Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 78 Loophole

Vanessa was left in a dilemma when she witnessed the joy in Shi Tian.

If she had to make an oath with him, then that would mean the end of everything.

After all, she was not only humiliated but was repeatedly tricked by him, yet she was to make amends with him?

How could she possibly accept such an outcome?

Seeing the struggle in her face, Shi Tian could subtly understand her current emotion and thought process.

He was sure if their position were to swap, then he would have been grudgeful at her as well. No one wished to be humiliated and tricked repeatedly, then be forced to make an oath, vowing to not harm the other party.

However, that was an “if” situation, and their positions were most definitely not reversed.

Hence, Shi Tian was glad to be in the advantageous spot and would utilize it to the maximum.

“So what are your choices, Vanessa? Endure and receive scar or make the oath and receive the Restorative Potions- at a cost of course. Nothing is ever free in this world.” Shi Tian smiled wickedly.

Now that he knew his hands had gotten the miracle potions, he wasn’t afraid of her infection worsening.

Previously, he thought she would have died at the current rate and was frantic about it, but now? That thought process had long been thrown out of the window.

She was not Sheng Lan, and Sheng Lan was not her.

That was the fact, and mixing the two again would be foolish of him.

“Oh, and before you start gritting your teeth in anger or frustration, you should pay attention to not harming your teeth. Trying to find a dentist in this age and day would be difficult, right?” Shi Tian warned kindly, acting magnanimous.

“As expected of a country bumpkin. With the appearance of Magicule, who still needs a dentist?” Vanessa rolled her eyes and snorted. Nevertheless, she still refrained from gritting her teeth and remained still.

Shi Tian wished to chuckle at this situation, but managed to compose himself. Agitating her further might truly cause her to not make an oath. .𝒄𝒐𝒎

“What kind of oath are we making?” Vanessa asked after a few seconds, her hand touching her chest in a painful manner. After all, she was unsure if the Restorative Potion would be able to recover the scars left by the infection.

What if the Restorative Potion only healed the infection but not the scar?

Then wouldn’t her beauty be ruined and she must live with such a scar forever?

As miraculous a potion may be, it still had its limitations. Otherwise, who would be willing to sell potions to anyone and not keep it for themselves instead?

“Hehe, the oath isn’t anything malicious. All I need you to do is guarantee you will never harm me in any form or sort of ways, including but not limited to scheming, hiring another person to harm me, etc.” Shi Tian smiled amicably and listed his terms.

“Not malicious? You are truly one spiteful and venomous man. What if you decided to harm me but those so-called terms restrict me from doing any retaliation.” Vanessa sneered coldly.

“I swear, your brain must truly be fried. If I dare to list such terms, then it’s a given that it should be both ways, albeit slight differences.”

“What slight differences?”

“The difference is if there was any moment that I was harmed because of someone that had connection with you, then I am allowed to retaliate against you. That’s all.” Shi Tian smiled innocently.

What he basically meant was that even if she harbored no evil intent or did anything to harm him, he could still go against her if she had any form of connection with the people that had harmed him.

And the best part about this?

Even if he did go against her due to spite, she was still unable to do anything and could only be a fish in the chopping part.

In simple terms, Shi Tian was saying that not only was she not allowed to harm him but she also had to make sure he was out of harm’s way, equivalent to being a bodyguard.

Though a more harsher terminology would be a loyal dog that could never bite its owner.

And as of this moment, Vanessa realized her patience and resistance had increased by a lot. After all, she didn’t even get angry or frustrated by Shi Tian’s words.

It was as if she had already anticipated he would say such things.

“Nathan.” Vanessa called him out in a calm tone.

“Yes, Vanessa dear?” Shi Tian replied gently, even going as far as addressing her as dear.

“Why don’t you kill yourself?” She smiled brightly and asked in a cute manner.

“I’m afraid I can’t do that.”

“Then why don’t you castrate yourself because you are not even a man to be able to utter such shameless things.”

“How could I castrate myself and become a woman? You’re a woman and seeing how miserable you are, I prefer to keep my manhood intact and stay as a man instead. Thanks for the suggestion, but no thank you.”

The interaction between the two were calm and composed, but anyone with a keen eye could see it was anything but calm.

After some more bickering, Vanessa suddenly came to realize one flaw in his term.

‘Wait a minute, what if this bastard happened to die because of a person that had connection with me, then wouldn’t the oath be nullified as well?’ She thought to herself.

Unknowingly, her facial expression betrayed her and Shi Tian knew exactly what she was thinking.

As if he didn’t know about the loophole he created in the terms.

‘Heh, you probably think if I just die by someone with a somewhat connection with you, then the oath would be nullified. What a shame that is since I’m not an easy person to kill.’ Shi Tian sneered inwardly.

The loophole he created was to hoodwink Vanessa into thinking she got an escape plan and to make her agree to the oath.