Chapter 17 - Love

Jack's heartbeat fast as he left the church and got into a taxi.

- Where do we go?

- Hospital of Saint Academy. - exhaling, said Jack, trying to collect his thoughts after talking with Revie

- Understood. - the taxi driver nodded and started the car

The meeting with Revi clarified a lot for Jack. If earlier he doubted the adequacy of this woman, now he is completely sure that she "not quite all at home." However, with his troubles, it would be hypocritical to say that he is not like her.

Even though he just might have been shot, Jack still sympathized with Revie. In some way she reminded him of herself, just Rebecca Lee, in her time, went a different way. At least so it seemed to him.

He also noted for himself that he was still sympathetic to Revi, despite his controversial nature.

Gunther grinned at Jack's thoughts. "That's all you are, Jack. You just wanted, one might say, to rape and at least they threatened to kill you several times, but you still feel sorry for this woman. Even if she is cute to you, but if I didn't know you, I would think that you are thinking with your lower head. "

Jack rolled his eyes and shook his head slightly.

- "Tell me, why did you run away?"

"You know the reasons. I didn't like the way she acted. And besides, it is somehow wrong, to use it in such a state, and I didn't want it, you know my situation. I just felt sorry for her ... Plus, I didn't want to know how she would react to the fact that I didn't get up. Suddenly he will take everything at his own expense and shoot me. "

O'Dim chuckled - "So you're scared?"

- "You couldn't see it from me, huh?" Jack grimaced. "I'm nothing to Revy and she could have easily shot me. This is not uncommon in Ruanapur. I don't want to die just like that, no matter what you say. "

Taming Two-Handed Quest Obtained!

Purpose: Rebecca Lee must love the user

Reward: Modifier - Eyes of Belial [Lv - 1]

This announcement interrupted the conversation between Gunther and Jack.

For a while, Jack looked at the assignment in shock, and Gunther smiled in surprise.

- "It's not funny, O'Dim." - Jack lowered his eyebrows, discouraged.

- "I have nothing to do with it. This system gave you a task. " - spread his arms O'Dim with a wide smile

- "This is impossible. Someone like her would never love someone like me. We are too different and our goals are too different. "

- "There, in the church, it seemed to be the opposite."

"It's all alcohol and an unexpected desire to have sex. If I were someone else, she would have laid eyes on him. "

- "Sure?" - Gunter chuckled, looking slyly

- "Yes." - Jack answered ambiguously, looking at his thick carcass

"Well, look at the reward. Besides, who knows, what if you change your mind when you raise your libido. "

After some thought, Jack focused on the modifier.

Eyes of Belial [Lv - 1]

The user's eyes are blessed with the strongest fallen angel. "To tempt a person, it is enough to know his secret desires,"

Additionally: By focusing on the creature, the user will receive brief information about it.

"… It's still crazy. I'm not going to seduce someone I don't like. And libido will not help here, because it is not loving, but lust. "

"But you can't love, Jack." - Gunter threw up his hands

- "… i.e?" - the guy frowned slightly

"The Resolute Mind modifier will keep you from falling in love like you humans do. Simply because, as for me, love is a synonym for the word obsession, and the user of the Evil System cannot be possessed by something. "

- "Obsession?" - Jack repeated embarrassedly.

- "Yes. Obsession." - Gunther nodded. "If your feelings for someone or something exceed your love for yourself, then this is an obsession. Are you upset about this? "

Jack sat in silence for a while, pondering the news - "… I don't know. I do not like that you poured this news on me - just like that, unexpectedly and did not warn me about such important changes in my body. "

"I didn't deceive you, I say right away. Your personality and memories are untouchable on my part. Love is a chemical process in the body of a being, nothing more. I would even call love a disease, like cancer. "

- "Wait, but I like Balalaika there, Revi a little ..."

- "That's right, I like it. This is not loving." - Gunther shook his head - "You may like someone Jack, but this sympathy cannot become more than self-love. I gave you such a modifier for many reasons. Think for yourself, you're a world traveler, Jack. What if you fell in love every time? Could you go forward? "

Jack breathed out, "I don't know… I think you're right. With my goal, to help people, love is an extra feeling. "

O'Dim nodded. "Okay. In the future, if you change your mind, I will allow you to experience this disease called Love. "

- "Thanks." - Jack smiled slightly

"So what about Revie?" - played with eyebrows mister mirror

- "I do not know ... I have other goals, let fate decide."

...

Antiseptic smell, pleasant coolness, and alcohol aroma.

Jack was now sitting in front of the elderly chief physician of the hospital of interest.

- And so, how can I be useful to the manager of "Ishtar"? - with a grunt, said the old man, smiling slightly

- I will be brief so as not to waste your time. - Jack nodded - I want to discuss with you one ... agreement.

- Agreement?

- Yes. My girls are ready to be screened for STDs only at your place, for a small discount, say ... thirty percent. - folded his fingers into the castle Jack

- HM. - the old man narrowed his eyes - It's interesting, but ... Thirty percent is too much ... What do you think about fifteen?

Jack shook his head - No, it won't work too little. Twenty-five.

The old man smiled slyly - I'm afraid I can only agree to fifteen percent.

- What about twenty? - Jack smiled awkwardly, squeezing his palms

- Fifteen. - the old man shook his head

- Good…

The old man grinned

- We won't get along. Saint Baghlan's hospital agreed to twenty. - said Jack, getting up

- Wait, twenty will do. - the old man stood up abruptly

- Sorry, but no, there the proposal was more interesting ... - Jack shook his head.

- Okay, twenty-five. - the old man clenched his jaw

- Twenty-five? Jack raised an eyebrow in surprise.

- Yes.

- Okay, hand over. - he smiled, shaking hands with an exhaling old man - "I didn't think that such a stupid bluff, as in the movies, would work ... I thought it would be more difficult."

- "The old man already has insanity, I'm not surprised that this worked." - grinned O'Dim

...

Jack left the hospital with a smile. He was pleased with himself that he was able to pull off such a business.

Looking around, he realized that the taxi was nowhere to be found. And in general, surprisingly, there is no one in the area. Only a few passers-by walked this evening.

- "Okay, I'll walk, it's not far." - thought Jack and stomped home

After church, Jack visited many hospitals, and also looked for things for the children and those who would deliver these things to the orphanage. So he rolled all day.

"I hope Hiro doesn't wait too long for me ..."

- Stand! You will jerk and kill! - a young male voice shouted sharply from an alley nearby

Jack stopped abruptly and froze. - "S ~ bitch! It's called: '' I decided to walk for once on foot! ''

A twenty-five-year-old boy slowly emerged from a dark alley. Pale skin, trembling hands gripping a shabby pistol, red eyes, and nervous demeanor hinted that Jack was facing a junkie.

- Boy, don't worry. I'm standing. Life is dear to me. - Jack said nervously smiling

- Money. Turn out your pockets. - with eyes running to the sides, said the robber

- Okay, no problem, just don't be nervous. - Jack's palms were sweating

He slowly reached into his back pocket ...

- Stop or I will kill! - the addict exclaimed, bulging his eyes

- I'm standing. Do not worry. - swallowed stringy saliva, Jack - "Well, what a day ..."

- "A typical day in Ruanapur." - O'Dim shrugged his shoulders

- Where are you reaching? - the addict compressed his lips

- For money. They are in my back pocket. - Jack said softly. - If you don't believe it, come and check it yourself.

- Well, no, come on, get it. Just look, without sudden movements. - the robber nodded

- Good good. I don't need problems, boy. I earn enough and my life is dear to me. - Jack said, touching the pistol from behind, behind his belt.

Then his hand continued to move and reached into his back pocket. From there, Jack produced a bound bundle of one hundred dollar bills. There were a thousand dollars that he wanted to spend on clothes for the children. This was almost all of his accumulated money.

- Here, look, enough to redeem my life, huh? - Jack smiled as the addict's eyes grabbed a bundle of money

- Yes. Give them here and bring them down. - the robber swallowed greedily

- Then catch it. - Jack smiled and threw the money so that the junkie wouldn't catch it

Everything went as Jack intended

- Heck. - said the robber when he failed to catch the pack with one hand

Then the robber bent down for the money that fell on the dry stone cover. As planned, the addict at this time removed Jack from the front sight, which he urgently took advantage of.

- Don't move or you will get a bullet. - Jack said seriously, drawing his pistol. The pulse of his adrenaline-filled heart was pounding in his ears.

The addict who just had time to touch the wad of money with his fingers froze - Fuck. - he gritted his teeth, realizing that he had made a serious mistake

- Drop the gun.

But the addict did not listen to him and only froze, stood in his former position.

- Throw it! - Jack exclaimed, biting his lip - "Listen to me, you idiot!"

- Okay, yours took. - said the junkie

- "Excellent." Jack breathed weakly.

But then, all of a sudden, the addict raised his gun and pointed it at Jack.

* BOOM *

The bullet left the barrel of the pistol and pierced through the head.

Blood, brains, and tiny fragments of a skull scattered to the side.

First Blood Mission Completed!

Objective: Kill a Man

Reward: 150 Evil Points