The Hero Who Became a Monster Girl Will Never Fall to Evil Vol 2. Chapter 158: Two hundred million gold coins

“Standing here isn’t convenient for talking, and there are too many people watching. Let’s go to our private room and talk together.”

Yuelong’s peripheral vision swept across the noisy casino as she calmly made her suggestion. “And if you have companions, you can bring them along as well.”

“Exactly, the environnt in the private rooms is way better than out here!” Irena planted her hands on her hips and looked down at Vieya smugly. “Last ti you fought an elite monster and ended up regressing your body, and you still haven’t recovered. Looks like you’re not as amazing as I imagined.”

After a pause, she continued, “But this place has shares owned by my family. Considering how much you sacrificed to save last ti, I’ll allow you to try the VIP private room’s special yogurt that doesn’t stick to the lid.”

“Irena, don’t interrupt when the captain is speaking.” The taciturn blue-haired girl, Allison, reminded her from the side.

“Eh, Little-Fish sis...” Irena turned her head—and then t Yuelong’s knife-like stare, instantly shuddering. “Sorry! I’ll shut °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° up!”

“Stupid blond,” Vieya cursed quietly, letting out a faint sigh as she looked up at the other two. “Then I’ll go call my friends over... Oh right, is your private room big enough? We have four people on our side.”

“Don’t worry, Swordmaster-sis.” Allison smiled faintly and spoke politely. “This place has forty percent of its shares owned by Irena’s family. Switching to the largest private room won’t be difficult.”

“That’s way too much! Private rooms cost money too—these expenses all get counted on my tab!” Irena protested indignantly, feeling like she was an ATM anyone could co kick to make gold spill out.

“Hehe.” Allison covered her mouth and laughed softly. “Didn’t you always say you don’t want to owe favors? And Swordmaster-sis has saved you several tis already. So sothing that’s just money shouldn’t be difficult for you, right?”

“Of course it’s not difficult. It’s just switching rooms.” Irena patted her chest in promise. “No problem!”

Vieya didn’t want to bother with this blond kid, and she also had zero psychological burden about blowing her gold.

After all, Irena was that guy’s daughter.

Back then, her old man had shalessly co to her for help more than a few tis. The price for that help was the full financial backing of their entire family. That agreent was said to remain valid as long as the chief Hero was alive—even if the family head died or was replaced.

Before long, Vieya brought Yuelong’s team to et up with Aislin and the others.

At first eting, neither side trusted the other much. But with Vieya acting as the interdiary to smooth things over, everyone successfully gathered in a single private room.

At Allison’s suggestion, they played a few rounds of cards to close the distance and liven up the atmosphere. Though they were in a casino, the stakes weren’t high—and Irena was a complete novice at card gas. The entire table was basically just her losing, a pure walking charity. After losing several rounds in a row, she was so angry her little face had turned dark.

Vieya only played a couple of rounds before stopping. Leaving the table, she went to keep Jasmine and that strange young elf company, chatting with them.

Elliti was a very shy, quiet little girl. If you didn’t actively ask her questions, she would sit there silently—neither noisy nor troubleso—her dark red eyes gentle and timid.

Like a small animal that was overly wary of the unfamiliar outside world, ready to flee at the slightest disturbance.

But compared to Jasmine back then, she was much better. Communicating with her wasn’t difficult.

“Vieya-sis, did you know? When Aislin-sis was in the Elven Forest, she often talked about you.” Elliti clasped her small hands, her voice very soft. “Aislin-sis said you were her lifesaver. If it weren’t for you, she would have died at the hands of a terrifying Demon King. She also told us stories about you—said you’re a true Hero, kind, powerful, and resilient...”

“Uh... I might not be that great.”

The sli girl’s old face flushed red, but she quickly used drinking water as an excuse to cover it up, her expression returning to normal. “Your Aislin-sis has a much better personality than , and she can cook and nd clothes.”

“Hehe, I know.” Elliti’s lips curved upward. “Aislin-sis said you’re good at everything except cooking.”

“Cough, cough—let’s talk about sothing else.”

Vieya felt a bit awkward. She had really been trying to practice, and her cooking had indeed been improving day by day. But she didn’t know why her improvent speed still wasn’t as fast as her daughter’s.

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Thinking about it, making food edible wasn’t hard. It was just that the sli girl’s hands occasionally didn’t listen to her brain. Tomato and egg stir-fry would be going just fine, and then she’d suddenly get a bright idea and add three spoonfuls of chili sauce.

The result was sothing sweet, sour, spicy, salty, and carrying a subtle eggy sll. A small dish sohow ended up containing all five flavors, nearly making Jasmine—who’d tasted it with full anticipation for the first ti—throw up.

After that, Jasmine’s cooking skills skyrocketed, and she refused her mom’s loving lunches from then on. Her reason was: “Watching Mom ruin food makes my heart ache! Leave these things to your daughter from now on!”

That first rejection from her daughter dealt a heavy blow to the sli girl. From then on, she gave up on stir-frying and specialized in cooking porridge and boiling dumplings. Those were simple—just toss rice or dumplings into a pot, fill it with water, and boil for half an hour.

Facts proved her decision was right. Jasmine really liked the porridge and dumplings she made.

At so point, Allison ca up behind Vieya and leaned down to speak by her ear. “The captain and that elf lady would like to talk with you.”

Jasmine’s gaze imdiately shifted over, but Vieya raised a hand to soothe her. “You play with Elliti for a bit. I’ll step away for a mont.”

Vieya followed Allison toward the card table.

Yuelong and Aislin had already stopped playing. Irena was also lying on the table with a lifeless expression, her face covered in small white paper slips.

Vieya sat down across from them. Allison turned and left to watch over the children.

“I need your help, Vieya.” Yuelong sat upright, her hands resting on her knees.

“I’m not good at anything except fighting... and my body isn’t in great shape right now either. Aside from helping you eat more free food, what can I do?” Vieya propped her chin up and sighed.

“I want to ask you to help buy sothing.” Yuelong said slowly. “Miss Aislin spoke with earlier. You’re here to help her purchase sothing, and there’s also an item in this auction that I want.”

“Can’t you just have Irena give it to you directly?” Vieya asked.

“Hey! You white-haired, body-regressed idiot—did your brain regress too?” Irena slamd the table. “The stuff in the auction doesn’t belong to my family alone. How am I supposed to give it to you! With my head?!”

“Irena, sit down and apologize!” Yuelong said sternly.

Irena glared at Vieya, muttered “Sorry” in a sulky voice, then sat back down obediently and stopped talking.

After a pause, Yuelong continued explaining,

“Most of the items in this auction are consigned here by people from all over the world. The southern lands, eastern lands, and the Royal Capital are closely connected. The northern lands have large numbers of troops stationed. So many buyers bring these gray-market items to a gray area like the western lands to auction them.”

As she spoke, Yuelong pulled an envelope from her clothes and slid it toward Vieya.

Vieya opened the envelope and poured out a black card. It was really strange—just today alone, she’d received two different black cards.

One from the elf lady, and one from this bargain junior sister in front of her.

“There’s a spending limit of two hundred million gold coins on this card. This is all the money I can gather at the mont... When the auction starts, we’ll have to rely on your technique, Miss Vieya. The competition will be fierce.” Yuelong said.

Vieya clicked her tongue slightly. The number startled her. She wasn’t short on money, but she’d never put this much gold on a single card before.

Auctions relied mainly on the thickness of one’s financial foundation, though technique also played a part.

How to project overwhelming pressure to force opponents to give up, or how to lure opponents into bidding, drain their chips, and then take the item you truly cared about—these were all areas of expertise.

It was Vieya’s first ti participating too, and she was nervous as well.

Holding her bargain junior sister’s entire fortune, the sli girl raised her head with curiosity, her gaze a little strange, and asked,

“Aislin needs the Blood-Jade Stone, but her elven status has restrictions, so she can only ask to help. But Yuelong... can you tell what it is that you want to bid on?”