Chapter 28: Hiding Place

3rd Person POV

"Why is everyone...beautiful?" Sheela asked once she got on top.

A lot of the villagers look very vibrant and happy, even the older folks look at least 10 years younger than they actually are. It's comparable to even some noble children who receive the highest treatments to keep their appearances for upcoming marriages.

"Well, the boy in question is responsible for that." Aminu answered "My daughter gotten her hands on it too, even with a raised price, people are still willing to buy that cream."

Perseus POV

Since the delay can't take any longer, me and Ruka flew all over the tree delivering the cream to the houses that ordered it. Take that delivery companies, drones can't beat a flying human and flying guardian in speed and quality.

Well let's just say business took off since the effects appeared just after a week. Even my grandparents are coming to help since we don't have other employees, grandma help provide drinks, grandpa helps people who wants home deliveries, and my mothers would handle the sales and the money.

I'm gonna need employees.

Anyway, information travel quick, my purchases are public, so people purchased the same thing and tried to sell them without proper testing, but the cream with the powers of the blue rose is total poison.

Like did they not understand what they put in the thing? Most of the herbs we used were poisonous, I'm the only possible supplier as of now since only one other rose based of Ruka's description is capable

It seems the visitors arrive cuz I can see the chief leading them towards our direction.

"Ay no line skipping, ya wanna talk, back of the line."

Then one of the representative came forward and tried to get me to spare some of my time.

"Look, I do not care if you come from the kingdom of donkey balls or if you're the king of paper, you either wait till 6 when business end or back of the line."

I can tell that they're definitely piss off with my attitude, but they really think they can just waste my time getting money for some women who wants to see me.

Waifus are temporary, drugs are forever.

For legal reasons, that is a joke, I do not condone anything I do or say throughout my life to be recreated in any situation.

Yes, I had to say that so I don't get sued.

But waifus are temporary, and money is forever.

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I was then brought to the chief's house where his daughter openly avoided me due to fear. There were a lot of people in his big house for this stupid meeting with me and Ruka, I could not care less.

"Alright, did the princes sent you guys, cuz for the record, I'm prepared to reject any offer you're giving me, even if it's marrying into royalty."

"What about me?" Sheela asked in this seductive voice "I'm of a marquis household, you know."

"Y'all are really condoning this woman seducing me, is no one going to arrest her? Seriously?"

"What's wrong with me talking in a suggestive tone?"

"Alright, imagine this scenario, the chief goes shopping and talked with an 8 year old, what would a responsible person do?"

"I would call the authorities." Sheela replied

She still doesn't get what I'm implying, yeah, she's definitely not the one, Leilah is similar, but I'll give her a few exceptions since she did flirt with me only once I was legal and I haven't met her physically yet.

"Anyway, why are you here? If you want the cream, I got 3 left that I kept at home and hasn't been used. And for the record, I will not be joining any of your academies or whatever, servant as anyone's sword, nor will I care what you have to offer. I'm just gonna travel the world later."

"We are here to offer you a spot with the heroes." One of the representatives offered

"I told you, no thank you, why am I expected to help you by putting my precious life on the line just for fame and money, heck, I'm not even being paid to be the main guy, but some 17th fiddle or something. And I'm more than sure that you all would easily throw me to the lions to save the heroes."

"But eliminating the demon lords means saving the world, even the demons at Tehios are prepared to sacrifice their lives to kill him if necessary."

"Do I look dumb to you? I'm more than sure some higher ups got one of the unobtainable flowers to try and tempt me, like seriously, have none of y'all tried for diplomatic relations? Like all I'm hearing is kill the demon lord, where is the demon lord, where is the 'how is the demon lord?'

"And even then, like have no thought that the demon lord could have an allergy or something, because carrying a sack of peanuts sure sounds lighter and tastier than a sword."

3rd Person View

"What does my sister see in that boy?" Maple asked as she watched over Perseus "As much as I want that anti aging cream or lotion or whatever they call it, I find it hard to believe that my older sister would choose him worthy to be a lord."

Unbeknownst to Perseus, or quite the opposite, maple was paying close attention to him, but that one prayer was not the thing that made her paid attention so closely...it's every time he sleeps.

At first, she only took little peeks since he did just blatantly accuse her of theft, but now he had all her attention while she manage the continent in secret.

Maple can sense an unknown force that she's never felt before, the power level was on a slightly superior level to the white rose.

"Leilah..." she muttered under her breath "She's been missing for so long like mother and father...at least I've confirmed that she's in this world, if she visits him more often, I would be able to track her hiding place.