CHAPTER 846: CHAPTER 10: CUTTING OFF THE COMPETITION

"You’ve been playing all day, remember you promised to nap this afternoon. Hurry up and get some rest!"

"Grandpa, let me finish this candy first, besides, Alagina will be back soon, we want to see what gifts she brought back from Grandma Pahetz..."

Old Jack thought to himself, if he let these three little chatterboxes stay here, Alagina would certainly figure out about Renie in no time. Old Jack didn’t intend to cover up Fisher’s bad behavior, but being realistic, now wasn’t the time to deal with their relationship issues.

Alagina was striving to return to Sardinia Female Country, and her status in the Pirate Harbor was rising rapidly; as for Fisher, needless to say, he was still being hunted by Queen Elizabeth. If there were another Iceberg Queen involved, it might be too much to handle.

In the end, Old Jack believed this problem would have to be addressed eventually, and when it was, even if those ladies wanted to slice Fisher, he wouldn’t interfere, but now was definitely not the time.

"Go on, don’t make me repeat myself! Grandma Pahetz spoils you way too much, off to bed!"

"Oh..."

Under Old Jack’s command, the three Mouse Ladies reluctantly moved toward the house, leaving honest Old Jack behind to continue wiping glass at the counter, silently repenting for his actions.

Meanwhile, Fisher and Renie, after leaving Jack’s Tavern, began to stroll slowly in the opposite direction. Renie walked ahead, humming softly with a smile, her eyes scanning various shops along the street. Behind her, Fisher pondered what excuse to use to temporarily slip away from Renie.

Alagina was pure but not foolish, Old Jack was an upright elder, even if he tried to explain for Fisher, it wouldn’t be effective. Once she returned, she’d definitely notice something was amiss, and she had a messenger to contact her; even if Fisher and Renie left, the message would still find them.

Another reason was that for the sake of both reason and emotion, Fisher should go see Alagina, whom he hadn’t met for a long time. If he didn’t succeed in avoiding death this time, this might probably be their last meeting...

"It’s been a long time since we’ve walked in such a bustling place together. Back in Nali, you were either writing your dissertation or off investigating other countries, and an adorable girl like me giving you opportunities didn’t make any difference."

"These people are ruthless pirates. From the moment we set foot on the island, someone was watching us; they only left when they saw we entered Old Jack’s Tavern. The bustling atmosphere you see is just a setup to rob us when we go shopping later. The outfit you bought for me costs less than three hundred euros in Nali, but here, it’s converted to a thousand euros..."

Renie rolled her eyes, turned around angrily, and poked Fisher in front of her, as if wishing she could poke through him,

"Go to hell, go to hell, go to hell, Fisher! Are you allergic to romance? Is that what I meant?"

"Sorry..."

Fisher smiled helplessly, reached out, and held the hand she was using to poke him. Suddenly, he recalled the illusion of hearing Renie’s voice while researching the Soul Completion Manual in the Northern Realm, and continued,

"Actually, when you weren’t around, I thought if, back when you were leaving, I had asked you to stay and said my flat in Nali was your home, and if I had acted a bit more naive when you teased me and not said those clueless words, maybe you wouldn’t have left... I never expected that once I relaxed with you, I’d instinctively say such things again."

Renie covered her mouth and laughed, pouting as she cupped Fisher’s chin with her hands, and said,

"A gentleman like Fisher having such realization is commendable, but that’s just your nature. Being clueless about romance isn’t the same as not understanding it; you just have no sense of it. If you responded to everyone’s flirtations, I’d be really troubled... So don’t entertain any other ladies’ flirtations in the future, or I’ll be quite jealous~"

Before Fisher could respond, Renie had already turned her head with a smile, and looked at the street in the afternoon. It was the perfect time for people to take a short break, quieter than when they first came up, and Renie, seemingly influenced by the scene, stretched lazily and then said,

"Now, let me think... Oh right, I just remembered there’s something else we haven’t prepared. The place we’re going to is a day’s journey even by flying, so we need to prepare some supplies; I’m not sure if the magic materials you bought are enough. I didn’t let you spend money before, but now when I let you spend, you’re so thrifty, so let’s buy a bit more just in case... Also, I said I’d give a gift to Emhardt when we first met, but I only bought one for you and forgot about him. Let’s go, shall we?"

Fisher glanced at the street ahead, pondered for a moment, and shook his head at Renie, saying,

"That would be too cumbersome, how about we split up to shop? I’ll prepare the supplies and magic materials, you take Emhardt and buy the gift, and we’ll meet back on the ship at the port."

Hearing this, Renie instantly backed up a step, clutching her chest like a spurned lover, her voice pleading and mock-crying with tears at the corners of her eyes,

"Boohoo, could it be... could it be that Fisher is already tired of me in less than a day? I guess it’s a failed relationship in the end."