Chapter 36: Bounty

"Gua! I've just dried my clothes!"

Aqua, who became wet due to Sato Hikaru, spoke while crying without tears: "Right now, I have no other clothes to change to…"

The initiator of everything, Mr. Sato Hikaru saw this and sighed, suddenly feeling so stupid.

He never thought that, just because of his own principle of not taking a loss and asked Aqua just for an errand.

In the end, this guy, probably to take revenge on him, actually secretly drank the bottle of milk and filled it with water from the ornamental pool for him to drink…

This kind of mischievous act of revenge truly made Sato Hikaru confused whether it was just a childish act or some kind of revenge. This truly dumbfounded Sato Hikaru and made him unable to be serious with her.

"Nevermind, I know what you are thinking, isn't just wanting the bounty for that griffon."

Looking at the guilty-looking Aqua, whose thoughts had been exposed, Sato Hikaru forced out a smile.

"Although that griffon was killed by me, but frankly speaking, you were the one who attracted it, so one third of the bounty for this task will be given to you."

"Really!? Hooray!"

Hearing that she would have a share of the bounty, Aqua, who was still crying without tears because of her wet cloth just now, regained her spirit.

In response, Sato Hikaru nodded with a smile: "Yes, then give me your adventurer card later, I will return it to you together with the bounty later."

Hearing this, Aqua blinked her eyes, suddenly seemed to have realized something, covered her evil smile and said: "I see, it is because you need my adventurer card to be able to get the bounty, right?"

Seeing the change in Aqua's expression, Sato Hikaru suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it."

Aqua came to Sato Hikaru's side and lightly bumped into him with her shoulder, and then showed a rather fake look of distress.

"I ran out of the city so early in the morning to look for the griffon. After it was found, I was chased all over the place by the griffon, 30% of the bounty is too little, right?"

Raising his eyebrow, Sato Hikaru looked at Aqua and said: "Then, how much do you think is suitable?"

Seeing that it was really as she thought, Aqua's eyes flashed and immediately raised her five fingers, thought for a moment then raised another two fingers and said: "I want 80%!"

"Then what do you mean by the seven fingers you showed me? Furthermore, you immediately say 80% in one go, you are truly daring."

Speechless at this mentally retarded show, Sato Hikaru took out his own adventurer card, and showed the record of killing the griffon and spoke.

"Don't forget, your adventurer card only recorded the task, but did not have the important record of subjugating the griffon, and to see whether a task is completed, is done by checking the record."

"Guh…"

Aqua, who received the counterattack, took a step back in panic, then seemed to have recalled something: "Then, then what if I do not cooperate, you do not have the record of taking the task, so you also cannot get the money!"

After speaking, Aqua thought for a moment, in the end still took a step back: "If 80% is not possible, then I want 50%, if not, then forget it."

"Speaking of which, before I left the guild this morning, I purposefully asked Miss Luna."

Facing Aqua's threat, Sato Hikaru still smiled and said: "I asked miss Luna, if I meet a monster with a bounty in the wilderness, but did not take the task, whether I get the bounty when I return, why don't you guess what did miss Luna say."

"Wh, what did she say?"

Aqua, who had felt something was not right, changed her arrogant demeanor and asked carefully.

However, …

Sato Hikaru, looking at her posture, felt that if he said something wrong, this girl would definitely…

Immediately knelt on the ground and cried for forgiveness while hugging his leg!

It should not be possible, right?

Shaking his head and throwing away that thought, Sato Hikaru nonchalantly spread his hand and said; "Miss Luna said, as long as you clearly report back to the guild, you just need to add the task."

After hearing the answer, Aqua was silent for a few moments, and then…

"Lord Sato, I'm sorry, this is little one's adventurer card, please take it."

Seeing Aqua kneeling on the ground while handing her adventurer card with both hands to him, Sato Hikaru pretended not to see, and just walked past Aqua while muttering.

"But it seems that to add the task will require additional operational fees, I hope the operational fee would not cost 80% of the bounty, otherwise, it would be a loss for me."

"Waa…, Lord Sato, please forgive me, I was wrong, please don't abandon me!"

"Alright, alright."

Sato Hikaru, who was prepared for Aqua to cry and pounce on him, twisted his body and dodged, and quickly stopped Aqua from continuing to cry.

Then he smilingly squatted in front of Aqua, and patted Aqua's head and said: "Now, why don't you tell me, how much share do you want?"

"30% is fine!"

"Hai…, let me first go and ask Luna, how much is the operation fee."

"Guh…"

Aqua, who had the situation reversed and was now being threatened, although unwilling, she still held out two fingers: "2, 20% is enough."

"Ahem, as expected, it is not good to bother Luna all the time."

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