Human, am I evil?

"I see, it's really hard work for you."

"It's really hard. Many times I think, what's the point of being born in this world for me who can only bring pain, hurt, and despair. Although it has been countless years,....I think I have Found the answer."

As he said that, Di Ruiji held Ying's hand, and under the latter's gaze, a very gentle smile appeared on his face, which was the most gentle gaze that Di Ruiji had never shown.

"The purpose of my birth may be to meet you, Ying. Thank you for coming to this world, thank you for inviting me, and... thank you for meeting me, I am... very happy now."

【Boom! 】

This sentence caused the power of a nuclear bomb. When did Di Ruiji say such a thing, Ying, who was defenseless, was directly hit by this blow.

She just stared at Di Ruiji blankly, her face flushed little by little, and finally became bright red, crystal clear, and looked very cute.

"Wow! Traveler! Traveler, are you okay!"

Ying, who couldn't bear the blow at all, just fell down. Paimon was terrified by this scene, so he hurried over to check the situation.

I saw Ying's face was full of happiness, with her hands on her chest, with an expression of "no regrets in this life".

"Traveler!?"

Volume 123: [-]: Mona Spends Extravagantly

"By the way, do you feel that there are a lot less Mufeng mushrooms in Mond City recently?"

Mufeng mushrooms, this is a fungus that grows in Mond, and you can usually see their traces on houses.

Because they are edible, some stores will collect these mushrooms as ingredients. When some children see these mushrooms, they will also pick some and bake them with their friends.

Ying and Paimon are part of the group who often collect mushrooms. These mushrooms grow very fast, and new ones can be found on the eaves of Mond every once in a while.

Before, they would spare a little time to collect these mushrooms, but recently, they don’t know what’s going on, why haven’t they seen any traces of these Mufeng mushrooms, could it be that they were collected by others?

It's not impossible, but there are usually a few Mufeng mushrooms left, but they haven't found even one during this time, which is very suspicious.

"Could it be that there is no Mora to eat, so I just focus on this free food?"

It is rare for Shen He to put forward her own point of view. Compared with others, she is someone who can eat even grass, and this kind of fungus is naturally within the scope of ingredients.

If there is no Mora, and you don't want to be hungry, and you don't want to go out of the city to find food, the only way is to collect these mushrooms that grow in Mond City to satisfy your hunger.

"Well, it's not unreasonable to say that, but who is so poor that they don't even let these mushrooms go?"

Ying just has a hobby of collecting, and she doesn't come to collect mushrooms every time they grow.

As for Mora... It should not be difficult to find a job in Mond City. If there is any difficulty, there are warm-hearted people like Noelle and Amber to help. Mond does not have such a bad industry as gambling, so Shen He It is unlikely to say.

"Could it be that there is no restraint in spending money, and I spent all the money I earned in advance. In order not to starve to death before the next salary arrives, I can only use this method to fill myself up?"

Some people like to budget carefully, and some people like to be extravagant. The latter can easily spend their wages ahead of time.

"Hey~ Spending money without restraint is also a possibility. But who could it be?"

Paimon folded his arms around his chest, shaking his head, thinking curiously.

Ying, who has nothing to do, also thinks about possible prisoners. There are many residents in Mond City, and they don't know everyone, so they can only start with the people they know.

Ying and Paimeng thought of a person very tacitly, and their eyes looked in the same direction at the same time.

"Could it be Mona?"

Paimon hesitated for a moment, and expressed his conjecture, Ying also thought the same.

Of course, it may not be Mona, but among the people they know, only Mona has this possibility.

Mona, who is from elsewhere, has no money and it is not clear what she relies on to generate income, but she is an adult and should be able to take care of herself.

But considering the fact that she came to Mond to find Keli and was hungry, would she...will she take care of herself?

"Shall we go see her? How about it?"

They weren't too worried at first, but the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Mona's situation was very bad. She wouldn't be so hungry that she passed out now, right?

She doesn't have any other friends in Mond. If this kind of thing happens, she will be in danger without friends.

In order to prevent Mona from being the first person she knew to be starved to death, a group of people came to Mona's rented house together.

They found this room for Mona, because the previous occupant of this room went crazy and set up a seal on the outside so that no one else could live in.

After Mona broke the seal, the owner of the house decided to give her a cheaper rent to live in.

This rent is much cheaper than Di Ruiji and the others living in a hotel, but even at this price, it is a bit too high for Mona.

【Boom!Boom!Boom! 】

"Mona! Mona are you there? Hey! Mona! Can you hear me?"

A group of people yelled outside for a long time, but there was no movement inside, which made everyone a little anxious. Could it be that Mona really fainted from hunger inside?

Ying took a few steps back, intending to kick the door open and go in to see what's going on inside.

"Don't mess around, there's no one in there. She should have something to do, so she went out for a while."

He stopped Ying, who was about to break into the house by force, and stopped her from blasting the door, explaining.

"Eh? Going out? If she still has the energy to go out, it means that she is doing well. Could it be that our guess is wrong?"

Paimon didn't doubt Di Ruiji's words, other people may make mistakes, Di Ruiji really has no such possibility.

If Mona is inside and she doesn't want to open the door, Di Ruiji can transfer himself in through his own ability, and open the door [without injury] in this way, without doing other messy things.

"It's not necessarily wrong, at least she did complain about the lack of Mora. And when she comes back at night, she often takes some ingredients she found outside."

According to the information given by the birds living nearby, Mona's recent life is indeed not very good, it can be said to be miserable.

Just when everyone thought that Mona couldn't adapt to Mond's life and had been living very hard, Di Ruiji shared other information he got from the bird.

"She occasionally buys some big things. Although she doesn't know what those things are used for, it seems to have cost a lot of money. But she doesn't have any complaints, but is quite happy. She keeps talking about the things she bought. Good stuff or something."

"What did she buy!"

Paimon couldn't help shouting: "Because I didn't have money to eat because I bought other things, what is more important than eating!?"

Paimon couldn't understand, in her opinion cooking was the top priority, how could someone would rather go hungry and buy expensive things.

"I have an idea, how about we help her?"

Paimon suddenly thought of something, and he felt evil: "It just so happens that she is not at home now, so we sneaked in and sold all her things, and when she came back, we gave all the Mora sold to her. . She will definitely thank us."

"I think it's a little thoughtless to do this. Since Mona can learn astrology, it proves that she is not a fool. If she is willing to spend money on those things, it means that those things are of certain value to her. Really did that, She will hate you forever."

Think about it, if you spent a lot of money to collect those figurines, when you came back one day, your parents sold them for scrap at the price of plastic toys, what would you think?

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

They are also friends anyway, and the concern between friends is taken for granted.

In the face of their concerned inquiries, Mona should tell the reason why she bought those things.

"If you want to help, I have an idea. Not only can it help her, but it can also give you the upper hand when you chat with her in the future."

What does gaining the upper hand mean?It means you can bully Mona, Ying naturally won't let go of such a good opportunity.

"How to do?"

"We do..."

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In the evening, Mona, who was out, finally returned to Mond City.

In her hand, she held a pair of cabbage, carrots, apples and other fruits, as well as a few pieces of poultry and animal meat. It was a bumper harvest.

"We can have a good meal tonight."

She hasn't had a good meal for a while because of the study of astrology.

Her Mora was all used to buy precision instruments, and she didn't have any extra money to go to restaurants. In order to make up for this expense, she chose to go out to find ingredients by herself.

Although I can't eat enough every day, I can still fill my stomach, so I won't be so hungry that I can't sleep at night.

"Huh? Someone broke into my house?"

Before entering the house, Mona discovered something unusual, and even without astrology, she could hear the movement coming from inside.

Someone barged in while screaming while she wasn't there?What... what about this?Are you going to report to the Knights and ask them to come and help?

No, it doesn't need to be so troublesome. With her combat power, even if she encounters an advance team of fools, she will not panic at all, and she will not be afraid at all.

She would like to see who dares to go to the house of the great astrologer-Mona.

Opening the door, the first thing Mona felt was a very fragrant smell, and she also heard movement from the direction of the kitchen.

This intruder was cooking in her house?Does this mean to treat this place as your own home?

Mona was so angry that she looked for a place to put the things in her hands away, and came to the kitchen aggressively... and saw the scene of Di Ruiji and Ying busy in the kitchen.

"You...how did you come here?"

Seeing these people, Mona's anger completely dissipated. These are her friends who have always taken care of her friends, so naturally she will not lose her temper with them.

"Because I was worried about you, I came here to check the situation. As expected, you have no money to eat, so you can only go to pick Mufeng mushrooms to eat."

Mona was a little embarrassed by Paimon's words, and she clearly told them not to worry, she had already found a way to make money and could take care of herself.

"Travelers and the others are going to make dinner soon. Let's talk about other things after dinner."

"Other things? Is there anything you need my help with?"

Mona was very curious, with Di Ruiji's strength, what else do they need her help for?Do you want to ask her to find someone?

"No, Grandpa Goethe asked us to come here. He said that the rent has to be paid recently, so let us come to collect the rent. You...should have money to pay the rent?"

"..."

Mona's heart dropped to freezing point in an instant, and there were only two words left in her heart.

It’s over.

Volume 124: [-]: You mean!

"Eat, why don't you eat? Mona. If you don't eat the food, it will be cold."

"Ah... ah, good, good. I... I eat, I will eat now."

Mona picked up the chopsticks with a stiff smile, and took small bites of the food prepared by Di Ruiji and Ying.

She has been hungry for many days, but facing so many delicacies, Mona will definitely not be able to resist eating.

But today's situation is different. Di Ruiji and Ying came here not only as friends, but also as clients, responsible for debt collection.

She has only lived here for less than a month now, and there are still a few days before paying the rent. Generally speaking, she does not need to worry, and should be very leisurely.

But...she has no money, and she can only take out one mora in her wallet. Besides, even if the house is overturned, there will be no extra mora to pay the rent.

why?The astrological tools and materials in her research room will not appear out of thin air, and all the utensils in her room are of great value.

Among them were ancient books from Liyue, Xumi's astrolabe and other messy things, and these things cost her a lot of money just for shipping.

The manuscript fee of "Steam Bird" is her source of income. Every time she gets her salary, she will buy a large amount of astrological materials immediately, and spend a lot of money continuously. Eventually, her life returns to the stage of abject poverty.

There is still at least half a month before the manuscript fee for next month, and she has no money to pay the rent before that.

I don't know what will happen to the late payment of rent. Will the landlord drive me out? If so, what will happen to the precious instruments she put in the laboratory?

"Well, I can ask. What will happen if I don't pay the rent?"

Mona was going to try it out, she tried her best to pretend to be calm, and wanted to get some information.

"Find enough Mora directly from you, or take some equivalent items from you."

Shen He gave a very direct and the most brutal method, directly violent collection, no one dared to stop them with the force of the three of them.

Mona also knew that she was no match for the three of them, but thinking that the precious research items she bought might be taken away, she anxiously stood up from her chair.

"No! You can't do this kind of thing?!"

"? As long as you rent the house to us, of course we won't do this kind of thing."

Yeah, as long as you give them the money on time, they have no reason to do such a thing.