69novels Chapter 60 The Boss Who Was Hanged
Chapter 60 The Boss Who Was Hanged
Chapter 60 The Boss Who Was Hanged
Merard was shocked: ⊙ω⊙!
That makes so much sense that she was speechless.
"If I provide you with food and lodging, would you be willing to come with me?"
However, Merard still grasped the key point and asked it directly.
If she could lure Broly away by offering him room and board, she would naturally be willing.
Although she had witnessed the boy's appetite far exceeding that of ordinary people in the past few days, it was not something that ordinary people could afford to raise.
But Merad is no ordinary person. She is an assassin, and the successor to the next leader of the Assassin's Guild. She is willing to take on missions to kill and support her targets.
And this, I suppose, is what is called love.
At that time, he will handle domestic affairs, and she will handle external affairs...
Melard, thinking about the future, looked at Broly expectantly, waiting for the boy's answer.
"It's not about providing food and lodging for me, but for all of us, so that everyone will follow you."
Broly corrected her.
"no problem."
Merard didn't hesitate. All the other people combined didn't eat as much as Broly alone, and she was willing to support Broly, so she didn't mind supporting more people.
Moreover, these children may not necessarily need her to raise them. After observing and getting along with them for the past few days, Esdeath goes without saying, and most of the others are also good candidates to be trained as assassins.
Take Akame and Kurome, for example. These two sisters are top-tier assassin talents. They are flexible and precise when cutting things with a knife.
If I'm not mistaken, the swords in their hands are the ones that were cut in half by the Imperial Arms Murasame and then had their scabbards made again.
Merad had previously heard from the Assassin Society that the Empire was collecting children to train an assassination group.
According to information gleaned from some children after joining the team, these children were likely among the children chosen by the Empire, but apparently escaped the Empire's control because of Broly.
Broly was somewhat surprised by Merard's straightforwardness, but he still asked his friend if he wanted his food and lodging provided.
After receiving the response that everyone just wanted to eat for free, Broly turned to the assassin girl again: "Miss Merard, from today onwards we are your subordinates. Please take good care of us and make sure we eat and drink well."
Melard: "..."
She really wanted to ask these kids if they understood what it meant to be subordinates, but she decided against it.
"As long as I, Merard, have something to eat, everyone will definitely not go hungry."
Let's just treat it as being kept as a sugar daddy/sugar baby.
Melard's speech won the favor of the children.
This even included Akame and Kurome, because both girls clapped.
"No, is it really okay for us to become someone else's subordinates so easily?"
Mine found it very strange.
"She provides room and board."
Akame is a foodie, and she thinks it's pretty good. After all, watching Casandora's maid work doesn't seem like anything difficult.
After our eldest brother leaves, we all need to be self-reliant and have a job that provides room and board, so we don't just sit around and do nothing.
"Esdeath, do you think so too?"
Mine then asked the girl with the long, ice-blue hair.
"I don't care. As long as I have food to eat, a fight to fight, and a place to sleep, that's enough for me."
Esdeath originally intended to join the Empire's army, but now it seems she's going to change course and join the Assassin's Guild, which doesn't seem like a bad idea.
Esdeath and Akame clearly have different views on the work of their subordinates. Akame sees it as the work of a Casanova maid, while Esdeath sees it as the work of an assassin.
The assassin's job is somewhat like hunting, except that the prey is not dangerous species or wild beasts, but real humans.
Esdeath is passionate about hunting and does not reject the act of hunting; strictly speaking, she is quite suited to be an assassin.
Of course, Esdeath still had some reservations about becoming Melard's subordinate, but now that she was Broly's property, she would never object to any of the boy's decisions.
But once Broly leaves this world, this great woman, now living among men, will not remain reclusive and continue her rebellious journey. That is another matter entirely.
Who says that subordinates will always be subordinates? In this world, strength ultimately prevails. It's only natural for a powerful subordinate to turn the tables and bully his master.
"Then I'll take you to my house. My house is very big, it's like a small castle, and it can accommodate everyone."
Melard suggested.
"That won't do. Not everyone in the team will be under your command. There are also people who want to go home. We need to send them back first."
Broly waved his hand and directly rejected Merard's first proposal, showing absolutely no sense of being a competent subordinate.
Well, things have to be done in order of arrival. Even if Melard provides food and lodging, we can't just listen to her completely.
Melard: "..."
"Where are you going?"
Casandora asked the question.
"Bosir City".
Naha replied that Green's house was over there.
"We'll also be passing through the Katish region, where the homes of our other four companions are located, so we'll stop in a nearby town for a while."
Nahashu took out the newly purchased map and pointed to some places on it.
"Bosir City is a western city near the central region of the empire. I've heard that the governor there is tyrannical and extortionate, so it's not a good place."
The assassin society [Orberg] mainly operates in the western border of the empire, so Merard has some understanding of the situation in the major cities of the west.
Some of the lords were enlightened and implemented benevolent policies, while others were tyrannical and oppressive, resorting to any means to amass wealth, making them veritable perpetrators of evil policies.
Of course, this has nothing to do with assassin societies. On the contrary, some perpetrators of evil policies are major clients of assassin societies, able to afford to hire assassins from these societies to kill people.
Moreover, those who implement tyrannical policies often incur resentment from others, so sometimes people who have lost their families pool their money to buy the heads of those who implement such policies.
Assassin societies accept all comers. They might kill their target, only to turn around and kill their employer after receiving payment for a new job from the dying target. They essentially run a business with both sides.
After briefly explaining the situation there, Merard said to some of the children who wanted to go home, "Bosir City and the Katish region are not good places. Rather than going back to suffer, you might as well come home with me."
The children, longing to go home, looked at each other in bewilderment. Green stepped forward and spoke for them: "The slave traders say we were all sold to them by our parents, but we don't believe it. We want to go home and find out the truth. Otherwise, we won't be at peace."
These days, there are many children who are abandoned by their biological parents, but there are probably very few who are able to find their way back and investigate the truth after being abandoned.
Merad didn't really care about this, but since Broly wanted to help the little ones get home, she could only let it go.
To be honest, the boss's job of providing food and lodging is really not prestigious, but since she's the one who's being so attentive, that's just how it is.
However, the only advantage of becoming the boss after this showdown is probably that I can openly ask the boy to do something with me.
Of course, Broly was too young to do anything too outrageous, especially since several other girls were wary of her.
but……
"Broly, let's practice rear-naked choke again."
You can make any requests you have for sparring partners.
Of course, the premise is that you don't clash with Esdeath's sparring partner request.
Broly's powerful rear naked choke was exactly what Melard wanted.
The suffocating yet dangerous pleasure was so intense that she became completely addicted.
"Why is it that when you practice rear-naked chokes, it's always me who does it?"
Broly didn't quite understand.
"I will get back up from where I failed, and I'm going to beat your rear naked choke."
Merard used this as an excuse.
"All right."
Broly actually believed her.
"Hey, don't let the water out, push harder, um, that's it, just like that."
Occasionally choking the boss was part of Broly's job after he became Melard's subordinate.
Of course, Melard would occasionally experience other people's rear naked chokes, but only with other girls in the team.
Mine felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.
Esdeath, on the other hand, actually managed to knock Merad unconscious when she was asked to work.
When Merard woke up, he didn't blame her for being too rough; instead, he gave her a thumbs up.
This is the kind of "sparring partner" effect she wanted.
(End of this chapter)