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The Great Aurora

Struggling with his own choices, bordering the abyss of time, Ralph tries to find the way... to freedom, he doesn't want to be held hostage by destiny again. The story begins when the world decides so. -- The modern world changed after a aurora, everyone can now evolve in a game-like way. Follow the protagonist since -just- before the event starts. (I write this novel and translate it to English with Google Translation.) [REAL average words/chapter: 2.7K] This book is a work of fiction.

ILuxTenebris · Urban
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Jane's doom.

"Damn you, Ikki!" Suddenly an angry voice came from outside the apartment, and the door was split in half.

Ralph looked in shock at the figure who entered the apartment without permission, was a woman who looked to be around 30 years old, with black hair and black eyes.

"Err ... Hey, Rey, how are you?" Ikki seemed to be nervous.

"How dare you arrive first without permission? The Great Elder gave the order to me, it is my mission to recruit the boy." Rey screamed and started pulling a saber from his waist.

Ikki was surprised and shouted:

"Wait, listen to me first."

Rey took a deep breath and seemed to be restraining himself from attacking Ikki.

"Cough ... I already recruited the boy for my squad, he passed my test and received the squad's mark. So ... A fight doesn't make sense right? Why don't we forget-" Ikki was interrupted by the look and Rey's murderous intent and overwhelming aura.

Ralph couldn't feel it, but because of Rey's high control.

Rey then smiled and said:

"I see, so it's like this ..."

Suddenly, Rey and Ikki's figures disappeared from Ralph's apartment, and only the broken door served as a reminder that something had happened.

Ralph took a deep breath and smiled bitterly.

He went to the broken door on the floor and suddenly had an idea.

He took one of the screws that was pulled out with the impact, it was deformed.

Ralph concentrated and expanded his sense of trance, but only for the nail. After that, a green aura began to emanate from Ralph's two hands.

Sweat began to fall from Ralph's hands, and at the same time the nail began to twist slowly. He slowly returned to normal.

When Ralph finished, he smiled. He was getting more used to Aura.

But he didn't want to fix the door with Aura, so he just left the door the way it was and looked at the table.

The equipment he had prepared earlier was there, waiting for Ralph's decision.

-I joined the golden inspectors, who seem to be a type of local police in Japan. I'm sure the members of that organization cannot do something like kill for hire.

-In that case, is everything I bought useless? ... No, I believe there is a use for that. I need a source of extra income, since I'm not going to work in the workshop anymore, I can't put Mr. Akira and the others at risk.

-Even if the government suspects something about my income, I believe the organization will fix it for me.

Ralph then turned on his notebook and started browsing the Dark Web, looking for something.

When the sun came up on the horizon, Ralph found what he was looking for. It was a spy site ... More precisely, selling and buying information of all kinds.

-If I sell weapons or drugs or kill, this can be considered harmful by the organization, now if I just deal with information, it shouldn't be a problem. Furthermore, I wanted to work as a hired killer precisely for the information the job would provide me.

Ralph spent some time registering on the site and, of course, creating a profile so that others can hire him if they are interested.

[Announcement: New member, codenamed 'BatSnake', registered on the site, we wish you good luck and good business.]

An ad appeared on the site for everyone to see.

Ralph knew he needed to draw attention to get customers, so he placed the following guarantees:

[1 °) Confidentiality guaranteed. I agree to receive anonymous offers.

2 °) I only accept virtual currencies.

3 °) I guarantee more than 95% efficiency at work. Whatever the information, if obtained, it will be delivered to the customer.

4 °) Full refund if the mission is impossible to complete.

5 °) I do not accept missions that involve silencing someone or threatening.

6 °) I do not accept missions involving Japanese national secrets, there are no problems with secrets from other nations.]

The first difference is the fact that he accepts anonymous offers, which is extremely dangerous. Nobody likes to stay in the dark and

not knowing who ordered the mission, and for what purpose.

The second is that Ralph offers a Full Refund if the mission cannot be completed. Most charge a small fee even if the mission fails.

The third difference is that Ralph accepts missions that involve national secrets, with the exception of Japan.

The only downside is that Ralph does not accept assassination missions, but this is common on the website that Ralph chose, which focuses more on information.

Ralph also kept an eye out for fluctuations in his equipment. Exactly three people tried to spy on Ralph's IP via the Ipv6 protocol, and one person launched an unsuccessful DDoS attack, probably hoping to get Ralph's real IP.

But even if the attack was successful, Ralph's network would automatically disconnect, burying any hope for the attacker.

"Now I feel like a real Batman, not ... BatSnake." Ralph laughed and yawned.

When Ralph saw the time, he got up and called a service provider.

"Hello, can you send someone with a new door and frames? The dimensions are as follows ... Please be quick."

After half an hour, time that Ralph took time to get ready for school and have breakfast, four men with a new door and equipment arrived in front of the apartment.

"Good morning, are you Imamoto Ralph? ..."

Ralph briefly explained what he wanted and the men were quick to get the job done.

After ten minutes, a new door was at the entrance to the apartment. Ralph was impressed with the efficiency.

"Here's the payment, thanks for the hard work." Ralph gave the money to one of the men, who took a receipt and handed it to Ralph.

After that, Ralph called a taxi, he was almost late and already missed the bus.

The weather was unusual, too hot ... Ralph had to take off his blazer and put it in his backpack, leaving only his white shirt and tie on his upper body.

Upon arriving at school, Ralph walked slowly to the entrance, but noticed some strange looks from some girls.

-That again ... Is anyone spreading rumors about me? This is not the first time I received strange looks.

Ralph thought.

When he was about to enter the building, a young man stopped in front of him. He was the troublemaker from before who ran for Ralph.

Ralph sighed and said:

"This time it won't just be like before, I'm really upset with you."

The boy suddenly knelt on the floor and shouted:

"Please let me be your dis-"

Ralph did not give the boy the opportunity to finish the sentence, as he was in trouble, and simply made the boy pass out.

Of course, those passing by just saw the boy and Ralph talk as friends and walk together towards the room ...

Meanwhile, Ralph went outside the school and threw the boy on bags of trash.

"You must be awake by now, I'll give you one last warning, stop bothering me." Ralph said and started walking, but was stopped by the boy, who grabbed one of Ralph's legs.

"Please teach me how to fight." The boy screamed.

"You know how to fight, I'm just too strong." Ralph spoke.

"I know, I want to be strong like you."

"I have no interest in teaching you anything." Ralph was about to disagree with the boy again but had an idea.

"How about this, find out if someone is spreading rumors about me or something, and I can consider teaching you a thing or two, but I won't be your master or anything."

"Seriously!?" The boy asked excitedly.

"Sigh ..." Ralph sighed and knocked the boy out again, leaving him on top of the trash bags.

Upon arriving at the classroom, Ralph sat down without caring about the looks of some people, since he arrived late.

Unfortunately for Ralph, the professor in the room didn't like that.

"What's your name? Late number 2?" The teacher asked.

"Ralph"

A vein appeared on the professor's forehead and he said:

"Do you think it's okay to be late for class?"

"Not." Ralph replied without a hint of conviction as he looked out the window.

The teacher noticed this and said:

"I will report your lack of education to the director, and I hope this will not happen again."

After saying this, the teacher started writing on the board.

Ralph didn't even care about the looks of others and started sleeping in the classroom. He hadn't slept at all tonight and was feeling tired.

This, of course, only served to further irritate the teacher, who took a picture of it and told the class that he would report it to the principal.

Ralph, even if he was awake, wouldn't give a damn about it, since he is the only one who pays the school fees, not his parents.

At most he will receive an extra activity to do.

When midday arrived, Ralph remained asleep, and when classes ended, Ralph was still asleep.

"Ralph-san, wake up, classes are over ..." Aoi shook Ralph as he said.

Ralph slowly opened his eyes and saw the blue-haired girl looking at him.

"Good, I thought I would have to attend one of today's classes, they are all useless for me." Ralph spoke and stretched.

"You speak as if you already know everything." Aoi spoke with a sigh.

Ralph rolled his eyes but was silent, the truth is that he only cared about the subjects he had not studied in his past life.

"Anyway, you can leave, today there will be no club meeting." Aoi said and started to leave the room.

Ralph got up too and left the school with Aoi.

"Tell me, Aoi-san, have you heard any strange rumors about me ... lately?" Ralph suddenly asked.

"What kind of strange question is that?" Aoi looked at Ralph doubtfully.

"Haha, never mind." Ralph said.

Despite being silent, both went in the same direction, and arrived at the Doce Lux restaurant.

"What a surprise, are you two going out or something?" Jane asked when she saw Ralph and Aoi together.

Both Ralph and Aoi just rolled their eyes, easily seeing Jane's attempt to provoke both.

"I thought the employees here were more professional." Ralph spoke with a sigh and started walking out of the restaurant.

"Err- Wait, Ralph-san, that was just a joke." Jane spoke as she stood in front of Ralph.

"I demand compensation, otherwise I will file a complaint with the manager." Ralph spoke in a serious tone and determined eyes.

Jane gritted her teeth and, with a vein on her forehead, said:

"You can complain, we don't do charity to give things away for free."

Ralph clicked his tongue and said:

"This is a shame, if it were a charity I would certainly come here every day to help."

"Help or eat?" Jane laughed and asked.

"What the heck, what's going on?" The old man Ralph had seen on the day of the meeting with Aoi's father appeared and asked.

"It's nothing, I'm just explaining things to customers." Jane was suddenly nervous and spoke instinctively.

Ralph did not miss the opportunity and said:

"I don't believe this is how the employees of this restaurant treat their customers, welcoming them with an open and immoral provocation. I will never return here."

After that, Ralph started to walk outside. But he was stopped by the old man, who shouted:

"Wait, aren't you the boy that came with Sai a few days ago? ... And you aren't and are Sai's daughter? What exactly happened."

Ralph took a deep breath and looked at Jane, who understood what was going on and said:

"This is just a misunderstanding, let me clarify ..." Jane made up some excuse.

Ralph's expression became lighter and he then said with a smile:

"So this is what happened, it looks like it was a mistake of mine."

But within Ralph's smile, Jane could see a threat.

"I see, so it was a misunderstanding ... So get out of there so as not to disturb those who arrive." The old man said and left.

Jane blew out a breath and looked at Ralph bitterly.

"Don't look at me that way, we are friends after all." Ralph sighed, too.

Jane ground her teeth and asked:

"What you want?"

Ralph's eyes lit up and he said:

"A pie made especially for me. And I want one of them every week. Of course, I will pay well for it."

Jane looked at Ralph strangely and said:

"I only make pies like Hobby ... Do you really like them so much?"

"It's not like they're really special, but I'm going to enjoy seeing a girl having to hand me a heart-shaped pie every week." Ralph spoke in a serious tone, as if he really had that in mind.

Jane looked deeply at Ralph for a brief moment and said:

"I'm just going to make a pie, don't think I will do it every week for you."

"Scoundrel!" Ralph suddenly shouted.

"It's like-" Ralph was about to speak again but Jane put her hand over his mouth to stop him.

"Shut up." Jane said and punched Ralph in the chest, she was really enraged.

Ralph felt a pain in his chest and took the opportunity.

As if he were dying, Ralph fell to the floor, motionless.

"What's going on? Why did I hear a scream?" The old man suddenly started walking towards them, but as it was a little far away he didn't see Ralph on the floor.

Jane looked in shock at Ralph. Disbelieving the fact that she killed the boy.

Blood started pouring out of Ralph's head, and he started to look pale. Of course, that was an illusion, but Jane didn't know.

Even Aoi was shocked, but when she remembered how he was behaving and also his special ability, she understood ... But she was incredulous, she didn't know that Ralph had that side in his personality.

"Did that ... did I kill him?" Jane looked at her hand in shock, she could imagine what would happen if the owner of the establishment saw this.

Aoi sympathized with her and said:

"You just need to agree with his demand, this is just his trick ... He's an Aura Master."

"A trick?" Jane was not surprised that Ralph's part was an Aura Master, but she looked at the blood and bent down to take Ralph's temperature, seeing that Ralph's body was cold, she went pale.

"How can this be a trick, I killed-" Jane said but then saw a note on the floor, the note was shining mysteriously.

Upon reading what was written on the note, Jane gritted her teeth and punched Ralph in the chest, and another punch, and another ...

What was written on the paper was:

[My wish before my death is that Jane from Doce Lux deliver me a pie every week.]

When the old man was about to arrive, Jane said:

"Okay, I accept the conditions."

Suddenly, all the blood disappeared, along with Ralph.

Ralph was sitting nearby, looking innocent and looking at the menu.

"What is happening?" The old man looked around, Jane and Aoi were standing and Ralph sat looking at a menu.

"It's just ... A man suddenly came up and said he needed an urgent phone, so I lent him the phone for a moment and he came out screaming after he couldn't make the call." Jane made up an excuse.

The old man knew that Jane was lying, but he just said:

"Stop causing trouble, go to work."

After that, the old man left again.

Jane blew out a bitter breath and looked up at the ceiling.

"All because of a simple joke ..." Jane murmured, and gained Aoi's sympathy.

"Jane-san, I already have an order." Ralph spoke in a light voice, but it made Jane gnash her teeth.

-Ralph, you pay me !!

"What you want?" Jane went over to Ralph and asked coldly.

Aoi sat next to Ralph as if nothing had happened.

"Are you asking about the pie or what do I want now?" Ralph asked without taking his eyes off the menu.

Jane suddenly thought of simply killing Ralph.

"Okay, okay ... I already know, I'm going to want a pie." Ralph then said.

Even Aoi almost spit blood on hearing that.

"Aoi-san ... What will you want?" Jane then asked.

"... whatever Ralph wants." Aoi suddenly thought about the fact that Jane had tried to provoke her before.

Jane started to shake and looked at Ralph.

"What kind of pie do you want?"

"Which pie are you asking about?" Ralph asked with a confused expression.

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