Itsuka Shiori: My Target Has a Partner?!

Huihui, surrounded by everyone, could not understand how they felt.

—She just thought Russell looked incredibly handsome with that Demon Lord-like aura.

But being handsome didn't put food on the table...

Watching more and more people gather around her, she felt the terrifying sensation of money continuously draining away.

"...Do you have this world's currency to pay for these services?"

She contacted Russell through the chat group.

Actually, she had felt from the beginning that something was off.

—Wasn't this Russell's first time in this world?

Even if he was absurdly rich in other worlds,

that didn't change the fact that he was dirt poor in this one.

Being able to treat everyone to a meal was already bizarre.

So why was he now bringing her and Natsumi to a shopping complex for the full beauty-treatment package?

"I didn't bring any money. The money for our meal just now was stolen from a thief."

The man, now completely in human form, spoke casually.

His clothes had been custom-made by a tailor at Heavenly Fire's request, so naturally, thieves found him an easy target.

However, in terms of thievery, he was clearly no match for Russell, who had been forced by Huihui to learn stealing skills.

Not only had the thief failed to steal anything from Lord Luo,

but Russell had instead emptied all the cash from his body.

Still—

thieves clearly did not have the habit of carrying much money on them.

Thus, even after being thoroughly cleaned out,

the thief had not actually had much money.

"Just now, we ordered enough meat for roughly three men. The little money that thief provided was used up ages ago."

Russell explained his current financial situation.

"Then should we get ready to grab Natsumi and run?"

Huihui was startled.

Then she immediately