Theft of the Future
Chapter 38
“The coffee order is four, one with sugar,” he told a barista.
“Diminished here or taken home?”
“Brought home.”
“Good. Please wait a minute, yes!”
The city of Kannaris, in a coffee shop that was operating normally and boldly, without the fear of being raided by human beings who a few weeks back terrorized the entire city.
In fact, the criminals identified as the human race have still not been arrested who is the culprit. But, as one and two things the public did not know much about, the attacks gradually stopped.
No one cares, as long as the community can return to normal activities.
“At the end they are just a regular race,” complains the public. “Definitely will run away in fear and subservience like his ancestors.” And some hot taunts continue to be spread and gossiped about by the housewives.
“Space!? Overtime again, huh!?”
“Eh, Ben? Haha! Everything is falling apart. Such a calm and peaceful state of affairs is not always pleasant. How's workshop? Is it possible to get a distributor for the latest auto parts?”
“Government really sucks. They always bother with a lot of cover letters and bureaucratic affairs. In the end I was forced to choose a private party only.”
“Means the funds you spend more, dong?”
“You how else? Business must keep running.”
“Difficult, yes.”
“Please coffee!”
“Eh? Uh! Thank ye. Then I go first, yeah!”
“Hahaha! Thanks for the peace, Ju! Sometime again!”
“Dahh!”
In the coffee shop, it turns out that Laju is the one who is ordering coffee. Coincidentally meets his acquaintance, Ben, a machine shop owner who focuses on bionic organs who seems to be in trouble.
Based on their conversation, the condition of the city is indeed peaceful and peaceful. Without a brutal attack from human groups, even to the point where it is difficult to find a human being imprisoned downtown. But, because of the undiscovered ringleader, this peace is only temporary, only illusory.
It's been four weeks since it happened in the sewers.
Because the injuries are not so severe, the pace can move normally in the city. Doing his daily duties, even to help Parker's work piled up as a private police agent, the defender of justice.
Yeah, well, it's pace who's doing Parker's work now.
Because of his deadly role in the sewers yesterday, Parker and Delphia had to be hospitalized intensively in Gloria. And it was Lacy, along with Iris, Audy, and Aaron who replaced all the work that piled up as they went missing for four days.
Trapped in the culvert within the first day, fight off a giant mushroom monster on the second day, and attempt to go out on the third day, until in the end they can really go out and be free on the fourth day.
The reason why the humans were no longer so noisy in the city could be answered by the giant mushroom monster that Delphia had just defeated yesterday.
After further research, it turned out that the monster was indeed a weapon.
The weapons are being developed by the lizardmen, who are apparently allied with humans, though they have not yet been traced.
A random human attack on the city may be because they have an ace that assures their victory, the mushroom monster.
Indeed, if the monster was released into the city, it would definitely cause panic and would not be easy to subvert. It could be seen that Laju never managed to injure a monster, except for one occasion when Delphia had to blow herself up.
Luckily, the monsters were still in the development stage.
If the experiment continues, somehow the monster can develop and become so strong that it can not be defeated at all.
The monster pieces are also being collected for further investigation.
So will Delphia, who will be asked further about the information she gets from the future to explain the existence of the giant mushroom mustard.
Although actually, even if they managed to communicate with him.
Of course, this research will not be announced to the public at large that there are super-large monsters trapped in the sewers under the city. There will be mass panic that will be difficult to control.
“L-Space...!” Parker cried with a hoarse voice.
By the time they met with the evacuation team, Parker, who was lying on a folding stretcher, had called him. Quickly, the boy went straight to Parker out of curiosity as to what he wanted to say in his dying condition.
Without much talk, Parker gives a super small dragon-shaped statue that seems to be modified into a ring or bracelet. There is one that attracts Laju's attention, namely the eyes of a bright dragon lit red, like the eyes of other statues that always attract his attention. Both in the interior of the forest, and in the culverts yesterday.
“A-what? What's this for? What does mean–”
But, before Laju could understand what Parker wanted to say, the big monster. Rubbing Laju's head, winking his eyes one way, while moving his head to the right side, to Delphia who was also being carried by the stretcher.
The look of the poor girl whose part of her body was charred in flames.
With her extremely critical condition, she was worried about her healing process that would probably take a long time.
“...!” Parker continued to hold tightly onto Laju's hand.
Aghast pace turned back Parker who was ready to be carried by the ambulance. He frowned firmly, wondering what this super small statue was for?
Besides, where did he get this statue?
With its dragon-like shape, there was only one place that Laju remembered in their entire journey yesterday. That place was the dragon tomb opened by Laju.
So did Parker steal anything?
But is he really stealing? Someone like Parker?
I don't know. The pace cannot remember it so much. He's hypnotized in there.
Bugs!
As Laju looked back at the super-small statue on his return home from the coffee shop, there was the sound of blows and the scent of fighting going on across the street.
“You're obviously the one blocking my way, short dwarf!”
“There's nothing to do with my type and race that a beastman like you can't see! It's all just because of your arrogant nature, right? Besides how could I be wrong if I was the victim! You're the one who hit me!”
“APA!? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? I CANNOT HEAR YOU!!!!! YOU'RE TOO SHORT, DWARF!”
BUGH!
Feeling himself unmistakable, the horse beastman who was as tall as Parker immediately won the debate by kicking the dwarf who was only knee-length.
“You started it horse base!” Shouted the dwarf that had just been thrown.
As it turned out, there were dozens of other dwarves who came out helping one dwarf who was kicked by the horse beastmen earlier, ready for revenge.
Without further ado, they immediately quarrel and fight with each other in order to protect his pride, as well as his opinion, because they feel their opinion is the most correct.
In fact, if one beastmen and one dwarf were paired up for a fight, of course everyone could tell the beastmen would win in terms of physical dexterity. This is because the advantages of dwarves are in their skills to do complex work that requires high accuracy.
Beastmen who have muscles are unlikely to lose to dwarves who have brains if competed in a fight. But, if you look at the scheme that is happening right now, actually the stereotype can be debunked outright.
Although the quantity of dwarves is unfair because it attacks in groups, but this is a history of – that is not so new, that dwarves can defeat beastmen in a fight.
Priiiit!
Unfortunately, although many other communities enjoyed the short entertainment that lasted up to 15 minutes, the fights had to stop. This time, by the sound of police whistles coming in groups that instantly separated the beastmen and the dwarves.
Oh, this is also what makes people feel safe to return to normal life after the attacks and colonies of humans who have receded. After the news of Parker – undisclosed – who must be treated intensively in Gloria. There are more police who are working diligently to eradicate any kind of violence and crime in order to maintain peace and security.
Parker's problems being treated must be hidden because it is feared that there will be opponents who use the moment to overthrow the city, making the riot even more devastating than before.
Hearing that their great enemy must withdraw from the war, of course, without the support of an ace, from a giant mushroom monster even humans and enemies of justice will use it to keep ravaging the city, peace, and peace, right?
Therefore, Laju must be ready to replace Parker who is licensed from his job.
“The entertainment is over! Please disperse!” Said one of the policemen who broke up the beastmen fight and the group of dwarves earlier.
The pace that was initially ready to return to the office flicked its pace because of the police's call. Apparently, his guess is true.
The policeman is none other than the policeman who yesterday served on Gloria's border, who spoke to Audy about Parker.
“Even Gloria gave her police force?”
Then the community should be calm.
The problem of fighting on the basis of racism, hate speech, nudging affairs at the time of walking, to other trivial affairs is not one of the threats that must be worried. This has become their daily life, has become their breakfast and dinner.
In fact, according to those who are spectators, this is their culture.
In fact, this is not normal at all.
Perhaps, those who say so will change their minds if the situation is reversed and they are the victims in the affair.
But, Laju is not in a position and condition to take care of their affairs as well.
Then let's go home.
“Eh..?”
The pace that re-entered his feet to take care of his affairs in the office must be diverted again his attention with a figure who was across the street who was walking casually alone.
“Ugh!” The pace of upset groans.
When Laju feels himself having to chase the figure, he must be stopped by a pedestrian light that turns red.
Afterwards, Laju's heartbeat beats faster, especially when more cars are blocking his view of the suspicious figure, which is increasingly being swallowed by the wind. “Come, quickly green!”
Until he could finally cross the road, he had already lost track of the figure.
But of course Laju is not desperate.
He tried to remember exactly the silhouette of the figure earlier even though it was always blocked by the speed of the car passing by.
“Hei..!” The pace that noticed every resident who was walking, finally managed to grasp the hand of the figure he was working on.
“Eh? Whoareyou? What business?”
“Eh!? Ah!!! Pardon me! Wrong people!”
Unfortunately, what he excites is not the right person. Is his mind playing with him? Is this all just a hallucination?
Nah! He really saw it clearly!
The pace was further looking for the figure who had stolen his attention earlier, while trying to remember strongly every stature that this figure had.
“Hei!” After five minutes of troublesome searching, Laju finally decided that the figure he called this time was the right one!
“Huh? Eh? Ju?”
The pace could only smile, covering up his sweat that appeared all over his body due to fatigue running around and around looking for the right figure.
“Adrian!” It excites happily.
