5 An Minor Quake
Yuri left the Coffee shop and headed inside the Tokyo District Court. Akira had been waiting for him at the entrance. And a crowd of reporters and photographers started to mob the entrance of the building. The guards pushed the people out to let the President of the Casanova Corporation pass.
"Akira, is it over already?"
Yuri held on to Akira so the crowd wouldn't be able to separate them. The journalists questioned the President of Casanova Corp. A woman journalist held a microphone to the president and said, "What do you have to say about the evidence that has arisen against your corporation ?"
The president and his team of lawyers ignored the swarm of reporters. They went inside a black limousine and left.
"What did you do, son?" Akira held Yuri by the collar.
"I didn't do anything."
"I know you, son. When you're lying. When you're up to something. When you're hiding behind a happy face." Akira said.
Akira grabbed Yuri and took him to the front seat of his car. The drive home was filled with the most awkward silence.
They went inside the apartment. "So?" Akira said.
Yuri acted confused. "What are you talking about, Akira?"
"I don't have time for this…" Akira pointed his finger at Yuri. "Stay here! Lock the doors. These are dangerous people, son. They have connections all around the world. Anyway, I have to go. I need to look at all the evidence." Akira said. He slammed the door and left.
Yuri was distraught. "Did he know I had something to do with this? Are they going to trace it back to me?"
He had never seen Akira panic like that before. His fear was obvious and reasonable. He had just stolen billions of dollars from those people. Reality had pulled Yuri straight back to the ground. He was a billionaire now. And he had entered a world, he never thought he would be in.
"This is inevitable. It's the system. It dragged me into this mess. All I wanted was to avenge Gaia. I just wanted to help that poor man."
He wiped the sweat off his face and sat on his bed.
"AI… Will they find us?" Yuri said.
The AI's 2D face appeared on the watch. "All cyber operations were completely untraceable."
"Alright. That's good." He inhaled deeply and released them slowly. "If they ever find us, I am sure… They won't go to the cops. It'll be the end of me."
Someone knocked on the door. "Yuri, are you in there?" A familiar voice said. It was deep and sounded like it came from a huge man.
"Wait? That's…" He ran to the door. He opened it. And after seeing who it was, he hugged him. The man was so big that he could not wrap his hands around him. "Botan!" he shouted.
Botan was 20 years old already, two years older than Yuri. He had become a Sumo Wrestler and had won various competitions. Some of them made him the National High School Sumo Champion for three consecutive years.
He wore a white shirt and black pants and was all fit for someone 6 ft tall and weighed 340 pounds. He hugged Yuri back and said, "It's okay." Yuri's tears had stained the big man's shirt.
"It's okay, bro. It's not your fault. It's not your fault." He patted him on the back.
"I could have saved her. If I'm was not weak, she would be here now, bro."
"She wants you to be happy, Yuri. Ever since we were kids."
"Help me, brother," Yuri said. He sneezed and stood up straight. He looked up and said, "Let's kill those bastards. And make them pay."
"This is not the way, Yuri. She wouldn't have wanted this."
"Forget about it for now. I'm sorry, Botan. Seeing you again... the memories... pulled me back into that dark place."
"It's fine, man. I came here to check on you. The headmaster and the others... we'll all be there at the funeral." Botan said. "Anyway, I just happened to pass by. I wanted to invite you to the Dojo tomorrow. Be there, okay?"
Yuri nodded.
Botan said his farewell. He closed the door and was left alone again. It was the first time he had openly told someone about wanting revenge. And he was still determined to do it.
[Congratulations Yuri! System Quest Complete]
[You have now leveled up to Level 2: Reward 10,000 Mana Points and Autonomous Driving Unlocked]
"System Quest?" Yuri said. "Did it work already? That was fast."
He checked his old smartphone. Even though it had a broken screen, he kept using it because it was a gift from the headmaster. His social media feed was full of news and posts about "Overlord."
***CRIMINAL RING UNCOVERED BY OVERLORD***
***90 BILLION DOLLARS DONATED TO CHARITY FROM OVERLORD***
**OVERLORD REVEALS LAUNDERING AND TAX-EVASION SCHEME***
***WHO IS THE OVERLORD?***
Every news organization and media shared news about the Casanova Corporation and the overwhelming evidence that they had received. "Damn! That was it? Must be beginner's luck," Yuri thought. "Status"
[Status]
[Health Points: 10/10]
[Mana Points: 10,000]
[Level: 2]
[Forge and Inventory Unlocked]
"Nice! I'm forging a Terminator army with laser guns… or even Gamma-Ray Bazookas. That would be so OP!" Opening the Forge, the menu appeared. "Forge."
[Weaponry]
[Equipment]
[Amplifiers]
"Weaponry! Let's go!" Yuri quickly opened the Weaponry Menu, and the Weapons list appeared.
[Lesser Magitek Sword: 2,000 MP]
[Lesser Magitek Mace: 2,000 MP]
[Lesser Magitek Bow: 2,000 MP]
[Lesser Magitek Shield: 2,000 MP]
[Lesser Magitek Brass Knuckles: 2,000 MP]
He kept scrolling it and could only find Medieval weaponry and gear. "Where are all the guns, and gamma-ray Bazookas?"
[Magitek Weaponry Availability depends on the Magitek's Level. Level up to unlock stronger and more advanced weaponry.]
"JESU-! Fine, I'll just level up again, so I can get the Bazookas? For now, I'll just swing my sword at their tanks and machine guns."
"Forge Lesser Magitek Sword."
[Lesser Magitek Sword Forged]
"Lesser? Must be the weakest type of Magitek weaponry. Anyway, give it to me."
Light particles appeared out of nowhere, similar to how the AI Orb generated, and they solidified into a futuristic medieval sword.
He picked the sword up and swung it at his table. It hit the wooden table and only left a small mark. "What? This is so fucking weak. How am I going to defeat people with guns and shit?"
Yuri looked closer at the Magitek Sword and an option to check its descriptions appeared.
[Lesser Magitek Sword]
[The Lesser Item Grades can be fused with a maximum of two E-class Amplifiers]
[Properties: No Amplifiers have been applied]
"Amplifiers? Oh, shi- those? What are they?"
[Forge Amplifiers and merge them with Magitek Weaponry to receive Amplified Attribute Stats]
So Magitek Amplifiers can like enhance User Attributes? Let me forge one." Yuri opened the Forge and made an E-class Brawn Amplifier and applied it with his newly forged sword.
[E-class Brawn Amplifier merged with Lesser Magitek Sword]
Yuri picked the sword up from the floor. And he felt a surge of power rushing from his hand to his body.
[User Attributes Enhanced]
[Brawn: F -> E ]
"My Brawn attribute changed to E?" Yuri asked in confusion.
He swung the sword with all his might.
A strong wave of force cut threw the air.
The swing's force was so strong it blew open a scar-shaped hole in the outer wall of his apartment. The debris fell on the road, and luckily, no one was hurt.
The traffic had stopped. The dust from the blow started to settle from the sidewalk, and the pedestrians on the street looked up at Yuri's speechless face.
"WTF?!?!"
