The Demolish This Story
08. Apple Bad (2)

"What are you talking about?"

Richard Brown's voice shook with anger. His hands clenched firmly, mana came out involuntarily from his body, emitting an aura of intimidation.

Green Apple's 'friendly man' mask disappears, featuring the real face of Richard Brown.

"You, don't joke with me–"

"Your wedding gifts, [Books of Memento]." Aaron cut off Richard's talk.

Anna Brown, lover of Richard Brown who died 7 years ago due to an incident.

Anna was a writer, so Richard gave her a book as a wedding gift, which Anna used to write her daily life.

[Books of Memento] an artifact that allows users to record and display the author's images, sounds, thoughts, and feelings from a piece of writing.

Anna is a native of Indonesia, and the place where she died is also in Indonesia. So Richard believes that Anna's diary is also in Indonesia.

Therefore, every week the end of the second month, the date of Anna's death, Richard Brown always went to Indonesia, looking for the rest of his wife's whereabouts.

"How, how did you know?!"

Richard Brown shouted. The area around the cave because of the sound.

Richard raised his hand towards Aaron, then as if to strangle his neck, his hand clenched.

Trang!! Baa!!

The windows, walls, and floors were shattered due to Richard's strength. Only the area around Aaron has not changed.

Aaron stays seated, quiet on the couch. He remained calm, there was no change in his expression. But that's just what we see from the outside.

'Crazy ones!! Terrible power!! Even in this time, he was already that strong?!'

Cold sweat poured down his forehead, and his legs began to tremble.

Actually he had already mentally prepared when he decided to take this way. But when confronted directly, Aaron began not sure he would return home safely.

"Well, psychokinesis is terrible." Aaron said calmly, hiding his fear.

[Psychokinesis], Inherent Skill by Richard Brown. The ability to manipulate physical objects without touching them. Not only moving an object, Richard can even destroy objects with only hand movements.

Aaron already knew this was going to happen, he activated [Domain Expansion] shortly after he sat down on the sofa.

"How can you..." Richard was shocked after seeing Aaron Yang looked fine.

'Not only does she know my identity, she also knows about my wife, and can even survive psychokinesis.' Richard looked at Aaron cautiously.

"Let's talk about this well, Mr. Richard." Aaron spoke kindly.

Richard was sure the interlocutor was smiling behind the mask covering his face, but somehow there was a strange feeling pressing down on him.

Doubtful for a moment, Richard decided to obey Aaron's words.

"... So, what do you want?" Richard said in a threatening tone.

"My request hasn't changed, I just want you to get this item." Still maintaining his composure, Aaron again gave a paper containing a list of items he needed.

Richard took it, then examined the paper carefully.

"It doesn't mean I want to get it for free, I'm not an asshole. All I need is a little time, I hope you'll consider."

"How can I trust you? "

Hearing Richard's words, Aaron smiled again.

"Why don't we use the [Curse Contract]?" Aaron said boldly.

Richard's stunned. He looked at Aaron with a surprised face.

"... Do you even know what you're saying?"

[Curse Contract] as the name suggests, an item used to enter into an agreement between the two parties, with death as a consequence of the offender.

It was an extremely dangerous item, yet the figure in front of Richard had no fear in his words.

Richard flicked his finger, a piece of paper flew over. [Curse Contract], a paper-shaped item with a red magic circle on it.

Both sides placed their index fingers on top of the magic circle.

"[The first party will deliver the goods desired by the second party.]" Aaron has announced his first contract.

"[And in return, the second party will tell exactly the location of the [Books of Memento] that the first party wants]." Richard enunciated the contract, more detailed. He still doesn't believe his interlocutor.

"[First party, Richard Brown]"

"[Second party, Aaron Bellfeld]"

The magic circle glowed red. A needle appears under the finger that touches the paper, drawing blood. A faint pattern appeared on both hands.

[Curse Contrac] cannot be used under a pseudonym, so it must be a real name.

Because Aaron knew so much about Richard, he thought that Aaron was a person close to him or at least a famous person with a lot of power.

While Richard was thinking about various things, Aaron opened his mouth.

"Orchard library Singapore. Shelf number 3 part fairy tale children."

"What's that?" Richard looked at Aaron who arrived speaking strangely.

"Hmm? That's where your wife hid her diary." Aaron said calmly.

"...How'd it get there?" Richard lowered his voice.

"February 15th before your departure to Indonesia, you take care of something in Singapore. And in the meantime, your wife busies herself by reading a book. The reason could be in the library, well.it just left there. Your wife is a careless person anyway."

Aaron talks about important things in a pleasant tone. Richard could only be stunned. He never thought about it until he got there.

If Aaron were to tell a lie, he would definitely die instantly due to the effects of the [Curse Contrac]. But seeing he looks confident and good, you can be sure his words are an honesty.

"How did you know?" Richard asked, his voice trembling slightly

Aaron did not answer Richard's question, only displaying a mysterious smile.

'Well, I also found it before.'

It was just a coincidence. Aaron, who was taking care of something in Singapore, found a brown-coated book that did not fit in with the surroundings.

Knowing that Richard Brown was looking for him, Aaron immediately gave it to him. Aaron Bellfeld and Richard Brown were born.

"Well, forget about that. What about my request? "

Richard took a deep breath, clearing his mind.

"How much time do you want?"

"As soon as possible."

"alright. I have [Dagger of Clown Laugh] and [Mask of Envy], will arrive in 4 days. Teapot's gonna start in three weeks, so the entrance is unknown, but I'll make sure you get it. The other two need time to look for her."

Aaron thought for a moment, before finally nodding in agreement. The last two items were not very necessary at this time.

All his business was done, he immediately stood up leaving his seat.

"Oh, and so is." But as if remembering something, Aafon stopped and turned back to face Richard.

"Do you have a sword?"

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"See you later!! "

"Yes! Thanks for the drink."

The man waved to his friend who was slowly moving away.

Staying away from the main street, he walked down the alley between the city buildings. He continued walking until the sound of the crowd could no longer be heard.

The man stopped at the end of the road. He's breathing.

"Get out!!"

The man's voice echoed. At night when the new moon shines, no one answers his call.

But a voice sounded.

No No No

The footsteps grew louder, something came out from the other side of the road. A black-robed figure, with a white mask covering his entire face.

The man immediately picked up the horse, where it flowed all over his body parts.

"Who are you?"

The masked figure did not answer. He took something out of his robe.

A silver coin with the shape of a golden apple in the middle.

"My name's Bell."

The masked figure introduced himself. For a moment, a red glint shot out from the white mask's eyes.

"I've come to accept your request, customer sir."

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