Chapitre 6: The Lichzen and a Little Boy
ELENA POV—
It took me 2 hours to reach the Marlon Fair. Over the years, Marlon Fair has been the largest centre for trading, business ideas, start-ups and many more. It has been assigned a specific location to take place. It's situated in the western side of Texas, specifically at a place called Lichzen.
Lichzen is the name of the company which conducts the Marlon Fair. To name a place after a company and by the government itself, was unheard of. I don't know why the government always encouraged everyone to use the items of the Lichzen.
They created a sensation when they first arrived in the public dominion. People went crazy. They wanted their houses to be filled with the Lichzen items. Food, toys, books, furniture, everything and I literally mean everything, Lichzen manufactured everything. You name it and you will find it.
Lichzen killed their competitors and mind that, they did it openly. They targeted their rivals. No one was able to defend themselves from this storm called Lichzen. Either you are a subsidiary of it or you are dead.
Slowly, the Lichzen became an integral part of our lives. It was as if they are part of our family. You can't abandon them, you can't replace them, you can't do anything. They became the only MNC left in the market. No one thought anything was wrong with this. Everyone said, "Lichzen deserves it. They give us quality items at a very cheap price. They improve our quality of living. Other companies should just disappear from market. We will always support the Lichzen."
It was as if they had cast some kind on mind-control magic on the people. If you say anything wrong about them, you will be literally lynched by the people.
I always thought they were a shady company. Not much was known about them. Their founders, employees, owner's information was not available in the public dominion. Nothing was there, it was as if it appeared out of nowhere.
Also, during the apocalypse their base was the largest out of all the bases. In my previous life, I am certain that something was wrong with them but now, I don't care.
I reached Lichzen within 2 hours. After walking for 10 minutes, I arrived at the main gate of the fair. Just as I was going to enter, Ding, a sound like a notification entered into my ears.I don't have Fipi with me, so, I should open the status.
'Status', I said mentally. Within a fraction second, it appeared in front of me.
Name: (Elena Acton)
Level: (1)
Skills/Elements: (Unknown)
Missions: (New!)
H.H: (Nothing)
Ah, so this sound came due to I have a... mission, I guess. I opened the missions tab.
[Objective-1: To retrieve the ring before the heroine has it. The ring belongs to you and only you. Good Luck.
Rewards: 100XP
Failure: The heroine would get a head start and you will be miserable like before.]
So, this is what the missions tab is like. If I complete this mission, I will get 100XP as reward and if I fail, Selene will get a head start and I will be miserable. *Sighed* Nothing new in the failure part.
I have a question in mind, I should have asked Fipi before. If I take what rightfully belongs to Selene, will I face any consequences? I guess I have to take the risk. Taking a little ring from the heroine won't matter that much.
Thinking that I entered into the Marlon fair. What was in front was magical, for the first time in my life I have seen something like this. There were a lot of food stores, jewellery shops, rides like roller-coaster, slides, ferris-wheel and many more. I don't even know what these are. It's my first time visiting a place like this. I have never been to a fair. By coming here increased my want of a peaceful life even more.
I remembered that I didn't have enough money for the rides. Suppressing my desire, I focused my concentration on the ring. Argh, I also forgot to ask Fipi about the location of the ring. Maybe status can help me to find it.
I said mentally, 'Status, can you tell me where to find the ring?'
[H.H: It's in a pawn shop which is located at the end of the jewellery shops.]
'Ok, how much time I have to complete the task?'
[You have 2 hours to complete the task. The heroine and her family will reach here just after the completion of 2 hours.]
Haha, the status also calls my biological family as Selene's family. Honestly, why am I even shocked? It's true. Ah, scratch it, let's go and take the ring for myself. Suddenly, someone crashed into me.
"Ouch!" I exclaimed. Who the fuck crashed into me?
"You can't see or wh—"
Just as I was about to scold the person who crashed into me, words stuck in my mouth. It was a little boy. He was sobbing loudly. Did he get hurt when he crashed into me? I don't have time to think about him.
My objective is to get the ring. I should just leave him to his own devices. When I turned my back on him, he started to cry even more loudly. Did he do it on purpose?
Argh, fuck it. I can't leave him just like that. I turned and moved towards him. Lifting him off the ground, I helped him stand on his knees.
I said, "Don't cry little boy. Are you hurt?"
He sobbed, "Yes, my right leg b-bruised a-a b-bit." Yes, his right leg has a small bruise on it.
I consoled, "Don't cry little one. It's just a small bruise, you are strong boy, am I right? You know injuries and scars makes us strong. Getting hurt is a part of life."
"Besides, you are a boy, and boys don't cry that easily. Or are you a little girl? Oh, I was wrong, you are a little girl," I teased.
"NO, I am not a girl. I am a boy and a strong one in fact,' yelled the little boy.
He stopped crying to prove his point. I smirked and said, 'Fine, if you say so.' Honestly, boys are too insecure, just compare them to girls and you will see the results. Their egos can't handle it. If a girl does something, a boy would tend to do it in a different way to prove that they are better. And it doesn't matter if it's a little boy or a full-grown adult. Then, again maybe that's their charm or something. I don't know.
Now, that he has stopped crying, I should be on my way. Sensing that I am leaving him, he gave me a pitiful look with puppy dog eyes. He's so cute. I patted on his head. Ah, fuck. I think I just discovered something new. I am weak against children. I looked at him and saw him smiling innocently at me. Fuck it, I fell into his trap. My conscience would not let me live, if I leave him here like that.
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