Chapter 9: Hook, Line, Sinker!

"Autumnfall? Never heard of it. Honestly, your order is quite simple compared to what we usually make here so I don't mind accepting your so-called 'info' as a form of payment. It's not even expensive if we were to pay for all the materials and honestly I don't need money too. So you picked my interest with your 'info' offer but here is the thing. Are you sure it is worth as much as you said it was? Also, how can I know if what you said is true? Oh no! You are not gonna confess to me are you?😲😲😲" Well, I guess she was kinda right in her own way.

Seeing Silfy's reply Linri was elated. He was successful in luring the fish into the hook. Now the only thing he had to do was work his mouth and con her. Also, he was kinda bothered about the last part. He was not hitting on her but she kept saying that. At first, it was kinda funny but now it started to feel a little uncomfortable. Heck, who cares? He was trying to con a gauntlet out of her so I guess he had to bear with this. Linri also felt sympathised with the women he came onto strong in the past.

"Miss Oaken you don't have to doubt my info as you can just ask your father to confirm the contents. It shouldn't be hard for him to confirm if its true nor not. Anyway, about the Autumnfall High school, they are an elite high school who is a perfect environment for nurturing young people with special powers like you and I. Oh yeah I haven't said it before but you should have guessed that I am an ability holder as well and if the gauntlet was not a big enough hint let me tell you that I am a fire mage. Back to Autumnfall, they are very selective of the people who attend their school and not everyone can join it. Usually, only people who were invited by the school itself can enrol in it. Though that is not the only way. The second way is to find the existence of the school itself and apply it yourself. After all, prior to what I have said you have not even heard of the school right? That's because they don't want to be found. So if your abilities are fit into their standards and you can pass the character assessment you are sure to pass. Since this is our first time working together let me add a little extra. The school itself haven't accepted any students for the last 20 years and they decided to open their gates again now. If you apply in this early period, it will be easier to get in since they are gonna accept students in bulk, meaning their requirements will be much lower. Please don't take it as I am belittling you and you won't be able to get in if not for them lowering their requirement. You would definitely get in regardless but who would want to make an effort if they could do the same thing more easily. Although let me warn you about one thing. I heard some rumours that attending there is akin suicide. Some people say that teachers are very harsh with their courses and 9 out of 10 students cant make it so they drop out of school. Though the remaining 1 student always becomes one of the most successful people in our circle. So what do you say Miss Oaken, is it worth the price? If you are doubtful you can verify the info before starting the project. If you accept we have a long time to discuss anyway. Also in the future, if you need any kind of info you can always ask me. I mean it is really hard to find people our in this circle so I would be delighted to help another peer :)" After sending the reply Linri felt guilty and a little disgusted with himself. He was basically conning her for something she was going to do in the future regardless of his info. Silfy might be annoying and maybe a little egoistical about her beauty but at least Linri felt like she did not deserve to be lied to. Well, I guess he had to find a way to help her in the future I suppose. I guess since she is coming early protecting her during the opening ceremony should suffice.

While Linri was contemplating about how to repay Silfy in the future he received another text from her.

"Oh! It definitely sounds like an interesting place. If everything you say is true the value of the information is way more than your order. Since its like that on the project I will also get help from my father and I can guarantee that its gonna be the best of its kind in the world. I mean it's the only one of its kind but still :P. I will also convince my father to use materials like mithril or dragon steel. I can guarantee you that it will be much durable than that Carbon shit. Anyway, let me check with my pops first. If he agrees, this deal is as good as done. P.S Are you still sure you are not hitting on me?" replied Silfy.

Linri finally heaved a sigh of relief. He finally acquired a weapon for himself. Now he had to start to think about his next move. While he was thinking about what he was gonna do next he received another text from Silfy.

"Wait since you know so much about Autumnfall I guess you are also gonna be a student there too right? That means we are gonna be classmates! It is always nice to have friends when you are going to a new place so don't forgot to keep in touch ;)"

Seeing her reply Linri really debated whether he should go back in the deal and warn her about the dangers of Autumnfall but he changed his mind. She already knew about the place and knowing her she definitely would not change her mind just because Linri said so. That's why he had to make sure she was safe otherwise and he needed the weapon for that. He wanted to get stronger and return to his own world. So technically he didn't have to worry about the lives of the people here. Actually, he could even let Silfy die but he just didn't want to have any burden on his consciousness. After all, humans were selfish by nature. They would only think about others once they secured themselves. That's why he wanted to get strong. So that he would feel safe and help others... Who was he kidding he just wanted to return to his original world and that was about it. In other words, he was not just some noble hero. He was only a human trying to return his home.

Along with that thought, he remembered the possibility of others coming here just like him. If he didn't remember it incorrectly the 9 people he saw were Jaime Spark's character, Alex Gendor's character, Rondo Muffin's character, Forneus Zena's character, Drake TBB's character, KoutheMage's character Kou and lastly SoulVI's character Akira. There was also another one but he couldn't see his face but at least he knew that he was a male that was something, right? Among the 8 he could recognise, 3 of them were from Albion Empire. Namely himself, Jaime and Alex. Alex was currently experimented on so if he wants to meet with one of them Jaime was the best choice. Look it was not like he was choosing the female over a man. It was just that he was currently not equipped to storm a secret government research facility yet. Actually, now that he thought about his and Spark's past he might rather be storming that facilities despite the dangers of death. Oh boy, meeting her was definitely going to be awkward.

Firespark097 was a Romanian girl who was 3 years younger than himself. Her IRL name was Alina Beau. Since their time zones were close they were RP buddies, in other words, they mostly RPed with each other. This in itself was quite normal since people with similar time zones RPed together as they could receive replies faster that way. The awkward thing was Jaime was Linri's third girlfriend in the game. And the only reason that happened in the first place was that they were shipped together by the forum after an event and Linri's previous girlfriend had died. Since they also mostly RPed together they quickly come to a decision and said 'Okay why the hell not!'

Once thinking about meeting her in Linri felt like he was going to meet his ex even though the other person was not his ex? Yep, that definitely sounds about right.

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