章 16: Chapter 14 - Gift
A few months later. Birmingham .1913
- "Brother, are you losing to me on purpose again?" Emilia asked, looking at Victor who was sitting on the opposite side of her. His long hair was loose now, giving him a casual look.
At the moment, the couple was in their room and playing chess. Daylight slipped through the curtains, illuminating the dark room. A pair of siblings were now sitting on the bed and doing their daily routine, one of which was playing chess.
"You're making me look stupid, Amy," Victor said, rubbing his long hair. Even though he said it, he knew that he was no match for playing chess with this girl.
"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore," Amy muttered, trying to get out of bed, but even before her hands rested on the bed, Victor's strong arms grabbed her, forcing her to wrap her arms around his neck.
When this happens all the time, Emilia is no longer surprised at it as before. Even now, I feel his powerful body on me, her eyes lit up. No one could tell what this girl was thinking at the moment.
Recently, the business has started to bring a good income. Although in the beginning there were difficulties in finding workers, which is why the start of production began only a few weeks later, but now that it has gained a little popularity, the income has become more and more every day. Therefore, without paying attention to it, he spent all his free time with his sister.
Victor did not put the girl in a wheelchair, but instead took her to the kitchen, where he sat her on a chair.
- "What are we going to eat for lunch today?" the girl asked, biting her lips as she looked at Victor, who was putting on an apron at that moment.
- "Pasta Carbonara, I'm thinking of cooking an Italian dish today," Victor said in a soft tone, taking a ribbon out of his pocket to collect his hair.
Victor was tall for his age, his slender body was strong. Even when he tied his hair so that it wouldn't interfere with his cooking process, which made his charm even more intense. Anyone who knew him would be shocked by how soft-faced he was looking at his sister at that moment.
Emilia, who was looking at him, felt that the more time she spent with him, the more she would become from him in the future, that the very thought that he would leave her made her feel terrible. In recent months, she has noticed how he has changed from a reserved boy to a confident young man who can do absolutely anything.
At least she hadn't seen what he couldn't do yet.
- "Uh.. Is it something like pasta?" the girl asked.
"Something like that.. " - without explaining , Victor began to cook.
After dinner was ready, a pleasant smell hung in the air, about which anyone would salivate, making him at least 1 breath.
While trying the food, I was a little dissatisfied, I recently raised my cooking level to 9, but the difference between the past was barely noticeable. Perhaps because my taste has been degraded for a long time and only a gourmet can feel this difference.
But seeing that Emilia is now beaming with joy, I completely discarded unnecessary thoughts. One look at Emilia is enough for me to put aside my doubts about this.
After a little thought, I decided to check my statistics, since the last time I checked, it was more than 4 weeks ago.
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1. Name - Victor Romanov (Shelby)
2. Age - 13 years
3. HP - 10/10
4. Strength - 9 | Dexterity - 8 | Intelligence - 15 | Charisma - 16 (Average - 10, Max - 20)
5.Skills - Handling cold weapons - 8Lvl | Cooking - 9Lvl | Hand-to-Hand Combat - 9Lvl | Leadership - 7Lvl | Etiquette - 4Lvl | Possession of firearms - 6Lvl | Stealth - 6Lvl | Stealing 4Lvl | Drawing 8Lvl | Jeweler 1Lvl | Economics 3Lvl | Psychology 6Lvl | Diplomacy 2Lvl | Bluff 10Lvl
6.Abilities - The Hand of the Creator ☆ ☆ ☆
7.Tasks - you have 0 active tasks. (Completed)
8. Authority Points - 7 (Max 100)
9. Inventory - 12/100
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Several new skills appeared, the characteristic rose somewhere, even the authority points reached 7. But when I asked what it was and how to use it, the system answered with disregard.
After finishing lunch, I quickly cleared the table and carried the girl back to the bedroom. Bringing her another new book that I bought, the girl plunged into reading. At the moment, all the empty shelves that we had in the room are now completely filled with a bunch of different books, from historical to literature.
I even wonder why the girl doesn't even ask where I get all this from. But looking at her face, I can only say that she believes in me too much. That everything I do, she thinks is right.
After leaving the house, I went to meet Marcus.
The meeting place was a factory that I used as my training base. Regardless of the factors, this is an ideal place to have a conversation where no one will eavesdrop on you, in the worst case, I will have to deal with uninvited guests.
"Here, I brought what you asked for," said Marcus, handing over a small suitcase.
Opening it, I saw a small piece of expensive leather along with gold. After checking the condition and making sure that it was not a fake, I closed it and looked at the bespectacled man.
He and I may not be friends, but we can be considered good business partners. As he said earlier, after the business began to bear fruit, his father finally left him with the idea of buying the right to my products from me.
But the patent is only valid for 5 years, so if something goes wrong and this guy decides to do something, then I can come up with the perfect way for him to leave his mark on this world.
- "Listen, if you think about it like that, why do you need all this?" Marcus asked, twirling a cigarette in his hand.
"All you need to know is that I need these things, and you don't need to know everything else." - holding a suitcase in my hand, I decided that since I got what I wanted, it was time to go home.
"Okay, whatever you say.. By the way, I made an agreement with the suppliers."- said Marcus, releasing a cloud of smoke:- "Now with so many resources, we will be able to produce 70% more products than in the past. I hope you understand what this means?"
-"So what?" I asked, pretending I didn't care.
"Don't pretend you don't know. You should already know that the watches that we produce are already in demand in this city, even in nearby cities, people have already heard about us." - after pausing, Marcus continued: - "If earlier we could not stretch our influence too quickly, now with our resources we will be able to increase the number of products, which means and the growth will be much greater! "
"You should know that I don't like to talk about business. All I'm interested in is profit, you do everything else." - I said, making a point in the conversation and left.
- "Dude, if I have any other ideas, tell me! I'll be waiting!" - shouting after Marcus.
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Holding a beautiful box in his hand, Victor looked at the girl in front of him. She was still lying on her bed reading her book. When she noticed he was back, she put down the book and patted the seat next to her.
Noticing her gesture, Victor did not hesitate to lie down next to her and handed her the box, which Emilia examined curiously and then asked: - "Brother, what is it?"
- "This is my gift to you, I wanted to give it to you for your birthday, but then I didn't have the opportunity to do something like that, so I had to postpone it," Victor replied.
- "That's how.. You should know that I don't like to receive gifts. My main gift is a meeting with you." - the girl replied, but still opened it.
When she saw what was lying inside, she immediately gasped. Inside was a beautiful gold watch. They were so pleasing to the eye that it would be difficult not to notice them. The strap was thin and neat, made of crocodile leather, but since it was light, it did not prevent it from going well with gold.
- "God! It's-it's you.. Where did you get this?" The girl said with disbelief, clearly worried that her brother had done something illegal. She knew that he could do anything for her, but she was also afraid that he might do something stupid.
Noticing her frightened look, Victor put his hand on her shoulder and calmed her down:"Don't worry.. I met a master whom I help with a watch, so he gave it to me as a gift."
- "What kind of person would give such a thing?" Emilia said, still looking at her brother incredulously.
- "He had a daughter-in-law in his youth, but since she died, he could not give this watch to her, but when he heard about you, he immediately offered it to me. So consider it your gift."- said Victor inhaling the smell of the girl's hair.
He didn't like lying to her, but it was still too early to say that he was in business. The only thing he could do in his own defense was not to lie to this girl in the future
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Jasmer In fact, it's hard to write 2 chapters a day so that I have chapters in reserve in case of unforeseen circumstances. Especially lately I feel tired from such a load. Writing, editing, and then translating is very tiring. So don't be angry, but I decided that I will take a day off on Saturday and Sunday. Sorry and have fun reading!
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