Perseus and Timtat boarded the plane bound for Perseus’s home country. There were matters to settle with Xell, and he needed to find a safer place for his family. Despite Timtat’s injuries, the pill Perseus had given him had worked wonders, easing the pain considerably. Timtat sat by the window, staring out at the endless sky, lost in thought.Perseus’s hair remained stark white, his eyes still mismatched in color—one more side effect of his fusion with Lint that he hadn’t yet figured out how to undo.[You couldn't run back to the country because you exhausted your speed and energy,] Iris’s voice echoed in his mind.A panel appeared in front of him, displaying his depleted energy levels—0%. He’d only managed to get them on this plane by spending a small fortune. A little money which was three times the flight ticket. They had been lucky that he had a system to get their visas and passports.‘I won’t do that again,’*Perseus thought, rubbing the small of his back. ‘That speed took too
Perseus stared at the panel, reading the mission displayed on it. He turned to look at the entrance of the restaurant—there was no one there, and the only person in sight was Timtat, who was walking towards him.[Reward: 500 points and 50 full stats points.][Punishment: Cut off the little man.][Duration: An hour.]“Nathaniel?” he called out, noticing that it was Perseus who had arrived. “When did you get here? And your appearance... it’s different.”Perseus turned his gaze back to Nathaniel. “Yes, it’s me. Where are the others?”Perseus's appearance was still the same as when he had merged with Lint; they still hadn’t found a way to separate them.“Kara’s taking Orion to bed. He fell asleep since we couldn’t, all thanks to Xell.”“Where is Xell?”“He’s awake and in the basement. Kara brought him along with us.”Perseus's brows arched. Iris had given him a mission about a gang coming to his restaurant. If the gang hadn’t come from Xell, where else could they have come from?[They’re
Perseus opened the live streaming app and went live, joining the duel with Sherry. Both their faces appeared on the viewers' screens.On the other hand, Sherry gasped at the sight of Perseus, her cheeks flushing. He looked just as handsome as before, if not more so."How handsome," Sherry muttered to herself. "When did he dye his hair?" She shook her head and began speaking to the growing audience.Back at the restaurant, Perseus watched Sherry as she engaged with the viewers. Several comments were popping up, and she was replying to them. Most of the questions were about his new look.A few recognized him, but others didn’t. Perseus noticed one of the comments: "Why does he look so different from before?""He got a new look," Sherry replied with a smile. "Isn’t he handsome?""He is handsome, Sherry," another comment read.[+10 points.]Perseus glanced at the panel indicating that points had been added. He sighed; he still needed to reach 500 points."What’s the second color of his ey
Perseus glanced at his phone screen, unsure of what to do. He considered asking them to send another space rocket to let one surpass the other, but he knew they would likely flood his screen with rockets, making it impossible to see anything else.Comments kept popping up, the view count rising and the points adding up. Perseus wanted nothing more than to leave the live stream, but he knew he had to stay.“Hello. All four of your rockets round up to the same number. You four can tell me what dish I should cook in my next livestream. I won’t be able to continue this one because I have a board meeting to attend…”“You are lying,” Iris cut him off, her brow furrowing in anger.“It’s just a white lie,” he told her. “Leave me alone.”“Hmph!”“You can send me a message on this platform and tell me the food you guys would love to see. Also, thanks again for the space rockets. Thanks to the viewers for watching. I have to go now. Bye!”He took one final glance at Sherry, who had a pained expr
Ven glared at Kara. “How did it add up to that?”Kara didn’t say a word to argue; she simply pointed at all of the empty bowls next to their table. “You guys ate 50 bowls in total, and I told you the price was $100 per bowl.”Vin held out his hand to stop Ven, who was about to argue. “Why waste your time?” he questioned. “You know we ate with the intention of not paying.”“What do you mean?” Kara demanded. “Are you saying you’re not going to pay for what you just ate?”Vin nodded. “Positive.”Kara scowled. “You wouldn’t dare!”Ven's brows rose in astonishment. “What the hell? How dare you speak to our boss like that?”Kara held her head high as Ven glared at her, trying to intimidate her. However, his look didn’t work, and she stood her ground.“Card or transfer?” Kara questioned.“Didn’t you hear what we just said?” one of the remaining three demanded. “We’re not paying for anything we ate here!”“It’s not like this restaurant will exist after this,” Ven added.Kara glared at them, t
Vin’s eyes widened in surprise, then his face turned pale in a matter of seconds. Ven was stronger than him but was taken down by one punch. He peered at Perseus. *Who the hell is this guy?* he thought to himself.Perseus crooked his head to the side. “You’re not willing to negotiate? Or is there anyone here who would love to fight me instead?”All of the men shook their heads. Two of them were already helping Ven up the table and putting him on a chair.Vin glanced at his men before taking a deep breath. “We’ll negotiate,” he murmured. “But I have no idea what we would negotiate about.”“It’s easy,” Perseus said, pulling a chair from another table and placing it next to him. With his legs crossed, he sat on the table, his gaze holding Vin’s. “We’ll negotiate on the amount you want in order to leave my restaurant.”Vin’s brows rose. “Is this a joke?”“Not really.”“You could have just beaten us up and sent us away from the restaurant, or you could have threatened us and made us leave
“You called them, didn't you?!” Vin yelled. “I thought we had a deal. We will take your money and leave your restaurant, and you won't tell!”Perseus shrugged. “Yes. Our deal is still intact.”Vin glared at him. “How the hell is it still intact when the cops are here to arrest us for that very thing?! You are the only one who knows about it!”A mischievous grin spread across Perseus’ face. “I kept my part of the deal and told no one about the embezzlement, but you seemed to forget that there was a woman next to me when we were talking.”Perseus gestured to Kara, who was standing next to him. She had a phone in her hand, and Vin glanced at her. Seeing the phone in her hand, Vin realized that she was indeed the one who had called the cops on them.“You bitch!” Vin yelled, lunging at Kara in an attack mode.However, she was faster than she looked. She twirled and kicked him right in the head, the impact pushing him to the side. Using her other leg, she kicked him again from the other ang
Perseus waited as Kara got Xell down. Xell hit the floor with a loud thud as Kara cut the rope loose.Glancing back at Perseus, she asked, "Should I untie him and remove the tape too?""Do that," Perseus replied.In less than a minute, Kara had untied Xell, who finally breathed a sigh of relief. He rubbed his wrists where he had been tied and cracked his joints.Perseus could tell that Kara had captured Xell so they could question him, but he had a feeling Xell wouldn’t give him the answers he wanted.He squatted, leaning closer to Xell. "Can you tell me who your boss is?"Xell raised his head to look at Perseus, a stunned expression appearing on his face as if he were seeing Perseus for the first time."How are you here?" Xell asked, trying to back away but wincing in the process. His joints cried out in protest; he had been in that terrible position for a long time."Seth is no longer there," Perseus muttered, hoping Xell understood. "Now that Seth is gone, can you tell me where you