53 A Hot Woman

In the morning, Han Jin came down from upstairs while yawning. He had just absorbed the energy from the magic crystals, and had made three Thunder Charms after returning from the Association of Mercenaries yesterday. Before he had gone to bed, he had pondered upon certain issues till late last night.

The others were sitting in the lobby. They had booked the entire hotel to themselves, so all the furniture inside could be freely used. Moxinke sat by himself at a table. Opposite him were Steelberg and Michelle. Miss Keeley sat in a corner, while Cessacioun sat near the counter. However, Sunier was not in sight.

"Where's Sunier? She didn't come back last night?" Han Jin was surprised.

"She's right behind you," Cessacioun laughed.

Han Jin turned around to see Sunier lightly coming down. He noticed that her footsteps were soundless.

"Looking for me?" she asked.

"No." Han Jin shrugged. Although it is said that there's always good shade under a large tree, it still wasn't appropriate for them to get too close to the Red Vanguards. The ones who could make the Red Vanguards scruple were undoubtedly powerful people. Therefore, at times like these, they should at least keep a low profile to avoid any unnecessary troubles. Plus, being a mercenary was a cold-hearted profession. Friendship was only established on the basis of common interest. Mercenaries would cooperate with each other for a common goal to achieve maximum benefits, but none of them had neither the time nor energy to help rookies.

Han Jin believed that it wasn't a good idea to get too close to the Red Vanguards, as they wouldn't bring them any benefits. On the contrary, some of them might even be poached by them, and it would most likely be Sunier. It would definitely be a heavy blow to all of them if this really happened.

Just then, the hotel door was kicked open, and a fire-red figure rushed in. It was a slim young woman, red-haired, and taller than Han Jin. Her soft armor was also red in color, making her look like a puff of raging fire. On her back, there was a giant two-handed sword which was as big as Moxinke's. It was an impressive scene, because it wasn't common for women to be carrying such huge weapons.

She was beautiful and enchanting with a pair of big eyes, high straight nose, small pink lips, and fair skin. She also had a sexy figure with plump breasts and a slender waist. The most attractive thing about her was that she wasn't wearing any tights, so a pair of white and long legs were shown between her skirt and boots.

"Moxinke!!" the woman yelled.

Moxinke reacted very calm. He looked left and then right, and politely said with his index finger pointing to his own nose, "Are you talking to me, Miss?"

The woman snorted. She strode over to him, tread her feet on the chair, and looked down at him angrily.

"My name is Azuo. Miss, you must have mistaken me for..."

"Don't ever try to pretend that you don't know me!" the woman yelled loudly, reaching out her hand to grab the Moxinke's ears. He didn't manage to dodge, as either her actions were too fast or Moxinke's reactions were too slow due to her overwhelming presence. "You grew up with me! You think I would not recognize you if you shaved yourself into a duck egg?!" the woman sneered.

"You must be mistaken... My name is Azuo, and these are my friends. Ask them if you don't believe me..."

"Let me tell you the truth, boy, you hadn't had your long beard when you were in your teenage years. Don't even think that your face has changed that much!" Then, the woman exerted her strength and even lifted Moxinke up. "You dare lie to me?!"

"Keep your hands off me!" Moxinke was irritated. He grabbed the hand of the woman and twisted. She loosened her hand involuntarily due to the pain.

"You… how dare you?" She looked at Moxinke unbelievably.

"Do you know who they are? These are all my friends!" Moxinke yelled angrily. "Don't treat me like a child in front of my friends!"

The woman was startled for a while and immediately changed her tone, "I am sorry. It's all my fault."

"What did you say?" Moxinke was about to vent all his discontent, both current and past, but was dumbfounded when he heard what she said.

"It's all my fault. Please don't get angry with me." She reached out her hands and grabbed Moxinke's arm.

Han Jin and the others were all as silent as the winter cicadas, and were waiting for a real fight between the furious woman and Moxinke. But her sudden change of attitude caught all of them offguard.

Moxinke was still keeping a straight face and heavily threw off the woman's hand.

"I admit that I have a bad temper, but think about all the hardships I've been through." The woman lowered her head and continued in a trembling voice, "You left without telling me, left all these things to me. Do you know how much I've suffered these years? I was despised and bullied everyday. I..." She choked and started to rub her watery eyes.

"That's enough," Moxinke said in a muffled voice. "I haven't seen you shed a single tear in the past ten or so years. Stop rubbing your eyes!"

"You're not angry at me anymore?" She raised her head and giggled.

The others looked at each other, and no one dared mutter a single word.

"These are my friends." Moxinke heaved a deep sigh and said, "This is Sylner, my sister, and this is Raphael..."

"Nice young man, are you married?" Sylner laughed. "Don't worry, I can introduce some nice girls to you tomorrow..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was dragged away by Moxinke and reeled. He shouted, "This is my friend, can you stop joking like this?!"

"I know he's your friend, otherwise..."

"Shut up!!"

That woman obediently closed her mouth, but a few seconds later, she poked Moxinke's waist and said in a shy way, "I love the way you are now..."

Moxinke didn't reply and just looked around, as if he was looking for something.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Raphael, a prophet," Han Jin stood up with a smile. Then, Sunier, Cessacioun, and the others also introduced themselves accordingly. Sylner acted normally again, and they managed to exchange a few greetings. Then, they found out that Sylner hadn't had breakfast yet, so they put two tables together. All of them sat down around the tables while waiting for their food to be served by the hotel owner.