The wheels of plot continued to turn.
Against the backdrop of the Bob-Allie relationship, the secrets that both parties were considering revealing to each other, their personal ambitions, Sally with her "Endless Freedom" Project, Valentine with his "Future of Humanity" Project, and their mutual desire to grow personally and to learn more about the world… With all this swirling in the air,
It was now time for things to start happening.
Firstly, Bob was currently in the process of preparing to meet Scroogeux via his alter ego Valentine.
Of course, Bob was a diligent person, and with his Results-Oriented Focus, he had been studying the materials on the Association of Rizzmasters Server, as well as preparing for this meeting with Scroogeux.
This had led to some… interesting discoveries.
For one thing…
He had seen the online handle of 'Grand Rizzmaster Max' when he joined the Association of Rizzmasters server.
Max O' Scooru (Sovereign)
The letters blinked on the screen innocently.
Whilst many would have missed it, Bob with his insane 3 820 097 000 Intelligence stat had noted a few things about this enigmatic and charismatic leader of the Association of Rizzmasters (Online Server).
At the same time, Thanks to his Valentine Avatar, Bob had also done his research on Scroogeux Overson following his meeting with Lucy.
Scroogeux Overson.
A billionaire known for being reclusive and secretive, powerful yet cloaked in mystery.
In Bob's mind, a possibility began to emerge…
Max O' Scooru (Sovereign)
Thanks to his abilities, particularly following his creative and compositional studies in Music and Arts as part of his triple degree, where symbols of meaning like musical notes, words and letters were easily rearranged…
Accordingly, These letters now also rearranged themselves…
Max O' Scooru (Sovereign)
Now became
…
"I am Scroogeux Overson"
!!!!!
Was it just a coincidence? ...
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Yeah… it probably was.
He was probably overthinking it…
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Meanwhile, Scroogeux had just logged out of a certain D*cksword server after calming Karen Killjoy down, when the message came in from Lucy… that Valentine was happy to meet him to discuss a potential partnership!
Excellent. From his research, Scroogeux had gathered that Valentine was quite outstanding, in particular, fighting one's way out of a Jungle Slum armed with only his Rizz and a plastic butter knife… well that definitely brought back memories!!!
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27 years ago…
In a remote village…
They had been gifted the TV and the DVD "Code: Grass" by a wandering merchant.
The protagonist, Delulu, had a gift: by just staring at a plot of land, untilled dirt basically, snapping his fingers and engaging in some cool animation and a ritual alongside a hectic soundtrack and covering his eye with one hand, he could make crops grow!!!
The children watched spellbound as Delulu again saved people from starvation through his incredible power.
"I, Delulu vi Botanica command you… grow!!!!"
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This was of course, made all the worse when the famine hit.
There was no more food.
And that was when the charismatic man arrived, someone who called himself…
Scroogeux…
Indeed. Scroogeux was just a young man at the time, but upon his arrival, through the power of something he called "The Art of Rizz", he single-handedly negotiated with a wealthy merchant group for food supplies to tie them over the famine, and saved the village from starvation!!!
"Please Divine One… grant us a miracle…" the Village chief had said praying, as Scroogeux had entered… his inner sanctum, his sacred chamber, his humble abode - his hut guys don't get the wrong idea… - from behind.
"Well, Divine One is a bit over the top,
Just Scroogeux would be fine..."
Scroogeux-Sama!!!! After watching the Animu Code: Grass, the villagers had learned and quickly adopted this honorific for the savior of their village.
Scroogeux frowned. What was this -Sama thing?!
"Just Scroogeux is fine thanks, or I guess you can just call me… "
He stroked his chin as he thought for a bit, before continuing…
Max.