Before midday, Detective Dotson visits a tomato sauce factory owned by Morgan Mitchell. Previously he had visited Morgan's house, but no one welcomed him.At least, he was informed that Morgan would be here in this factory. Yet, the receptionist keeps denying him.“If that's the case, I'll wait here until he comes,” Dotson insists.“There is no guarantee Mr. Morgan would be coming today. He's a very busy person,” explains the receptionist guy.“I'll stay here at least until you guys close,” says Dotson before looking for a seat.He keeps starting around, examining his surroundings just like a genuine detective. Occasionally, he steals glances at the receptionist guy.And as he expected, the receptionist starts acting unnaturally, making a call secretly, while occasionally glancing at Detective Dotson.“I've tried to chase him away, sir! More than this, I'm afraid he will become even more suspicious of us.”[Okay! I will immediately inform Mr. Morgan about this]In fact, Morgan Mitchel
It’s summer, as a naive youngster is pedaling his bike to school. The name is Jimmy Hendrix, and he is going to have a field trip with his classmate to Drada today.Upon reaching the school, he appears so sweaty, with a slightly-torn dirty white T-shirt. That’s what he got after a small accident on the road.“Hey, Jimmy!” Stephanie, a blonde girl, calls in sneers. “What’s with that look?”“I bet he didn't even have time to shower at all!” chimes another girl named Tia.Jimmy can only holds back his embarrassment, and starts busy looking for Anna Campbell, his beloved girlfriend.However, the girlfriend has actually noticed his arrival, and is currently looking away so that Jimmy won’t find her.“Please! Don’t let him notice me!”Lately, she has been feeling so in shame for having a boyfriend like Jimmy.Soon, the girl glances at a delinquent student who often bullies Jimmy in school. Just so Jimmy won’t dare to come closer, she approaches the guy.“Hellooow, Dwayne!” the girl greets co
Half an hour later, Boslow Hill, about 17 km from the city border of Drada.The wrecked bus is now surrounded by so many police and SAR officers. Eight passengers have been confirmed dead. The rest have been rushed to a hospital in Drada Metropolitan City.“Sir! I just got information from Summerfield High School. There were 32 students on this trip, and one teacher.”“Thirty two?” the captain mumbles curiously. “Then, we are missing one student here.”The police captain receives a document from the lower rank officer, and examines it. There he finds the name of Jimmy Hendrix marked in a red circle.“He lives at his aunt’s house since her mom died six years ago. And about his father, Thomas Hendrix, doesn’t that name ring a bell to you?” asks the lower rank officer rhetorically.The captain glances by raising one of his eyebrows, showing some kind of interest.But…“Naah, I bet he just went looking for some help.”However, that one lower rank officer shakes his head. “Actually, his cou
This is his first time holding a gun. His adrenaline starts to race up. The image of him shooting zombies with the handgun starts playing in his head like in the video game. How fun it would be.But soon he returns to reality. “No way! There’s no way I can do that!”Having enough with all the strangeness and his endless anxiety, he rushes down from the top of the hill.“Oh, God! How am I going to get home now?”And suddenly…[!][Would you like to go back to your home?]“Eh, I can go back? Um, yes! Take me home! Take me back home now!”[Sorry! You need to be inside the portal circle to use the portal]“Portal circle?”It reminds Jimmy about the weird circle he found on the ground inside the shallow cave. Hence, he rushes back to that place.And just like what he thought…[!][Would you like to use the portal?]“Yes, of course! Finally I can go back to…”[!][Sorry, you don’t meet the minimum requirement. It needs two portal scrolls to transfer you back to Iodrana]“Portal scroll?”[!]
Frustrated, his breath becomes short. But he still tries to calm his mind, looking for a way to solve his problem.“Hey! Is there any way to cure the poison?”[A small vial of Ether liquid is enough to cure you from this level of poison][A small vial of Ether Liquid = 55 gold coins][Your current balance = 0 gold coins]“Wooo! It's much more expensive than the portal scroll. You're deliberately selling it in a higher price just because I need it?”[Prices are determined based on need and item availability. This is the basic law of economics. Just complete the quest, then you will have the gold coins to buy items.]“You damn capitalist! Can’t you just give me one for now? I’ll pay you later!”[We do not accept that type of transaction]“Come on, Jimmy! Use your brain! Think! Think!”“I should have…”“Hold on! Wait!”“Hey! Show me that quest again!”The system shows him the details of the quest.After reading it carefully, for whatever stupid thing coming to his mind, he points the gun
And he earned it only after two days trapped in Icalaterra. Even though he had to bet his own life to get that much money, his face looks so bright with an indescribable excitement.He exchanges one gold coin for $893.64. And soon, a light occurs in front of him, and some dollar bills drop, along with a few pennies. Excited, he rushes back to the fast food outlet to order.But again, he gets yelled at by the previous girl. “Why are you still here?”“I just want to make an order,” says Jimmy.“Making an order?” the girl squints.Annoyed by the girl’s harsh treatment, Jimmy deliberately takes out a piece of $100 bill and shows it to the girl.He expects the girl to be surprised and change her attitude. However…“Whose money did you steal?” she inquires.“Steal? It’s mine,” replies Jimmy.“Bullshit!” the girl denies. “You just said you only had money to buy a bottle of mineral water.”Jimmy ignores her argument, stepping forward, and putting the money on the table. “Just give me some food
Upon entering the shop, he gets the same reaction as the girl at food outlet earlier. At least, the sales girl in this shop doesn't immediately cast him away.“Excuse me! Are you lost?” “No, I want to purchase a motorbike,” replies Jimmy.The girl looks so unenthusiastic, before she looks to another direction, to another sales girl with yellow hair, looking pretty like a flight attendance.“Amy! Could you come here for a moment and do something for this guy here?”That girl simply takes her leave, even without making sure that one sales girl named Amy really comes to Jimmy.In the meantime, Jimmy has to endure his annoyance for being ignored while that Amy girl is busy with her phone. It stays like that, at least until Jimmy confronts her.“Yes?” Amy asks coldly.Jimmy sighs by showing his unenthusiastic face. “Look! I came here to buy, and don’t you judge me based on my slightly torn dirty T-shirt. I just got into an accident, and I want to get back home with a bike I’m going to buy
An hour later, the girl returns with two friends, while Jimmy himself has been yawning so many times in boredom. He sees one of them prepares the motorbike and then takes it outside for a test drive.The other one comes to Jimmy giving two boxes, one containing a helmet, and the other one containing a set of touring outfits; shoes, one jacket, and a pair of gloves.Soon, the guy who went for a test drive comes back with Jimmy’s new bike, while Jimmy has been holding his excitement.At last, he will experience how it feels to be a rich guy, buying his own motorbike with his own money. No one will call him a freeloader anymore.“Here, the changes,” Amy gives Jimmy some dollars and coins along with purchase receipt, Jimmy’s ID card, and also the document of the ownership of the new motorbike.“So, you really got into an accident, huh? I bet you haven’t had a shower for a while. Don't you want to stay here for a night at least? You can take a shower at my place if you want.”The way this