Chapter 112: Ch:112 Puppet

Daniel smirked and folded his arms. “Yes… you’re right. I broke his legs and arms. And then he walked over to you, lied to your face, and sent you after me like his personal puppet.”

Kyle’s face lowered, shadowed by the afternoon sun, as Daniel’s words cut through his friendship with Krin. He straightened but said nothing.

“Tell me… has he ever lied to you?” Daniel asked steadily.

“A couple of times…” Kyle murmured, his voice dropping with each word.

Daniel saw his opportunity to drive the final nail into the coffin. But to do that, he needed one more piece of information.

“Where is he? Krin?” Daniel asked with a neutral expression.

“He returned to his place,” Kyle replied.

Krin’s true home was in the Eagle Kingdom, where he usually stayed. Whenever he grew tired of life in the kingdom, he would come to Arcane Village, where his grandparents once lived.

But after his grandparents died, his parents sold the land, and he no longer had a place of his own there. Instead, he would sometimes stay at Kyle’s house.

’Knew it,’ Daniel whispered under his breath, as he closed the distance between them.

“Kyle, let me give you a piece of advice. When a friend shows his true colours by lying… then remember, it’s time to create some distance from them. Besides, he was your best friend, wasn’t he?” Daniel said evenly.

“He was,” Kyle said quietly. Though his voice barely rose above a whisper, Daniel caught it before Kyle turned his face away and walked off.

Daniel watched him go, his gaze lingering until Kyle turned into another lane and disappeared from sight, heading straight for home.

“Hehe… I feel bad for you Kyle. Just kidding,” he whispered, a faint chuckle escaping his lips as he turned and walked toward his home.

…

By evening, Daniel followed the address written on the paper. Atop one of the houses, a red rooster weather vane turned gently in the wind.

“Hm… a white house with a rooster on top… There it is,” he murmured when he spotted it.

The house stood in crisp white, its black roof tiles dark against the dimming evening sky. At the right corner of the yard, a guava tree stretched its branches wide, leaves rustling softly within the cement wall that enclosed the property. The air carried the faint, green scent of unripe fruit.

*Knock-Knock*

Within seconds, Tina came from inside and opened the door. To his surprise, she was still in her white robe, as if she had only just returned from work.

“Oh, it’s you. Now, hand me the money,” she said, extending her hand through the doorway.

Daniel turned his face away and slipped his hand into his satchel. A moment later, his calm expression shifted — his brows drawing together in confusion.

*Clink-Clink-Clink*

“Oh no,” he murmured.

“What happened? Agh, don’t tell me you didn’t bring the money and now you’re going to make an excuse,” she said, irritation creeping into her voice.

“My bad, I forgot to count the coins. Just give me a minute,” Daniel said as he began counting them slowly and deliberately.

Tina let out a frustrated sigh, standing by the doorway as she waited.

Five minutes later, Tina nearly exploded, her frustration reaching its limit. She drew in a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. Meanwhile, Daniel was still counting — slowly, almost like a novice.

Intentionally.

’This kid is so… dumb. What do I do with him,’ she wondered, her gaze lingering on his satchel.

“Young man, how about you come inside and count your coins,” said Tina.

Daniel raised his head, calm as ever, and nodded lightly. “Mm. That would be great.”

Tina let Daniel step inside but stopped him at the doorstep. She instructed him to have the coins ready by the time she returned from her room.

*Thud*

Daniel began scanning the room. Tina’s bedroom door stood to the right; directly opposite it was another closed door, and in the center of the hall a narrow staircase led upward.

Meanwhile, inside her room, Tina took out a small green medicinal pill and swallowed it with a sip of water. It was meant to lower her blood pressure.

Instead of counting the coins, Daniel drifted quietly toward her bedroom door and pressed his ear against it, listening for the sound of her footsteps.

A moment later, her door opened.

Daniel had been waiting for that exact instant. The second it creaked ajar, he lunged forward, seized her wrist, and forced a handful of copper coins into her palm.

Tina froze. For a split second, she considered yanking her hand away—but the moment the coins landed in her palm, she stopped resisting.

’What is this feeling again? What is happening to me?’ she thought as a strange warmth spread rapidly through her body, rising from her hand and coursing through her veins.

“Y-young man, ahm… my hand is full,” she stammered, lowering her eyes as her palm overflowed with copper coins.

Before she could react, Daniel stepped closer and crashed his lips against hers. Tina’s eyes flew wide as he gripped her hands firmly, trapping the copper coins between their palms and refusing to let go.

“Mmph! Mmhn~” she tried saying something but her words were easily swallowed by Daniel.

Tina tried yanking her hand, but Daniel’s grip exceeded her strength. Their tongues swirled against each other in the heat of the kiss as he stepped into her room and kicked the door shut behind him.

’Ahh… my pussy, my body feels so hot. I’ve never had a kiss like this in my entire life. What is wrong with this kid? Fuck, I can’t control myself,’ she thought, her mind raging against her betraying body.

Daniel devoured her, seizing control of her mind. Her thighs rubbed together instinctively, her hands went limp, and her thoughts drowned in the pleasure of the kiss.

’Bitch, you want ten golds? Heh… I will give you ten loads,” Daniel thought, smirking to himself.

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