Chapter 68 - Telling secrets (1/2)

”Hello, gentlemen and beautiful lady. I just want to ask, did you just come out of the oven? Because you are super hot.”

For some reason, as soon as I said the pickup line, everyone just shook their head, except Yahiko. He just had no idea why everyone looks disappointed.

Even though I knew my pickup line was lame, I still kept a straight face.

”Where did this idiot come from?” One of the hooded men spoke at me with a deep voice.

Although it was a deep rough voice, I instantly discerned that it was the voice of a woman. I didn't know why that woman was pretending to have a deep man's voice, but it sure was not a convincing act.

I looked at Mei to see her reaction. I didn't care much less about these pubic opinions, but rather only for this lady.

”Oh my, You are such a gentleman. Thank you very much.

I am very flatted by your words. My name is Tsuko, just your average rice trader. Nice to meet you, shinobi-san.” Mei gave off a natural smile and introduced herself.

Anyone will fall into her lovely smile and fully trust her words without any suspicions, but she can't fool this big brain me.

She clearly gave off an air that she didn't enjoy my flirting, but she still kept a polite smile and introduced herself with a fake name and fake job.

Since Kirigakure always kept everything in secret, she was probably confident that I wouldn't know anything about her. Little did she know, not only I knew her real name, I even knew her damn future and her forever single status.

'Is she hiding her info because of her possible secret mission, or do every Kiri shinobi just lie whenever they speak to foreigners?

There are 13 hooded men. If I add Mei, that would be 14 shinobi on a mission. This is definitely not a simple mission, that's for sure. I just hope they aren't related to our mission?'

”Nice to meet you too, Mrs.Tsuko. My name is Genji, an Iwa shinobi. I am currently on a mission with my 3 students.

If I'm not being rude, are these hooded gentlemen your bodyguards? I am just a bit surprised cause this is the first time I saw a merchant hire this many bodyguards.”

I asked Mei, but for some reason, that deep-voice hooded woman is the one to became restless and replied back instead of her.

”What do we have to do with you? Just mind your own damn business! Also, I know you are trying to flir...”

Before she goes anymore further, her fellow people quickly covered her mouth and reprimanded her.

”I am very sorry about that. As Genji-san predicted, they are indeed my bodyguards. I am heading to Kenta Village to sell rice to them. But I heard that bandits around that place are very fierce and scary. Since I am just a weak woman, I hired as many bodyguards as I could.” Mei answered me faithfully.

' Cat MountVillage? Isn't that also our mission village? Oh god, they are definitely involved with our mission, alright.'

”Oh my. What a coincidence. Cat Mount Village is on the way to our mission. We are planning to rest there for nights and continue our way to the mission. Maybe we could accompany each other?”

”I am very grateful for your offer, but as a person in the line of business, I don't trust people easily, even Shinobi! I am afraid I have to decline Genji-san's offer. Maybe next time.”

Mei politely declined my offer without sparing any second to consider. I knew she would decline the offer, but I still wanted to ask to find out more about their mission.

As I kept pestering Mei with more questions, annoyed Mei had no choice but to give signal others to prepare for departure to leave me as fast as she could.

”Well, Genji-san. I wish we chat more, but it's time for us to leave. It's been a pŀėȧsurė meeting you and your students. Goodbye.” Mei gave us farewell.

I gave her a polite farewell speech in response. My students also waved their hands to farewell Mei and her bodyguards.

After they are gone, I returned to my seat and started to eat Dango, which Yahiko ordered.

”Sensei, I didn't know you were so desperate to find a girl. Just because that merchant nee-san is very beautiful, how could you even ask to accompany her during the mission? I am a bit disappointed in you, Sensei.” Konan spoke to me first.

”Yeah. I could feel that you were being too forceful to that nee-san. You kept asking those useless questions. Hahaha.” Nagato also spoke.

”Well, I knew Genji-nii's research was hard, but I never knew it would be this difficult. But that merchant nee-san sure was beautiful. She might be the prettiest woman I have ever seen in my life.” Yahiko also blabbered.

I stopped eating and looked carefully at my students. I didn't expect them to be this innocent and easy to fool. As their teacher, I decided to lecture them a bit.

”Did you three honestly think that pretty lady is a merchant? Did you all think I approached them with that pickup-line without knowing it is lame?”

To my question, all three of my students looked at each other conflicted.

”As your master, here is a life-saving lesson. Do not trust anyone easily!! That pretty lady said she is a merchant, but did you actually see her selling rice? Unless you are sure, don't blindly trust anyone.