Game Of Eternals: Sinner

Chapter 4: Shopping

Neo felt his belief in humanity slipping as he inwardly calculated the price and sucked a deep breath and when he heard her saying two of each, he just was left speechless.

"Who can finish this much?"

He muttered slowly, but Bella still heard him as they were the only two in the room and that Bella was a Ranker. She puffed her cheeks and said, "Are you calling me fat?"

Neo was stunned by her question and inwardly thought,

'𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯?'

But he didn't utter that. Instead, he said, "I think we might end up wasting too much food, and I am not that hungry. How about you cancel one portion?"

But Bella denied him strongly.

"No, you need these nutrients as you are going to form the core and if you don't have a healthy body during the last moments, the core might end up being faulty with cracks in it."

Neo smiled as he saw her concern for him, but still tried asking her to cancel at least some of them. She didn't budge one inch, and he had to concede to her wishes as she said that they were celebrating her victory so he could only comply and enjoy the meal.

After enjoying a hearty meal, Neo and Bella left the restaurant as they wandered.

"That was good. You should've eaten more."

Neo shook his head in with a wry smile on his face when he remembered Bella ordered 3 more helpings, and they ended up eating a meal worth over 1700 Skycoins.

They walked around the city, strolling. They enjoyed the hustle and bustle as everyone was busy with their lives. New evolvers were moving from one shop to another, looking for decent gear.

The shine in their eyes showed how excited they were to show off to their peers. Although their parents were happy for them, one could see a hint of concern on their faces, as being an evolver is a risky endeavor; one misstep could easily lead to a crippling injury or even death. This was one of the reasons for some awakened ones to not pursue this career.

But they (parents) couldn't show that to their young ones, as they wouldn't understand what kind of torture their heart was going through.

"John, remember to always be careful and pack enough potions. Always join others on your journey and make many friends. Be wary of strangers."

"Yes mom, Gee! You are so annoying."

"Young man, what did you say?"

"Nothing."

Neo was standing on the side listening to the parents educating their child and the child's face showed annoyance and irritation as he listened to them.

After standing there for a while, he turned his gaze away and saw Bella buying something. Upon seeing him coming toward her, Bella tossed the bag toward him and said, "My treat."

Neo looked inside and found a new shirt, pants, and a coat. He wanted to return but couldn't, as Bella wouldn't listen to him one bit. He held his hands above his head in defeat and followed her with the shopping bag in his hand. Bella entered a shoe shop and Neo knew what was going to happen next.

He entered and saw Bella standing in front of a pair of brown and elegant shoes. She scrutinized the pair and muttered slowly, which he couldn't hear clearly.

He got closer and checked the pair price.

Gentleman boots -150 Skycoins.

'𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩. 𝘕𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴,'

He moved out of the store or tried to, but before he could cross the door, he felt someone grabbing him from his collar and dragging him back into the store.

"Where are you going, mister?"

Bella dragged him back and made him try out a different pair of shoes before settling on the [Gentlemen Boots.]

'𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵.'

"Why are you shopping for me?"

Neo couldn't help but ask. This kind of dress and shoes were too fancy for his taste and were not something he would be comfortable in.

"Hmm? Oh, you are coming with me tomorrow to meet with my parents."

This news surprised Neo, and he wondered whether he made a promise about that and forgot about it. But he couldn't remember anything about this, so he asked, "Why am I accompanying you?"

"It's nothing. Tomorrow is their 60th wedding anniversary. "

'𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨?' he said inwardly and, as though reading his mind, Bella continued, "You are accompanying me tomorrow. Those old fogies are too boring."

'𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳?'

But he didn't reject her as she had done a lot for him, and he wouldn't mind doing this much for her.

"Okay."

"That's great." Bella said in excitement. She was nervous that Neo might reject going with her and him giving an okay signal made her lighten up and energized her even more.

They then moved from one store to another and bought different things. Neo paused in front of a potion shop as he saw a portion on the display.

[Mid-grade Stats Boost Potion — 15,000 Skycoins.]

He moved away after looking at it for a while, and entered a shop. It surprised him to find that it was a barber shop. Bella also entered at that moment and dragged him to a chair and asked the barber for help with his hair, as they were messy.

After getting a haircut of Curly Quiff style, why added charm to his appearance with those green eyes, it added a little devilish charm to his features. Bella was a little dazed about what the new hairstyle did to him and flushed a little. It took her a while to recover herself from staring at Neo like this.

Neo looked in the mirror once before turning toward Bella, who was paying the barber, and after which they left the shop and Neo found Bella's car parked in front of the barber's saloon. They got in and drove back to their home.