Chapter 10: Back to the Routine

-*I whisper*: "Wait Laura, these people are dangerous, maybe I can win the other fights, but not with these people.

-Seriously, it's annoying that we have to come looking for Raul when I gave the order for everyone to go to headquarters.

The man who complained was the one who accompanied Alan, he was a 6'4" man, muscular, even more muscular than the head of this headquarters, who's name was apparently Raul. He wore a leather coat with a big fox behind it and sunglasses over his eyes. (No doubt this is…).

The leader of the Black Foxes. The man known as Victor Martinez.

-Sir, I tried to take Raul with me, but time was short, fortunately we left William and Stacy back at headquarters.

The men were getting closer and closer to where Alexander and Laura were, it was inevitable that they would not be found.

-Wait Alan, someone is calling me. -The big man took his cell phone out of his pocket and decided to answer the call.

-What is it? We are looking for Raul.

{Sir, we're in trouble, the leader of the God Bulls is here, we can't…}

The call is immediately cut off and the man with the angry look on his face squeezes the phone until he destroys it.

-!!! Alan, let's leave Raul for later, we can't waste another second, we have to go now!

After this show of force they both get into the car and drive off in the direction they came from.

-Sigh, damn, that was close. -Alexander lets go of Laura's mouth and then blushes when he sees how she holds the girl, since his wife left him in his old life he hadn't felt such a similar contact.

-Tha...Thank you Alexander, thank you. -But to his surprise, she ended up hugging him with the happiness of escape.

-Thank me later, for now let's go. -Stuttering, he said this to the girl and they left.

-Here you go, as you asked, full of chocolate and cream.

After half an hour, Alexander and Laura managed to escape, and to reward Alexander, Laura decided to give him an iced coffee with chocolate and cream, as Alexander had requested.

-Wow, wow, I have to admit it looks fancy if this is my reward. -Alexander drank the coffee with a very happy face, he loved the sweet taste.

(The taste is perfect, I admit it, but now let's see the real rewards) -Alexander decides to take out his phone to see what he had received after completing this mission.

-Hey Alexander, shouldn't you go to the hospital or something? -Laura interrupts Alexander out of concern. -That guy hit you really hard.

What Laura said was 100% true, Alexander had an unprecedented fight where he had to give everything and take a lot of damage.

-Don't worry, it's just a few scratches, sleep is fine. (I really want to go, but if I go, they will call my mother, so I should sleep and go to school as early as possible tomorrow).

After saying these encouraging words to Laura, Alexander decides to look at his rewards, starting with the objects.

(Good, I have another upgrade chip, if I get one more, I can upgrade the system, next is this other item…)

[Item:Miracle Donut]-[This miracle donut will save you thanks to its sugar from heaven, if you eat it before a fight and lose all your health points, you will be able to recover 5% of your health points with an increase in your speed]-[Item type: Unique, Item class: A+, Item quantity: 1].

(Boy oh boy, this item will be pretty good due to the fact that I'm actively involved in fights, but the white candy scarf was better, after all, it was S rank, but the saying goes, one is better than nothing. Let's continue with the skills)

[Combat Skill: Counter Strike]-[A punch is better when it has some emotion in it. If your opponent throws a strike, you can throw a perfect counter-strike with 10% more power than your opponent's original strike, and if you take damage from your opponent's strike, the damage of your counter-strike will increase to 25%. This move can only be used on opponents who are slower than you]-[Skill level: 1, Mana cost: 4 per hit, Skill mastery: none].

[Skill: Fast Recovery]-[A king always needs a good night's sleep to rule. When you sleep, your body will automatically recover from any damage that does not involve cuts, poisons, or burns, in which case your body will ease the pain]-[Skill level: 1, mana cost: 10 per night and 4 per nap, skill mastery: none].

(This is great, it's important to surprise your enemy in battle, I need to increase the stat points in speed from now on. Now, in the case of the fast recovery skill, it is also very good, but it consumes a lot of mana).

While Alexander was thinking about the best way to use his new skills, two people came through the door. It seemed to be a woman and an older man, possibly the age of Alexander's mother.

-Good evening, Mom, Dad!!!! -Young Laura gave her parents a charming smile as if today had never happened.

-Laura, what are you doing here? -But on the other hand, Laura's parents show a face of fear and horror to see their daughter here.

-Why, wouldn't I be…? -The girl raises her hands and takes a few steps back, looking at her parents with a very surprised expression. Something seems to be going on here.

-No… No, daughter, I didn't mean that, you know, I thought you were… you were with friends, having fun… and… those… those… things. -The woman decided to correct her husband's mistake and say those words nervously.

-Friends? But you know I don't have any friends, after all, working at the cafe takes up all my time. You two know that better than anyone. -Laura's eyes filled with tears as she spoke. It seemed that both Alexander and she had gotten an idea of what had happened today.

(Poor girl, I understand her, in my old life I couldn't make many friends because I only worked and slept, I know more than anyone how it feels not to be able to have fun).

-You know… today the Black Foxes came and… -Laura wanted to talk, but her tears and crying got worse and worse. -They… They came and asked for the money.

-The Foxes? Black foxes? -They came? I thought it was Wednesday, not Friday." The nervous man said in his words that he had no idea that the Black Foxes were coming today, trying to hide the truth.

-They, they saw that you… that you weren't here, they took me and kidnapped me… -Laura continued to cry as she saw the face of her parents, who didn't seem at all surprised by what their daughter was telling them.

-They took you? That's very bad… they shouldn't have done that… ….

-Yes… Daddy, Mommy. -Laura throws the phone to her father and looks at him with eyes that can't cry anymore. -Call the police, I have witnesses.

-Laura looks at Alexander as she says this. Alexander, on the other hand, just looked at the scene in surprise, he had heard from the boss of the Black Foxes headquarters in his fight with him. According to him, Laura cost them money.

-Laura… I'm sorry… we didn't know what else to do.

The man only lowered his head while he answered this crude truth to his daughter, everything seems to indicate that they used his daughter as a bargaining chip to pay off their debt, if it wasn't for Alexander no one would have cared for her.

-Why, why, why, why, why, you are not my family! -Laura runs out the door while her parents just keep their heads down.

Alexander wanted to follow Laura, but there would be no point, he just drank his milkshake and left the place with only one thought on his currently serious face.

(I have already understood the reason for these missions, you are very smart, aren't you?)

As if realizing something, Alexander speaks to the "voice", thinking it is listening to him.

(This world is as rotten on the outside as it is on the inside, no matter what changes I make, it will remain the same. The only way to change it is…)

Alexander pulls out his phone and with a look of determination, convinces himself in his mind.

(I must become king)

With this thought in his head Alexander decides to go home to rest, tomorrow he would have a busy day at school.

Alarm sounds

The night passed in a flash, but as soon as the alarm sounded, Alexander woke up and started his daily mission.

[Daily Mission: King's Routine]-[Complete]-[Reward: 27 experience].

(As I guessed yesterday, this mission gives me one more experience per day, which will be important in the future).

Alexander, who was about to leave for the high school, is surprised by a light.

-Good morning. It seems you wake up early now. -Alexander's mother comes down the stairs, apparently she also woke up early.

-Mom?...Mom? What are you doing here? -Young Alexander doesn't face his mother, after all, he's had several fights in just two days.

-Hey, did I teach you how to respond to your mother standing with your back turned? -But to her chagrin, her mother decides to approach him and see her face. -You see? That is better.

Alexander's mother decides to give him a kiss on the forehead and then goes to get a drink of water. -I was a little thirsty, so I came downstairs, have a good day at school.

After she drank the water, the woman went back upstairs to her room (Doesn't she care about me? Or hasn't she seen my wounds?).

Alexander quizzically decides to look at himself with his front camera, but to his surprise, his face is clean. -Wow, all my bruises are gone, that must be the fast healing skill.

-Let's go to class. -Full of energy, Alexander decides to go to high school, ready for a new day.

-Good morning Alex, you're early, right? -Young Richard greets Alexander, who arrives at school 25 minutes early. On the way, Alexander noticed that the cafe where Laura worked is closed.

-Good morning Richard, how are you? Alexander returns Richard's warm greeting as he watches him sit down.

-Hello losers, are you ready for today's game?

Marcus entered the classroom as usual with an aura of superiority and this time in his sports shirt he is more than excited.

-Game? -Alexander asked Richard what was going on, since he hadn't been informed of any game.

-Ah, sure, since you didn't come yesterday you missed it, but we have a baseball tournament and it seems that Marcus wants to play Felix in the final game.

-I see, are you going to play Richard? -No, I'm not very good at sports, and you Alex, will you play?

-I…, Alexander, who was about to say the same thing as Richard, sees his phone vibrating on the table and decides to see what it was about.

[Mandatory Main Mission: The Fall of the Tyrant 1]-[The people have been threatened by the tyrant who rules them, it's time to overthrow him, first let's extinguish his presence].

[You must hit more home runs and score more runs than Marcus Watters in the entire tournament].

-Looks like I'll be playing.