The Author's POV

Chapter 232

After calling Ava and setting up an appointment with her, I asked Smallsnake to send me an official contract.

Today I was planning on recruiting Ava.

The location of our meetup was the same cafe' Amanda had brought me a couple of months back.

It was fairly secluded and was ideal for these kinds of deals.

"Over here, Ava"

Not long after I entered the cafe and sat down, I spotted Ava's figure entering the place. Standing up, I called out for her.

Spotting me, Ava headed in my direction.

"Thank you for coming"

"Ah-h, no problem Ren"

Lowering her head, Ava shyly sat down on the seat opposite of me.

"Would you like to order anything? It's on me"

I offered as I handed her the menu.

"No, thank you" Ava shook her head, "So...what did you want to talk about?"

'Straight to the point, I see...'

Well, it was understandable.

The relationship between Ava and I could only be considered to be as 'close acquaintances'

We weren't really friends, and given Ava's shy nature, I more or less understood why she wanted to get this over with quickly.

"Here"

Taking out a stack of papers from my dimensional space, I slid them over to Ava.

In it were the details of the contract that Smallsnake had sent me.

It had all the information regarding the salary, working hours, benefits, and other things that she would get if she worked for me.

"What's this?"

Looking at the papers, Ava tilted her head to the side.

"Just read it"

"Okay..."

Taking the papers, Ava started to read them.

After a couple of minutes, I watched as Ava's brows knit together tightly.

Lifting her head up, she asked in a soft voice,"Y-You're trying to recruit me?"

"Indeed" I smiled, "I want to recruit you to my mercenary group. Are you willing?"

"..."

Ava didn't respond immediately. She proceeded to flip through the papers one more time.

"...Sorry"

After a short pause, Ava closed the papers and pushed them back in my direction. Putting my hand on the papers, I raised my other hand.

"Before you refuse, listen to what I have to say"

Watching her push the papers back, I wasn't disheartened one bit.

From the very beginning, I was prepared to be rejected.

A 16-year old boy recruiting you to a newly established mercenary group that barely had any members.

No matter how you look at it, this deal looked shady.

I understood that.

That was why negotiations existed.

"Ava, you're talented. No, to call you talented would be an understatement. You are extremely talented"

Smiling, pushed the papers back, and started praising her. In response to the praise, Ava's face turned red.

"M-me?"

"Yes, just the fact that you can contract with two beasts at once is proof enough"

Typically monster tamers could only tame one beast at a time. This applied to even the strongest monster tamers on earth.

However, Ava could tame two at the same time.

This alone proved that she was extremely talented in the art of monster taming. She needed to understand this.

"B-but, they won't listen to my orders"

"You're too hasty Ava"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't compare yourself to the others. Just the fact that you're rank is enough proof that you're talented. If you compare yourself to other people then, of course, you will look a lot less talented compared to them. However, keep in mind that you're a monster tamer"

Monster tamers tend to develop at a much slower pace than the others.

This was because they mainly focused on training their pets rather than themselves. Their slow progress was in every right, understandable.

exposed to such an amazing class filled with prodigies like Kevin and the others, she had started to subconsciously think that she was

This was not correct.

students, in terms of ranking,

a monster tamer. A

not notice, she was in

needed to understand

you for your kind words, but I'm still

"Don't reject me jus—"

had to say, Ava lowered her head and muttered in a low voice. She once again tried to reject

Tiiriing— Tiiriing—

was about to respond, my phone suddenly rang. My

'What now…'

for a

take your

out my phone, my already furrowed brows tightened. Checking the

should I buy for Kevin's

"…"

I

this. Turning my attention back to Ava, I decided to unravel my

more thing I forgot to mention when

"What is it?"

this will be

my dimensional space, I gently placed it

"A flute?"

Ava as she looked at the flute on

just any regular flute, have a

I handed Ava the

"T-this..."

the flute, I watched as Ava's eyes opened widely. Holding onto the flute,

right. This is

the edged of my lips curled

to entice her

with the opportunity to change her fate, Ava wouldn't reject me,

I been in her position, I would join without even flinching. Looking at Ava whose eyes did not

still wish to

***

At the same time.

he still going

grumbled as she looked at her

she had sent Ren a text. It was regarding Kevin's gift. Despite agonizing over this issue for a whole

of desperation, she decided

had yet to reply

he definitely

phone away. There was no way Ren had not seen her message yet, in all likelihood he had

do?', placing her hand

text her back, Emma had no idea

Maybe Amanda can

lit up. Amanda

room, she decided to

still not gotten a response from her which was

decided to

building, it didn't take long for Emma to arrive at Amanda's

—Knock! —Knock!

door that lead to Amanda's room,

"Hm, no response?"

minute after knocking, Emma got no

—Knock!

she perhaps not hear

Plausible. Emma knocked again.

again, no one

Emma muttered as she shook her head, "What

Amanda's room for a

to give up and return to her room. She'll try to

***

9:48 P.M.

you're saying that she rejected

"Yeah"

on my ear, I responded. On

after you showed her

I guess the

Artemis as well as the lucrative contract, she

caught me off

was confident

around the fact that Ava had

her position, I would've immediately have agreed to

flute of Artemis. A cheat like item that would

are your plans now

Smallsnake asked.

through. What about you? How's

contract yet, Leopold

"Haaa...That's great"

was a

to recruit Ava this morning, my mood had

the very least I could take this piece of news

when things

how life went. Nothing was

to throw

to go.

"Alright"

I hung

—Tak!

phone inside of my dimensional space, I proceeded to head to the training room

training grounds, I looked at Angelica who was sitting

"Angelica"

"What is it human?"

her

ask you

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