This woman had a face so beautiful it could charm a nation. Her little face was adorable but not childish. She did not give off a vixen-like allure but more of a pure, innocent, and ethereal beauty. "Uh, are you alright, miss?" Clint turned his head away in embarrassment.
"Thank you, my benefactor. I came here because I heard that there are hot springs in the mountains that can relieve fatigue. In the midst of my bath, this monster appeared and frightened me.
"Then, it started chasing after me. I tried so desperately to run away from it. I''m safe thanks to you. Otherwise, I might have ended up in the monster''s belly today." The woman started to cry as she exined her predicament.
"Ah... Uh..." Clint quickly stepped forward tofort the woman as she was crying so pitifully. "It''s okay, you''re okay now. By the way, what''s your name and where is your home?"
"I... My name is Rainie Florentine. I lost my parents when I was born. I grew up in an orphanage and then was adopted by a cruel and sinister family. I thought I had finally escaped from that terrible home, but I never thought that... Boo-hoo..." Rainie covered her face and cried loudly.
"Alright, don''t cry." Clint took off his coat and said, "Here, you can have my coat first. Where are your clothes?"
"I was carrying my clothes while I was escaping just now, but they were all torn to pieces by the monster..."
"I see. Well, you cane with me and I''ll get you a new set of clothes," Clint said.
"Really, are you sure?" Rainie widened her sses and asked in disbelief.
"I can''t just leave you here, so let''s go." Clint helped Rainie up, but she suddenly fainted in his arms.
"M-Miss?" Clint''s face turned red, and he stuttered as he tried to call out again, "M-Miss? Are you okay, miss? Wake up, please. I shouldn''t... Men and women shouldn''t touch..."
Clint, who had been practicing with his master from a young age until his 20s, had never had any intimate contact with a woman. He carefully brought Rainie back to the vi.
Theo insisted on giving this vi to Clint as a token of his apology after the Empire Hotel was bombed, but Clint did not ept it. However, Clint currently had no other ce to stay, so he had to temporarily use this vi as a base. The vi was also where Clint met with Ster.
The vi hadplete facilities, along with dedicated house staff. The location was far away from the city, and the surroundings were peaceful and quiet. It was the perfect ce for retirement.
...
In the blink of an eye, Clint brought
Rainie back to the vi. He asked the butler to prepare a set of clothes for her. Afterward, he ced Rainie on the big, clean, andfortable bed. He then went to the study
The highly nervous Clint thought about Rainies appearance in a very rational way. He almost got distracted from his main purpose of business. Yes, that hint of true energy felt familiar, so perhaps he could get some confirmation.
There was no lotus mark on that woman''s back, so she should not be a Doom Spawn. However, was she really just a passerby? That would be too much of a coincidence.
There was no way to be sure, so he
thought it would be for the best if she left by tomorrow. He had to find these few people by
ovel.n
tomorrow-Talroth, Gcstar, Vilgoth... Could they be the
undercover agents?
Clint closed his notebook and walked out of the study.
"Mr. Melton, the clothes that you wanted." The butler handed the clothes to Clint.
Clint took the clothes and said, "Alright, thank you. All of you should go and have some rest. I''ll be fine."
"Okay, Mr. Melton." The butler left after replying.
Clint returned to the bedroom and carefully ced the clothes beside the bed. As he turned to leave this time, Rainie grabbed onto his hand. "D-Don''t go."
Clint was startled by her and slowly turned around.
Rainie''s eyes were still closed, but it was evident that she had been crying as the pillow was stained with tears.
"Is she... dreaming? Is she talking in her sleep?" Clint wondered aloud as he pulled his hand away.
s, the moment he shrugged off Rainie''s hand...