gaze, Sevika immediately turned her head away.

She really couldn't face anyone right now.

That detestable brat!

She had drawn all sorts of indelible patterns on her face. There were Little Bears, Little Monkeys, and Pig Noses – all sorts of patterns.

How could Sevika go out and face people with this appearance?

Was she still going to make a living in Zaun?

If Silco hadn't pressed her so urgently, Sevika would have wanted to find a Tattoo Artist first to cover up the patterns on her face.

"It was an accident," Sevika said, opening her mouth.

Silco interrupted her. "An accident?"

"I thought you were different from those people," Silco said to Sevika earnestly. "I thought you wouldn't make excuses, but you've disappointed me now."

Sevika fell silent, then said helplessly, "It wasn't Jinx, it was a child."

"Wait, clarify what you're saying." Hearing Sevika's words, Silco abruptly stood up. "There was someone else with her?"

While disappointed in Sevika, Silco had managed to maintain his composure. But upon hearing what Sevika said, he couldn't sit still.

He walked out from behind the table and approached Sevika.

"Li Ke, a child from Black Alley. You... know him too, don't you?" Sevika said helplessly.

"Li Ke? The black-haired kid who's a bit scared of me?" Silco frowned. "Don't tell me you were messed with by him."

Li Ke?

Silco had almost forgotten that name. If it weren't for the kid's black hair, just like his own, Silco wouldn't have had much of an impression of him.

But... him?

The one who hid behind other children, got scared whenever he saw him, only dared to interact with Vander, and as a child of Zaun, didn't even drink alcohol – he made Sevika look like a fool?

Can you believe this shit?

Silco stared at Sevika, who had her head bowed. The curse was stuck in his throat, itching to be let out.

"It's him. He's changed. He still calls me 'Big Sister,' but that kid isn't afraid of me at all anymore. He, his speed is even faster than the Alchemical Monsters we've modified, and he's incredibly strong," Sevika said, looking up into Silco's eyes.

"I'm not lying. It's all because of Li Ke that Jinx got away."

"Heh, hehe." Silco looked up, covered his face with his hand, then smoothed his hair upwards.

"Get everyone out. Even if it means tearing Zaun apart, you have to find Jinx for me!" Silco shouted.

"Now?"

"Now!"

"But Piltover is watching us. Making a big move now will be troublesome," Sevika said quietly.

"The biggest trouble for me is her not being by my side. Understand?" Silco said, looking down, his tone laced with threat.

Sevika met his gaze and took a deep breath. "I understand."

Sevika stood up and left, her eyes dark and uncertain.

Changed.

Silco was becoming more and more like the person Sevika used to know.

Weak!

"Vi, your plan failed."

"Failed? She'll come back eventually. How is it a failure?"

At a street corner in Black Alley, Vi leaned against a wall with one foot up, hands in her pockets, looking cheekily at the tall woman beside her.

"We've been waiting all day. Also, why did you leave me alone in that kind of place?"

"Huh? I thought you loved that place? I looked for you, but weren't you having a great time chatting with them?" Vi rolled her eyes, showing disdain for Caitlyn's words.

She acted all prim and proper when they went in, but after being surrounded by those girls and having a couple of drinks, her true self came out. Showing off, flirting – tsk, people from Piltover, so two-faced!

"That, that's different!"

"I was there for intel, okay?" Caitlyn retorted.

"Alright, Cop. I don't have time to argue with you. If you're impatient, just go back to your Upper City and be respectable," Vi waved her hand.

Caitlyn stood up straight and looked at Vi seriously. "That's impossible. You came out with me. I said it, I'll only truly give you your freedom once you complete your mission. If you accomplish nothing, then you'll have to come back with me."

Vi glanced at Caitlyn and smiled.

Go back?

Back to Stillwater Prison?

Don't kid me~ Is this cop's brain malfunctioning?

Who the hell wants to go back to that pigsty? Now that she's out, Vi would never go back, no matter what.

But Vi didn't argue with Caitlyn.

At the same time, in Zaun's Mid-level Plaza, two figures, one tall and one short, pushed open a door.

The old house door creaked open, dust scattering and hitting them in the face.

"Cough cough!" Jinx covered her small nose with one hand and waved the other in front of her face.

"Damn it, this dump costs so much money? Li Ke, are you sure he's not ripping us off?" Jinx looked at Li Ke and said loudly.

"This is the Mid-level Plaza, that's the price. He's not ripping us off," Li Ke told Jinx.

The house owner hadn't actually ripped off Li Ke and Jinx. The Mid-level Plaza wasn't like the lower levels. Because people from Piltover occasionally came here to buy things, law enforcement officers would patrol the Mid-level Plaza from time to time to protect those upper-class Piltover citizens.

Because of this, it wasn't as chaotic as the Gutter.

The price of houses was naturally several levels more expensive than in the Gutter.

"Tsk, I thought we'd have a lot of money to spend. Looking at it now, we don't have much left."

"Don't worry, we'll earn money together later," Li Ke said to Jinx.

Jinx always included "us" in her words. If Li Ke only talked about himself, she would look very unhappy.

From this, it could be seen that Jinx had an overly deep obsession with the word "us."

"Earn money? How do you plan to do that?"

"Hmm, find a job here?"

"Then I'm not going! I'm not working for them. Do you want me to be a waitress at a restaurant? I can't do that kind of work," Jinx immediately exclaimed.

"Then we'll do shady business," Li Ke said.

"That's what I'm best at! Tell me, whose stuff are we stealing?" Jinx immediately said, her expression becoming excited.

This was indeed something she was good at, and she also wanted to show off for Li Ke.

She wanted to show Li Ke her usefulness.

"We'll talk about it later. Compared to money, Jinx, what we need to do now is clean up," Li Ke said, rolling up his sleeves and looking at the messy environment.

This house had been uninhabited for a long time. Although the Mid-level Plaza was relatively safe, it was only safe when compared to the Gutter. Furthermore, those with money and power who didn't rely on gangs would live in the Dance Hall, which bordered Piltover, yearning for that life.

As for those without money, they could only live in the Gutter.

Because of this, the Mid-level Plaza didn't have many residents. More often than not, it served as a transit point.

"Me? I have to clean too?"

"Didn't you say Sevika couldn't even clean? Then you definitely can."

"I think you're provoking me," Jinx said, approaching Li Ke with her hands behind her back, fiddling with her braid.

"This is our New Home. We'll be living here for a while, won't we?"

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"Alright, let's clean!" Jinx jumped up, spread her arms and legs wide, and declared loudly.

Home, She liked that word!