Ch 22 : A hearty lunch.

" Th-Thank you." The beautiful mature woman said to Ray.

Even though the outfit on Ray's body was not the high-class one, the mature lady could see the temperament hidden in this youth. And that somehow made her attracted to him.

Back to our protagonist, Ray who just finished dealing with the thug, was now looking back at the beautiful mature woman. Currently, he was racking his brain hard on how he should make some money from it.

' Should I just ask directly for money? Nah, that was too vulgar. *Sigh* why can't she just offered me money after I save her.'

The way Ray looked intently at the woman had made her a bit embarrassed.

Just imagine a youth who had just saved you from some thugs now looking at you with that look. Even a mature woman like her couldn't help but feel shy. However, after a bit of hesitation, she eventually decided to open her mouth.

" Emm, could I treat you for lunch?"

" Nah, just give me the money, and we will consider it even."

" Eh??"

An awkward silence then enveloped the two, with Ray still staring at the mature woman intently.

However, Ray's rejection just now somehow made dissatisfaction grew on the mature woman's heart.

" I'll treat you for lunch, then give you the money!"

" Nah, just give me the money."

" Go for lunch with me, or I won't give you any penny!"

" Deal. What kind of food do you prefer, madam?"

Ray's sudden changes a bit startled the mature woman. But seeing Ray eventually accepted her proposal, she smiled satisfiedly.

' Humph, this lady surely still has her charm. Just don't beg to get acquaintances with me later after you fully realize my charm.'

Soon, the two walked into a small food stall near Elin's school. The lady actually offered Ray some expensive food, but Ray declined, saying that he still has some business around here.

They finished ordering their food, and after taking their sit, the beautiful mature woman started to chat with Ray.

" So, what is someone like you doing here? Don't tell me you are here just because of some coincidence."

This time, it's the beautiful mature woman's turn to look at Ray intently.

From her knowledge, even though humanity started to get used to the existence of awakener, awakener itself was still pretty rare in the world. Consisting only about 1% of the world population.

Moreover, from her observation when Ray dealt with the thugs, the thus boss was also a low-level awakener, and for Ray to be able to deal with him that swiftly, Ray should at least be a level 10 awakener, higher than 70% awakened in this world which stuck at level 10.

Actually, her observation wasn't that far from the truth. Even though Ray was not yet at breakthrough level 10, his stats were higher than a normal level 11 or 12 awakeners, but there was no need for Ray to explain that to her.

He looked back at the mature woman who clearly watched him with some interest on her mind and chose to reply nonchalantly.

" Well, I have a business with a little guy in this school, but it should not be troubling you," Ray said without any care in his words.

However, he was shocked when he suddenly noticed a change of expression on the beautiful mature woman.

" Wait, don't tell me you are here for Elin too?"

" Too, what do you mean by too?"

The words fell, and the two immediately realized that both of them had a business with a little guy named Elin.

" You, what do you want to do with Elin?"

Ray now didn't hide the hostility in his tone anymore. For him, the little guys in the orphanage were someone that he would protect no matter what, thus hearing this beautiful woman might have some intention about Elin, Ray didn't restrain his aura anymore.

Of course, for a normal human like the beautiful mature woman, Ray's rapid burst of hostility was a bit too much. She felt a bit choked, and words were hard to come out from her mouth.

Eventually, the pressure from Ray's hostility slowly faded away, and the beautiful mature woman could take some breath of relief.

" Speak, I'm waiting for you."

Even though the pressure has lessened, the beautiful mature woman could still feel ray's hostility. And she knew if she screwed something up, this youth would burst once more.

So, she didn't rush to answer Ray's question. She calmed herself once more, and after making sure of what she would say, she started to open her mouth.

" I'm sorry for a late introduction. My name is Eleanor Danurdara, and I'm here to adopt Elin as my children."

The beautiful mature woman revealed her name as Eleanor, and from what she said, it seems she was not one of those corporation bastards, but ray still needs to make sure.

" Ele-"

" Ellen, just call me Ellen."

" Okay, Ellen. I get it that you want to adopt Elin as your child, but can you tell me the reason why you wanted to do so? If your reason was not satisfying, then I, as Elin's older brother, will surely make you pay."

Elin then explained a bit about her circumstances to Ray.

From that, Ray could infer that Elin wants a child, but somehow, she was not able to have one until now.

And during a fateful day, she had met Elin, a beautiful and kind girl helping an old gramps crossing the road. Thus, from that moment, she had put her attention on Elin.

She was very happy when she found that Elin was an orphan, so she hurried to this school to convince Elin to become her child.

" And that basically summarizes it all. Mr.."

" Ray. It's Ray."

" Yeah, Mr. Ray. So please, i beg your favor to let me convince Elin to become my child."