Chapter 22 - The Map (1/2)

Hecathe was in a comparatively good mood after finding out that the city he had chosen was perfect for him. The only problem he would have would be with the money, but he was sure that he could figure something out.

Alphius was a man who owned an entire underground city and there were so many people working under him. By logic, he should be a rich young man. Since Hecathe was in his body right now, all the money that originally belonged to Alphius now naturally belonged to him. He just needed to figure out where all the money was kept at.

The currency at this place and the currency in Ocasia were the same which was another big sigh of relief for Hecathe. He was sure that he won't have a financial crisis and even if he did, he could still hunt down some mutants and exchange their mutant beads for money.

He was pretty confident that he would be able to use the latter method to earn money and his confidence came from the fact that he was given the body of Alphius, a person who had an ability much different from all others. This ability was both unique and helpful for Hecathe.

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful and he tried to act as normal as possible. He only came down for food and stayed up in his room most of the time, acting as if he was busy researching about something when he was really just looking where Alphius hid all his money.

Disappointingly enough, the only thing that looked like money to him were a few bills that were rolled up and stuck under the man's pillow. Even Hecathe who had no idea how currency worked in this place was able to tell that this was nothing more than just pocket change. There was no way Hecathe would be able to survive on just these.

When the evening came rolling around, Hecathe started growing a bit impatient and he was so worried that he even took two showers because he forgot that he had already taken one just a few hours before. He constantly kept his eyes glued to the elevator door as he waited for Xanie to come but there was no sign of her.

He even went down in search of her but nobody knew where she was which eventually made Hecathe wonder if the woman had betrayed him and ran away.

Well, it wasn't like he paid her for the job or anything so even if she ran away, there was not really anything Hecathe could do.

Hecathe changed his clothes into a black pant and shirt as he decided to wait for the entire night. She had said that she'll be here before the clock strikes twelve so he had to give her that much time.

He kept glancing between the clock and the elevator door. The more time passed, the more anxious he felt but at the end of the day, the girl was able to keep up with her end of the deal.

At near eleven in the night, the elevator door dinged open, and out came the girl who was being desperately awaited for.

”Xanie,” Hecathe sighed as he stood up immediately from his comfortable position on the couch.

The girl smiled brightly as she looked to be proud of herself, ”Made it just in time, didn't I?”

Hecathe stretched his hand forward and held out his palm facing up as he asked, ”Did you get the map?”

Xanie bobbed her head up and down as she answered, ”I certainly did. I told you didn't I? You can trust me with anything!”

Hecathe squinted at the girl as he commented, ”I don't think you told me that but since you're saying that you did, let's just believe that you're right and my memory is weak.”

Xanie took out a folded piece of paper from her pocket and handed it over to Hecathe who had been waiting since morning for this single piece of folded paper.

Hecathe had a small smile on his face as he immediately unfolded the paper and took a look at the contents drawn on it.

With each passing second, the smile on his face started turning into a more apparent frown as he looked at the map that looked to be more of a child's scribbling.

”It's just a plan drawn by hand but it's pretty accurate.” Xanie spoke up as she proudly pointed at a certain small box drawn on one corner of the map, ”This right here is the entrance that is the nearest to Ocasia. There is a forest in between but I'm sure you can manage to cross it without any difficulties.