Vol 1 Chapter 2 (2/2)
He won't like his fate. Devon's expression was cold and hateful.
”… ge, Master gege.”
Devon stopped, his previous expression disappeared in the blink of an eye. It was immediately replaced by a look of concern for his little brother. He spun around and landed back on his spot next to the bed. His eyes sparkled with happiness as he looked up at Daren.
”What did you just call me? Say it again,” said Devon eagerly.
”Master gege.” Daren had finally figured out what to call him. Since he's both my master and gege, then I'll just call him that... even though it sounds awfully strange.
Gege! Dar finally called me gege! thought Devon with a foolish grin on his face. He impulsively muted the ”master” part and pretended not to hear it.
”Dar, can you call me again?”
”Master gege.”
”Once more.”
”Master gege.”
”Again…”
This was the scene that greeted Theodore Avery when he made his way into the room. The legendary tyc.o.o.n with an idiotic smile on his face, lapsing into a fantasy upon hearing the word ”gege” and when he comes to his senses, he gets his little brother to call him gege again and begins his daydream anew…
This is the… Solaris Emperor?
Theodore's balked at the scene in front of him. If he wasn't afraid of the crowd of the bodyguards outside the room, he really would chuck the vase beside him and yell, ”Shut up! Stop getting him to call you gege, you brother fanatic!”
Unfortunately, this brother fanatic was the most prominent figure in the world and Theodore was only an insignificant doctor. Theodore's temple twitched as he cleared his throat to get the fanatic's attention.
However, the first to notice him was Daren, who looked up and said, ”Dr. Avery.”
Theodore slowly walked over to the bed and proceeded to jot down notes as he casually asked, ”Report the condition of your body and the microchip.”
”Understood.” Daren a.s.sumed his emotionless face as he continued. ”No changes have been made to the body. Nothing out of the ordinary has happened to the microchip either.”
Theodore nodded and continued to write on his record book. ”During the process of switching on the emotion section and retrieving your past memories, did anything unusual occur?”
”No errors during memory recovery. After switching on the emotion section, however, there has been a few conflicts with the orders that was previously issued.”
Daren stopped speaking and stared intensely at a spot behind Theodore's back. Dr. Avery had not noticed and kept on writing. Not knowing how to describe this latest information, he looked up again. ”What kind of conflict, Dark Sun? Please explain or give an example.”
Daren blinked. ”For example, currently, Master gege is emitting a murderous aura behind Dr. Theodore. orders specify that Dark Sun must obey Master gege and ask him whether he wishes for your death. But after the activation of the Emotion Section, Dar really wishes to warn Dr. Theodore to look behind him…”
Theodore suddenly stopped writing, he finally felt the killing intent coming from behind. A cold sweat ran down his forehead.
”What do you think you are doing?” asked Devon with a smile.
”Checking Dark Sun's condition.” Theodore carefully replied as he stiffly raised both hands in the air. He could already picture the cute but deadly BHP 9mm, which killed the whole research team, pointed at his back.
”What did you just call my little brother?”
”Oh…” Theodore finally realised his mistake. ”Oh… Um… Dar!”
Devon snorted, clearly not pleased.
”Master gege, do you wish for me to kill him?”
Daren pushed aside the bed sheets as the nails on his right hand suddenly extended and glinted ominously. This deadly hand was positioned right above Theodore's neck, who, at that point did not even dare to gulp. After all, he had been Dark Sun's main surgeon. No one knew better than him how deadly Dark Sun was. If Devon only said ”yes” or ”kill”, Theodore was certain that he would go straight to h.e.l.l.
”But Dar doesn't want to kill Dr. Theodore; there is another conflict between the previous orders and the Emotion Section,” Daren said with some distress. His expression softened as he looked at Theodore.
”Don't kill him, Dar!” Devon said anxiously. He was now afraid that he might accidentally order didi to do something that would make Daren sad.
Upon hearing this Daren retracted his nails and returned his right hand to its original position. He no longer displayed any intention to kill.
Theodore sighed in relief. He would rather have Devon shoot him than Dark Sun kill him with his nails. The first option at least gave him the chance of recovery; the second option would simply leave him dead on the spot.
”Didi!” Devon couldn't be bothered with Theodore anymore and dived at his little brother. He picked up his hand and turned it so he could study it at different angles. It looked exactly like a normal human hand from every angle. So how did it manage to produce such long and deadly nails?
”Don't extend your nails in the future, okay?” said Devon, going into his nagging mother mode. ”What if someone found out that you are different from a normal human? No, if anyone finds out, I will shoot him myself!”
Daren nodded. He copied the command - Don't extend your nails - into his microchip.
”......” Theodore remained silent, he did not know how to tell Devon that those nails were actually the most human part of his little brother…
Never mind that, unless he had a death wish, he was better off staying put. Theodore wisely chose not to agitate the man holding the small-but-deadly hand gun again. ”Looks like Dark… I mean Dar's condition is quite good. Even though there are some conflicts, Mr. Solaris can solve the problem by commanding him to prioritise his emotions.”
Devon immediately repeated this order and also added, ”Call me gege from now on and get rid of the master part.”
”Yes, gege.” Daren nodded and obeyed the order.
Gege… Devon returned to his ”Gege and Didi” fantasy world with the foolish grin on his face, leaving an exasperated Theodore beside them. Dr. Avery pushed up his gla.s.ses and sighed. He was being ignored once again.
”Mr. Solaris, what are your future plans for Dark-”
Devon glared at him with his intense red eyes. Theodore ignored the cold sweat running down his forehead and his heart quickening in fear. He continued nonchalantly. ”What are your future plans for Dar? I am his surgeon and know quite a lot about him. If you tell me, I can make certain estimations for him.”
Devon found Theodore's courage interesting. His fearsome glare and his aura were the result of many treacherous battles in the financial world; they were not something normal people could handle. It was not unusual for people to even wet themselves in fear when they confronted him.
”I want didi to go to school. He's already fifteen and yet he's never been to school. That's just not right.”
Devon had already made up his mind. He wanted didi to have a normal life, and a normal fifteen year old should go to school.
Theodore's lips twitched as he carefully said, ”But you do realise that Dar's microchip contains large amounts of information already. He doesn't need to go to school.”
”Does that include social interactions? Does that include the experiences of a normal teenager?” Devon raised his voice without realising. He was angry, at least not at Theodore, but at his father. He hated him for not even allowing didi to have a normal school life.
Theodore stayed silent. Due to the demands of their previous employer, Dark Sun was designed to be the perfect bodyguard with superhuman abilities. That was exactly the opposite of what Devon wanted.
”I want Dar to experience the life of a normal teenager, Dr. Theodore. If you help me with this and succeed in turning Dar back into a normal teenager, I will grant any wish you may have.”
Devon had a confident smile on his face, he was well aware of how much he possessed. If he could use 30% of the world's human resources to find didi, he could just as easily use them to investigate an insignificant doctor who lost his certificate. Meaning that he already knew Theodore's soft spot. This man was simply a mad scientist and thus needed money. Quite a lot of money, in fact, to complete all his experiments.
Theodore's eyes gleamed as he answered without hesitation, ”A perfect standard science lab with unlimited supply, money and resources.”
”That's easy, I will give it to you now,” Devon answered readily. ”But if I find that you don't have the ability to help my little brother, then I will limit or even stop the flow of money, do you understand?”
”Yes, I understand.” Theodore's lips twitched as he accepted the offer.
”Then…” Devon turned to didi and instantly a.s.sumed his ”good brother with a gentle smile” image. ”Dar, what type of school would you like to go? Gege will organise everything for you.”
Daren opened his mouth but did not know what to say. After thinking for a while, he delved into his microchip and retrieved information on every possible school. He looked up and judged the school that would help him best with his job as a bodyguard.
After a few minutes he spoke to Devon. ”YeLan Academy, in the combat section.”
Devon's smile faltered; he felt a little troubled. Didi was already a cyborg; if he went to the combat section, there would be a high chance that he might be discovered… meaning Devon should do something about this.
But, he really did not want to deny didi's request. The last time he did, the boy had to suffer pain and agony for seven whole years. Devon made up his mind; no matter what didi requested, he would never refuse it.
”Alright!” Devon answered with conviction. This alarmed Theodore.
”You can't! Dar is really strong! Really, insanely strong. You don't understand how strong he is… if you let him attend a school like this, he'll easily be discovered. Didn't you want him to have the normal life of a teenager…”
Theodore paused, letting his words trail off. It looked as if he suddenly realised something or had become absentminded halfway through the sentence.
”What is it?” Devon scowled angrily. No one had ever dared to stop him and be absentminded while speaking to him.
Theodore had a strange expression on his face as he hesitantly said, ”The normal teenager experience you were talking about… it's not possible. You are the Solaris Emperor, the most prominent person on earth. Your brother… there's no way he could have a normal life. If you think about it, the cyborg part of him is nowhere as catchy as the brother of the Solaris Emperor.”
Devon blinked. He had completely overlooked that. He suddenly sat down and buried his face in his hands. If didi could not have a normal life because of him, that would be so cruel.
”Keep it secret then…”
”Huh?” Theodore did not hear it clearly.
Devon looked up and his eyes shone with certainty. ”I said, we will keep that a secret then. No one will know that he's my brother except you and me.” repeated Devon with a threatening look.
How many times have I been threatened? Theodore wondered as he smiled helplessly. ”I won't say a word, don't worry about that. I have no intention of playing around with my own life. Besides his relation to you isn't the only problem here. I know how strong he is; that's something you don't even understand yet. You have no idea about the kind of weapon you have at your disposal.”
Devon frowned, he did not like how Theodore described his little brother. But he could tell from Theodore's expression that the man was not exaggerating. Devon would never use didi as a weapon. He was also certain that with the power he held, he would not need didi to do any killing for him.
”Dar…” Devon spoke slowly, Daren turned to his gege, waiting for him to speak. ”Gege will give you another name and you can't tell anyone else that you are my brother, is that alright?
Daren nodded. He would not refuse any request from gege anyway, be it due to the microchip in his brain. or his own emotions. He would never disobey his brother. Even though they did not look alike, their personalities were very similar.
”Okay then, there's a lot to do. For example, I need to get a headquarters that will connect my house to my brother's house with a hidden pa.s.sageway so that I can go between the two houses without been discovered. Mmm… should I buy that YeLan Academy under some random name?” Devon stroked his chin in thought.
Are you crazy? Do you really need to go that far? Theodore's mouth twitched again. Are all rich people like this?
”Oh, yeah! I need to get clothes for didi. I'll just hire a fas.h.i.+on designer then,” said Devon as he continued to voice his thoughts.
Hire a fas.h.i.+on designer… Theodore was stupefied.
”Mmm… does he need tutoring? Maybe I should hire a tutor for him.” Devon frowned, looking just like a parent worrying about his child's education.
No need! Theodore reigned in the urge to point a finger at him and shout - No need for tutoring in the combat section, your didi's combat skills are better than the actual teachers.
Devon picked up his cell phone and dialled some numbers before speaking. ”Secretary? I want a fas.h.i.+on designer who specialises in designing clothes for the upper-cla.s.s. And I want a new headquarters and a house located somewhat far from my current location… Yes, yes... I want a normal house… Also, get the Covert Base Construction Engineers to dig a tunnel that connects the two infrastructures… Oh and find out if the YeLan Academy is up for sale… and buy a school student's certificate…”
”Hey! Dar! Get your brother to stop wasting money!” Theodore called out to Daren, unable to take it anymore.
”I can't order gege,” said Daren as he shook his head and also added, ”Gege, can I get a room for training? I would like a lot of weapons in it.”
Devon paused on the phone and then continued, ”Hey! Wait! Also construct a perfectly soundproof bas.e.m.e.nt under that normal house. Yes, it needs to be very big. And start a weapons specialist team, they must be capable of coming up with new weaponry immediately and produce them quickly enough to send it to me… I want all types of weapons.”
”You two are brothers…” Theodore buried his face in his hands, finally giving up on trying to reason with them.
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Notes: 1Theodore Avery: his chinese name is 安特契, p.r.o.nounced Anteqi
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