The 'Crazy' Plan

When they left the office it was already nearing 8 pm so Linri messaged his mom saying that he would be at home in an hour or two.

When they were on the subway there were some curious looks heading their way but nobody came and questioned anything. This was London. Everybody just minded their own business. Thank the Queen for her socially awkward subjects that wouldn't even bat an eye if a person suddenly died next to them. Of course, they would call the hospital but that was about it.

Linri and Jaime left the subway at their stop and made their way to the nearest McNugget. Jaime purchased an extra-large McChicken and a small soda. Linri just got the normal size since he was not really hungry. As soon as they sat down Jaime started to wolf down on her food. Linri's guess was right she hadn't eaten anything whole day.

"Wow, Spark I didn't expect you would be so unladylike." Linri joked while taking a bite from his burger.

"Who cares about being ladylike. I am hungry" said Jaime and continued to wolf down her food.

After he was done with his food Linri was thinking about how to explain this situation to his parents. He knew that they would help Jaime but he still needed to come up with a plausible story. While thinking about the possible scenarios Linri saw three punk like guys looking their way. They were looking at Jaime. It was obvious that they were captivated with her charms. I mean the students in the club were all hot but that didn't mean that the rest of the world was the same. He didn't remember who said it but it goes like this 'if everyone in the world is special, no one is' meaning if everyone was hot no one would be more attractive than the other. Seeing them Linri immediately thought of something and his eyes twinkled.

"Spark whatever happens do not get involved." Jaime looked at him with questioning eyes since she was not aware of Linri's thoughts.

Linri got up from his table and started to walk towards the punk-looking guys. He walked up to their table and slammed his hands against the table.

"Were you bloody looking at my girl you scums!"

They were startled but they were not going to take this lying down especially in their own turf. One of them immediately got up.

"Yeah, we were looking. With a nice piece of ass like that it would be a crime to not look. What are you gonna do about it you little albino rat!" The guy was twice as buff as Linri and he was a good 20 cm taller than him. Everyone thought Linri was insane to walk up to them and look for trouble. Also, did he just insult his insanely cool white hair? Now, that was a death sentence!

"If you were a man you wouldn't just look like you were gonna eat her up. Come to the back alley if you have the guts!" Linri shouted at them and immediately walked out of the restaurant.

Three of them walked behind him in case this little albino rat tried to escape. They were just thinking that he was trying to look tough in front of his girlfriend. So he would most likely run away at the first chance. They were not gonna let him escape. Since Linri looked for trouble himself they were going to teach him what it means to bark at the wrong door.

Jaime, on the other hand, was shocked by what Linri was doing. Was he going to use those guys to practice his ability? But wouldn't that give away his supernatural identity? Do mind that people in the world was still not aware of them so it would be extremely dumb if that was his plan. Anyway, whatever the reason was it was still dangerous to fight with them so she got up from the table and went after them.

In the back alley next to a dumpster, Linri stopped and turned around.

"Okay, this place will do just fine. Once I disposed of thrash like you I can just throw you into this dumpster." Linri said sarcastically while pointing at the dumpster.

The three punks were enraged. Without saying anything the one that walked up hereby referred to as Punk 1 threw a punch against Linri.

Linri effortlessly dodged it thanks to his 1.5x above-average agility. In the Autumnfall RP club characters had attribute points just like a normal RPG would. There were a total of 15 levels but nobody managed to reach that high before the club was deleted. The highest attributed character back then was only a 5.

The reason for that was nobody wanted to play as a body practitioner. I mean if you could create your very own unique power who would want to just play as a lame old body practitioner? It was much later on that people finally noticed attributes were actually kind of op if they were used right. Just like in this case.

According to the lore of the club, a normal human being can only possess 1x average attribute in any of their stats at max. It can be lesser than that but not higher. So since Linri possessed 1.5x above-average speed and 1.5x above-average agility even if he did not know a single thing about fighting he could still beat them. Unless Linri himself allows it they wouldn't be able to hit him no matter how hard they try. Of course, that was assuming they did not ambush him.

Even if Linri was not able to tap into his ability just yet he was still the son of a Werewolf so it was just a matter of fact that he had two attributes higher than normal humans. Now that he thought about it he wondered what Spark put on Jaime's background so that she can have higher attributes than normal humans.

"Come on, you little babies. You are literally twice my size. Don't tell me three grown men can't beat up a little albino rat" Linri was mocking them when he was dodging the Punk 1's punches and kicks. It looked so effortless that they were even doubting their eyes.

"Bloody Christ! Rush on him boys" Punk 1 shouted at Punk 2 and Punk 3.

Now is the time Linri thought to himself. While dodging one of Punk 1's punches, he purposely made a slip-up and his punch finally connected with Linri's face. He stumbled a little. 'Damn that really hurts' that was the only thought in Linri's mind at that moment. Still, now that it already came up to this point he was not just gonna quit halfway.

"Hahaha did you see that! He must be getting tired. Keep hitting him boys!!" shouted Punk 3.

This time Linri didn't even try to dodge as he took all their punches and kicks head-on. It was really painful but he had to endure this for his 'perfect' plan. Although it would be a lie to say he did not want to stop and start beating the devil out of them.

After being brutally beaten Linri finally gave in and fell down. The punks kicked him a little more and then finally left. At the end of the day, they were trying to teach him a lesson, they were not trying to kill him. They also had a newfound respect for this little guy. They all knew that they wouldn't be able to hang on under the assault of three guys as much as he did.

"This should be a lesson to you kid. Don't bark to the wrong tree when you are trying to show off in front of your girlfriend" said Punk 1 and they left just like that. It was a good thing that they did not try to do anything to Jaime. I mean when you think about it they were just anarchists so it didn't really mean that they were actual bad guys.

Linri got up and spat a mouthful of blood. His plan worked 'perfectly'. It was painful but nevertheless, it was 'perfect'

"Kasaix are you out of your fucking mind? Why did you provoke them? I didn't even notice they were looking so this was excessive. And to top it off you didn't even use your ability. Are you trying to die!" Jaime was scolding Linri while helping him sit down. She was wiping the blood off of his face with some napkins she had taken out of her backpack. Not gonna lie it was really handy that women's bags had almost everything inside it. I mean who the hell would pack up napkins inside their backpack? Or maybe it was just him that found it odd but who knows he definitely was not judging.

Jaime had watched the whole ordeal from the start to finish. At first, she really thought Linri was going to beat them up seeing him dodging left and right but suddenly he started to stop fighting completely. He didn't even use his ability. He could have just encased them in ice if he wanted. So if he was not going to use it what was even the point of having one. It wouldn't really be a lie if she said she was envious of him. Why couldn't she transmigrate into Brie's body? She was also her character, wasn't she?

Seeing her question Linri couldn't help but snicker. Why did she just assume that he did it to protect her honour? I mean yeah it was about her but not the way she thought it was.

"Ability? Spark don't tell me you didn't even read my bio?" asked Linri sarcastically.

"Of course I did! You were just a normal person till you were 15 and you met with some gods- Ah!" a sudden realisation suddenly hit her.

"You - You haven't met them yet!" Jaime couldn't help but raise her voice again. She became even more confused. She also remembered that he didn't use his fire when she attacked him with her sword. Back then she didn't think about it much and thought he just didn't want to hurt her with it.

"Ding Ding Ding we have a winner *cough* currently I am just your normal everyday teenager. Well if you disregard my speed that is." Linri couldn't help but answer sarcastically again. He was in pain right now so he wasn't really thinking about what he was saying or if it might hurt the person before him. Thankfully currently Jaime was occupied with tending to his wounds. Actually, that was not really rude either why was he suddenly conscious of what she was thinking of him again?

"Wait why did you even provoke them in the first place then?" Jaime asked the question that was eating her mind right now. This half-dead guy sitting in front of him was definitely crazy. That was the only thought she had.

"For you of course!" Linri gave a smirk to Jaime being even more cryptic.

"Didn't you just hear me! I wasn't even bothered with them and I especially hate people who try to show off" said Jaime angrily. What was he even thinking? Did he really think that if he were to stand up to some perverts he was magically going to win her heart? Just what the hell! They were not living in the middle ages!

"Wow wow wow. Slow down cowboy it was not because of that. Not at all! Just help me up and I will tell you about my 'perfect' plan on the way." said Linri and stretched his arm towards her.

Jaime helped him got up and let him lean against her while they were walking to Linri's house. If he could not give a reasonable explanation she was going to beat him up again. Just who did this guy think he was!

"You see I told you that you can stay at my house right. For that, we needed a reasonable explanation. We could have made something up but my parents are too smart for that. So we needed a 'perfect' cover-up plan for that. Because if they search your background they would see that there was no way we could have met naturally and let alone me asking you to stay at my house we wouldn't even talk in the first place. When I saw the punks giving you a dirty look a 'perfect' plan immediately formed inside my head. You are the damsel in distress hit on by some thugs and I am the knight in shining armor who came to save you. Considering I have never fought before they would obviously beat me up even if I am the son of a Werewolf. So after they left I would ask you about your situation and invite you to stay with us for some time. Since I was also beaten by the thugs this would also give me a reason to ask my father for self-defence lessons. You being the headstrong girl you are, would also want to learn since you don't want to implicate innocent people anymore. Also, I even found a reason why you can't go back home. Long story short some Mafia Boss took an interest in your beauty and wants to make you his concubine. Since you have no one else to turn to you decided to pack up and leave. That's why you left your place with only your necessities and your family heirloom sword. See isn't that the perfect plan?" said Linri while giving Jaime a smug look.

Jaime stopped walking in the middle of his explanation. This guy had just let himself beaten up just to provide her with a home. If she said she wasn't moved a little that would be a lie, a very huge one in that. Suddenly the beat-up guy in front of her didn't look so bad any more. It could even be said that he looked a little handsome. She was also amazed by his thought process. A normal person would not be able to think that far ahead in that instant let alone act on it immediately. There were literally no loopholes in his plan. If the fight had become dangerous he could have also started to dodge again thanks to his attributes so there wasn't even any danger aside from the pain he suffered. Still, there was something wrong with his head which she couldn't just figure out. That was when she pressed her hand against his forehead.

"Weird. The temperature looks normal. You also don't seem to be suffering from a head concussion. Now tell me in which world you are living that's a 'perfect' plan? That was a 'crazy' plan through and through. Hmpf! I am not going to waste my time talking to an insane person. Now lead the way" said Jaime.

"As you command my lady. Ouch. Watch it, watch it!! I am still wounded remember"

On the way back to Linri's home there was a question constantly ringing through Jaime's mind. 'Just who are you Kasaix?'