CronoOver 17 Chapter 17

"Yes, Weapons, artifacts, drugs, slaves, information everything you need I can get, I am the Underworlds greatest, broker!"

"The Underworld?"

"Oh dear, It seems you don't know anything!"

"What do you mean?"

-His whole body shaking from the presence that this man was emitting, his hand was tight on his sword, prepared to attack, how thair conversation was going it didn't seem like he would but you could never be too careful.

"Oh, you can put away the sword im not here to fight!"

-Relieved after hearing those words, and getting out of his battle stance he still didn't let go of his sword, even though Phantom wasn't here to fight becouse of their difference in power Rin was careful just in case something happened, he got out from his stance as a sign of trust.

"The Underworld, to explain it in simplest terms, if this happy and go the lucky place you now live in, that's protected by the Magicians and The Arc angels is the face of a coin!"

-Taking a card from his sleeve and snapping his fingers, the card turned into a golden coin, which he then put on his finger and threw up in the air. Spinning for a while before changing its flow and starting to fall, the coin lands on Phantom's glove, on the other side than the one it was when he threw it, a side with a skull and crossbones on it.

"Then the Underworld would be the other side of the coin, whit the three big organizations ruling over it. It is a horrible place where thieves, criminals, murderers, arsinists, serial killers, the worst of the worst gather!"

-His expression tightened from the explanation, but now being more a.s.sured that Phantom doesn't want to fight, The hand that was tightly grasping the sword was loosened and Rin relaxed wondering one thing.

"So what does a man such as you want with someone like me?"

"Nothing, in particular, I was just curious about the person who was found b.l.o.o.d.y and on the verge of death after being missing for five years, and now you have a new family but you're still wandering the streets at night alone, costing trouble!"

"It wasn't my intention to get in a fight with those guys, but if I didn't do anything I would have bin the one in that condition."

"True that!"

-Going through his mind the words that Phantom said before, an idea came to his mind.

"Say, you said that your the best broker there is right? meaning you could get your hands on anything!"

-Turning around and jumping in the air, he lands on top of the little hud where the door to get to the lower floors was. He sits down and crosses his fingers before answering.

"I can, but there's a price for everything!"

"A price!"

"Of course, I'm a broker, not a charity if you want something you give me money in return!"

"I don't have any, but..."

"No money, no deal!"

d.a.m.n, I finally get close to potentially finding out something but then I hit a wall that I cant breakthrough, what now?

-Worried that an opportunity like this might not come anymore Rin starts becoming desperate,

willing to do anything for the Info that Phantom possesses but not knowing how to do it he was in a predicament.

"Is there any way for me to get a big amount of money in a short period?"

"Oh, of course, there is!"

-He puts his hands together and leans them to right, as well as tilting his head to the right as well.

"Its called, go rob a bank!"

-Fealing dumb, she should have expected that answer when asking that sort of question, but still not giving up he continues to ask Phantom of different possibilities.

"Is, there a way in which I won't get in trouble with the government, despite my look I'm quite strong so..."

"Sorry, but no, see ya pall!"

"No, please wait, I'm desperate!"

-Stopping right before he was about to jump off the rooftop, he sighs and turns around to face Rin.

"Fine, I can see your desperate, There may be something you coud do to get the money."

"Really?"

"Yes, becouse you didn't know about the Underworld I a.s.sume you don't know about the Underground Colosseum as well!"

"No, I don't."

"It's a tournament in which contestants are competing against each other until one wins, the winner is awarded a Tournament win and a cash reward."

"Then that sounds perfect."

"Of course it does, but once you enter the ring the only way you leave it is to either win or die!"

-The memories of the OverWorld started rus.h.i.+ng through his head as soon as he heard those words, there was no time to hesitate, he said he would do anything to get Alexander back and so he would.

"So, a death game!"

"Essentially."

-Thinking o himself the words 'here we go again' he expected Phantoms proposal without a second thought.

"I'm in, but how exactly do I get there?"

"No hesitation ay, well fine by me, here you go."

-Taking a card from his back pocket and throwing it at Rin, This card was different from the usual purple cards with a purple star on them, it was a gray card with a demons face, smiling drawn on it.

-He couth the card that he throws at him and looked at it.

"What is this?"

"It's your key to the tournament, the Vander Card!"

"Key?"

"Yes, the Tournament is held every few days and the next one is in three days, you will go to china town and to the Wong lee restaurant, when entering The waiter will ask you about your reservation and at that point you give him that card and say "For the top", he will leed you to the arena after that and next everything else is up to you."

"Wong lee, For the top got it!"

"Well, the only thing I can do now is to wish you luck and hope you don't die."

"I won't be a.s.sured of that!"

"Confidence ha, then what do you need from me anyway?"

"I need a nanotechnological eye, pain killers, something for extra energy, two nuclear bombs and Information on artifacts that coud bring the dead back to life."

"Wow, are you planning an attack on someone or something, well doesn't concern me so get me the money and I'll get you all those things, deal?"

"It's a deal!"

"Well then, once the tournament is over meet me here in six hours with the money, so auf wiedersehen for now."

-Saying his good-byes he jumps off the edge of the building and disappears with the cover of the night.

Three days, that's how much time I have before the start of the tournament as well as the amount of time to gather as much energy for Little star as possible.

-And so no wonting to waste a single second of the time he had, Rin spend the night wandering around the city, strolling and gathering the energy from every single thing that coud be said to have even slightest amount of energy. And so time pa.s.sed and he returned home, not happy with the results of the hunt.

Only five percent of the energy I had when fighting Vladimir, and I spent the whole night gathering, dammit I won't have enough until the tournament, wait there will be a lot of strong people there so they must have powerful weapons which means energy for me!

-Walking back from the city and thinking inside his head he didn't realize that he had already riched the hotel and more importantly how late it was. When entering through the main entrance and going to the door he didn't pay any attention to his surroundings and so he didn't see the person standing in front of him.

I'll just steal the energy that I need when I get there.

-Continuing to walk toward the door he b.u.mps into the person standing in front of him, It was Serah of course and she wasn't happy. Her face was indescribable, if you looked close enough you coud see her veins popping out of her forehead.

"Where were you?"

-Realizing the trouble he was in. Rin just stood there trying to think of an excuse to tell her, he couldn't tell her the trough becouse if he did She would never allow him outside again and the fact that he snuck out was even worse.

"I... was just out doing some... sligh jogging, you know auntie, got to keep my body in good condition, ha, ha, ha."

-A sad look in her eyes and a sigh of relief, he didn't look like he was injured or like he was fighting so she was glad for that part but she knew!

He's lying to me again, am I that untrustworthy. for him to lie to me!

-Deep down sad and worried about him and what he was doing she couldn't do anything but fear, even if they weren't related by blood nor were they mother and son I guess the reason how she knew that he was lying was what you would call a motherly instinct.

"Oh, is that so, im sorry. then I got the wrong idea, go in now breakfast is ready!"

-She let go of the rage she had inside while showing a small smile while instructing him to go eat but griping her fingers tightly while holding back her tears before letting a small one slip out, she was heartbroken, this wasn't the life she wanted, this wasn't the family she wanted but saying that would only make thing worst so she kept it to her self.

"you're not coming, auntie?"

"A Huh."

-Brus.h.i.+ng of the tear that had slipped out and putting on her brave face she replied.

"Who said that. I'm super hungry!"

-And so the next three days pa.s.sed by like they were minutes, being three hours in the morning a light coud be seen glowing out of the room in the corridor, it was Rin's room and what he was doing in there was preparing.

The tournament is today I resed for the past three days so I coud be at a hundred when entering the tournament so the next thing is the disguise!

-Not wanting to be seen by anyone, becouse it would cause trouble if it was found out that a student had any type of connection with the underworld he had prepared a disguise for himself.

Putting it in a small bag, he covered his body with bandages as well as his sword, he then took a big jacket and put it on.

-Checking if Serah was asleep before going he looked inside her room to see her sleeping, or so he thought. Closing the door he snoek ou from the hotel once again and made his way toward the Wong lee restaurant.

It should be this way!

-Before going he looked on the internet where the restaurant actually was so he coud get there, he wasn't that used to maps and GPS so navigating was still a small problem.

-Getting to the city by foot took around an hour and locating the restaurant took another half an hour so when he found China town it was already four-thirty. He didn't know when the tournament was starting so he didn't want to waste more time.

"Wow, it's beautiful!"

-It was, to say the least, the district was enveloped by the lights that the booths and houses were giving of, even tho it was night time it felt just like the middle of the day.
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-When looking around for a little bit he remembers seeing this part of the town before, and sure

the thing he did see it before, it was on one of the photos of the wong lee website so this meant that the restaurant was close.

"It must be around here I'm sure of it, excuse me do you by any chance know where wong lee is?"

-Being sure it was around here, the fastest way to find out was to just ask someone who already knew, but the problem was the people couldn't understand him, he didn't know Chinese.

"?"

"Wong lee?"

-After some trouble communicating a kind, old man pointed him towards the restaurant, to which Rin game his thanks to the best he coud.

-After coming there, even if it was five in the morning Wong lee was working for twenty-four hours a week, it was one of the only restaurants that did that and it wasn't just some restaurant it had three Michelin stars, so coming to the reception was a little hard but showing the "Wander card" to the receptionist fixed that problem.

"Do you have a reservation, sir!"

"...To the top!"

-Showing him his card the receptionist looked at it for a few seconds before taking it.

"Right this way sir!"

-Going through the restaurant towards the elevator the scenery was gorgeous, high-cla.s.s wine and food with high-cla.s.s people eating it, beautiful chandeliers and violin music playing in the background but that wasn't why he was here, his job lied beyond that elevator.

"Now please enter!"

-Entering the elevator that was in the back and which led towards the second and third floor the receptionist entered the number combination of 3,0,8,2,0,0,2 and then pulled the Wonder card through.

"I hope you return o us sir!"

-The dors starting o close as those words were being said a slight feeling of fear went through Rin's body, it seems he wasn't quite over the Overword incident yet but now wasn't the time for that, life or death those were the only two things in front of him, so he slapped himself sopping the shaking.

"Ok, before getting down I better but on my disguise."

-Taking off his jacket and leaving his wrapped body uncovered he pulled out a can of hair dye and painted his hair red, next he took a roll of bandages and wrapped his head with them leaving only his right eye and hair uncovered, putting an eye pack over his left eye. He also wrapped his hands with it so that he would have a better grip of his sword.

-Now the time was finally here as the elevator started to get brighter and brighter the first thing he saw was a ginormous sphere looking colosseum made from gla.s.s, it was in fac the colossus he will take part in today.

"Now then, the real trouble starts now!"