My Contract Husband Resembles the Male Protagonist - Chapter 6
“Do we have a guest?”
“…No, I’ll go out. Please stay here.”
When Dale opened the door, a strange man stood there with a bewildered expression.
“Is this where the most beautiful Miss Anne in the world resides?”
Anne is my alias for running away.
It was a password Emma arbitrarily set.
“Wait, Dale! He’s my guest.”
“Oh! Miss. You’re here. Nice to meet you.”
What can I say? The mercenary Emma sent was really…
A sturdy man with strong bones, as if he would protect me well.
If there are two types of people in the world, one who values appearance and the other who values function, Emma is a functionalist, and I am an aesthete.
…In short, not my type.
Especially being next to a man like Dale, who is perfectly my type, made it even less my type.
Since I had just seen Dale, my eyes shot up to the top.
“From now on, I’ll be the hunter to protect the Miss. Nice to meet you.”
He showed me a request form written by Emma.
This man is for sure.
It’s not Dale; it’s him, the man who will live with me from now on.
“…”
I asked the man, “What rank mercenary are you?”
“I’m S-rank.”
“What about the commission? Will there be additional fees if I hire you?”
“Yes, I received mediation from the Mercenary Association, so there is an initial contract fee separately…”
“There’s no house in Grunwald, right?”
“Yes? Oh, no, there isn’t, of course.”
I straightened up, deciding for the conversation.
“Sorry, but let’s forget about this request. I don’t have money to pay the commission.”
* * *
“You said your name is Dale?”
“Yes.”
He spoke a few words.
When I initiated the conversation, he cautiously answered in a low voice.
“If what the intermediary said is correct, I have the right to use the second floor of this house for one year, right?”
“Yes.”
I sent Emma’s mercenary away and observed Dale carefully.
Dale was also a mercenary.
A-grade was a decent rank, exempt from brokerage fees, already paid the money that couldn’t be refunded, and had a million points in appearance.
Of course, the appearance of the house also scored a million points.
“Dale agrees with the landlord?”
“That’s right.”
“If this house is Dale’s possession, when the investigation comes out later, will it be registered under Dale’s name, not mine?”
“Miss…”
“It’s Anne.”
“Miss Anne has rented the second floor of this house for a year, so that’s correct.”
Wait a minute.
The calculator in my head worked overtime.
‘Then the chances of avoiding the emperor will increase.’
“But it’s not absolutely necessary to do that.
“If Miss Anne wishes, you can tell the investigator and report it in Miss Anne’s name.”
“No, that’s what I like the most.”
I tapped on the table.
“But it’s a situation similar to falling for a house scam.”
“I apologize for that.”
Although it wasn’t Dale’s fault, he felt extremely sorry.
“So, I’d like to add an option to this contract. How about it?”
“If there’s something you want, feel free to tell me.”
“It’s not exactly a contract for this house but a proposal to you, the owner, Dale.”
“To me… Are you serious?”
Dale’s eyes widened in surprise.
“I saw your identity card when you collapsed. You were a mercenary.”
Thud.
I placed the money pouch I had on the table.
“This is…”
Dale looked at it in astonishment.
“I’ll make a request. Let’s start with a basic salary of one million crobats.”
“One million crobats?”
He looked more surprised at the unexpectedly large amount, his eyes widening further.
“The amount should give you an idea; it’s not an ordinary request. Normally, about 100,000 crobats were the annual living expenses for an average family of four.”
Dale scratched his forehead, looking quite confused. His face showed a lot of bewilderment.
“…I’m willing to listen.”
“I needed a place to live immediately. More precisely, I needed a place to live in hiding. I, well, ran away.”
“…..”
He listened to my story intently.
“…And I need someone who can protect me.”
“So that’s why that man came?”
“That’s right.”
“Is your life being threatened?”
For a moment, Dale’s expression became sharp.
“It’s similar, but the details are a bit different.”
“If it’s similar, who on earth are you being threatened by?”
“I can’t say. It’s someone quite powerful.”
“Wow…”
I don’t know what he could have been imagining, but Dale’s handsome face became considerably serious.
“One million crobats is the basic salary, but considering the dangerous nature of the job, I’m also thinking of additional bonuses.”
I raised my index finger.
“I’ll add 10,000 crobats per day, a total of 3,640,000 crobats.”
A total of 4,640,000 crobats. A huge sum of money that could buy several mansions in the capital.
“It’s a huge request, so it must be equally dangerous… especially for Miss Anne.”
“Of course.”
“I’ll make sure to fully understand the details of the request and keep it quiet.”
This man was quick-witted, which was good.
I took out a few more money pouches and placed them on the table.
“Starting now, the request I’m making is difficult, yet in a way, simple.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“There’s one thing I want to request.”
I leaned forward and looked at him.
“For 364 days, be my contracted husband.”
