The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 186 - Fair Exchange
“Uugh...”.
Akemi opened her eyes slowly. He looked around immediately.
It appears to be in a room with white walls and many holographic screens showing various graphics and data.
‘Niit! Niii! Niit!’
The sound of a machine sounded quite loud in his ears. He turned his head and saw that his body was now filled with bandages and sensors connected to a machine. It also includes a hose that enters through his nasal cavity and another hose that sticks in his right hand.
None of this surprised him much. But what made him very surprised was when he saw a small hologram screen that showed the date.
“E-four April?!” Shouted Akemi with a loud enough voice.
‘Don't tell me that I slept in this place for days?! If the old man knew then adi..’.
Before finishing the words in her heart, Akemi was startled by the open door.
‘Greeek!’
Look at the figure of a young man who is a doctor, along with a nurse. They were wearing white clothes that looked so clean.
“It looks like you've regained consciousness? Mercifully. The whole wound on your body is terrible, but fortunately a doctor found you first and gave the first treatment with sangay well.” Obviously the doctor was walking closer to Akemi's bed.
While the nurse next to him seemed to record various things seen on the hologram screen.
“Do-doctor…. I have to get home soon! My brothers…. Dia...” Said Akemi with eyes that began to glaze over.
“Hmm? Your sister is eating together with the 5 people who saved you.” Reply to the doctor.
“Li-five people? When will they be back?!” Shouted Akemi.
The doctor shook his head lightly as if he did not know the exact answer. But he immediately spoke to appease Akemi.
“Take it easy. They are good people. The five of them have been taking care of your little sister for 5 days.” Said the doctor while checking the state of the patient's body.
“Ja-so so. Thank goodness...”.
After a while the doctor and nurse examined Akemi's condition, the two of them finally uttered a sentence that relieved her.
“Your body condition has improved. You should be able to leave this hospital in a few days.” The doctor was clearly smiling. He left Akemi's room.
The nurse stayed in this room to take care of her.
After a while of chatting about light things, several people were seen entering the room.
“Kakak!” Shouted a little girl while running for joy.
“Ba-how can…. You...”
Akemi seemed astonished by this situation. In just a moment, he began to shed tears very hard.
“A-me…. Me...”
Lisa at the end of the room seemed silent and hinted all her subordinates to leave.
The atmosphere of this room changed drastically after Akemi met her sister. Sobs filled this room.
A few moments passed….
Akemi finally said a word that had never come out of her mouth for a long time.
“Thanks…. Whoever you are…. I say a big thank you…. I didn't expect…. Me...”
Lisa who heard that seemed to be smiling faintly. He then walked up to Akemi's bed and sat on the edge of the bed.
“Quiet only.” Her speech was short while stroking Akemi's hair.
“But…. How can?” Ask Akemi confusedly.
After showing a slightly puzzled expression, Lisa again smiled broadly.
“Eric. Didn't he say he was going to save you? I was his assistant. Forgive me for being late in saving you from your rotten father.”
Along with that explanation, Lisa immediately tells about how she was able to get Akemi and her sister out of the terrible house.
...***...
...The night Akemi left the house...
...The Takahashi Residence...
‘Dok! Doc! Doc!’
“Huh? Who's there?!” The old man shouted from inside the house. He walked to open the door.
While behind the door, there were 3 women who stood with a firm posture.
“Include. I'm Lisa. I saw a great talent from Akemi in playing Re:Life and planned to recruit her. Can I meet him?” Lisa asked briefly in fluent Japanese.
The two people behind him who were the bodyguards seemed to be on standby about whatever this old man might do.
“Hah? That fucking kid? Nah! I won't let him go! He still has to work for...”.
‘Bruk!’
Before he could finish his words, a small bag was thrown by Lisa to the floor. Along with that, he explained what that meant.
“This is just an advance to recruit Akemi.”
Without waiting for long, the old man took the small bag and opened it. When he saw the contents….
“I-this?! Real money, right?! How could?! Ten thousand…. Twenty thousand...” He cried out in confusion while counting the money that was inside the bag.
“Total is 500,000 Yen. Who is that little girl?” Lisa asked while switching the conversation. His face remained flat even until this moment.
Hearing the amount of money given, the old man seemed to swallow his saliva. He immediately answered Lisa's question.
“Ju-a considerable amount yes…. Ah, that girl? She is Lisa's sister. He only...”
“I will add her down payment of 500,000 more if the girl also goes with her brother. How?” Lisa's words cut off the old man's words.
“Ta-additional 500,000 just let this brat come along?!”
The old man was silent for a moment because he heard that sizable amount of money. Then he seemed to want to ask something.
“By the way…. Would you also pay the girl if she came?”
“Of course.” Reply Lisa briefly.
“Be-how much does it cost?” Ask the old man again.
“For a start, maybe I'll pay him 1.2 million yen a month. If the girl comes along, the total pay of the two of them will be 2.4 hmm maybe I will round it to 2.5 million Yen per month. Well, even though they have to leave this house.” Lisa clearly in detail.
2.5 Million Yen at the moment is equivalent to 200 million rupiah. Not a big deal for Eric.
Without pause, the old man appeared to pull out a key with a strange shape from his pocket. He immediately seemed to be releasing the iron necklace that was on the neck of the little girl. But before entering the key, he asked the last thing he thought was very important.
“Bi-can the money be sent to me? Te-of course I...”.
Understanding what the old man meant, Lisa immediately replied to him.
“Of course. We can send all the money to your account.” Reply Lisa with a flat face.
‘Click!’
The iron necklace was also removed. The old man seemed to signal the little girl to follow Lisa. Without hesitation, the little girl immediately ran over and hugged Lisa tightly.
“Good. Here's your extra money. Then for your account number?”
‘Tap! Tap!’
Lisa immediately sent 1/3 of her monthly salary to the old man's account.
“Ahahaha! I'm rich! I'm rich! Earn 800,000 Yen every 10 days! I'm rich! Hahaha!!”
The old man seemed to laugh with satisfaction while looking at the screen of his old-fashioned phone.
“Then…. We go first.” Said Lisa while holding the little girl.
“Yes! Just hire those two kids as you please! The most important thing is that you have to keep paying him! Hahaha!”
Lisa and her subordinates immediately left the house.
But now….
Lisa's face is a pretty complicated expression.
‘Abritish once...’
...***...
...Hospitals...
“Aah…. So that's it...” Akemi said with a face filled with tears. His sister seemed to be constantly hugging his hand.
After a while, Akemi raised a question that was quite reasonable.
“So…. I have to work under Eric after this?”
“Mr Eric just wants to help you. Besides of…. It.” Said Lisa while gesturing to her subordinates.
He appeared to bring 3 pieces of silver suitcases that are quite large. After opening the suitcase, it looks like a pile of money in such a large amount.
“I filled each suitcase with different currencies. Dollar as much as 325,000 USD, Yen as much as 400 million JPY, then Rupiah as much as 2 billion IDR. Including accounts containing money worth 3,000,000 USD this.” Said Lisa while showing the contents of the suitcase and card along with the account book.
Akemi was only silent for a few moments with a puzzled expression.
“Is this also his help?” Akemi asked in a faint voice.
“No. This is to buy your Unique Skill: Imitator. Mr. Eric does not accept rejection from you.” Lisa with a sharp look.
“Hahaha.... Still talking about it? Even though I had done such a bad thing, why would he still want to pay for the skill he had taken?" Akemi said with a smile and shed her tears back.
Lisa just silently listened to Akemi's words.
After wiping his tears, he continued his words.
"Then…. What should I do after this? Should I go and work under it?” Lisa asked the same question again.
But nevertheless….
Lisa's answer wasn't very satisfying to him.
“That's all up to you. You can go and live in a fancy place with your sister. You can also go back to your rotten house if that's what you want. But if you don't have a purpose….
You can come with me to Indonesia. Problem working under Mr. Eric or not, it's up to you.”