Einer opened the door again, and the sound of music and people's exclamations were instantly deafening.It had been a long time since Einer last came to the place he used to frequent; a place that bore witness to the kind of filthy life Einer once lived.The Dioxatine nightclub, located in the eastern area of Sancer city; the biggest and most famous nightclub in that slum area of Sancer city.When you visited there, try asking about the handsome and powerful men who could accompany you to spend the night; then they would all say Einer's name.Einer was indeed very famous among the nightlife connoisseurs; he was the best entertainer Dioxatine ever had at least until a year ago, until Einer finally decided to quit after being in the job for more than three years.Until this moment, when Einer re-entered the place, the impression had not changed; it was still a noisy place filled with cries of human satisfaction. Einer thought that it was the right decision to leave a place like this; he
Einer couldn't remember how long she had been away from home.He was feeling very tired after a week of dealing with a sickly girl like Chelsea, and sought solace by enjoying alcohol in sobriety.Anyway, when Einer arrived home, it was around 12pm. But when he entered the door, he was surprised by the presence of Baron who stood tall like a living statue."Baron?" said a surprised Einer."Welcome home, sir," he said, greeting. Einer couldn't believe that even when he came home at this late hour, the Baron was still willing to greet him? "Are you feeling better already?""Did you immediately rush here when you heard the sound of the car?" asked Einer, not answering the Baron's question.The man nodded and said, "To be more precise, I've been waiting for your return ever since."Einer raised one eyebrow. "For what?""I don't count time, sir."To hell with that. Einer opened his coat and handed it to the Baron, as usual. The Baron would take care of it and Einer could sleep well since hi
“Aaaa...!”Einer woke up with a start, he spontaneously opened his eyes and looked around-looking for the source of the sound that had just echoed disturbing his sleep.When Einer looked around, he found that it was not his room-and Chelsea was already sitting under the bed with a shocked and frightened look.“Chelsea?” Einer tried to help Chelsea who he thought was screaming because she fell off the bed. But just as she moved a little towards Chelsea, the girl suddenly staggered back with a wary face.“Who are you?” said Chelsea, asking.Einer was petrified with surprise and a confused look. “Chelsea? I’m Whis-““Why are you in my room?”“Huh? What’s wrong with you-““Why are you in my bed?”Einer did not answer. He was confused by what was happening right now, and why Chelsea was cheering him on like a stranger.What happened when she was sleeping?“Chelsea, listen to me.”“Don’t come any closer!” Einer was petrified for a moment when Chelsea said so, but she could not stay still-sh
Today was the same as the previous days. There wasn’t much for Einer to do in the mansion other than relaxing while waiting for Chelsea to return from work.Even now, it felt rather boring to just stay at home without doing anything.Therefore, in the afternoon Einer decided to go to the horse riding place not far from where the main mansion was located.The Wood family had a horse farm because they loved horse riding, a sport of the rich in general. This time Einer tried to ride a horse after a long time, the last time he had the chance was when he was still living with the son of an official.“This is the horse, sir.”While he was choosing a horse, a stable keeper came to Einer and gave him a horse that was bigger than the other horses in the place.Einer looked puzzled. “But I didn’t ask for this horse....”“Sorry, sir. This is the horse that your lady has handpicked for you since your wedding day with her.”Einer was silent, while digesting the horse keeper’s words. “This horse is
After returning the horse to its stable, Einer was called to the dining room for lunch.It wasn't usually like this, but when he saw Chelsea's presence there-he finally understood if the waiter told him to come to the dining table immediately."Good afternoon, Einer," Chelsea said, with a faint smile wrapped in awkwardness.Einer only returned it with a simple smile. There was still an awkward and stiff atmosphere between him and Chelsea. Maybe this wouldn't have happened if Chelsea hadn't lost her memory.Because it must have made Chelsea feel that Einer was still a new person to her."Sorry, I'm being a bit awkward. Even though you are my own husband."Ah, Einer almost forgot. She also seemed to have to get used to Chelsea treating her like the girl's real husband."No problem, Chelsea."Einer saw that the girl just smiled and then sat down to wait for the food to be served. It seemed like they would freeze in awkwardness if Einer didn't make a move, unlike the past where Chelsea wa
The next day, Einer went to see Oscar."I thought you really wanted to come back to work here, Einer?" Upon entering the room, Einer was immediately greeted with a witty question from Oscar. "Are you really sick of serving that young lady who is going to die soon?"Einer did not respond, he continued to enter the room where Oscar was staying and sat on the wooden chair in the corner of the room. He sat his butt down with all the tiredness he carried, then sighed heavily as if he had just carried steel all the way.What Einer was doing; how he looked when he visited, might just make Oscar tingle. So the shirtless man laughed in front of Einer."Looks like that plaster on your forehead told me," Oscar said, noticing the plaster on Einer's forehead while the master just looked the other way.Einer didn't say anything, he sat still and quiet as Oscar put on his clothes and went to order coffee downstairs. After Oscar returned, Einer was still sitting in his place while smoking a cigarette
True to Oscar's advice, Einer actually cut off his long hair that almost touched his neck. Einer polished his face and shaved off the unnoticeable beard on his chin and upper lip.Einer knew he had a handsome face, but he had never felt that it was something to be proud of. To be more precise, Einer didn't feel that a single inch of his body was something valuable, except for his life.Perhaps for this reason, Einer was quite uncomfortable when he returned home, and many servants would steal glances at him while whispering words to other colleagues with a smile on their face.This was something Einer had experienced many times before, when he was still in his golden age of being the number one entertainer in Dioxatine. People looked at him with a mesmerized look, talking about him from mouth to mouth. Einer felt uncomfortable, but he continued on his way until it stopped when he almost bumped into the Baron coming from the direction of the stairs."Good evening, sir," greeted the man,
“Chelsea?Einer called out to Chelsea again, but the girl seemed to have lost her consciousness and only focused on Einer’s face which she was now touching warmly.Chelsea’s hands, which were full of tenderness, greeted the surface of Einer’s cold skin. Two contrasting things that were enough to make Einer stunned, speechless and not knowing what to do when Chelsea seemed to be hypnotized deeper.“Einer...,” Chelsea called, after ignoring Einer’s call several times. Unexpectedly, this was not the only thing that could surprise Einer tonight. Because not long after the call, Chelsea, who seemed to still be in her subconscious---moved her hand to touch Einer’s lips.There might have been something interesting about Einer’s lips that were rather thick and looked flushed. But, precisely because she had such lips, Chelsea’s touch managed to make her recall an old memory that Einer desperately wanted to forget.The silhouette of the memory when in a dark night and dimly lit room, a woman wh
Of course Ben would feel humiliated, but he had to try to keep his cool. And his attempt to look calm after something scratched his pride was very pleasing to Einer's eyes, until clearly the man's two cold eyes were laughing at the other person. "Ah... do I look like a butler, sir?" asked Ben then, seemingly trying to break the ice that had become tense due to his own actions. Einer smiled slightly. "No, really...," he replied in a hanging tone, "but because of what you said earlier, I'm reminded of the butler at Chelsea's house-he used to tell me about things in detail-even to the point of mentioning how many numbers are in the price of an item." Ben fell silent again. Einer didn't know what the man was thinking, but he knew that Ben was trying to keep himself calm because of his bold words. Einer admitted, he was indeed a poor man. He lived and lived as he pleased; haphazardly. No schooling, no manners; but to him, that was no reason to let his pride be nudged even a l
Einer frowned slightly, he had never heard of Amora having a friend named Chelsea. "Don't you have a boyfriend?" asked Einer coldly as if it was the sharp edge of a knife. "Ah... Chris is hang out with his friends, and there's no one I can ask for help immediately besides you. You're the only one with a car here." Einer noticed that the parking lot was empty, leaving only his luxury car. "I didn't bring a car because I usually go with Chris, so please... I would be very grateful to you." Einer did not think of helping Amora; he was still very angry for what Amora had done to him. But Einer had another idea. What if Chris found out that the girlfriend he took away from Einer was now coming back to Einer? It would be fun to pit them against each other. Their little fight wouldn't be worth with what Einer had to gain. So Einer unlocked the car and let Amora in. Amora seemed very happy, fastening the seatbelt with vigor. As Amora's request, Einer drove the woman to the address she
Einer was silent, not understanding. "Ah, sorry. I'm so happy that I confused you," Oliver said. "In short, you have the power to mimic other people's powers, Einer. Your power can recognize, absorb and learn the powers of other awakener, just like you did that night." "That night?" "The night when the man named Chris beat you up and you injured him with your power. Do you remember how you did it? You copied Garden's powers."Oliver's explanation sounded fast, the man was excited. But it made Einer even more confused. That night Einer did use a power called telekinesis, he had thought it was a miracle and finally he knew that it was the power of awakening that he had. But now Oliver was saying that telekinesis was not Einer's power? "The power of mimicry, it's a very rare power and has enormous potential. You could be the most powerful awakener, Einer! Your power is extraordinary!" "Will I be able to mimic a power I've never seen before?" asked Einer, making Oliver listen to hi
*** Garden brought Einer home and he was greeted by Robert who was shocked at Einer's appearance. "My goodness, Sir Einer, what happened?" "Calm down, Robert. I didn't crash the car into the garden pond to make me look like this. It's just that there were people who wanted to get acquainted with me earlier." "Were they awakens?" "Yes. One of them is named Arthur Grey." Robert gave the same reaction as Garden. He paused as he was about to take Einer to his room. "Grey? Really?" "Why? You give same reaction as Garden. Who exactly is Arthur Grey?" Robert followed Einer to his room, behind him were several maids ready to assist Einer. "Sir Einer, the Grey family is the biggest rival of the Perceus family." "Oh really? Rivals...?" "Yes. Do you think only the Perceus family has awakens?" "I thought so. I was also quite surprised when they introduced themselves as awakens. I thought awakens lived a very secretive life and hid their abilities from the ge
Einer couldn't drive the car because his head was still a little dizzy, so Garden took his place. During the way home, Garden was so silent that it made Einer think; people who didn't know would think Garden couldn't speak. Einer didn't know how to break this awkward silence, until he saw the small plaster on Garden's forehead. "Lady Garden, I apologize for the wound on your head from that day." Einer had almost forgotten the day he made blood flow down Garden's forehead. Einer thought Garden wouldn't answer, but the woman said, "It doesn't matter, you were just trying to survive." "But aren't you angry?" "I'm used to this kind of thing, and I've had plenty of chances to get it back at you, so don't be shy." Einer swallowed awkwardly, not thinking he would receive such a cold reply but he smiled. "Alright, I'll try to be strong enough to receive your revenge... Garden." Garden glanced at Einer coldly at the man calling her name. "You said not to be shy," if Garden took issue
"I hate you so much," Chris replied, "I don't like losers who can't even protect themselves." "Now I can protect myself, so stop this 'The Storng and The Loser' game because I still want to live in peace." "Do you think you can still live in peace after I ruined your life? Amora Hills, isn't that woman very precious to you?" Einer looked at Chris who was again trying to bring him down. "I took her from you, Einer. The woman you love is mine." Einer looked at Amora who was still in place, also looking at Einer with a hint of guilt in her cold eyes. "Forget it, just take her." Einer's words took Chris by surprise, and so did Amora. "I don't want to deal with a woman who dated me to making fun of me, and a woman who doesn't even consider me human so she just stood by while I was almost beaten to death." Amora looked dumbfounded by Einer's sharp words. "Anyway, women like her are not more important than my life right now. I can get 100 women like her if I want because I'm telling yo
Einer could see the bad things that would happen to him just by looking at Chris's fist. Every step made him shiver, his body remembering what had happened every time he and Chris interacted. But a second later Einer realized if he no longer had a reason to be afraid, he shouldn't hang his head like a loser. Remember what Oliver said; Einer should be proud, he was a Perceus. "You're done, you damn loser!" With his fear gone, Einer could easily dodge Chris' punch. He stepped aside and made Chris seemed like a joke. Everyone was watching them and Chris, who was holding back his embarrassment, looked at Einer sharply. "What are you doing, loser...?" "Avoiding you. Did you think I'd stay still when you threw your hands at me?" Einer replied, didn't look afraid. But that calm answer made Chris' eyes bulge with anger. "What did you say? How dare you say that?" Chris tried to hit Einer again, but this time Einer was able to hold him back. "It turns out that we're just as strong, but
Following Oscar's words that night, Einer came to this place. Einer didn't know why Amelia would choose a place like this just to talk about the contract with him, this place he entered even looked more like a hotel than a cafe. Or indeed a hotel. Einer wanted to feel a little relieved, the info Oscar gave him was right. Amelia Grey, Addenhill's leading doctor who became one of the geniuses in the field of San Luximus medicine. She was really a rich person to be able to rent a place like this. Moreover, she served as the interim leader of the Wood family business which was famous as Addenhill's upper nobility. It still felt like a dream that Einer could come to a luxurious palace-like place like this. Upon arrival, Einer was immediately greeted by two men in black suits, complete with ties and simple communication devices attached to their ears. They looked like secret agents, and as he walked with them on his right and left sides, Einer felt more like a suspect in a drug sm
"Protecting?" "Yes, protecting. Because you know Wood is not a noble family that was just born one year ago. During that time they were victorious, during that time the enemy nurtured themselves and multiplied rapidly. I am protecting that child, so that no one hurts the sole heir of the Wood." Einer was not very expressive in his response. He was silent for a moment, then looked away. "It makes sense," he said, still pausing, "but how long will you continue to hide the girl who has even entered adulthood?" Einer asked then. His eyes were piercing, as if he was attacking the other person with his words. Amelia smiled, feeling more and more interested in the conversation between her and Einer - and Einer himself. "Oh Einer, I like you. You can read situations so well, and like I said; I'd love to have someone like you around." Einer did not respond to the compliment Amelia had given him. The man was still calm, waiting for the continuation of the old woman's words before him.