Chapter 57: Showdown
The journey back was much smoother, and Oriana found another path to the surface in the vault, which seemed to be an emergency escape route, so the group didn't encounter any traps.
Although Tali was unhappy with Leach's cold attitude towards Oriana along the way, she did not budge until she returned to Ambreiralic.
Because he had that experience once when he was a child, Leach was very sensitive to it. However, everything was just his own speculation, and he didn't say it, nor did he ask others to follow him, so Tali was kept in the dark, and only Saya guessed some, but it was not clear.
Lena, who was the only one who should know what Leach was thinking, was caught all her attention by the black pearl she got from the lab along the way, and she didn't notice anything unusual in the team.
In an eerie atmosphere, the group came to Liliet's side.
After handing over, stamping, settling, and completing the necessary formalities mechanically, Leach just wanted to leave with the three daughters, but was stopped by Oriana.
"Please wait a minute, I have another commission here, and I want to trouble you again. ”
Tali was still quite reluctant to give up on Oriana, and immediately became happy when she heard this.
Leach immediately refused, and his tone was very stiff: "I'm sorry, we're a little tired, and we don't want to accept a new commission for the time being, please ask for another high-mindedness." ”
"Don't be too busy refusing yet, Brother Leach, listen to Sister Anna's commission, and I don't feel tired. Tully still wanted to spend more time with Oriana.
Regardless of Leach's ugly face, Orianna continued: "This commission is very simple, next, I will go to the Empire, I hope you can send me to the border towns of the Empire, and the reward for the commission is still 200,000 Baileys. ”
"What's the danger this time? My life isn't that hard to withstand. Hearing such a high reward again, Leach had a feeling of "being bitten by a snake once", and frowned.
"Don't worry, there won't be any accidents this time, it's just a simple sending me to the border, that's all. It's up to you to set the route, after all, you know this place better than I do. ”
"A simple escort can't use so much pay, what do you want to do?" Hearing such generous conditions, Leach became more and more vigilant, and at the same time, his hostility towards Oriana became more obvious, and the title was directly changed to "you".
"You are very rude like this, Alas, Sister Anna has said it so clearly, what else is there to worry about?"
"That's it, young master, it's so wrong for you to be like this, so much money, don't take it for nothing!" Hearing that there was money to be made again, Lena also joined the team that accused Leach of not being it.
"You're right, Hoffman, how can you refuse a client's commission? Don't forget, you promised me to help me win the game. Liliel was also unwilling to be lonely, and although it was obvious that Leach was very resistant to Oriana, she still prioritized her gamble with Erin, "Besides, I don't think you're tired now!"
Leach thought for a moment, although he was indeed short of money now, but in the end, he still had the upper hand on Oriana's wariness, and planned to turn down the commission, but before he could speak, Lina, who fell into the eyes of money, had already agreed.
Liliel hit it off with her, ignoring Leach, the titular leader, and pulled Orianna to sign the power of attorney.
Holding the brand-new power of attorney, Leach wanted to cry without tears, and for the first time felt that he had failed too much as the head of the regiment.
No matter how reluctant Leach was, now that the power of attorney had been signed, he was forced to take on the task.
With the idea of sending Oriana, the plague god away, and making it quieter earlier, Leach decided to set off that day. Before leaving, Leach made a special trip to the City Lord's Mansion and asked Wright if he knew Oriana. Now Leach is a little nervous, and he has begun to suspect that she is an impostor.
The answer he received from Wright made Leach both relieved and heartbroken.
Oriana is indeed a person, and Wright has met her before, and through Leach's description, it is determined that it is her, and the possibility that she is an impostor is ruled out.
But Wright's next words made Leach entangled: "That person...... Little Leach, you'd better stay away from her. How to say it, that person is very dangerous, if you don't have anything to do with her, try to keep your distance. As for the commission you mentioned, just rest assured to do it, it will be fine, it's a fool not to make money, anyway, she is leaving, since she wants to be the wronged boss before leaving, let her be a good one. ”
Because he had been commissioned to deliver letters to the border, Leach was quite familiar with the road and knew where there were dangers and where there were shortcuts.
Taking advantage of the rest on the way, Leach found Oriana alone, and he felt that it was better to make some words clearer.
"Miss Oriana, you deliberately left us there in the lab, right?"
Leach's straightforwardness made Oriana stunned for a moment, but reacted in an instant: "That's right, you should have seen my smile at that time, right?"
"You!" Leach thought about Oriana's possible reactions, perhaps surprised, perhaps aggrieved, or angry, but what she didn't expect was that she would admit it so generously, as if it were just a trivial matter.
Holding back his anger, Leach continued to ask, "Then you know that there is danger in the lab?"
"Yes, I know. Oriana was still very calm, "However, Mr. Captain, you seem to have mistaken something. Before you accepted the commission, I said that the last commission would encounter things like puppets and that I needed you to help me contain them, and you agreed. In that case, was there anything wrong with what I was doing? At that time, I was just asking you to do what you were supposed to do. Besides, weren't you all safe and sound in the end, I'm curious, why do you keep holding on to me, Mr. Commander?"
"I ......" Leach was asked in a momentary manner.
Indeed, as Oriana said, everything she did was within the scope of the commission, but it was only because of some of Leach's own experiences that he could not let go. may be because she had a good impression of Orianna before, but after being "betrayed", Leach couldn't forgive her.
"Well, you're right!" Leach changed the subject, "but I want you to stay away from my members, especially Tali, she's a child, and I don't want you to hurt her." ”
"I like Tali too, don't worry, I won't hurt her. ”
"That's a nice point!" Leach scoffed, "Throw her in front of the alchemy creatures, is that how you like people?"
"You should know that the alchemy creature is no threat to Tali, and she has no fighting spirit in her. ”
"Sure enough, you designed everything!" Leach was furious, "no wonder the pay is so good, it was used to buy our lives! No wonder you found Lilier, because in her place, there are usually some people who are relatively unsatisfactory, and even if they die, it is not a big deal, right?"
"If you have to think so, it should be like that. Oriana shook her head indifferently, "Anyway, I'm sure that you won't have to worry about your lives, whether you believe it or not, I have no obligation to explain it to you." As for why I found Liliet, I explained it when you accepted the commission, and if you don't believe it, I can't help it. ”