After simply stretching his somewhat stiff body, Rhodes turned his head to look at the two Judgment young women who were fulfilling their duties and asked:
"Speaking of which, do you know where the mall is? After all, running around in hospital gowns is a bit troublesome."
"You also know that this outfit is weird~" Shirai Kuroko rolled her eyes speechlessly and complained to Rhodes.
"Eh, well, we are just about to go to patrol the 'Seventh Mist' area, so we can take you there, sir." Haruue Erii responded with a smile, indicating her willingness to show Rhodes the way.
"I see, then thank you." Rhodes nodded his head in thanks, while also glancing at Shirai Kuroko, his eyes revealing a strange meaning.
"Hey! What kind of look is that!?" Noticing the strange meaning in Rhodes's gaze, Shirai Kuroko's forehead showed a bulging vein, and she glared fiercely at Rhodes.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, little sister." Rhodes ignored Shirai Kuroko's bristling and said to Haruue Erii.
"I am Haruue Erii, this is Shirai Kuroko, sir can call me Haruue." Pressing down the bristling Shirai Kuroko beside her, Haruue Erii barely showed a smile and introduced herself.
"Rhodes." Rhodes introduced himself casually.
Seventh Mist,
Watching Rhodes's distant back, Shirai Kuroko pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Tch, there's no need to care about such a guy with a bad personality."
"You can't say that, Shirai Kuroko. Helping others is one of our duties as Judgment."
Haruue Erii comforted.
"Okay, let's not talk about that guy anymore, let's split up and patrol. Also, report to me immediately if you encounter any situation, don't act alone, understand!?"
As she spoke, Shirai Kuroko's pretty face was about to stick to Haruue Erii's cheek. Noticing this sense of oppression, Haruue Erii hurriedly nodded her small head, indicating that she would not act without authorization, and then the two separated to begin patrolling.
Half an hour later, Rhodes, who had already changed into a set of casual clothes, began to stroll around this huge mall. Now, it has only been a day since the Transmigration.
The System didn't issue any clear missions either. When Rhodes inquired, he only received the so-called 'Please explore on your own, the System will not restrict the host' answer.
Isn't this System's freedom a bit too high?
Fortunately, the currency was provided free of charge by the System, which meant that Rhodes could become the richest man in the world if he wanted to.
The more Rhodes thought about it, the more ashamed he felt. If he had researched it earlier, he wouldn't have had to rob those few hooligans. It was truly sad for that group of robbed hooligans.
He chose a dessert shop and sat down by the window. Under the waiter's stunned expression, Rhodes chose to fry a book, no, order a book. There was no way around it; suddenly becoming a nouveau riche who didn't have to worry about money, Rhodes's performance at this moment was the epitome of a nouveau riche.
'You think you're all that just because you have money, sorry, having money really is everything.'
The classic Cantonese dialogue flashed in his mind. Rhodes lay sideways on the sofa, looking like a Ge You sloth.
"That uncle is completely like a nouveau riche." On the diagonally opposite table, four young girls were sitting around. One of them, a petite high school student with fluffy golden long curly hair, blue eyes, snow-white skin, and a slender figure, pointed her mouth towards Rhodes, dissatisfied.
"Why do you care about him?" A girl with shoulder-length light brown short hair, about twelve years old, looked very well-behaved, wearing an orange hoodie and hot pants, a pair of fair and slender legs exposed, showing the youth and beauty of the girl.
"Whatever." A buxom girl with black shoulder-length hair, wearing a pink tracksuit, responded listlessly, seemingly indifferent to everything, as if she was sleep-deprived.
"Tch, Frenda, instead of caring about that, why don't you hand over the previous action report." A woman with smooth light brown long hair and a tall figure heavily put down the coffee in her hand and shouted at Frenda in dissatisfaction.
"Ehh, I really wrote it, I just don't know where I threw it. Give me a few more days, and I will definitely hand it in." Called out by the light brown-haired woman, Frenda panicked and defended herself.
The sounds from that side also attracted Rhodes's attention. When he turned his head, he saw four young girls.
"Item? Do dark side members also gather in dessert shops?"
"..." The surrounding sounds disappeared instantly, eerily quiet. The four girls' gazes all turned to Rhodes, their faces full of incomprehension. Why was their identity exposed?
Could this seemingly lazy uncle also be a member of the dark side?
"Don't mind me, you guys continue chatting." Ignoring the stares of the Item team of four, Rhodes casually waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to mind him.
"Hey, uncle, which super dark side are you from?" Kinuhata Saiai, who suddenly came and sat down in front of him, asked.
"Another uncle, forget it, it's still acceptable if an elementary school student calls me that." Rhodes touched his beard speechlessly and complained.
"Elementary school student? I'm a super middle school student!?" Kinuhata Saiai retorted in dissatisfaction.
"Ah, I know, I know, middle school student, right? Why are all the dark side members students? Academy City is really dark. Are you sure it's not DC?" Rhodes casually complained.
"Huh? What are you talking about, it's super meaningless." Kinuhata Saiai pounded the table in dissatisfaction.
"Well, as for me, I'm not a member of the dark side. If I had to say, I should be a terrorist. I just attacked the Chairman's building in the Seventh District last night."
Rhodes took the coffee brought by the waiter, took a sip, and then responded.
"..." After a long silence, Kinuhata Saiai and Frenda exchanged glances and burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, that's super funny, he actually openly said he was a terrorist, uncle is super interesting." Kinuhata Saiai laughed while holding her stomach.
"Hahahaha, is he an idiot?" Frenda also covered her mouth and kept laughing, making the other two very helpless.
Ignoring the two who inexplicably laughed, Rhodes silently tasted the dessert. After getting the sugar, Rhodes was in a surprisingly good mood, so he stopped paying attention to the Item team of four.
"Hey, don't ignore me, uncle, I have to remind you, don't go around talking about us being dark side members, otherwise Mugino will kill you." Although Kinuhata Saiai was dissatisfied with Rhodes's ignoring her, she still kindly reminded him.
Rhodes suddenly raised his hand and waved towards the window, making Kinuhata Saiai angry. Her kindness was met with indifference. She looked out the window in dissatisfaction and saw a girl wearing a flower crown, with a Judgment badge tied to her arm.
Seeing this, Kinuhata Saiai glared at Rhodes in dissatisfaction, and then retreated back to the side of the three.