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"What a hassle!"
Fini hadn't expected that even after going through the great effort of opening a shop in the Upper East Side, he would still run into this kind of thing. It seemed that a dump like New York really wasn't a place for ordinary people to stay.
Moreover, he blamed himself. If he hadn't summoned those three Sumire Karaage Rolls out of thin air, he could have just tossed them to the police station and been done with it.
Actually, reflecting carefully, Fini felt that those two robbers hadn't noticed anything abnormal. When he used the chicken rolls to smack them in the face, the robber was busy reaching for his gun and looking down at his own chest, so he didn't see the scene of the rolls appearing out of thin air.
The other one was lying on the ground, making him even less likely to see anything. As for Skye, Fini hadn't observed her closely at that moment and wasn't sure if she had seen it, but it didn't matter much.
Looking at her nervous state right now, she probably hadn't fully processed everything yet.
After a somewhat depressed sigh, Fini eventually decided to let them go. However, before that, he had to ensure they weren't sent by someone.
"Why did you come to rob our shop?"
"Because we have no money!"
"..."
The answer left Fini speechless. Beside him, Skye immediately said indignantly, "If you have no money, why didn't you rob a bank? Why rob us!"
"We can't win against a bank!"
This remark made Skye even angrier, and she couldn't resist giving the robber a kick. Strictly speaking, this shop was hers, even if the money was primarily made through Fini.
Once he confirmed they hadn't been sent by anyone, Fini felt much more relieved. He warned them sternly about the rules of this area, made them leave their guns behind, and prepared to send them off.
"You will forget today's events as quickly as possible, and be good people from now on."
Before chasing them out, Fini didn't forget to use 'Ars Magna' to control the two. Given their current state of terror toward him, as long as no accidents occurred, they would basically forget everything by tomorrow.
After watching the two disappear into the distance, the first thing Skye did was lock the outer door and heave a long sigh of relief. Then, she asked somewhat hesitantly, "Is it really okay to just let them go like that?"
"It's fine."
Fini nodded with a smile. Just now, he had taken the opportunity to quietly clean up the three chicken rolls on the floor and wipe the surveillance footage.
"Fini..."
However, just as Fini was thinking about how to persuade Skye not to tell their parents about today, he heard Skye say in a trembling voice: "Just now... I think I saw, appearing in mid-air..."
"Three... three..."
"Three chicken rolls, right?"
Fini sighed and finished her sentence. He looked at her intently, thinking about the changes the world would undergo in a year and the issues surrounding her own origin, and finally said: "You didn't see wrong. And I was the one who did it."
Skye's face, which hadn't fully recovered, turned even paler. She first took a trembling step back, then leaned back in and asked fearfully, "Fini, are... are you an alien?"
I'm a pure-bred human, but you, on the other hand, might have some alien genes.
Fini muttered in his heart and rolled his eyes, saying irritably, "What do you think!"
"I... I..."
Seeing Skye stuttering and unable to speak, Fini couldn't help but sigh. If he hadn't already known about the nature of this world, his reaction to encountering such a thing might not have been much better than Skye's.
"Relax. I am Fini Halsey, a genuine human. This is just a little special ability of mine, like this."
Fini casually summoned a Sumire Karaage Roll and handed it over.
Skye dumbly took the chicken roll, looked down at the food in her hand, then looked back at Fini. She opened her mouth, seemingly not knowing what to say.
Since he had been discovered, Fini didn't hide much more and continued: "Didn't you want to know why Bryan fell down this afternoon?"
"You can consider that one of my superpowers as well."
"Superpowers!?"
Skye's eyes widened like those of a cute kitten. As a hacker, she always felt the world didn't hold many secrets from her, but at this moment, she suddenly felt like she knew nothing at all.
"Yeah."
Fini nodded, walked over to sit on the sofa, and gestured for Skye to come over.
Skye sat down beside him without a second thought and then asked, "Do Mom and Dad know?"
"Right now, only you know."
Fini leaned back against the soft sofa, turned his head to look seriously at Skye, and said, "Skye, since you know now, I'll be blunt. This world is very dangerous. So, don't go investigating weird things on the internet for no reason; it will cause trouble."
"Are there many people like you with superpowers?"
Having passed the fear stage, Skye entered curiosity mode. She realized that Fini was still the same Fini—she had simply discovered one more of his secrets.
"Also, is your superpower just making people trip and making chicken rolls? Are there others? When did you find out?"
Skye was like a curious baby, following up with more questions before Fini could even answer: "Do you know any other people with superpowers?"
Listening to these questions, Fini scratched his head in frustration. After a moment's thought, he began to answer them one by one: "I feel like there are quite a few people with special abilities in this world."
"The abilities should be innate. Currently, I don't know anyone else with superpowers."
After answering, Fini looked at Skye with a serious expression and urged her again: "Skye, don't think I'm joking. This world is truly dangerous."
"The fact that people like us have never appeared in society to cause an impact means there is undoubtedly an organization or power controlling everything. It's very likely the government."
"If you don't want me to be taken away to be researched and sliced up for experiments, you'd better help me keep this secret."
"No way..."
Hearing Fini's words, Skye immediately showed a worried expression. She didn't dare gamble on the possibility, so she promised with a serious face, "I won't tell anyone."
Then she seemed to remember something and said urgently, "Then those two from just now..."
"It's fine. They didn't notice."
Fini could already feel 'Ars Magna' gradually taking effect. If all went well, by tomorrow those two would have forgotten everything from today and turn over a new leaf to be good people.
Seeing Fini say this, Skye could only set aside her worries, silently praying in her heart that the two wouldn't speak of this.
The air gradually grew quiet. Because she was still a bit worried about exposure, Skye didn't continue her questioning, while also thinking about how she could help if something went wrong.
Meanwhile, Fini shifted his attention to another matter: the experience bar of the draw system was finally full.
He could start the third draw!
(End of Chapter)