[CONGRATULATIONS FOR PLUNDERING 40% OF YOUR ENERGY INTO YOUR ENVIRONMENT AND PURCHASING THE CAMERA LENSES.]
[SYSTEM CREDITED HOST 100 EXP FOR AVAILING CAMERA LENSES]
[SYTEM DISTRIBUTED 50 REWARD COINS FOR USING PLUNDERING SKILLS TWO TIMES]
[SYSTEM ADDED 10% TO HOST STRENGTH FOR HAVING THE COURAGE AND BRAVERY TO STAND FOR HER CLIENTS NEEDS]
[DISPLAYING HOST STATS...
NAME: FREY STATTERFIELD
AGE: THIRTY-THREE
LEVEL: 1
COINS: 250/10000
HP: 58/100%
EXP: 220/500
STRENGTH: 30/100%
INTELLIGENCE: 40/100%
SKILLS:
PLUNDERING- LEVEL 1
(Closed: Cooldown, 48 hours)
TELEPORTATION- UNLOCKS AT LEVEL 2
MORE SKILLS TO OPEN...
QUESTS: Updates daily
SHOP: Open
SPIN THE WHEEL: UNLOCKS AT LEVEL 5]
[AND NOW ACTIVATING CAMERA LENSES... LOCATION SCANNING... ACCURATE. TIME STABILITY, ENABLING...]
PING!
[CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ACTIVATED CAMERA LENSES.]
The blue popping-up screen monitor greeted Frey several times while he carelessly drive the Black Ford away from IRISH. She only thought of one thing before doing the decision she choose.
She wanted to help the old man, dying is Frey's greatest fear that wouldn't even imagine occurring to her. But where she is now, trapped in someone's body, doing everything she needs to escape the world she was in.
[HOST COMMANDING THE SYSTEM: Display the nearest route to reach Norweltong Subdivision.]
[SYSTEM ANSWERING THE HOST: Norweltong Subdivision is about 400km from where you are. But the nearest route would be around 250km from the Host point. Now turn left to reach for the shortcut way.]
The blue screen zoom in to a specific location, and a blinking red triangle is Frey's target destination.
"How many hours will it take to reach the location?"
[APPROXIMATELY 3.6 HOURS IF YOU DRIVE AT A NORMAL SPEED, BUT 2 HOURS IF YOU DO SOME OVERTAKING AND SPEEDING. JUST MAKE SURE YOU WILL NOT BE CAUGHT BY PATROLLERS, AS IT WOULD BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR THE HOST.]
"Okay," Frey replied. "Mr. Gomez, would you mind fastening your seatbelt please?" Now she turn to the old man she was about to bring for Profile Screening but ended up driving away to at least give him his last wish.
Frey left a sweet smile for the old man before finally stepping on the gas even harder and speeding the car away. A light feeling from her inside, and an unexplainable emotion are driving her crazy. Having the chance to hold again a car gear is like heaven to her.
She can't use her teleportation skill as a reaper because the system has its teleportation skill for her in the future. But even so, there is still something she can do even though she is not the real reaper who owns the body she uses.
Frey can change form from reaper to human. According to her observation, all Grim Repears have that ability from the beginning.
And that's what she did today. She changed her form to become a lawyer.
"W-where are we going?" Eduardo asked in confusion.
"To your house, I'm going to grant your last wish. So now let's have a safe trip, we should reach the Norweltong before they find out we're missing."
****
Andreus on the other hand is scratching his head while heading back to where he left Celestine and the soul they got. But his eyes widened after not seeing the two on the seat he had left him.
Good thing he bumped into Harley who was having business with Benedict. He finally found someone who can ask too.
"Harley babe, have you seen Celestine?"
"No, why? I thought you had a job today?" Harley have the same expression as his, then they began searching if ever Celestine just got bored and find for a new place to sit.
"That's right, we escorted the new soul we have and directly go here for Benedict, I left them there because I had to talk to Captain Farvati," Andreus explained what happened pointing out the space he had for Celestine.
"Sorry I have never seen them, I'm a bit busy right now because of the sudden increase in patients being treated at the infirmary. I need to request pest control at the Annex."
"Huh! Why?" Andreus frowned. He wouldn't have asked because he was in a hurry too, but what his friend said was quite intriguing.
"Look at them," Harley pointed to some reapers around, scratching and murmuring. "Like you, they also had burnt skins."
If Harley hadn't mentioned that he wouldn't have remembered the burnt skin that suddenly appeared on his shoulder. A cold feeling runs to her neck and again begins to scratch and rub the burnt area.
"Really?" Andreus continuously shakes his head. 'Why did it suddenly appear? Burnt skin may not be contagious.' he thought to himself.
"Well anyway, I'll go first Andreus, because I have a lot to do. Come by the infirmary later, I'll take a look at your wound, okay?"
Andreus gave Harley a wide smile. There is no denying that he is happy with the kindness she is showing them. Offering him some pieces of stuff and lending him a hand is greatly appreciated.
But before Andreus could take another step and find where his accompany go, Harley again opens a conversation.
"By the way, the car you borrowed from storage is missing at the parking lot, I just noticed it when I was on my way here. Has anyone else used it?"
Andreus didn't talk much, he also wondered if someone else had used it.
'We haven't brought it back to storage yet.' he thought.
But Andreus figured out what happened, he came rushing through Irish Annex to confirm his little suspicion.
"She did it again." Andreus guided his two hands toward the back of his head, whistling the rhythm of his favorite English song.
***
The dry and brownish leaves touched by Frey's feet stung when he entered Eduardo's residence. No noise can be heard from the entrance until even entering the old man's house. Frey didn't bother knocking and just went straight inside. She called several times but no one else answered.
The house they came across had a wooden wall, it was small and looked like it was falling from old age. The small gate is also made of pure wood with some damage in the middle. Cooking materials are scattered on the ground, next to it is a soap and a sponge. A bucket of water spilled over, looked like someone is rushing for something, and didn't bother to take a look back at what happened there. And on the other corner, there is a broomstick lying on the ground while the leaves and plastic skin are scattered everywhere.
"Are you sure this is where your house is? Are you not mistaken? It looks like this place was abandoned a long time ago." The grim reaper turned to her companion's soul, the woman was full of doubts about what she was witnessing.
"Yes, it's right here. You know I don't have time to fix everything here. I woke up, go to work, and later come back home... in the morning I go to work hard again, it was very difficult for me. Mom can't do everything in one whole day either."
"I see." Frey pushed open the door and headed straight for the living room. There was a small Television located at the bottom, a wooden chair next to it, and pictures hanging on the wall. There are also some medals and academic certificates hanging around.
She took a step further, eyeing the other parts of the house. A blue curtain divides the living room and kitchen. It was fine, the color interacted peacefully with her eyes. But a peculiar thing caught her eye and instinct.
'Something is wrong.'
"So where are they at this hour?" Frey's eyebrows met as she asked.
"I don't know either, not even Father is here." The old man had just come from a room, it was the main bedroom of the parents living in the house.
"Maybe something bad happened to my father, maybe he was taken to the Hospital." Eduardo's voice rose slightly, his eyes rolled from left to right and his body moved changed.
Eduardo told him that his father had been bedridden for almost ten years. Had an accident while maneuvering a truck, broke his back and even amputated a leg. So after that, he became the father of their family, and his world started spinning around them.
"Can you accompany me to them?" Eduardo asks Frey, eyes gloomy and starting to blur.
"Of course." The Grim Reaper undoubtedly replied.
The smile on the soul's lips widened, but his eyes darkened and the expression on his face became modest.
Eduardo led the way to the door first. Frey in human form returns to his persona as a Grim Reaper.
"But before that can you tell me, what did you do to your father?"
[SYSTEM SCANNING. . .]
[WARNING: A MURDERER DETECTED]