"What type of secrets?" Harry asked.
It was a short pause in between.
"Yes, I can help you in finding a way to satisfy your curiosity, but I think what steps you take afterward are very important, and I am curious about what you will choose. So, it will be better if you find it yourself," Krish answered and continued in a mysterious tone. "This quest is a long-term quest, so you don't have to rush things, and for your information, the harder the quest, the better the rewards."
Harry let out a deep sigh and went to bed, he didn't want to get mad over a system.
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It was morning, sun rising through casting light on tall buildings.
Currently, Harry was walking to his new university.
He walked for 20 minutes when he reached his destination. "Princeton University, one of the most renowned universities, spread over almost 10 km²."
When he entered the gate, he could see different pathways, students riding their vehicles to their respective classes.
Some of these vehicles included fancy cars.
He remembered his new class was in section D. Searching around, he saw a girl standing in a corner leaning against a tree.
To get answers, he approached her, asking, "Hey, do you know the way to section D?"
"New admission?" she asked, tilting her head.
Seeing her questioning Gaze Harry gave a slight nod in response.
"Wait, my friend is coming, we are also going there. I can show you the way," she replied while looking toward the main gate.
Harry thanked her, he wasn't sure why but he felt that every word she said was a order.
After waiting for around 10 minutes, the person finally came.
"Hey, Cia, I'm here," a girl called out, waving toward the girl while entering through the gate.
"Let's go, she's here," Cia said.
Harry followed Cia and the girl who called out her name.
As they walked, Harry noticed the peculiar way Cia and Kate glanced at their surroundings, as if everything was familiar and foreign at the same time. It was as though they were explorers in a land they should have known but didn't.
"Who is he?" Kate asked skeptically, pointing towards Harry.
"Don't know his name, he was asking the way for section D," Cia explained.
Listening to their conversation, Harry interjected, "My name is Harry Smith, nice to meet you."
Cia and Kate glanced at him and continued walking.
Harry feeling Little uncomfortable followed behind. Although they didn't introduce them but for some reason he didn't feel like being shrugged off.
"You know, it's already been two months, we will have to return soon," Kate said, checking her phone.
"Yeah, whatever. I never came here for the quest, I just wanted to see life out here. And it was the best decision in my life, it's so peaceful here," Cia replied with a big smile.
"Although the elders won't say anything, but others got the news, and it could be risky, so we will have to leave as soon as possible," Kate said, looking somewhat annoyed.
"Who cares, just enjoy your life. Did you see those smartphones? Why don't we have access to them?" Cia said, showing a phone in her hands.
Harry listened throughout the conversation but was unable to make any sense out of it. A thought came to his mind 'could it be, that they are aliens living among humans' but he threw this thought out of the window.
They entered the class, but there was only one desk left that was not occupied, so they had to sit together.
Walking towards the seat, Harry could feel all the gazes, but he realized they were all targeting these two beauties walking beside him.
Suddenly, he felt an oppressive aura coming from his back. Although it was not physical, it made these two girls unapproachable. None of the boys dared to approach them. Harry sat beside Cia.
"Hey, do I have anything weird on my face,all the students are looking at us," he said to Cia, clearly uncomfortable with those gazes full of envy.
"Ignore them," Cia chuckled, her eyes twinkling with a mix of amusement and mystery. Harry couldn't help but wonder what lay beneath that carefree exterior.
A professor entered the class and announced, "Today, there are no classes. Meet your new classmates and make new friends." With these simple instructions, he left the room.
"What are your plans after the class?" Kate asked Harry.
"Nothing much, just shifting to the dormitory," Harry replied, putting his notebook back inside his bag in a disappointing manner.
"Oh, you will live in the dormitory; we are also living there in room number 21," Kate informed.
They talked about various things. Mostly about entertainment studf. he noticed they were acting like kids, getting fascinated by entertainment stuff but getting matured in the next second when talking about life.
He was more surprised when he heard them talking about how good cars are but criticizing their speed for only going 180 km/h at most.
To end this prank, Harry suggested, "Let's go eat something."
Kate and Cia also wanted to taste something new today.
They walked for a while, but then Harry asked while scratching his head, "Do you know where the canteen is?"
Both Cia and Kate shrugged their shoulders in unison.
"Then follow me I know a place where we can eat," Harry suggested.
The restaurant was near the library where he worked, he eats there frequently. They reached there in the next ten minutes.
Harry ordered food for the ladies and told them to sit down, excusing himself to use the bathroom.
He was pondering about how weird these girls were when, stepping inside the bathroom, someone slapped him around the neck very hard. His thoughts were unclear as he felt his consciousness slipping away.
In the main area of the restaurant, Cia and Kate were waiting for Harry to return, but a man emerged from the shadows.
"Miss, someone is here, I felt an energy fluctuation from that side," he said while inspecting the surroundings.
When Cia saw where this man was pointing, she said, "Isn't that where Harry went?"
The man standing beside her understood what she wanted and flickered in a blur toward the toilet. In the next moment, he came back.
"I think they ran away and took that boy as a hostage," he informed.
Cia palmed her head and said, "Python, go and find out where they took him and what power level they have."
Around twenty minutes later, Python returned.
"What did you find?" Cia asked when she felt someone in her shadows.
"I think our rivals were tracking us, but they don't have the guts to confront us directly, so they gave some benefits to a small organization to find information about us. This organization doesn't have any information about you or your family's power, so they accepted the task, thinking it was a chance to earn easy money. To find information, they kidnapped the easiest target, 'Harry,' considering him a subordinate of ours."
"They will pay for messing with us. Lead the way to the place where Harry is," Cia said to Python.
She felt guilty; Harry got dragged into the domain's matters because of her. He was kind to her, and she didn't want him to die just because of her. She also wanted to eliminate whoever was following her.
...
"Harry, wake up... Harry... Harry, open your eyes."
Harry opened his eyes when he heard his name being called out.
He was in a black room with dim light, and there were no windows, only one door. Unsurprisingly, there were two chairs, one that he was sitting on and another in front of him.
He wondered how long he was unconscious.
"Hey, I'm sorry I should have told you," Krish said.
When he heard from Krish, he focused on the system.
[Quest: Survive. Rewards: ???]