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.

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

This was not correct.

in terms of

whilst being a monster tamer. A profession that grew much

and the others did not notice, she was in fact a

needed to

words, but

"Don't reject me jus—"

what I had to say, Ava lowered her head and muttered in a low voice. She

Tiiriing— Tiiriing—

I was about to respond, my phone suddenly rang. My brows

'What now…'

me for a

problem, take

tightened. Checking the foremost

your help. What gift should I buy for Kevin's birthday?

"…"

I turned

time for me to deal with this. Turning my attention back to Ava,

thing I forgot to mention when

"What is it?"

join, this will

my dimensional space, I gently

"A flute?"

Ava as she looked at the flute on the

just any regular flute,

handed Ava

"T-this..."

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

you're seeing it right. This is

up, the edged of my

enough to entice her

to change her fate, Ava wouldn't reject

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

do you still wish

***

At the same time.

he still going

grumbled as she

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

of desperation, she decided to

to reply to

definitely ignored

There was no way Ren had not seen her message yet, in all likelihood

her hand on

back, Emma had no idea how to

Amanda can

lit up. Amanda could definitely help

out of her room, she decided to ask

she had still not gotten a response from her which was strange since

to

they lived in the same building, it didn't take long for

—Knock! —Knock!

the door that lead to

"Hm, no response?"

knocking, Emma got

—Knock!

she perhaps not hear me

Plausible. Emma knocked again.

no one

out" Emma muttered as she shook her head, "What do

Amanda's room for a solid minute, Emma

give up and return

***

9:48 P.M.

you're saying that she rejected

"Yeah"

of my room with my phone on my ear, I responded. On the other side

after you showed her the artifact

I guess the offer wasn't

flute of Artemis as well as the lucrative contract, she

caught me

confident in what I had

now, I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that

to have been in her position, I would've

after seeing the flute of Artemis. A cheat like item that would make

what are your plans

Smallsnake asked.

to think things through. What about you? How's the situation

is going well. Though he still hasn't signed the contract yet, Leopold and I have already met him once. He came to the headquarters

"Haaa...That's great"

a piece of

recruit Ava this morning, my mood had soured

this piece of news as

there are times when things

this was just how life went. Nothing

life just loved to throw

to go. Call me

"Alright"

I hung

—Tak!

of my dimensional space, I proceeded to head to

grounds, I looked at Angelica who was sitting crossed-legged in the middle

"Angelica"

"What is it human?"

her eyes

ask

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