Chapter 4 Money is more important than love
The black rose was flicked by her slender fingers, "Can't you change into other colors?" β
As if she could understand, the flower bone actually nodded, and turned into the most common red rose in the flower shop.
Looking left and right to find a place to put roses, the cheapest rental house turned out to be nothing but a couch he had pulled back from the recycling bin, and several twisted hangers with clothes he had scavenged from the old clothes recycling bin. Seeing that she was about to be pinned to a hanger, the rose trembled, turned into a transparent and slender glass bottle, and held herself in it.
"You can really change anything."
Downgraded Zero casually placed Emma, the demon of freedom, next to the foot of the couch. Out of his sight, Emma rolled her eyes like two small beans. He pulled out a worn-out suitcase from under the couch where cotton was exposed in several places, and there was no dust on it, and it was evident that he wiped it frequently.
Gu Zero didn't open the suitcase, but raised one hand and weighed it a few times, and just as he was looking at the suitcase in a daze, a rough knock on the door woke him up.
In fact, the person who slammed the door was not rude, and he couldn't hold the door and staggered as if it was about to fall, and it made a toothless sound when he patted it, which really made people doubtful, and the door was still not there if he tried harder.
"It's coming!"
Dropping Gu Zero pushed the suitcase back under the sofa, twisted the doorknob that made people doubt its sturdiness, and pulled the door openβa lone brick lamp shone on the person outside the door, leaving a large shadow. I saw them raise their arms - two suits in a plastic bag, properly placed.
"Master Machima, let's send your uniform, please gather tomorrow before 8 o'clock in the morning before the Ministry of Public Security's Demon 3 class."
"Oh yes, I'm already a demon hunter."
Gu Zero took the clothes and ignored the strange looks of the men in suits outside the door. It's strange because they don't have any expression on their faces, not expressions that are too lazy to make expressions. When anyone thinks they are expressionless, they actually have micro-expressions on it, such as the lower lip, which is the residual trace of everyday expressions. But the faces of these men do not even have the slightest trace of life, nor do they have any traces of life in their eyes, and the eyes only exist as organs of seeing, just like the puppets controlled by Machima.
It's someone who is dominated by Machima. But Gu Gu Zero didn't care much about these things, just said "Got it." He closed the door, ignoring whether the person outside the door had left or not.
Tomorrow he will report to the Ministry of Public Security. Machima tells him that he has signed a contract with the demon and that he must become a demon hunter, otherwise it is illegal.
Descending Gu Zero remembered that there were folk demon hunters, but when he asked Machima about the salary of the demon hunters who belonged to the Ministry of Public Security, he didn't think about it anymore.
That's a lot of money!
Gu Ling took out the suit uniform and looked at it, it felt quite handsome, compared it, it was in line with the body shape, it wouldn't be Ma Qima who told the size to be temporary...... Probably not......
No matter! Gu Ling jumped directly on the sofa and lay down, threw his uniform on the edge of the sofa, and pulled out a sponge that was exposed in one place with one hand, and took out a notebook with a few sparkling words written on it - bank passbook!
As soon as I opened the soft paper, I saw the 00000 ...... on it Gu Ling hissed and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, only he knew why he was paid a high salary, but the place where he lived was the cheapest single room, and there was not even a bathroom. And what to eat...... Drop the ancient zero has been brainstorming in the mind, placing the above 00000...... Converted to how many udon noodles, how many rice balls, and how many convenience store bento boxes at half price.
Only when he thinks about food in front of the bank deposit will he feel heartfelt happiness and roll on the sofa with joy!
Emma wrinkled her face at the foot of the couch, looking like a rose that could make micro-expressions, and she began to wonder if the human was sick.
It doesn't matter if you live, it's not important to wear, nothing matters, only food is important. As for Machima's question, uh-huh, Gu Ling thought to himself, he didn't go to a meal at all, and it was important to take a hot bath!
Gu Gu Zero put the passbook back, and pushed it inside, giving Emma a wave of warning and education, not to disturb his little money's sleep, and went out with a small tune.
The tattered door made Emma seriously doubt if it could serve as a door.
It waited for a few minutes, turned into a black eight-clawed spider, crawled around the room silently, crawled in through the cotton peeking out of the hole, came out of another hole, and finally found a tattered suitcase from under the sofa, and when it pried it open, it found ......
The stars sip the deep clouds, under the night, the street exudes a steaming fragrance, all the way to the black are all oden, fried skewers, spicy hot stalls, as well as selling pancakes, egg cakes, piping hot sweet potatoes, the fragrance of food mixed with the smell of people coming and coming, the smell of sweat and sour smoke and the body odor of different people are exuded on the street, forming a stimulating, turbid, heavy taste, the ancient zero took a deep breath, a big sip, the taste of this world deep into the lungs!
He opened his eyes, walked through the colorful crowds and shouting, said hello to a few familiar stall owners, and stopped in front of a "dawn bathhouse".
Touching the annual card in his pocket, a slippery gold card, it cost three months' salary as a patrol member, because it is really irresistible to drop the ancient zero - the steaming paradise of this era - the island country bathhouse!
Take a slow shower, brush your body from top to bottom three times, stay in the sauna until you blush like you're drunk, and then come out to the "Dawn Canteen" on the left for a three-dish and one-soup meal.
The miso soup with shallots wafting with the heat of the soup, a small bowl of soaked sour radish, a plate of pan-fried salted fish, a plate of vegetables of the day, and a free re-beating of white rice.
Feel the heat of the bowl with your hands, warm your chin with the heat it emits, and then open your mouth to take a sip. Put down the miso soup, pick up the sparkling rice in the wooden bowl, sandwich a small piece of sour radish, and swallow it in one bite, the sour taste hitting the tip of the tongue. Stir-fry the green vegetables with peeled garlic and sesame oil, and then use chopsticks to clip a piece of salted fish meat, the outer skin is golden and crispy, and the inner quality is fragrant and tender. Salty! Crisp! Tender! The four flavors exploded on the tip of the tongue, and it was so happy that I couldn't help but drink a sip of soup to calm my mood. Then he stared at the three dishes and one soup, and exhaled deeply.
It's so blissful!
The chopsticks stretched out to the fried salted fish paused for a moment, and Gu Ling remembered that it would be happier if he hadn't had anything to do with Machima.
Hum! Machima, that woman, what do you say, I figured out the meaning of love and then tell her. If you have money, you will have food, but love will not be used for food. I'm not interested in love at all.
Gu Ling took a bite of the flesh on the salted fish.
The woman is really troublesome, thinking of the woman, the ancient zero unconsciously looked around, looking for a red figure, but did not find it.
That's right, the redhead girl only met during normal off-duty hours, and it was already late at night.
"Tianliang Canteen" and "Tianliang Bathhouse" are a pair of in-laws, and the two families together make discounts, and the annual card guests of the bathhouse can enjoy a 7% discount in the canteen!
After eating and drinking, Shi Shiran returned to the rented room, and the first thing he did when he returned to the room was to take out the suitcase under the sofa, weigh it, and put it back. Then he curled up on the couch and fell asleep.
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"How's it going, do you have a clue?"
"Report, no clues found to Chainsaw Man."
A small car stopped outside a dirty street entrance, which was originally a very ordinary street corner, but under the backdrop of a shiny car, it looked like a begging beggar.
Machima let out a sigh of regret and something else that was both unclear. She looked at the brightly lit alley, lowered the window, her nose moved, and she smelled an appetizing smell.
"Is there anything to eat?"
"Yes!"
The subordinate who served as the driver obediently offered the rations he had prepared all night.
Machima took it and looked at it, it was the most common kind of chocolate in convenience stores. Tear open the package and nibble on a small piece, and the silky sweet flavor flows on the taste buds. Eating chocolate, her eyes lit up, she took out a small thing from her pocket, asked her subordinate for a lighter, and under the subordinate's surprised expression, she clicked and lit a cigarette.
Machima pecked at the cigarette and took a deep breath, and couldn't help but cough twice.
"Makima-sama, you didn't smoke before." The usually taciturn subordinate also spoke.
"Ah~ah~" Machima let out a long voice with a lazy tone, she bit her cigarette without being gentle at all, her amber eyes were very bright in the light, "The first time I smoked in my life, it turned out to be chocolate." β