Chapter 405: Return
It was not until the end of the day that Kate and Lina came back. As for where they came from, and what they had gone to do, Michael did not know.
He did not want to pry on the matters of the two ladies. Instead, he just focused on training. After taking the break at the mansion, he went back to the villa for extra training.
These days, with the clones from the psychic clone ability, Michael did not need to pay much attention to earning SP. The speed at which the clones improved his skills was insane.
With over 40 skills pushed to the expert level on a daily basis, Michael basically had an average daily income of 240,000 SP, which was equivalent to $24 billion, minimum.
Michael doubted that there was anyone else in the world who could earn so much money casually. Additionally, the income that he earned, it was much more flexible, allowing him to be able to acquire so many things that money would be incapable of buying.
The only thing that Michael had to do was to create a new clone every time that one of the clones dissipated. Michael could have a maximum of 5 clones existing at the same time.
Each clone only had a lifespan of 7 days, and on the 8th day, they would dissipate. By then, Michael would need to create another one, which was not much of a problem for him.
Of course, currently, all the clones that he had were back in Brenton city. Michael did not bring them with him when he came to the capital.
Additionally, after he arrived here, he realized, he did not seem to have much attachment with that city. He only got to know a few people, which included Alex and his group, but that was it.
For those guys, they could easily come to the capital if they wanted. Michael could make an arrangement for them, and it was easy for him to be able to get them a place to stay.
Therefore, Michael decided, he would be staying in the capital, unless he really needed to go somewhere else. At the moment, there was not much that he needed to do, considering that most of the things that needed to be handled were dealt with by the bio humans.
Because of how free he was, Michael thought that it was a good idea that every time that he was free, he could spend that time in the training chamber. He would obviously set aside some time to accompany Kate, but all the other time, he wanted to focus on getting stronger.
This new ability that he had gotten, while it was powerful, at least, it did not show immediately after the ability was acquired. It needed effort, in order for its strength to be revealed.
Since Kate had left with Lina, Michael decided to train for the rest of the day. And it was only at around 7 in the evening that he finally went back to the mansion.
Unexpectedly, the two ladies had not yet returned, which left Michael puzzled. For a moment, he wanted to ask Onyx about the location of the two ladies, just to stop worrying, but he stopped himself.
He realized, unless something big really happened, it was in possible for those two ladies to get in trouble. Probably, they forgot about the time, and were busy loitering around the city.
Therefore, Michael went back to his room, going through a short videos platform, trying to pass time.
Eventually, around 9 in the night, the two ladies finally returned. Even though he was curious about where they came from, he did not ask. If Kate wanted him to know, she would tell him.
At least, Michael wanted to let her know that she had the freedom to do what she wanted, of course within certain limits, and was not restricted. After all, he himself did not want to be questioned every time about each and everything that he did or where he went.
Just as he was relaxing in his room, suddenly, the door was opened. Each room was quite big, in that, it almost looked like a bedsitter within a mansion.
It was just that the kitchen was not available in the room, though, there was a washroom for each room.
On one side of the room, there was a bed, quite huge, and on the wall towards the bottom of the bed, there was the wardrobe. Basically, this room was divided almost like with one side being the bedroom, and the other a living room.
On the other end of the room, there was a mini living room. There were two two-seater couches forming a letter L, a small coffee table in front of them, and a TV mounted on the wall in front of one of the couches, one that was facing the entrance of the room.
At the moment, Michael was lying comfortably on one of the couches, with part of his legs hanging loose on the side of the couch. He looked over the moment that the door was opened, having not anticipated someone coming into his room at the moment.
He had heard the sound of footsteps, and he thought that Kate was heading straight for her room. Unexpectedly, she came directly to his room.
Looking at Kate, she was dressed differently as compared to how he had left her when he was going to the villa for the first time.
Kate had tied her long blonde hair into a high ponytail, keeping it firmly away from her face. She had changed into a fitted black long-sleeved top beneath a lightweight dark jacket, paired with dark cargo pants.
Ankle boots completed the outfit, while a pair of thin gloves rested in one of her jacket pockets.
Looking at the way that she was dressed, several questions popped up in Michael’s mind. He was wondering, what was she up to when she went out with Lina?
He had heard Lina’s footsteps, but she directly went to her room. As for Carol, Michael had already received a notification earlier on, informing him that Carol had already left.
Carol had already informed him in advance, so, Michael had made some arrangements for her, and she was taking back in a helicopter.
After she entered the room, Kate stopped at the door, gazing at Michael. There was a peculiar light in her eyes as she looked at Michael, which for a moment, made Michael puzzled.
But of course, that was just for a moment, because in the next second, Michael immediately got the idea of what she might be thinking.
Despite already guessing what she was thinking, he did not expose it. Instead, he raised his brows slightly as he asked, "Could it be that when you went out, you only happened to meet ugly guys, and now, you are wondering, why am I this handsome?"
Michael was obviously joking with Kate. He of course understood that while he was not considered ugly, at least, he had an above average appearance.
In the system store, there were several items that could be used to improve his appearance. But Michael did not bother with that, as he himself was not bothered with his own appearance.
Additionally, he was not willing to change his appearance just because of someone, not even Kate. If she loved him, then, why did he need to look different?
Unexpectedly, after Michael asked that question, Kate actually nodded. This left Michael dumbfounded for a moment, not sure what to say.
At this point, Kate began approaching him with slow steps, scrutinizing him. It was as if she was studying his face for the first time.
At the same time as she was observing him, with her right index finger tapping her lower lip, she asked in a low voice, "That’s true. I was wondering exactly about that. Would you mind telling me? You know, today, I went out with Lina, as she had already communicated with Alex, the captain of the newly formed team in NEXUS.
It turned out that he had given us a permission, and an identity, even though it is not a permanent identity, it can still be used to handle legal matters.
So, for the most of the afternoon, we have been going around dealing with some criminals. We were just helping the police force deal with some crooks, to eliminate them from the society, even if just for a while.
And you know what? All those guys, I swear, they all look ugly. This is something that reminds me of the time that we first met.
Now that I think about it, I kind of find it funny that I suspected that you might be a criminal. Looking at your face, and comparing to those that we just handled today, it really seems that I was blinded by my hatred for gangsters at that time.
And on the same matter, about you, every time that I stare at you, I feel this kind of attraction. You know, staring for long, only to feel the urge to continue staring, even when your mind screams that it is not okay.
Perhaps, could you tell me the secret of how you increased your charm? Because when I dig into my memories, I realized that you did not seem to be this charming back in Drenn city."
By the time that she finished speaking, she had already climbed the couch, lying on top of Michael, both of her hands supporting her while pushing against the cushion below her, her face just a few centimeters away from Michael’s.
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