Buying a Villa—Recommendations and Bookmarks Requested

Buying a Villa—Recommendations and Bookmarks Requested

The rich guy's household had more luxury cars than they knew what to do with. The only pity was that Rimuru did not have a driver's license. She had no desire to be invited by the Police to the station for a cup of tea.

If it were nighttime, she could put on Wind God and go for a drive. At worst, she could Mimicry a pair of wings. But during the day, she could only take the subway.

Rimuru's appearance was simply too outstanding, especially that long blue hair. Wherever she went, she drew one hundred percent of the attention.

It inevitably made Rimuru uncomfortable. She felt extremely awkward.

Still, her combat power was off the charts, so she had a sense of security.

Along the way, a suited and tie-wearing man even came up to strike up a conversation. He claimed to be a Talent Scout from some Hollywood agency, said he had taken a liking to her beautiful face and believed she had great potential to become a star, and wanted to invite her to join the company so they could turn her into a major celebrity.

Rimuru could only sneer. Did he really take her for some ignorant young girl?

Who even used Talent Scouts these days?

Even if there were any, there was a ninety percent chance they were colleagues from Japanese Red Light Entertainment.

After the Talent Scout came all sorts of other people trying to chat her up.

In short, by the end of that subway ride, Rimuru was close to losing it.

What was she supposed to do about being too cute?

This ride was rather long. They passed more than a dozen stations, and as people came and went, Rimuru gradually sensed that something was off.

There were simply too many suited "Men in Black." More strangely, their gazes kept drifting onto her, seemingly by accident.

Unlike the curious looks from before, these people's gazes were highly aggressive, though they concealed it well.

But to Rimuru, they stood out like bright lights.

Especially after she spotted that guy with the tragic Hairline, Rimuru immediately understood who these people were.

They were actually S.H.I.E.L.D. agents?!

To be honest, Rimuru was a little stunned.

In Marvel, S.H.I.E.L.D. was an organization one could not avoid, and Rimuru had long been mentally prepared for it.

What stunned her was that S.H.I.E.L.D. had come knocking before she had even started causing trouble.

Was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance really that powerful? If a Black guy went missing in Africa, would S.H.I.E.L.D. know about it too?

However, Rimuru quickly figured it out.

She had most likely been implicated by Tony Stark. Stark Industries had practically been infiltrated by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents like a sieve.

But even so, Iron Monger and Mark had already started brawling in the streets, while Coulson was still investigating how Tony had escaped from the Terrorists.

S.H.I.E.L.D.—or rather, Hydra—was nothing special after all!

Compared with S.H.I.E.L.D., Rimuru was more inclined toward cooperation, but she would not accept recruitment.

As for now, she would make a scene. The bigger the scene, the more bargaining chips she might have when negotiating with Nick Fury later.

Just look at Thor. After displaying incomparable strength, his little brother had stirred up chaos on Earth and even led the Chitauri army in an invasion.

How did S.H.I.E.L.D. handle it in the end?

They simply let Thor take Loki back to Asgard, along with the Tesseract that had originally belonged to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Using all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s resources to win Asgard's favor... Ahem, ahem!

So, strength was important. Very, very important.

Paralysis Breath...

Rimuru silently released paralyzing gas. The train car was an enclosed space, so the effect was absurdly good.

A few seconds later.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The sounds of bodies hitting the floor rang out one after another. Even Level 8 agent Coulson's vision went black, and he collapsed straight to the ground, enjoying an intimate encounter with the subway floor...

Looking at the agents lying in a neat row across the floor, Rimuru clicked her tongue in wonder.

Agents! Honestly, this was the first time she had seen living ones!

Then Rimuru took an oil-based marker from her Stomach and began creating art on Coulson's face and head.

Dark circles, little turtles, turtle eggs...

And that was not all. Rimuru kindly moved the agents onto the seats, pairing them off two by two, nestled close together.

The moment they opened their eyes, the first thing they would see was definitely each other's sleeping faces.

As Rimuru stepped out of the subway station, she felt refreshed beyond words.

Not long after Rimuru left, several passengers entered the car. A few seconds later, they began screaming.

WTF!

What an eye-burning sight! They were going to get styes!

Was this the loss of morality, or the distortion of human nature?

It was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury back to frugality. After living in the rich guy's Villa for so many days, Rimuru's standards had been raised without limit.

Besides, she now had some spare cash in her pocket, future dividends from Stark Industries, and income from the Recovery Potion, "Life Goddess's Caress."

Since she had the means, naturally she should treat herself better. It was not as if she were a masochist.

After weighing everything, Rimuru ultimately chose to buy a Villa on Long Island in New York.

There was no other reason. It was far enough from the city!

In the Marvel Universe, New York was the most dangerous city, bar none.

If a Villa worth over a hundred million Dollars got blasted flat by aliens, she would be heartbroken to death.

Long Island was surrounded by the sea on three sides. Though it was called an island, it was actually a peninsula. To the west lay Brooklyn and Queens in New York City, so transportation was still very convenient.

If she bought a Villa on Long Island, she would even be neighbors with Spidey!

Long Island lay in the northern temperate zone and had a temperate maritime climate. The island was covered in forests and was widely recognized as one of the most livable places for humans.

Many wealthy people chose to settle and purchase property here, and the island's various services were exceptionally thorough.

Jenny was the real estate agent Pepper had specifically selected for Rimuru, which showed just how much care Pepper had put into it.

Under Jenny's guidance, Rimuru soon arrived at the island's wealthy Villa district.

From a distance, it was a stretch of lush green forest dotted with clusters of Villas. The residences blended into the environment, giving off a sense of harmony between man and nature.

The car drove along an asphalt road lined with tall palm trees. The seawater was crystal clear and shimmered in the sunlight, creating an atmosphere of tranquility and leisure.

The Villa Jenny introduced to Rimuru was an extremely upscale European-style building. The land alone covered more than a thousand square meters.

It had a garden, lawn, swimming pool—everything one could want.

The moment she approached the Villa, Rimuru was tempted. This place was truly, truly beautiful.

In her previous life, she would not even have dared dream of such a mansion.

The house was enormous, with two floors above and below, all decorated in stone, even carrying a faint castle-like atmosphere.

There were more than twenty rooms alone, along with an art studio, movie screening room, Gym, library, and even an underground wine cellar.

The furnishings were also fully equipped. She could move in with just her luggage.

For Rimuru, the only regret was that the house was too large while she was alone.

Living in such a big house would instead make it feel empty, lonely, and cold.

However, when she saw the workshop, Rimuru was immediately tempted again.

The workshop was enormous. Even compared to Tony's laboratory, it was not much smaller.

If one wanted to do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools. She aspired to create Weapon Girl, so how could the laboratory be too small?

Rimuru immediately made the decision to buy the Villa.

Since Jenny was Pepper's trusted aide, she gave Rimuru a generous internal price: ninety-three million Dollars.

That was equivalent to one-tenth of her current total assets, and Rimuru immediately felt as if her heart were bleeding.

But since she had already decided, she naturally would not regret it.

Still, paying in full was impossible. Of course, she chose installment payments.

After closing such a huge deal, real estate agent Jenny's face blossomed with joy.

With Jenny handling everything personally, the chef, gardener, cleaners, security guards, and all sorts of staff were arranged by her.

It had to be said, as long as one had money, life could be as comfortable as one pleased.