First Ring (Part 2)

"Well, well, my boy is going to be an adult today, isn't he?" Leona smirked, wiggling her foot and looking intently at Adam.

Adam scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. He hadn't told his parents about this, but it had taken his mother a few minutes to realize from the glint in his eyes and the dreamy look on his face. 

However, Leona was wrong about something.

The main reason for Adam's excitement wasn't the date with Jena, although that was a big part of it, but the fact that tonight he'd be at the First Ring. It was a place he had wanted to go to for a long time, because the wealthiest and most powerful people lived there, as well as many Phantoms.

In fact, if he wanted to, Adam could already afford to live in First Ring, if he didn't have to take care of his family financially. However, Adam had no regrets, he knew that if one day he reached Damien's level, money would no longer matter.

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