"Pio. Take these and give them to Betty, have her prepare my breakfast while I get my bath." Aaron gave his bodyguard the two remaining Eggs in his Inventory Space before heading back towards his cabin.
Lucas understood that he's free to do whatever he wants until their young master Ron finishes having his breakfast.
Once he returned to the construction site he found the place all hustle and bustle after the workers resumed their tasks on the next phase which is the tall walls which are going to be Aaron's shield and give him the privacy he needs once he's resting in his house.
Cassandra and Tylus were supervising the people digging the long lines and the ones constructing wooden molds for the concrete formula, old man Vogen was already awake and ordering the ones responsible for mixing the concrete on what to do and when.
Aaron just walked towards his cabin while making sure not to get in anybody's way.
A cold shower felt like exactly what he needs right now and he spent five or ten minutes soaking in the water of the wooden barrel just to relax his exhausted muscles after a grueling exercise.
Most of the time he was struggling to keep a straight face in front of his men to hide his pain, especially towards the end of their exercise!
'Acting tough isn't easy, that shit is really hard.' He thought while dragging his numb body out of the wooden barrel, "I Bet tomorrow I'm going to be sore all-over," Aaron muttered while drying his skin, "Should I ask Cassandra to give me a massage later before I go to bed? Nah, she's already busy all day and it'd be selfish of me to ask. Sigh... if only there were any ice around here." He zipped his Blue Jean Shorts and donned his T-Shirt before strapping his Leather Sandals and tying the Velvet Cape around his neck then the Brown Bandana on his head before slipping his fingers into the Black Work Gloves.
"I also need to figure out a way to get my hands on some Gold Coins to buy myself another Wooden Staff, my financial situation keeps going from bad to worse and from worse to total shit. I'm going to Mr Smith right after breakfast, let's see if he's willing to pay some good money for the goods I have." He exited the cabin and went to Betty's.
"Young master Ron. Come inside, I prepared your breakfast in the living room." Once he arrived in the street facing the west-gate, Aaron saw Betty in her revealing sleeping gown standing in the window and waving at him, the woman pointed towards the door and invited him before shouting these words while running to open it for her guest.
Aaron tried not to look at the woman directly because it felt like it would be disrespectful to his bodyguard if he looked at his woman's exposed body, 'Why's she still wearing "that"? Has she been wearing it while making my breakfast or was somebody being impatient after getting a taste of what it feels to do healthy stuff early in the morning? Oh my god! What am I thinking? I'm here for breakfast not to investigate her freaking life.' He thought while smiling towards the middle-aged woman and saying : "Pio wouldn't join me?"
Betty looked towards an area of her house that's located towards the backyard and shook her head with an amused smile on her face before saying : "You just go ahead and enjoy your meal, he's still taking a bath. I had him do something for me when he returned and that's probably why he got delayed, I hope you don't mind young master Ron."
'I knew it!' Aaron thought while being led by the voluptuous lady-owner of this house, but he still chased away these unhealthy thoughts with a shake of his head before saying : "I'm sorry."
"Oh!" Betty was surprised by the sudden apology from someone of such an elevated and high social standards, "Don't mention it. I'm sure that you're going to take care of Pio when the time is right, the least I can do is make you a meal." She said while inviting him to the table where his breakfast is waiting.
"That's not why I said I'm sorry, well... at least that's not all of it." Aaron took his seat and moaned in silence when the food almost felt like it melts in his mouth, maybe he's just too hungry because he slept like a log from exhaustion yesterday and skipped supper.
"Hmmm. What else is there for you to be sorry about?" Betty took her seat and nibbled on a piece of roasted garlic-bread.
Aaron hesitated for a second before shaking his head and saying : "I meant to say I'm sorry about your job, me and Sera destroyed old geezer Todd's restaurant and now you're back to being unemployed once again." While thinking : 'Not to mention what happened to your husband, but I doubt it matters anymore since you're having "dick" this early in the morning.'
Betty stared at him in silence for a few seconds before her flat and wooden expression cracked, "Bffft... Hahahaha! You really are as sensitive as Pio described you to be! You don't need to worry about good old me young master Ron, I'm one of the rare few lucky people in this forsaken Pine-Breeze Village who don't care about weather, safety, and food." The middle-aged woman smiled mysteriously after saying that before lazily resting her elbow on the table and cradling her head on a hand, she just watched the kid eat.
'That's right! She still has a shitload of Gold Coins thanks to Lucas who's generous enough to leave her the share that belonged to her husband Bruce after selling the Wind-shape to Arturo, it makes me kind of annoyed knowing that this lady is much richer, happier, and a lot more relaxed than me. Her happy-go-lucky attitude towards life makes me feel envious, not to mention that she's a great cook! Which that bastard Pio even luckier than me, because unlike me he gets to enjoy that delightful food almost all the time.'
Despite all these mixed thoughts, Aaron's hands didn't stop for a second and he ate everything in front of him.
Even Betty was left staring at a loss for words when she saw the kid eat a meal suitable for three grown-ups with such ease as if it's the natural thing to expect.
"Man that was fulfilling, thanks again." Aaron patted his slightly protruding belly before thanking the lady who kept watching him from start to finish.
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Betty smiled widely, "Want me to whip you some more? Don't be shy if you do! It'll make me feel bad." Her tone of voice had a certain touch of amusement, she sounded like she's teasing this junior.
Aaron smiled back and shook his head, "Nah. I'm good, really I am. Tell Pio to come find me at Mr Smith's smithy when he's done but don't delay him for too long if you're going to." Of course he felt the need to tease this scantly covered middle-aged woman back.
"Wait! Young master Ron, you tease this lady and expect to leave my house just like that?" Betty hurried to block his way while whispering these words, she made sure to check the direction of the bathroom to confirm that Pio didn't hear what she just said.
"Look Betty. I don't mean to be disrespectful or anything but I'm kind of in a hurry here so... I was just joking with you! You and Pio are grown-ups, and you can do whatever the hell you want! Who am I to say anything about anything?" Aaron spread his arms and gestured here and there while saying all of that, the more he talked the more he felt like he's making things worse in this situation which made him feel an even bigger headache coming his way if he doesn't resolve thing between him and Betty the right way.
Betty giggled when she saw the expression on his face, "My god... You really are fun to tease!" She covered her mouth and pinched his cheek while leaning downwards to look at his face closely, an action which revealed even more of her body.
Aaron blushed when he saw the avalanche happen... especially when he's under her scrutinizing gaze!
'Not you too! Wait... did Pio tell Betty about what happened between me and Sera the day before yesterday? Both of them said the exact same thing. That traitorous bastard.' Aaron rolled his eyes at Betty before bypassing her in the narrow corridor by walking sideways.
"Alright, alright... I won't tease you again. Come on! Wait! At least hear me out before you go." Betty chased after the kid and kept begging for him to give her a chance.
"You have 30 Seconds. Go!" Aaron stopped at the gate of the middle-aged woman's house and gestured for her to speak while sternly giving her a glare which meant : "Don't expect to get another chance, so you better use this one well."
Betty took a deep breath in to fill her chest, an action which amplified the size of her bust and reduced the area this revealing sleeping gown gets to cover her curvy body.
"I'd like to buy a few Apples and Eggs from you young master Ron."
"What are you planning to do with them?"
"Eat them, of course!" Betty raised an eyebrow, "What else is there to be done with that tasty fruit and these delicious Eggs?" She had a confused expression on her face.
Aaron sank into deep thoughts for a few seconds before saying : "Nothing. For a while there I thought you were planning to incubate the Eggs until they hatch and plant the Apple-seeds until they germinate, I don't think it'd be a bad idea though." While thinking : 'After all I don't think I'd be able to keep wasting money on consumables in the future, and relying on the Recovery Skill wouldn't cut it... at least not when the Level of Neutral-Class Skill itself is so low.
'Not to mention that I still need to figure out a way to get my hands on 280 Gold Coins for a new Wooden Staff to replace the one I ruined yesterday! Plus the Gold Coins that I'm going to need if I'm buying that Pendant which allows me to recharge an Experience-Buff.
'But for now I only need 16 Gold Coins to buy two more Magic-Rocks if I'm going to pre-set another destination for the Mystique-Door Skill, thankfully the information about how to operate that Neutral-Class Skill were imprinted within the inscriptions on the lines of the colorful and glowing circle when I activated it back at the massive cave.
'Now all I need is to link both destinations to create a complete circle and activate the two Mystique-Doors at the same time whenever I want at the cost of only having to sacrifice my Mana.
'It's weird how all this information wasn't explained by the system despite it existing in the inscriptions written clearly and boldly on the lines of that circle!' Aaron doubted the reasons why it happened but he couldn't get an answer with the lack of proof.
"Uh! How did I miss that?" Betty palmed her forehead, "Ria has always been interested in plants and her garden is practically the best in the whole Village, maybe I should give her some of these Apple-seeds. I myself do have a few types of domestic animals that I rear in the backyard, maybe I should try my luck with some of these Eggs too."
Aaron just nodded before saying : "Let me warn you first, I can get my hand on as many of many things but none of them is going to be cheap... in fact they're going to be very, very expensive!"
Betty crossed her arms, "How costly are they going to be?"
"Let's see," The kid took a moment to consider the price, "I'm going to be completely honest with you here, the Apples cost me 50 Silver Coins each while the Eggs cost me 1 Gold Coin each." Aaron looked the middle-aged woman directly in the eyes to show how serious he is right now.
"That much!" Of course the woman gawked from shock.
Aaron sighed deeply while saying : "The Cake you guys enjoyed the day before yesterday cost me 4 Gold Coins," Afterwards he retrieved one of the two Fried-Chickens from his Inventory Space and showed it to the middle-aged woman while adding : "This Fried-Chicken also cost me 4 Gold Coins to buy but don't let appearances fool you, they could save lives at certain situations."
Betty was salivating and almost drooling once the aromatic smell of the Fried-Chicken entered her nose, even Aaron who just ate breakfast was tempted to take a bite too!
Finally Betty tore her gaze away from the Fried-Chicken in his hand before saying : "I want 20 Apples and 20 Eggs for now, how much is that?"
Aaron stored the Fried-Chicken in his Inventory Space, "Not a problem 60 Silver Coins for each Apple and 1 Gold 20 Silver Coins for each Egg," Afterwards he put his hand forwards and continued to say : "Sorry to say this but I only do deals when the full-payment is handed to me upfront."
The middle-aged woman nodded before going back inside the house.
'I just made 6 Gold Coins just like that, maybe it's not that hard to get rich after all.'
"Here's 50 Gold Coins," Betty handed him a small leather pouch, "Consider the rest a down payment under my name for later, if I need anything in the future don't shun me away and serve other customers." She said so while pinching his cheek gently.
"Since you're willing to go this far, then accept this gift from me." Aaron looked towards the middle-aged woman appreciatively before buying her a Mini-Cake from the store and presented to Betty who smiled widely and clapped excitedly like a little girl once she saw the delicious and sweet Cake appear in front of her out of thin air!
"Really!" Despite saying so, the middle-aged woman had already snatched the Mini-Cake and was protecting it suspiciously from the kid who rolled his eyes at her when he saw how she's behaving.
Aaron shrugged while thinking : 'She solved my issue of money for the two Magic Rocks, that's why I'm forgiving her.' Afterwards he found a bread basket and filled it with 20 Apples then carefully stacked the 20 Eggs on top of a soft chair in the corner of the kitchen.
Betty watched him do all that while using a knife to cut herself piece after piece of the Mini-Cake then enjoy eating them slowly!
"Well... do remember that eating to much sugar will get you fat." He said while waving goodbye to the middle-aged woman.
"Who cares! This is so good, which genius makes this sweet cake? I'd pay a fortune just to learn how to make some for myself." Betty said while waving her hand.
Aaron's ears twitched slightly and he almost turned one-hundred and eighty degrees right then and there but he stopped himself while thinking : 'It's neither the right time neither the right place for that, got to be patient now Aaron... keep milking the cow! How dare that traitorous bastard Pio divulge my secrets to his woman? Unforgivable.'