The way to the central city district was different from the sub market Loris and Arturo had visited. Although everyone was not required to attend the gathering, Loris was still the son of the current clan leader; it would be shameful if he would not show up for the election opening. As such, they had to return to the Federico Residence within two to three hours. Fortunately, they were able to persuade the family driver to drive them to the central city quickly. The ride would only take about fifteen minutes. Inside the horse-drawn carriage, Arturo felt curious and asked Loris, “What are you going to check, Brother Loris?” “You’ll see,” Loris, who sat across from her, answered. Arturo wondered if it had something to do with healing his hands. The last time they went to the market, Loris was able to find good herbs and judging from his expression, Arturo could tell Loris was satisfied with the results. She could also notice the progress in Loris’s well-being, both in terms of power
Hearing his father’s name, Loris’s eyes narrowed. There were only a few people who knew his face. He might have been hailed as a child prodigy but that was a long time ago. He had not taken his foot outside the Federico Clan residence for the past three years or so, for fear of humiliating the family name further with his disability. He thought then, he couldn’t let more people find out he was the son of Gustav Federico unless people saw him in a positive light. Banji saw the dissatisfaction in Loris’s eyes and smirked. “It’s really you. You’re the infamous trash of the Federico Clan.” The onlookers started to whisper amongst themselves. They all glanced at Loris. “He’s the son of Sir Gustav?” “It can’t be, didn’t they say Federico Clan has locked the son up somewhere?” “Maybe it’s someone else…” Loris clenched his hands. The least thing he wanted was to taint his father’s reputation when he went out. But as soon as he did, he encountered these hooligans. “Are you mute as well?
As an ordinary, average man living in an ordinary world, gaming was one of the ways to escape boredom and the way to make one’s life more enjoyable. For Loris, that was exactly how he would define what it felt like playing The World of Nimgofu. To say it was only for people who wanted to chill would be wrong but it wasn’t also accurate to say it was served for gamers who wanted the hardest tasks to challenge themselves who could beat the final boss and become legendary in real life. In reality, the RPG Loris adored had a complex world and system but no one dared to make it complicated, rather, all players shared a common goal, and that was to find out what was waiting for them when they reached the highest level. Before Loris died and his soul entered this virtual game, he wasn’t able to find out this reality. It was one of his biggest regrets. “If only I played harder, I would have reached the maximum level as a player.” “I can be legendary if I have all the cheats I should have
By the time the bullet left the tower, Loris had leaped. A giant shield with numbers and a raging fire symbol appeared on the shield, making everyone freeze. Arturo, who was running with the authorities, halted, her eyes wide. “B-Brother Loris!” It seemed as though time had stopped altogether as Loris stood at the building high from the street ground. His hand that had been disabled was raised, supporting the magic shield he created. The enchanted bullet got stuck at the shield, letting out smoke slowly, appearing to explode in a few seconds. Everyone who witnessed the scene was stunned. “I-It’s an enchanted bullet… We’re being attacked!” Somebody said amongst the crowd. “Run, everyone!” Azmien’s wide eyes trembled. He himself felt the powerful magic coming from that attack, and yet, Loris Federico – he managed to stop it before it landed on them. “No! The duel isn’t done yet, we are not leaving!” Banji exclaimed. If he left now, he would surely lose face. He was the strongest i
“Master, Young Master Loris is not in his room,” the servant said in a low voice. Gustav Federico wore a worried expression while glancing around the hall. There was only thirty minutes left before the official election and his son, Loris, still hadn’t appearened. It made him anxious as he started to think something might have happened to Loris. “Get the guards and head to town. Find him immediately,” he instructed the servant. Where was Loris and why wasn’t he here yet? Did he perhaps encounter something troublesome? Did someone look down on him again? “What’s the matter, Senior Gustav? You look troubled and the election hasn’t even started yet,” someone commented from behind. Loris’s father turned around, only to find his first cousin on the father’s side, Lector Federico. Everyone in the family knew how much people who surrounded him wanted to become the next head patriarch of the clan. It wasn’t a surprise that people, whether near or far from the main base of their clan, wo
If Loris would be asked what kind of player he was, he would answer straight away: ‘The kind who plays the game multiple times to understand the world.’ It wasn’t as though transmigrating was a bad thing. Although it was unexpected, Loris treated it as a blessing. He had died and had been given the chance to live again and that was all that mattered. What was troubling was the fact that all he did in this world was humiliate his family name. Now it wasn’t just his name that he had affected, even his father suffered because of him! “Your father is no longer the clan patriarch,” Arturo’s words echoed in his brain and he almost had a heart attack. Inside his head, there were numbers and letters playing like codes in a computer. [Player AgentLore lost 830 points.] [Player AgentLore lost 973 points.] [Player AgentLore lost 726 points..] Loris clenched his hands. He couldn’t afford to lose more points. He would be left with nothing if this continued to keep up! In a hurry, Loris
If Loris looked like a young man who didn’t know how to communicate with people, Azmien looked like the type of person who communicated but couldn’t. It wasn’t because he was too shy or clumsy, or that he looked like a little bird about to pop its head out due to intense heat and pressure, but it was because he simply didn’t eat and clothe well. Nevertheless, it was already too hard to look for him after that explosion. It was a little too late for Commander Gaspar to instruct his soldiers to keep everyone close to Loris by ten meters to stay. When they realized the possibility of Loris actually engaging in a fight in the streets instead, the kids were already nowhere to be found. However, Major Esme wasn’t the type to give up too early. She assembled her troops and gave them the task to find everyone – especially Banji’s gang – who stood near the incident area. That was how she managed to find Azmien, the kid who was up to fight against Loris himself. One glance at him and Esme d
Azmien was startled. Before he could respond, the door opened and Major Esme entered with a serious expression. One could already assume the meeting didn’t go smoothly with just one glance at her, more so when she instructed Loris and Azmien, “Leave the premises.” Azmien was about to ask something but he was immediately cut off. “Thesis and Jones will escort you to your houses,” Esme exclaimed while gesturing to the lieutenants behind her. Once they stepped out, Loris noticed they weren’t in the military base but a house. A huge house that was decorated by machinery and a garden full of flowers across. He put two and two together and concluded it was none other than Major Esme’s house. He confirmed his instinct with Eye. “This indeed appears to be her house. Why she wants you to leave is probably related to her visitors.” “Visitors?” “Yes. Her visitors seem to be high-ranking officials. They are also D and C-level gunners like her,” Eye said. “It’s only right to leave before th