This was Jia Xiu's first time receiving such high treatment. He was too used to being worked like a mule.
Someone had specifically been assigned to pretend to be him and face the risk of being hunted by the demons.
Honestly, he felt a little guilty about it.
He was not the sort of person who could enjoy others' efforts without a care in the world.
Maybe it was because he was too used to being worked like a mule.
Mules empathized with mules.
Still, he could understand it. Their job was probably the magical world's version of bodyguards. This was what they did.
Compared to bodyguards who had to take bullets for their targets, their method was more direct: they simply became the target.
Wait, no.
They?
Jia Xiu suddenly recalled the wording Nico had used earlier.
"So, the ones responsible for pretending to be me aren't just one person?"
Nico immediately replied, "Of course not. This job is exhausting. You have to stay highly alert at all times and be ready for a possible attack at any moment. No one can stay focused forever, so there are four shifts responsible for serving as decoy targets, six hours per shift."
Four shifts.
So he was now the one in that "four protecting one" arrangement.
Jia Xiu suddenly felt even more pressure. Even in games, he did not like being the one being protected.
He liked being carried, playing with no pressure at all.
However, Nico continued, "There are two teams rotating in total. This job is stressful too, after all. Each team works one day and rests one day to recover, so you don't need to feel burdened. This is actually a pretty good job, and quite sought after. The Association has always offered decent benefits."
Well, apparently it