Red light
'mmmm'
another red light
'MMMMMM'
And another
'F**k'
Both Adam and the cab driver were getting mad at this luck
"You can`t like, drive around right?"
"No sir, not really" and starred at the mass of cars, many empty left on the road and one lane of drivers trying to drive.
At least this very long and boring drive gave him time to think, about the situation, about the exam and etc.
Since he was confident even more than before, that he is better.
Simply better than others.
But, the exam is still scary to think about.
Only once.
But you could retake it again at some point however you "re-claim requirements", whatever it means.
And the surrender is still really, REALLY suspicious.
'You know what, screw this' *phone dialing* 'I don`t have the brains for this s**t today'
"Yello?" Ben answered
"Sup. Listen... I need advice on something. You free today?"
".....Man you know damm well I`m free...."
"Cool, 6?"
"Starstruck at Great`s?"
"Sure.See ya" and hung up
At his place, the normal. Wash, eat, train ( even a little bit ), change clothes. And well, wait.
Cause what else would he do. Work? HA
Anyways at six, he met with Ben and the Starstruck coffee place.
"So...*sips coffee* What you need" He said for the beginning
"Well, in short the soldier-angel-monster thing."
"Ah, this *sips more* hit me with it"
"Ye ye in a second" Adam went to buy himself a cup too
"Anyways" a good while later he was back with it "I`m not here to brag BUT"
Ben squinted at him
"mhm..."
"I can get a promotion" Adam poured 1 sugar packet in
"What" *stops sipping*
"And well, there`s a supposed exam for it" 2nd sugar packet
He went on to explain the whole thing, word for word, previous system notices even the swordsmanship book and its shenanigans.
Ben was trying to listen but Adam`s way of explaining was
"Okey, okey. I kind of get it. But what do you want from me?"
"I don`t f***ing know really. Word of advice? *finally gets to sip coffee*
"Fine. In that case, i really have one .... idea...i guess"
Adam raised his eyebrow
"You have this book, by the way I`m gonna get one too, and you fill it out slowly. Well, get to the end, and you`ll see how much better are you then."
"This....will take long"
"Meh, how long can it take? You finished 2 moves, you`ll probably get the rest faster"
*Adam slowly sips coffee*
"Oh well. Its probably better than my idea"
"Which was"
"Go take that exam right now" *drinks the whole cup*
"Yea I figured. Well, we`ll meet at training tomorrow, good luck with that book"
"See ya"
And both went their ways, and back at his house there was training. again.
Sword forms again. Downwards slash and forward thrust. Again and again.
Eat and drink for a pause, wait for the stomach to settle.
Go back to the sword.
Drink again.
Get to push ups, sit ups and other simple exercises.
Finally, rest on the couch with trashy shows and news channels.
And of course, the system shop again.
Since he interrupted himself his last shopping session in the hospital.
So he scrolls the shop, sips beer and listens to the TV with one ear.
'ughghhhhhh why is there nothing good here'
Well hard to buy something when you don`t even know what you want to buy.
Or you don`t understand.
But when you have words that make sense individually and some names in the middle...
You kind of guess what it is.
So.,.... time to buy the "Root of Yggizidil" 1000 points
'If it is expensive...It has to do something equally expensive right'
[BUY]
And a small ginger-like root appeared with a puff of smoke in his face.
"how.....Do you expect me to just...eat this" Adam looked up at his ceiling
...
"Thanks"
And he just swallowed the root whole
'Holy s**t , that is vile'
'AND SPICY'
Adam rushed to the sink and just drank water straight from the tap.
And drank.
And drank.
And finally .... he passed out.