The high payment that had just been offered by the Emperor had made Calian and Wolvin fall silent. The two of them unconsciously swallowed hard simultaneously.
The payment we got from killing the rank C monster earlier was only around 15,000 Len. thought Wolvin, his mind comparing the reward from the guild with the number he had just heard. The Night Wolf youth felt the payment promised by the empire was truly very fantastic. One million for carrying out a mission once? This is truly crazy!
While Wolvin was still surprised by the nominal amount of money, Calian was instead thinking about a much more crucial matter.
Is this indeed a suitable job for me and also Wolvin? thought Calian, thinking carefully about the bloody job offered directly by his mother and also his uncle.
The purple-haired youth weighed again the good and bad of the consequences they would face if they decided to become an assassin.
It is true that the two of us can move freely and execute targets without being known by others because of the absolute combination of our blessings. he thought again, his eyes narrowing slowly staring at the wooden desk surface. But, this job is very risky for the safety of the two of us if in the end someone realizes our identity or if the mission is discovered.
In the midst of the silence that enveloped the room, Wolvin suddenly broke the silence.
"Uncle, Mother... what is the reason the two of you want us to become an assassin?" asked Wolvin with a curious facial expression. That question instantly made Calian scatter the long analysis in his thoughts and join in looking at the emperor.
Hearing that question, Emperor Rodaz sighed heavily.
"There is an intelligence report stating that there is illegal activity from a group of people, which is highly likely masterminded by a group of nobles, who have been selling non human races as slaves!" answered Rodaz with a very serious expression and holding back his anger. "There are many reports of people disappearing suddenly lately, and most of the victims are young non human races."
The answer that came out of his uncle's mouth had made the expression on Wolvin's face change drastically. What initially looked very casual and full of curiosity, now his expression became very serious. His jaw hardened until he gnashed his teeth holding back an overflow of emotions after hearing his kind was once again made into a slave trade commodity.
Feeling the tension from Wolvin's body, Calian gave a gentle pat that landed on his shoulder.
The Night Wolf turned his head, and saw Calian's hand which was now patting his shoulder with a calming movement. The serene gaze of his husband's purple eyes as if channeling a sense of safety had made the anger that almost exploded in his chest subside and become calm again.
"Alright, Mother, Uncle. We will accept that job." decided Calian firmly.
He took that decision right after seeing the expression of his spouse who was struck by anger. He knew, all this time Wolvin lived on the run because he was always hunted and chased by greedy humans who wanted to sell them as slaves in the Yornvast Empire territory.
"So, when will we start working as an assassin?" continued Calian asking.
Hearing that answer of willingness, Rodaz and Elara exhaled feeling very relieved. However, that did not apply to Wolvin. The Night Wolf youth instead stared at his husband's face with his surprised gaze.
"Darling!" he called in shock. "Are you sure about that decision of yours?"
For Wolvin, that problem was a problem that dragged his kind, he did not want his husband who desired a peaceful life to instead have to dirty his hands just for his sake.
"Yes, I am sure!" answered Calian without the slightest bit of doubt in his eyes. He stared straight into his spouse's pair of golden eyes. "So, are you willing to be with me in doing this job to protect your kind?"
The sincere and full of conviction answer that came out of his husband's mouth had made the defenses of Wolvin's heart collapse completely. Without thinking twice, the Night Wolf youth immediately nodded in agreement to that decision.
"I agree, Darling!" answered Wolvin with a tone full of loyalty. "But I agree not because you are willing to help my kind, but rather because I have already become your spouse. And my duty is to always follow, guard, and protect you wherever you go! Whatever your decision, I will always be loyal by your side and accompany you!"
Hearing such a deep sentence of devotion, Calian smiled faintly. He immediately embraced Wolvin's shoulder, then pulled and laid the Night Wolf youth onto his lap on the sofa.
Calian's right hand began to stroke his spouse's hair gently, pampering him with sincere affection, as if the world only belonged to the two of them, not caring that his mother and uncle were sitting watching them.
The pampering gentle touch he felt had made the Night Wolf youth lulled. He closed his eyes and smiled happily in the comfort of his husband. His black-colored tail wagged slowly sweeping the sofa surface.
The unconditional loyalty from Wolvin to his husband had made Rodaz stunned in awe. So it was with Elara. As a mother who knew how lonely her son was in the past, she felt very relieved because Calian had married someone who was truly loyal and loved him with all his soul.
"Mother, Uncle, when will we start working?" asked Calian to confirm again, while his hand continued to move constantly stroking the hair of his spouse leaning on his lap.
"Fifteen days after your mother's inauguration as emperor!" answered Rodaz giving certainty to the schedule for his nephew. The emperor then stared at Calian with a sharper gaze. "Tomorrow afternoon, the handover of position for your mother will be carried out. You also must be present as the sole heir of this empire together with Wolvin, who will later accompany you as your empress!"
The statement from his uncle about the title 'sole heir of the empire' immediately buzzed in his ears. Calian's hand movement stopped. He fell silent for a moment, his eyes staring blankly forward to carefully think over the decision about his life and his freedom in the future later.
"Alright, I am willing to become the sole heir of the Erthland Empire!" replied Calian finally, breaking the silence after thinking everything through thoroughly. "But, I have one condition. I want to ascend the throne at least around 40 or 50 years from now!"
Rodaz and Elara were slightly surprised to hear the requested timeframe.
"Because right now," continued Calian with a very honest and indisputable tone, "together with Wolvin, I only want to enjoy the beauty of the outside world that I have never seen as long as I lived confined as Calian Larvin in the Yornvast Empire."