Chapter 78: The White-Haired Loli

Roa didn't need to elaborate on the character of the nobles.

They could set their sights on the direct descendants of the Greyrat family, especially a white-haired girl with no background.

So the question arose: should he capture her and hand her over to the guild, or should he subtly warn her?

Just as Roa was lost in thought, the little white-haired girl, satisfied, weighed the copper coins in her hand and glared around fiercely, saying, "What are you looking at? Do you all want to hand over some money too?"

Seeing the crowd's angry yet silent expressions, her demeanor became even more smug. She laughed, "Don't forget whose territory this is! I still have my big brother backing me!"

Roa nodded in understanding; so she had an older brother. It made sense why she was so arrogant.

Of course, what Roa didn't know was that the "big brother" she mentioned was actually her adoptive father.

Oh well, she was an interesting girl, but it seemed she didn't realize she had already offended this group of people.

Roa smiled and prepared to leave. Although the white-haired girl was cute, she had too strong a bandit vibe, feeling like another troublesome character like Eris.

No, she was probably even more difficult to deal with than Eris; her intelligence was significantly higher.

But just then, a soft voice came from behind Roa.

The crisp, childish voice said, "Hey, you over there, do you know whose territory this is?"

Roa paused, his expression strange as he looked at the white-haired girl.

How was he supposed to respond to that?

At this moment, Roa was deep in thought, wondering if he should just kidnap her for ransom, considering the hundred copper coins. After all, she had practically delivered herself to him, and it would be somewhat rude not to accept this gift.

The white-haired girl glared angrily at the handsome blonde nearby and shouted, "Hey, jerk! Didn't you hear me? Newcomer, you have to pay a protection fee to be here!"

Roa felt speechless. After thinking for a moment, he decided to have some fun with this interesting character.

Roa flashed a bright smile and walked over to the little girl.

The white-haired girl nodded, clearly pleased with Roa's attitude, and then turned to the two youths with mournful expressions, saying, "Look, this is what it means to be sensible. Now look at you two, a bunch of unlikable guys."

The strong youth clenched his fists, and the white-haired girl scoffed, kicking him down to the ground, her expression even more mocking as she said, "What do you want to do, huh?"

The strong youth remained silent, lying on the ground and gazing up at the blue sky, tears of regret streaming down his cheeks.

Roa was genuinely surprised by her actions. No wonder people sought out the Adventurers' Guild; with this attitude, describing her as arrogant and overbearing was an understatement.

The white-haired girl snorted and quickly scanned Roa's clothing, estimating how much she could extort. Judging by his attire, he seemed like a young master from the inner city, so there should be plenty of money to be had.

The white-haired girl raised an eyebrow and coldly asked, "Hey, how much money do you have on you? Just so you know, if you don't have enough, or if the amount you say doesn't meet my expectations, I might consider stripping you of your clothes and selling them. So, you better think carefully before you speak."

Roa struggled to suppress his laughter. He put on a serious expression and looked at the little girl, saying, "I don't have a single penny."

The white-haired girl's proud expression gradually faded, and her wine-red eyes revealed anger. She said fiercely, "Are you sure? Really not even a little bit?"

At this point, she raised her small fists and waved them around. Surprisingly, she did have some presence.

Roa looked at her, and she looked back at him.

Time seemed to freeze, and the little girl's face darkened. She sighed, as if lamenting life, and said to Roa, "You little brat, looking for a fight!"

With that, she charged at Roa, her fists wrapped in fighting spirit, swinging at him with considerable force. Roa could feel the strength behind her punches, roughly equivalent to 1.5 times that of Eris, or about seven times that of Rudius.

However, considering that she could use fighting spirit, it was only natural for her to exhibit such strength.

Roa pondered for a moment, feeling that her talent for wielding fighting spirit was commendable.

And a little girl with such rare traits as white hair and red eyes was certainly worth nurturing.

The white-haired girl's face flushed as her fists struck Roa, but it felt like hitting a block of iron.

In that instant, she realized she had seemingly kicked a steel plate.

After a moment of thought, she turned around, adopting a nonchalant demeanor, cleared her throat, and said to herself, "Forget it, I'll let you off this time. Who told me to be kind-hearted?"

But the slight tremble in her small body revealed that she was actually backing down.

Roa expressionlessly grabbed her right shoulder and said coldly, "Are you really planning to leave just like that?"

The white-haired girl twitched her mouth and turned to reveal a forced smile, saying, "Um, I was looking down on you. I apologize for interrupting your enjoyment. Ahem, I'll be leaving now."

Roa raised an eyebrow, feeling that her demeanor resembled someone named Rudius.

Holding onto her, he took out the bounty notice and asked expressionlessly, "Can you read?"

The little girl replied awkwardly, "I can read a little, but not much."

Roa smiled, but this smile sent a chill down her spine.

He handed the bounty notice to the little girl, pointing to a line of small text, and asked, "Do you know what this line means?"

The little girl looked at the numbers above, thought for a moment, and said, "One hundred?"

Roa continued, "One hundred what?"

The little girl's expression changed, and she angrily said, "One hundred silver coins? Does it say here that I should be captured for a hundred silver coins?"

Roa's smile gradually faded as he stared at her.

She scratched her head, puzzled, and muttered, "Isn't it a hundred silver coins? Could it be…?"

Her expression turned even more horrified.

Roa was truly impressed; he knocked her on the forehead, surprised that this girl was so self-absorbed.

Roa said, "It's a hundred copper coins. You should have three more people behind you, right? This hundred copper coins is for dealing with the three of you."

The little girl, unable to believe it, said, "A hundred copper coins for four people? Who looks down on me like that?"

Before she could finish her sentence, Roa shot her a glare, and he said, "So, you should have some understanding of the situation now, right?"