Chapter 49: Yingmei: How Did I End Up Wanted

On the way back, Han Feng picked up his pace considerably.

Before long, he arrived at the familiar, secluded alley.

Without stepping inside right away, Han Feng frowned slightly and looked toward a certain corner.

"Come on out!"

"Hehe, we got spotted!"

A clear, pleasant voice rang out.

Then, a golden-haired figure and a floating object stepped out of the darkness.

"Boss Han, good evening!"

Yingmei gave an embarrassed greeting.

"You two?"

Seeing the familiar pair, Han Feng was slightly surprised.

Plot-wise, shouldn't they be at Diluc's tavern by now?

"It's like this…"

Yingmei gave an explanation.

Only then did Han Feng understand.

Tonight, she and Venti had gone to the Church of Favonius, planning to steal the Lyre der Himmel.

At the final stage, they ran into a woman wearing a mask.

A fight broke out afterward.

Because her strength had improved, she defeated that woman and got the Lyre der Himmel.

But the commotion from the battle led to them being discovered by the Knights.

With no other choice, they had to slip away quickly.

Not wanting to expose herself, Yingmei didn't use the powers of the Gust-Gust Fruit.

Originally, escaping wasn't much of a problem,

but then Amber and a light-blue-haired woman showed up behind them.

Now the pressure was even greater.

So the two decided to split up and run.

After barely shaking off the pursuit, Yingmei and Paimon found themselves with nowhere to go.

Because there were too many Knights outside right now.

After some discussion, the two finally decided to come to the Worry-Free Bookstore.

In their eyes,

this little shop was full of mystery.

Boss Han was also an extremely powerful person.

So the two waited here.

"Congratulations on being wanted!"

Han Feng teased.

"It's all that bard's fault!"

Little Paimon stamped her foot in anger.

Yingmei also wore a troubled expression.

She had only wanted to help Dvalin, and Venti had sweet-talked her into stealing the Lyre der Himmel.

Who knew she'd end up wanted?!

She remembered watching "One Piece — East Blue Arc" before,

thinking she had to play it safe and absolutely not end up wanted like Luffy.

Good lord, the clown turned out to be me!

Now she's brought trouble on herself!

"Boss Han, please take us in, just for one night."

Little Paimon's eyes were teary, looking utterly pitiful.

"At most, fifty thousand Mora per person!"

Han Feng said nothing, smiling as he watched the two.

It wasn't that he feared the Knights of Favonius.

Setting aside that Yingmei and the others were working hard for the Dvalin incident to begin with,

even if they really were wanted criminals, he had nothing to fear.

He wanted to see what tricks little Paimon could still pull out.

"Twenty thousand Mora?"

Paimon tentatively raised the price.

Han Feng showed no reaction.

"Thirty thousand Mora?"

Han Feng still showed no reaction.

"Fifty thousand Mora!"

Little Paimon quoted her final price, then lowered her voice.

"I have lots of Ying's videos in my camera!"

"Deal!"

Han Feng agreed without hesitation.