On his opposite side, Jeanne, seeing the rich changes in expression on Aiden's face, asked with some doubt, "Aiden, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing much, just thinking about one thing."
Aiden pinched his brow, then asked, "When do you want me to depart?"
Jeanne thought for a bit, "In a few days, at least wait until Enzo gets your permanent visa settled, otherwise we won't be able to stay in contact."
"Alright then." Aiden nodded.
"Then I'll go put on makeup first. In the afternoon, if you want to go to school with me, that's fine too." As Jeanne spoke, she stood up and walked toward the bedroom.
———
By the afternoon, Aiden still followed Jeanne to school. He thought, since in a few days he might have to go find another witch, he might as well spend these days accompanying her well.
Thus, during this remaining period, Aiden was practically inseparable from Jeanne, except for going to the bathroom, they were together all the time, even when bathing, they never separated.
Of course, Aiden didn't just focus on having fun, he still made time to ask those two.
But at first, those two still responded to him with a few words. Yet later, they became like people replying to unfamiliar contacts on a messaging app, either "oh" or "mm," which left him confused, not knowing how he had offended Them.
Then, in the blink of an eye, a week passed.
Aiden had already bought the plane ticket. At that moment, he was waiting outside the airport. Naturally, Jeanne had come to see him off.
After the two shared a passionate kiss outside the airport, not caring about others around them, Jeanne finally released the hands cupping Aiden's cheeks and tidied his clothes.
"Be careful on the road, oh, and, when you miss me, give me a call. If you get lonely, don't go looking for other women, very dirty."
"I put several pairs of stockings in your suitcase, all ones I've changed out of over the past few days and haven't washed. Don't worry, I applied magic on them, they won't change smell…"
Miss Witch, for the first time, felt she was this naggy, but still kept talking, "I'm not by your side, you still have to eat on time, sleep on time, hey, did you hear clearly…"
The witch again cupped Aiden's cheeks and spoke.
Aiden nodded vigorously. He felt like his mouth had been deformed by the witch's hands, and mumbled, "Heard it clearly."
Only then did the witch nod in satisfaction, then continued speaking, "When you find Cereza… mm, she should be called Bayonetta now, after finding her, be a bit nicer to her."
"She's been asleep for so many years, and I heard she's already lost her previous memories, so, don't bully her."
"I won't."
"That's good." Miss Witch let go of Aiden's cheeks, then threw herself into his arms again.
"Be careful. I should be coming over in a few days too. At that time… I'll also help you."
Aiden understood what she meant by "help." He tightly embraced her as well, and then kissed her again.
Several minutes later, the two finally separated.
"I'm leaving."
"Mm!"
Watching Aiden enter the airport, until his figure disappeared from sight, Jeanne finally straddled her motorcycle.
However, just at that moment, in the layered interweaving of time and space, a mysterious force crossed through, entered her body, and, without her or Baldr knowing, unlocked the seal on her.
Faintly, there was even a cold snort that echoed.
Unlike the opening cutscene in Chapter 1 of the game, Aiden, taking a plane from Country D to a major city on the East Coast of Country M, actually only took seven to eight hours.
It didn't have a stopover in R Country like in the game. So, having departed in the morning, he arrived just before evening.
Because he had already contacted Enzo before coming, the moment he got off the plane, Aiden saw Enzo holding a sign with his name on it.
In fact, Aiden originally planned to delay coming to Country M for another two days, but after notifying Enzo, Enzo strongly insisted that Aiden come earlier, so he could invite Aiden to his home as a guest.
"Hey, my friend! You finally came. I thought this damn plane was delayed again… but why are you sniffing so hard?" Seeing Aiden walking over, Enzo quickly came to greet him. But seeing Aiden inhaling deeply, he asked in puzzlement.
Aiden deliberately said, "Don't you feel the air here is very free?"
"I know Country M is a free country, but I've never heard that the air here is also free… However, my friend, please believe me, this kind of freedom isn't good."
"I now have to be extremely cautious just sending my child to school, afraid of encountering a shooting on the road, you know, gun possession isn't restricted here." Enzo could hear the sarcasm in Aiden's tone, but still complained.
"Then why don't you switch to another country?" Aiden teased.
"Cough… because I occasionally do some arms dealing. You probably don't know, here, owning fully automatic rifles is prohibited, but I can get them. I can usually sell them for several times the market price. It's extremely profitable."
Enzo gave a light cough, "Also, the nightlife here is chaotic enough, I can take all kinds of unexpected business… come on, let's go to the parking lot."
"Business? What business? Deceiving unlucky people for demons or recruiting believers for angels?" Aiden glanced at him, following behind toward the parking lot.
Enzo looked around, slowed his steps to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Aiden… well, he was too short, even the top of his head couldn't reach Aiden's shoulder.
But he still tiptoed with effort, and said in a low voice, "That's big business, it's rare to do it once. I'm talking about some trivial small business. For example, in this world, there are many guys who worship vampires. I can help them get in touch with some low-level vampires, or obtain some still-active vampire blood."
"Sounds like you're acting as a pimp?" Aiden wasn't surprised that vampires came out of Enzo's mouth, this was a mythological world with both demons and gods.
Naturally, there would be vampires… Or rather, this was another slightly modified or adjusted plot world.
Hearing Aiden say "pimp," Enzo smiled awkwardly, then seriously said, "To put it simply, it's more like being a broker. But this business isn't easy, many unlucky guys get completely drained by those thirsty vampires."
"So I often don't get the final payment. Also, this city has quite a few church-affiliated demon hunters.
They hunt down vampires and demons everywhere. So even getting active vampire blood is hard, I'm thinking of quitting this line of work."
As they spoke, Enzo stopped beside a convertible sports car. He took out the keys and pressed a button, then said to Aiden, "Get in, my friend. My child has already prepared the cake. Mm, hope you like sweets."
"Usually, my highest rating for sweets is 'not sweet,' so I hope your kid hasn't fully adapted to the local taste." After getting in, Aiden said to Enzo.
When he used to be in Raccoon City, he'd eaten cake Jill bought for him, that overly sweet taste was unforgettable.
"That's a pity. Before I left, I specifically told my daughter to add a few more spoons of sugar." Enzo said with some regret, then started the car.
———
The sports car soon drove into a wealthy neighborhood.
This also showed that Enzo's business was indeed profitable.
In Country M, the safety level in wealthy districts is several times higher than other areas. Although the one Enzo lived in wasn't the very best, it wasn't far off. So Enzo simply parked the car on the roadside and took Aiden to his residence.
At the door, Enzo rang the bell. Soon, a childish voice came from inside, "Daddy, is that you?"
"My dear little Edna, it's me, and your Uncle Aiden."
Enzo showed a kind smile.
Click!
The door opened, and a little girl rushed out, tightly hugging Enzo's thigh. Then she looked up, curiously examining Aiden.
Last time, the little girl was only focused on greeting Jeanne, and hadn't really looked at Aiden properly.
"Hi!" Aiden greeted the little girl and took out a gift he had prepared before the trip, handing it to her.
The little girl didn't take it right away. Instead, she looked up at Enzo.
After getting her father's permission, she carefully accepted the gift and politely said, "Thank you, Uncle."
Aiden didn't correct her for calling him uncle instead of brother, otherwise it'd seem like he was lowering himself a generation beneath Enzo.
Looking at his daughter holding the gift in one hand and his leg in the other, Enzo bent down and picked her up, saying, "Is the cake ready, Edna?"
"It's ready! Ed and Mommy are setting the table. Mommy also made my favorite food."
The little girl said crisply.
"Looks like we arrived at just the right time. Aiden, welcome to my home, I hope it brings you the warmth of family." Enzo said to Aiden.
"Deeply honored." Aiden nodded, then followed Enzo into the house.
Entering the living room, Aiden saw Enzo's wife, a beautiful woman with a tall figure, was bringing food to the dining table with a little boy.
Seeing Aiden and Enzo come in, that beautiful woman stopped what she was doing, walked over and hugged Enzo, then said to Aiden, "Welcome, kind person who helped us. Huh? Why are you alone? Didn't your girlfriend come?"
Aiden greeted her, then gave the gift to Enzo's son, and only then replied, "She is a teacher; she will come in a few days."
"That's really a pity. I even wanted her to taste my cooking." Enzo's wife said with some regret.
At this moment, Enzo added a sentence, "My wife's cooking is especially great, there was once a very nasty woman who praised her cooking nonstop."
"Then I must taste it properly." Aiden said with a smile. At the same time, he also knew who the nasty woman in Enzo's words referred to…
One of the only two witches, Bayonetta.
Because Enzo had mentioned Bayonetta, Aiden again used a very surprised tone and asked, "Right, Enzo, to make a merchant as worldly as you call a woman nasty, I suddenly really want to meet her."
"My advice is, don't have any contact with her, she's a witch who brings misfortune. I've done business with her several times, and every time I ended up losing everything."
Enzo said somewhat angrily. Of course, it wasn't because Aiden called him worldly. He was a merchant, being worldly was very normal.
"She was brought over by a business partner of mine. Her name is Bayonetta. Although she's very nasty, her figure is quite nice, and she's as tall as your girlfriend. Thinking back now, I even suspect they were long-lost sisters."
"Forget it, let's not talk about such unpleasant things. If you really want to meet her, tomorrow I can take you to a place, hehe, my friend, that's a good place."
After saying these things, Enzo pulled out a chair and made an inviting gesture to Aiden.
"Please sit. Although you said your highest compliment for sweets is 'not sweet,' I still hope you can taste the cake made personally by my wife and daughter. They'll be very happy."
Faced with Enzo's warm invitation, Aiden temporarily put aside other thoughts. After sitting on the chair, he took the cake that little girl Edna handed over while standing on tiptoe with effort.
"Thank you."
Aiden patted the little girl's head, startling her so much she immediately ran behind Enzo. He could only smile helplessly and picked up the spoon.
Just as he thought, the cake was so sweet it was hard to bear. But since it was their kind gesture, he didn't show any discomfort, his expression stayed the same as he ate.
However, halfway through eating, he noticed that Enzo's wife had placed her hands together in front of her, looking like she was praying.
"My wife is religious." Enzo explained to him in a low voice with helplessness.
"Understandable." Aiden nodded understandingly, though he found it a little funny in his heart, someone as sharp-tongued and bold enough to make deals with demons actually had a religious wife. It was simply unimaginable.
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