A couple of days later, I was fast approaching my exams. I did most of my things the same except that me and Ariel had been having overnight sessions where she would sleep over and go home the next morning.I also slowly grew my wealth as I continued to earn from stocks. Satushi had finally responded to me, and I proposed the idea of him working for me to him. At first he was skeptical and in disbelief but when I asked to meet up with him he knew I was serious.He explained how that wouldn’t be possible as he was very broke and that he didn’t have the funds to transport himself from Japan to America.I spoke to him for some more days and when I finally gained his trust, he finally agreed. I offered to pay for his flight and accommodation when he got here and he happily accepted.He didn’t have a job, his family lived in a village away from the city he lived in, he had no girlfriend or special ties with anyone and when I offered him a hefty sum he complied.And so this was where I curr

[Ariel’s POV]It’d been a while since I’d been this happy about spending time with someone. Malcolm and I had become so much closer since that day.I was right, he’d definitely changed, but I never took the time to find out why he’d changed or what changed him and now that he finally opened up to me, I couldn’t have been happier.I was happy because he saw me as someone he could express himself with, I was happy because he felt vulnerable with me, I was happy because he finally opened up to me.Our exams were fast and at first I was very worried about what I would do, but with Malcolm’s guidance and tutelage, I started to feel confident in myself.We were practically living together now, I had to spend the night at his place most times as we would be up studying till late at night.Most times after school I’d cook, and he said he enjoyed my cooking a lot. Sometimes he tried to help with cooking and most times he would end up making a mess and we would both laugh it off.We didn’t speak

I knew the location where they were keeping Ariel. I would launch a surprise attack on them before they knew what hit them, they would never see it coming.My increased agility, strength and stamina gave me confidence, but I didn’t feel prepared enough.I knew these guys were probably amateurs based on how they left the room after they left, but I couldn’t underestimate them. For all I knew they could have guns. I couldn’t take any chances.“System?” I said.“Download and install martial arts techniques from all regions of the world and download them to my muscle memory” I said.[Yes] [No]“Is there any way to reduce or avert the pain?” I said.I didn’t have time but I guessed that that would have to do.“Alright, begin the process.” I said.*DOWNLOADING INFORMATION…**DOWNLOAD COMPLETE**TRANSFERRING INFORMATION…1%*With all my preparations being put in place, I threw on a black jacket and a black top with black pants. I would go at night and I waited patiently for the sun to set.

As he stared at me in disbelief, he suddenly ran and stood in front of Ariel and pulled out a knife from the pocket of the hoodie he was wearing.He placed the knife at her throat, desperation and fear clouding his judgment.“Don’t move, you’re not going to pull the trigger, if you do I’ll slit her throat!” He yelled, a desperate final attempt at redemption.I kept my cool, just to be sure that everything would be under control, I tested out my new skill. It would burn the rest of my stamina but would be worth it.“System, activate Future Sight.” I said.ACTIVATING…In an instant I saw multiple scenes of how the future could play out. Unlike foresight, future sight showed me multiple scenes and lasted longer, it also had a lower cooldown. It was convenient.In the scenarios I’d seen, he didn’t slit her throat in any of them.I began to laugh once again and it annoyed him greatly and then I spoke.“Which do you think would be faster? A bullet or your hand. I’d personally like to find o

I untied the men and we cleared the place out, after which I exchanged contact info with their leader.We made sure not to leave any traces behind and I carried Ariel on my back and we left the warehouse.The men went in a separate direction from me and I walked to the bus stop in hopes of finding a cab, it was very early in the morning, around 4AM.I waited for about 10 minutes before finding one and I entered it with a little trouble, as I was carrying Ariel, who remained unconscious.She appeared to be sleeping so I didn’t encounter much trouble from the cab man anyway.“Where to sir?” The cab man said as he raised his hat up.“The Great Globe Hotel” I said.“Alright buckle up” he said and we were on our way.On the way I thought about the events of the past few days, my story had been unfolding into a very intriguing plot.My connections had expanded once again and I felt a sense of pride, my empire was slowly being built.In the background I was actively making money from stocks