The meeting time between the inmates and visitors was over. Aarav was not completely satisfied after his conversation with Robert. There was still something nagging in his heart about someone named Richard. Also, about the narcotics organization whose name could not be known. Aarav walked out of the Detention Center with Marcolin. As he walked, Aarav's mind was still constantly struggling to digest his conversation with Robert. His uneasy feeling did not stop. "Marcolin, I still can't feel calm," Aarav said to Marcolin as he stopped his steps at the entrance of the Detention Center building. Behind them two officers closed the main gate of the building. Aarav watched the inside of the building until the main gate had completely blocked his view. "I don't think one meeting and talk with Robert will be enough," Aarav continued. Marcolin had not said anything since then. Unbeknownst to Aarav, Marcolin was actually wondering about who Robert was. Moreover, why did Aarav know him? "
[SYSTEM ALERT!][TIME REMAINING][ 5:55:49 ] [How far have you gotten in your mission? Hurry up! Time is running out and it's coming to the end of the mission completion limit!]Aarav tightened his grip on the car's steering wheel. After the system warning display appeared in front of his face, Aarav only thought about how to get through the defenses to the secret room inside the Moonshine Bounce Club. During the trip, Aarav was anxiously waiting to see whether Marcolin could persuade Watson or not. His index finger tapped on the steering wheel while biting his lower lip. Aarav had too many things spinning in his head right now. Aarav was still thinking about the connection between Robert's story and what he was currently doing. Although it has not been fully proven, but somehow Aarav believes that the project four years ago-which Robert did not approve of-is the same project as Babel North Company's project with the narcotics organization. "Babel North Company, Moonshine Bounce C
"Mr. Aarav! Hello! Are you awake?" A woman's voice rang out as Aarav's vision faintly watched the light of the room. As Aarav struggled with his slowly returning consciousness, Aarav saw someone's face watching him. A pat on Aarav's cheek was felt softly several times. Aarav groaned as he felt extremely dizzy. As Aarav tried to adjust his vision to the light of the room, he could feel the world around him spinning rapidly for a moment. "Mr. Aarav?!" A familiar voice sounded in Aarav's ears. This time it was a male voice. Gradually, Aarav was able to open both eyes fully. Still rubbing his own eyes, Aarav saw the figures of Kate and Marcolin. Kate and Marcolin looked at Aarav with worry and curiosity. Unlike Aarav who was confused by the current situation. "What's wrong?" asked Aarav. His voice was a bit weak and hoarse. "Wait..."Aarav tried to straighten his position into a sitting position. The dizziness in his head was still so intense that Aarav needed to massage his forehea
[SYSTEM ALERT!] [TIME REMAINING] [ 4:38:49 ] As he walked down the third floor of the club-area building where the rooms for VVIPs were located, Aarav could not stop feeling uneasy. Aarav did not want to take his eyes off the general visitors on the ground floor who were still busy enjoying their fun time.Aarav's gaze was sharp on all the visitors. Occasionally keeping an eye on where the device Marcolin had installed was located. The location of the Moonshine Bounce Club's secret room was estimated to be on this ground floor. Aarav was actually worried that he would not be able to find the room because his position was being watched by the guards. Just like now. Aarav could see many bodyguards scattered in almost every corner of the ground floor of the club. Their pairs of eyes were all keenly watching the patrons, occasionally switching positions every set hour. "Those devices have something connected to the system features, sir. So, when the radar gets close to them, you can
[STOPWATCH] [ 01:11 ]"Kate, you haven't answered my question," Aarav urged once again as the stopwatch counted down. "How about if I'm your customer? I'll give you a bigger tip than any of your other customers."Hearing Aarav's words, Kate immediately folded her hands in front of her chest. Kate's eyes squinted suspiciously at Aarav. But there was an arch of mischievous smile on Kate's face. "Why do you want to be my guest?" Kate raised both eyebrows. Aarav reflexively hissed very quietly. The stopwatch was already counting down, while Kate would surely spin the subject to provoke the other person. Unfortunately, Aarav already knew how to deal with Kate. "Kate, I will only give one chance to offer you," Aarav said with emphasis. The look in his eyes was sharp and firm. Kate looked at Aarav with a furrowed brow after realizing the aura of intimidation that radiated. Somehow Aarav seemed a little creepy to her. "Why do your words sound commanding to me?" asked Kate whose voice wa
Aarav honestly felt guilty for activating the system feature on Kate. His plan worked. Kate was persuaded to agree to Aarav's request. They walked in the opposite direction of the scurrying guards. Aarav suspected that the chaos was still happening because the faces of the bodyguards around him looked worried. Aarav ignored all that. What he was concentrating on now was following where Kate was going. In front of Aarav's face now, there was a holographic light system that displayed windows of a floor plan. There was only a translucent skeleton image and a few colored dots. [FLOOR PLAN DETECTOR] [BODYGUARD ASSEMBLY ROOM] [10 METERS TO THE RIGHT TURN, YOU WILL FIND THREE ROOMS LINED UP: WAREHOUSE ROOM, THIRD TOILET, SECOND WAREHOUSE ROOM. AND THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION ROUTE DOOR][6 METERS FROM THE RIGHT TURN IS THE DESTINATION ROOM: THE BODYGUARD ASSEMBLY ROOM] Aarav read the room plan detection caption that he had deliberately put up. Aarav did not want it to turn out that there
Aarav tried to keep the corners of his lips from smiling. After that time-wasting argument, Kate pulled Aarav's hand to continue. Aarav's entire body now suddenly stiffened as he faced the head guard. Aarav was silent for a few moments, his eyes glued to the figure of a man whose body was bigger and taller than him. Aarav was well aware of the intimidating aura emitted by the head guard. After only a few seconds, Aarav's shoulder was patted by Kate. Aarav's consciousness returned in an instant. "Sir, why are you with Kate in my office?" asked the Head Guardsman. Aarav read the Chief Guard's name tag which read: Gickson Aldebaaran M. A name that Aarav found as creepy as the person. "There's a mess near the regular guests' sofas area. Don't you think something is wrong?" Aarav immediately pointed in the direction behind him. Gickson, the Head Guard, watched Aarav through his sharp and intense eyes. Just like Robbin did, Gickson looked as if he was astonished by Aarav. Aarav did n
[SYSTEM ERROR!] [SOME DATA NOT READ! REPLENISH YOUR ENERGY POINTS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE YOUR ENDURANCE WEAKENS!] [PROCESSING COMMUNICATION WITH MARCOLIN...][10% ... 18%... 24%...] Aarav cursed in his heart as he watched the error display in front of his face. As the notifications appeared, the dizziness in his head intensified. Aarav's body became more and more bent and almost unsteady. "Mr. Aarav, you need to be taken to the medical unit. We'll call an ambulance here," said Kate who didn't stop watching Aarav while holding his back. Aarav could not hear Kate's voice too clearly. Throughout the display of system loading and system errors plastered in front of his face, Kate's voice sounded almost like an irregular hum and echo. [51%... 55%... 61%... 64%... ][SYSTEM FAILED TO PROCESS COMMUNICATION CHANNEL WITH MARCOLIN!][SYSTEM FAILED TO CONNECT TO WATSON'S COMMUNICATION CHANNEL] [BODY RESISTANCE -50][REMAINING ENERGY POINTS: 54%] "I think we should take this guest out of the c