" Look who is back come on girls let's cheer him on ! " Even though Rachel is trying to give me a warm and cheerful welcome everyone else as a sorrowful expression on their face . I try to smile to push everyone on but it doesn't work mostly due to part of my face not moving along with the other side . " Big brother welcome home I'm glad your safe ." At least the small blonde one appreciates what I'm trying she's obviously the better one of the three I will give her a present some time later. " Hey Kate take him to my room I can't bring him upstairs and I'm tired plus work work early tomorrow. " At the first the eldest girl stand up to bring me upstairs but Natalie reach even faster suprising everyone including me . " Dont worry I will do it this will be my pleasure. " Kate simply shrugs it of and sit back down Rachel smiles while lily who is the small one as a strange glint in her eyes for some reason .
" Just put me near the bed I can do the rest for myself ." Even though I said that she stops right infront of the bed far out of my reach. " We found fifty thousand dollars worth of drugs under your bed and a mana pistol , what were you doing with those are you crazy ! What would happen if Rachel found out she would have freak out you can't keep it beside Kate already sold them . " under normal circumstances I probably try and calm her down but tdd I have no idea what she is talking about . " Keep acting dumb but this is the final time you hang out with the Yuri's." She finally pushes me closer to the bed and leaves. " Things are always complicated. "
A week as pass since I was hospitalized now I'm walking around even lightly jogging but still I'm unable to run or use my power if I do my heart rate spikes and I'm left incapacitated. I have been reading and learning about this place and time . Around ten years ago their was a war between The Republic of Greenland the country I'm from and the Redland Empire it was know as the hundred years war during the last ten years of the war both side decided to launch a massive invasion killing hundreds of thousands and destroying trillions in property creating were I live call the forgotten zone . Tired of the constant war a seize fire was called around ten years making it ten very tense filled years .
Beside that I learn one very important thing and that mana is a thing here . It's a very flexible and omnipresent energy that the people here have learned to use to a build a society with or destroy it in this case. That's why I'm in front this mismatch of a bike . Named Dragon Steed by the owner capable of going 59 mph it's quite the monster if I do say so . I approach the bike as I'm touching the bike I am hit with a feeling of exhaustion like I've never had felt before. So this is feeling of using mana quite interesting. Once I was over that feeling I got on the bike putting on my helmet and revy it out on my journey. A million miles journey begins with one step.
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Okay the first objective of this journey is to travel all around the city with the goal of making atleast one dollar if I can do atleast that I'm one hundred percent sure of my goal is possible. The first place I enter was a supermarket a try asking for a job but was blatantly refused and once again I was off . I went bars to hotels I was refused over and over again each my spirit breaks a little more until finally I arrive at a construction site .
" Well hello their I am Drake Willow nice to meet you . " I approach a man dressed in a white t shirt and Jean's even though he isn't working like everyone he sweating like a pig . " Cut the chag you want work then I will give you work but if not leave ." With a suprising vigor the old man stop any chatter which I reply with . " I want work . " I use all my vigor and strength to answer afraid he might change his mind but fortunately he didn't. "Alright then you will start with moving sand bags and blocks you will earn 20 dollars per hour if you prove yourself I will raise it to match your performance. " I nod and without hesitation I get to work with full vigor and concentration.
With five hours of work done I go home with a hundred dollars even though it's not much it still a sign of all that's to come . With all my work here finished I ride the dragon stead back home with a broad grin on my face. I walk into the kitchen to grab some food but I walk in on all four girls sitting in the kitchen all with disappointed expression.
" Where were you today ? " With tears in her eyes she ask with her voice trembling Nate stares at me with angry that could physically hurt with just a touch but it doesn't matter I must stand firm . " I went searching for a job in around the city I've found one . " I place down a hundred dollars on the table . " This is proof of my journey I know I promise to finish school but I've found something better please just give me chance ." Everyone expression went from anger and sorrow to one of shock and bewilderment I stand firm on my decision in my previous life I never went to school couldn't afford to didn't need it after all I learn all I need in the streets I'm not against school but for me that's not my path to success. " Alright then I will give you two weeks to prove that this is worth it other wise you will go back to school I finish it like we promised. " slowly wiping away her tears she looks at me with a questioning gaze but I sense hope coming from her and as a man I can't let down that hope not now not ever not for Alex .
Once again I awoke early in the morning to do warm up excercises then jog for 1km to get me back my health back in shape the previous owner didn't care for that department much . After finishing the jog I sit down to rest after finishing off a entire bottle of water. After a few minutes I get up and search for a pebble after a few minutes I finally found one I place around 10 meters way from myself, utried and tried and tried again and again to move it but I'm unsuccessful each time . Stupid weak body guess I'm going to have to wait longer to start my plan.
With mybearly morning training over I took a shower then get on my dragon stead to work . Hopefully I'm able to prove myself before the end of the week .