Chapter 10
International Organization
Sitting in the corner with his back leaning against the wall, Lucius used his phone to look for an awakened incident on the news, streaming platform, search engine, and social media.
He expected some chaos to happen around the world but… not for this scale..
'Crazy.. All of these people are crazy..
'They don't give any f*ck about other situations and just use their new power without any thought,...
'Holy f*ck! A big war happens because of some idiots attacking politicians from different countries?! Bro! What the heck is inside their mind?!'
'Damn.. I know it's a given that you want to punch those politicians' faces, but think before doing all of that!, huft… now because of all of this chaos,
'I suppose it's only a matter of time before the world government makes an international law to suppress the awakened..'
Still scrolling on the You*ube Lucius suddenly saw a pretty interesting video, it's from a huge international news, talking about a new organization for the awakened.
Without much thinking Lucius clicked the video and watched the whole video, it really did interesting,
Especially about the new organization under PBB that are meant to govern an awakened and register them under their influence.
There's not much info displayed in the video except for details about the vision and mission of the new organization and their official website.
So after receiving the new possibility of getting a verified identity from them, Lucius visited their website.
'Let's see… hmm… wow.. They made a research center for studying the awakened power..
'Ohh! They also recruited anyone to help with the research, and there's no restrictions… wait.. Let's see what the terms first'
After looking for more detailed information about the research Center he got all that he needed from the website.
'This.. This might do.. It might be possible!
'Yes! They even gave the volunteers immunity to media exposure, and there's several privileges..
'From living quarters, free food, wages, and all of that will be written inside a contract..
'But… Can I even be able to register if I don't even have legal identification?..'
After looking more into the research organization structure, Lucius was able to make a plan.
'How about this… let's contact this Branch research center located in South Korea, their research leader contact is stated here on the website..
'Alright let's make the actual plan now'
Thinking hard about the plans to contact the organization, Lucius lost in his thoughts and didn't realize about time, it's already passed 2 AM in the morning.
'Ahh damn.. It's already this late, I should go to sleep now and continue making a more solid plan after breakfast..
'Oh wait.. Work.. I guess I have to tell my boss about my resignation.
'Let's just say that I have to quit because of urgent things related to my family back in Europe. Alright let's do that..'
Fatigue finally kicked in, Lucius couldn't hold his consciousness anymore and finally went to sleep.
Several hours later he finally woke up, still a bit absentminded, his phone rang, and a call came from his boss.
He hasn't collected his thoughts yet and because of his hand reflexes he answers the call, flinching because of the sudden realization,
Lucius wants to end the call immediately but his boss is already speaking on the other side.
{Steffen! Where are you!? Why haven't you come to the construction site! It's already 9 AM! Get your ass here ASAP!}
Hearing the rants from his boss, Lucius nervously answered, with a plan in his mind he told his boss.
{Uhh.. I'm sorry.. Are you perhaps Lucius's boss? Sorry but Lucius can't come to work,
He has urgent business.. He even forgot to bring his phone with him..
Ah! I'm his cousin, once again sorry for the inconveniences}
{What!!? He can't come to work!?
What should I do with his absence then?!
Miss, can you tell him about this? Tell him that if he does not contact me in 24 hours from now his contract will be severed!, thanks for answering my call, excuse me then}
Call ended just like that, Lucius felt a bit sad about the situation, he don't want to disappointed his boss,
Because if not for his boss' help to get a good contract to work for his current work site he might still be a NEET, but he can't do much for his boss now, after all he got more important things to do.
'Let's contact my boss later after I'm done with the planning, right… it's already 9 AM, i just gonna skip breakfast'
Noticing that his sisters also hadn't come out from their bedroom, Lucius then began to make a more solid plan to contact the organization.
'Let's see.. First I have to give them a reason to accept my request,
'Hmm.. I think my wings and my special constitution will do.. But i have to hide some of the information for now, not until I'm done with contract'
'Second things to look for are which abilities to keep for myself and tell the other, wings is good, dual affinity is not good, the fallen one also not good,
'Hmm how about my flaw? I think this should be good to give out after I'm done with contract, sixth sense also good'
'Huh… after looking again at the one to tell.. It looks like nothing much.. Am I not that special? Right… i shouldn't think that 'I'm him' and getting a main character syndrome, i guess I'll tell them my raw stats.. I hope it's better than most awakened'
With the plan on board Lucius first have to tell his sisters and his friend Edward about the plan,
Because if he's successful he might have to bid farewell to them, after all there's no research facility here in the country.
'Alright let's tell Eve and sister Sophia first'
He then knocked on the bedroom door and waited for an answer, it's locked as always after bedtime to morning,
So if Lucius wants to enter within that time he has to knock and wait for his sister to open it.
After several minutes and knocking, Sophia finally answered and opened the door, it seems they also just woke up, indicating how tasking their yesterday's outings.
With a bit of a sleepy look Sophia asked Lucius.
"Morning Lucius, uhh what do you need?.. Ah! Right, it's already past 9 AM. I should cook for breakfast!"
Lucius smiled and thinking how cute his sister look like right now
"Haha morning sister Sophia, don't worry about breakfast,
"Let's just skip it and prepare for lunch instead, uhh actually i have to tell you something, is Eve awake? I need her to hear my plan together"
"No she hasn't, lemme wake her now"
Sophia is still in her pajamas so Lucius stay outside the bedroom waiting for them to fully wake up, get changed and wash their face, after all girls need to prepare their look after waking up.
After waking Eve up, Sophia changed her clothes and went to wash her face, not long after Eve followed, as for Lucius..
He never really cares about appearance and he doesn't wear any pajamas, just his everyday clothes..
But! Even with only that, because of his current face and body even if he just wakes up or gets wasted after drinking his appearance will never look bad, maybe… it even has its own charms..
They're finally gathered in their usual meeting spot, the bedroom in front of a small round table.
"So.. What are you gonna tell us, Luci?"
Eve is still sleepy but she then goes back to her senses after hearing what her sister says.
"Uhh… si-, brother Luci… is there something important??"
Looking at his sister's reaction, Lucius hesitated a bit, but finally braved his heart to tell the plan.
"Sister Sophia.. Eve.. I just found a feasible plan to get a solid and legal identity for my current body, but.. Uh.. I need to.. To go abroad, yeah there's a possibility I have to go abroad if my plan is successful, for the details it's….."
Both sisters felt their hearts sunken hearing their brother's confession, since childhood they never separated even once, and when they go to Europe at a really young age it's always together with their parents.
Now this might be the first time that they'll go in separation, both staying silent, having to think about the future, because Lucius might take a long time before being able to meet them back home.
Seeing his sister's reaction he felt his heart a little warm, because they reluctantly giving their acceptance indicates that they really hate to give Lucius farewell, meaning that they really love him.
After several minutes Sophia finally talked, with a heavy and sorry expression she said to Lucius.
"Alright… it's your chance to be able to get a legal identity for your new body, and I'm happy for that, so please go with the plan"
Eve was actually crying right now, she sobbed quite hard then gave her approval.
"Brother… sob… please keep in contact with me, and Never Forget! To come back home! Promise!"
Lucius almost tearing up after seeing Eve's reaction, with a heavy heart he answered in a soft voice.
"Eve.. Don't worry about that, I will never ever forget about you, about sister Sophia, about our home,
"I will keep contacting you even after getting a new identity, and if I'm done with the research I'll come back home and live together again…
"So please don't cry.."
Lucius wiped Eve's tears with his hand while speaking at the last sentence, his heart was a bit broken knowing that this might be the beginning of a long journey.
"Eve i have request for you,
"Please protect sister Sophia, and if the government asking for every awakened to register their power never tell them everything about your status window,
"Most importantly never ever make a bad contract with them, and I'm sorry that i can't be there with you"
The siblings get closer and hug together, Eve still sobbing, Sophia expression is a bit sad but she still looks strong,
Lucius only able to keep on with his plan, he can't change his plan because this has now become his life goals, to find a way to get his old body back.
"Alright.. I have to contact Edward about this plan"
Lucius get up and leave the bedroom, now he doesn't need to keep a strong front, he actually crying now.
'Ahhh.. Shit.. Why I'm crying.. This isn't the end! And I'll come back home after the research is done,
'Heck! I haven't even contacted the organization and gotten an acceptance. Ah.. Why I'm becoming more emotional lately.. Haaah..'
'Let's call Edward now, the faster the better'
Opening his phone and calling Edward's number, he waited for it to connect.
Several seconds later Edward's voice can be heard from the other side.
{Uhh hello Lucius?? Is something happening? It's rare for you to suddenly just call me like this, do you need help?}
Lucius' mood is still a bit down right now, and his voice still sounds like he just finished crying.
{Edward.. I have a request..}
{Huh?! What happened!? Why does your voice sound like you're just crying? Please tell me anything, I'll do my best to help my best friend}
Hearing Edward's reaction, Lucius smiles weakly, and tells him about his next plan.
Edward chose not to interrupt and let Lucius finish his talks.
{I see… I'll fully support your plan, go with it don't worry about your sisters safety,
I'll make sure to keep an eye for you, ah i hope it will go well}
{Yeah.. Thanks a lot Edward, I haven't even ask for those requests but you already did it yourself, hahaha… really..
You're the best friend someone can ask}
{Is there anything more that I need to do? Btw when will you go?}
{Haha maybe i have another request, please don't die.. Haha sorry I'm just joking,
Ah, when I go I'll try to contact them now, but we have to wait for the organization to respond, alright that's all I guess?..
We can do farewell before the boarding if the plan success of course, but i have feeling that this will work, so see you later dude, thanks a lot for everything}
{alright see you later}
Now with all the preparation done, Lucius just needs to contact the representative of the organization, give them some info about his unique traits, ask them for favor, get on board, speak face to face with the representative, sign the contract, and that is it.
'Let's do this!'