chapter. 1

In a beautiful city named Vinia with classic building architecture, plus several ornaments make this city very beautiful. The city streets are full of white stones and magical lamp posts that will illuminate every night, installed along the edge of the road. Many people pass by the edge of the city adding to the crowded atmosphere of city streets.

However, we will not discuss the beauty of the city, let's go to the slum area located at the edge of the city. This area is the opposite of the area next to it, where this place is very dirty, narrow, smelly, and people wearing shoddy clothes can be seen in this area.

In an old abandoned shack,

"This is your payment," said a long-haired woman with green pupils, one of her eyes covered by a blindfold, and wearing layered leather clothing, handing a small bag to the figure in front of her wearing a mask.

"Thank you," said the masked figure in a female tone.

"You're still using that fake voice, Shadi?" said the blindfolded woman, crossing her arms.

Shadi remained silent, realizing that the blindfolded woman could only sigh.

"You can leave now," said the blindfolded woman.

Shadi immediately left the old shack. He walked along the narrow alleyway, ignoring the beggars and drunkards along the way.

As soon as he exited the slum alleyway, Shadi immediately went to a place where no one could see him. After checking that there was no one around him, Shadi removed his mask, revealing his rather handsome face. Shadi took off his cloak and changed into a blue long-sleeved shirt and black pants.

He removed a gemstone necklace around his neck. Shadi ran his fingers through his gray hair that reached his shoulders. After finishing, Shadi placed his cloak and mask in the shadow dimension under his feet.

Shadi emerged as a teenage boy and immediately blended in with the people around him. In the midst of the hustle and bustle, Shadi walked around looking left and right, searching for a shop. After finding it, Shadi went straight into a bar.

Inside the bar that was crowded with drunken people and laughter, Shadi sat at the bar. The bar's old waiter, a kind-hearted man named Ghun, looked at Shadi and smiled.

"Would you like your usual, sir?" the old man asked Shadi.

"Yes, please," replied Shadi.

The old waiter then grabbed a glass and a bottle, opened the bottle and poured the red liquid into the glass. Pieces of fruit were visible in the glass, and Ghun did not forget to add milk cream on top of the glass. Then, the old waiter put a spoon into it and handed the drink to Shadi.

"Your order is ready," said Ghun.

Shadi grabbed his drink and scooped up the fruit chunks in the glass and put them in his mouth.

"Your homemade drink is always the best, Mr. Ghun," said Shadi.

Ghun smiled after hearing Shadi's compliment.

"Do you want to try other drinks? Alcohol, for example," teased Mr. Ghun.

Shadi shook his head in disagreement.

"No, Mr. Ghun. I don't want to drink alcohol."

"Are you sure?" teased Ghun.

Shadi nodded confidently.

The old waiter just sighed.

"Okay, then. That drink is 25 bronze coins," said Ghun.

Shadi took a bag from his shadow dimension, took out 25 bronze coins, and handed them to Ghun.

"Thank you very much," said Ghun after receiving the money.

After paying, Shadi said goodbye and left the bar. He walked down the busiest street in the city, enjoying the street music that sounded unique from various musical instruments such as violin and guitar, and chatted with street artists. Finally, after walking for a long time, Shadi arrived in front of his house.

A simple house made of wood and stone, its shape is not much different from the houses around it.

Shadi then entered his house and took his towel, then went to the bathroom.

In the bathroom, Shadi took off his clothes and revealed his muscular body. A magic-circle shaped tattoo could be seen on his chest.

Shadi filled the wooden tub with water and put a red crystal stone in it. The water in the tub slowly vaporized, and Shadi put his hand in the tub. After feeling the water was hot enough, Shadi immediately immersed himself in the tub and calmed his mind.

Meanwhile, at the bar that Shadi had visited, Ghun, the old waiter, was serving a drink to another customer.

Suddenly, the bar door opened, and a young girl who looked like a teenager entered. She had brown hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a leather corset, and wearing a brown dress that matched her hair color. Her eyes were the same color as brown, and the most striking thing about her appearance was her ample chest that caught the attention of many men.

The girl met the old waiter and handed a basket filled with various ingredients to him.

"These are all the ingredients requested by my father," said the girl.

Ghun, the girl's father, took the basket and checked to see if there were any missing ingredients.

"Yeah, it looks like there's nothing missing," said Ghun as he put the basket in the cupboard.

The brown-haired girl looked around the bar as if searching for something.

"Daddy, hasn't Shadi come here yet?" Ghun's daughter turned to her father and asked.

Ghun turned around and looked at his daughter with a smiling expression on his face.

"Shadi has already come here and left since earlier," said Ghun.

"Eh?" a surprised and disappointed expression appeared on the girl's face.

"He's been gone since then?" said the girl, sitting on a bar stool with a lackluster expression and resting her beautiful face on the bar table.

Seeing her daughter pouting, Ghun could only shake his head. In his heart, his daughter really liked Shadi, and he intended to introduce and offer his daughter to Shadi, but at the right time.

Meanwhile, in Shadi's house, Shadi was preparing dinner, a bowl of wheat porridge with vegetable and meat chunks topped with spices. Shadi loved this food because it was easier to make.

Shadi ate the wheat porridge until it was gone, then looked out the window. The twilight could be seen, indicating that it was almost night.

Shadi decided to do any useful activities or random fun things.

Until nighttime approached and Shadi was about to prepare dinner, there was a knock at the door of Shadi's house. Shadi heard the knock on his door and immediately took the knife he hid in the sleeve of his shirt. Then, he slowly walked to the front door and said.

"Who is it?"

Then, the voice of a woman behind the door was heard, "It's me, Amaira. Can I come in your house?"

Shadi recognized who was behind the door. So, he opened the door and the girl standing in front of him was a brown-haired girl, the daughter of Ghun, the old waiter.

"Oh... it's you. Please come in," said Shadi kindly, inviting Amaira to enter his house.

Inside his house, Shadi turned on magic lamps that illuminated the room. At that moment, Amaira's appearance became clearer. She wore a sleeveless blue dress that displayed the area of her breasts, showing off her ample chest like a melon, with a short skirt up to the knees. Her hair was tied back with a blue ribbon, and she wore black leather boots.

Amaira sat on a sofa chair while handing a basket to Shadi. "I brought a basket of food that I made, you must be hungry?"

Shadi accepted the basket given by Amaira, grateful, and open the basket. He started taking the items out of the basket one by one to eat them.

"Don't you want to eat with me?" asked Shadi.

"Ah... okay then," said Amaira, blushing. She joined Shadi, eating the contents of the basket together.

The two chatted and joked until they realized that the food in the basket was finished.

Amaira then said goodbye and left for her home. Before leaving, Amaira gave Shadi a cute kiss on his cheek which made Shadi's face turn red.

After that, Shadi decided to sleep and welcome the next day.

To be continued...