Danger Sense

A beautiful brown lady accompanied by servant like guy besides her with black hair and blue iris. Men are turning around just by her presence as she passed while cursing the ugly man besides her.

Raven and Ethan were walking along the footpath on the edge of the road. Ethan was reminded again that this woman can bewitch any person just by a glance. He can tell other people are cursing at him with their eyes but for some reason, he didn't hate it. A sense of superiority is engulfing him as he walk with her. He is having hard time restraining his smile.

"…You understand?"

"Hmm?"

Raven frowned at him. She was telling him some important details but he was not paying attention?

"Did you not hear anything I said?"

Ethan just lowers his head. He wants to curse his past self for enjoy other handsome men envy instead of listening her.

"I was nervous."

"Is that so?"

Ethan just realized his talent of pissing off beautiful women might be at SSS-Rank! What the hell is he doing seriously?

In the end, Ethan didn't say anything and follow her. He used his skill 'memorize' to remember the details.

According to Raven, She wants him to become friend with a certain person who he will be 'accidently' stumbling into after some time. He needs to somehow pardon himself into his house and find a hard disk which God knows where the hell his father has hidden.

"Raven, don't you think you are missing into details."

Raven looked at him from the corner of his eyes while keep walking. She clearly remembers him not paying attention but she can tell he is not lying. She didn't give too much thought as it is not important for her.

"What did I miss?"

"Everything! You are literally asking me to barge into someone's house with no details at all!"

"Ethan, I will tell you this but…In this job, you will be told to find a whole book whose pages are scattered throughout a city with only a small piece of paper."

Ethan took silence as he heard her. If he understands her correctly then this job might be a lot harder than he is estimating.

"Of course, earning is also high. You might be a paid a million just for a photo, name or relatable information."

Ethan suddenly flinched and sticks to the ground he was standing. A million?! A million?! Just what he cannot buy if he has such money? A Dragon Sword?! A Blade of unending darkness? Dawn's Ballad?! Just by selling photos, he will become a true millionaire!

"It was just a rough idea. Don't fly too far."

"Cough."

Raven voice jerk him out of his fantasy of blade collection. Ethan collected himself after a cough. He starts thinking about what she said.

She is right. In a way, it is more about how precious information is, the more precious information, the more money he will make. No one will pay him anything just to know how to talk with girls but if its hypnosis to seduce women; they will pay off with their life if they have to!

"How am I supposed to approach him?"

Raven keeps walking without stopping or looking at him. She raised her hand and withdraws a long stick from her storage and threw it backward, toward him.

Ethan flinched at the unexpected throw. Stick keeps jumping on his hands but he barely managed to catch it.

"What is it? You are not going to tell me to hit him behind the back, right?"

"You can try it but that will be last thing you will be trying in your life."

Ethan straightened as an important piece of information fall into his ear. It means the man he will be approaching is, at the least, stronger than him.

"I am glad you are paying attention unlike last time. That stick is for you to act like a disable. That man has compassion for disable due to his mother disability. "

Ethan waited for her to say something but she just threw a package toward him. This time, he was prepared so he didn't miss it and catch it perfectly.

Ethan opens the package and almost threw it away as he was frightened out of his life. It is a face skin! A face skin is well packed in air-tight packet.

"It is fake skin. You can't show your face to anyone while working. Your life will end the moment they saw your face."

Raven keeps walking as she said. Her tone seems to be almost casual but her words were not! She is literally telling him he will die if he messed up. He is having second thoughts now!

Ethan looked around and saw that no one is paying any attention anymore. It is like both of them don't even exist here! Ethan figured out it might be her illusion.

"Do you think I will do fine?"

Ethan asked her as he held the stick between his armpits. He unwrap the face mask and push it toward his face. He pushed it further toward the edge to melt the mask edge. He also hides the edge of face mask with his hair. He removes his hair tie and adjust his hair-style slightly to give him a new look.

"If my words can change the outcome, then I will gladly encourage you."

Ethan got a bit down. He was expecting some encouraging words but…

Something was thrown at his face. It was an orange card. Ethan didn't have much reaction until he calmly look at it.

"An E-Rank Skill!!"

It was an E-Rank skill card. Skill cards are the only way to acquire a skill. Skill cards come in different color depending on their rank. From G – SSS Rank,

G-Rank = Brown

F-Rank = Red

E-Rank = Orange

D-Rank = Yellow

C-Rank = Green

B-Rank = Blue

A-Rank = Violet

S-Rank = Gold

SS-Rank = White

SSS-Rank = Black

It is a genuine E-Rank skill card! Ethan looks at Raven with a shock. She still keeps walking without turning around. Her curvy back was facing him.

"If you succeed, this skill card will be yours."

He looked at skill name.

Danger Sense. (E-Rank)

It let user predict the danger ahead. It is a sense related skill! A skill that is as rare as his Memorize! There are lot of skills with lots of rank but sense related skills are always highly coveted as it can save lives at unexpected moments.

It is a skill, Ethan needs the most. He is already targeted by people. Now, he even employ for such a dangerous job. This skill will surely like act like a life-saver for him!

"…Did you found it for me?"

"No. I found it in Charon's storage. It was locked by complex runes but not something I can't break. This skill caught my eyes because of you. I believe he wants to give this to his son but… you already know the story."

Ethan looked down at the card for some time as he walked. He found it cruel but oddly satisfying for some reason. He didn't have too much thought as he felt it unnecessary.

He push some mana in it and skill card shine with orange color. It vanished and Ethan felt something around his chest. A skill core was forming on his left chest. A Skill card forms a skill core inside the human body. His memorize skill core is situated in his head.

It doesn't exist in material realm but it always exists in the body in ethereal realm. Skills can be used instantly and don't expand any mana of the user, instead it expands their mental strength. It doesn't need any preparation, knowledge and any understanding just by thinking, user can use it.

"Shouldn't you give this to me after I get the hard drive?"

"It's because you need it now."

Raven turns around and Ethan suddenly felt something pushing him backward. He hit someone in his back and fell backward.

His vision shifted as he rolled on the ground. He raised himself and frowned but it turns into surprise as Raven was nowhere to be seen. A woman with blonde hair and green eyes was looking down at him with pissed expression.

"Can't you watch while walking?!"

Her looks were quiet ordinary. She neither possesses a curvy body nor a beautiful face but something about her still attracted him to her.

Ethan didn't understand anything but just stare at her. Who was she? Where the hell did she come from? Why was she scolding him? Raven was supposed to be there? Where the hell he is?!

"Can't you hear me? I am talking to you, you cripple."

"Stop it!"

A young man besides him suddenly shouted. He has black hair and dark blue eyes that seems as deep as sea. He was the same person Ethan stumbled into just now. Ethan looked at him and weird feeling well up inside him. He doesn't understand but he needed to do something here.

"Are you his guardian? Can't you control him?! He can't even walk well even with his stick."

"No, I am not. I was also pushed by him. He just stumbled upon his legs and fell. It was a mistake yet do you really need to curse him like that. Are you really so stupid to so no compassion to disable?!"

"If he is disabled, then he should just stay at his damn house! What would I have done if I fell with him? What if I get injured? Would you have paid for my treatment? There are always hypocrites like you trying to get attention through helping disable? I found people like you worse than demon."

Lady was merciless. She didn't even bother to hide her disdain and even scold the guy with him. Both of them start insulting each other as their life depends on.

Ethan looks around and finds his stick. He was planning to stand but he suddenly remembers he was supposed to act like a disable. It took him time to understand that Raven had pushed him toward the target and the blonde lady might be Raven herself.

Ethan crawls toward his stick when the black haired man suddenly noticed him.

"…Hey, I will help you."

Ethan just raised his hand to stop him. He smiled at him and said.

"A leg of mine might be disabled but I still have two working hands."

Both young man and woman were taken aback by his words. Young man was particularly stunned. It's his first time meeting a person like him. Most disable people always give up on their life and seek compassion and help from other but the boy in front of him is so young yet so different.

Young man calms himself down and gives his hand but take back as he remembers his words. Ethan pushed himself up with his stick and stand in front of him with a smile.

Young man turns around to look for woman but there was no one standing behind him. He looks around but there was no trace of the woman. He wants to teach her a lesson for looking down on disable but she ran away!

"Hello. I am Ethan."

Ethan greets him in his soft voice.

"Hi, I am Chris."

Young man gives him a nod as he looked at him from top to down. Ethan looks ordinary boy with just slightly handsome face and even his clothes were ordinary. His eyes are only thing that stands out about him. His eyes held child-like innocence yet wise-like maturity.

"Thank you for taking my side right now."

"Ahh…No, it's fine. I just have done what anyone has done in my situation."

Chris suddenly realized that he is talking politely with him. He doesn't know why but the boy in front of him felt so mature that he unconsciously spoke with him politely.

"I am still thankful to you."

Ethan turns around and walks few steps behind him. He stands there like he was waiting for someone.

Chris looked at him for some time. He doesn't why but found himself interested in this boy. He took steps forward and stands with him.

"What are you doing here?"

"I am waiting for my sister. She said she will be coming to pick me up but it might take her some time."

Chris stands beside him for some time. He wants to say something but he has hard time opening his mouth. After some time, he finally opened his mouth.

"…If it's not a bother. Do you mind waiting at my house? It is quiet hot outside."

Ethan turns his head and looked at him. His polite smile is making him nervous. He was worried that boy might feel offended if he mentioned his leg that's why he used weather as an excuse.

"…True, It is. I won't be polite then."

Chris just noticed something weird.

'Why am I worried about offending him?'

Ethan's cane stuck the ground and jolted him out of his mind. He looked at Ethan who was smiling at him. He grabs his forehead, lowering his head and took a step forward.

"Ahh, Let's go. I was just think some stuff."

He walks forward leading both of them. He didn't notice but Ethan has flat and cold smile on his face as he looked at him from behind.