Lucien hated his luck. First he just witnessed his favored protagonist died in the long streaming anime. Now he was late in buying his favorite lunch pack. Add that to the robbery this thief staged, he don't need to discern how unlucky he was in the present moment.
The robber noticed him at first glance, waving his gun carelessly, the robber shouted, "Get over here!"
Lucien meekly obliged. He joined the group of students huddled in the corner. He crouched down and his head was down. That's when he finally notice the cellphone that have already dialed 911.
He look over at the person in front of him. Only to discover it was another boy, a bit younger than him, considering the uniform. But the prettiness and delicate beauty of the boy was unparalled.
His obsidian black hair paired well with his deep dark eyes. It was as if Lucien can feel being swallowed into it. The boy did not make an obvious move announcing the robber of what he was doing. The fingers that reach out secretly was done discreetly. But the voice of the woman on the other line greatly alarmed the robber.
The clerk in the counter was still taking out money, under the orders of the robber. The robber's right hand held the gun, pointed straight to the clerk's head. When the voice from the emergency responder sounded, the robber is so alarmed the first bullet was triggered.
Lucien instantly froze. The fuck! Luckily the gun only hit the shelves of cigarretes. Not actually hitting one of the people held hostage.
"Who was that?!" No one answered. The young girls seem supportive to the boy and decided to cover him. At the sound of gunshot, the caller immediately fell into silence.
When Lucien look over to the glass wall, there are also students who notice the robber's action. Some are even on their phone, glancing vigilantly at the robber. But most of them are pointing their cameras inside the store.
Lucien can already guess what they are doing. Obviously, most teenagers today are techie. Whebever dnager happens, the first thing that they will do is to take out their phone and film the whole thing.
The boy who dialed first had been silently crouching next to Lucien. His hand clasped on his phone tightly. Lucien noticed that the robber had indeed noticed the boy's phone.
After forcibly taking the bag of money the clerk gathered, the robber pointed his gun in the direction of the boy. Lucien noticed that the boy instantly shuddered. He did not know what possessed him because, at this instance, he felt extremely calm and levelheaded.
He stands between the robber and the boy. "If money is what you want, you already have it." He said cautiously.
The robber fiercely glared at him. "What the fuck do you know? Take out your wallet and your phone. Hand it over."
Lucien gave a short laugh. "My money goes through the bag you are holding. My phone, well…" he paused shortly. His other hand reached out to nudge the boy to give him the phone that was used to dial 911.
"Sorry I was busy relaying your act of robbery here in the convenience store located at Regus Planet Biliran Road. If you don't mind you could –"
Without getting to utter another word, he heard another careless gunfire erupt in his ears. This time the gunshot accompanied screaming. Lucien is speechless.
There was a momentary feeling of emptiness, then numbness before everything went blurry and he felt himself fall down to the floor. Blood immediately flood his sight.
Blood coming from him.
Wow. He just got shot. In which part? He tried to exude another breath and in an instant, his internal organs screamed in pain. Oh, his chest got shot. He slowly lamented. That means he's as good as dead.
Since it was his chest that hurts the most, that means the bullet must have went through his heart. He should probably start counting how many seconds it will take before he pass out and die.
Seeing the robber who shot him, panic strickenly hurried up to get away, the boy beside Lucien jumped towards the robber and tackled him. The gun was thrown aside and seeing the robber and the boy in fight, the girls who are scared out of their wits went out one by one in panic.
The boy obviously know how to defend himself. Judging from the blows he delivered to the panic stricken robber, it was obvious he had the upper hand. Did he practice karate? Wish I did. Lucien thought.
He can't help but feel regret after all this. He should not have played the hero and talk the robber out. He never experienced this kind of robbery situation before and he clearly underestimated the robber.
Funny. First, it was his beloved protagonist that died. Now him. As he watch the boy struggle, another gunshot fired in the air. In Lucien's dazed expression, he did not expect that the boy will get hit and go down like him.
He flutter his eyes in alarm, but because of the blood loss Lucien can no longer move nor have the strength to speak. The boy's body is sprawled right next to him. The robber made a terrified wail and collapsed on his knees. He crawled to the corner seeing the two pile of bodies he accidentally killed.
He just want money, he miserably thought. Not to kill. There's no turning back. He's going to jail. He can't buy marijuana anymore. What's the use these money have if he's going to jail?
No. he can escape. That's right he can do that. He can live off abandoned buildings and quietly sniff marijuana there. He can lay low and not go out frequently. Then everything will stay the same.
The robber, making up his mind, stand up and went out. He ran into couple of bystanders but was not able to resist when cops arrested him. His person is slam in the car, his hands are hand cuffed behind his back and he was promptly shoved inside of the car.
Lucien is still groggy from the pain, his line of sight is getting more blurry, it became a challenge for him to stay awake. But before he drift off, he clearly saw it, the boy, with his last bit of strength reach out to Lucien and touch his hand.
Oh, brother I may not know you but dying together does seem a bit nice. At least, I won't face death alone.
After thinking about it, Lucien does not realize how naïve is it for him to think this way. The only warm he feels is the hand of the boy over his. His body is turning cold, his breathing is shallow and quick until….
He cannot breath at all. He had lost conciousness.
Oh, my great protagonist, if only you were real I would really like to go into your world and save you. Won't let anything – not even that cannon fodder villain destroy the happy ending you deserve.
[Processing….]
[Downloading conciousness…]
[Attaining host body….]
[Transferring memories…]
[Processing tasks….]
When Lucien finally opened his eyes, a world unknownst to him sprayed into his eyes. It was a world full of lush. He lay sprawled in grass. His neck is itchy, his back is somewhat hurting because of the coarse ground. The sky is so clear, completely unparalled to the province Lucien frequents during his summer vacation. The air is so fresh, like he did not know what breathing is until the pure air fill his lungs.
"What is this place?" Terrains stretch in the horizons. Numerous trees stand tall, but in the distance, he can see a mountain whose peak is surrounded by pure white fog.
The fog is so white, so thick, bearing the same color as the clouds but much more thicker in white color. The peak behind the fog is so tall and sharp, it gave a majestic feeling that place is not a location he can step on so easily.
"Where am I?" Surrounding him is a terrain of cultivated crops. Farmers plow the land at the distance. There are cabins whose hundred meters distance apart.
"Okay…." Lucien tentatively take a step back. What's going on here? He died, didn't he? Together with that boy.
Then that means this place is…. Heaven?
[Congratulation for the successful transmigration dear host…]
What? Transmigration?
[You have successfully entered the world "Slaying the demons" as one of the characters who will help the protagonist grow]
The fuck?
[Be sure to complete the tasks assigned at specified deadline to avoid receiving the penalty]
The bullshit?
[Find the protagonist at Caiyin town]
The motherfucker?
[Your current point balance is 0. Succeed in this mission +1. Deadline at sundown. Failure to complete will result to death.]
What the actual fuck?
All the time the voice of that robotic woman voice spoke, he keep whipping his head around, trying to find the source but found nothing.
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