Although she had essentially guessed Miss Hintleyya's situation and was probably spot on, Noah maintained a kind and friendly demeanor on the surface.
There was no other way; assassins, once they lost their threat, could only be manipulated.
With Kuro and Manner, two guardian gods, blocking her, not to mention the Shieldless League's assassin, even if Blacksteel made a move, it would be difficult to pose any life threat to Noah.
When she was in a position of complete advantage, Noah naturally showed a very relaxed attitude.
"Miss Hintleyya, you've been traveling for so long, and you're not in a hurry to return to your company, are you?"
"Why don't you have dinner with me?"
"It's almost dinner time, isn't it?"
Noah said with a smile, her hands clasped in front of her.
Although she was asking for an opinion, her tone was full of an undeniable sense of threat.
Hintleyya had a thousand reasons to refuse, but after seeing the two great gods behind Noah, she swallowed hard and nodded, on the verge of tears.
"Then...then I'll trouble you."
"...Oh~"
Noah was delighted.
This was truly a rare situation.
At this moment, the young girl was like someone who had found her favorite toy, her heart filled with the joy of how to continue playing.
However, it was also because she couldn't go find Maria and Zofia today, as she needed to avoid suspicion.
A slightly lonely Noah just happened to encounter Hintleyya, sent by the Shieldless League, and naturally had the idea of playing a little joke with this lady.
Although she looked pitiful, at least Noah wouldn't casually use others as consumables, so please bear with it for a little while, Miss Hintleyya.
Normally, Noah would only eat simple meals supplemented with some nutritional supplements, but when treating others to a meal, she was very generous.
Even if she couldn't eat that much herself, she would order expensive ingredients for the other person.
She wasn't short on money by nature.
Although she couldn't compare to those commercial giants, strictly speaking, Noah had long since achieved financial freedom.
She was able to accumulate such wealth in such a short time, not only by having a unique vision and developing the 'Hungry Horse' food delivery app, but also through deep cooperation with Rhodes Island.
Although Rhodes Island was notoriously bad at business, Noah was good at it.
So, with Rhodes Island regularly providing a large amount of Originium inhibitor agents, Noah acquired a large amount of profit through various means.
70% of it went to Rhodes Island, and 30% was enough for Noah to make a fortune.
However, Noah herself wasn't very interested in money; reaching her current position was just a natural progression.
So she didn't have much of a desire to save money and even often directly invested in companies with unique technologies and products that were on the verge of bankruptcy.
This behavior, which should have been called venture capital, instead made Noah's assets grow quite a bit.
Currently, while no company under Noah's ownership or investment has become a leader, they have gradually begun to erode the foundational pillars of Kazimierz's capital.
For example, if a leading economic enterprise manufactured cars, then most of the supporting facilities like screws, engines, and so on would need to be sourced from grassroots factories through various orders, and these factories were the enterprises Noah focused on investing in.
In a sense, Noah could be said to have slightly controlled a part of this country's industrial life, couldn't she?
While it wasn't difficult for these leading enterprises to produce and sell their own goods, for now, placing orders directly was the most cost-effective approach.
Through these various dealings, Noah became a member of the financial freedom club at such a young age.
And the Hintleyya in front of her...well, although she was a Platinum Position, in reality, she was still just a high-level employee.
"Miss Hintleyya, you can try the cheese beef from this place first; it's very delicious."
Noah enthusiastically recommended the restaurant's signature dish to Hintleyya, "If you don't like it, you can also choose garlic lobster.
These lobsters are imported from Iberia, and they taste great too."
Hintleyya glanced at the prices on the menu and instantly felt a dizzy spell.
Although she could afford it—as a Platinum Position, her salary actually surpassed that of many employees—and while the source of this money was somewhat illicit, Hintleyya would absolutely not casually spend money in high-end restaurants with clearly inflated prices, as most of her money was meant to be saved.
And now, these prices...clearly exceeded Platinum's acceptable range.
"How about...we change restaurants?"
Hintleyya opened her mouth, wondering if eating these things would spoil her palate.
After much deliberation and intense internal struggle, she made a suggestion that even she regretted voicing.
"...Oh?"
Noah was momentarily stunned.
Although the other party's words were a bit abrupt, in Noah's perception, they were surprisingly sincere...meaning the other party had no ulterior motives and simply thought the food here was too expensive, not wanting her to waste money?
It was supposed to be my treat… and I was the one who invited her, but I didn't expect the Shieldless League assassin in front of me to be quite frugal.
"No… I'm not saying the food here isn't good, but I feel like if I eat the food here, how will I be able to eat those bento box deliveries later on…?" Hintleyya quickly explained.
She didn't feel like she was on a mission at all now, because the moment she saw Manner, she had already automatically determined the mission had failed.
Since she wasn't on a mission, she, who kept her personal and professional lives separate, was now truly just Hintleyya, not the assassin Platinum.
"If you don't think so, then forget it…" As Hintleyya, she lacked the capable and straightforward demeanor she had as an assassin, and her tone carried a hint of sincerity.
"No, I'm also very curious what delicious food Miss Hintleyya would recommend to me." From the emotions Noah perceived from Hintleyya, there was still some wariness, but what she said was mostly sincere.
So she thought for a while, nodded, and anyway, with Kuro there, she had nothing to worry about.
So the two left the rather [expensive] high-end restaurant.
Hintleyya wound through several turns into a small alley, while Noah, pushed in her wheelchair by Kuro, followed Hintleyya, who seemed very familiar with the area, to a storefront that Noah found a bit peculiar.