Warlock of Oceans: My Poseidon System

Chapter 78 The Condition of Elpol

"My information is online, you idiot. Every time I enter a tournament, I have to put in my information... so maybe if you pay more attention-"

I leaned back in my chair, staring her down as she stared right back, her eyes utterly unwavering as if she was trying to turn a lie into the truth.

"No, I want your real information. I know your class isn't a Water Knight. You're way too powerful in foreign exchange of mana to be just a knight... you must be some kind of magician, in fact-"

She quickly covered my mouth and looked around, and after quickly leaving a couple of bucks on the table, she took me outside.

"You aren't hiding it very well," I smiled, the woman pulling me in by my collar and gritting her teeth ever so slightly.

She soon processed what she was doing and looked at her hand just before letting out a long sigh and pushing me away so she could process the situation.

"I'm your brother... shouldn't you tell me?" I smiled.

"Oh, shut the hell up. I know you just want my information so you can either sell it or use it to blackmail me...." My sister began to mutter, walking around in circles. "Goddammit! Fine...! Alright, follow me..."

As she caved in, my smile grew even wider, all while my sister reached into her bag and pulled out two black bottom face masks that covered our noses and mouth, their filters slightly encrusted with gold.

"Are we going out into the city?" I asked, and she silently nodded before gesturing for me to follow her.

I did precisely that, and as we walked into the main town center, where most of the pollution was, I felt my lungs still fill with a heavy stench of oil and smoke.

It felt like the inner lining of my lungs was wholly coated in some thin film that grossed me out, but due to its nature specifically designed to ease the pollution of the city, it was quickly neutralized by blood diffusing out of my capillaries.

Its distortion towards the top was off the charts as it was so high that the entire building almost seemed to bend and sway with the passing gushes of wind.

Crowds of hundreds of people passed by us as we took a seat on a stone slab connected to the massive fountain of this city's founder.

Nobody really cared about him, but they made it just seem like the government which ruled over the entire continent had cared about its citizens and the achievements we had made.

The water it spewed was something completely opposite to clean. It was disgusting, oily, and smelled like complete shit. It was like sitting in front of a sewage drain.

"Why did you bring me here?"

"There are too many spies and lingering rats following me... and probably you. They're from the main house. Our main house, I mean... so I can't have them knowing my real class,"

"So that's why you brought me here? Because they could barely hear us without practically getting right up in our faces?"

"Yes, and I wanted to explain to you my dream. You see this place, right? This absolute hell hole that we call a city? Well, I dream of making it a better place. I mean, the solutions are right in front of us but the corporations and families are too scared of losing their oh-so-sacred profit... so I'll just do it myself. Even if it takes me my entire life, I will change the fate of this city."

I just stayed silent, my eyes lingering on the passing crowd behind her.

"Come on, say something. Do you think I can't do it? Hm?"

"I never said that. It just... seems like a very distant goal, but if that's what you want to do, I won't stop you... and... okay, I understand why you don't want to tell me about your class. It will destroy your dream, right?"

She looked at me as if I had said something pitiable.