Chapter 377 Seeking a new Home

Chapter 377 Seeking a new Home

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"My Status... It's pretty nice overall." Dale said with a small smile after he dried his face with his hands

'Excluding the remarks at the end, it's nice to see the gradual increase of the Skill's levels and the Stats values.'

'I'll need every ounce of strength I can get for the future anyway...'

Once he finished reading his Stats, Dale took his time to lay his head on the wall and 'appreciate' the chaotic state his bathroom was in.

'Broken tiles, the walls are charred, I've somehow crushed the shower register, don't remember doing that... The bathtub paint is now completely gone, and parts of the stone and marble are melted... Great.'

'This place needs a complete reform, I can't do this on my own... Not before my parents return.'

He thought about it for a while before getting out of the shower.

"My parents aren't home now and my brother went to a friend's house, I have some time to fix this before they're back."

'And I ought to do it quickly, if they return and see this... I'm cooked.'

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/Later... Somewhere beyond the sea.../

"... Alright, I'll see about that. We can talk more about it once we meet face-to-face again... Good. Until..."

[Call Closed]

"Hum... It seems a lot changed in a single day." Roger said with a deep expression as he tapped on his Office table

'I did expect the boy to call me after the event ended, but I didn't expect him to change so much... It's far beyond my expectations.'

'Just what kind of rewards did he receive for his efforts for his tone to be so... Cold?...'

He was hiding something, that was what Roger felt.

However, that wouldn't be fair to the boy either, as Dale said he would explain everything as long as they met again.

From his way of speaking, it was almost as if they had met recently, even though the last time was when...

Something was missing and Roger couldn't quite put his finger on it, what could it be?

The missing link for this entire scenario?

"No point rummaging through it if he'll explain it to me eventually." Roger said out loud as he shook his head, already knowing what to do next

Roger slid his hand across his Office table, prompting a virtual holographic screen to manifest atop it. Folloow current novÊls on nov/3lb((in).(co/m)

He quickly went over a dozen screens before finally stopping.

Reflected on the screen was a satellite image of a secluded Village in the mountains full of expensive and large Manors, quite the little Village to live in...

'He said he wished for a home he could stay in comfortably as he's afraid of impacting his family members with his powers... He wishes to move to Japan with his family and live here so they can also be safe when he's not around them.'

'A bit sudden, but it goes well with my goals. Having him close by where I can also employ my greatest influence would be for the best, though it makes me wonder what made him so desperate for it.'

'I thought he didn't trust me this much... This must be due to his changes... Either he realized something I'm unaware of, or something or someone pushed him to take desperate measures.'

It was better to do it now rather than later. Qrubin's time was only going down, not up.

Within the next few months, the Qrubin as they knew would vanish, leaving behind only a hollow shell of himself, this would lead to the first sealed creature within the Catacombs to flee and wreak havoc on the surface.

Still, somehow, despite his fears, the Dale of the future was able to survive this disaster and rebuild Resko, though he was unsure how he did and what the results of said event were.

Although, he knew of the price for said victory... Both Erile and David's sacrifices...

Just thinking about it made his blood boil in rage... And helplessness.

"Anyhow, let's see here... Is there anything that could help me?"

'Just what kind of danger could have surfaced after the Heroes defeated the Final Boss? There has to be a hint here...'

Amidst his thoughts, Dale had the idea of checking some of the old theory forums, he knew that people loved to think and imagine how the next game would be and what Azimuth's story would be about.

And although the forums did not exist anymore due to the secretive worldwide deletion of content, he still had most of the logs saved in his hard drives.

Maybe someone with extensive lore ideas figured something out that could potentially serve as a threat to the world following the achievements of the Heroes in Zenith.

He also wished to somehow figure out the main storyline that led to the birth of the second Generation, insight into it may help him understand and figure out aspects of his current circumstances.

With this in mind, he began moving around his drawers, finally finding what he sought.

After clearing some dust from the driver and installing it on his PC, Dale began browning through the documents...

[Ding!]

[Dale, you have a guest] The House Virtual Intelligence said gently so as to not startle him from his state of deep focus

"Hm? AH! They finally arrived."

'I'll leave this for later... I need to fix my bathroom first.'

After putting on a shirt and a pair of shorts as he was just in his boxers, Dale opened the door, revealing a group of three construction workers with a dozen equipment boxes next to them.

After a short interaction, Dale led them to the bathroom where they began working speedily, removing and changing everything inside it.

Outside, another crew of a dozen people kept loading items inside the elevators. And in the blink of an eye, around an hour, they completely modified the bathroom, changing pretty much everything to a replica of a different material, more resistant to his outbursts.

After thanking them and offering them some coffee, they parted ways, leaving Dale behind with a brand new 'super' bathroom.

"Woah... Professionals truly are out of this world... With a tint of luck, my brother doesn't notice the changes, if he does, I'll just say I've cleaned it a bit."

'Anyhow, I'll thank Roger and log in, there's much left to do...'

Although Dale was very curious about exploring the files in his PC, he knew those could wait, it wasn't like they would go anywhere.

So once he was done thanking Roger and taking a short nap to rest his mind, he changed into his special suit, hopping inside his pod as he began his dive into another world, taking over the body of another him...

[Logging in...]

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Notes

(I made a small mistake at the end, leaving behind some notes, if anyone saw them, I apologize, it happens from time to time)