A Backpack, a Gun and a Codex

Chapter 61 - Desert Artefact (part 9)

August 2055, in a small hotel in Cairo, Egypt,...

In a small room on the hotel's highest floor, someone is sleeping very soundly. The sun has already risen. The soft sunlight illuminates the room through the small aperture created by the alternating curtains. The birds start chirping, welcoming a new day.

This is the typical scenery of the morning, but contrary to people's beliefs, this does not mean the early morning.

- Oh crap... It is already seven?

I jump from the bed to the ground and quickly go to the bathroom. Yes, the person who just slept very soundly merely a few seconds ago was me. I was so deep in my dreams, that I ignored the first few alarms half an hour ago. Now, I am racing against time. Being late on the first day will make a very negative first impression.

On the other bed, Mirai is still sleeping or recharging, or whatever way to describe the action. I better let her have some rest.

After properly dressing up, I take the last look in the