Chapter 401: One for Day, One for Night
May 28, the second-floor manor of Mephila, a weekday.
“Hey, why don’t you just join Belldate?”
Yvaren perched on the statue of the Bewitcher Knight, balancing herself effortlessly on her tiptoes. “Even if you leave Mephila, where do you think you can run to? The latest Family Ranking from the Gospel listed you as an enemy of nine families; the Imperial Royal Family has you on their wanted notice, and Red Hat is eager to catch you for points. Your Pact with Annan is clearly an unequal slave contract—she’s the kind of woman who never lets up. You’ll either end up as dog meat or continue being a dog, so why not be Belldate’s dog? Our benefits are great!”
Ashe was dusting the statue’s most dust-prone crevices and swatted away her skirt that was getting in the way. “But you guys have to work overtime!”
“I can give you weekends off!” Yvaren said earnestly. “Two full days off a month! That’s one more day than others! You can rest one day and spend the other!”
Damn, before I time-traveled, I had two days off a month, and after I time-traveled, it’s still two days off a month. Didn’t I time travel for nothing?
And how do Mephila’s people manage to take loans with just one day off? This consumer cycle is ridiculously efficient—breaking the workplace truth that ‘overtime means you can’t spend money’!
“But can you protect me?” Ashe asked. “I’m a fugitive now.”
“Gospel Book.” Yvaren clasped her face with both hands. “I can use Gospel points to ask the Gospel Book to erase your wanted notice.”