Immediately, as Loom’s legs aimed at Dickson, Perseus reacted swiftly. He pulled Dickson out of the way and grabbed Loom’s leg, shoving him backward. Loom did a flip in the air and landed on his feet, his cocky grin still plastered on his face, which irritated Perseus. “You bastard!” Dickson yelled, stepping away from Perseus and throwing a punch at Loom. Loom easily dodged the punch by stepping to the side. Dickson tried again, but Loom avoided it with the same ease. “You still stink at throwing punches, young master,” Loom muttered. “Dickson!” Mr. AfterEnd bellowed, striding into the room with his entourage trailing behind. “You brat, how dare you invite the president of J.K. to our company?” Mr. AfterEnd brushed past Perseus without sparing him a glance. Dickson spun around. “What brought you here, Grandpa?” Vania, who was still being held by Timtat, brightened at the sight of Mr. AfterEnd, thinking she would be saved. “Mr. AfterEnd,” Vania called out. Mr. AfterE
“Stop!” Loom yelled, lunging at Perseus, his fist clenched tightly. “Stop whatever you are doing to him.”Perseus saw the direction of the punch and quickly dodged. The swift move surprised Loom and the others. Mr. AfterEnd was particularly stunned; Perseus had not only made him reveal secrets he didn’t want to but also dodged a punch that no one had ever evaded before.“How could he have dodged Loom’s punch?” Vania asked, her voice trembling with uncertainty. “Isn’t Loom skilled in various martial arts?”Loom threw another punch, and again, Perseus dodged it with ease.“How is that possible?” Loom muttered to himself.“What’s wrong?” Perseus asked, his brows rising. “Are you terrified that I was able to dodge your punch?”[Good for you for underestimating my host when you both had just met,] Iris chimed in, her focus on Loom. [You should level up your skills before you go against my host.][Hmph.]Loom’s face darkened. All eyes were on them now. Perseus had humiliated him by dodging
Loom’s eyes widened at the mention of receiving three times his current income. All he had to do was drive a girl to college, watch over her throughout the day, and protect her if necessary.He will also get free food twice a day, save his money, and finally get to eat some homemade meals. Compared to his current stressful job, this sounded like paradise.Plus, Perseus was much stronger than him.“Don’t fool yourself,” Mr. AfterEnd said. “Loom would always choose me. After all, I have treated him well.”Loom gave Mr. AfterEnd a confused look.“That’s right,” Vania agreed.Dickson glared at Vania. “Be quiet.”Loom placed a hand on his chest and slightly bowed to Perseus. “What can I help you with, boss?”A grin spread across Perseus’s lips while Mr. AfterEnd and Vania looked like they had been shot.“Since you are hired,” Perseus murmured, “why don’t you help me take down all the men that came with Mr. AfterEnd? This is to be sure that you are truly on my side. If you can’t do it, I’m
“Now!” Mr. AfterEnd yelled.The smoke polluted the environment, blinding everyone in the room. The brightness suddenly turned dark. It was more like the device concealed the light and created darkness.It felt more like an illusion than reality. Perseus waved his hand in front of his face.[Night Eyes has been activated.][Since the smoke has caused a partial night, you can use the ability to see through the darkness.]Just as Iris said, Perseus was able to see through the darkness. He looked around the room.Everyone had a glow around them, and the smoke looked like thin wires spread all over the place.Vania was still being held by Timtat. Dickson and Iva were standing next to each other, their gazes focused on the smoke.The five bodyguards who activated the device were being taken down by Loom. Despite the darkness, Loom was managing to handle them.Then Perseus scanned the place for Mr. AfterEnd, but he was no longer in the room.He had taken the chance to escape. Perseus dashed
Oh, right.”, Luke murmured. “I will get going now; Lexi isn’t here, so they might mess up.”Perseus' eyes darted; he still had no idea if Lexi was awake yet, and he hadn’t called home. Sherry might have skipped school to stay with Lexi, or would she have left?“Has Lexi woken up yet?” Luke asked. “You suddenly disappeared halfway through our conversation the other time; I should have known that you were going after Lexi to save her.”Perseus arched his brows. “Did Iria tell you that?” “Yes, she did. She also claimed that Lexi saved her and also stood by her side even though Orb was holding a knife.” Luke answered. “You deserve more than the article written about you; should I invite the press to interview you?”“You wouldn’t want to do that,” Perseus replied. “I let you off after you made them write that article about me. I won’t let you off if you try to invite the press over here to interview me.”“But you have helped a lot in catching criminals.” “It doesn’t matter.”“Why are you
Perseus walked in through the front door, his eyes scanning the place for the sight of Sherry. Seeing that she might be upstairs, he walked up the stairs. After reading the message, he excused himself and left.For safety reasons, he had decided to keep the message away from Eris. He could tell that she was angry, and adding that would make her even worse.“Sherry!” He called out to her, pushing the door Lexi was at, and hurried in.Sherry glanced back at him; she was sitting on the bed with Lexi. “Oh, you are home.”His gaze trailed toward Lexi. She had a colored pencil in her hand, and she was scrubbing them on a sheet of paper. “What do you mean by saying she is behaving strangely?” Perseus asked, stepping closer to her and glancing at Lexi.His eyes widened when he saw her doing some children's drawings on the paper. The shapes were weird, and it was a drawing that looked like it was made by a six-year-old.“Since she woke, she had been acting like a six-year-old. I knew that fro
Perseus stared at Iris as she reminded him of the documents he should have signed. That was too much involvement already, but wasn’t he getting too many shares from the system?[Not really, host. You aren’t getting too many shares from me; we are bonded, and I will help you with anything.] Iris mumbled, her brows arching. [Except women, you get the girls yourself.]‘I know that.’ He snapped.[You can also give the shares to someone else, but not all of them.][The shares you got from AfterEnd could be transferred. All of the shares.]‘Okay?’ Perseus replied in a questioning manner, but then he had an idea of what he was going to do. ‘Now, can I get the pills?’[Sure.][You have successfully purchased the ‘Side-Effect Counter,’][You can find it in your left pocket.]Perseus avoided going through his pocket and smiled at Iris. “Thanks.’[Just doing what a system should.]Moments later, they were done cooking and were eating in the dining room. Sherry and Perseus sat on each side of Lex
Ryan held a binocular in his hand and gazed at Perseus' front yard with it. He was standing on the balcony with Tom, holding a tray of peeled apples behind him.He was in the building next to Perseus. He had just bought the building since he hadn’t gotten the chance to speak to Perseus.Now he was sure that Perseus was at home. He had been standing there, and so Perseus drove in. He pulled down the binoculars and took the apple that Tom was handing him.Taking a huge bite from the apple, juice dripped down his chin, which he casually wiped with the back of his hand even though Tom was handing a napkin to him. He returned to look at the villa through the binoculars.“I don’t get it,” Tom said, after being quiet for a long time. He had been watching Ryan for a long time, and all Ryan did was stare at the building as he could see through it. “You have been staring at the building for hours, and now that he is back, aren’t you going to say hi?”Ryan didn’t respond; he kept on munching on