Slash the Scarlet Eyes: Start with a Starburst Air Stream Slash Chapter 010

“Is this a noble’s manor? It’s so big!”

Lin Yu, Sayo, and Ieyasu followed the instructions on the letter of introduction, walked through the bustling streets of the Imperial Capital, and finally arrived in front of a magnificent manor.

The manor covered a vast area, surrounded by high walls, and at the entrance stood two guards wearing half-body armor, looking particularly imposing.

“As expected of a noble in the Imperial Capital, truly lavish to the point of inhumanity.” Lin Yu looked up at the towering iron gate, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He couldn’t believe that such a noble manor still needed additional soldiers for protection.

“As long as I can show my abilities, I believe it won’t be long before I can build such a manor for the village.”

Ieyasu was very excited at this moment, as if the day to save the village was about to arrive.

“Yeah, I wonder what kind of person the noble here is.”

Sayo looked around the manor, hoping that the owner of this manor was a good person.

When the three walked to the entrance, the guards stopped them: “Stop! Who are you?”

Lin Yu stepped forward and handed over the letter of introduction: “We are guards sent by the Conscription Office, here to report.”

The guard took the letter, examined it carefully, then nodded: “Wait a moment, I’ll go inform them.”

Not long after, the manor’s gate slowly opened, and a young girl walked out from inside, wearing a blue and white striped dress, with white knee-high socks on her legs, just like a cute little sister next door.

“A…Aria-miss!”

Ieyasu was a little incredulous when he saw that the noble who needed protection was actually Aria.

“Hmm? It’s you, are you interested in visiting my manor today?” Aria asked with a sweet and pleasant smile.

[Ding! Detected that the target character Aria’s malice value has reached 30%, please be careful.]

Lin Yu’s heart jolted. Damn, how did this person manage to be so two-faced? With that cute and pure face, sweet and gentle voice, and understanding personality, at least 95% of transmigrators would treat her as an important supporting female character, and then suffer a terrible fate.

It really is true that the prettier a woman is, the greater the hidden danger and deception behind her, right?

“No, we are here today as guards from the Conscription Office, to protect your safety.”

“Sent by the Conscription Office?” Aria blinked her eyes, her smile even more radiant: “That’s great! I was just worrying about having no one to go shopping with! You’ve come at just the right time!”

[Ding! Detected that the target character Aria’s malice value has dropped to 29%, please be extra careful.]

What’s going on? Is this because of the Conscription Office?

The sudden notification sound startled Lin Yu.

At this moment, a guard beside them whispered a reminder: “Miss, they are here to be guards, not to accompany you shopping.”

Aria waved her hand, saying indifferently: “It’s alright! Anyway, they are here to protect me, so accompanying me shopping is also part of the job!”

After speaking, she unceremoniously took Sayo’s hand and said with a giggle: “This elder sister’s hair is so beautiful! It’s so smooth and shiny, how do you maintain it?”

[Ding! Detected that the target character Aria’s malice value has reached 40%, please be careful.]

Lin Yu (#ﾟДﾟ)

Sayo was caught off guard by her enthusiasm and could only force a smile: “Uh… I just pay more attention to cleaning and care normally.”

Aria then turned to look at Ieyasu, her eyes full of admiration: “This elder brother looks so sturdy! You must be very strong, right?”

Ieyasu was a little carried away by the praise, scratched his head, and said proudly: “Of course! I’ve been practicing martial arts since I was a child!”

Lin Yu (눈_눈)

Is this the wicked green tea bitch going online?

“Hey! Don’t forget my innate ability.” Lin Yu pulled both of their hands to the side and whispered.

“Hey, Lin Yu, are you sure there’s nothing wrong with your innate ability?”

Ieyasu covered one side of his mouth with his hand and whispered.

“Ieyasu, you can’t just judge people by their looks. You haven’t fallen for this noble young lady, have you?”

Lin Yu looked at Ieyasu’s infatuated expression, just like believing in a game CP confession, and a brother planning to meet up, only to find out he’s the receiver, the CP is the giver, and their “great sword” is even bigger than his.

Preferring to believe that the person opposite is fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged, rather than believing a brother who tells you it’s a honey trap, simply incurable.

“Wha… What are you talking about?”

Lin Yu’s words made Ieyasu a little embarrassed instead.

“I observed that the guards around Aria are generally weak, not a match for me and Ieyasu.”

Sayo still believed Lin Yu more. Although Aria didn’t look like a bad person, she still chose to listen to Lin Yu and remain vigilant.

“How have you all discussed?” Aria smiled mischievously and waved her hand, “Cavori, I’ll trouble you again today.”

At this moment, a strong middle-aged man walked out from inside the manor.

“This is the manor guard captain, Cavori. He is usually responsible for my safety.”

Aria introduced him to Lin Yu and the others.

“How about it, Sayo, can you beat him?”

Lin Yu asked Sayo. If they chose to act when Aria’s malice value was full, these manor guards would be very troublesome.

“No problem, if this Aria really has issues, I’ll deal with her.”

Sayo touched ‘Blaze Wing’ on her back, full of confidence.

Then Lin Yu followed Aria and several accompanying guards, and began to stroll through the bustling streets of the Imperial Capital.

Aria seemed interested in everything, buying jewelry for a while, trying on clothes for a while, and constantly chatting with Sayo and Ieyasu. The atmosphere seemed very harmonious.

“Sister Sayo, your skin is so good! What kind of skincare products do you usually use?”

“Brother Ieyasu, you look so strong! Can you teach me some self-defense moves?”

Aria’s enthusiasm gradually made Ieyasu drop his guard, and he even began to feel that she was just an ordinary noble cute girl. Only Sayo remained vigilant.

As for Lin Yu, he didn’t even acknowledge Aria, because her malice value had already reached 50%, and the system had prompted that killing her would grant a random reward.

“Young man, look up.”

At this moment, Cavori, who was beside them, suddenly spoke.

[Ding! Detected that the target character Cavori’s goodwill value has reached 2%, please continue to work hard.]

“…..”

Lin Yu was speechless, but he could determine that Cavori was currently good. Whether he would betray them later was unknown.

“I see it, it’s a very luxurious and massive palace.”

“Now you know why the Imperial economy is in recession, right? The Conscription Office is full of people who want to be soldiers.”

“You mean the Emperor is incompetent and foolish?”

“Shh, lower your voice. If you don’t want to be executed in public, then lower your voice.”

“Oh~”

“Cough cough!” Cavori cleared his throat and said again: “Speaking of the Emperor, he’s actually just a child. The ones truly controlling the Empire are the ministers behind him.

They are the culprits behind this corrupt and incompetent nation!”

Lin Yu was startled. It seemed this was the main quest. Was it to kill the ministers, or to overthrow the Empire?

“Besides these, there’s also a group of people in the Imperial Capital, those are the famous assassin group of the Imperial Capital, specializing in targeting upper-class individuals and nobles.

They are Night Raid!!!”