35 Opportunity 3 (1/2)

”Ms. Russo, hm? It's my pleasure to meet you.” Ci-ci greeted.

”I assume you know why I'm here?” Elizabeth asked. ”The question is whether you're willing to answer my questions.”

”It's not impossible for me to do so.” Ci-ci nodded. ”But, whether I'll answer them fully and honestly is a different matter entirely.”

Elizabeth gave Ci-ci a deep look, as though she was trying to see through him. But, all she saw was an endless depth in his eyes that was impossible to read.

In her line of work, she had gotten very much used to learning how to read people. Although she hadn't had her breakout story yet, she was quite proud of her abilities. Yet, she felt like the young man in front of her was out of her depth.

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Somehow, without putting on airs or an overly arrogant attitude, Ci-ci gave off an unfathomable presence, as though everything was in control… as though everything would always be in his control.

Elizabeth couldn't understand how such a smart man would make such a dumb mistake. The only explanation was that he knew what would happen, yet did it anyway…

Thinking to this point, her breath couldn't help but quicken. This sort of story, wasn't it what a reporter lived for?

”Hm…” Elizabeth flipped to a recording application on her phone and placed it where Ci-ci could see.

”I don't suppose you'll tell me why you did what you did?”

Ci-ci shrugged. ”Maybe life was too easy for me. Wouldn't things be too boring if I didn't give everyone a handicap?”

Elizabeth couldn't help but giggle. Yet, she somehow felt that Ci-ci wasn't lying. Was he just a really good liar? Or could that really be his reason?

In the end, Elizabeth settled on this being a half truth. She trusted her gut too much to ignore it, but also didn't believe things were so simple.

It wasn't as though Ci-ci was wrong either. In as little as ten years, he could very well have become the most powerful man on the planet. Although there were various space projects that settled civilizations on the Moon and Mars, Earth was still, by far, the strongest settlement of the human species.

To be 30 years old yet already unmatched… That really would be too boring.

The most irritating part about that was the fact Ci-ci's back story could be considered the ultimate handicap.

According to public knowledge, Ci-ci was an orphan who ran away from his foster home to take the college entrance exams. His score was so good that he was directly admitted into Grandbell University on full scholarship, with his room and board paid.

If being an orphan wasn't a handicap, what was?

”Alright. Let's take a different approach then. Now that you've added your handicap, what's your next step? What is the great Ci-ci Bell searching for?”

”Well, in the short term, I plan on winning the Newcomer Award of the Gaming Expo in a year's time.”

Elizabeth's eyes contracted. 'Arrogant!'