Luck is a Charm

Once they were near the entrance of the gate, the guards started pointing their weapons toward Zhen and asked what his motive was.

'Damn, I forgot that this Kuro of mine is a troublemaker and his size is enough to alert the people into thinking we're an attacker. No wonder people continue to stare at us, I thought it was Sara's presence as she is really a beauty.'

Zhen just realized his naive thinking since his mind was completely filled with getting Sara into his embrace.

'Sigh, great now we're probably forced to waste time and explain the situation. I just want to enter the town and go to Sara's inn for food.'

Zhen can already tell what will happen next after this commotion.

As expected, they took 20 minutes, and thanks to Sara explaining, there wasn't any big problem except for the fact that Zhen has to put a collar on Kuro to show he is tamed and not a wild beast.

Zhen reluctantly agreed to do that due to Sara's convincing because Zhen didn't want to put a collar on Kuro even though they bicker, he treats him as a family.

'Who would put a collar on their family member?'

Zhen really wanted to launch some magic attack on the guards but didn't since it would only create more unnecessary trouble.

Kuro also knew his thinking so he was happy inside but Kuro's emotion is too good in hiding from Zhen.

After clarifying the situation, they can now enter the town and Zhen asks Sara to show him where Uncle Davis is because he still needs to sell the Likra for money.

Sara happily showed Zhen the way while introducing everything they passed by and Zhen had to say this aloud.

"This town shouldn't be called a town because it is enough to be called a country. This town is gigantic and advanced too which surprised me as I expected it to be some rural stuff."

Sara only giggles at Zhen's comment while continuing on being a tour guide.

Along the way, many people greeted Sara with a smile, her popularity is high and that's to be expected.

When they reach a butcher shop called Davis Butcher, Zhen can't help but facepalm for such a name that is without any effort.

'But real skills don't need any fancy name so my confidence in his work increases.'

Zhen will never judge a book by its appearance since it could always have a hidden gem.

'This Davis Butcher shop has the size of a convenience store back on Earth and there is magical beast meat hanging around the side with multiple knives on another shelf.'

"Truly a man dedicated to his work and deserves respect."

Zhen said this word until he met Uncle Davis because he doesn't deserve any respect.

'This should be called a black market because this Uncle Davis butcher's skill cost a lot.' Zhen wants to ask if Sara planned this to scam him big time.

Seeing a look of suspension from Zhen, Sara hurriedly explains that Uncle Davis charged people the price corresponding to the magical beast being handled.

Hearing Sara's explanation and her innocent face. Zhen knew she was not collaborating with this Davis Butcher shop.

'Since Likra is a middle rank 3 magical beast, I will get 30 gold which is a lot of money but he dares to charge me 10 gold and complain about the complication to butcher and the work needed.'

Although Zhen does not get agitated easily, he can't help but feel frustrated to be a scam so openly and directly.

'Just from his tone of speech and my many years of experience in reading people, he lies through his teeth.'

Zhen was about to flip out when Sara stopped him and talked about how Uncle Davis uses the money he earned from adventurers to donate 60% of it to the orphans.

'God, even my lovely Sara is taking his side over me and Kuro is staring at me like I'm some heartless person who hates orphans.'

Zhen's face twitches and he'll have no choice but to agree to these exorbitant prices otherwise, his good image on Sara will fall drastically.

'This will be my one and only mistake ever whenever I ask for a butcher or I mind as well learn butchering skills since I have high learning skills.'

Zhen swears to his heart since money is something that he cares about the most.

Sara smiled brightly, Kuro smirked at Zhen, while Zhen had a face looking like a failed plastic surgery when he handed his Likra over to Uncle Davis.

Uncle Davis laughed loudly and said, "Kid, you're lucky because I rarely accept customers to butcher but I help you this time since Sara asked for it."

'This Uncle Davis!!!!'

Zhen yelled loudly in his mind while feeling so injustice.

'He extorted me and now he turns himself as a kind old man helping me reluctantly. God, strike this old man please, I use my luck to strike him.'

Unfortunately, this time, his luck seems to disappear as nothing happens.

Seeing Zhen's depressed expression, Sara leaned on his arm and whispered in his ears, "I will cook for you personally when we get back to the inn so don't feel sad anymore."

Zhen's expression did a 180-degree turn and he happily took this opportunity to hold her hand and said loudly to her.

"Really? You cannot go back on your word otherwise you will turn into a toad."

Sara, despite knowing Zhen took advantage of her, simply smiled and nodded at him.

'Gosh, Uncle Davis extorts me more so I can take more advantages and have more chances for food cooked by Sara.'

Zhen finally realized everything was a ploy from Uncle Davis to bring him closer to Sara's heart.

Uncle Davis who was carrying the Likra which comes out through Sara's spatial ring because it will make a huge scene if Zhen simply uses the technique he did to store it, winked at him.

Zhen took back his word from previously.

'This Uncle Davis is a man of culture and he was helping me to get closer to Sara. Such an awesome man I have ever known.'

Unknown to Zhen was the fact that Uncle Davis didn't know this would happen and simply took this chance to influence Zhen into thinking it was all planned just so he can extort him more in the future.

Since butchering will take a long time, Uncle Davis' assistant gave Zhen 20 gold coins first because he needed money to rent in Sara's inn and enjoy her delicious food.

Right at this time, Zhen forgot something important so he yelled out to Uncle Davis before he entered his working station.

"Uncle Davis, the Likra, I want only the meat while the rest, you help me sell it."

When they were traveling hereafter the gate, Sara explained to him how tasty the meat of Likra is and how the other materials from it are valuable.

The butchering fee was only for that but the other material is still the person's property but most of them will tell the butcher to sell the pieces that they don't want and get the money once everything is done.

With wealth on his hand now, Zhen told Sara to show him the way to her lovely inn while Kuro followed behind and attracted much attention due to it being a unique species that is rarely seen and how it is a high rank 5.

Ignoring the crowd's eye and muttering, Zhen continues to chat with Sara.

"Sara, once Uncle Davis finishes butchering the Likra, you will cook the meat for me right?"

While saying that, Zhen took the opportunity to hold her hand and not miss a single chance of interacting with her body part.

Sara, who tried to shake off his hand, gave up since he wasn't going to let go of this touch so she said with a blush.

"If you pay the correct fee, then I will cook for you."

Zhen didn't know that Sara would rarely cook for others and it was usually for her parents.

While the crowd, mainly the males, is eyeing Zhen as a dead man went into disbelief when they heard Sara's word.

Meanwhile, one person who is hiding in a dark alley was shocked and ran away to someplace, probably going to tell this event to a person who's interested in Sara.

There will be a fight soon but Zhen was too busy flirting and teasing Sara, didn't use his Sense rigorously, and remained ignorant.

Zhen's Sense is unique so he had made it to sense only people who are targeting him with animosity and the person who went to inform someone else is just a nobody.

They didn't have any menace toward him and are just a messenger which reports anything they see.

Therefore, Zhen's ability in his sense could not detect him.

The sense will only alert him when the person that is about to be informed heard this news.

Zhen didn't know that besides Kuro being a troublemaker. He was also a troublemaker that is at least 10 times higher than Kuro.

With time continuing passing, Sara, Kuro, and Zhen finally arrived in front of an inn called Grotto's Inn.