Reboot: Mechanic

"I don't think that's a good idea." Shi Tian didn't agree with the idea of introducing her to Krissie.

After all, they hadn't met in quite a long time, and Shi Tian didn't want to disturb Krissie simply because of Mary's whim. 

Not to mention, it was clear that Krissie was doing fairly well herself if she could afford to wear some decent clothes and be able to feed orphans. 

Orphans are a common sight in the slum where they had either lost their family or been thrown away by their family because of financial issues. 

Given that people living in Gearits City are all selfish and cared about themselves, these orphans often or not died in the slum without getting any help. 

In fact, once these orphans died, their corpses were also taken away by people to sell. 

That was because the rotten smell of the corpses would attract monsters, so it could be used as bait by hunters, mercenaries, or other people that wanted to head out to the wilderness. 

"If you're not going to introduce her to me, then I'll do it myself." Mary shrugged her shoulders, ignoring Shi Tian, and walked toward the dark alley.

While Mary was walking toward her, Krissie remained ignorant and was focused on feeding the orphans. 

"Here, this meat is for you. And this piece of meat is for you." She said gently. 

The orphans that received the meat quickly devoured it without hesitation. 

However, even after eating the meat, the expression on their faces was clear that they aren't even full. It was just some pieces of meat, so it was naturally not enough to fill their belly. 

What was worse was that these orphans were all skinny, a clear evidence of malnourishment. 

Seeing the scenery, Mary suddenly spoke, alarming Krissie who was concentrating on the orphans. "With just those little meats, these orphans won't be full. And it would just harm them more since they now tasted meat but were unable to get more." 

Astonished, Krissie fell backward and glanced at Mary with a somewhat terrified look. Thanks to Mary's profession and constant training, her presence and footsteps are usually discreet, so it would be hard for others to notice her.

Thus, her sudden appearance shocked Krissie, and thought she was being attacked. 

"W-Who are you?" Krissie's mouth was trembling as she asked nervously. 

At the same time, her hand was slowly reaching for her back, in which a pistol was stored there. 

Although Mary was a woman, that doesn't mean she would lower her guard and be ready to react if Mary made any actions that seemed to be a threat. 

Naturally, Mary also noticed what she was doing and found it hilarious. 

With her keen eyes, she could deduce Krissie was an amateur, so even if she did try to pull out the pistol and shoot at her. It would be futile, given that her speed would easily close the gap between them. 

Hearing no response from Mary, Krissie became even warier. 

"If you don't talk, then I'm going to shoot you." She pulled out the pistol and threatened. 

She wasn't going to take any chances when everyone here were selfish people that only cared about themselves. Meanwhile, the orphans were frightened by the sudden confrontation. 

But given that they barely had any strength to run, the orphans could only cover their heads with both their arms, shaking tremblingly. 

"Why are you so hostile?" Mary raised an eyebrow. "Look at the orphans. You are scaring them dearly," she added.

Krissie sweated profusely when she noticed how calm and collected Mary was despite her holding a pistol directed at her. 

'Just who is this woman? Is she from another underground gang that wants to capture these orphans or are they after me?' Krissie wondered silently, clearly unable to understand Mary's appearance. 

While Krissie was wondering about Mary's appearance, Shi Tian calmly revealed himself from behind Mary.

"H-hey, long time no see." Shi Tian awkwardly said, having been embarrassed by the situation. 

Mary's action was indeed somewhat suspicious, so he could understand why Krissie turned so hostile against her. And to be fair, he didn't want to reveal himself since they weren't acquainted much. 

However, seeing how drastic the situation turned, Shi Tian knew he needed to step in to defuse the situation. Otherwise, if a misunderstanding and commotion truly occurred between the two, then it would have become problematic.

Shi Tian was sure that Mary also knew about this part, but didn't care as she clearly wanted him to be the middle person and introduce them. 

And of course, with Shi Tian's appearance, Krissie was slightly stunned and her hostility seemed to have lowered. Though it was only a little bit, given that she didn't understand why Shi Tian was beside Mary. 

"Why are you here and who is she?" Krissie pointed her pistol at Shi Tian and asked. 

"Relax, we don't mean any harm and this woman here is Mary, a receptionist at Optic Mech." Shi Tian raised his hands and introduced her. He didn't wish to escalate the situation any further, so he didn't react much despite having a pistol aimed at him. 

Not to mention, a pistol could barely do anything to him, especially when he was still equipped with the boosters' suit. 

"Mary from Optic Mech?" Krissie raised an eyebrow, clearly dumbfounded as to why such a person was in the slum area. She had heard of Optic Mech and knew it was a mechanic workshop similar to Hush's workshop, albeit on a larger scale. 

"Heh, nice to meet you, Krissie. I'm Mary and I didn't mean no harm to you." Mary chuckled softly.

And she continued, " After all, you won't be able to harm us if we were hostile." 

With that said, Mary suddenly vanished from her position, reappearing behind Krissie. 

Shocked, Krissie wanted to turn around and pull the trigger to shoot, but Mary swiftly raised her leg and kicked the pistol away from her hand.

Afterward, Mary retrieved a dagger from behind and raised it near Krissie's neck. 

Mary then smirked coldly, "See, if I was hostile, your neck would have been cut and your life would have gone poof."