184 Chapter 184: Mission Briefing (1/2)
The hotel receptionist stared at the both of us for a second, and then raised a hand.
”Your ID, please.”
”Hmm? Okay.”
Without thinking, I showed him my student ID. The receptionist rolled her eyes and then pointed toward the exit.
”Sorry, but we don't allow underage customers.”
…huh? Oh, right. This was a love hotel, after all.
Anastasia looked perplexed for a moment, and then she giggled.
”Oh, right. You're still a student. Sorry about that. I completely forgot about that.”
Leading me by my hand, she led me out of the hotel. All the while the receptionist watched us with a raised eyebrow, and then returned her attentions to whatever it was she was doing. Which was watching some video on her tablet. From the moans and sounds, I gathered that it was an R18 video at the very least.
Can't blame her…she was manning the desk of a love hotel, after all…
”…so where do we go now?” I asked. And then I frowned. ”And how old are you, by the way?”
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I had thought that Anastasia was about the same age as I was. She looked pretty young. But from her demeanor and behavior, I suddenly realized that she might be a little older. Maybe she was in her twenties?
”Now, now.” Anastasia giggled and placed a finger on her lips. ”Don't you know it's rude to ask a lady for her age?”
”Oh, sorry.”
”It's fine. As for what we should do now…I guess we should just go to a proper hotel.”
Couldn't we go to somewhere that wasn't a hotel as long as it was safe and secure?
In the end, at my suggestion, we ended up going into an Internet café. After renting a cubicle, the two of us squeezed into it as if we were sharing a computer. It was pretty narrow and confined, but its size was adequate for our purposes.
Anastasia still cast several spells and wards to ensure that our conversation wouldn't be overheard by anyone outside the cubicle. With the Internet café promising the security and privacy of its customers, we didn't have to worry about the Internet café staff trying to probe into whatever it was we were doing or what website we were surfing.
”All right, all clear.”
Once she was satisfied, Anastasia produced her smartphone and placed it on the desk. In the background, we had the Internet browser of the computer open and was playing some YouTube video that featured the opening and ending songs of an anime I liked. More for the records of the Internet café staff than because we were actually listening. It also served to drown out our conversation, so Anastasia seemed impressed when I made the suggestion.
No, I didn't actually think about that when I proposed opening the YouTube video…but whatever. I didn't see the need to tell her that.
The call took several seconds to get through, and Feng Hai's face appeared when it connected. His jaw dropped when he saw me.
”Richard? What are you doing with Anastasia?”
”Oh, uh…coincidence.” I scratched the back of my head sheepishly. I wasn't sure I should go around telling everyone that the crown prince of the Amazerian Empire dragged me to Southampton City just to see me duel his elite bodyguard.
”He helped me out when I was being harassed by a group of lecherous secret society members,” Anastasia explained, winking at me. I shrugged helplessly, feeling embarrassed when Feng Hai stared at me in awe.
”Always playing the hero, eh?” he then turned serious. ”Sorry about that time in Jing Tian City. By the time we got there, we were too late…”
”It wasn't your fault. No one could have known.”
”Even I didn't know about the Dark Church's plans to invade Jing Tian City.” Anastasia sighed and shook her head. ”Though they wouldn't share something so important and huge to us hired grunts anyway.”
”Yeah.” Feng Hai scowled, but didn't say anything. It was clear that he felt guilty.
The Silver Wolves were involved in raiding and destroying a monster nest at the time of the invasion. By the time they finished the mission and returned to their base, Dad and the Federation military had already mostly mopped up the remaining monsters in Jing Tian City. The Silver Wolves still rushed back as quickly as they could once they heard the news, but there was little more for them to do than to stand around and help with rebuilding.
I wasn't there, but I heard from mutual friends on social media that Feng Hai took Alicia's death as a blow. I remembered them being a little close to the point that she addressed him as Brother Hai, but I didn't know anything more than that. Alicia did tell me that Feng Hai was a family friend and had looked after her when she was younger.