Why not?

May as well give it a shot right? What's the worst that can happen anyways? "I wish I could meet a bodyguard I can rely on." Now I wasn't sure what would happen, how things would go, or anything like that... I was NOT expecting for an ARROW to appear at the top of my HUD pointing in a direction. Bringing up a map online I watched as the arrow pointed out a location I could go. Was this a Waypoint? A moment later I was looking at another new quest screen.
Quest Available! Go to the waypoint to meet potential bodyguards. Warning, dangerous area, likely to encounter mercenaries. Tread carefully.

I got a taxi towards the area, the driver looked concerned, when we turned into the area he pulled a gun out of the glove compartment. "Uh is that needed?" I asked curiously, the driver looking back worriedly. "Don't you know what this place is called? This is the Suicide Slum. One of the most dangerous area's in the city! You SURE you need to be here?" He asked, looking like he'd rather be ANYWHERE else. "Yeah, I got some weird directions but this is the way I was told to head. Should be just up ahead after this next turn though." I explained, the guy keeping on edge. "Your not gonna want me to wait for you are you?" He asked ahead of time. "I would prefer it yes, I can pay you more if you want." We arrived at our destination and he relaxed slightly as he saw the place. "Wait, is this the place?"

I looked up to see it was a pub, called the Ace of Clubs. "I guess this is the place, don't know why I wasn't just told the name but this has gotta be it." The driver relaxed a bit further before saying, "Alright look, I'll give you 10-15 minutes before I leave. I'm not risking my neck or my cab any longer than that." He explained, I agreed and headed inside. Ended up talking to the owner, a guy named Bippo. Asked about bodyguards or mercenaries that might be available for hire, I got pointed to a guy in the corner in a mask. He asked what kind of job I had that needed doing, I explained that the job involved protection, bonus was being offered for those willing to assist in self defense or close combat training. He asked how much the pay would be, I told him it would be solid gold and gemstones, he asked how much exactly and I dropped about 5 bars of gold onto the table in front of him. "That's to get started, get the word out, that's just for you and your connections. The ones that show up for the job will get paid for each day their on the job, at the moment the client is in need of a single capable person, two at the most to work on said protection detail. Their a relative unknown but it won't stay that way for long, hence the job. So can you find someone or not?"

The guy stared at the bars and asked if the client could afford to pay more if needed, I said on a week long basis the client could pay with 50 bars if the person is good at what they do and willing to help in training of course. He asked how long that could be maintained, I explained that the client has suppliers so that info is currently unknown. Said I was just a middle man, but the client was some scientist type in need of training apparently. He accepted the gold and said he'd get the word out, asked if I had anymore on me, I told him I gave him all that was given to me for the job, that my payment would be waiting for me elsewhere.

With that I left the bar, made it back to the cab in time before he was gonna take off. He drove me away, I ended up heading to buy some needed items for the house next. When I returned home I made a call to the realtor again, asked if I could purchase more property, explaining that this would work for now but I needed a place to work from with more space in it. I got them to agree to meet me today. Imagine their surprise when I handed a large bag of gemstones to them, their jaw dropping as they saw the sheer amount in the bag. I explained I was looking for a large property to get hold of, that I needed it for business purposes. About an hour of discussing specifics and they left to make some calls, saying they'd get in contact with me as soon as they could.

I got dinner ordered and made a wish that I could exchange my gold and gemstones in my inventory into cash, doing so removed them from my inventory slot and instead raised up how much money I had rather than simply having things to trade for cash. This should help me deal with less focus on where I'm getting my gold or gems from, I just need to not use them for much anymore. I've probably already caught some attention as it is, best not to catch anymore if I can help it. So I gathered up my cash, ate my dinner and made a few more wishes before bed, nothing major just a few things like increasing healing rate or my durability so I could withstand greater pain and heal faster.

When morning came around I started day 3 of living in metropolis. Waking up to a knock at the door was surprising, though not as much as opening the door to see no one there. I closed the door a moment later and locked it, before pulling a gold bar out of my pocket and throwing it behind me. I thought I heard something behind me so I spun around to catch sight of someone dodging out of it's way before it clattered onto the floor. "Hi, is it safe to assume your the merc that was interested in the bodyguard job?" I asked as I got a better look at the person, a feminine body wearing what looked like Japanese outfit covering a partial bodysuit, a short skirt, thigh high stockings and a mask of a smiling face, surrounded by a mane of dark hair.

I saw her step forward, pick up the bar and swear I heard a giggle a moment later as she shook her head. "You really offering such a payday of gold all for only a weeks worth of protection?" She asked, looking at me curiously. "If your willing to share some teachings on close combat then yes, I'm not asking for anything secretive that would get either of us in trouble of course, any help or teachings that can be shared are welcome though." I explained, walking back into a room, closing the door behind me before coming out a few minutes later, a bag held out to her. "Oh? Paying me in advance? Not worried I'll run off and leave you on your own?" She asked, opening the heavy bag to find 25 gold bars within. "Actually it's just the first half, though if you'd prefer I could pay the other half now as well. You seem like the type that would take this serious enough that you wouldn't leave the job half done."

I heard another giggle as she shook her head. "So either your willing to blindly believe in me taking the job, or your so confident you can afford the cost of hiring professionals... I wonder why~?" I looked at her a moment before letting out a sigh for a moment. "I am currently in need of a bodyguard, if you weren't here you wouldn't even be considering it. Besides I wouldn't be surprised if you were possibly looking at this as a paid vacation, and given how easily you snuck in you've clearly trained for situations where stealth is called for. If I had to guess your not a bodyguard as often as you are an assassin right?" I asked in response, pulling another bag with the other half of payment out and handing it to her. "Honestly I don't care if your part of a group, if your a killer or anything of the like, I just need protection and silence from what you see while your on the job. I'd like to keep myself off people's radar as long as possible." I explained, she nodded her head a moment before looking in the bag. "Got a spare room?" She asked before I headed into said spare room. "Sure, just give me a minute to clean up."

I came out about 5 minutes later, opening the door and letting her in to see a soft queen sized bed in a fully furnished room. "Will this work for you?" I asked, as she looked around at the dresser, small desk and the nightstand with surprise. "I didn't think you'd have this much stuff set up already, didn't you just move in?" I nodded my head but didn't give her more of an answer than that. "I'm more surprised only one person showed up, I fully expected at least two people, possibly even some dumb kid thugs to try and break in but nothing like that's happened yet." I explained, heading back into my room to shower and get ready for the day. "So you don't mind if I look around?" I heard her ask as I got into the shower. "Go for it, not like there's anything here yet anyways." I explained before hopping in, she walked away a moment later. I wonder... should I make a wish or two? Quietly under the sound of the water, perhaps it wouldn't be such a bad idea, but well...