I Reject Quests

Chapter 99: To World #001 Again

Klofar Residence.

A car stopped right beside the entrance.

"Thank you." Rewen said his thanks and opened the door.

"Should I come in the evening? To discuss our next step with Denny?" Svety proposed the idea.

Rewen thought about it a bit, then shook his head.

Svety grabbed his hand with a stubborn expression. "We have to do this. I can't just leave you to fight a bloody battle. We have to do something about this."

Seeing she was insisting so much, Rewen didn't outright deny. "I'll see if I have time."

A smile bloomed on Svety's face, then pointed towards where Rewen was sitting. "Ah, something's down there."

Rewen's gaze went down. He looked left and right, not finding anything. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he felt a soft sensation of lips over his right cheek. "..."

"Hopefully, you will get some powers from this." Svety grinned, flashing her white teeth.

If it was Rewen from yesterday, he himself didn't know what he would do. The current Rewen could only see her off with a wry smile. 'This woman…'

Now that the soul remnant has left, that little hatred and irritation he felt towards her vanished without a trace. He did however feel that she should have some redemption for what she did to his predecessor. 'System, what is her favorability towards me?'

[Favorability: 79]

'That looks kinda high.'

Not giving too much thought, he entered his house and went to the living room.

As usual, Denny was watching television but as soon as she saw a person appearing, she switched the TV off and got off the sofa.

Not giving her the chance to let her run away to her room, Rewen grabbed her wrist. "Could you at least listen to me?"

Denny flinched. After a while, she nodded.

Rewen heaved a sigh of relief, then took a seat beside her on the sofa.

"Look, I'm not the best person at conversations like these but I'm sorry."

Denny had her head lowered. "..."

Seeing her silent, Rewen continued. "I admit what you did to me at times was beyond awful and I don't think 'Rewen Klofar' is ready to forgive you for that but this time, it's completely my fault. I let you get involved in a matter you had nothing to do in the first place… an- and I'm sorry for putting your life at risk. I will try my best…" Rewen couldn't make promises he wasn't sure if he could fulfill.

Just then, Denny made a "Kek" sound. Closing her mouth, she couldn't hold back her tears. "You... better take… responsibility…"

"Yeah." Rewen wasn't sure what happened to her all of a sudden but knew it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. 'Sometimes, it doesn't feel bad to make empty promises.'

After a few minutes, Rewen's stomach grumbled. "Hey, do you have something I can eat?"

Immediately after he said that, he expected a 'I'm not your f*cking maid!' but surprisingly, Denny got up from the sofa and went to the kitchen.

Twenty seconds later, she returned with a plate on her hand.

Rewen was ecstatic when he saw this but then his eyes went to the contents. 'Two pieces of bread?'

Denny placed the plate in the table in front of the sofa and bowed with a respectful expression. "Anything else, Master?"

Black lines covered his forehead. Eventually, he burst into laughter.

6th April, 4027 was the first day Rewen Klofar recognized a person from Earth as his own family.

***

The rest of the day, Rewen watched the new anime that he started - Code Geass.

[Ding! The Host is advised to get ready to return to World #001]

[Initiating transference in…]

[3…]

[2…]

[1.]

***

Terio Villa.

"Please." Alex respectfully showed the way to a tall man seemingly in his mid-twenties.

The man had a casual smile on his smile. While occasionally greeting the maids and servants along the way, he made his way into the living room.

As soon as the man entered the living room, he was greeted by a middle-aged man.

"It's my pleasure to entertain the Envoy to the fullest of my abilities." The middle-aged man was Terio Ikeda, the Head of the House of Terio.

"You surely jest." The Envoy smiled.

"Please take a seat." Ikeda guided the Envoy to a large sofa. He then turned to his wife who understood her husband's look and served the guest tea.

The Envoy took a small sip and the corner of his lips hung upwards. "The tea has a beautiful fragrance… hmm… is it only me or does the air around here have the same fragrance?"

Ikeda gave a hearty laugh. "I must say, you have quite the nose. The tea leaves are grown in our garden which is just beside the room."

"Oh? No wonder. By the day, Mr. Terio. You are lucky to have such a refined woman as your wife."

"I'm flattered." Ikeda laughed again.

After a while, when Ikeda's wife left the room with only Ikeda and the Envoy remaining, the atmosphere turned serious.

Ikeda's eyes sharpened as he looked straight at the man sitting opposite to him. The previous friendly-neighbourhood-Uncle vibe was all gone. What remained a cold unfeeling man.

"I'll ask this straight. Did you send assassins to assassinate my son?"

The Envoy has the same casual smile on his face. "I don't understand your words."

"Cut the bullshit. You knew very well that in case my son were to have an accidental death, you could have the entire Terio Villa for yourself."

"That's quite a big claim that you are making."

"It's not a guess. It's a fact. My daughter is betrothed to your brother. If the heir of the Terio dies, then my daughter would be chosen as the next heir for the family…"

"HAHAHA!" While Ikeda was explaining, the Envoy burst out in laughter. "I-I never expected your intelligence to amount to only this much. So what if your son gets killed? Are you at an age where you can't reproduce anymore? I know for a fact that even if the earth collapses, you still won't leave the family in the hands of your daughter."

Ikeda's face was grim. "You won't get away with this, Mr. Envoy." While he was certain that the Envoy was behind the assassination, doubts began to appear in his mind.

"Enough, Mr. Terio. How old am I? Do you think that I still have the time to play childish games with you? Let's get down to business. How much are you willing to donate?"

"Not a single penny until you give me a straight answer."

The Envoy sighed and slumped on the sofa. "Come on… I didn't do it. I might be a greedy bastard but why would I take the risk of killing the heir of a Noble? And that too, sending assassins in an open street? What kind of professional do you think I am?" He then got up from the sofa.

"Nevermind, I'll come at a later date. Also, if you are really serious about catching the perpetrator, instead of searching out of the box, why don't try staying limited to the box? Not that I really care. Take this as advice from a future relative. You don't need to see me off." With that, the Envoy went out of the room.

Ikeda didn't stop him and was left pondering about his last words.

"No, it can't be." Denying the conclusion he reached, he sighed.

***

Meanwhile, Rewen was getting the urge to curse the system. 'I was just about to complete the episode. Why? Damnit, why did you have to transfer me here so quickly? Now, I'm left with a cliffhanger.'

[If you want, I could tell you. So Lelouc-]

'Ah, stop! Not a single word. Or else, I'll terminate you.'

[Big words.]

*Knock*

Rewen was about to retort when he heard the knock from the door. "Please come in."

A girl in a maid uniform appeared. "Master is calling you."

"Oh, alright." Rewen fixed his shirt and followed the maid.

"Why have I not seen you before?" Rewen asked, trying to start a conversation.

"I was sick."

"No wonder. Are you fine now?"

"Thanks for the concern. I'm okay." The maid was incredibly stoic.

"That's good, that's good. What's your name?"