ALL NOVEL Chapter 50: CHAPTER 50 – AM I AN HYPOCRITE?
*Note: I'm sorry I haven't posted a chapter these days, but as you can understand, Christmas is a day for family and I didn't want to write while everyone was having fun, but I'm back with good news, I have been given the results of my medical tests and I am not going to die for the moment, however, the doctor has told me that I cannot sit in the same position for long, but I must walk, stand up, exercise, etc. I already go to the gym, But apart from that, almost the rest of the day I am sitting, so from now on I have to change those habits that have caused me a cervical injury.
But that doesn't mean I'll stop writing, no, that won't happen, it's just that it will take me a lot longer to do it, however, and since I love writing this fic, I'll try to upload chapter every day (with some exceptions), but I can't say the same for my other two fic, However, I do not intend to abandon any of the three ficts that I am currently writing, so don't worry.
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A man ( or a woman) in the middle of the night looking around with binoculars? It was quite suspicious. Besides, it seemed as if he/she was looking for something specific. But, even if that were true. Why would he do it in the middle of the night? Honestly, thank goodness he(she didn't see me. It's not that I'm afraid of him/her or anything like that, but something inside me say me that I couldn't allow him/her to see me there, so that's why I avoided him/her. After all, I'm a peculiar, a teenager with supernatural powers. Why should I be scared by a normal who doesn't even have a gun? And when I get the rewards for making Claire my girlfriend... I won't even have to be afraid of bullets anymore.
Anyway and as I said before, I dodged him/her because something inside me told me to do it, so I just did it and went to the hotel.
When I arrived I could see how my father was at the bar, drinking a large mug of beer and judging by his face, it was not the first one he drank all night. His face was extremely red and his face was depressed; as if something extremely sad had happened to him.
"Good night, Dad" – I said approaching him.
"Oh, hello Jacob, hello Jacob! Have I said hello to you yet, Jacob?" – said my father.
Today he seemed even drunker than usual. Normally when he drank he seemed to increase his intelligence, but today he seemed dumber than a turkey.
"Yes, you have already said hello to me. How many beers have you drunk, Dad?" – I asked.
"That doesn't mind, life is short Jacob and we must take advantage of it!" – my father exclaimed.
Then, he began to sing a very unpleasant song that I will not mention because it could hurt the sensibilities of some people.
"Thanks to god you've arrived, kid" – said Kev.
"What's wrong with him? Normally when he drinks he doesn't get like that" – I said while trying to stop him singing.
I succeeded, but he immediately started dancing. However, more than a dance, it looked like a lame penguin struggling to stand up.
"He drank a lot more than usual today" - Kevin replied.
"How many?" – I asked curiously.
"… It's better that you don't know. But I can tell you that he hasn't just drunk beer" - said Kev.
Apparently, he had not only drunk a lot of beer, but also other kinds of liquor, which, for some reason, Kev doesn't want to tell me. He probably think that a teenager shouldn't know that. Seriously, what century do you live in? Now teenagers also drink alcohol. However, I will not insist further.
"Next time please don't serve him so much alcohol" – I said.
"I'm afraid I can't do that. In this tavern we never leave a customer unsatisfied. Although... I could serve him less strong liquors and dilute them a little. But I'll charge you exactly the same price. That's the only thing I can do" - said Kev.
"Do it. I don't want to have to deal with a drunk in these conditions again" – I said while grabbing my father.
He tried to break free, but my superior strength prevented him from doing so and I dragged him up the stairs until I reached his room.
"Come on, Jacob, let me drink one more beer! I promise it will be the last" – my father said.
"The beers are over for today and if you don't stop insisting, I'll call mom right now; I swear I will" – I said with a serious tone.
Hearing that threat, my father stopped insisting.
"This is better, now lie down in bed and sleep. You need to rest" – I said.
Faced with the threat of being scolded by my mother, my father lay down on the bed and as soon as he brushed against it, he fell completely asleep.
"What a disaster of a man" – I sighed.
After checking that he had fallen asleep completely, I also went to my room and lay down on the bed.
My phone's battery was quite good, but I still put it to charge for the little time left before the generators shut down. There were only 15 minutes left for Cairnholm to return to the Middle Ages again, so I had to use that time to charge my phone.
Since I didn't want to get out of bed after the generators went out, I simply lit the candles before lying down.
"Today has been a very productive day. Don't you think so, system?" – I asked.
I had had a date with Fiona where she had shown me her favorite place, we had eaten together and then thanks to the beautiful flowers and the perfect atmosphere, we kissed and became a couple. Could it have been this day more perfect?
[It has indeed been a great day. But it might be even better]
"Improve a perfect day; What could improve this perfect day? I mean, I had gotten my first girlfriend in two lifetimes and yes, I know I was married in my previous life, but this is my first girlfriend who doesn't want me for my money and my power, but for being myself (like I said before).
[Have you forgotten about the rewards yet?]
"That's true!" – I said.
With everything that had happened, I had forgotten the mission of the system. Fiona was in love with me so by kissing, I completed Fiona's mission.
[That's right, you've completed Fiona's quest. But I didn't mean to bother you, so I kept quiet until now]
"Thank you very much for that, system" – I said with a grateful tone.
I was truly grateful. The atmosphere that had been created between Fiona and me could not have been interrupted by the system, otherwise it would have been ruined.
[You're welcome. Do you want to receive your rewards?]
"Of course I do" – I nodded.
[Okay. Here you have: Congratulations to the host on completing Mission No. 7; thanks to this, you get the following rewards: Super Regeneration (Intermediate), Sincerity (Intermediate)
Warning: The Peculiarity: "Sincerity (Intermediate)" will only work on people you don't know and will have no effect on people you already know]
At that precise moment, the euphoria that I had already felt on numerous occasions began to run through my body and I felt a desire for conquest. I wanted to conquer this world, make it mine and of course, make all the beauties mine. But as always, the feeling disappeared in a few seconds and I was back to normal right away.
"I may feel euphoria, but I don't like this feeling. It makes me wish I wanted to do things I hate to do. I have no desire for conquest. I don't want to conquer this world or all its beauties. I just want to start a family and live with them forever and I don't plan to conquer women wherever I go. In fact, Emma and the others are enough for me. I don't think i will add more women. In fact, I don't think there are better women in this world than the seven of them" - I said.
That feeling of euphoria... I think I have to learn to control it so that it doesn't dominate me. It may be dangerous.
[It's just a side effect and you know it lasts practically nothing. What will you do in the few seconds it lasts?]
It's true that it only lasts a few seconds, but... I still don't like it.
Anyway, I couldn't do anything now and thinking about it wouldn't take me anywhere, so I decided to go to sleep. My two new peculiarities couldn't be tested and I decided to try the super regeneration tomorrow, when I was much more rested because at this moment I couldn't try it. With that said, and while speculating what would happen to me tomorrow, I fell asleep completely.
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The next morning.
As always, I woke up shortly after the sun rose in the sky and like every day I had spent in Cairnholm, I got dressed quickly (after showering as best I could), had breakfast with my father who didn't want to talk about what happened yesterday even though I tried all the time and then went straight to the loop.
Honestly, I'm a little worried about my father, but I can't do anything. I can't stop him from drinking, he doesn't want to listen to what I want to say to him and I can't be with him all day. I have a lot of things to do and I can't stay and take care of him. The only thing I could do was get him to promise me that he wouldn't drink today... or at least not as much as the day before. Although even if he tried, Kev and I agreed yesterday that he would serve him less strong and diluted liquors. It's the only thing I can do for him, a person who doesn't want to be helped.
His defeatist behavior has gone too far and now the only one who can help him is a professional and not someone like me who does not know the ins and outs of the human mind. I just hope that when he comes back, he decides to go to a psychologist. Although he probably has no choice but to do so because my departure will cause him a trauma that he will not be able to forget easily.
"What I'm going to do in a few weeks is a thing that will do a bad person, but it's the life I've chosen and I'll carry the blame all my life. Maybe Grandpa felt that way when he had to abandon Emma and Olive. Am I following his footsteps without realizing it?" – I asked myself.
It could be, what I was doing was exactly the same as what he did at the time. I am a hypocrite who criticizes a person who abandoned his family while I am going to do the same.
"No. My grandfather abandoned both of his families. I'll only do it once and visit them in a few years. I'm not like him. I will never abandon my new family" – I said to myself.
As I tried to convince myself that I was different from my grandfather and that I wasn't going to do the same thing as him, I arrive to the loop before I knew it.
When I crossed the loop someone was already waiting for me, but it wasn't Emma, Olive or even my girlfriend Fiona, no, the person who was waiting for me was...