Mardinal: The Assassin's Adventure
Chapter 17: To the Store

Mardin was still fighting the rest of the monsters when the squid monster was already weak could not move anymore. While slashing at one monster, Mardin looked towards Haku.

“Hey, are you sure you don't want to finish off these monsters with your signature style?”

At present, Haku is on his back in the corner of an old building, already hurt to not be able to launch a mainstay attack just because of the monster dirt in his expensive shoes. When there was one monster about to pounce, Haku immediately slashed down without even turning his head in the slightest.

“No, ah. I cuddle,” cuddle Haku.

“Like a small child only,” ledek Dros in Mardin's mind.

“Hehee...” Mardin chuckled at Haku's childish attitude as well as Dros' response. “Good. Then, let me just sort it out.”

In a short matter, Mardin shot the huge squid monster with a Laser Cannon shot until it exploded spitting out a lot of blood and flesh, as well as slashing the remaining monsters using the Laser Cutter of some holographic shadow of the blaster gun.

Now the streets were cleared of monsters, but they were even dirtier by the flood of blood and the pile of meat was destroyed. Mardin did not care at all about the scene, things like this he was used to seeing almost every day.

Because the collection of pests has been cleared, Mardin also put his machete into the skateboard behind, walking casually towards Haku in the corner there.

“All has been cleared, Friend,” said Mardin friendly beside Haku.

“Hm,” reply briefly Haku without turning his head.

Mardin handed him a pile of old newspaper he had just found. “You can clean this used.”

Immediately Haku sambar the old newspaper, he cleaned the soles of his shoes from the traces of monster dirt while trying to resist disgust.

In order to change this awkward atmosphere, Mardin started the topic, “Don't you say there's something you want to tell me earlier?”

The feeling of Bete Haku instantly dissipated when he remembered his main purpose here. He was too focused on fighting and paying attention to his expensive shoes until he forgot the message from the teacher.

Haku threw the former newspaper back to cause a sound ‘tuing!’, then stood beside Mardin. “Ah, yes. It's about someone who wants to ask you for help.”

“Help?”

Mardin was suddenly confused. Who suddenly wanted to ask him for help? Mardin himself was not so wary of Haku's presence because they were able to work together well to finish off the monsters. But if this is Haku's goal, Mardin should be careful with him.

However, Mardin should not show any vigilance to Haku. The samurai man might be wary of him.

“Alright, alright. You can talk to me. But, I have to go buy fertilizer and some plant seeds first.”

Haku raised his eyebrows next to wonder. “Buy... fertilizer and plant seed?” He fixed the position of the glasses.

“Iya.” Mardin. “I have a small garden behind my boarding house. Whenever I have free time, I will spend it gardening. Pretty ‘kan to minimize weekly or monthly expenses?” He smiled widely.

Mardin walked past Haku who was still standing there. Haku thought to himself, not expecting if people with great abilities and considered dangerous by his teacher had a hobby of gardening.

In addition to having a mild hobby, Mardin is also very friendly to foreigners like Haku even though he almost killed him because he knew the name Mardin. Haku understood the action, Mardin tried to attack him because it was a form of self-defense. Maybe Mardin thought Haku was a threat to his life.

However, from the way Mardin fights, Haku admits Mardin is a very great person at his age who looks younger than Haku.

Haku slightly squinted his bright blue eyes behind the glasses lens. As Luan had said, Haku had to be careful with Mardin. Especially when realizing how great the power of Mardin, making Haku more sure not to be rash in taking action to deal with this teenager.

“You want to come?”

Mardin turned his head, waiting for Haku to follow him. The man also turned his head back to him, sighed, and walked leisurely following Mardin.

How else would you like? Instead of the shackles here waiting for Mardin to buy gardening materials, mending just come along.

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“Latest News of the Nurkin Solar System. In the Kadu area of Planet Terezia, dozens of nightspots suffered heavy losses due to raided by a group of mothers who protested because their husbands ran away to spend money to hire the services of the poor. Here's the coverage.”

“I don't want my man cheating, ama bencong anyway!”

“Destroy nightlife venues! Tie and hang the bulls on top of the duren tree!”

“Laki *Pip!*, *Pip*,*Pip*! Basic*Pip*! The goat! I'm not the same as you *Pip*! Hurt me wanting to *Pip*male by myself!”

“My foot— Ohok! Ohok! Wooohoghs! It's been 73 years. Ohok! But, still his behavior kayak— Ohok! ‘Jinganese. Ohok!”

“I passed, Ma'am, just as the raid took place. There's a man standing on the street. I asked tuh, ‘Udah die you?’. Uh, not even answered. Not polite.”

The shop that sold the garden supplies looked deserted with no buyers. The seller was a middle-aged man, watching the television news while sitting casually behind the counter. Because of the lack of buyers, it feels like the seller is a bit lazy to sell. I want to close, but someone will buy it. Keep it open, yes the result is just gini-gini.

The store door suddenly opened, signifying that a buyer had just entered the store. The ones who entered were two men, one was a teenager with a smile, the other an adult man followed behind.

“Pak! I buy fertilizer with seeds of plants, yak!”

The salesman turned his head, but his lethargic expression suddenly hysterical itself when he saw the presence of the two of them.

“Huaaaa!!! Roque! Roque! Forgive me! Just take it all, but don't take my internal organs!!! Don't cut my trunk! I still want to have kids!”

Of course Mardin and Haku were astonished by the seller's hysterical behavior. Only then did they realize that a small part of their clothes was dirty by the splash of blood from the fight against the monster horde earlier.

“He's aware that we're Rogue,” whispered Haku flat.

Mardin replied lightly. “Take it easy. I can handle the panic of the father. I'm good at lying, kok.” He thumbs up.

With confidence as usual, Mardin walked up to the cashier's desk and said that the blood on their bodies was caused by having just helped slaughter cattle at the meat cutting place, no time to clean up in a hurry.

Haku was just paying attention near the door, flat expression. He became more and more astonished by the nature of this strange teenager.

“Emang lies to be proud of?”

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