Chapter 10: The young genius entrepreneur

I rarely remember my dreams but this one was vivid.

I saw a colorless night, where black ink painted the ground.

It took me a few moments to realize I was lying down, at the edge of fainting.

I got stabbed in the stomach by a sharp knife and I felt like suffocating.

The ink was my own blood.

As I lowered my sight, I saw the silhouette of a tall and thin demon crushing my neck with its boot.

The pain was fictitious but the fear was not.

When it was happy nor when it was sad, the lunatic demon never stopped scaring me.

And that night, it was terribly angry, its most frightening form.

I could feel my trachea being forcefully closed and the air’s path stopping midway. The oxygen was unable to enter my lungs despite my efforts.

I was terrified of dying so I silently cried.

“You shitty spoiled brat, this is the last time you’re running away, you hear me?”

Its deep and spiteful voice was unforgiving, and I knew deep down that the next time I made it angry would be the last.

It was not a scene worth remembering.

I stare vacantly into the cocoa, watching the cream’s foam pop and pop on the brown drink in asynchronous rhythm.

“Why is this crap not reflecting my face dramatically like in anime…?”

I take my phone out of my trousers and open it.

“You have 11 missed calls and 39 unread messages from…”

I close it to lie down on the sofa and look at the ceiling.

I sip a bit of the cocoa and murmur for myself:

“I guess I’ll never see the end of Mecha Dinosaur Impact…”

“Hey you’re not busy, right?”

I lower my stare to realize Boobies came back upstairs.

“You said I can keep the cocoa so no need to ask for it back.” I declare clearly.

“I’ll make another one! If you’re not busy, you should be aware that our next mission is to kill ESMERALDA for the old man. He’ll give us 5 million each.”

“Five million…”

“Y-yeah! Isn’t that awesome?”

“FIVE MILLION?!” I jump on the sofa with my two legs and spill some cocoa on my face.

What the hell?! Five million? Is it a dream?! With that sum maybe we can stop living in debt and I won’t be forced to do those jobs anymore!

Maybe she’ll even forgive me for this time…

“W-w-where is she?!” I say while trying to catch the drops of cocoa around my mouth with my tongue until Boobies hands me a handkerchief.

“I have a plan to lure her out.”

I look into her eyes for the first time to notice their blood-red color.

Shaped like a predator with her silver hair shining in the dim light, she grins terrifyingly like a snake.

But unlike a certain demon, I feel not spite but comfort in her presence.

So, I smile awkwardly as an answer while wiping my face with her handkerchief.

Indeed, for me, she’s sexier than scary at that precise moment.

 

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An entire week has passed and I’m abundantly sweating inside that black suit.

Panicking, I try some breathing techniques and pour myself a huge glass of water.

The flashes of different cameras, the ruckus in this wide, crowded room, and being the center of attention are all sensations I discover nervously.

My hair is attached in a high ponytail and the slightly oversized shirt prevents me from suffocating.

My usually loose tie is now holding my neck a bit tighter under my comfortable vest, and my running shoes are replaced with perfectly polished black leather ones.

From the outside, I might look like a proper young businessman.

“Stay calm, I’m covering you!” Says the woman in my earphone.

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“E-easier said than done! I feel totally naked without my glasses, my ribbon and my earrings, without mentioning the fact I can’t see for shit!” I murmur as an answer.

“Your fault for disliking contacts. If you’re scared of people, it’s better if you can’t see them anyway.”

“It’s even scarier when I can’t see them!”

“Can you see the target? Is she here?” Says the young boy in the same earphone.

“I have no clue! I can’t see at all for fuck’s sake!! Why isn’t it Boobies doing it?!”

“Don’t be ridiculous, I can disguise all I want, I’ll never look like a man! And how would you be able to cover me with your small knife?”

“I want to go home!!”

I start tearing up as the reception begins.

The animator on my left takes the microphone and announces:

“Welcome, good evening, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to the very first press conference of the long-awaited Kingdom’s Castle president: the young genius 33-year-old entrepreneur Dianon Mask! It’s been ten years since he inherited the company from his father who built it from scratch. After hiding their identity for two generations, they finally decided to drop the mask and reveal their face to the world, so let’s begin with a short presentation of their achievements-”

The two idiots in my earphone chuckle when they hear ‘Dianon Mask.’

“I can hear you laugh!” I cry.

Get me out of this… 

 

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“FIVE MILLION?!” She exclaims.

If I knew she would be so happy with so little, I would have said only one. 

She almost dropped some cocoa on the sofa, though, but I’m too happy to keep 99% of the money to yell at her. 

Plus, I need her help.

“W-w-where is she?!”

“I have a plan to lure her out. Come with me downstairs.”

I lead her to the basement where Abhi takes a mannequin with a black suit out.

“It’s a bit dusty but with a bit of laundry it’ll look as good as new.” He says yawning.

I give a look at DIANA and smirk:

“It’s going to fit her perfectly!” I exclaim.

“W-what the?” she hesitates.

“In order to lure her out we need something big, and that asks for a bit of preparation and acting skills. Hehehehe! Get in that suit to see if it needs adjustments. Abhi, take control of the old man’s company databases thanks to the ids on his phone. I’ll send some emails from his phone too.”

“H-how long is it going to take?”

“Oh, I don’t know, a week, a month… You can stay here as long as needed. Go change behind that door. I’ll buy some groceries, what do you want to eat?”

“Chicken curry.” Says Abhi.

“Uhhhh, borgar?”

I squint my eyes in her direction. Is she trying to be funny?

“Curry it is. Hamburgers are not diet-friendly.” I answer while leaving the basement.

I head inside my bedroom, get into the shower and change my clothes for more mundane ones: blue-jean pants and a short-sleeved purple blouse.

I put on some make-up and take my purse before leaving the apartment for the grocery store.

When I come back with the curry and some seasonal fruits, I find this idiot, perfectly wearing the suit, running around the flat with a screaming Abhi on her shoulders.

She only needs some work on her haircut to look like a pretty young man.

After yelling for a few minutes, we finally sit together in the living room to eat the curry.

DIANA and Abhi talk about their favorite cartoons while I try changing the topics to movies to be part of the conversation.

When we’re done eating, we end up watching the new episode of Mecha Dinosaur Impact on the TV.

I didn’t get anything because I didn’t watch the previous ones!

Exhausted, we fall asleep on the sofa, sharing Abhi’s favorite tiger blanket for us three.

The next day it’s DIANA’s turn to bring dinner.

I hand her some bills and seeing her stupid grin, I almost expect her to come back with a bag full of candies.

She unexpectedly comes back with a bag full of hamburgers…

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