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Chapter 3 - Chapter 3: 'Little' Chit Chat

"Hey Albur, back from work?" asked Mysty .

"How many times have you said this already, don't you feel bored saying this every day ? " asked Albur. 

"You're always like that, still the same Albur." said Mysty.

"Why do you sound like Wilton?" asked Albur.

"Oh, maybe because we were facing the same person. " said Mysty .

"By the way, he wants to say hi to you." Albur put down his stuff and change back to his normal clothes. 

"Oh, ok, hi." said Mysty. 

"Ugh, I had to finish the documentary news script before tomorrow, I need a pot of coffee. " groaned Albur.

"Documentary news? What is that?" asked Mysty 

"I know right! I don't even know what is that, like I'm just a news reporter, not some kind of natural documentary narrator." said Albur.

"Well then you just finish it up, that's not hard right, just time consuming." said Mysty 

Albur clicked his watch, and then a huge pile of folders appeared on the table. Mysty was shocked.

"I don't think so." said Albur.

"Then maybe I will pay this month's electricity and water bills. Since you're now so stressed, and, I don't think your boss pay you enough. " said Mysty. 

"Nah, it's alright, I can split it." said Albur.

"It's ok, my cash now is enough, I found another part time job so I can get more money. My full time job is only until 2 p.m. so the rest of the time I do my part time job and I earned quite a lot of money." said Mysty.

"You earned quite a lot in your full time job isn't it? " asked Albur.

"Not really, I do have a lot of fans though." said Mysty.

"What is that again? Mystery Unraveller, on what a social media platform?" asked Albur.

"Yeah, that is my hobby, I love unravelling mysteries and go on adventures the discover it since when I was a kid! Oh yeah I recently just discovered so many of them. Let me show you! " Mysty took out her box. 

"Ah shoot, here we go again...." whispered Albur. 

"Here, here, this is the myth of the curse of the forest god who people thought is the god who wants revenge after the forests were destroyed in the HVR war. It was proven false after I went into the forest and found its just random kids making jokes. Oh yeah also, the lake that is rumored that it doesn't have a bottom is also proven false after I dove into it and launched a camera and saw that its total depth is 5923 meters. Oh yeah, and also....." blabbered Mysty.

"Wait, wait wait, how do you get those so expensive devices? And aren't all forests destroyed?" asked Albur.

"Well that's because of my part time job, you see, I was hired to be a item tester which I test creations of companies to see whether they are able to be on market. As for the forest, you forgot that there's a news about scientists time traveled back to the 20's and brough back plants to be replanted on our earth, despite no more green house effects, plants are still needed. You're a news reporter isn't it? How would you not know about these? " asked Mysty. 

"I am just doing my job, I ain't reading these pile of 'interesting' news ! " said Albur.

"Ok then, by the way, should you go have a shower and continue your work? These pile or files don't seem to be an easy work for you." said Mysty.

"Oh yeah, I had to go, if my boss sees me doing nothing, he will punch the heck out of me. " said Albur.

"Your boss can see what you are doing?" asked Mysty. 

" Yeah, my boss installed a camera system in my watch, he says that he 'will use this to monitor us to increase our work efficiency and won't invade our privacy' but that's literally a lie! He saw what I am doing and even what video I am watching, he literally banned me from it, that was my favourite channel ! " said Albur.

"Hmm..... well then I guess I have a device that might help you out! Its another test product made by the health and safety company ." Mysty looked inside her box, and then, she pulled out a tiny square head robot that have one wheel and an alarm on its head. 

"What is that thing? " asked Albur.

"Introducing the Logical Electronic Warden for Information and Security bot, also known as the L.E.W.I.S. bot, its the newest security robot focused on internet safety and device care!" said Mysty.

"Woah, what does it do? " asked Albur.

"This little fella guards your internet and your device and kills any glitch, error, hacker, and scammer too. Not even your boss can defeat this cyber security guard." said Mysty .

"Damn! That's cool, could I try it? " asked Albur.

"I can give it to you, I bought this, they give me a discount, quite cheap! " said Mysty.

"Isn't this the test product? " asked Albur.

"I bought the test product." said Mysty. 

"Thank you! How much does it cost?" asked Albur. 

"Its alright, no need to pay me back, just, can I borrow the R.E.C.O.V.E.R. system? " asked Mysty. 

"Take it, take it, just take it if you need, think it as a thank you for this L.E.W.I.S. bot! " said Albur. 

"Your boss hacked your watch huh? Why are you so happy getting this cyber security? " asked Mysty. 

"You can't understand, he is literally bugging me like a pest! How to use it? " asked Albur. 

"Just press the button behind it and connect it to your watch." said Mysty.

Albur excitingly activate the L.E.W.I.S. bot, it opened its eyes and started wiggling in his grasp. 

"Put it down, my friend." said Mysty. 

Albur put the L.E.W.I.S. bot on the table.

"Greetings, I am the Logical Electronic Warden for Information and Security bot, you can call me Lewis! What can I help you with? " asked the L.E.W.I.S. bot.

"Hi Lewis, you see, there's someone that keeps bugging me and hacks into my watch, can you help me to deal with him? " asked Albur.

"Hold on a sec." Lewis started to scan Albur's watch.

"Error, it seems like an uninvited user have hacked into your device, activating exterminating operation." Lewis suddenly vanished. 

"Woah, where it went? " asked Albur. 

"Relax, it turned its physical body into scientific data, and entered your watch, the mechanism of this little security guard is that it will fight threats in the digital world, cool right? " said Mysty.

Then, Lewis emerged from the watch. 

"Notice, threat have been exterminated, the hacker won't be able to bug anyone for 3 days." said Lewis.

"Woah, that was quick." said Mysty.

Albur jumped and cheered happily. 

"Yes! Finally, one day my watch won't be hacked by him!" said Albur.

"I never saw you that happy." said Mysty. 

"With him out of the way, I can finally work with music! That will surely boost the efficiency!" cheered Albur.

"Can't you tell your boss that music can help with the efficiency? " asked Mysty. 

"He never listen to any of us. Anyway thanks, Mysty, Imma go work now!" Albur rushed to his room.

"Huh, never see him that upbeat before." thought Mysty. 

Later that night, Albur worked so fast with music that he even get to finally finish the old works that he haven't done yet. Albur go have a bath and went to bed happily. 

"Bro, thanks Lewis, you really helped me so much!" said Albur.

"It's obvious your boss has annoyed you for a long time." said Lewis. 

"That's why I hate this job, low payment, bad boss, no MUSIC, I really hate life without music." sighed Albur.

"Well then I don't bother you rest, have a good night sleep!" said Lewis. 

Albur then closed his eyes and slept, he had never went to sleep so early. 

"Beep, beep, caution, new threat detected." Lewis's system beeped.

Lewis thought for a second, and vanished into the digital world.

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