A Luo's first customer at the hostess bar was a blond boy with emerald-green eyes.
The boy wore a pale purple training outfit and a sunny smile on his baby face. His solid, well-built body made quite a contrast with that youthful face.
"You look like you're new to this line of work, miss! Hello, I'm Shalnark."
A Luo: "..."
What kind of rotten luck was this?
How had she managed to run into Shalnark just by drinking with a customer?
Besides, how old was Shalnark at this point? Visiting places like this at such a young age-he really was the Phantom Troupe's resident know-it-all, with experience in everything!
But then she thought of Feitan, who had just stormed off in anger.
A Luo couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Honestly, if Shalnark had seen Feitan show up at a hostess bar dressed like that, who knew how many years he would spend teasing him about it?
According to Shalnark, he had been planning to leave Meteor City and explore the outside world.
He had only stayed to gather information after seeing a bounty the hired thugs had posted for one of his companions.
A Luo forced a couple of laughs.
"Heh, so that's how it is!"
Shalnark kept his eyes fixed on hers.
"What an unfortunate coincidence! The other person whose bounty was posted alongside my companion's looks exactly like you, miss."
A Luo: "..."
Fine!
She had known there couldn't be that many coincidences in this world!
Knowing she couldn't fool Shalnark, she gave up trying.
After work, A Luo collected her meager wages and took Shalnark back to the temporary home she shared with Feitan.
It was an unfinished building on the verge of collapse.
Even a place like this cost them five hundred Jenny a day