A man looking at his phone while leaning against the wall. Looking at the message popping on his phone.
[Tomorrow, the last chapter will be released.]
He sighed,
"Haaa.. i can't believe it. To think the last chapter will be tomorrow."
"Sam! What are you doing right now? Being lazy? Go get back to work!"
"Yes boss."
Sam Rush, a janitor at Gurmoine restaurant. He grab his mop and began to mop the floor. The restaurant was filled with many customers. Many waiter running around the restaurant taking the customer's order.
Still moping the floor, Sam stay focused on his job. He placed a sign down, warning the customer.
Full day went on, the restaurant finally closed.
"Yeah, i think that's all."
Sam wiping the sweat on his face, after cleaning up the whole restaurant. He shut down the light and lock the restaurant, before heading back to his house.
Suddenly, his phone recieved a notifications. It was from the restaurant owner.
Arriving at his house, Sam went ahead to take a shower.
'Whatever, when tomorrow came i will read it. The last chapter.'
Muttering that word, Sam took his clothes and put it on. He went straight to bed, sleeping the entire night peacefully.
The next morning,
"Hoaam."
Sam stretch his arm. He look at the clock on his wall, it was already 9 am. Apperently, today the restaurant is closed. He went to the bath to take a shower. Done with the shower, he sat on a chair. Picking up his phone on the table infront of him.
Sam look at his phone, searching for the notification about the novel he liked.
[Path of the strongest have just released the latest chapter.]
Sam quickly clicked the notification, and opened the novel page. He look at the latest chapter title.
[Chapter 2569 : The end of a journey.]
"This is it..."
Sam hold his breath before letting it go. His hand slowly move toward the chapter page. He then click it. The chapter soon popped up on his screen.
"Here we go..."
He slowly move his finger down, while reading the whole chapter. He keep scrolling down looking at his phone. Eventually, he reached the end of the chapter.
[Thanks for reading my novel, especially you, Garver. You stayed till the end. Thank you.]
"It's finally over.."
A tear was flowing down from Sam eyes. Realizing that the novel he liked already ended. He read the novel when he was an teenager, and now he is already an adult.
That novel helped him through hard time, it makes him happy. And that same novel had already ended.
Sam memorized every plot of the novel, his mind flowing with every bit of nostalgia. Sam wiped away his tear, before he lie on his bed, looking at the ceiling.
He closed his eyes, imagining the world in the novel. Feeling every character dialogue, their personality, their goal.
"How wonderful."
The novel reached an happy ending, the main character finally could settle down. And all the conflict that happened was gone. The antagonist is dead.
But Sam still have a conflicted feeling inside him. He does not want the story to end, he want it to be continued.
"I'm going to sleep. I hope tomorrow will be a better day than today."
He slept for 8 hour straight before finally wake up. He cook some egg and bacon, he then eat it and went back to sleep for an entire day.
The next morning, Sam woke up, his alarm clock woke him up.
"It's already morning? How fast."
He took a bath and dress up. Picking up his phone on the table and put it inside his bag, he walk to the restaurant.
Arriving at the restaurant, he took a key out of his bag. Unlocking the restaurant door. The restaurant look the same as the day he left it. The restaurant was empty.
"Huh, i guess this restaurant really define myself right now..."
The restaurant was still not open yet. Sam grabbed his tool and start cleaning the restaurant. Rearranging the seat to make it look neat.
After an hour, the worker of the restaurant soon arrived.
"Good morning Sam."
Greeting Sam, the head chef of the restaurant wave his hand toward him.
"Good morning."
Sam greeted back the chef.
"What's wrong pal?"
The chef noticed that Sam was not like usual. He saw a gloomy expression on his face.
"I'm fine, why do you ask?"
Sam replied to the chef.
"Nothing, it's just you're not like your usual self mate. Usually, you start your work with an happy expression. But this time your face was giving out a different expression."
"I can't help but wonder. That's why i asked you."
"Ah, i see. But truly, i'm really fine."
"Is that so? Well im glad if you're okay."
The chef laughed happily. Sam put up a smile, even though what lies behind that smile is a sad guy.
After that, the restaurant is finally open. Many customer entered the restaurant, order flooding in, and the waiter keep walking back and front delievering food.
The restaurant became busy.
"Everyone is busy... haaaa."
12 hours passed, the restaurant finally closed. Everyone had already left, except for Sam. Sitting on a chair, looking at his phone. He opened the novel application.
Clicking the 'Path Of The Strongest' novel page. He placed his finger on the comment section place.
Click Click
Touching his phone several time, writing something.
[Garver : Author, is there going to be a sequel for this novel?]
Sitting on the chair patiently, Sam waited for the author of the novel to reply to him. A few minute later.
Ding!
[Brave_warriors : I'm sorry Garver, but there will be no sequel to this novel.]
[Garver : the story, does it already end then?]
Sam face became sad, Until he recieved another message.
[Brave_warriors : the story hasn't ended yet.]
'What? What does he mean by that?'
[Garver : what do you mean by that?]
[Brave_warriors : i mean the story is still progressing.]
Sam widen his eyes, he can't believe what the author just said.
'The story is still progressing?
Ding!
Another message showed up on the screen.
[Brave_warriors : do you want to know the ending?]
Sam swallowed his saliva. The story still progressing even when the novel end. Sam didn't know what the author talk about. But as soon he saw the next message popped up.
'The ending on the last chapter wasn't the ending?'
He had that thought in his mind.
'I.. want to see it.'
Click! Click!
[Garver : Yes i want to see it.]
[Brave_warriors : Very well then, think of it as an reward.]
"Wait what? Reward?"
The screen on Sam's phone began to emit a really bright light. Sam quickly reacted by closing his eyes.
"Wha- What is happening?!"
As the light disappeared, Sam had also disappeared aswell.
[Brave_warriors : This is your reward Garver for all this time, enjoy the 'epilogue']