Michael and Jennifer set up at their table and waited for candidates. They waited for nearly two hours and still did not get any candidates visiting their table. 

" Why are people not visiting our table?" Michael asked Jennifer. He was tired of waiting for candidates without getting any results. 

" Well, there are multiple reasons. The biggest reason would be that we are a completely unknown company. People have never heard from us; Startups always have a hard time hiring initially because people do not want to take a risk with a new company. In addition, we also have the worst spot in the whole event." Jennifer explained. She could understand Michael's concerns; however, she knew from experience that startups faced a lot of obstacles like this.

Michael was dejected at Jennifer's response. At this rate, they would not be able to hire anyone today. Michael had instructed Jennifer to offer competitive salaries and benefits package. They would even offer sign-on bonuses for experienced personnel. However, all of the benefits would be useless if they could not attract candidates. 

" Be patient Michael. In the beginning, the candidates will mostly visit the big companies; later in the day we will get our chance." Jennifer explained. She understood how hard it was for new companies to attract talented employees. Michael was clearly not experienced in business and lacked patience.

While they were talking, a man dressed in a black suit walked towards their table. He grabbed the brochure and flipped through it. " Are you guys hiring accountants?" 

" Yes, we are looking for accountants. We are new startup so we are looking to hire in all departments." Jennifer replied. She was curious as to the reason why this man chose them over the fortune 500 companies. 

" Well, My name is Kevin Malone. I have 15 years experience in accounting." The candidate explained while handing his resume to Jennifer. 

Jennifer was taken back by the wealth of experience Kevin had. However, as she read his job history her smile turned into a frown. Now she understood why Kevin chose an unknown company like them. He had been an accountant at Krebs for five years. 

Krebs was a company that got caught committing fraud. They would exaggerate earnings and tried to hide expenses in their financial statements. Last year several executives had been arrested and were awaiting trial. Naturally, an accountant from such a company would not be hired by established companies. She explained the issue to Michael to see his response. 

Michael listened to Jennifer's explanation and then turned to Kevin. He planned to use his Deception detection skill to interrogate Kevin. If Kevin was involved in the fraud then Michael would not hire him; However, if Kevin was innocent then he would be a great addition to the team. 

" Did you know what was happening at Krebs? Were you involved in the fraud? " Michael asked Kevin.

" I knew what was happening. As an accountant there was no way it could escape my deception; however, I did not have a choice. The executives had made to decision and we were supposed to just follow orders. My plan was to look for another job and then when I leave the company, report it to authorities." Kevin explained. 

He knew that he was guilt for going along with the fraud; however, he had to think of his family. His wife was sick and so the whole family was being supported by his income. Unfortunately, the company got busted before he could find another job. Since then he had not been able to find another job and had been in dire straits.

Michael was taken back by Kevin's honesty. His skill told him that Kevin was telling the truth. He could understand the helpless situation Kevin was in when his superiors decided to commit fraud. 

" Let's Schedule an interview Monday," Michael explained to Jennifer and Kevin. He wanted to get one more interview in before hiring Kevin. Besides job fairs were meant to get candidates to fill out applications or turn in resumes. The top candidates would be asked to come in for an interview and then be considered for a position. 

Jennifer was taken back by Michael's willingness to consider someone with a questionable background; perhaps many first time entrepreneurs would refuse to take the risk. She knew that humans could not be classified as good or evil. There were people who made mistakes in the past and needed a second chance to prove themselves again. 

After Kevin left, the Empyreal Holdings table continued to look deserted. It was already Noon and they only had one candidate so far. Michael was tired of waiting and being ignored. He was still trying to figure out how to attract employees when he heard a Mission alert from the system. 

[Mission 3: Attracting Followers

Mission Objective: An emperor needs followers to support his empire. Unfortunately, everyone has to start from the bottom. The Hiring fair is already halfway completed and you only have one resume so far. Find a way to attract more candidates at the job fair. 

Rewards: Free Talent Recognition Skill. Tier will be decided by the number of applications/resumes gathered. ]

Michael was taken back by the mission. It seems that the system was making up missions in real time to guide him towards being an emperor. At least the Talent recognition skill will come in handy. This was the first time a skill was offered as a mission reward. Since it was free he had no complaints. 

Michael looked around; he did not know how to immediately attract candidates. He spent a couple of minutes brainstorming. Looking at the clock he noticed it was noon already; his stomach grumbled demanding food. That's when a light bulb went off in Michael's head. All these candidates were desperate for a job; so they would even skip lunch to talk to another potential employer. The same issue happened to the companies; they were hungry for top talents so they too adamantly waited by their tables.

Michael immediately ordered food to be delivered. He mostly ordered snacks that would not create a mess, in order to avoid angering the hosts. Within 20 minutes Michael walked up to the front and paid for donuts, cinnamon buns, and croissants. He carried it all the way back to his table while taking the extra long path to make sure people smelled his goodies.

Jennifer was astonished to see Michael walking to their table with bags of snacks. Was he so hungry that he could not wait any longer? She thought to herself. 

Michael set up the food on their table and waited for the hungry candidates. Soon people followed the enticing smell and walked to Empyreal holdings table. 

" Is this food free? " One of the candidates asked.

" Of course, Feel free to dig in." Michael replied while pointing to the food.

The candidates were starving and so immediately dug in and gorged on the food. After eating they paid attention to the generous company and left resumes.  Soon candidates started flooding in while trying to grab a bite to satiate their hunger. 

Jennifer watched the spectacle with an astonished look on her face. Right now their table had more candidates than any other company. Michael had ordered enough food to feed an army. The resumes were piling in and she was bombarded by questions about the company. 

After a couple of hours the food had run out; however, nearly all the hungry candidates were satisfied. Empyreal Holdings had received nearly 250 applications. 

Michael smiled at the results. He remembered a quote from history class " An army marches on its stomach". This quote was absolutely true; just the simple notion of being considerate and finding a solution to the hunger of the candidates left a deep respect in the hearts of many people for Empyreal Holdings.

Michael was just an ordinary boy living in modern-day America. He grew up in an orphanage with a bleak future. One day he acquired a mysterious package only to inherit a system. Join Michael as he changes his fate and conquers his destiny; armed with a mysterious system that tries to convince him to take over the world.

This is my first novel so I would appreciate any constructive criticism and support.


This novel will also be posted on RoyalRoad.

The interviewer, looking through the application files said, "After I reviewed your applications, I had to invite you all for an interview to meet with you in person; your applications stood out to us. As you already have noticed, this area is hard to reach via public transit. So we expected an employee to have his or her own car. Do you all have a car?"
"Yes." Gun-Ho answered vigorously.  
Other female candidates answered the same. The job advertisement clearly said the company preferred someone with a car; so only the people with a car would have applied for the job. The director asked, looking at the file.
"Ms. Mi-Young Oh, you have quite a lot of work experience in the field. Do you have the level-1 computerized accounting certificate?"
"Yes, I do."
Gun-Ho looked at the lady, Mi-Young Oh, who was wearing glasses.
"Eek, I might not get this job. I only have the level-2 certificate. She has the level-1 in addition to work experience."
Gun-Ho was on pins and needles.
"Ms. Yoo-Mi Shin, you have the level-1 computerized accounting certificate, level-1 computer Word Processor, and ITQ Excel certificate. Oh, you all know how to use Excel, right?"
Everyone said yes except Gun-Ho; he hesitated. Closing his file, the director looked at Gun-Ho.
"Mr. Gun-Ho Goo? You are the only male here… You have work experience in a factory. Are you good at Excel?"
Gun-Ho added his work experience in the factories to his resume, but he didn't clearly write that the experience was from the work in a production line. The director seemed to understand Gun-Ho's work experience as an experience in an office in a factory. Gun-Ho didn't know how to do Excel; he was sweating.
"I will learn."
As Gun-Ho said so, everyone in the room looked at him strangely. The director said with a smile.
"As you all know, a bookkeeper should know well how to work with Excel. Our company uses Douzone accounting program. Sometimes, we store backup data in Excel."
Out of the four applicants, two had the level-1 certificate, and everyone except Gun-Ho knew well how to work with Excel. Gun-Ho felt embarrassed. He thought having the level-2 certificate was enough to apply for this type of job, but it wasn't.
"The bookkeeper lady in Dongil Tech where I work for right now doesn't have any certificate. I am so surprised there are so many people with the level-1 certificate."
Gun-Ho wanted to leave the interviewing site.  He didn't remember how the rest of the interview process went.
"I was a big frog in a small pond!"
After the interview, driving out of the interviewing site, Gun-Ho felt shocked.
"The ladies are younger than me, but they have the level-1 computerized accounting certificate, and good at Word Processor, Excel, and PowerPoint. My life has been a waste."
Gun-Ho wanted to cry. He felt like his current job as a factory worker in his current factory was meant for him and his true vocation. When he returned to the factory, the team leader gave him a bright smile.
"Did you go to see a doctor? What did they say?"
"I feel better after getting an injection and a pill. They said I would be okay after some rest."
"Then why did you come back to work? You should have gone home and taken a rest."
"I'm okay."
"Man, okay. Good. The truck just came in. Let's go and help them with the loading."
 
A few days later, Gun-Ho received a text message from the AH Tech where he applied for a bookkeeper position.
"We are sorry to inform you that you have not been selected for the bookkeeping position this time. We hope to have an opportunity to work with you next time. We appreciate your interest."
"They don't have to show me this type of kindness." 
Gun-Ho deleted the text message right away.
"For a bookkeeping position, Excel is a must. I applied for the position without knowing it… Of course, those people at the interviewing site laughed at me."
Gun-Ho registered for an Office Automation class at the vocational school in Uijeongbu City.  He wanted to acquire a certificate for Word Processor and Excel. He knew how to use Word Processor, so he wanted to get the certificate this time.
"Once I get more certificates, my resume will look good with two to three additional lines."
Gun-Ho received hands-on training on office computer skills after work at the vocational school, rubbing his sleepy eyes. Excel seemed interesting after Gun-Ho tried a few tables, but creating complex ones was still confusing.
"Do not doze off and pay attention here." The instructor explained pointing Excel tables on a screen. "Look. You get the total amount automatically, right? Once you put the function, you get the average as well."
The instructor looked really smart. Gun-Ho almost got the illusion that the instructor knew everything in the world. The instructor was a woman younger than Gun-Ho.
"These days, women seem smarter than men. I don't know much. I came this far because Master Park from the philosophy hall and Cheongdam Town Chairman Lee put this idea in my head, but I am still not sure if I am meant to do this."
"Okay, let's get the total average. Did you all get 76?"
All students except Gun-Ho got the right answer, 76; Gun-Ho got 48.
"You didn't put the right function. Please do as I explained."
Every time this sort of things happened, Gun-Ho felt depressed and wondered if he had to continue doing this.
"Am I doing all this for nothing?"
 
The cost of the commute to the vocational school wasn't small.
"The classes are free since they are sponsored by the government, but I have to commute a distance of over 40 kilometers. Damn. It's a lot."
To make things worse, Gun-Ho couldn't find a parking spot around the vocational school today; so he parked in a residential area and hit the fence of a house. As a result, his rear bumper was dented; it looked ugly.
"Fuck! It will cost a lot to repair that bumper."
Time cures all things. After a few months, Gun-Ho got the certificate for Word Processor and Excel.  He called Jong-Suk.
"Jong-Suk?"
"Hey, bro. What's up?"
"Did you have a chance to use your welder certificate?"
"Nah. Holding the certificate is not enough. I need work experience."
"Then just get a job in any factory to gain work experience."
"I was thinking about that too, but I have to go Bucheon to my parents."
"Why?"
"My dad is ill. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer."
"Oh, really?"
"He is in Korea Cancer Center Hospital in Ilsan District right now. My mom has to run the restaurant by herself, so she needed my help."
"Oh, I see. I am so sorry to hear that."
"So I have to go Bucheon to help my mom."
"Don't worry too much. I heard stomach cancer at an early stage can be effectively treated."
"Oh, bro. Did you find any bookkeeping job?"
"I applied for one and failed."
"Why? Because you don't have work experience?"
"Not that. Highly qualified chicks applied for the same job, so I didn't get it."
Jong-Suk giggled. "So are you currently working on your qualification?"
"I've already acquired a few computer related certificates: World Processor and Excel. Once I see another job opening for a bookkeeper, I will immediately apply for it."
"Wow. You are incredible."
"What?"
"Comparing you 6 months ago, you are fancy now. You have the certificates for Word Processor and Excel in addition to level-2 computerized accounting certificate."
"Am I?"
"The magic of Master Park from Gangnam philosophy hall and Cheongdam Town Chairman Lee seem to be working properly."
"Silly! Go wash and go to bed early. I'll let you go for the night."

This is the story of a poor young man whose poverty even shreds apart their family willing to climb his way through society and into the top. A very realistic novel that moves away from fantasy and sci-fi and focuses solely on the issues of society and life.

Years 2xxx a Bell sounds can be heard, a purple light covered the sky. Golden pillar start appear between the purple cloud, one minute after these pillar shoot in countless direction. The people stuck by the pillar start flying and where take in the purple cloud. After ten minutes the sky became blue like nothing happened. After investigation one million people have been “kidnapped”, the scientific told alien prepare an invasion by studding humans, religious speech about Armageddon incoming, all talk, but no one knows where they are, this phenomenon was called “The Collect”, after hundred years another Collect begin and another million human where take. Since the 1rst collect twenty more have been done. 


Author note: Hello i hope you enjoy the story, i lake an editor to correct the chapters if someone interested after reading the chapters already made he can contact me with the comments section(better reply to one of my comments will see it more fast ).Good reading :)(33 chapters will be released )

Monday 24 November

11:35am

In a small office left vacant for exceptional one-on-one interviews, Adam has already seen 5 agents who did not satisfy him. During this exercise, which is a first for him, he has just realized that his recruitment requirements may be a little too high. First of all, he wants a woman. The woman must be pretty enough, but if he doesn't like her voice, her physique may be perfect, he will immediately refuse and refrain from saying, as he did at the Paris: Next.

Then, he will refuse anyone with less than 2 years of experience. According to him, the way of speaking is also very important. Those who speak too slowly annoy him. As for those who express themselves too quickly, these people have a natural gift for stress him. Adam, since the beginning of these interviews has found a multitude of reasons to refuse every agent who came to him. According to him, all were riddled with defects that made them unable to stand by his side. Not that they were not qualified, however, working in pairs would have been impossible because itwould not have been beneficial to either party.

Adam, deeply in his thoughts, does not see the next person enter who, after greeting him several times, reaches out her hand to him. A little annoyed by the lack of reaction of the young man who currently must be everywhere except in this room, the person claps twice in her hands, but nothing. Having nothing better to do today anyway, she sits in the chair in front of him, crosses her legs and waits for him to come down to earth so she can start her interview.

Adam is currently thinking about his mother. If he is angry that she is getting married again, he is even more angry that he is not invited to his wedding and has decided to teach her a lesson by going there if possible with the person he hates the most. Imagining her head, the smile comes back on his face and satisfied, he comes out of his dreams, but he almost falls out of his chair when he sees an intruder who has snuck in here without him noticing. 

"Hello, how long have you been waiting?"

The young woman he is facing shakes her head but in opposition to her gesture, she shows him the table, on which are lined up 3 plastic coffee cups with a certain look of fatigue in the eyes. Adam, knowing himself well enough, knows that sometimes he can be a little in the moon. After a charming smile that he thinks he can improve the situation, he takes the sheet that must be her curriculum vitae in front of him.

"Are you always like this?"

A little surprised by this question that comes out of nowhere, Adam raises his head and observes the young woman who must be 25 years old. This time, he pays more attention to it. Beautiful brunette, with green eyes who currently has a very cute disapproving pout on her face.

"I beg your pardon? What do you mean by (like that)?"

The young woman now knows that the rumours are true, this kid is certainly very handsome, but his mental alertness leaves something to be desired. "It's time to ask for forgiveness. I meant: When you're at fault, you don't even bother to apologize, but you think one of your charming smiles will make it better? Not all women will fall at your feet, young man, don't think too much of yourself."

Adam wonders if he really deserves that in recent days, slaps fall on him at this sustained rate. However, 3 coffees. He won't deny that she has some reason to be angry. His patience deserves to be commended, he would be left after the first. Admitting his fault, Adam nods at the young woman who is waiting for an apology.

"It's true I made you wait a little while, but it's impressive that you stayed so long."

He doesn't understand. He just gave a compliment, but she clenched her fists, frowned and her jaw tightened. Why is she angry this time? No matter how much he thinks about it over and over again, he finds no reason to be angry. Or maybe this young lady just has a bad temper? Validating this hypothesis, he smiles cheerfully, annoying even more the person facing him and wondering if this kid might not be making fun of her.

"You still haven't apologized and it's not that I'm especially patient, but imagine that I really need this job, hence the reason for my long wait, believe me that if this was not the case, I would have slammed the door with the hope of waking you up."

"What's your name again?"

"It's on my resume."

Adam, who had forgotten the paper in his hands, smiled again and reads it roughly. Scarlet therefore, she has only worked for barely 2 years, but in addition to her diploma which allows her to work here, she studied law in England for 2 years. Adam looks up, yes, she has an intelligent look, no doubt. The young woman is enraged by the attitude of this kid whom she can not judge. [He won't apologize to me, this bad kid.] 

"It's a nice resume, I like it very much. What site did you find the model on?"

Bewildered by this question, which has nothing to do with her job interview, Scarlet hesitates. She opens her mouth, closes it, a Hum comes out, but no more. Troubled by a very smiling Adam who not realizes that his question is irrelevant, she calmed down and decided to redirect the discussion.

"I don't know anymore. I'm sorry, Mr. Clifford, but I'd like you to tell me if I have a chance or not. If I don't have any, I'll leave immediately."

Adam is a little confused. Looking again and again at the resume with an expression expressing a certain doubt. Scarlet can see that he seems dissatisfied with something and very saddened to have failed, she is already picking up her briefcase and getting ready to leave when: "What a pity, I really wish I had known on which site you had found this model of resume. Oh, yes, it's you I want."

[He's kidding me? Don't tell me his troubled attitude came from the origin of the model of this resume?] "Really, I mean it's true?"

Adam nods his head satisfied that he has found someone who meets his criteria. It is true that the character of this young woman could be better, however, apart from that, it is a no-fault.

"Yes, you have a very beautiful face, long sexy legs, beautiful eyes, a very pleasant voice, almost 2 years of experience and even if your bad temper takes away 1 point, you win from far away. Nevertheless, I want to be very honest with you. I don't trust you easily, so if I'm sometimes cold with you sometimes, don't take it for yourself."

[I won 90% because of my physique, but, I really need this job and I would rather work with Adam, one of the only models of the agency known for its loyalty to women that with a youg than man who will trying to throw me into bed at the slightest opportunity.] "Understood, when do I start?"

Honey's (P.O.V)

The elevator opened I stepped in, but Sofia didn't follow. "You re not coming?" I asked with obvious worry in my eyes. "I have to get back to work Devon's task isn't close to being done. You can do it Honey. Once you reach the lobby make a left go straight down to main reception and say " I would like to apply for the receptionist position. That's all there is to it leave the rest to me." She explained. The elevator doors started slowly closing I saw Sofia wave and smile before they shut.. I breathed in and out. I was scared and nervous, but I know I can do this. The elevator suddenly stopped, and the doors started to part. I looked at the number realizing it was the 4th floor it stopped at. And my eyes widened at those strong brown eyes and that handsome face that held an expressionless look. He walked in to the elevator and stood away from me. Without looking at me Why did I keep running into him today? I Squeezed my hands in nervousness. Then suddenly someone stopped the elevator doors as it was about to close. The girl walked in her eyes falling on Devon who she stared at as she smiled at him. Her face looked so familiar I couldn't look away. She noticed me staring at her and stared back at me as well. It was so awkward. We started at each other for what seemed like ever. she finally turned away giving her attention to Devon. 
"Mr. Daniels pleasure seeing you again. I've just signed my contract I can't wait to work with your company." She smiled at him then it clicked to me. It was Rose. Adam's ex girlfriend from long ago. She looked more beautiful than ever. her was hair short now she must have cut it and she lost even more weight if that was possible. Now she looked like a real model skinny and starving looking. She grew a pair of breasts or they could be fake, she was flat chested back then. "Do I know you? Why do you keep staring at me?" Her voice rang in my ear snapping back. "I swear Devon do they let just anyone in here? One thing I hate people like this." She scrunched her nose at me as she looked me up and down. I guess one thing that never changed was her nasty attitude. She was still mean as ever. And I thought time would make her humble. I was embarrassed she called me out, but I didn't say anything. And neither did Devon, he was the silent type making him look mysterious and hot. 
 I didn't want her to recognize me that would cause a huge mess.
"I- I'm uh...applying for a job." I stuttered those words out gluing my eyes to the elevator floor. 
"Hah! applying for a job? What can you possibly do here you must be joking right? I don't want to work with this company if this is what you're recruit." She said grabbing a hold of Devon's arm. He pulled away as the elevator doors opened. "Then feel free to cancel the contract you just signed." She said coldly before walking away towards the lobby. Rose and I froze in shock. How could one be so mean I did not see that coming. I smiled holding back the urge to laugh at how he put her in her place. She snapped her head towards me startling me a bit. If looks could kill I would probably be dead already. She spat at my feet before stomping out. I slowly walked out of the room and followed the directions Sofia gave me. Once I reached the main reception, I handed my resume to the pretty young lady sitting down. She looked at me side eye as she held my resume. "You want to apply for reception?" She raised and eye brow looking me up and down just like everyone else did. I nodded. 

She rolled her eyes at me. "I will pass this to HR you may leave now." She said. As I walked away I turned around in time to notice her throwing my resume in the trash. I don't blame her one bit. I would never fit in here. I was kind of relieved as well last person I wanted to see every day was Rose. And that jerk Devon didn't make my life any easier either. I walked out of the building and into my car I rubbed my eyes and couldn't help laughing to my self. My life has really become such a bottomless pit. I drove away and got home. That's when I received a call from Sofia. "Congratulations you got the job check your email." She said with a calm manner. I was beyond confused I didn't know what she was talking about I clearly saw the woman throw my resume in the trash. How did I get the job? 
"Sofia what are you talking about I saw the main reception girl throw away my resume." I explained to her. "I know but I had already sent a copy to HR this morning putting in a good word for you." She said. Now I was kind of puzzled. "Then why did you even bother making me apply in the first place?" I asked the obvious question. I didn't understand if she had already secured the job for me why make me go through all this trouble if I had already gotten the job with none of my effort? I could have avoided this entire mess and embarrassment from the beginning. "I made you do all this because I wanted to break this shy shell you are always wearing. If you want to be a receptionist at Mystro Inc. There is no room for shyness. You won't survive a day here." She said matter-of-factly. She was right I barely survived when I was nearly applying, Imagine I worked their full time. "You will start your first day tomorrow so make sure you are ready." She said with a slight chuckle. After hanging up with her. It was almost time for me to pick up Adam Jr. from school. 
As I drove to the school I had called my mom and told her about my new job that I will be starting tomorrow I even mentioned Sofia and how she helped me get the job. She was over the moon happy for me then she laughed reminding of something. 
"Honey you're no longer a poor single mother that works two jobs anymore. You're living with the rich Adam remember? you don't need to work anymore." She reminded. I knew what she was saying. Adam did spoil me with all the money I could dream of. He never wanted me to work he wanted me to focus on Junior. "I know mom I'm not doing it for the money I'm doing it to gain experience mom you and I both know I need a social life." I lied and laughed. "That is true you need a real office experience. Anytime you need me to watch Junior I'm available." She assured me. That melted my heart. "Thank you mom. Got to pick up Junior talk to you soon." I hung up and drove to the school. I picked up Junior and went home. 

" mommy the teacher wanted me to give you this letter." He handed me a letter as soon as we walked through the doors of our house. Junior ran to his room to read books most kids played with toys, but Junior loved to read and solve mathematical equations. He truly was a genius. I placed the keys down and opened it up. I was amazed. The school wanted me to drop him out and enroll him in a school for gifted children. They suggested Gladly Hill Academy. I've never heard of it before I opened my laptop and searched Gladly Hill Academy. I was so surprised as I read about this prestigious school. They had all different programs for gifted children. Junior was almost five years old and his readying level was already at a high level. He knew his multiplication already and I've never taught him that. He knew big words. I've met his teacher before and suggested I hire him a private teacher so that he would be able to enter a high-end school soon I've never expected this letter to come in so soon. Adam never got the chance to realize how gifted his son was. He didn't spend enough time with him to know he just says, "he's smart he gets that from me". That's all. 

After I closed my laptop I had called Gladly Hill Academy and booked an appointment with them to meet. I was scheduled for next week. My phone rang, and it was Demi. Ignored it not wanting to talk to her. I was still upset about. The other day how she ditched me and took Tasha to buy her wedding dress. She kept calling and I kept ignoring until she got then hint I didn't want to talk. I got a text, but it wasn't Demi. "I'm off work soon mind if I come over, so we can discuss your second step." I read. It was from Sofia. I respond. "Sure thing." I started preparing dinner for Adam Jr. I cooked spaghetti and chicken cutlets it was his favorite meal. He came down had his meal and went back to his room. I started cleaning the house and doing laundry once I was finished I started organizing Adam's shoes and clothes. He tossed his clothes on the floor when he was changing and always made a mess in his closet. He loved coming home to a neat and tidy house. When I first moved in he wanted to bring Martha or hire a maid, but I showed him it wasn't necessary and what a wife should be like.
 After a short while there was knock on the door. I opened it to welcome Sofia who had little Justin with her. I sent Justin to Junior's room I'm sure Junior would be happy to see him. 
Sofia and I sat on the sofa in the living room. "Would you like some tea?" I offered her. "No thanks I'm a wine kind of gal, got any?" She asked. "I'm sorry but I don't drink." Then I remembered Adam had an entire bar down stairs  in the basement i've never really been down there I just briefly go down to clean up what ever mess he makes, it was another place Adam spent most of his time. I quickly walked down to the room and looked around all the expensive looking alcohol bottles amazed me the whole wall was stacked with bottles most I couldn't even pronounce. I looked for wine, but Adam didn't drink wine. He had harsh strong liquor. I grabbed a pretty bottle and walked up the stairs and handed it to her She stared at the bottle with wide eyes. I thought maybe she didn't like it.
 "Sorry but Dark doesn't have any wine.  He has this and lots of scotch was down there." I apologize for being such a bad host. "No, no Honey do you know what this is? Its Pasión Azteca.  It's the most expansive tequila, Its 3.5-million-dollar bottle. Your man sure does drink with class." She said, and I almost dropped the glass cups when she said how much it coasted. What kind of money does Adam have. And I use to think Starbucks was too expensive. I was now hesitating to open the sealed bottle. I wanted to pull it out of her hand and take it back downstairs. 3.5 million? She must be pulling my leg how did one single bottle cost so much money. I was shocked and scared Adam might be mad I let a stranger drink it. But then I remembered why she was here. To help me get revenge. Hurting his pockets wouldn't be so bad after all. I watched her drink with complete satisfaction in her eyes. "This is good, really good." She complemented as she shook the drink around in the cup. I smiled glad she was happy. She placed the cup down and got right down to business giving me a serious look.

 "Your second mission is..."

Honey's mother is getting remarried to a man named Andrew who has an extremly good looking son named Adam. Honey is having trouble adjusting to her new life  but how will she get along with her new famous step brother? never did Honey ever think she would fall in love with him. considering he's younger than her, and he's the son of her mothers fiance. when Adam breaks her heart, Honey sets out on a journey of revenge against Adam she joins the entertainment world with only one mission in mind. to destroy adam hayes. with the help of a new friend she successfully starts off her mission with a bang. 
 Adam hayes leads a secret life. he's a normal guy that likes to have fun. but as soon as that phone call comes in he is the worlds biggest music icon. and every girls heart throb known as the infmouse Dark Scorpion. everywhere he goes he leaves a trail of broken hearts he is considered to be a playboy but when he fell in love he fell hard. he never imagined it to be her.

Catherine was staring at Grace's face for the longest time. They were lying in the bed inside her cousin's room. She just comes from her work in the restaurant.

"Grace, I am really curious, what is your job? I haven't seen you wear any uniform to go to work or something...," she asked curiously.

Grace looked at Catherine's face amused. "You want to know what is my line of work? What kind of company am working with? The answer is something that you might not want or like to know."

Catherine is not satisfied with her cousin's reply.

"Then tell me what is your line of work? I'm ready to listen. Can I apply in the company you're working at?" she said interested.

"No. I'm a free agent. I'm a freelancer. I have a Boss though. Yet, I don't have to go to the office every day. But my Boss doesn't watch my back all the time. I don't have to wake up early in the morning to go to work. But the kind of job I have is not suitable for everyone. So, stop asking questions," said Grace.

Catherine was getting excited. "I love to have that kind of job same as yours! Please let me apply to your boss," she begged.

Grace laughed at her cousin's eagerness. "You have no idea what you're asking for, Catherine!"

"Please. Come on! Count me in. I will do anything just to have the same job as yours."

Grace shook her head firmly, disregarding her cousin's request.

"Have you finished writing on your resume? Give it to me tomorrow morning. I will meet my friend who works at the Marigold Hotel. She was in charge of the HR department of that hotel, she hires and fires workers in that hotel. So you better watch your steps in there. I don't want to know that you are fired the next day after getting hired, you understand? The salary there is much higher compared to your current salary in the restaurant, and guest gives good tips if you're lucky. So behave in there, okay?"

Catherine nodded. "Okay." She looked at her resume and fill up everything. Later she will have it computerized in one of the internet cafes in the neighborhood.

Grace checked the resume. "Write my name in the reference."

Catherine obeyed and write down Grace's name as a reference. "Do you think they will accept me? Am only a high school graduate," she asked worriedly.

"No worries. You will start at the bottom first. Then if your performance is good, you can advance into higher positions later. You got a pleasing personality and a hard worker that is a plus point already."

Catherine smiled with determination in her eyes. "I'm willing to start at the bottom. And I will work hard to reach the top."

"That's a positive attitude dear cousin, keep it up!" said Grace.

Catherine pouted. "You still haven't told me the nature of your work! Please...!" she persisted. 

Grace sighed. "Why you're so stubborn?"

She smiled. "Come on. Spill the beans!"

Grace took a deep breath. "I hired beautiful women to sell their bodies for pleasure to our male clients," she said it too quick like it's the most ordinary thing in the world.

It's just one simple sentence uttered by Grace, yet Catherine didn't get it right away.

"Huh? What did you just said to me---?" she asked bewildered.

Grace laughed at her cousin's confused look. "That's right. I recruit pretty women who like to earn quick money. Our male client came from a rich and influential background. We have politicians, doctors, lawyers, businessman, and many others. But we keep their identities a secret. We also keep our ladies identity a secret. We keep a tab on clients that were abusive. If they are a sadist and would hurt our girls we drop them no matter how rich they are. Our male clients got fat wallets, gentle lovers in bed and decent guys, they treat our ladies well. Some are just bored husbands who want more challenge in their bed with other women without breaking their marriage vows. Men used our ladies services for so many varied reasons. Some just want a company to talk to, to cuddle with, to enjoy sex with. Everything goes once the bedroom is closed. We recommend to our male clients to wear a mask while interacting with our ladies in bed. This is to protect them from block mail just in case one of our ladies will play a dirty trick on them."

Catherine's mouth was wide open. "Is that p-prostitution?"

Grace nodded. "Yeah more like it. But our ladies earn much more compare to ordinary prostitutes. I have seven recruits under my name. I got a 10% cut from their earnings. Every time my recruits services were being requested by our male clients, I also earned money each session," she explained further.

Catherine massaged her temple and shook her head.

"What----? You look down on my job? You think it's dirty and immoral?" Grace ask her cousin.

Catherine stared at her. "No of course not! As long as you don't, hurt, rob, steal or kill anyone, then I guess your job is fine. Actually, it's hard to find jobs nowadays and earning a good living is almost a survival for the fittest. Believe me, I don't look down and blamed you for choosing that job, cousin."

Then Grace smiled. "You still want my job---?"

Catherine shook her head. "No thanks. I'm not good at recruiting girls."

"You know what kind of ladies are my recruits? Who are they?"

"Who are they?"

"They varied, some ladies want to earn quick money to pay their tuition, to pay their debts or bills. To earn some emergency money and pretty much other reason. You know that out of my seven recruits, four of them are poor college students, one is a poor man's wife, one is a single mom and the last is a woman who is a breadwinner of five siblings, whose parents got killed in a bomb blasted by terrorist two years ago. Women of these kinds were just born unlucky.  So yeah...that is their stories."

Catherine sighed. "It's really unlucky to be born in this world as a woman. In my next life if am reincarnated I will choose to be a man," she laughed.

She gave her resume to Grace. "Cousin, please check my resume if it's already, okay?"

Grace examined the resume from top to bottom. "Yeah, it's all okay," she said and gave her back the piece of paper.

"Thanks. I will go to an internet cafe to have it computerize first. See yeah later, cousin!" Catherine bid farewell to her cousin and went out of the room.

She went inside to the nearest internet cafe and ask the computer attendant to have her resume type. She will just pay for the printing and the typing services. She has to wait a little bit longer because she was number five on the waiting list, as there are already others ahead of her. She sat down on the bench and watched the gamers and other users inside the internet cafe. She's been wanting to learn how to use a computer. She doesn't just have the time. Tomorrow after her job in the restaurant she will spend at least one hour here in the internet cafe learning how to use a computer. If computers and her iPhone were of the same function then she won't have a hard time learning how to use a computer as well. It will surely add to her knowledge and skill.

All of a sudden, her iPhone beep. She checked who sent her a message. It's John!

"Have you eaten your dinner?"

She texted a very short reply. "Yup."

"What are you doing?"

She typed..."Am in an internet cafe, have my resume computerize."

"Huh? Why? Why would you prepare a resume?"

"Am applying for a new job..." she said.

"Why? Why you didn't tell me? You will resign from your current job in the restaurant?"

Catherine's rolled her eyes. Why John has so many questions? She doesn't like it when he interrogates her like this as if he was her boyfriend or something.

"None of your business, John!"

She heard swearing on the other line. He must be starting to get piss right now.

"Dammit Catherine, answer me!"

"Yup," she finally said. Glad that she was able to torture him a bit.

"Where are you going to apply for work?"

She typed and then laughed. "To Dubai..."

"???"

She didn't answer.

"Seriously Catherine???"

She continues laughing.

"Damnit, answer me, Catherine! Do you plan to hide away from me again?"

Catherine rolled her eyes, she typed... "Yes and Nope."

"Tell me where are you applying for work?"

She stays silent for a while, debating if she will tell him where she is planning to apply for a new job.

Catherine decided to provoke him a little. "Secret..."

"Come on, Catherine! Don't play games with me!"

"Am not gonna tell you over my dead beautiful body," she replied, smirking at her iPhone.

She smiled amused by his flare-up reaction, she heard him swear profanities again, he must be really pissed right now. 

Then her jazz instrumental ringtone burst in the air, signaling her of an incoming call. She got a call from John! She sighed.

"Catherine..."

"Jeez...John, you don't have to call me!"

"I don't have to call if you only answer my question properly," he said, holding his temper down. "So please tell me, are you going to migrate to another city again to get away from me?"

"No..." she answered honestly at least.

"So, tell me, where are you going to apply?" his voice was much cooler this time.

"I'm applying for a job in one of the hotels nearby," she finally said.

"W-what specific hotel Catherine?" asked John, his interest got piqued.

"Hmmm...Marigold Hotel," she replied.

John's line went silent. 

Catherine eyed her iPhone. Did he hang up on her? But he's still connected with her.

"What specific job you want in that hotel?" he had finally spoken again after a short pause.

"Elevator operator," she laughed, giggling.

John chuckled as well. "Now, let's be serious...what specific job you want to apply for?"

"Hmmm, nothing specific. I am a hard worker though, I can do anything. I'm not choosy when it comes to working," she said.

He paused for a minute. "Okay, as you say so...but..." 

"John bye for now! My resume is done," she perused the resume that was being handed to her by the attendant and checked if everything was typed accordingly and it's error-free, satisfied, she smiled.

"Wait...!"

Huh? John was still with her? 

"Bye!" Catherine pressed end call hastily. She paid the computer attendant some money and inserted her computerized resume inside her envelope. She makes an exit of the internet cafe and headed back to her cousin's place.

She gave her resume to Grace and go home.

~~~~~~~~~~~~

ON THE OTHER SIDE, in John's bedroom, he was debating to call Catherine again or not. He decided to just call her tomorrow, she might get irritated with his constant calling. 

He grinned...

So, she was going to apply in his hotel, lol.

This is getting interesting.

He called Reba, his human resource head in Marigold hotel.

"Sir, good evening!"

"Reba, a certain Catherine Ramirez will apply in the hotel in the next few days. I want you to accept her application right away, give her the job, any job that is available right now."

"Yes Sir!" replied Reba.

"Wait...what is the job that is available in there right now?" John asked.

"We are currently lacking at least three housekeeping staff, Sir. We need to hire new housekeeping staff because we have lots of guests coming and going inside the hotel 24/7, Sir."

"Okay. Put her in an 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM shift," he said.

"Yes, Sir."

"...And one more thing. No bullying on the new arrival. If anyone will bully my woman I will skin them alive! Got it?" he said in a cold hard voice.

"Copy Sir! Loud and clear!"

"Reba, this is important. Do not ever tell this woman about me that I'm the owner of the hotel. Do not in any way mention my name to her. Everything we talk right now keep it to yourself."

"Yes, Sir!"

John paused for a moment.

"Anything else, Sir?" asked Reba who was waiting for further instruction.

"That's all for now. I will call you again if I have further orders."

"Okay...bye Sir!"

John smiled in glee. His dear Catherine is getting into his spider web. This might be handy for his plan later. 

He strolled towards the room where the swimming pool is located. He stripped all his clothes and dived naked into the swimming pool. He closed his eyes and remembers Catherine swimming in the pool next to him. 

He missed her so much already.

<<<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>>

AUTHORS NOTE:

P.S. Catherine was confused with her feelings for John. Unlike John, he know what he wants, he is mature already and he know exactly what is his feelings towards Catherine. On the other hand, Catherine was really confused with everything. What happened to her can really be viewed as r-ape to other people's point of view, she is young and have not much experience with relationship with opposite sex. When you're young and confused and just emerged from a dark experince you will be in a jumbled mess. She was trying to run away from John, at least we know she is trying to right some wrong or take in-charge with her life. John make things complicated for Catherine though, because of his obsession towards her.

In short, am not trying to blamed John for chasing Catherine, when you're in love, we make stupid things and decisions, right?

As for Catherine, I don't blame her either. She was confused as hell.

These couple will surely give me a mind f*ck for a long time.

{COMPLETED} The twin sisters, Catherine and Caroline, robbed an old ancestral house out of  pressing necessity. Unfortunately they were caught empty handed by the owner himself and his bodyguards. 

To avoid jail time, Catherine offered her body to the owner in exchange for their freedom.

What happened next...?

A tumultuous, intense and passionate love story between Catherine and the owner named John began to take shape in each chapters of the story.

~~~~~

For John, his first encounter with Catherine was embroiled with lust, not proper and wasn't even built on a solid ground. He thought he already lost her. But he nurtured and kept her memory alive in his mind. How many times he was willing to chase the woman he loves?

For Catherine, she met John for the first time in a cruel stroke of destiny. He ravaged her body for two nights straight. But he left a lasting impression on her. He was her first kiss, the first guy she was physically intimate with. But he wasn't even her boyfriend! He was just a stranger that appeared in her life once, but the imprint he left on her body, his gentleness and his generosity was bound to hunt her forever. How long she can deny the true beating of her heart?

In another time their path was destined to cross again...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*** This novel is controversial, gripping and mind engaging! But more importantly you will be amazed of one man's enduring love for one woman 'till the very end. It's rare to find a guy who's love for a woman can endure the test of time...

*** The novel contains smut, steamy scenes but done in good taste, lol. Btw. you can skip chapter with steamy scenes, not all chapter has smut theme though.

*** This novel is for Adults only! For mature readers and audiences, lol. Only 18+ above please! Thank you. 

*** If you don't like the novel, please don't bash the novel and the Author. This is a work of fiction, although some of the events and scenes in the story happens in real life...still everything in this story was a work of fiction, please don't take it personally. Thank you!



~My Other novels in this site~

* The Last Embrace~ Vampire Fantasy Romance, 472 chapters, completed.
* Sweet Surrender: The CEO's Second Wife~ ongoing.
* The Tale of Three Sisters ~ ongoing.

Jeremy Ward had been fascinated with business since he was a kid with a lemonade stand growing up in a poor neighborhood in a suburb of Washington D.C. The cops showed up and shut him and his friends down, gruffly saying they needed a business permit.
He had no idea you needed a permit for such a thing. He was only trying to make enough money to afford to go to summer camp like all the other kids from school.
It was his first taste of the realities of the business world but it was far from his last. His high school offered a few correspondence courses through the community college across the street and he took as many business related ones as he possibly could from the time he was a sophomore.
Jeremy read every article he possibly could from magazines like Forbes and Time trying to learn more about the business world. That was how he had first heard of Aaron Hale.
Not only was he the youngest Fortune 500 CEO to date, he had taken his family's business from a Fortune 15 company to a Fortune 10 company in only a few years. That was no small feat; Jeremy knew how difficult it was for any company to move up in the rankings, especially once they got higher up.
He had no doubt that Hale Investments would make it into the Fortune 5 someday and he wanted to be part of it. Unfortunately, this was easier said than done. A little research into the company told him that almost all of the employees were graduates from Ivy League schools and it generally took a minimum of five years of work experience to even get into any of the lower departments.
His mother told him he would never make it in. Hale Investments' main office was nearly impossible to get a job in. He would be lucky to get a job as a teller or financial advisor in one of the branch offices scattered throughout the country.
But Jeremy was determined. He wanted to make it to the top and meet Aaron Hale to ask him how he did it.
In addition to his community college classes, he spent countless hours studying or volunteering to make his resume look better. He needed to go Ivy League, or at the very least get into a top 20 university.
Everyone—especially his mother—told Jeremy how difficult it would be to get into an Ivy League school considering his background. He had been thrilled to prove them wrong by getting into Yale. It wasn't Harvard, where Aaron Hale went, but it was close enough. It was still Ivy League.
Jeremy chose to major in Economics and Mathematics, figuring it would be his best bet to eventually make it into Hale Investments' coveted analyst department. Cameron Singleton, the current vice president of the company, had started out there according to his LinkedIn profile.
From there he became the head of the analyst department in only five years and became the VP a few short years later. That was practically unheard of based on everything else Jeremy had read about the company.
He couldn't help but wonder how Singleton had done it. He had skyrocketed farther than the average person was capable of in the business world. Jeremy was nearly certain it was because of his close proximity to Aaron Hale.
If he could just get the man to give him a tiny bit of advice he was sure he would be able to build his own empire someday. So he worked hard in college, forgoing things like dating and socializing unless it somehow benefitted his studies. All of his friends were people he had met in study groups.
Though there were a few girls interested in him because of his classic blonde, blue-eyed "All American" look, Jeremy didn't have time for such things. Love got in the way of ambition. He had seen it in his mother.
She fell in love with a truck driver of all people and dropped out of law school to move across the country and be with him. In the end, he left her alone hauling things cross country for weeks at a time and she ended up working as a paralegal. She could have been a lawyer and made more than three times her current salary.
Sometimes Jeremy resented his mother for her lack of forethought. His father was gone so much that he hardly knew the man. Carl Ward was not a man worth looking up to.
Aaron Hale on the other hand…he apparently had four children. They were all still living at home but according to an interview he read they were highly accomplished.
His only daughter was a ballerina who had already danced with the New York City ballet many times over the years. His sons had won various awards for sports and robotics. Not to mention, his wife was a groundbreaking scientist in the field of gene therapy.
That entire family was outstanding! Nothing like his. Jeremy was determined to leave his roots behind and make something of himself in New York.
Toward the end of his junior year of college he attended a career fair. He would need to start applying for jobs within the next six months after all, since he wanted to have a job straight out of school.
There were plenty of financial institutions dotted up and down the east coast that could work as a resume builder but Jeremy wished it was easier to get footing in New York. If he was already there it would be simpler to get a job at Hale Investments' main office when the time came.
Unfortunately, Wall Street was not a place one could get a job straight out of college. Even the brightest of minds needed more work experience.
To his surprise, someone from Hale Investments had set up a booth at the career fair. It was advertising careers working in the branch offices that helped keep it the most trusted financial institution in America. Jeremy wasn't interested in being buried in a branch office but headed over anyway. 


Keeley, a simple plain Jane, hits the jackpot.  [No, she did not win the lottery!]  At least that's what she thinks when she marries the most eligible bachelor in New York City: Aaron, a wealthy cold-hearted heartthrob and Tycoon. 

She wants to show the world that she deserves her position and bends over  backward to fit into his world.

One beautiful day, Aaron hands her a document asking her to sign.  A divorce paper...

"She's pregnant, and I need to take responsibility."

That is the last thing that keeps on playing in her mind before she takes her last breath.

Keeley dies, a 'hit and run'. [End of story.  Not!]

For some unexplainable reason, she wakes up as her younger self.  A young high school girl, around the time when she first meets her cheating husband.

Remembering her life with Aaron before she died, she makes a promise to herself that she will do everything in her power to avoid him at all costs.

Will she be able to keep her promise when Aaron has his own plans as well, specifically for her?  Or will she repeat history and fall for him once more...

Why not journey with me and find out the truth behind their story.

so these are some different fap stories that I made up. English is not my mother language so sorry in advance. ok enjoy

NOTE:- I DON'T OWN THESE STORIES

Thinking to myself that night I decided to focus on increasing my skill levels instead of raising my level for now. I had been training the sword in the morning, training magic abilities in the afternoon, and training mana control at night. After 2 weeks of training skills, my current status looks like this.
Name: Bell(17)
Race: ???
Titles: Main Character, Variant Killer
Job: Cheater, Apprentice Magician
Level: 10
Strength: 20
Endurance: 20
Agility: 20
Intelligence: 20
Wisdom: 20
Skills: Presence Detection (Lv.1), Sword Mastery (Lv.4), Mana Manipulation (Lv.5), Body Enhancement Magic (Lv.3), Water Magic (Lv.3), Wind Magic (lv.2), Heal(Lv.2), Fire Magic (Lv.3)
Cheats: Infinite Mana, Time Stop
















Although my skills were slowly increasing I had leveled up after training with fire magic. After asking the system it seems that you gain experience from doing certain actions with classes. Training with a sword if you had a swordsman class or using magic with a magician class. Even though I was gaining experience I didn't get any system notifications from it and since I can't see how much experience I need to level up the only way to rely on that is to use my infinite mana to spam spells. With Sword Master leveling up twice I had become more proficient at wielding a sword, with the increase in Water, Fire, and Wind magic I am able to use more spells like Water Bolt, and Fire Bolt. Even though wind magic's level increased all that increased was the power of the wind I can create.
Every now and then in the guild's training area, I would spar with some other people who were training or some guild employees who wanted to make sure they weren't rusty. Today I'm gonna spar with one of the guild employees who would watch over the guild training area, from what I heard he was really strong so I'm looking forward to what I could learn from this fight.
Walking into the guild's training area I see a group of people talking to the guild employee I'm supposed to be sparring today. Upon noticing me enter the training area he calls out to me.
"Yo Bell. I'm ready to go so just tell me when you're ready." He said in a happy tone. It looks like he's looking forward to the spar as well.
"Let me stretch before we fight. I don't want to pull a muscle." I say excited for the fight as I begin stretching.
After stretching for a little I feel that I stretched enough so I called out to the guild employee.
"I'm ready Keenan."
With that, all the other adventures that were going to watch the fight all back away to give us enough space as Kennan and I both have training swords that the guild has sitting on a rack. Although they are made of wood I can feel that they conduct mana very well.
"The rules are simple, if you get a hit in on me you win. If you fail to hit me after 5 minutes you lose." The guild employee Keenan says as he puts the wooden sword in front of him in a lax position.
As we both move into position the surrounding became quiet and Keenan spoke to me, "I'll let you make the first move."
As we both face each other I move at my fastest speed as I try to strike him in the waist. With the sword having no mana in it at all I swing for his waist but he blocks my sword with ease. With the free hit blocked we continue to go back and first trying to hit each other. Either blocking or dodging each hit we both continue to fight as we unintentionally move around the guild's training area. Although it is a big space there are still people watching so we have to avoid certain places so we won't run into anyone watching. After 2 minutes if fighting I still haven't hit him but neither of us is tired so we continue to fight until we reach the 5-minute mark.
"You're even better today, you have been improving fast lately. Have you been entering the dungeon?" Guild Employee Kennan asks as if he was having no problem with the current fight.
'You think that you have enough room to talk while dodging me huh.'
"I was thinking of going again recently. I wanted to increase my skills instead of my level for now."
I said as I put some mana into the sword and swing again. This time though when the two wooden swords collided his wooden sword was knocked away and since he couldn't block it so it continued to get closer. As the sword was about to hit him he jumped backward and dodged it.
Although the sword was knocked away he grabbed it when he was backing away.
"That was a good strike! Since we're using mana don't mind if I do. There's only 1 minute left so you better be quick to hit me." He said enthusiastically as he readied himself to block any incoming attacks for a minute.
"You talk too much." I say as I put more mana into the sword and encase myself in mana as well and attack.
After attacking in multiple directions there's only a couple of seconds left until we reach the 5-minute mark.
"One last try." I say under my breath as I swing straight at him. Although this swing doesn't have much mana in it I decided to not lose this fight.
As the sword got infinitely closer to Keenan he reacted by bringing his sword in front of mine almost instantly. If I continued to swing this hit would definitely be blocked unless I do something else. 
'Time Stop'
With the two swords about to clash I stop time and put my wooden sword past his and then let time resume. Keenan put his strength into blocking and thought he had blocked me but seeing the incoming sword that had already passed him he could do nothing but smile as he was hit.
After laughing to himself he said, "That was well done. I didn't expect that in the least. An afterimage due to how fast it was, simply amazing." 
"I tried to hide it but it seems that I can't get it past you, old man." I awkwardly say as I rub the back of my head in embarrassment.
'So you can leave afterimages after being too fast.'
"Nicely done. Keeping a trump card is always the best decision that could save your life. Make sure to be careful while using that."
"Yes sir." I thank him while moving to put the wooden sword back.
"Ah, just throw that away. I doubt that someone else would be able to use that now." Keenan says as he looks towards my wooden sword.
Looking down at the sword in my hands I notice that the wood that was previously smooth was now splintered and dented in some places. After throwing the wooden sword in the trash I say goodbye and head outside. 
'Right now it's probably around 4 pm. I think I'm ready to go back into the dungeon now.' 

Bell is a high school student who one day finds that he can cheat at almost anything he could find, a way to cheat would just pop into his head. And so after deciding to test it out, he showed up in the world's first vrmmo, the developers couldn't find out how he was finding all of these cheats despite countless patches and in the end, no matter how many times they banned him he continued to show up with new accounts. This started the legend of one person who can cheat at literally anything. But what would happen if one day he wakes up to a mysterious message on his computer?

Author's Notes: This is a rewrite of my novel under the same name. I plan to be rewriting it from the beginning but not everything will change. Join the discord to talk about the chapters or to be able to read ahead.
https://discord.gg/ZpN66j7

Release Schedule: 4 chapters a week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

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