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2024-10-29 19:42:56When the two women just gave Johnny confused expressions, he became highly concerned about their current situation. "I mean, it's not normal, right?"
After he added that part, their expressions turned to understanding, though he didn't miss the glint in their eyes. His years of experience in customer service warned him that he should be wary of what they were about to say. Nothing good came out of it when someone had a certain look in their eyes, especially if they were young mistresses with powers.
"You do know that there are rules regarding fights between blessed," Dorothy said in a mocking tone.
"Yes, I do," he said slowly.
It was a simple rule, which was to stay out of their way. Once they got into a fight, there was no way a regular human could get in between them. It would be a death sentence to try to stop them. Only another blessed could interfere. That's why he had tried to get away as soon as he could, until that crazy giant attacked him out of the blue.
"Then you would know that there are ways to separate the blessed and regular humans so they can have a proper fight," Dorothy said as she swirled a piece of her hair with her finger.
No, he did not know that. That was kind of big information that everyone should know about. If what she was saying was true and she wasn't pulling her leg, then no regular human would ever get hurt. It made no sense that there was always news that regular humans somehow got caught up in a fight between the blessed. That wasn't to mention the property damage.
At the look of suspicion on his face, Rachel sighed. "She is unfortunately correct. How else would you explain why we're the only ones here?"
She had a point, but he wasn't going to let it go that easily. He hadn't been a blessed until recently. In that case, he shouldn't have been caught up in their fight and nearly killed by the giant. Either they were both lying to him or they were hiding some details. However, he wasn't sure if he should push further with his questions.
Right now, they seemed ambivalent to him, but he couldn't be sure when that would change. If he said the wrong thing, he could say goodbye to his life. There was also the giant from earlier. He had knocked him out twice. The first time the giant had been able to get back up after some time. Johnny was sure it would happen again, and he didn't want to be nearby when it happened.
"I understand," he said, playing the part of a naive person. "Will it be possible for me to leave then?"
"Of course," Rachel said with a slight nod. "It wouldn't make sense if blessed ended up trapped in this place. You just have to follow everything we say."
There was a kicker. They were obviously going to do something shady to him, but he wasn't sure what he could do in this situation. Running or fighting wouldn't help him. He still wasn't sure if his latest power was having an effect either. Neither of them showed signs of being influenced by him. Well, it wasn't like he was trying very hard not to.
The consequences were holding him back from just ouright, ordering them to do as he said. He was pretty sure that wasn't how the power worked and that he would end up in a world of hurt if he tried. Maybe the system would have an idea of how to help him. There was just a tiny problem. He had no way to contact it without drawing the duo's attention.
"Are you going to listen?" Rachel asked, jolting Johnny out of his frantic thoughts.
Before he could say anything, Dorothy scoffed. "Why are you even asking him nicely? It's either that or we just leave him here."
Johnny was horrified by the thought. She was truly ruthless. The woman hadn't even hesitated to suggest leaving him there to die in that unknown place. The possibility that she was bluffing didn't cross his mind. He was more concerned about avoiding that fate as much as possible, which meant he needed to do as they say even though he didn't like it.
"You shouldn't say that. Even if we aren't on the same side, he is still a blessed. It doesn't make sense to abandon him," Rachel said.
He immediately felt relieved that one of them was unwilling to abandon him. However, something was strange. Something was off about the whole situation, but he couldn't get his finger on it. Johnny squinted at them as he considered their current actions. It almost seemed like they were playing good cop and bad cop. That couldn't be it, though.
They had been literally trying to kill each other earlier. They couldn't suddenly become the best of pals in an instant. He was probably just seeing things because he was worried about not setting either of them off. However, the feeling didn't go away as Rachel insisted that he trusted her while Dorothy mocked him. That's when a message popped up in front of him.
Surprisingly, he wasn't the only one. Two screens appeared in front of the two women. He stared at me, wondering what the system was doing. Since he couldn't actually read what was on their screens, he couldn't know what they received. There was a chance that they had gotten the same message, but there was also a chance they all got different messages.
Studying their reactions, he guessed it wasn't good news. Dorothy had an angry scowl on her face, while Rachel frowned. He was really curious to see what the system had to say, but he kept quiet. His curiousity wasn't worth his life. Maybe in the future, he will find out what the messages said. For now, he focused on his own message and what he needed to do to survive.
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Hello everyone. I forgot to add a note in the previous chapter. Anyway, I just want to thank all my readers who have been following along. I really appreciate it. Now for the news you have been waiting for.Johnny's story has ended and turned out shorter than Billy's story like I expected. With its end, I currently have no ongoing stories on this site.I've decided I'll take a break from the site. How long the break will last I'm not quite sure. Hopefully, the break won't be long, and I have a new story up within the year, but we will have to see.Just like with Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race and Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System, I might do a rewrite or remake of it.If I do go through with this idea, then I'll just immediately go to eBook and paperback, and it would be very different from the one here. We will have to see, and I'll let everyone know.As I stated before, if you want to stay in contact with me, you'll probably have to use F*
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