The Legend of TITSB

"Bro, I'm so hungry." Removing his mask and throwing it away, a beautiful boy with a pair of sparkling green eyes which looked like the leaves of well-grown trees in rain forests, stated while dramatically clutching his stomach.

Another masked boy rolled his eyes saying, "Don't pester him, idiot. By the freaking way, why the heck did you remove your mask? Do you want us to get into trouble again?"

The pizza boy patted the back of the masked boy as if he wanted to console him.

"It's okay, Philip. This lane isn't that much of crowded. You don't have to worry about it."

"But..." Philip wasn't entirely convinced yet.

"Hooray!" Gabriel, the green eyes boy, jumped up in joy like a six years old one, interrupting Philip. He turned to pizza boy with huge anticipation that flowed out of his eyes.

"That means you are taking us to eat outside? Am I correct, Felix?"

The pizza boy nodded slightly.

"Yep, you can say that. But I'm not rich anym..."

Gabriel cut him off. "Money isn't a problem. I have like lots of money to burn."

Philip scoffed in sarcasm. "Are you showing off your exclusive wealth to us, you filthily rich boy? In that case, I'm not gonna go with you. You guys can eat and enjoy to bits. I'm leaving, bye Felix, bye Lizard." Soon after, he left in long steps like he was pissed off by something.

Gabriel squinted his eyes unhappily while glaring at Philip's disappearing back.

"Humph! What a pig! What a clumsy idiot! What an arrogant psychopath!"

Felix chuckled when he heard his scoldings.

"Isn't he your best friend?" His voice was filled with hidden mockery.

Gabriel pursed his lips, displeased.

"Not anymore. Besides, I still have you. Right, my dear best of a best friend?"

Felix couldn't believe that someone could change his words in such a short period of time. Yesterday, he blamed him and said only Philip was his best friend, but now...?

Felix was utterly at a loss for words.

'No wonder Philip gave him a weird nickname like that. This one is absolutely a lizard that can change colours within minutes!'

"Which shop?" He asked after a while.

Gabriel pondered for a moment before replying.

"How about the noodles' shop opposite to a video game store in Green lane? It's not too far from here..."

"Okay, cool."

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After finishing an entire bowl of Chinese noodles along with Indian potato curry and French rice as a side dish, Gabriel finally succeeded in comforting the squad of beggars inside his tummy.

"Burp!" He rubbed his round stomach with a satisfying smile on his face. After that, he took out a cigarette from his pant pocket asking, "Want one?"

Felix glanced over at him. His expression wasn't that much of a good one when he saw the long, slender cigarette between Gabriel's fingers.

"It's not good for health." He advised. "Don't practice these bad habits, aren't you still seventeen? Do you want to die early due to an unknown disease?"

Gabriel's face turned dark in displeasure.

"Don't act like an old aunt. It's okay if you don't smoke. But as for your advice, I don't need it, humph!"

Felix shook his head, disappointedly. However, he didn't tell anything further to the stupid friend of his. Instead, he remained silent as he unwrapped a bubblegum and started chewing it.

Gabriel lit up the cigarette and inhaled a long puff. His face didn't look good when he smoked it. He was still a beginner after all.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!" The smoke made Gabriel cough without stopping. His face turned red as he coughed. He looked so PITIFUL.

Felix sighed. "Why did you take a long one? At least inhale short puffs otherwise it makes you cough like that. Moreover, taking long puffs can affect your lungs even more badly."

"I cough, cough, DON'T cough, NEED A DOCTOR cough RIGHT NOW..."

Felix pointed outside the shop.

"Then go out and breathe fresh air. It'll make you feel better. "

Not long after Gabriel left, he rushed back to the shop and towards their table as he exclaimed, "Hey I found something interesting out there! Can you remember the game store I mentioned to you earlier? There's a drama going on there!"

Felix furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "A drama?"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Gabriel nodded his head vigorously and eagerly like a rat.

"Hmm.. Okay then. Let's sneak a peek." Felix remarked, popping himself up from his seat and throwing out the bubblegum inside his mouth.

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A moment ago...

Thea waved her hand at Henry saying, "No, it's nothing. Go and do whatever thing you were doing."

Henry narrowed his eyes before giving her a warning.

"Sister, be careful with the computers. I don't have money to pay if you break them."

Thea was pissed off by his words.

"Am I a kid or something? You don't have to remind me of those things. I know what to do or not.. Now, go away!"

"Humph! Then do what you want. I don't care. Don't come to me crying later." With that, Henry went far away from her and sat in a corner. Thea scoffed.

"What a narcissistic rascal!" She mumbled under her breath.

Then she paid her attention to Siri again.

"Hey Sari, are you still there?"

Siri gritted its electric teeth.

"I'm Siri, not Sari."

Thea shrugged her shoulders.

"Both are the same. By the way, what did you tell me earlier? Aaah, right. You said I can gain previous Thea's abilities, didn't you? Then can you help me regain her memories too? In that way, adjusting to this world will be much easier for me..."

"Sorry." Siri claimed. "I can only help you with this video game thingy. It's also because of Sofia."

"Because of Sofia?" Thea was stupefied.

"What does it have to do with the female lead?"

Siri chuckled sarcastically. "Really? You are so forgetful, dear host. I have to keep reminding you of everything. But not anymore. This time, you should figure it all out by yourself. Now, close your eyes and concentrate. I'm going to implant Origina.. I mean previous Thea's talents of video games on you."

Thea did as Siri instructed. She closed her yellowish-grey eyes tightly and relaxed her body, leaning against the chair. When she closed her eyes, all she could see was pinch black like the midnight sky when the moon and stars weren't there to be seen.

Out of nowhere, a silver light flashed across the black background and mixed with it, making various kinds of patterns and slowly other colours also joined making these weird patterns. Thea felt like her eyes were hurting and a massive headache was about to come. She wanted to open her eyes so badly.

"Don't open your eyes yet. Please bear with it for a little longer." She heard Siri whispering in her mind. Thea clenched her fists as her relaxed body turned stiff. The endless torture was finally finished after like an eternity.

Thea let out a long and deep sigh before throwing her tired body back at the not-so-comfortable chair.

Siri wasn't that much of happy with her behaviour.

"Hey wake up. You can't sleep or rest! We have to complete the next step ASAP."

Thea groaned unhappily. However, she still obeyed Siri as she sat up straight. She quickly signed up for the game using her new account. Surprisingly, she felt like she knew every single thing about what to do or not. It was just too amazing! All her tiredness faded away leaving no trace.

Thea was like a fish in water now. As soon as she signed up, she became 'Drio Ayilin', one of the main supporting characters of the main hero.

'Hey, I smell like a newbie is here.' Someone's message popped up on the screen.

'This newbie must be filthily rich. Look he or she managed to grab our Ayilin! I'm so envious here.'

'I bet he's not as talented as our Suilin.'

'You're wrong, it depends on the player NOT the character.'

Thea smiled, reading their comments. She was so curious about this Frio Suilin, the brother of her character. No, no. Correctly speaking, she was curious about the person behind Frio Suilin. Suddenly she felt like something was too familiar.

This Frio Suilin... Why did she feel like she heard about that character before?

Thea's eyes widened the moment she recalled what it was. She was so shocked as her memories made her solve the puzzlement that bothered her for some time.

"Frio Suilin, one of the legends in this game, is actually Sofia!" She whispered in a daze.

"Bingo!" Siri's excited voice sounded inside her mind at this exact moment.