Just before arriving at Sommerchill, Alfred tells Thomas that he will drop him off on the road, because he doesn’t want to enter that district area.However, Naomi insists that Alfred take Thomas to his apartment. They even start an argument, with Thomas just silently watching them fight.“Are you scared? It seems like my father was wrong to hire you!””“Look! If something happens to you, the job is not the only thing I’d lose. Your father would kill me!”But then, Alfred turns silent. Confusion is clearly seen in his face as he observes his surroundings.“What’s wrong?” asks Naomi.Alfred doesn’t immediately give her an answer. They are now almost entering the Sommechill district, but the place is not like how Alfred used to know.There are many small street vendors, with people walking leisurely on the pedestrian. There are even teenagers walking along in peace without so much alertness. It is far from the scary impression as Alfred described.Indeed, he has not visited this place fo
Thomas gets inside the apartment building, and climbs the stairs with his weak legs. Once he gets to the door to his apartment, he issues a specific command.“Inventory! Box. No. 39! Take out key number 1!”But nothing happens. There’s no blue light appearing, no item dropping, nothing.“What’s going on here?” he mumbles as he rubs his neck. “My necklace? Ah, shit! I must have left it in that room! Daaamn!”He rubs his forehead with an awry face. Moments later, he bangs on the door, calling out several names in a hectic way.“Diego! Luca! Mateo! It’s me, Thomas! Hey, you guys! Are you in there?”No one answers. But he keeps banging on the door, until a slightly fat old man appears to greet him.“Mister Hendrix, Sir! You are back!”“Oh, Mr. Finley! Yeah, it’s just me! Didn’t I tell you to stop calling me mister or sir? I’m much younger than you!”“Why?” The old shrugs. “You are the boss, and there’s no one else here. Is there anything I can help you with?”“I lost my key. The other one
After finishing his conversation with Naomi, Thomas opens a small safe deposit box that is planted in a wall.There isn’t much in the safe, only six necklaces with unique amulets. For Thomas, these amulets are far more important and valuable than the $100 million in the coffin.He unsheathes the katana slightly, and lightly scratches the tip of his thumb with the blade. He holds one of the amulets, placing his bloody thumb on one side of it that has a pattern which looks like an electronic chip.Suddenly, a notification in the form of a blue hologram appears before him.[!][An S-rank hunter has been identified][Name : Thomas Hendrix][Age : 23][Condition : 87 % fit][Balance : 0 Gold Coins][The exchange rate today is $964 for one Gold Coin][To gain Gold Coins, please go back to Icalaterra and complete some quests]Thomas waves his hand on that hologram, and it immediately disappears. He issues a command to open his inventory, and then, another interface occures showing 40 small bo
It’s already past 10 p.m. Meanwhile, Laura Underwood is still busy helping her daughter packs her things.Laura and her husband have already moved most of their belongings into their new house in Strugist Hill.The only thing holding them back now is Veronica, their only daughter, a teenage girl who is currently a senior in high school. It’s not easy for them to persuade the daughter to leave Donovan’s residence.“Then what about school?” the girl whines. “Strugist Hill is too far. It will take an hour and a half from there to my school.”“Your father can drop you off before he goes to work,” Laura replies, forcing to carry her daughter’s suitcases out of the house.“That’s not the problem, mom! If I have to live there, it means I have to wake up much early. Besides, I’ll be too far from my friends.”Laura doesn’t budge, and puts the two suitcases in the trunk of the car. “You can invite your friends to stay at our house in the weekend. Haven’t you always asked my permission to bring f
While her daughter is still confused, Laura looks so desperate and pathetic. She slowly drops to her knees, and starts crying with a pitiful face.“Oh, God! Why can’t you let me have a peaceful life just for a while?”“Mom? Why are you crying?” asks Veronica with a clueless face.Laura just keeps sobbing. “My house? Hiks! Oh, God! Why?”“What the hell?”Veronica’s face turns pale. She holds her head, thinking about the party invitation she has just posted in her social media.She can already imagine how embarrassed she will be after her friends learn what has happened. Her dream of living like a princess has shattered before her eyes.“Is that… Is that our dream house?”The ownership of the house has been transferred to Laura this afternoon. Only six hours the house in her possession, but it’s already been destroyed.Joshua Morris can be said to have fulfilled his promise to buy her the house. There is no way she can ask the man to buy her a new one.Joaquin gets out of the car, and st
By keeping his deadpan reaction, Thomas walks past the girl. But the girl immediately holds his hand from behind.“Wooo! Where do you think you are going?”Thomas turns to her, and sighs with an uninterested look. And again, the girl examines Thomas more intently.She looks even more confused to find that Thomas came without bringing any document despite talking about looking for a job.“Is this your first time visiting a metropolitan city like Drada?” she squints.Thomas shrugs by raising both eyebrows, and asks, “Why?”The girl slightly shakes her head with a disbelieving face. “Ever heard about an application letter?”“I don’t need it,” replies Thomas flat. “I’ve already made an appointment with the boss here.”Immediately, the girl’s face contorts, and then grimacing with a stupid look.“Who are you trying to fool?”But suddenly, Thomas’ attention is attracted by the little commotion that occurs in the lobby. A few people are drawn to one big screen showing the morning news, report
Soon, the luxury car arrives and stops right in front of her. Alfred comes out of the car on the right side, and then walks around the car intending to open the door for Naomi.But weirdly, he stops right in front of Thomas and then pushes his chest. It causes Thomas to lose his balance.“Hey!!!” Thomas scolds in snap.Alfred nonchalantly opens the door for Naomi, while reprimanding Thomas. “You might be someone in Sommerchill. But Drada is a big city.” He then glances at Naomi, and asks rhetorically. “You expect this weakling to protect you? I even doubt whether he can protect himself or not.”Thomas looks so pissed off, but he is wise enough not to create a scene there. He knows his own condition, and admits that this tough looking driver isn’t just tough by the look.Apparently, Thomas isn’t the only one who is offended by Alfred’s condescending words. Naomi is the same.She really thinks of Thomas as her lover, and doesn't like the way Alfred treats him. She stays there, looking he
Thomas asks the question casually, but it leaves Naomi speechless with a blank mind. She doesn’t know what to answer or how to react.The situation in the car becomes so quiet. And suddenly…“Tin! Tinnnnn!!!”A car honks so long from behind. Thomas realizes that the traffic light has already turned green. So he continues driving, shaking his head slightly with an amused smile, ignoring Naomi in her confusion.He doesn’t seem too disappointed not to get a definite answer from her. On the contrary, he would be very unhappy if the girl gave him a promise with sweet words like what Sylvia Williamson gave him two weeks ago.Until more than 10 minutes in the journey, the awkwardness is still clearly visible on Naomi's face. So Thomas speaks up first to change the mood.“You don’t need to worry about my legs. It will be back to normal in a day or two.”Naomi’s face turns bright after hearing it.“I get it that you’ve said in front of people that I am your boyfriend,” Thomas continues. “There