Re:Zero -Starting Life in Zero

Otto was shocked and hurriedly stepped back, anxiously explaining to Green.

"What ice cream? Green-kun, I don't have any. I just wanted to help you..."

"I'm so sorry, I embarrassed you."

Towards the end, Otto said sadly, head bowed, "I really don't deserve to be your friend..."

Green glared at him and forcefully pointed his finger at Otto's chest.

"How dare you say that! With someone like you, can we even be considered friends?"

Otto: "I'm so sorry, Green!"

Green: "Otto, you've disappointed me so much!"

Otto: "I'll atone with my death, Grin!"

Green: "You're having such a great time and you didn't even think of me!"

Otto: "I'm so sorry, Grin-kun... Eh? What did you just say?"

"Do you even understand what you're eating? Get out of here!"

Green pulled Otto behind him and casually ripped off the tablecloth from the flowerpots placed by the door.

He shook the tablecloth open forcefully, tied it to his chest as a bib, and kept pursing his lips as if preparing for something.

"Sorry, Priscilla, Otto isn't mature enough yet. I have to handle this myself! It's time for you to take care of it!"

……

Outside the grand and magnificent mansion of the Sun Princess, two disheveled figures were thrown out by Al like trash, landing on the cold white jade steps.

"Sorry, brothers, the princess specifically ordered that you be thrown out."

Al spoke, dusted off his hands, and turned to walk through the mansion gate.

The tablecloth on Green's chest hung crookedly behind him, forming a cape, making him look extremely embarrassed.

Otto slowly got up, supporting himself on the ground, and timidly approached, "Grin, are you alright?"

Green turned and glared at Otto, the midday sun shining on him and highlighting the red footprint on his right cheek.

What do you think?

At the same moment, a princess was also staring blankly at the teeth marks on the instep.

"Pfft—Hahahaha!"

Otto could no longer hold back and burst into laughter, clutching his stomach. He laughed so hard he was shaking and tears were almost streaming down his face.

"Honestly, I thought Grimm would start fighting with that princess right there and then, but I didn't expect... hahahaha!"

"Mr. Green, you didn't see how flustered that man was. He didn't even have time to pull his foot back."

Green gently rubbed the mark on his face and cursed, "You really deserve to die, Otto. I took that kick for you."

"Sorry, Mr. Green, I just couldn't hold back anymore!"

Otto laughed so hard his stomach cramped up, and he squatted on the ground clutching his lower abdomen, unable to even stand up straight.

Green secretly activated his protective abilities to quickly heal his injuries, otherwise he might be misunderstood if he walked down the street.

Stop laughing like a jerk!

Green kicked Otto in the backside a few times, finally stopping the guy's laughter.

After calming down, Otto felt a strange emotion stirring within him.

"Mr. Green, it's so great to have a friend like you. If you hadn't shown up in time, I really wouldn't know how I would have handled the situation."

"That woman is mentally ill; you don't need to worry about her."

Green patted Otto on the shoulder; that guy was stubborn too.

He clearly wrote it on the letter: Priscilla should leave if she doesn't want to.

But Otto, not wanting to disappoint Green, was prepared to fawn over him.

Green paused, then took out a money pouch from his pocket and handed it to Otto.

"By the way, Otto, I traded all the Soul-Soothing Grass as a bargaining chip. People from the Hexin Merchant Guild will be coming to collect it soon."

I have some money here; take it to pay off your debts. As for your share of the profits, you'll get it when you return to Mezas.

Otto's debt repayment deadline was indeed approaching, so he didn't make too many excuses.

"No problem, Mr. Green is going to do such a big thing, it's my honor to be able to help you."

"Stop saying such mushy things. Are you free right now? Come with me to take care of something."

Green put his arm around Otto's shoulder; this guy really was a loyal friend.

Unlike the perverts back home, Lugunica citizens value dignity quite a bit.

Otto's willingness to kiss Priscilla's feet for Green's sake is enough to prove that he considers Green a true friend.

"What's wrong, Mr. Green?"

Otto seemed very interested; he had messed up the previous task for Green, and now this was a great opportunity to save face.

Green said as he walked.

"There's a brother and sister on Iron Bucket Street, I think their names are Atto and Mia, I'm planning to buy them."

Otto quickly covered Green's mouth, looked around warily, and whispered, "Mr. Green, human trafficking is illegal."

Green pried Otto's hand away.

"Why don't we just go through the adoption process? As long as we have the money, they'll agree."

"This method is feasible..."

Otto didn't ask Green why he did it; he simply nodded in agreement.

The two walked side by side through the bustling main street, but the further they went, the more dilapidated the street became.

Until the road surface became mottled and potholed, and a sour, rotten smell filled the air—we had arrived at Iron Bucket Street.

Once on the street, Green didn't go in immediately, but instead peeked out from the wall for a while.

He needed to confirm that those shrewish old women weren't here at the moment.

Otherwise, they might be overtaken again.

Otto was somewhat puzzled.

"Mr. Green, are you buying or stealing? Something feels off."

"Shh!"

Green made a shushing gesture.

"Be very careful, the older women here are terrifying."

Both of them focused their attention on exploring the road ahead.

Completely unaware that fifty or sixty laborers carrying boxes were walking one after another from the alley behind them.

"Excuse me, buddy in front!"

"Excuse me, we have a large shipment that needs to pass through here."

Green and Otto turned around simultaneously, bewildered, and made way for them.

The boxes were labeled with words like "a certain dessert" or "a certain cake".

As a businessman, Otto knew the value of these things well, and upon seeing them, he couldn't help but exclaim:

"Is this really a slum? Someone actually bought such high-end goods all at once. They must have bought up all the goods on the whole street."

Green was startled, a terrible thought popping into his mind.

"Oh no, my money!"

Sure enough, at the very end of the moving team was a little girl wearing a new dress and with a blue-purple ponytail.

Who else could it be but Merry?

"You spendthrift son!"

Green ran towards Meryl with his arms outstretched and grabbed her shoulder tightly.

"You brat, why did you buy so many cakes? They're so sweet they'll kill you!"

Mary was startled, but after realizing it was Green, she inexplicably became assertive.

"You're the one who asked me to buy the cake, and there are still several truckloads of dresses that haven't been delivered yet."

Mary broke free from Green's grasp, picked up the hem of her skirt, and twirled gracefully.

Her long, blue-purple hair swayed gently as she turned, and the hem of her skirt swept across the dusty ground, making her little dress appear even brighter and more eye-catching.

Mary raised her chin, her olive-green eyes filled with joy, and her voice was crisp and clear.

"This is my favorite. What do you think? Isn't it beautiful? It's only five gold coins."

Green's lips twitched, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

After hesitating for a while, he finally blurted out, "How much is left?"

Mary said "Oh," as if she had thought of something.

She pulled an empty money pouch from her bosom and shook it in front of Green.

"I'm out of money, Old Deng, give me some more gold coins!"