Lock was shocked to see Hero turning the bullet in his hand a sand. He couldn't believe that Hero had a remarkable skill. Lock then looked at where was Hero looking and there he saw one of his colleagues laughing. "Simon!" Lock yelled at him. Simon is the team's best sniper, like Hero, Simon also consumes the gem's power which is a purple gem that enables him to have a better eyesight for sniping. All of his shots are 100% accurate.
Simon keeps his finger off the trigger and up the safety lever. He jumps down from the rooftop and dashes towards Hero and Lock. "What the hell are you doing!? You almost killed our visitor!" Lock reprimanded him but Simon didn't even try to look at Lock and just reached his hand to Hero, asking for a handshake.
"Simon, welcome to our paradise," Simon speaks still lifting his hand and asking for a handshake with Hero. Hero just stared at his hand and then at his face who was still smiling looking at him.
"I don't want to get in contact with someone who mostly gets me killed, out of my way," Hero coldly replied making Simon's eyes widen and didn't expect to receive a response like that.
Hero leaves Simon stunned as he still processing what happened to the both of them. No one was able to reject his friendliness and it was the very first time that someone rejected him! "What a harsh guy," he muttered looking at Hero's back walking away from him.
It only took minutes and Hero was already inside of Vanessa's office. He sits on a chair, facing Vanessa who is now smiling and looking at him. A woman suddenly appeared holding a tray filled with food and tea, she offered one to Hero but he decided not to eat or even drink what was served by someone he just met. He needs to be wary as trusting strangers is one of his biggest mistakes in his previous life.
"Let us get straight to the point, what is the reason for calling me, Vanessa?" Hero asks her making Vanessa stop sipping her tea and smiling at Hero.
"As I was observing you, it seems that you had already enough knowledge about our current situation. About the monsters and the gems that you are talking about. Since you will be living here, I will give you everything I can do for you. A place to sleep, food, and other materials that you want, I can give you all of that but in exchange for your knowledge," Vanessa explained.
Hero just keeps on staring also trying to study Vanessa's behavior. He doesn't know whether to give them his knowledge about the gems as he doesn't know if Vanessa can be trusted. He doesn't want bad people to know about how could they be able to get abilities and as for Vanessa's statement, it was as if she is eager to know something.
"I can, you don't need to give me such things as we will leave here sooner. I will give you knowledge about the monsters basically how powerful every monster is based on their gems," Hero said causing Vanessa to smile. This is useful for informing them about the monsters' ranks, but it does not explain how they can use the gems to obtain abilities. 'Well, people can't just take some purple gems,' he reasoned.
"And what about the gems? As I looked at both of you, you and your sister were carrying three bags of gems, what is it for? Is that the thing you say that is valuable so we could use it to fight against monsters?" Vanessa continuously asks him making Hero shut his mouth, thinking what should he gonna answer.
Hero smiled and spoke. "Yes, you can use these gems to forge weapons. It depends on the gems on how can your weapon be stronger after forging it with your weapon," he answered.
Vanessa just looked at him and smiled once again. "It seems you really had a valuable item but don't worry, I am not asking you to give us your gems but you know, it will be easier for us if we collect gems and forge them in our weapons. Governments would be delighted to work with you, Hero," Vanessa speaks.
"Are you trying to tell me that I will give you some of my gems to you?" Hero paused and continued. "I won't. You can fight monsters and take their gems but not my gems."
"Hey, I am not saying that. If you won't give us some, it is fine. I won't force you. I am still thanking you for saving our lives," Vanessa speaks and smiles. She offered him the food again and the tea that was served on the desk. He still rejects it and continues to have a conversation with Vanessa on another topic.
It is getting darker and Hero is walking in the hallway carrying food for Peitho. He looks around and people are busy making weapons and building something. He just looks away and quickly heads inside the room. There he saw Peitho cleaning the room.
"Brother," she called his name when she sensed his presence. Hero put the food on the table. "Where did you go?" she asks.
"Vanessa called me. We'll be leaving tomorrow morning, have your dinner," Hero speaks and takes a look under his bed and feels relief when he still sees his gems there.
"What? Why?" Peitho asks confusedly.
"Vanessa has been asking me to be one of her underlings, even though she didn't say it directly. I am sure she has been observing me since they saw us. I can't trust her," Hero replied, looking at Peitho, who was now eating the food while listening to him.
"Do what you want, I am still safe when I am with you anyway. I will immediately prepare the bag tonight," Peitho says while keeps on eating. Her statement what made Hero smile.
The night had arrived, and Hero decided to consume the energy source of the other blue gems. He still keeps the orange ones because his body is still learning how to consume energy sources, and he does not want to rush through it and wear out his body. He still needs to train properly and strengthen his body before consuming other colored gems.
He is concerned that the people in this building will notice him consuming energy sources, which is why he chose to do it late at night because once you starts to concentrate, his senses to sense outside will not detect anything, making him concerned that someone may be watching him without his knowledge.
Hero was busy consuming the gems when a person passing by on their way to the comfort room noticed a light in Hero's room. He was curious about it, so he went there and was surprised to see Hero consuming the gems while his body lit up. He immediately stepped backward and ran as fast as he could until he stumbled upon a rock, which caused the box with canned food inside on the side of the wall to fall to the ground, making a sound.
Hero became nervous when he heard it and quickly went outside to look, but there was no sign of a person, only a box with canned food on the ground. His eyes darkens and quickly closes the door.