52 An incredibly thrilling duel (1/2)
I picked up the phone and walked back into the deserted building. Both Damian and Tania followed after me.
”Eugene? Why'd you call me?”
”Why did I call you?! WHY WEREN'T YOU IN CLASS?!” He shouted from the other side.
I held the phone away from my ears speechless.
Bro, that almost burst my eardrums.
”I didn't feel like going. I just skipped.”
”Yuri, you can't just...whatever, where are you right now? I'll go pick you up. School's almost over anyway.” Eugene said after calming down.
”I'm at home, where else?” I lied.
Damian and Tania suppressed their smirks while listening to my conversation.
”What a shabby home you have, Milady,” Damian whispered under his breath and Tania chuckled.
Well, they seem to be getting along fine. That's a relief.
”Really?” Eugene asked again with suspicion.
”Duh. Where else would I go? Some secret club to gamble?” I confirmed while rolling my eyes.
”Yeah...I feel like that's what you would do, actually.”
As expected of Eugene, he knows me well.
”I'm fine, don't worry about me. Did I miss anything important?”
”Not really. The school gave a small update on the dorms and also about some event happening soon. I wasn't really listening.”
”Alright, see you later then. Don't tell my family I skipped class.”
”But your fath-”
”Ah, sorry I'm about to dive into Sapphire. Contact me in the game.”
I hung up.
I really don't like being reminded of how overprotective my father is.
I don't like the feeling of being caged up. I understand that he's worried about me and everything but it's suffocating.
I mean, Joker already knows anyway right? Nothing I can do about it, I might as well just do what I want. Japan is a safe place for me for now.
I'm not that naive to believe that it's all over. I'll prepare for any possible unexpected occurrences accordingly.
I turned to Damian and Tania.
”I'll be leaving. I need to get back home. Tania, contact me if you have any problems okay? Here's a card, use it as you wish. You don't need to worry about it running out.”
I handed Tania one of my never used bank cards. It should have at least a couple hundred thousand yen in it.
I never use the money in the first place so I don't care about giving it to someone else.
Yeah yeah, the privileges of being born into a rich family.
Although, the money in that card was from when I was playing around with stocks.
”T-thank you very much!”
I smiled and quickly left the building. I checked the time, the final school bell would ring soon. I need to make sure I arrive home before Eugene.
I made my way to a more populated area of the city and hailed a taxi. I made sure to pay him extra to speed up a bit.
As they say, money makes the world go round.
The driver gladly did as I asked, he seemed weirdly excited as well.
I can never understand taxi drivers.
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I arrived home in just a couple of minutes thanks to the lack of traffic. Eugene hadn't made it back yet so I changed and dove into Sapphire.
I'm excited to see Whit okay? I definitely didn't do this to avoid Eugene. Yup.
My surroundings changed and I materialized in the middle of the village where I had logged off.
Huh? It was oddly quiet.....
I rose my guard and scanned the silent village. Not a single soul was in sight.
Shouldn't things be busier since the deserted knights were going to be implemented?
Suddenly a loud roar resounded from further away. I immediately started running towards the sound.
I hope nothing happened to the villagers...
Don't misunderstand me though.
I don't want to fail my quest.
And if you call me a tsundere then I WILL kick you.
I got closer and closer to the sound. It wasn't that far away so I arrived quickly.
For some reason, the sound seems less like a roar and more like...a cheer?
Arriving at a clearing, I saw all the villagers crowded around a circle where two men who I recognized as the deserters were standing within.
Hm? Are they having a duel?
The crowd suddenly fell silent again.
The two men created some space between themselves and wore grim expressions.