Don't confiscate my citizenship

Even though the golden color of dusk has long since completely disappeared, the night view of the city-state illuminated by lights still appears as beautiful as before.

Beside the ancient buildings on both sides, pedestrians dressed in various clothes had leisurely smiles on their faces.

A corner of a residential area a few hundred meters away from the city gate.

There was no light except the torches placed by the guards on the walls and the lamps coming from the windows of the residents.

As Ranchi's eyes adjusted to the darkness, he slowly approached his destination.

He could see something crouched under the wall at the corner—a lot of crouched creatures.

A fragile-looking guy shivering from the cold.

Lan Qi continued to walk towards that place, and he could hear the sounds of those lives.

"Meow~meow~"

Stopping, squatting down, he opened the lunch box in his hand.

Just by doing this, the fragrance begins to spread.

When Lan Qi threw the cooked chicken on the ground not far away, kittens gradually began to approach him.

At this moment.

He didn't seem to notice at all that there was a figure sitting against the wall not far across the street. She looked like a homeless person in a slum.

Although this street corner is not a good place, it is lonely and there are only some wild cats.

But there were no other homeless people, and few guards.

Thalia hates humans, so this place makes her feel more comfortable.

No one would have thought that such a girl dressed as a refugee could actually be a former demon princess.

Time passed like this.

Almost all the kittens around were attracted to Ranchi.

Lan Qi watched the cats eating with happiness on his face.

He learned from the housekeeper that Thalia had been sleeping on the streets here for the past two days.

So Lan Qi asked the chef at home to prepare a sufficient amount of special aromatic chicken for him before dinner. Cats can eat it and it tastes more delicious to people.

Then a little later, I deliberately found this place to pretend to feed the cat.

"..."

Although in these few minutes, Lan Qi never looked at Thalia.

But Thalia had already noticed this human who had rashly broken into her "territory" early on.

If he just stayed here honestly, Thalia might treat him like air.

But why would that damn human feed such high-grade meat to wild cats?

Thinking back on her years of eating and sleeping in the open, Talia could only come to the conclusion that even the cats ate better than she did.

Finally, she couldn't help but look towards Lan Qi.

But due to her dignity, she seemed unable to say any words of rebuke for a while.

He could only stare at Lan Qi with a death stare.

But Lan Qi still didn't seem to notice her for a long time.

“Can you feed the cats somewhere else?”

She opened her mouth and said coldly.

Lan Qi raised his head in a daze and looked blankly in the direction where the voice came from. After seeming to roughly understand the situation, he responded calmly:

"I come to this place more often than you."

He was declaring his sovereignty, stating the fact that he often feeds cats here.

Hearing this, Thalia snorted coldly and ignored him.

Because this human being did not lie.

Lan Qi didn't say anything more.

What he just said was indeed true.

As a native of this town, he came to this place more diligently than Thalia.

And Talia had just arrived in this town not long ago, so she naturally wouldn't have seen Lanqi come here to feed the cats in the past few days.

But Thalia is stubborn.

She hated Lan Qi, but she was also unwilling to walk away and give up the place where she had been for two days.

Whoever gives in at this time will look like she has lost.

So she sat in the corner, enduring her hunger while trying to get herself to sleep.

A short while passed like this.

"Can you give me a hand?"

Lan Qi's cold voice sounded in the quiet street.

Thalia raised her head slightly and looked in the direction of Lan Qi to make sure that he was talking to her.

"What?"

Thalia wanted nothing to do with him.

But according to the rules of the human kingdom, since someone asks her for help, she must be rewarded.

She needs all kinds of remuneration now.

"Help me feed the cat and don't let the big cat bully the kitten. I'm sleepy and want to go home and sleep."

After Lan Qi finished speaking, he raised the box in his hand and added,

"The much is yours."

"..."

Thalia was silent.

If it's not a charity, but a deal, she can consider it.

But for the devil, it is extremely important to abide by the rules of the transaction.

It's even a matter of their dignity.

The more noble the devil, the more he would rather die than break the rules of the transaction.

Even if this human doesn't know she is a demon.

But as a member of the demon royal family, even if she really starves herself to death, she will never violate the rules of the transaction and covet even a little more of the kitten's food.

She counted the cats in her mind, making sure she would still be able to eat some chicken at the end.

"make a deal."

Thalia had no problem accepting the deal.

Although she doesn't quite understand what pleasure humans can derive from feeding cats.

Lan Qi temporarily closed the lunch box, put it on the ground, stood up, stretched his back, and left leisurely.

…

The next morning, there was a wealthy businessman's house in this town.

Today is another day of self-discipline. I got up early and left home after breakfast.

The plants in the courtyard seemed to be given a layer of mist by the rising sun, and canaries were singing in the surrounding trees.

Lan Qi couldn't help but feel happy while walking in the yard.

However, he stopped as soon as he walked out of the door.

Because he saw Thalia sitting across the street, as if squatting on him.

But he wasn't panicked at all.

It's unlikely that Thalia would have figured out what he was doing so quickly.

Thalia, who was in the distance, quickly arrived in front of Lan Qi, and behind Lan Qi, the guards standing at the door of the mansion suddenly became alert.

Lan Qi raised his hand to signal the guards not to be nervous.

There's no point in being nervous. If she wants to go on a killing spree, no one here can stop her.

"Box."

She just raised her hand and handed the lunch box containing last night's chicken to Lan Qi.

The reason why she came to Lanqi so quickly was because she could learn about the deeds of this young man with a bad reputation by casually asking about the "black-haired, green-eyed boy" in this town.

However, she always felt that the rich young man mentioned by the humans in the town was a little inconsistent with the boy she saw with her own eyes.

Although he looks a bit stupid and lazy, at least he doesn't look like a bad-tempered human being.

"You can sell it, I have no intention of getting it back."

Lan Qi looked at her doubtfully.

If you sell the high-end tableware at home, you can get at least half a pound.

"That's outside of the deal."

Thalia said expressionlessly.

Lan Qi nodded upon hearing this and reached out to take the box.

This demon princess must have put in a lot of effort to disguise herself as a human, and she strictly adheres to the rules of human society.

Before Lan Qi could say anything else, Talia turned around without stopping and left indifferently.

"Didn't you eat much?"

Lan Qi looked at Thalia, who was left with only the back of his dark gray cloak for a moment, and asked.

"I delivered on our end of the bargain."

Thalia said without looking back.

"That's it."

Lan Qi lowered his head, looked at the box and said to himself.

This demon seemed to emphasize that this was a "deal" rather than a "favor."

Her arrogance does not allow anyone to give her charity, and she does not want to repay any kindness. She knows very well that free things are actually the most expensive.

Then his little plan of giving Talia a favor was shattered.

Even the box that might have become a "favor trap" was returned as soon as possible.

Lan Qi sighed and handed the lunch box in his hand to the guard beside him.

Sure enough, it is far from easy to offset the "hatred with her" by "granting favors to Thalia".

but.

So far, this is all within his expectations.

Lan Qi signaled to the guards following him not to be on guard, and that he was going to talk to the lady alone.

The guards did not dare to say anything and followed Lan Qi's instructions to guard the door of the mansion.

Then Lanci jogged and caught up with Thalia.

Thalia turned her head and looked at the human who came to her again, her expression became a little confused.

She didn't understand what this weak but seemingly high-status guy wanted to do.

"I would like to propose another deal to you, and I guarantee that it will be fair on the basis of my family's reputation."

Lan Qi preached respectfully.

Thalia's golden eyes stared at Lanqi, as if she wanted to peer into his pupils.

Not a lie.

She has the magic ability to judge the authenticity of the other person's words.

And I have had a trading experience.

It seems that this wealthy human being is not too bad and should be able to give her the reward she needs now.

"tell me the story."

Thalia stopped and responded.

"As for the next part of the transaction, I hope you don't ask me why."

Lan Qi's expression became a little serious.

Thalia nodded.

She didn't need to explore much, because no one could lie to her.

"There is a guy in this town who wants to kill me. So I want to entrust you to help me pay attention to any suspicious people near my home, help me eliminate danger, and protect me. I will give you corresponding rewards."

Lan Qi looked a little embarrassed and looked directly at Thalia without concealing the worry in his eyes.

"It's not difficult."

After listening to Lanqi's suggestion, Talia was convinced that what he said was true.

"Your family should be very rich and powerful in this town. Even the family should have people who can protect your safety."

She thought for a while, then looked at the not-so-weak guard in the distance, and raised her doubts about Lan Qi.

"Because the killer may be around me, I can't absolutely trust anyone around me, so I need as much and reliable insurance as possible."

Lanci looked like he was particularly attracted to Thalia.

His eyes made no secret of his admiration for Talia, because Talia honestly returned the box and was not biased against him at all because of his identity, status or rumors.

"So you think I'm more reliable than the guards around you?"

Thalia seemed to accept the fact that she was not weak.

She understood that Lan Qi had the unique vision of some shrewd businessmen.

"Relatively speaking, yes."

Lan Qi nodded.

"It's expensive to hire me."

Thalia simply said.

She has been judging the truth and falsehood of every word spoken by this human being.

But he has never told a lie to her so far.

Among all the humans she has met so far, this is rare.

According to her judgment, he should be an honest, upright and kind-hearted human being, and would be a good trading partner.

"Three pounds a day, this agreement will be in effect as long as you stay in this city."

Ranchi had already taken out a check book with the words "Wilfort Chamber of Commerce" and a pen from his pocket.

It seemed that the one-pound and half-pound coins were too troublesome for him to carry around.

Generally, 30 pounds is enough for an ordinary family in the Nanwantina border area of ​​the Hutton Kingdom to live for a year.

Thalia was visibly stunned.

He was not just impressed by Lan Qi's rich-brother temperament.

For her, who had not encountered the currency unit "pound" for a long time and was still a member of the kingdom's underworld, this was a deal that was hard to refuse.

But she has absolute confidence in her own strength.

So this is not a "favor" but a "deal."

The most important thing is that she also has the initiative to terminate this deal, and it will not affect her freedom.

"……make a deal."

Thalia whispered.

"Then I'll trouble you."

Lan Qi handed the checkbook and pen directly to Talia, leaving her stunned again.

Thalia looked down at the check in her hand thoughtfully.

You mean, let me fill in the numbers on it every day and then cash it out?

He is indeed a rich and generous human being.

He also has many qualities such as kindness and integrity.

However, this kind of human being is often the least compatible with their demon clan.

…

At this time, Lan Qi turned around and walked towards the street on the other side.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he could hardly hold back his smile.

Thalia still doesn't know that the person who wants to kill Lan Qi is herself.

Even if Talia discovers the truth that Lan Qi hunted down her familiar, she will not be able to attack Lan Qi.

Because she must follow such a rule——

"As long as she is in this city, she must protect Lan Qi and get 3 pounds of money every day"!