Isaac was standing in front of a mansion. The place that Isaac was currently at was the inner district, the inner district didn't face the difficulty of the outer district. It didn't have any smog, or the overall dirtiness that plagued the outer district.
The wind blew on Isaac's face and his black hair was played with by the wind. Sunlight pierced through the sky and it was a very big contrast to the black and gloom of the outer district. Isaac was very moved by the scene, he had been living in the outer district his whole life so this was a new experience for him.
Kids with all sorts of hair color were playing, and the people were walking around in a very sophisticated manner. They chatted and laughed, but when they saw the attire of Isaac they all avoided him like a disease.
'It seems like this attire has left quite a bad impression on the people of this district.' Isaac thought as he playfully played with the doorbell. His fingers kept repeatedly hitting it, and the sound of a bell kept ringing.
Isaac was acting like a kid, it felt like he just discovered something quite new and very interesting. Unfortunately his fun was interrupted by the silver gates of the mansion being opened. A butler in a dazzling blue suit was with guards, the guards held hunting rifles and they pointed the gun at Isaac.
"Hello, is this the estate of sir Johnathon?" Isaac calmly asked not to be bothered by the rifles being aimed at him. He knew that they would never shoot someone that came from the royal family.
"Yes, what would your respected sir be here for?" The butler asked Isaac as he lowered his hand signaling the guards to put their guns down.
"I'm here for a friendly talk with sir Johnathon."
"Our master is currently in his chamber, we'll get him to meet you soon. Please follow me, respected guest."
Isaac smiled and trailed the blue butler, as he walked behind the butler Isaac saw gardeners and other workers taking care of the large mansion. The trees and bushes took the shape of multiple animals, it seemed like the owner of this place was quite interested in maintaining his noble image.
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He was brought inside a guest room, there were beautiful maids dressed in frivolous clothing, as they served tea to Isaac. Isaac was not entertained at all, he just wanted to see the owner of this mansion already, he didn't know if all nobles were like this or it was just this one person, but he didn't like how over the top everything was.
He took a sip of the green tea as he waited for Johnathon. The tea entered his throat and Isaac almost puked. The tea was so bitter, he felt all the water in his mouth evaporate.
As he put the tea down to be never drunk again, the door opened and out came stumbling a fat man in a purple robe. He was dripping sweat, it seemed like he was having a fun time in nirvana before he was interrupted.
The man spotted Isaac sitting on his chair with a disgusted expression, and sweat tinkled down even more across his face. "Hello great guest, I'm Johnathon, owner of this mansion, what might grant a visit from you today?" He tried to sound confident while extending his hand for a handshake.
"I'm here to talk about your tax evasion, it's caught our attention and I'm here to remind you of what you owe." Isaac calmly stated while not even thinking about shaking the man's hand. Who knows where it had just been.
Johnathon just laughed awkwardly as he thought about what just happened.
"I would never not pay my taxes as a rightful citizen, it's just that there has been some delay. Can you just give me some more time, great sir?" The fat man said with a blind confidence as he extended his hand into his robe, there was the sound of coins clinking against each other.
He took out 3 small bags brimmed with gold coins and graciously extended it to Isaac. Isaac looked at the bags and held them with a unsure expression. Johnathon noticed this and took out even more gold bags from his pocket.
"Take this as compensation for me having the pleasure of meeting you here sir."
Isaac was already moved by the first 3 bags of gold coins, but he deliberately showed an unsure expression to see if he could even get more and it worked. It felt quite amazing to have someone in the palm of his hand, as he was experiencing this delight.
He felt something changing in his heart.
He stared at his heart and the card that showed his heart and the card started glowing. The Ace card started transforming into a 2. The A turned into a 2 and the card had a more refined look than the original shabby one. The Isaac on the front of the card looked more life-like, and the back of the card had an extra eye that stared back at Isaac like a real eyeball.
While he was experiencing this change his hair fell off. Johnathon was quite stunned when he saw the man with full hair turn bald in a second. But the weirdest thing was the hair turned life like. They started squirming and tiny tendrils grew out from them which attached themselves back onto Isaac's head.