The Zayden's (2)

"I found his presence to be not worthy of being near our angelic Lilly," she said with a smirk as she looked at the Zayden's with her emotions of disgust.

"You dare!" yelled Alec Zayden but her was cut off by Cynthia.

"Of course I dare. That's MY sister and I am free to judge those who approach her," she emphasized that Lilly is her sister and she has all the rights to keep away the bad apples from her.

Alison smiles when she saw Cynthia's attitude but also frowned when she realized that she might be as violent as Lilly if not taught correctly. Still, this was the time to protect the girl and fight against the Zayden's who she didn't approve of.

"Do you have anything else to say Mr. and Mrs.Zayden? Cynthia has clearly shown that she doesn't trust the intentions of your son is talking to our daughter," she said.

'That doesn't mean that she can physically harm him." said Mrs.Zayden. She wants wrong as violence wasn't necessary when telling someone to stay away.

"Violence is quite necessary. Would your son listen to me if I tell him to stay away? Heck, he didn't even listen to Lilly even though she has obviously shown dissatisfaction whenever he is around." Cynthia added while raising an important question.

Ever since Derek had seen Lilly on a certain trip that involved both their schools, he had been totally smitten and gone too long lengths to approach her whenever he could. He seemed quite desperate for her attention as he often showed up around her at unexpected times.

"What's wrong with a young man trying to chase young love. There's nothing wrong." said the purple-haired Mr.Zayden. He felt that his son was right to chase a gorgeous girl like Lilly. He didn't think that anyone should stop his son from at least giving it his best and trying to present himself to a potential partner.

"My daughter can also choose who gets to chase her for love. Anyone who she doesn't like only deserves to get tossed aside. Your son should take a hint and stay away." claimed Alison.

"Both Derek and Lilly are young and there need to be boundaries. She feels strange about him invading her boundary. Imagine if some strange girl stalked your son to every corner of the world he went. What would you feel?

Since Derek wasn't getting it, it was only fair that Cynthia took this chance to educate him a little bit about the consequences." Alison wouldn't let the other side speak until she heard run out of things to say.

She also never said anything that could be strongly refuted. As someone who is used to doing negotiations on a daily, it isn't hard for her to fight anyone with words. the same goes for the Zayden's who didn't want to give up but had no chance to retaliate.

They realized that talking with the Duketh's would get them nowhere as both Cynthia and Alison seem to be tough women. They would never make concessions.

"It seems that we won't be coming to a conclusion today. We will be taking our leave. Just remember that this ain't the end of it." said Mr.Zayden before he took his wife and butler and let the room and the estate.

After they were gone, Alison looked at Cynthia and showed a satisfied expression. "That's exactly the attitude you need to show to outsiders that we despise. It's comforting to know that I won't have to teach another dense child."

This is what's he told Cynthia before changing her expression to a more stern one. Cynthia was surprised when she heard a compliment, this is the first time she heard something like this from this woman.

She never really talked to Alison much and didn't even know what to address her as. Alison is not her mother but the mother of her 3 siblings and the wife of her father.

"But, you really need to learn when to use those powers. We saw how good you are at controlling your abilities so try to restrain your emotions when dealing with families at the same level as us. The Zayden's will surely take petty revenge from the dark and we don't need any new enemies."

She then continued on as he educated Cynthia on all the prominent families in this city and how to calm one's emotions when faced with repulsing people.

Unown to Alison, Cynthia didn't really lose control of her emotions. That was only half of her thought process, or she said that to herself for justification. Cynthia believes she did it because she needed to show some immaturity.

She had already shown an obvious amount of maturity that is somewhat hard to find in a 15-year-old. By taking such drastic action, it can be played off as her childishness.

She doesn't want to be a stone-cold monster to anyone in the family. She wants to get along so she must show traits of being your normal human.

While listening, Cynthia also realized that Lilly and her mother both seem to have a tough time closing their mouth once they start talking about something they attach importance to. She finds it fun to find out where people's traits come from.

"Do you understand all of this or do you want to find some time to consult with me." Alison finally finished her speech.

"No. That is fine, I understand all of those very well. I just felt that Derek guy isn't very good and wanted him to get away. I couldn't bear seeing Lilly in discomfort." Cynthia explained

"That's good. All is good as long as you don't use your abilities recklessly." Alison nodded and showed a bright smile as she could feel that Cynthia is very sensible. She hoped that by educating her, she could pass some traits over to the muscle-brained Lilly.

Behind Alison, Alexander is also proud that the sisters are getting along and building protective feelings for each other. He also likes how Cynthia is willing to learn and show such a feisty attitude towards the Zayden's that he also disliked for undisclosed reasons.

The husband and wife get off from their seats as they are busy as well and have things to do. As happy they would be to continue talking to Cynthia, they simply couldn't.

But before they can, Cynthia stops them. "How should I address you?" asked Cynthia she made a shy face and bowed her head very slightly. She looked undoubtedly cute at this omenta and those warmed the hearts of the couple that were too used to seeing her icy expression ever since she came here.

'Let's go! Those acting lessons with mother-in-law never disappoint me.' Cynthia cheered when she saw the softening expressions of the Duketh's.

Alison felt glad that Cynthia had taken the initiative to ask her as she felt too lost and embarrassed to tell her this herself. "Just call me Alison," she said before shaking her head and leaving in a hurry. Alexander followed her along with the butler.

Once they were out of sight, Cynthia got up and left to her own room where she locked herself in.

'I've been so busy with the crazy stuff that's been happening. I haven't been able to get my new client.' she thought before slumping into her bed. She really felt that her bed is the most comforting place except for her mother's arms.

'Although Ryan and Lilly's embrace isn't bad at all, I have spent countless hours on the bed by myself.'

For her, the bed was a go-to place for whoever she needed to become relaxed. The arms of her loved ones are reserved for more important things.

[ Ding!

Match found. You are free to trade with the user (King of The Vermillion Bird Empire) for the next 24 hours.]

'Oh, this user seems to be quite the showoff. Is that his actual title? Is he just careless or too powerful to be trifled against?' she thought while the person from the other side spoke in a masculine and majestic voice.

"Hello, there fellow traveler. I see that your username is Dealer of Demise. Are you perhaps interested in the blueprints for some powerful weapons?"

Instead of making a demand, for once, her client had something to offer to her first. This made Cynthia happy as she now knew that the system might have quite a diverse set of user personalities. She didn't want a boring, repetitive group of people to work with.

"Hmm, maybe. I'll need to see if these weapons can even be produced in my world," replied Cynthia. She needed to confirm with the system that these blueprints could be worth it on her planet in the current era.

The weapons might be compatible with her world but the technology might be too primitive or too advanced.

[ The systems have detected that these weapons are slightly advanced for the technological level of this planet. It has been calculated that another 10 years will be necessary before they can be efficiently produced on this planet. ]

"Is there any way that this gap can be reduced significantly, maybe to under a year?" Cynthia was extremely familiar with the weapons industry because of her past timeline. She hopes to be able to delve into a field she is familiar with.

It doesn't matter to her how much the Duketh family gives her as an allowance since it isn't her own money. She feels much better if she personally owns an asset. She feels most in her element when the gains are from her own hard work.

[ It is possible if the user (King of The Vermillion Bird Empire) is willing to provide blueprints for the past 1 or 2 generations of these weapons.

Those blueprints can be used by genius engineers o this planet to progress the technology at a rapid pace but it still takes around 5 years. ]

"Che, that's not fast enough. I have no idea when whatever enemies that the world has readied for Lilly will show up." Cynthia turns quiet as she wonders how she could build her own weapons business on this planet.

How she could produce such advanced weapons and become an exclusive provider. As long as she can produce them, she would be able to quickly get a hold of the weapons industry and make her own place in the world.

After a couple of minutes of silence, a lightbulb is formed.

"Do you have active factories that currently produce these weapons?" she asked the king.

After a couple of moments of deliberation, the king responds. "There are no active factories but there are some that still have production equipment intact. They just need some minor fixes to run smoothly."

Hearing this, Cynthia let out the breath she was holding in. As long as he had a factory, she could initiate her plan.

"Is it possible for these fixes to be done under 24 hours?"

The king went silent again for a couple of minutes, this convinced Cyngtia that this guy might be an actual king that was consulting people about these matters. his answers are always slow and don't have much detailed information.

"Indeed, it can be done in about 20 hours. Would you like to trade for the entire factory itself?" he questioned.

"Hey system, is the factory he's offering me operatable in my world?"

[It can be operated on this planet but the electricity consumption will be ridiculous.]

"That's good, electricity is quite cheap ever since the world got rid of nonrenewable energy," she said. Ever since the near-extinction event humans faced, they got rid of coal and gas energy.

They switched to more sustainable sources since the population had lowered and mana crystals could provide unthinkable amounts for them.

As the population returned to normal, it wasn't hard to stay on the path of sustainable energy as mana crystal supply only increased.

"I will take the entire factory. What is that you may want in return?" Cynthia instantly received detailed information on the weapon blueprints and the factory when she said this.

She looked at what exactly this factory was going to be producing for her. She was shocked as she realized she had mistaken what exactly she would be buying from this guy. This wasn't a negative shock as it was much better than what he was expecting.

This shock didn't last long as her mind was sent spiraling when the king asked for something in return.

"I want a boy," he said with confidence.

"Uh..." Cynthia was lost when she heard this. Could she be mistaken? Did he ask for a person in exchange?

"Is there something wrong?" asked the king when he heard her confusion.

'Can you repeat what you said?"

"Sure. I want a boy."

"Are you sure that you want a boy?" Cynthia triple-checked.

"Yeah. One that has some semblance to the man in this picture." When the king said this, Cynthia received the picture of a middle-aged man in a golden throne and fine, gold, and purple clothing.

"Hey system, when did you become a human trafficker?" she questioned.