Chapter 131: Thoughts

After having lunch, Rewen chatted with his Uncle for a while.

"Thanks for the food. I'll be leaving now."

"Why are you in a hurry? Zelic, bring him to your room and play something." Aunt Presilla grabbed his hands.

Rewen and Zelic both looked at each and felt speechless. "Mom, we are kids anymore."

"Who said you are? I just… Rewen? How about you stay for a single day?"

"..." Rewen's eyes twitched. 'Did she originally plan to let me stay here for a week!?'

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After lots of trouble, Rewen finally managed to exit the house. Letting out a sigh, he said. "There are all kinds of people in the world…"

'The distance from here to my place is close to a mile. Why don't I complete one of the daily missions like this?' With that, he jogged the entire way.

When he got home, he didn't see Denny in the living room.

'Weird, where is she?' Thinking so, he opened the fridge and took out a drink of Hagver.

After gulping the entire drink, he smacked his lips in satisfaction. "The flavor never gets old!"

[Ding! Daily Missions from 'Bloodline System' completed! Would you like to see the rewards?]

[Yes] [No]

'Yup. Show me.'

[You have received Luvin's Star Ticket! Would you like to use it right now?]

[Yes] [No]

'You are being kinda forceful, you know.' Rewen frowned deeply. Previously, he used to get three options from [Bloodline System] but now, he isn't given any option.

The system didn't respond.

'Alright, fine. I'll take this.' He tapped on 'No'. Even if he didn't want to, there were no other options.

['Luvin's Star Ticket' is stored in the inventory.]

'Great.'

*Ding*

His smartphone rang.

He took out his phone and looked at the number - Svety. He picked up the call but before he could say something, the other party asked in a cold voice.

"What?"

"What 'what'?"

"..."

"If you are talking about the message, then there's no need for you to know."

"Send it through SmallTalk."

"Why do you need it? You wouldn't even fight."

"Send. It."

"Look. The reason I'm telling you not to go to the location where I'll fight next is because the organization can't be trusted. There are so many possibilities that could go wrong if a mishap happens after you arrive at the location. I didn't consider this last time but I can't let another victim like Denny appear." Rewen tried to reason.

"Send. The. Location." Unfortunately, Svety didn't want to listen to reasons.

"Fuck off." Getting annoyed, he cut off the call.

Rewen took a shower, then went to his room and turned on his PC.

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-> Target: Runic Arms Squad (C-9) and Metal Squad (C-17) - 8 Members

Location: Winter Sun Apartment Complex 

Maximum Level: Peak Rank 1 Mage

Tips: Try your best.

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Unlike the first time, it's eight members this time. 'Fortunately, there isn't a Rank 2. But I shouldn't look down on Rank 1. Rank 1 Mages are difficult to fight. Just because I defeated four Rank 1s doesn't mean that I can beat eight Rank 1 Mages all at the same time now that my strength has increased.'

"I'll probably be saying 'Hi' to my ancestors if I underestimate them. Oh, here it is." Looking at the building on the PC screen, Rewen sucked in a lot of air.

"This… is going to be difficult." 

A building is a closed space, not a free area. Even if there is a free area, it wouldn't be much. If he gets cornered, it would be extremely difficult for him to get out alive. 'Just imagining myself surrounded by eight Mages is shivering.'

The apartment complex mentioned in the message is old and empty. It previously used to be a HQ of a small company but after the company got bankrupt, it became an apartment complex ten years ago. 

Currently, no one lives there.

"There are even some haunted legends about it?" Rewen read an article he found interesting.

*Knock*

"Rewen?" It was Denny's voice.

"Come in."

The door opened and a young woman entered the room. Sitting on his bed, she asked. "It's going to be in this building?"

"Seems like it." Rewen nodded. "Where did you go?"

"I was just in my room."

"I was used to seeing you in the living room watching television so I found it rather odd." Rewen lightly laughed.

"I don't always watch television. Wait, are you logging in to CHAOS?"

"Yeah, I don't have much to do. In the evening, I'll learn the skill. If Svety comes, tell her to not wake me up. Also, don't tell the location of where I'll fight. She will insist-"

"The doors of our house are closed for Svety." All of a sudden, Denny's expression took a sharp turn. Her neutral face turned cold. Initially, after hearing her "deeds'', she was perplexed and confused. After all, they had been friends for many years. She just couldn't believe that Svety would do 'that'. 

But later on, she figured that her cousin's words are probably true and started detesting Svety from the bottom of her heart.

Rewen smiled but didn't say anything.

"Are you sure you want to leave the matter as it is? There is no shame in admitting that you had been r*ped despite being a guy. Also, no matter what her background is, the authorities are bound to take measures." Denny tried to push the matter forward.

"Nah, court cases are a pain in the ass. Besides, my life is too preoccupied now. I'll think more about the matter when my current situation is resolved." Rewen didn't want to file a lawsuit against her because he personally doesn't have any hatred against her. With that being said, if his predecessor's close ones wanted to take any step against her, he would be okay with that.

However, he was still a bit conflicted. 'Even so, would it really be alright for her? Although, yes, by all terms and definitions, it was non-consensual sex but… how should I say it? She doesn't seem that bad of a person. I'll probably have different thoughts if it was me instead of my predecessor.' He wryly laughed and gestured to Denny to get out of his room.

'Human emotions are complex. Sometimes, people don't want to completely judge a person because of one bad thing they did. I don't know if that mentality is right or wrong.'

Rewen had a couple other philosophical thoughts.

After a while, he shook his head and logged into CHAOS.

He had an uneventful day. In the morning, he studied for the upcoming Knights exam. In the evening, he practiced smithing.

[1500 EXP gained!]

"Ding! You have gained a 'Tier 2 Upper-Silver ranked Unnamed Lance!"

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Stage: Rank 2 Upper Grade (6887/8000)

Proficiency: 54.562%

Expertise: Spear

Best Product: Rank 2 Unnamed Lance

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"Where are you leaving again?" Sam asked him.

"I'm just taking a stroll around the forest."

"A forest is not the best place to take a stroll, you know?"

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*BOOM*

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

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Active Skills: Variant Fireball Lvl. 3 [20/80]

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Like usual, he had dinner and fell asleep in his room.

In the morning, he got up and logged out.