Chapter 9: Cousin

"Mm..." Oliver's eyes stared at the wall directly behind Miya because from the wall emerged the figure of a young man who should be the same age as him.

He was dressed casually, wearing jeans that only slightly passed his knees.

Figure-wise, Oliver thought he looked like him, just a different face, but he also had above-average good looks, with dark brown hair.

When Miya looked back, he smiled slightly.

"Sorry for appearing in this way, aunt. I'm still so curious about my skills that I can't stop trying," he said.

After saying that, he looked at Oliver.

"Ahh, he must be Aunt Lisa's son. That means he's my cousin," he added, which was more surprising to Oliver because Lisa was his mother's name.

Was this young man their family?

However, how was that possible since his mother had always told him that they had no other family besides his sister, Miya.

"No need to talk about unimportant things. I came because I wanted you to send a message to your father," Miya replied.

Surprisingly she was very indifferent when speaking to him, as if her mood had become very cold.

Of course, this was not the attitude one should show to family.

Even so, the young man remained calm.

"Father told me that you might be coming and asked me to send a message to him," he said in a soft tone.

"Is that so?" Miya smiled sarcastically as she continued, "yeah, then things will be easy. Tell him that I'll stay on my path."

When hearing the last sentence from Miya, the young man finally looked surprised. seaʀᴄh thё NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Aunt are you serious? That would put your life in trouble," he said, as if not believing what he was hearing.

"It is not yet known whose life will be in trouble," Miya replied.

She waved her hand at the young man, asking him to leave.

After that, she started eating as if there was nothing here.

The young man was very astonished at her actions.

However, since he was asked to leave, he had no choice but to go.

His hand took out his cell phone from his pants pocket as he stepped onto the stairs leading to the second floor.

"Aunt, is he really our family?" Oliver asked Miya with a strange expression.

He was trying to be casual about this.

"No, you have no other family besides me," the woman replied.

Even her tone made it clear she was unhappy when talking about the young man's identity.

In a situation like this, various speculations popped into Oliver's head.

"I have the power now, so I'll take care of this matter myself. As a junior, you should just focus on yourself," the woman continued while he was still thinking.

She didn't seem to want him to think too much about this.

He simply smiled in response.

When she called him a junior, he only became more understanding.

However, he chose not to discuss it, and started breakfast.

This kind of thing did not need to be looked into too seriously before he actually had great strength.

If he was already strong enough, then any conflicts could be instantly resolved.

The dishes at this restaurant were really delicious. He ate it with gusto as he only became hungrier when he tasted a little.

Of course, while eating, he still observed the surroundings.

The atmosphere couldn't be said to be the same anymore, especially in a restaurant full of rich people.

Just by looking at the way they were whispering might make people think they were planning a conspiracy.

Unlike them, Oliver and Miya finished their food in a rather short time as they continued to eat without talking.

They were really just here for breakfast.

Before they knew it, it was already over 9am.

"Now we'll continue our journey to the private base," Miya said as she looked at the watch on her left hand.

She immediately stood up without seeming to want to sit there any longer.

Since it was like that, Oliver couldn't help but stand up too.

Perhaps continuing to be in this city under these conditions wasn't entirely safe either.

They returned to the car and it was soon traveling south.

From the city center, the large wall surrounding the city was not visible.

However, when entering the suburban area which was more of a slum neighborhood, it became visible.

The wall was made of a huge array of stones similar to those from the pyramids, more than 10 meters wide and perhaps 50 meters high.

Five years is a short time, but every city can build such a large wall because of the fear of the city being destroyed if it is invaded by monsters.

Unfortunately, the area around the wall could be said to be very uncomfortable for people who were used to the city center. They mostly came from villages around the city that were moved into the city. This caused their economy to plummet as they didn't have the skills to do jobs in the city.

When they are poor, they naturally produce a bad environment.

Gangsters with hair like an array of thorns and bodies full of tattoos can be seen everywhere.

They love to intimidate people. If it weren't for the skill of having to pay, the world would probably be taken over by them.

The concept of money still being everything was definitely not bad because the rich people at least still knew decency, preferring tranquility in civilization no matter how evil they were.

The huge gates were at the end of the city's main street, made completely of steel.

They were open and according to the news would be closed tomorrow making it no longer possible to travel between cities except by plane.

When the gates are open, there are no rules whatsoever for going outside.

Any car could pass right through.

Oliver couldn't help but look up, observing those gates that gave the impression of being impenetrable.

However, after observing, he thought that in the city it was indeed not as good as outside when the test of civilization began.

The hardest part for the people would be getting in and out of the city.

They could only pass through small gates which would require a lot of queuing. Not to mention that they still had to go further to find monsters because the monsters around the wall would definitely be wiped out in no time.