6 The Rogue (Final)

With a questioning gaze, the two looked comical. Their mouths hung open and they looked like a couple of fish.

Struggling to say anything and all their words coming out incoherently, she cut off their ridiculous attempts to even speak and got straight to the point.

"This is to pay off Lumos's debt. In exchange, because I saved his life, his loyalty is now pledged to me. I am sure this is more than enough to pay off his debt, correct?" Her eyes poured into theirs, they felt their souls shudder.

'Saved his life? Weren't you not the one who was also about to kill him?" The two bookies screamed internally to themselves, but without even looking in the chest the two quickly agreed.

"Y-Yes, of course Ms. Scarlet!" They were too scared of this demoness. Plus, they knew that the winning pot was even more than what Lumos had originally owed them, so they only saw this as a favorable situation.

Not only do they get Lumos off their hands without dirtying them, they also are awarded with a chest full of money.

Her beautifully bright smile blinded them, "Fantastic!" She clasped her hands together in excitement.

"Lumos! Let's go!" Immediately she whipped around and started towards the exit. Her yell startled the poor man who had been hiding.

"Yes master!" Lumos cried out, then just as he began following her out.

He quickly turned around to the two bookies he gave them a sly smile, and a quick two finger salute. They furrowed their brows in response, clearly unhappy with his smug look.

Not until Scarlet Rogue was officially gone did the two bosses release a breath they didn't even realize they had been holding. They found both their backs to be damp from sweating so much, how could someone so small be so scary?!

They looked to each other and with greed and curiosity instantly taking over, they decided they couldn't wait any longer to open the chest. They knew before the fights today that the pot should have added up to 1 mil in silver.

As they hurriedly opened the chest, their disgusting smiles were wiped off completely and were left with a blank stare.

Unfortunately, there wasn't even a single silver coin left.

They almost fainted in anger. That damned witch! They were watching her the entire time! When did she find time to empty it? They were furious! That stupid man was indebted to them for half a million silvers! However, no matter how cheated they felt, they refused to go looking for trouble with the devil woman.

Kicking the chest over in frustration, the two sweaty bookies left the arena with empty pockets along with their bodyguards depressingly following in tow. They knew they were about to get a beating once they reached their HQ.

Watching from a balcony overlooking the arena, a man stood tall with his spyglass focused on the red headed girl that was exiting the Arena.

"Ms. Scarlet, you are incredibly interesting" he muttered to nobody in particular while a grin slowly stretched across his face.

A voice came from behind him, "Master, I assume you watched the show?"

The man chuckled "How could I have missed it?" Turning around, his bewitchingly handsome face looked at his subordinate. There was a glimmer of excitement shining in his eyes.

"The old man gave her the entire pot," the subordinate reported.

"Good, as far as I can tell she certainly deserved it!"

The subordinate was a little surprised at his master's response but didn't show it as he continued, "Too bad she gave it away to those idiots in order to save a weakling".

The man scoffed, "as if she would give away the money, she is way more intelligent than that!"

"But master, I saw her give the chest to those two idiots. . ."

"Obviously, you need more training" he sneered, handing over his spyglass to his subordinate. Quickly looking through it, the subordinate saw the empty chest in the two bookies hands.

Impossible! He was watching the whole time! What kind of magic was this woman!

He snuck a look at his master who was grinning like a fool watching the fierce beauty leave.

He almost fell over from shock! His master had never taken any interest in women! What kind of magic has this red headed devil done to his poor master?

The man certainly loved challenges that tested his intelligence and strength; little did he know this mysterious woman was definitely the biggest challenge he would ever face.