Chapter 11

* Creak*

Allen slowly opened the doors to the house, and as soon as he did so, he heard the hurried sounds of someone coming from the kitchen

"You damn scoundrels- eh!"

*Tak tak*

An elderly woman stood in front of Allen, the broom fell from her hands as her eyes widened in surprise

"S-son! You are back" she ran and hugged Allen who was dumbfounded as well, but he still returned the hug. Although it felt weird knowing he wasn't her son

"Uhuu!! My son! You are safe, you are finally back, I was so worried about you when the game descended"

She let go of Allen before she started carassing his face in a motherly fashion

"Err! Yeah! I am back" he finally replied

"Thats good that's good! Let's make a meal to celebrate your safe return" before Allen could say anything, he was led by the hand towards the living room

Looking at the broken doors and wilted paint, old chair and table, Allen couldn't help but feel familiar

Perhaps there weren't many differences between him and the original owners

Allen put aside the thoughts and asked the most important question that he had held in back in the other city

"Mom.."

"Yes son!"

"Where's Dad and little sis?"

Allen's mother who was busy cutting vegetable in the kitchen suddenly stopped, although Allen couldn't see her, he was still a smart enough to understand

There was definitely something wrong here, unlike the original owner, he was an adult who had seen more than just busy scholdays and assignments

"I-it nothing, son! Your sister will be back in a bit, although the world has changed, school is still important" she said as she put down the cut up apples in front of him

Allen didn't say anything and picked up a slice of Apple, something was definitely wrong

'Dont tell me the Father of this body died or something like that' Allen thought as he ate

*Creak*

*Thump Thump*

Soon enough he heard the sound of the door closing and someone came running in, The door burst open as a small figure rammed into him

"Big Brother! You are back! Uhuuu!"

Ari started crying as she rubbed her nose against her brother's clothes, Allen could do nothing but comfort her

After a good ten minutes she finally calmed down, Ari was two years younger than Allen but was pampered and didn't act much like a teenager according to what Allen's body remembered

"It's fine! I am back now" Allen smiled at Ari who looked at him, her eyes doubtful as she refused to let go"

"Thats enough Ari, let your brother rest for a while" Marie spoke as she separated Ari from Allen who could only laugh dryly

'Hmm, Mother hasn't asked me about the money I sent, which means she hasn't contacted Dad for at least a week or less, what exactly happened'

Allen thought inwardly as the trio started eating their food after the food was over, Marie urged Ari to go and do her homework

"Son, I am off to buy some groceries, do you want me to get you anything" she asked with a smile

"Hmm, wait a moment! I will come with you"

"Really! I always remember you never wanted to go out with me, always staying in your room and playing games

"Hmm, I just need fresh air" Allen grabbed his shoes and put them on,

His mother was a pretty simple woman, So was his father, the two of them always took great care of the original owner and Allen could feel the love the parents had for the body

'Let me at least fulfil some of the responsibilities as a son'

The two left the house and made way for

In the local market, it didn't take long for them to reach their destination

Allen remembered the original owner always coming here to play arcade games

Allen watched as his mother went from one stall to another, haggling with the vendors

"Sigh! The prices have recently become unstable ever since the game descended" Marie sighed as she looked at the basket in her hands

"Hmm, I sent Father some money, didn't he tell you, all players that have a combat-oriented talent can obtain a stipend from the government for free"

Marie shook as Allen mentioned the father again, though before he could push the subject, a shout came from behind him

"Old Lady! Your husband still hasn't paid off the loan and you are here buying stuff"

Allen turned around and saw a couple of delinquents, he didn't remember from the memories

He saw the group carrying some weapons, these guys were most likely players who had gained levels

"Ah! What are you saying, we paid it all off, you are just trying to trap us with your schemes and lies, You believe I won't call the cops on you all" Marie shouted at the group as she shielded Allen behind her

'Looks like I was right, there is something going on!'

"Hah! The police! Do you think we are afraid of

Something like the police!"

The guy with the sword took a step forward as he kicked at the stall, causing it to break, the surroundings turned quiet all of a sudden

The other crooks laughed wildly. Allen could already guess these guys were just hooligans who gained power and were flaunting it around

Marie, although scared, didn't retreat as she glared at the hooligan,

"Hmm! Is this your son!" suddenly the scar-faced man who was yelling at her looked at Allen and smirked

"No! Don't you dare bring him into this" Marie grabbed the man who tried moving towards Allen

"Huh! Dont get in my way you bitch! Let's see how you do once I cripple your son as well, haha!"

The man laughed as he lifted his hand to slap Marie away

Allen who had seen everything felt angry, not just because Marie was related to him, he was just like these kinds of people who bullied the weak

Even in his previous life, he always disliked these people and could only grit his teeth

Allen swung his hands as Marie closed her eyes in fright, she had seen first hand how strong these people were, everyone had become a superhuman due to the descent of the game

Just as she was prepared to take the hit, she heard the sounds of bones breaking and the screaming of the one that was supposed to hit her

Not only her, but no one could see how such a violent hooligan had hurt himself, no one even suspected Allen as his movements were that fast

"Boss! What happened?"

The hooligans surrounded their boss who was writhing on the ground, though they didn't get to worry about their boss much as soon enough

Everyone of the was writhing on the ground in pain. Almost everyone had broken bones and was crippled

"Huh! What happened just now?!"

"Yeah! Weren't those bastards about to hit Marie, they unexpectedly fell to the ground screaming"

"Could it be that another player intervened"

"Who would bother helping us people"

Everyone started discussing as they watched the hooligans run away

Allen grabbed his mothers hands and left the market, once they were back home. He helped the shocked mother sit down and brought her a glass of water

"Mom, can you tell me what that was all about?" Allen asked as he watched his mother's trembling figure

"Sigh! Son, I lied to you my dear!"

She said as tears fell from her face, Allen patted her shoulders to comfort her

"You can tell me, mother, I will solve whatever problem it is" Allen tried his best to console her and after she calmed down, she finally replied

"Your father, he took a loan a few days ago from those loan sharks when Ari fell ill, Although we had no money to pay the loan sharks, your father somehow paid it, but those bastards said that he still owed them a million dollars and when your father denied their claims. t-they beat him up"

Marie explained the whole story to Allen who couldn't help but grow angry by the second. Originally such a thing wouldn't happened but the recent gain in strength had made the usual hooligans into a real danger the Forest of Solitude had taken up most of the city's resources and police were short on people

Not to mention players with unrestrained strength

"It's alright mom, one of my friend's father is a police chief, I will ask for his help and fix this problem"

"R-really, then I guess we will have to thank your friend "

"Yeah, where is Dad right now?" he asked

"Sigh, he has been admitted into the hospital"

———

Allen silently left the house in the dead of the night and arrived at the house of the loan sharks

He had convinced his mother that his friend would take care of the problem and had convinced her to tell him the location

Allen could vaguely hear the sound of some people speaking

He sneakily barged into the house

"Damn it! Who beat up my people, have you still not found out " asked a muscular man with a bald head as he slapped another guy who flew and hit the wall

"Ghh! No sir, I asked around and no one knows what happened" the man hissed in pain as he stood up

"Bunch of useless people, and what about that woman they were harassing, the one whose husband we beat up"

"Err!" the lanky man didn't know what to say, as after the incident, no one was willing to go after the old woman in case they might get crippled

"Ahhh! You damn losers are useless, get the car ready, no matter who it is, I must make sure that everyone knows what happens to those that mess with us" the Muscular bald man yelled as he stood up

Before he could even register what had happened, he heard the sound of bones crunching as the lanky guy was sent flying by a powerful kick by Allen

"Who are you?!" he asked in surprise, he couldn't even see what had happened, Allen

Replied

"I am the one you are looking for, Pig!" Allen struck another hooligan that tried to punch him turning around and bashing another hooligans face against the floor

In a matter of moments, all but the muscular old man with a bald head was left, he looked at the goons that were hissing in pain on the ground and couldn't help but feel dread

"W-what do you want?!"

Allen didn't reply as he walked towards the old man, ready to deliver the punishment.

"Stay back!" the muscular oldy yelled as he pulled out a gun

Seeing Allen halt, he felt confident and yelled, "lets see if you can move faster then a bul-"

*Shing*

*thump*

Before the old man could finish his sentence, Allan brandished his sword and cut off the old man's hand in one single motion

"Ahhhhhhhh! Damn damn damn -ghaaa"

The old man kept curing as he rolled on the ground,

"You talk too much, shut up before I take off your head!" Allen shouted as the man suddenly shut up