future plan

While most parents would have been either disgusted, scarred or downright screamed blue murder by his clear admittance of murder, the Takagi couple were far from ordinary parents. More than condemning him from his act, both saw their estimate of him significantly rose.

In this era, born of a peaceful mindset, very few had the guts to commit murder and shoulder it, not letting themselves swallowed by it. Like him, Soichiro thought that Alex was born in the wrong era. A few centuries before, both would have been men's rising above others, but now? Only money and political power matters.

It not that it had never been, but once a time, strength was another requirement for a man to show his worth to the world, one that Alex know would soon return.

The serious mood was put to an end when they heard the steady knocking on the door.

"Souichiro-sama, I bring the ingredients."

Hearing Kengo voice from the other side, Yuriko hastily made her way and opened the door for the man to enter. Laying the large wooden crate on the dining table, Alex opened it without management, expertly retrieving the different elements present.

All three assisted with some wonder at his expert moves, cutting, crushing and grinding.

The more time they past unveiling the young's secrets, the more abilities they discovered the young was able, and very few had a relation with today education. THat Alex was an orphan and fled his home; young told them that they were self-taught, and even more impressive feat.

He may have the help of thousands of books, but nothing could replace a teacher. Books were dead, unable to transmit their knowledge to others that the way they had been written to accomplish this task. On the other hand, a teacher was more flexible, giving different and more accessible explanations and leading you on the right path.

Alex action was more akin to ancient medicine in their eyes, and they know that the world had very few master practitioners left. Once this generation would return to earth, a significant part of them would vanish, bringing their secrets to their tomb.

~~~

Fifteen minutes after starting to process the ingredients in their needed form, Alex left the concoction slowly shimmer, for it required time to infuse completely.

It wasn't before another half-an-hour, during the time Alex prepared another two portions worth, that the first batch was done. Retrieving the ceramic bowl from the bunsen burner linked to its independent gas bottle, Alex processed to the last step.

Taking a clear beaker, he put a gauze at the top, filters the solution through it. All three adults looked with attention at the deep amber liquid in the clear beaker, gently sloshing with Alex movement. The deep amber colour slowly turned crimson blood and thicker as it cools down with the steady movements, to their surprise.

Judging the preparation complete, Alex sent an unseen pulse of magic through the glass, in the liquid, fixing the preparation. As it was ready, Alex finishes to transfers the liquid in a drip' bag.

Extending it to Kengo, Alex said.

"I trust the Takagi estate possess adequate types of equipment." Kengo nodded while carefully taking the bag. "A dose of 10ml every hour will ease her and provide her body with sufficient nutrients. If it isn't sufficient, then raise the dosage until her complexion lightens but never got over 15ml; otherwise, it would be harmful. If the dosage isn't sufficient, we will only need to spread the injection longer. I will prepare another two bags, just in case. As long as they are kept in a cold device, between -12° and -14°, they would be able to be kept for a year, not longer."

"Yes, Waka!" bowed Kengo before hastily exiting the room, both unaware of his slip of the tongue, as one was in a hurry to deliver the medicine to his Don daughter. At the same time, the other brought all his attention back to the shimmering preparations.

This didn't escape the two parents, however. Sharing a simple gaze, both decided that, yes, the guest they only encounter barely six hours before had earned an honorific place among them.

~~~

When Alex finished the two remaining 1l worth drip bags, a servant left for this specific task immediatly brought them to cold storage. Stretching after raising from the chair, he kept seated for the past three hours; Alex was surprised to see a maid waiting for him.

"Evans-sama, Okusama tasked me to lead you to your quarter for the night; dinner would be shortly served."

Knowing better than refuse the hospitality the couple showed him, Alex nodded, following the maid to a room upstairs. He was surprised to see that he wasn't far from Saya room and suspect that it wasn't a simple guest quarter, being so near a family member.

Left in a suite with its bathroom, Alex rapidly undresses before contently dipping in the hot bath waiting for him shortly after.

-That had been an epic day, hun?- Said CS, while Alex closed his eyes, relaxing in the bath after his tiring day.

'It did. But the following months won't be peaceful either. I had a lot of work on my arms to do.'

-Will you go to school?-

'I don't have the choice, I don't know the date on which the outbreak will happen, and now with Saya... I can't leave her face it alone and take the risk to lose her.' Said Alex, already seeing Saya as his, as it happens with Susan.

-It still baffles me how your mind-set adapt so rapidly, making you want to protect her and kept her for you while letting you retain all your cognitive faculty.-

'It's more like an instinct. Now that Saya will become mine, I have to see at her happiness and safety, more so knowing that the world will turn to shit very soon.'

-Mn. About this, what do you plan to do for the island?- Asked CS, knowing that there was nothing else to said about the previous topic; it was too deeply ingrained in him.

'About that, I was thinking while making the potion for Saya. First, as this world is magical, I want to found a wardstone. If this world hadn't seen wizards since the pharaoh, there would be plenty of available resources for us to grab. Once found and runes added, I will shield the propriety at the very least. Construct a house; while I like the old Japanese house design, I grew fond of our rustic one. Plus, we don't need to have hundreds or thousands of square meters for us and later Saya.

I was also thinking of finishing the apartment complex and perhaps the hotel too. I still don't know if there are enough materials here, but it would be easy to acquire the rest.

I want to know the island's state and see if we can buy the remaining land and made the island entirely us. After the outbreak, I will collapse the highways; this would stop intruders from invading and occupying my propriety. I also need to make sure I have a water source on the Island before creating one. Same for energy. If the plot takes the same way, I want to use the blowing nuke's energy to kick start another arc reactor I need to build.

If the island can be brought before the outbreak, I will terraform it back to what it was before, using the materials to further the apartments and hotel's construction. Lastly, we need to secure enough foods and differents items that covers what can happen.

After all, that is the main problem, zombies. If their origin is magical, I doubt that a simple strike to the brain will kill them, at least after the parasite took hold. This would give us a few days of latency; after what, chaos will erupt.'

-How so?-

'Simple, the pox will make them similar that inferies. As days pass, their bodies will soak in magic, toughening their skins, organs and bones. The only efficient means to get rid of inferies is fire, a sharp weapon of fire, like fire whip kind. With the magic iron ore in hand, along with the access to my other form, I will be able to generate mithril once again. Those will make magical weapons able to bear the strain of fire.

Along with the gold, I will be able to work on a better alloy that mithril-gold one. I don't know how far it will hold against zombies, but it should be enough. I could also see if I can work on a kind of firearms, but I will need to take great precaution with those, lest they fall in the wrong hand and used against me.'

-You're aware that you may be able to launch humanity in a greater technological era just after a world-ending event? This will bring as much good as evil. You can't lightly throw those things carelessly to their face. With humanity's previous record, I wouldn't be surprised to see them destroy the few of them left in a power binding course.- Warned CS to Alex, who tend to forget how flawed humanity was.

~~~

After a relaxing bath, Alex put the change he had in his travel bag and returned to the dining room. There, the Takagi couple and an awoken Saya were waiting for him. Looking at the pink-haired girl with a grumpy but still worn-out face, Alex asked.

"How are you feeling?" Alex nearly blurted her name, but remembering the Japanese customs, name wise, he stopped himself, not wanting to seems too familiar and but her in a difficult spot.

Saya, who until then hadn't realised he was here, turned her head to him, her face greatly easing, to the point of sporting a slight content smile. Looking at her eyes, he could see that his pheromones had started to shift her basic behaviour toward him, wiring her brain to accept the change more easily.

Seeing the phenomenon for the first time, Alex bitted his cheek's interior, now understanding that this could easily count as mild, passive brainwashing.

'I need to speak to her; the earlier, the better.'

-Yes, it might be a good idea.- Agreed, CS. -Better limit the damages this could bring later, but you should wait until she back to health.-

Seeing that they only waited for him to start, he took place among them, and the four began to eat in relative silence.

"So, Evans-sa..." Started Yuriko, only to be stopped by Alex raising' hand.

"Please call me Alex, or Alexander, as you see fit. While I have no difficulty following your customs, I more comfortable when called such."

"Then call us by our name as well." Said her while looking at both others, looking if they had something against it. While she could not understand her husband, she was a little more surprised with Saya, but after they told her all he did for her, it wasn't much strange. While her daughter can be brash, confrontational and prideful, she wasn't the kind to forget the kindness others showed her. "As I was saying, what do you plan to do for the following days? I doubt the house Tanimo-san leave you is habitable. I have memories of it already starting to crumble on itself even while he was still living there."

"It's as you told, Yuriko-san, the house isn't in the best condition. I was thinking of looking through the different room to see if any was passable while repairing what I could. But I will surely end by constructing another house entirely at this rate."

"Then, you will stay as a guest of the Takagi family; my honour wouldn't allow me to leave you in a decrepit house after all you have done for my family and daughter." Decided Souichiro.

Alex opens his mouth to retort before closing it and sight, knowing it was useless to fight. Nodding approvingly, the Takagi patriarch continued.

"What about your schooling? As Fujimi high is a boarding school, you wouldn't need to worry while you could arrange for another housing; it could be easily arranged." Proposed him.

"I was about to enquire about how to enrol myself, but your help is greatly appreciated. It seems that I hadn't any need to worry about this too. I may ask for some tips; I had never been in structured schooling, freer to explore the subjects I wanted before." Said Alex while looking at Saya, who followed the conversation with great interest.

"I guess I could spare some of my busy time for someone like you." Pondered her while scrunching her brows, making it like she wasn't charitable to the idea... if it wasn't for her ridiculously sparkling eyes and evident eagerness to be able to help in any form, after all, he did for her.

-Good attempts, too bad she can't hold her tsuntsun self completely when you enter the equation, while her eyes overflow of her deredere side.- Commented CS in chuckling at his first.

'It might be the birth of a new type of tsundere, tsun on the outside, dere inside, who knows.'