Chapter 205: Damn! My Pouch Was Stolen?
“Daddy, I want this candy! And this one, and this one! Oh! I want this too!”
At the candy stand, Fiona, in Leon’s arms, eagerly pointed at one candy after another.
Witnessing how much candy she wanted, Leon felt the corner of his mouth twitch.
“Why do you want so many candies, Fiona? Isn’t one enough?” Leon remarked with a helpless sigh, rubbing his forehead.
“Ehh! Only one? But daddy, I want to try them all!” Fiona puffed up her round cheeks and gave Leon a dissatisfied look.
This was her first venture outside the palace, where she marveled at the variety of interesting and delicious candies, filling her with excitement.
Across from them, the middle-aged female demon who kept the candy stand smiled warmly, watching the interaction between the two.
Gazing at Leon, she asked softly, “Sir, is this your daughter?”
“Yes, she is,” Leon replied, a gentle smile spreading across his lips.
Noticing Fiona still pouting, Leon whispered softly, “Fiona, come introduce yourself to this lady.”
Upon hearing this, Fiona was surprised. She looked at the middle-aged woman with innocent eyes, then waved her hand, a smile blooming on her lips.
“Hello, my name is Fiona. Nice to meet you,” she introduced herself with a soft, sweet, milky voice that instantly made the middle-aged woman smile widely.
“Hahaha! What a sweet and adorable girl,” the woman said excitedly. “Nice to meet you, Fiona. Your name is lovely. I’m sure you’ll grow up to be a beautiful and charming woman.”
Listening to the praise, Fiona gave a shy, embarrassed smile, causing the woman to laugh involuntarily.
After a while, the middle-aged woman’s laughter gradually subsided. She picked up the candies Fiona had pointed to earlier and asked with a smile, “Do you want these candies, Fiona?”
Fiona’s golden eyes sparkled, but her expression quickly turned sad as she glanced at Leon.
“I want to, but Daddy won’t let me,” she said in a sad tone, causing Leon’s mouth to twitch once more.
Seeing her sad expression, he felt as if he had done something wrong to her.
With a small sigh and a shake of his head, Leon smiled helplessly and pinched her cheeks, saying, “Alright, we’ll buy the candies you want. However, you must promise me not to eat them too often. You can only have one candy per day, okay?”
Although Fiona had chosen more candies than he had planned to buy, Leon didn’t want to disappoint her.
Moreover, he realized that Fiona wouldn’t be able to eat all of them herself, so they could be shared with Iris and Charlotte back at the palace.
Upon hearing Leon’s permission, Fiona’s sad expression quickly transformed into happiness.
“Hehehe! I promise! Thank you, daddy!” Fiona hugged Leon tightly around the neck and affectionately rubbed her chubby cheeks against his, eliciting a smile from the middle-aged woman as she watched the two.
Shortly after, the middle-aged woman bundled all the candies Fiona wanted together and added a few extras before handing them to Fiona. Turning to Leon, she said, “Five copper coins in total, sir. However, since Fiona is so cute, I’ll discount it to three copper coins.”
“Wow! Thank you, ma’am!” Fiona exclaimed excitedly as she received the bundle containing all the candies she desired.
Leon was taken aback by the middle-aged woman’s generosity, but he didn’t refuse.
Reaching into his pocket for his pouch, Leon’s expression instantly changed as he discovered it was missing!
“How is that possible? Why isn’t it there?” Leon frowned and checked the sides of his robes, but he still couldn’t find it!
“Shit! Was my pouch stolen? But when and by whom?” Leon was dumbfounded by this possibility, his brows furrowing with astonishment.
He was quite certain that no one had come too close to him during his walk with Fiona earlier, which left him baffled.
“Huh? Wait! Could it have been that little girl?” The thought of the girl with her distinct eye color startled Leon, prompting him to take a deep breath.
Aside from her, he couldn’t think of anyone else who might have secretly taken his pouch.
“Damn… How did I let my guard down like that?” Leon shook his head in helplessness.
At that moment, he had been so captivated by the little girl’s uniquely colored eyes that he had let his guard down, allowing her the opportunity to steal his pouch.
“Daddy, are you alright?”
Fiona’s voice suddenly snapped him out of his reverie.
“I’m sorry, I was just daydreaming,” Leon replied, reaching into the other pocket of his robe and retrieving a small black pouch.
Being someone who was always cautious, from the time before he was exposed to the devouring poison to the present, he always carried two pouches whenever he went out for a walk.
He did this just in case he ever found himself short of money when wanting to buy something; however, he never expected it would prove so useful in this situation.
Taking out a silver coin, Leon smiled at the middle-aged woman and handed it to her, saying, “Here’s the payment.”
The middle-aged woman’s eyes widened in shock when she saw the silver coin.
“Sir, this is too much. You only need to give three copper coins,” she exclaimed, shaking her head.
In the Demon race’s economic system, one gold coin was equivalent to a thousand silver coins, and one silver coin was equivalent to a thousand copper coins.
With such a large amount, how could this middle-aged woman possibly accept this silver coin?
Moreover, the value of all the candies in her stand didn’t come close to matching that of this single precious silver coin, making her even more reluctant to accept it.
Faced with her reluctance, Leon chuckled and gently placed the coin into her hand, saying in a relaxed tone, “Please accept it; you deserve it.”
In their brief interaction, Leon observed that this middle-aged woman was a kind-hearted demon, evident from her earlier interaction with Fiona.
Moreover, given his financial security, a single silver coin held little value to him.
With Liliana as the Demon Emperor—one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in the world—he had no concerns about falling into poverty. Additionally, as a sword hero, he was also quite wealthy, though his assets were currently situated in the Holy Empire of Elysium.
The middle-aged woman was pleasantly surprised when Leon handed her the silver coin, which she gratefully accepted.
“Thank you, sir! Thank you!” She bowed respectfully to Leon, her expression filled with joy.
Leon smiled and nodded in response, saying, “You’re welcome.”
Shortly after, he turned around and walked away with Fiona in his arms.
“Goodbye, ma’am.” Fiona waved towards the middle-aged woman, licking the candy in her right hand.
“Goodbye, Fiona.” The woman waved back, a smile on her lips.
As she watched Leon’s figure gradually disappear, she couldn’t help but let out a small sigh, looking down at the silver coin in her hand.
“What a mysterious man…”
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