Chapter 7: Magnus (1/2)

Kadyn couldn't contain his excitement after receiving the last notification. However, as he sat on the chair, boredom clutched his head and drowsiness swamped his eyes, and he fell asleep.

”Si-sir~” a noise fell in his ears, and he fumbled his hand in that direction. ”Sir…”

Someone once more called. He rubbed his eyes before turning at the culprit in irritation—a boy was standing in front of the counter. The same boy who went into the Magic Acceleration Room not long before.

”One hour is already up?” he asked in confusion.

The boy ogled Ayaan speechlessly. Complete at a loss for words. ”Umm… sir, I want to use the same service once more, can I?” he inquired.

Kadyn peered at the boy and thought he sounded humble compared to before. In contrast to his previous suspicious self. Furthermore he struck as nervous when he inquired about the service. Kadyn thought a little about it and nodded. ”Sure, how much time?”

”Five hours!” replied the boy.

”Sorry, man,” Kadyn immediately turned him down. ”I can't provide the service for five hours.”

”Sir, are you upset due to my earlier attitude?” the customer squeaked in panic. ”If... if you want I can apologize.”

Kadyn gawked at the boy and then shook his head. ”You misunderstood me. I didn't think you were impolite. It's just that I need to close the shop in two hours. Therefore you can't stay here… well if you want to practice here till tomorrow then…”

[Warning: one customer can't stay over six hours in the Magic Acceleration Room in a single day.]

”The fuck!” Kadyn cursed in irritation and the boy flinched back in shock, seeing Kadyn's sudden outburst. Not daring to speak no more.

[Host is not allowed to curse the system: 96-10→86]

”Holy sh…” through the halfway Kadyn controlled and swallowed the urge to swear. He took a deep breath and cooled himself down. Though his expression turned ugly. ”You can only stay here for two hours.” He eyed the pale boy and sighed. ”Four hundred dollars.”

”Ye-yes sir,” he handed over four hundred dollars and headed towards the room without turning back, afraid that Kadyn would stop him the next moment.

As the customer scurried to meditate, Kadyn also entered his secret room and activated the Elemental Chaos Formula. The boy would take two hours. Kadyn could meditate four hours inside the formation. Of course at the cost of four energy points.

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”Tring!”

He locked his bicycle and hustled into the house. The door was already open. From outside, he heard a voice of a man coming from inside. He slowed his steps, and eyed in front of him—a man sat on the sofa and was talking with his mother, and Salona blushed now and then. Elora was sitting beside the man, hugging his right arm tightly and acting like a spoiled brat. Due to back towards him, Kadyn failed to see the face of the man. However, he knew who that man was.

Salona was the first to notice him. ”Come, come, son,” she cried. ”If it wasn't for you, he would have already gone.”