“So you tell me now… What made me sick? Motherfucker!” Medusa’s eyes shone in the dark. She didn’t know for how long he had been observing her, so she couldn’t just attack him straight away. “What do you know?”“Only two kinds of people give excuses,” Gabe said in a normal voice after realizing that she was able to perfectly hear him despite being far away. “Lazy people and those who have things to hide. It’s obvious that you belong to the second category. So, I’m not going to trust anything that comes out of your mouth.”“So, you don’t agree with my words that there’s so much sickness in the world,” Medusa coldly blurted, getting closer with every step she took forward. “Just the other day, I bought some ‘fresh’ apples at a store,” she said. “Yes, I buy things, too, because I lead a double life. But those apples smelled like petroleum to me. I did some research and found out that these ‘smart fresh’ apples were being treated with petroleum-derived gasses to keep them appearing fresh
Medusa couldn’t stay calm after Gabe left. She kept walking aimlessly on the streets, thinking of what to do next.“He’s definitely not ordinary. But if he’s not a vampire, then what is he? I have to find out what his powers are exactly, and for that I’ll need some expendable men whom he can’t trace back to me,” she thought. “The Men in Blood should be perfect for this.”Men in Blood was a secret assassination organization where the members were brainwashed from a young age and were trained to kill and do any mission given to them as long as they were paid appropriately. The best part about this organization was that the members forgot the details of their previous missions and only looked forward to the upcoming missions. Even if they were caught in the act, they would never spill a single bean. So, they were considered as perfect assassins. The way to recognize them was by their nails were all painted in red with blood, which was why their name Men in Blood came to be.“Though it’ll
Systa wanted Gabe to train with the crocodiles for this night, but Gabe had other plans. He spent the entire night doing one thing and one thing only.The next morning.He woke Nicole up and told her to brush her teeth and freshen up. She didn’t know what he was up to, but she did what he told. And then he took her to a store. There was a ribbon tied at the door.Nicole looked at him. “What’s this?”Gabe smiled and gave her a scissor.“W-Wait…” Nicole’s eyes widened. “Don’t tell me… you bought this grocery store?”“I leased it for five years, Mom,” Gabe said. “I’ll hire someone to watch over the store when I’m not around.”“Gabe…” Nicole didn’t look too happy. “You should have told me before you did something like this.”“D-Do you not like it?”“It’s not about liking or disliking…” Nicole could see the inside of the store. All the products she kept seeing on the shelves didn’t please her. “I worked in grocery stores before. They do all kinds of things for profit. For instance, they bu
Gabe patiently waited for ten minutes. “She’s taking so long,” he mumbled to himself.Just then, Draco sneaked up on him and grabbed his hand. Gabe reacted swiftly and axed his hand down onto Draco’s head. He suddenly stopped it at the last second, or Draco would have been struck dead with that blow.Still and all, Draco almost wet his pants from that.“What do you want?” Gabe asked.However, Draco forgot what he came to ask Gabe’s help for. He was just still too scared by what happened. Gabe was not an expert with the children to realize that.“If you don’t have anything to say, then go back to your room,” Gabe hissed.Draco silently went back to his room.At the same time, Mia opened the door and stepped out, wearing a beautiful cream-colored gown that looked so good on her Gabe kept staring at her. It was a simple gown, but the minimal golden designs on it brought a depth to the clothing. “You look so pretty,” Gabe ended up saying these words after hesitating for a couple of second
Gabe ate the rest of the cake while reading the accounts book. With the help of Systa, he was able to read more than ten books in less than half an hour.“With this, I don’t have to worry about resuming the trade with the current dealers,” Gabe thought, “as long as they wish to continue the relationship with this store.”[Why wouldn’t they?] Systa blurted. [They are going to think of you as a newbie shopkeeper, so make sure to teach those punks a lesson.”“Huh… I just realized that I ended up becoming a middle man that I hate,” Gabe sighed.[What are you talking about?]“Well, Mom told me that I need to be crafty to manage this store, didn’t she?” Gabe uttered. “That’s because most shopkeepers profit a lot off of every item they sell. Nowadays, the retail price printed on the products has lost its credibility, so there are people selling things for crazy prices every time there’s some fluctuation in the market. I’ve seen some shopkeepers rise from lowly men to owners of three floored
A few minutes ago.The old branch manager who had taken the mission to bring Gabe over to Medusa was watching the live-video of recording coming from Zeroth Nail, the top assassin of Men in Blood. Zeroth Nail was the only woman in the group, and nobody other than a certain few individuals knew about her identity. Using her beauty and seductive skills to advantage, she managed to finish all the 99 missions that were given to her.Nevertheless, the old branch manager still looked anxious for some reason, as if she couldn’t be sure of Zeroth Nail’s success until the mission finished.“C’mon, Leona. You can do this.”She anxiously watched the Zeroth Nail, Leona, enter the store and get as close to Gabe as possible. After starting the conversation smoothly, she waited for the right opportunity. When Gabe looked away in a different direction, she stabbed him multiple times.“Yes!” the old branch manager pumped her fist in the air. “Yes! We are gonna be rich!”However, her expression changed
Gabe took all the necessary information from the Tenth Nail, everything that the Tenth Nail knew.Using that information, he used Systa to improve upon that knowledge. “An assassin organization called Men in Blood… These members seem pretty weak to me, but as per regular human standards, they are pretty skillful. The identity of their head is secret, except that he’s someone ranked above 100,000 in UTS. Whoever it might be, I’ll have to beat him and make him spill the beans.”[You think it has something to do with the governor and his wife?] Systa wondered.“The chances are high. If it turns out that the governor wants me dead, then there’s no point in playing matches in UTS anymore,” Gabe said resolutely. “I’m going to have to deal with that governor and his wife. Those two and everyone involved in the death of my parents must pay!”At the headquarters of Men in Blood.All the top five men of the organization, from First Nail to Fifth Nail, gathered before Big Mama who was currentl
Gabe’s torturing methods were nothing to slight at. While he didn’t have any practical experience, he had seen enough on television to know what works.Using his torture tactics, he manged to make Big Mama spill some information. Though he still couldn’t find out the name of the head of Men of Blood, he found it important in other regards.“So, someone requested the organization to beat me up,” Gabe thought. “But as they began to research about me to find my habits and preferences and what not, they came across something or someone that asked them to kill me. She didn’t know who it was, but I’m sure the boss of this organization knows that client’s identity. If I stay here for a bit longer, I’m sure your boss will show up.”Leona suddenly came from behind and swung a baseball bat at his head. The hit landed perfectly. She thought she got him, but Gabe casually turned back and smiled at her. “Wonderful. You woke up yourself without having me exert my strength,” Gabe made crawling movem