It was freezing and icy. People hurried along the paved streets, bundled in warm clothes to shield themselves from the biting cold.
All except for a man with long golden hair, who strolled nonchalantly in a half-shirt and shorts, moving casually down the road as if the frigid air didn’t bother him at all.
Those around him couldn’t help but cast incredulous glances his way.
"He must be an Awakener."
"Only an Awakener could wear such light clothes..."
Eryke’s ears twitched as he caught the whispers around him.
’Oh, they’re correct about that.’
He looked around. Though plenty of people were walking the streets, it still felt much more vacant than the last time he had been here.
Even their steps were hurried and quick.
"It’s dangerous," Eryke shook his head.
After weaving through the streets, he eventually arrived at a tall building with S&G Group written on the signboard.
"This might be a little troublesome," Eryke said, glancing at the busy scene, branded cars pulling in and out, and people dressed in fancy clothes bustling about.
’This card should do the trick, right?’ he thought.
As he stepped into the building, he was greeted by a staff member wearing a professional smile, but her eyes were filled with exhaustion.
There were always some broke people who came looking for houses without even knowing their status, wasting everyone’s time, and Eryke looked like the very incarnation of one. Although he might be a little handsome, could you eat handsomeness?
Seeing the brown, sluggish bubbles floating from this lovely lady, Eryke muttered inwardly:
’I really need to get some proper clothing soon.’
Speaking in a neutral tone, Eryke said, "Show me the buildings."
"Alright," the lady replied, bowing slightly, her business smile still plastered on her face as she swiftly guided him to a nearby room.
As he walked, he noticed other visitors also being guided by the staff.
"Hey, Eryke, what are you here for?"
Eryke’s ears twitched. ’This voice... it feels quite familiar.’
He turned and saw a woman with blue hair smiling and waving at him. He simply shrugged and turned back to the staff.
"Let’s move."
"O-Okay," she stuttered, thinking, ’Never thought I’d see a beautiful lady get rejected so easily,’ as they quickly moved forward.
But the blue-haired woman was persistent. She pushed herself and finally caught up to them, panting for breath.
Eryke turned to her and asked, "What is it?"
"It’s been a long time since we met, Eryke. Are you really going to act so coldly toward me?" she pouted.
"...What do you want, Camelia?"
"I want to know if you have some free time," Camelia said, smoothing her blue hair, a smirk playing at the corner of her lips. "If you do, it would be perfect, I’m hosting a party soon."
"I see... I don’t have any time," Eryke replied flatly.
He turned to the staff. "Let’s go." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
"Hey, don’t be so cold! It’s my Awakening celebration party. Everyone from our batch is invited," she called out.
Eryke didn’t respond.
"The place is Olive Garden, 901!" she shouted after him, turning away with a dramatic hmph without even looking back.
Eryke simply shrugged nonchalantly, and the staff quickly led him to a room where a hologram display flickered to life in front of him.
The hologram displayed a map of the entire city, with blue and red dots glowing within the building.
"The blue dots indicate properties that are still available for purchase. Red dots mean they’ve already been sold," the staff explained.
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