Birth Of The Crafts-God

Chapter 12: Chapter 12 : Debt Collector

On Eretre, a day happened to be the same as Earth, exactly twenty four hours consisting of roughly eleven hours of daylight and thirteen hours of nighttime. In truth, it wasn't the same in some of the neighbouring and farther planets.For instance, Jota, one of Eretre's neighbours, experienced 42 hours per day; 18 of those in sunlight with 24 in darkness.

This might seem a lot but one should recall that a day in Venus is 5,832 hours (243 Earth days) whereas in Mercury it was 1,408 hours (almost 59 Earth days) or 4,224 hours (176 Earth days) depending on how one wanted to define a day [AN: too complicated to explain but in AN section].

Although there were places with shorter days like Jupiter or Saturn, none of the habitable planets of the Kellan solar system were like such.

Eleven hours might seem much but they easily went by for Lucas and it was nighttime soon. At that point, Lucas realised he was hungry but didn't leave the store either. Instead, he used his communicator and ordered for a meal before resuming his activities which was mostly educating himself on the world.

Apart from educating himself about his new world, Lucas had spent a significant part of his time revisiting an old love of his; metallurgy, the study of metals. Back on Earth and even in his first life, Lucas loved studying about materials, especially metals. In his first life, he worked on them with his hands and developed a passion for the art.

In his second life on Earth, Lucas developed a passion for the science of the subject and went as far as becoming a world-renowned scientist for his groundbreaking re

Lucas ignored the fellow. With the system's assurance that no one could enter this building during the renovation period, he wasn't scared of anything. As for after that, Lucas had a feeling that the system would unveil a couple of surprises to him which might turn out useful.

"Hey, can you hear me? I know you can. Open the door right now."

The party on the other side kept talking and knocking, but after realising that Lucas was a 'stubborn' individual, he gave up and left.

For Lucas, this experience wasn't one he liked. He tried contacting Ramon but realised that the other was avoiding his calls. This further verified his earlier suspicions. Ramon might have even been expecting this to happen.

Nonetheless, none of this dampened his resolve. Lucas simply filed a report of harassment to the city guard corps and left it at that.

Meanwhile, the spy who was lurking in the dark watched all this happen and it made him all the more insecure. After a moment of contemplation, he finally reached a decision as his gaze on the building sharpened.

This night, he would strike.

. . .

On the other side of the door was a young man who dressed stylishly and had braided purple hair. Hyumans were genetically different from humans, and some of them had naturally coloured hair just like the young man.

The young man had a frown on his face as he left the area after banging on the door yet receiving no response. He hailed a hover-cab and moved away.

A couple of minutes later, the young man alighted from the vehicle at a certain virtual gaming store and watched as the cab left. He wandered around the area for a few minutes, then began walking in the direction opposite the store. At times, he would turn in one direction, then walk a circle around a block before moving in the opposite direction.

This went on for while and looked pointless but at the same time, the young man was actually moving further and further way from his starting point. It took thirty minutes of this seemingly pointless action until he began walking in a specific direction with a smirk on his face.

At the same time, a couple of dozen metres away, a figure appeared with a frown and mumbled, "Lost him."

Meanwhile, the young man, who had a victorious smirk on his face, soon reached a building that wasn't anything special. On the outside, it appeared to be a fruit store, which didn't stand out in any way. While supplements and the like were quite popular, organic food still had its place in the market.

He walked in and said a few words to the cashier, who then led him to a room with a hidden elevator that descended downward.

A deep voice in an intimidating tone greeted the young man as soon as he exited the elevator.

"What took you so long?"