Chapter 96: A Tail.
"Not his friends?" Dante’s eyes narrowed, causing the boy to shudder.
"Y-yes! We just keep him around cause he pays for things!"
"Brandon!" The boy sitting beside him shouted.
"Oh shut up!" He glowered back at him. "The bastard will get us killed! I told you it was a bad idea!"
"That’s right!" Flinn spoke up as well. "We were planning to rob him at first, but then Kevin said he had a better plan!"
"Y-yeah!" Kevin jumped in as well, though he didn’t dare to move his head. "I didn’t think he would hang around for so long! The moron can’t get a clue! Why the hell would we want a Barton brat with us!?"
The corners of Dante’s mouth twitched, and he almost burst into laughter.
"Oh, I see what’s going on." He said. "You found a walking bag of Gold, but instead of emptying it right away, you decided to take it with you and use a little at a time?"
"Y-yeah, that’s right!" Brandon and Flinn nodded repeatedly. Kevin didn’t try, but he clearly shared their spirit. Only Rayan hung his head, as if ashamed that the truth got out.
"Hmm... what should I do?" Holding his chin, Dante made a show of thinking deeply. "Sounds to me like you have been using him all this time, but I can’t tell if you’re lying or not."
"We aren’t lying!" Flinn cried out.