I blundered
"Are you an awakened?" The stern male said
???
'What is he talking about? Is he talking about my abilities? No, there's no way they could know about them. I even spent 100 gold to stay invisible.'
"I'm sorry. Am I what?" I said, trying to act dumb
He looked at me for a second before saying
"From the CCTV footage, you went into the toilet and never came out. Only for us to find that you're here at your house. "
Shoot.
'I blundered terribly. Calm down. Let's analyze this situation.'
[James Paddington
HP 120/120
MP 100/100
Skills:
> Sprint <Active> (Consumes 10 MP/s to increase movement speed by 2.5x]
'Well, that was unexpected. 120 HP seems low, and 100 MP.'
'I didn't expect to see other people having MPs, especially since my mom didn't even have any.'
'This makes it inevitable that this person has abilities similar to mine but mediocre. The standard HP of humans seems to be around 100. My 840 HP is just abnormal by their standards.'
'From what I've observed, the Caucasian male person is in his 20's, reasonably strong build, wears expensive Armani suits and shoes, grooms himself every morning but is in a rush judging from the leftover white spots from the foam, trims his nails often, and wears cheap male cologne.'
'That's weird. The cologne does smell expensive, but it's a Versace Eros, a reasonably cheap one. Perhaps he is renting the suit. The shoes seem costly, but there isn't a trace of dirt on them, meaning that he always travels by car and has an indoor job, or he only uses his suit and shoes on special occasions.'
[Anya Paddington
HP 100/100
MP 50/50
Skills:
> Eagle Eye <Passive> (Capable of seeing 300m in detail)]
'It is another one with abilities. Eastern Asian female in her 20's, quite athletic, similar suit and shoes with the male colleague, but not siblings by blood, judging from the ethnicity.'
'Teen-looking makeup on the face, bleached hair, manicured nails, and she looks irritated. Smells of male cologne mixed with female perfume, the same male cologne used by the male colleague, perhaps lovers.'
'The CCTV footage is only accessible to the police, government, or other organizations.'
'Judging from their behavior, they don't seem to be from the police, government, or similar organizations since they usually show their ids and force their way in.'
'It is unlikely that they can see the CCTV footage. Besides, it's going to take hours to see if I left the toilet. They are not from the government but perhaps an organization of those with abilities. They look like good people, but it's too early to tell.'
"I'm sorry, but I am confused right now. I didn't what?" I said, acting confused.
".. This evening in Washington Park, you went into-" the stern male said until his colleague cut him off.
"Look, you must have entered and cleared the dungeon when I wasn't there." the female colleague said with a higher tone, looking out of patience and slightly angry.
"What do you mean? Can you talk slowly?" I said
"STOP ACTING! I know you cleared the dungeon when I wasn't there. Now we have to wait one day for it to reset. " She said this angrily, her voice raised.
"I'm going to have to call the cops," I said while taking a distance, picking up my phone, and acting scared.
"I apologize for this behavior shown by my colleague. We must have gotten the wrong information. I once again apologize for this inconvenience. We shall take our leave immediately." the male colleague said while slightly bowing down.
They left, and the atmosphere in the house went back to normal. They look like good people, but it's too fast to judge. Well of course, except for the lady.
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ANYA POV
3 hours ago.
"Who is this kid?" I said while looking at his shorts and plain t-shirts.
'Is he an awakened? It doesn't seem like he is, but let's check to make sure.'
"Excuse me, can I see your license?" I said while smiling.
He said he didn't have a license, and he looked weak too, so he's not awakened. I shooed him away.
'What's taking James and the others so long? Aren't we supposed to clear the dungeon at this time? Where are they?'
I went away to get my phone to call James. When I came back to nearby the dungeon, James and the others were there with their weapons.
We warmed up, changed our clothes, discussed our strategy to defeat the Kobold King, and we were ready to get in.
That was until we tried to go inside, only to find that the dungeon had already been cleared, seeing how there was nothing left but piled up loots.
I was angry and happy at the same time. Of course, I waited for my team to come only to find that someone cleared it before me. But, since someone cleared it before us without taking the loots, we're getting profit without work, so we were grateful to him.
It must've been that kid, but it's impossible. One kid can't clear this dungeon alone. Furthermore, he wasn't wearing anything. But it can only be that kid. He gave me a middle finger when he went away. I wanted to choke him when I saw that.
"James, I think I know who cleared it," I said to James
"Who did?"
"There's this kid who went up to me before you came.-
He said he wanted to sightsee, but he didn't look like an awakened.
I shooed him away and saw him enter the toilet. It's been an hour now, and I've been watching him. He went into the bathroom for a long time, and he hasn't come out yet. If he had some camouflage ability, he could avoid my sight and enter the dungeon.
Could you check if he's inside? If he's not, then it's likely that he's the one that cleared it. "
"Alright, let's see," James replied and went into the male toilet.
"No, he isn't there. There's no one in the toilet." He continued
"Yeah, it's him. I'm certain that he's the one who cleared the dungeon now," I said while calling the management team to find the said boy.
We found out later that his name was Dendi. He is 17 years old and lives somewhere near Brooklyn. We gave his house a call, but his mom called back. I was suspicious, so I gave them a suggestion to visit his home.
We arrived at his home to find Dendi, clean and normal, just like any 17-year-old teenage boy. My male colleague even gave me a doubtful look for a second.
We asked him if he was awakened, but he didn't seem to know anything, or more like he was acting like he did not know anything. We left his home, and my male colleague gave me a questioning look.
"Are you sure he was the one? He looks normal, " James said to me.
"Yes, I'm sure," I replied
"You must've been tired. But still, who cleared the dungeon? Well, we can do it tomorrow, haha," James said, as if without worry.
I, however, am confident that this kid is suspicious.