The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

"Then why are you complaining about me?" Yi Bingru pouted in dissatisfaction.

"......This can only be said to be a momentary impulsiveness. After all, from my point of view, I was completely unprovoked at the time." Lin Qiao coughed lightly and began to make excuses for herself.

"Not only was my home demolished for no apparent reason, but as a weak, helpless and pitiful ordinary citizen, I was so scared that I couldn't sleep at night when I thought about someone... no, a ghoul dying in it. I even had nightmares for several days in a row."

"So you can understand my pain?"

This is a lie.

In fact, if you really count them, at least half of them are made up, such as the point about not being able to sleep at night -

What a joke, he never sleeps at night, what a nightmare!

But Yi Bing believed it.

"...But, but this is not entirely my fault..." she retorted weakly.

"I know." Lin Qiao said.

"The situation was beyond our control. To be able to do this shows that you are good enough."

If he hadn't chased me and insisted on chopping me, I wouldn't have been so angry as to do something that would get me scolded.

Lin Qiao secretly added in his heart that, essentially, he had no hatred towards Yi Bingru. Even though the other party had demolished his house, at most he would just have a little resentment... just a little bit.

And this resentment completely disappeared with the passage of time and the huge sum of money he had just received from the Yamashita Group.

Now that I think about it, it would be too much to put the blame on her for this matter.

After all, the other party was risking his life in fighting against ghouls, and his own behavior was no different from those unruly people in the movies who had nothing to do after eating and who even cursed others after being rescued.

In comparison, the ghoul that ran out from some unknown corner is more hateful...plus the CCG bastards who were responsible for the subsequent compensation but were reluctant to do so!

The versatile red bean paste Smithers, the unrivaled craftsmanship.

You really don't want to compensate me with anything except the gift of apology, right?

Shaking his head to get rid of the messy thoughts in his mind, Lin Qiao looked at Yi Bingru with ease.

"Anyway, we still have to look forward. Besides, we didn't have any deep hatred before, so let the past be the past. Look, I have already forgiven myself."

"...No matter how you look at it, this kind of thing should be about getting forgiveness from others, right?"

"It's the same, in the end everyone has been forgiven, it's a win-win situation, we all have a bright future, isn't that great?"

"is that so....."

Looking at the man in front of him, Yi Bingru wanted to accuse him of sophistry, but for a moment he didn't know where to start.

Ignoring the pink-haired girl with a confused look on her face, Lin Qiao pointed to the shelf next to her.

"By the way, you wanted some pineapple buns before, right? There are still quite a few left here. Although I'm not a store clerk, I'll treat it as a special service this time, just as an apology."

"Are all of them for me?"

If this were an anime, Yi Bingru's eyes would definitely be twinkling with stars at this moment.

Although she might never be able to eat the desserts here again after Mitsui Emi left, the opportunity to eat them all in one go now made up for this regret to a certain extent.

In her eyes, Lin Qiao's image also jumped from an ungrateful, trouble-making, and rude person to a considerate and good brother next door.

but.....

"To be precise, the only free service is the store clerk service."

"Eh?" She tilted her head cutely, "So?"

"The items themselves still have to be charged. Oh, and considering that it's out of print, it shouldn't be too much to increase the price five or six times, right?"

“…”

Chapter 11 Thoughts on the Future

Well, charging fees is actually nonsense.

Although the reason for their acquaintance was not a very pleasant one, it was not a deep hatred after all.

Instead of being stingy and concerned about every penny, it is better to give it as a favor and make friends.

After all, he is not Mr. Krabs from Bikini Bottom. Money is enough as long as he has enough to spend. Too much is of no value. Even if he can take it out of this world, it will be nothing but waste that is not even as good as toilet paper.

Putting down the mop in her hand, Lin Qiao took a deep breath. After some cleaning, the store looked much more spacious than before.

The shelves that take up a larger area are arranged in an orderly manner, and some things that are of little use or never used are thrown into the storage room. At first glance, there is an illusion that it is much larger than it actually is.

The only problem is that the location is not very good. Compared with the real prime location, it is at best bronze.

“The location of this store seems difficult to rent out…”

"Thank you so much for reminding me!"

He glared at Yi Bingru, who then stuck out his tongue with a smile, trying to get away with it.

Successfully blended in.

But looking at Yi Bingru who was stuffing food into his mouth like a hamster, Lin Qiao felt a little uncomfortable.

How should I put it? This woman doesn't consider herself an outsider to some extent.

"Mr. Ishimori, what's the matter with you for looking at me?"

Perhaps because his gaze was too direct, Yi Bingru felt a little embarrassed.

Because she was wearing thick clothes, she sat under the air outlet of the air conditioner. From time to time, her pink hair fluttered in the cold wind from the air conditioner.

It was obvious that she did not have a clear understanding of her current situation.

".....It's okay if you want to talk about it, but is it really okay for you to do this?"

"?"

Yi Bingru wiped the corner of his mouth and looked at Lin Qiao in confusion.

"CCG should still be working at this time, right?"

Is it really okay for you to slack off so openly?

"Well, that's right. Everyone in the bureau should be still busy." Yi Bingru nodded in affirmation as if he didn't hear Lin Qiao's subtext.

"So?" He raised an eyebrow.

"The work of an investigator is really hard. I have to run around every day and have endless meetings..."

As if a strange switch had been turned on, Yi Bingru started to complain about the heavy workload, the lack of manpower, and the seniors in the bureau being more terrible than each other.

"Hearing what you said, CCG is indeed not easy."

996 when nothing goes wrong, 007 when something goes wrong, and getting off work on time is just like the pie in the sky drawn by unscrupulous company bosses.

"That's what I said. Luckily I'm on vacation recently. Yesterday I heard from a senior in the bureau that they have been working overtime until late at night these days, and they even have dark circles under their eyes."

Happiness requires comparison. Compared with her hard-working colleagues who have to work overtime all night, she is very happy now.

Lin Qiao's mood was inexplicably subtle. Ah, how should I put it? Fortunately, when he came to this world, he did not choose the identity of an investigator. Otherwise, he would have nothing to do and would have been dragged to death by overtime work.

Of course, compared to the CCG's blessing situation, he cared more about another word that Yi Bing said.

"Leave? Logically speaking, CCG shouldn't be able to approve it for you at this time, right?"

We are already short of manpower, and it is even more impossible to let people go out and slack off during such a tense period.

"Eh? Is...is that so?"

"Don't answer a question with a question. You should be the one answering me about this, right?"

"Oh~, it seems to be true..."

Seemingly agreeing with Lin Qiao's words, Yi Bing nodded belatedly.

"But I'm an injured soldier, so it should be okay if I'm on sick leave, right? No one has informed me to go back or anything..."

Wounded?

Is there any wounded soldier as energetic as you?

Lin Qiao paused what she was doing and looked at her with some surprise.

But just as the girl said, although there was nothing wrong at first glance, if you look closely, you can vaguely see the bandage wrapped under the girl's sleeves. It seems that the injury this guy suffered before has not healed completely...

That’s not right. Since your injury hasn’t healed, how did you get out?

Did the doctor just agree to discharge you?

Slowly, an answer that seemed impossible rationally, but became more and more likely emotionally the more he thought about it, appeared in his mind.

"Although I already expected it, I'm still going to ask....You didn't sneak out of the hospital, did you?"

Lin Qiao asked hesitantly, but then Yi Bingru reacted like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and jumped up from the sofa.

"No! Although the doctor disagrees with my discharge and the nurse told me to rest in bed, I have indeed recovered. I would have no problem jumping from the third floor."

"....Because the ward is on the third floor?"

"It does not matter!"

"Are you a child who is afraid of seeing a doctor? No matter from which angle you look at it, you clearly ran away secretly!"

"Mr. Ishimori, if a person knows too much, he will encounter ghouls when walking at night, and then be cut into eight pieces by the passing investigators~"

Yi Bingru narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying something creepy.

".....Okay, just pretend I never said anything."

What's that saying? Don't try to reason with a woman?

In short, having this guy as your boss will definitely help prevent diseases such as low blood pressure.

But on the other hand, considering how out of line this guy is, it's not too surprising that he would do such a thing...or rather, it's expected?

Gradually, the pile of food on the table disappeared, and Yi Bingru leaned back on the sofa contentedly.

"But Miss Casualty, since you've eaten and drank enough, the rest time should be over. How about you just go back to the hospital and lie down? I'd like to state in advance that I won't cover you here."

“Eh~~~~~ How can this be possible!?”

"It's useless even if you look at me like that. Do you really think everyone has nothing to do every day like me?"

Having said this, Lin Qiao turned off the air conditioner with a click, put his hands on the other person's shoulders, turned her in a direction, and pushed her towards the door step by step.

Living in Tokyo, an international metropolis, it is impossible to just lie down and do nothing, whether you work hard voluntarily or are swept up by the environment....Those who have mines at home cannot just lie down, unless you want your parents to open a small account.

"But you look so free... Well, come to think of it, I don't know what Mr. Ishimori does exactly."

Yi Bingru muttered to himself.

She was pushed forward by Lin Qiao, with her legs straight against the ground. She looked like a child who had a quarrel with her parents and didn't want to go to school.

"As for me... I just graduated from college, but I don't have a job yet. As for the future..."

Lin Qiao thought about this question seriously. He had never thought about this before as he had always been living a life of mediocrity.

First of all, it is impossible to go to work, not even in this life. Only a devil would choose to be a social beast when the examples of Yi Bingru's miserable colleagues are in front of him.

"Well, maybe I'll open a coffee shop, or a beauty salon...if this shop can't be rented out and I'm in the mood for it."

"Eh? A coffee shop? A beauty salon? I never thought Mr. Ishimori would have such an idea."

The first one is more or less understandable, but the second one is...are you serious? You are a grown man opening a beauty salon?

"Yes, yes. Even I have never thought about it before, so I beg you to stop blocking the door."

Lin Qiao pushed Yi Bingru out of the store and pulled down the rolling shutter.

Brush la la.....

As the rolling shutter door fell, a stream of heat hit the tightly wrapped female investigator. The obvious temperature difference between indoors and outdoors made her feel unwell in an instant.

"So hot....."

"Young people should not always think about using air conditioning, which is bad for your health. Come and experience more natural wind!"

Lin Qiao, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, patted Yi Bingru, who was wearing a CCG windbreaker uniform next to her.

.......