Chapter 4 Lester
January 30, 2028
Alliance of South East Asian Nations(ASEAN)
P-Base Sanctuary
Metro Town Sector 2
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"After that, a mysterious Runic Champion, holding a magic metal battle knife, made a stream of light and cut the golden-crowned eagle in half!" Bruce passionately said.
Larrys' heart was also beating faster.
That video was spread around all over the place, so he saw it too.
«The 'Titled Wargod', I will definitely achieve it someday... I want to become like that senior, able to hold a battle knife and cut open monsters like the golden-crowned eagle and the powerful four-armed gorilla.» Larry thought to himself. Every teenager has this dream, so of course, it is Larry's dream too!
However, according to the internet, that mysterious powerful fighter who cut the golden-crowned eagle in half is internationally in the top 100; a renowned Runic Champion!
"Larry, Larry, what are you doing? We're already home" Bruce shouted.
From this, Larry emerged from his deep thought, looking at the entrance of the neighborhood that is made up of a lot of Villas. --South Coast of sector-2 The government built this medium size area for many influential families. And Larry has been living in this area for 18 years, 28 if you include the 10 years of sleep.
The southern part of sector-2 is primarily used as a housing area. It's packed to its limits and each of the villa are huge, and are built with no consideration to space.
Larry's home is on the 32nd street out of the 36 streets in a certain villa.
"Larry, wanna go to the dojo tonight?" Bruce says as he heads toward another villa.
"I have to go out for some family matters tonight. After that's done, I might go to the dojo. Don't wait for me tonight." Larry smiles and waves his hand and then flies up to his house; each of Larry's strides are covering 4 meters. Like a speeding panther, Larry reached the 30th street within ten seconds.
31st Street, 32nd Street...
[Step!] [Step!] [Whoooshh]
Even while sprinting, Larry is still extremely flexible, having enough time to greet the other residents on the street.
"Larry, out of school?"
"Yea, Uncle Feng." Larry's breathing pattern is not affected at all. As a 'Martial Warrior' this speed of running is no different from a relaxing walk.
To the vast majority of the residents' opinions, no cars are allowed inside the villa. If a car was allowed, then the street would be clogged with cars. As of now, even the elderly are walking dozens of streets to get out of the Villa area.
To them, it is also a form of exercise, and driving a car will make their health deteriorate.
Since some resources are expensive and the city's defense system relies heavily on some resources, the entire alliance needs all the available resources.
32nd street!
On 32nd street there are eight villas, and Larry's is one of them.
[Kacha!] Holding the key, Larry opens the door.
"Brother, is that you?" A sound came within the house.
"Yup," Larry closes the door. At a glance, Larry's home consists of many rooms, the area being 2000m².
Ever since the beginning of his memory, he has lived here with his siblings and parents, a family of five, in this 2000m² place.
His aunties and uncles live next door with their children.
"Lester, what are you reading?" Larry heads toward the balcony.
On the balcony, a sickly white man sits on a wheelchair, holding an English book. When Larry saw that, he laughed, "Oh, is that 'Pulaisi' the investing expert? Within the investing experts, isn't the stock god 'Bafeite' the most famous?"
Towards investments and stock, Larry understands a little.
"Bafeite isn't really suited for me. Also, Pulaisi's theories and thoughts are closer to my own ideals, so I can learn more from them." Lester raised his head and let out a small smile.
"You continue reading." Larry laughed.
Inadvertently, Larry glanced at his supposedly younger brother's legs, and he felt a pain in his heart... During his sleep, his younger brother's legs were crushed by a car. Everything below his thigh was crushed, which crippled him. Since then, he can no longer manage the family business. As a cripple, he faces immense pressure and depression under living in the current society.
Since his accident, he hasn't been going out and not getting exposed to any sunlight for a long time, his brother's face is sickly white, as if he's sick.
And.... he doesn't have many friends, since he is a bit introverted. It's awkward for Larry to look at his supposedly younger brother
«Mom and Dad's business aren't doing well and they have to raise me and my sister, and my brother is even crippled... the burden on our family is too large, so we can only budget our allowance.»
* («» meaning he is talking to himself)
«I have to change the destiny of our home!»
Larry thinks to himself.
«I have a crush on Musika, and yet I haven't made any moves, haven't tried to start a relationship»
«According to the law, one can marry at 18 years old, so lots of people have relationships during high school and marry when they graduate. Those who haven't had relationships in high school are few within a few. How come I don't have one»
«Because I don't have time to waste on romance! My family isn't rich, so I don't have an amazing teacher's guidance. I can only depend on myself for everything.»
Larry's gaze lands on the living room's old sofa, which could also act as a bed. «This many years, my parents are working so hard, now they look older with their calluses...»
«I will definitely let my family live in a huge house, a huge house with appliances...We might be living in a villa, but this is more like a ghost house.»
«Let dad and Mom sleep on a huge, soft, and comfortable bed.
«Let my brother not have to struggle so much when going down the stairs, I will find the cure for his leg.»
«This house will have everything that it will need so the sunlight can completely shine through!.»
These words have been repeated through Larry's mind countless times, which is why he is so hard working.
So──
He became one of the three 'Martial Warrior' members in his Senior-high school, and he is the only one out of the three who has a poor family. The other two are extremely wealthy.
.....
[Huahua~~] From the faucet's unending stream, it filled up the electric kettle very quickly.
[Chichi...] Plugging in the electric kettle, Larry sat on the sofa holding a history textbook, he continuously memorizes the important parts of the book.
Suddenly──
[Diiiiiiiiii]
The kettle's water has boiled. Larry puts down his book and pours the water into an insulating bottle. He also poured it into a large plastic cup and placed it on the table.
"AD 2016, the great battle of Han River happened in South Korea... Yup, year 2016" Larry memorized historical events one by one. Out of his regular education, Larry is best at math. However, he is most interested in history. Because every time he sees the 21st century's history—
He feels uneasy.
This is the history of how the human race fell!
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1 *(«» meaning the character is talking to himself)
I will change this sign later in chapter 11. From this(«.») to this ('.')