Chapter 64: 64. Helping others

Riki caught his breath. He was back in his room. His heart was pounding, still unable to believe what had just happened.

Riki stared at the sword in his hand. It was no longer emitting flames.

"Can you keep this sword?" Riki muttered.

[Sword stored]

Riki felt relieved as the sword vanished from his hand. He ran his fingers through his hair, still unable to believe he had just killed a real monster.

Riki thought it was a game.

A game.

Not real.

But it turned out that it was all real?

[You yourself that thought it was a game]

Oh, that’s right.

Riki ruffled his hair again. He had encountered a real monster.

"That was... fun," he muttered, smiling, then chuckling afterwards.

Suddenly, his bedroom door opened. Riki fell silent, pretending that nothing had happened to him.

"Riki, do you want to eat? Selene made chicken satay with peanut sauce and sweet soy sauce, it’s really good! You have to try it," said Sean, walking over to Riki, who was a mess.

Sean laughed at Riki’s appearance, with his messy hair and sleepy eyes.

Riki looked silly.

"Ugh, don’t laugh, I’m hungry, hurry up and carry me," said Riki.

Sean clicked his tongue lazily, "I can drag you if you want. I may be older, but you’re BIG! Walk yourself."

Riki clicked his tongue in annoyance, but he was only joking when he asked to be carried. He got down and followed Sean.

Sure enough, Selene was cooking in the kitchen. The aroma of meat coated in sweet soy sauce and grilled on the barbecue smelled delicious. It looked good.

"Oh, you’re awake, Riki? You don’t mind if I cook something with the ingredients you have here, right? I know you must be very hungry. You slept for a long time and just woke up this morning," said Selene.

Morning? Actually, Riki woke up at night. It seemed that when Riki went to Etheria and then came back, time passed as usual. Riki thought he would return at the same time.

The three of them had a delicious chicken satay for breakfast. The peanut sauce was also very delicious, Riki liked it.

"I have to find a job," Selene said suddenly after they finished breakfast, while Sean was washing the dishes.

"What kind of job do you want? We might be able to help you," asked Sean.

"Hmm, I don’t know... something I can do casually, but can earn a lot of money," replied the girl.

Sean chuckled when he heard that, "You want to be a sugar baby?"

Selene clicked her tongue in annoyance, "Come on! There must be other jobs besides that, which are relaxed and pay a lot of money!"

Riki, who had been silent, was helping by analyzing Selene’s talents using his detection skills.

It turned out that Selene had several talents. She could cook, she could garden, she could sing, she could dance, she could paint, she could knit... she really had a lot of talents. Riki was confused about how to help Selene.

"Instead of being confused, you’d better just take care of me and follow me wherever I go today. You can decide after you’ve seen the situation around here," said Riki.

Sean turned to Riki, "That’s a good idea, but where are you going today?" asked Sean.

"I’m going to Hayper Entertainment to help them select girls who will debut as idols later. I’ve also convinced Liz and Angeline to join, and if Selene wants to come too, she’s welcome. Who knows, you might be suited to be an idol," said Riki.

"Idols are like the ones who always appear on television and the internet?" asked Selene enthusiastically.

Sean chuckled at Selene’s sudden interest, "I can’t imagine you becoming an idol, but with a face like that, I’m sure you’ll be popular."

Selene smiled proudly, "Of course! I’m so beautiful that I have to get out of this village as soon as possible."

Riki and Sean immediately turned to the girl, looking at her with questioning eyes.

"What happened?" asked Riki.

Selene laughed awkwardly, then rubbed the back of her neck.

"Well... there were some people who tried to marry me... some wanted to make me their second wife, third wife, and some—well, anyway, there was a lot of chaos after my mother died. Some of them said my mother owed a lot of money, so I had to marry them. They even forced me. That’s why I ran away. Actually, my mother didn’t have any debts, but they thought I was stupid," said Selene.

Sean and Riki were silent, not expecting Selene to have such a story. And as Selene told it, she became very sad.

"Well... no need to worry now, anyway, I’m already here, right? Hahaha." Selene laughed awkwardly, making them feel even more sorry for her.

"You’re not your mother’s only child anymore—I mean, you don’t have to pretend to be strong and face everything alone. I’m here now, if you need anything, I can help you. You don’t have to work too hard either, as long as I can still work," said Sean.

Selene chuckled softly, "Oh my god, you’re going to get married and have a wife, I can’t just rely on you."

"Marry? I don’t even have a girlfriend," replied Sean.

"Oh, I forgot. Is there a girl who would want to be the girlfriend of a pretty guy like you?"

"Damn it! I’ve had girlfriends before, okay! I’ve had exes, I’m not that pathetic."

"How can I believe that?"

"You’re really annoying..."

Riki just smiled seeing how well his cousins got along with each other. Even though Riki still couldn’t believe that he suddenly had cousins—well, he did have them... it’s just that Riki couldn’t consider himself close to his uncle’s children.

But, Sean and Selene, whom he had just met, he already felt very close to them.

After finishing breakfast, Riki returned to his room. He felt very refreshed even though he hadn’t taken a shower yet.

Before starting his activities, Riki took the time to open his smartphone. He smiled when he saw the messages from Liz.

Liz said that she and Angeline would attend the audition held by Hayper Entertainment, but neither of them were serious about it. So, if they weren’t accepted, Liz and Angeline would be fine.

Riki chuckled at the messages. How could the two girls be happy if they weren’t accepted?

Riki put his smartphone away, then stretched, loosening his stiff muscles. It seemed that Riki’s battle with the monster had left his body exhausted. But it was a pleasant kind of exhaustion.

"Can I fight again?"

[Of course, especially if the magical energy in your body is already too much]

"Then just tell me when the magical energy or whatever is starting to fill up."

[Of course]

***

"Are you sure I’m going with them?" whispered Selene when she was already at the Hayper Entertainment building.

Riki introduced Selene to Liz and Angeline. Both were surprised to see Selene, who looked so much like Sean. Only like Sean had long hair. The two girls were surprised a second time after learning that Sean and Selene were Riki’s cousins.

After the introductions, Riki asked Liz and Angeline to invite Selene to the audition.

Then Selene felt insecure seeing how beautiful and radiant Angeline and Liz were.

In fact, Riki had to admit that Angeline and Liz were the strongest candidates there. Not only Selene, but the other girls also felt insecure at that moment.

"Of course. They are also just trying, just to gain experience. Who knows, you might be suitable. If you are not accepted, it’s okay. Besides, Sean and I have a lot of money, so you don’t need to worry about finding a job," replied Riki.

Selene, who was worried, finally gave up and followed Angeline and Liz.

Selene, who was easy to get along with, quickly became close with the two of them.

Riki left the place because he had to meet Celine.

The woman was already waiting for Riki, and she immediately greeted him when he arrived.

"You’re here, Mr. Khaizer? Please sit down."

Riki sat on the sofa, feeling very strange because Celine looked very awkward at that moment, unlike a few days earlier when they met.

"Is something wrong?" asked Riki.

Celine looked surprised, she smiled stiffly, then shook her head.

"Nothing is wrong, Mr. Khaizer, maybe you’re mistaken."

Riki chuckled when he heard this. "Am I seeing things? I saw it clearly, Miss Celine. If you have a problem, you can tell me, because I’m ready to help, especially if it’s about money."

Celine swallowed hard, which felt very difficult at that moment.

Riki stared at her as if he could see whatever was wrong with her.

"But this has nothing to do with work, so... I can’t tell you," Celine muttered.

Riki nodded in understanding, "Oh, in that case, let’s have lunch together, Miss Celine. As friends."

Celine was finally able to look at Riki, straight into his eyes.

Riki looked at her with a sincere gaze. Riki always looked at people that way. He was sincere.

There was no deception in his eyes, but that didn’t mean he was easy to read. It was possible that those calm and sincere eyes were fake.

However, Celine didn’t care if they were fake.

"Of course, Mr. Khaizer."

"Just call me Riki, why are you so stiff?"

Celine smiled, this time she was more relaxed.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Riki, now, let’s get straight to the first topic."

Riki nodded, it was not in vain that he analyzed Celine with his detection skills.

Because helping Celine was his first mission today.