"What the hell is happening?""I didn't see Ethan Jones move so why is that guy falling like a fool?""There has to be something going on that we don't know."As viewers tried to figure out what was happening, Hadrian got back to his feet, his breathing uneven as he finally realized that he wasn't falling because he was clumsy.That was hardly the case, after all, who was he?... He was the seventh prince of the Royal family of the Lumina Empire who served the First Man.Servitude to the First Man gave one superhuman capabilities, allowing them to be the best version of themselves.So how could he be clumsy?... But if he wasn't clumsy, that meant that he was falling for a completely different and humiliating reason. The truth was that Ethan was just hitting him too fast for him to catch.How was that possible?... Even if he was strong, that was just too much of a difference, right?Even his father could not hit him without him noticing yet Ethan had managed to accomplish such a feat.
“We are being voted out of the national competition.”“What?” Ethan frowned upon hearing this. “Why?”“They claim that the window to carry out our qualifying matches to pick a champion has long since closed.”“That's utter bullshit, the competition window usually stays for a month at least.”“That's what I've said, but they aren't willing to listen. They had shown a desire to give us a chance after I got in with a few notable individuals in the National E-Sports Committee but something happened that caused them to change their minds. Now, they are saying that the window has closed.”“It's as you said, someone is conspiring against Metro City.”“According to what I learned, it's the Gonzalez family.”“Gonzalez?... Owners of PlayBox?” “That's them.” “Why are they coming for us?”“If I were to guess, they are scared. That's the only reason why they would be so adamant on keeping us out, especially since you are back.”Ethan glanced at Mr. Brewster, quickly realizing what he meant.Sinc
The imperial capital of Lumina turned into a hive of activity as the news of Prince Hadrian's actions soon reached the ears of the nobles.To think that not only had the seventh prince attacked without the explicit permission of the imperial courtyard, but he had also lost.It was unthinkable and also served to shame the Imperial family for failing to raise a good prince.Naturally, this was a slap to the Imperial family's face but they could nothing but endure the insults as the court was indeed right.Hadrian's actions wouldn't be so bad if he had won but not only had he not won, he ended up being captured by a nameless civilian.This infuriated them even further and those in the Imperial family called for the deployment of the Army to deal with the peasant that dared to cause them such humiliation.How dare he make a fool out of them and even dare to capture Prince Hadrian, keeping him under house arrest?... Did he not even give the imperial family face enough to not treat the seve
“Make the preparations. I do not want to risk anything that would prevent me from winning the upcoming elections.”“Understood.”The journalist dropped the phone before making yet another phone call. “Yes, Mr. Gonzalez, it's done.”“Good. Make sure not to mess this up.”“Yes, boss.” ***The reunion between Ethan and Louisa was incredibly special as Louisa didn't hesitate to show just how much she missed him, despite the looks sent her way.She planted a kiss on his lips and hugged him tightly, leaving Ethan no choice but to reciprocate.“I heard about what happened. I was so scared, I had to hurry back. Are you alright?” Louisa inquired worriedly.Ethan nodded. “Of course, you think they would be able to hurt me?”“You should be more careful and stop doing dangerous things all the time.”“Alright, alright, I hear you so can we get going now?... Anna is waiting for you and is dying to speak with you.”“Wait what?” Louisa immediately got nervous as she was aware of the special positio
[Curse: Advent of Calamity][Description: Those that are cursed with this terrifying curse would experience 7 calamities, with the seventh leading to their death. The preceding six would ensure that nothing is left behind when they die, destroying their belongings, family, friends, and reputation until the accursed one is completely alone]Ethan didn't even know how to react upon seeing this as he had no clue how or when he'd been cursed.Before he could question the system, the lady who had run into his car cried out.“Everyone, look at the so-called hero of Metro City. Instead of helping me, he is lost in his thoughts.”The others quickly began to murmur.“Hmmph, he's probably trying to figure out a way to escape this.”“I thought he was a good person. I can't believe he turned out to be so irresponsible.”“This is what happens when evil people get a bit of fame. They no longer need to hold themselves back.”“We should get him canceled!”Just as the crowd began to get heated with so
Ethan sighed. “Let her go.”The nurses did as he asked and finally, Clara was free again.“I hope you learned your lesson.” Ethan calmly remarked with Clara nodding while trembling.To think that she was so close to losing a limb all because of a silly lie.Ignoring her, Ethan gave some cash to the guys who had accompanied Clara before leaving the hospital, making his way to Zeroth Headquarters. ***The atmosphere in Zeroth was tense as the threat of the company closing down on the first day hung over their heads like a guillotine waiting to be dropped.Few could continue with their work as several waited for what could be the longest two hours of their lives."You are wasting my time, Ms. Francesca or do I take it that such a big company like Zeroth can't pay taxes that it owes the state?... Tch, pathetic." Louis mocked Francesca with the latter having no means to retort.She could only endure the insults as she waited for Ethan to arrive, and Louis knew that she was most likely wai
"Hmmph, why are you wasting time, Mr. Jones?... You plan to pay yeah?... Fine then, go ahead and do so, I'd like to see you pay the arrears owed by your company." Louis remarked disdainfully, clearly looking forward to seeing Ethan embarrass himself.However, Ethan wasn't offended and instead replied. "A moment."He immediately transferred the money using the system while acting like he was using his phone and once it was tagged successful, he glanced at Louis. "It's successful, you can check.""... This… are you serious?" Louis was left stunned at Ethan's words."Do I look like I'm joking?""... You sent it?... No, that's impossible." Louis couldn't accept Ethan's words and so threatened him. "You better not be lying. Lying to a public officer like me can land you in jail instantly so you'd heat take back those lies you just said.""If you doubt it so much, you can always call to confirm.""..." Louis realized Ethan wasn't going to change his mind and so grew even more furious as he
With Louis gone and the problem resolved, Francesca and the rest of the employees let out relieved sighs.The situation was quite nerve-racking so it was understandable.Ethan turned to Francesca and addressed her smilingly. "You did well.""I didn't do anything. You handled everything perfectly, sir. You are an amazing boss.""Glad to be," Ethan replied jokingly."Sir, the company accounts must be unfrozen so we can resume work.""That's fine, I'll head over to the IRS branch to get them to unfreeze the accounts while also informing them of the unfortunate acts of their employee.""Should I come with you, sir?""That won't be necessary," Ethan replied. "Stay here and get the others to calm down. I'll handle it.""Alright, sir."With that, Ethan promptly took his leave and was on his way to the IRS.On the way, he didn't forget to call Anna to inform her about what happened."How did I do?” Anna asked in an excited tone.“Amazingly well.”“Hehe, I told you I'd be able to do it.”Ethan