“I know it is extremely rude and shameless of me. But, I am joining New Gods soon. Once I am inside the game, I won’t be able to look after Ely. Before I didn’t think of this but now as a father, I need to think about her.”
“The quests system of the game can be harsh and long. Sometimes I might not be able to come out on time. Elenor might have strength but she has lived in an aristocratic family. You and I both know how bad the children of those families are at daily activities.”
“You can totally deny it. I just wanted to test my chance. I guess this is like a confession to a girl who is always at the top of the class in beauty, intelligence, and background. Even though we know we will get rejected, we still try, right?” Brian bites his lips and confessed.
‘Confession? CONFESSION!’ With those words reaching her ears, a lightning bolt struck her. Charlotte suddenly felt the darkness in front of her eyes. But, slowly, the sun was rising in front of her. The sun had the image of Brian which was illuminating the darkness around her.
Thud!
She fell to her knees with tears sliding down her cheeks.
Seeing her crying, Brian panicked. He bowed even more and shouted “I’m sorry. Please forgive me for asking something so stupid. I am really stupid. I just wanted to put more time into New Gods. I thought if someone could take care of her, I don’t have to come out of game, time and time again.”
“That was so selfish of me. I am sorry. Please don’t cry! You don’t have agreed. No, I should slap myself for asking something so stupid. I was stupid to ask you to live in my house without even marrying you. I am sorry.”
“No!”
“I/she will live with you/us.” Elenor and Charlotte shouted in unison. Both of them looked at each other with surprise but with their eyes, they started communicating with each other.-?(0)???.
‘You must live with us.’
‘Don’t worry, I always wanted to live with him.’
‘Humph! Even though I give you the permission to live with me, I will keep an eye on you.’
‘Hehe! If you dare to make trouble, I will complain to your daddy.’
‘If you dare to do anything funny, I will ask mom to assassinate you.’
‘But, if you talk to your mom, she will take you back. So, either you listen to me or you are going home.’
The fierce battle of mind words was completely out of Brian’s head. He didn’t even know such a thing ever existed. He was just happy with Charlotte agreeing to his selfish request. He finally plays New Gods without any worries.
“Umm…. So, I will help you move your things here. Since I am going to use a gaming pod to sleep during the night, you can use my bedroom. Even if I play a lot, I will try to make time during the day.” Brian awkwardly spoke while trying his best to act normal.
“I am a werewolf, you know. I can do that on my own. And…” Charlotte shook her head and denied it. But, then, she lowered her head and blushed, continuing “I can cook delicious food.” ?(O)???
“I already know that when you used to bring me bento. Anyway, I will get going for now.” Brian was feeling really awkward. He grabbed the bags and ran off with Ely.
Behind him, Charlotte clenched her fist and thought ‘From today, I will be living the dream of life. Brian, I will definitely make you fall in love with me.’
Charlotte was a werewolf who lost her family during the vampires’ invasion of Zone B. Just like Brian, she was also living her life alone but for her, it was also a new opportunity to find a new friend. Because of their same fate, Brian and Charlotte became friends quickly.
But, before Charlotte knew it, she was already developing feelings for Brian. She was afraid of breaking her friendship with him so she decided to create a strange mental barrier between them. This degraded their relationships with friends to classmates.
To the point where both of them started addressing each other as Mr. and Miss. But, Charlotte wasn’t worried. Because Brian didn’t have a single interest in making girlfriends. For five years, he stayed single. So, she knew she had a chance if she just wait for the right opportunity. And, although they weren’t close friends, she has always talked to him unlike most of his classmates.
Now, an opportunity came as well. Although it came like devastating news for her, she was clever enough to understand that opportunity was lying beneath the bad news.
But, there was a big problem. And, this is the same problem that had reassured her for five years. Brian is pretty dense. His dense behavior makes it harder even for her to penetrate his heart. So, she knew she must come up with some good planning. He wasn’t that dense before high school but after that, he changed.
She make some great resolutions in her mind and walked off to her room.
On another side,
Brian was fully flustered. This was the first time he had ever asked a girl to stay in his house. He didn’t even bring his girlfriend when he was in high school. Maybe it was because of his parents but he has never asked a girl to come to his home.
He hurriedly rushed to his room and started cleaning even though his apartment was completely clean.
“Father, can I ask you something?” Elenor walked inside his room and spoke.
“Yes, Ely?” Brian kept cleaning while listening to her.
“Do you love mom?” But when she asked this question, his hand stopped moving. He took a deep breath and asked “Do you want to hear a lie or a truth?”
“Mommy said lying is bad. So, tell me the truth.” Elenor clenched her fist with a little bit of sadness in her eyes and spoke.
“No! I don’t love her. But, I can love her. You are too small to understand this but if she is willing to make some effort, then I might end up falling head over heels for her. But for now, I do not love her.” Brian honestly replied.
(O)??? Listening to that reply was like getting heartbroken. Elenor was almost on the verge of breaking into tears but suddenly, Brian appeared in front of her and patted her head.
“Of course, I do not love her doesn’t mean I do not love you. Although I don’t have done any DNA tests, I can feel that connection with you. So, how can I not love my own daughter? And, didn’t you say that you track me through a DNA test? I don’t think anyone would go through such an effort to find me if it is not my own daughter.”
“Sob! Sob! Dad, mom really doesn’t hate you. So, please don’t hate her.” Elenor couldn’t say that her mother loves him. Because she didn’t know whether she truly loves him or not. But she knew her mother doesn’t hate him.
After all, she has seen her mother’s ruthlessness. If she would’ve have even a little bit of hatred, she would’ve killed him.
“Hahaha! Don’t worry about it. I will not hate her. How can I hate a person I don’t even know? Anyway, let’s not talk about her. You must be hungry. I will make ramen quickly.” Brian patted his daughter’s head and walked away.
He didn’t want to say that he will love her mother. After all, it might not be possible. And, he doesn’t like making empty promises. So, he could only say change the topic.
Elenor wiped away her tears and forced a smile on her face as she chased her father shouting.
“I want Miso Flavor.”
“Yes, yes!” Brian started making ramen for three people. Just after a few minutes, Charlotte arrived. So, they had a meal together. After a meal, he helped Charlotte move her things inside his house.
It seemed like Charlotte had a total intention of moving here. She brought all of her clothes, and all of her work-related items, and in just a few minutes, his apartment got full. So, he started sorting things out. He didn’t want to leave a mess around.
While he cleaned the entire apartment, Charlotte went to the kitchen and made dinner. It was already evening. She was quite a good cook. After eating dinner, Charlotte took a bath and went to his room with Elenor while he went to the gaming/empty room.
Finally, he took out a knife and started tearing the package. After he opened the package, he saw a massive circular pod inside it. The pod had a glass tube near the face but everywhere else was covered with metal.
He connects the power capable to the socket. This socket had two connections, one was the main connection and another was a generator. If the main connection goes off, it could still run for a few days. He walks out of the room and returns with a few nutrient bottles.
He touched the down part of the pod and a container opens up. He puts the nutrient bottles. Inside the container, there were sharp straws that makes holes in the lid and keeps transferring the nutrient to his body.
Finally, he closed the door properly and took off his clothes, leaving on his underwear. He opens the main door and enters the pod. After closing the door, he presses a small silver button on the side.
[Scanning retina! Scanning DNA! Scanning Heartbeat!]
[Mr. Brian, are you ready to enter the world of New Gods?]
When those words rang in his mind, Brian curls his lips.
“Yes,”
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