After sleeping for several hours, Nic finally woke up and saw that Rosa and Jane had waited for him until both of them fell asleep.
"Oh, you're still here?" Nic said.
Since they were sleeping, this was Nic's chance. He activated Cupid Arsenal > pistol mode and shot both of them.
[ DING! JANE AND ROSA ARE NOW 100% LIKED AND LOYAL TO MR. NIC ]
[ DING! HEARTH CLAIM ACTIVE! BOTH OF THEM HAVE ENTERED THE GIRLFRIEND LIST ]
[ DING! SKILL TRANSFER ACTIVE! MR. NIC OBTAINS 2 NEW SKILLS, GOD OF MOTORCYCLE AND GOD OF BICYCLE ]
"Hmm, okay, immediately use the Fusion skill and combine all the Racing type skills into one," Nic commanded Zeta.
[ COMPLETE ]
Nic got out of bed and patted both of their shoulders. "WAKEY WAKEY! TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL!" Nic exclaimed.
Rosa stretched and yawned, saying, "Five more minutes," listlessly.
Meanwhile, Jane immediately woke up. "Huh...? Oh my god, you're awake already? You're so loud."
"Hmm, you don't know my name yet, do you? Just call me Nic. By the way, why haven't you gone home?" Nic asked.
Jane asked about the meaning of this card and joining as a member.
Nic quickly explained that by becoming a Unity member, they would always be safe, they would have a second home where they could gather when they were tired, they were guaranteed not to be lonely, and most importantly, all members would support each other.
Jane held her chin. "That sounds interesting... but there must be conditions, right? Like we have to do this or that first."
Nic crossed his arms. "You don't need to do anything... just become a member. How about it?"
"I really can't refuse," Jane thought to herself, because her love and loyalty were 100%. "Huft, alright, I agree... Hey, Rosa, wake up."
Nic tilted his head. "Is Rosa a sleepyhead?"
Jane tapped Rosa's cheek. "No, she's just tired."
After being woken up for a while, Rosa finally woke up. "Hoam... oh, you guys are already awake, huh... hehe, sorry."
Then Nic and Jane explained everything to Rosa again, and Rosa also finally agreed. After that, they parted ways.
Nic looked at the sky, which was already late afternoon. "Oh my god... I slept too long."
Nic went to the last location: Sportonia's largest park.
When Nic arrived at the entrance, a girl suddenly jumped over him from behind.
"Sorry! I'm in a hurry," the girl said while running off, carrying ice cream.
Meanwhile, Nic's nose was smeared with ice cream. "Such strange things happen."
But Nic suddenly realized it was impossible for an ordinary person to jump over him so easily; the girl must be an athlete.
Nic followed her again until Zeta teased him.
[ IS MASTER NIC NOW CHANGING PROFESSIONS TO A STALKER? ]
"Shut up, you chatterbox," Nic replied.
Nic saw the girl give the two ice creams to two girls in front of her. It seemed she had been ordered to.
The girl's name was Willow. She said, "Um... is there anything else I need to do?"
The girl in front of her smiled wickedly and said, "Find me a guy to keep us company here."
"Oh my god... but what should I tell them to bring them here..." Willow said.
"That's your business... hurry up..." the girl in front of her replied.
Willow left looking confused. Nic wondered why she was so obedient to their orders.
"Hehe... time to act," Nic said with a cunning smile.
Nic approached the confused Willow and called out to her, "Hey, you're the one who jumped over me earlier, right?"
"A... ah! I-I'm sorry!" Willow looked awkward.
"It's dirty, you know... what are you going to replace it with?" Nic said.
Willow looked confused, and her face started to flush because she didn't know what to do, but Nic immediately gave her a suggestion.
"Ahem... how about you find me a friend to hang out with here? A girl, if possible."
Willow's eyes immediately lit up, and she nodded, then led Nic to where the two girls were.
The two girls, seeing Willow bring a guy, were surprised. "Wow... the guy you brought is pretty good, Willow."
"That's enough, right...? Please give me back my necklace..." Willow said pitifully.
But the two girls ignored her and teased Nic, "What's your name, handsome?"
"Nic," Nic replied briefly. Then Nic asked Willow, "What does your necklace look like?"
"My necklace is a gold necklace given to me by my grandmother..." Willow answered.
Nic looked at the two girls. "If you want me to hang out, give me the necklace."
The girl sighed, "Hah... fine, here, take it." The girl gave the gold necklace to Nic.
But just as Nic was about to hand it over, he suddenly stopped and didn't give it, looking back at the necklace.
"Eh?? Why... please give it back!!" Willow pleaded.
Meanwhile, the two girls laughed and said, "Oh my god, you should have just told us you wanted to join in bullying her."
But as Nic was observing the necklace, he felt something fast approaching.
And sure enough, in the blink of an eye, someone dashed in front of Nic and kicked Nic's face, making him fall.
"Oh my god...! That... that's Widy!! Run!" The two girls ran away.
Widy was a fast runner and a martial arts expert, as well as Willow's friend.
"Will, are you okay? Tsk, hey bastard! Give me the necklace!" Widy said.
When Widy was about to snatch the necklace from Nic's hand, Nic still didn't give it. "No... this is-"
Before he could finish talking, Widy immediately attacked him again. "TSK! STILL RESISTING!" Widy punched Nic's face.
"WIDY, STOP! DON'T BE SO ANARCHIC!" Willow said.
"HUH? WHY? WE HAVE TO FIGHT BULLIES, WILLOW! DON'T BE AFRAID!" Widy retorted.
"I know, Wid... but there are many people here... they are watching us," Willow said.
Widy clicked her tongue and held back her emotions. "Seriously, you better give me the necklace or I'll finish you later."
Nic sat up and said, "I was going to, but this necklace is fake. Check it yourself." Nic threw the necklace towards Willow.
After checking, it was true. "This... is really not my necklace. The gold is fake, Wid," Willow said.
"Yup, I was suspicious earlier, that's why I held onto it to check the necklace, but you attacked me, hh," Nic said with a soft laugh.
Hearing this, Widy was instantly embarrassed. She immediately apologized but still felt she wasn't entirely wrong. "Hmph... sorry then. Besides, your face looks like a bully."
Willow immediately pinched Widy's hand. "Widy... you were wrong, you should apologize properly..."
Widy became more annoyed. "ISSHHH! Yes, yes, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding."
Nic smiled, "Okay, take it easy."
After that, Widy and Willow talked alone. They were discussing Willow's stolen necklace.
Widy occasionally glanced at Nic and ended up making eye contact. Nic had been looking at them the whole time, raising an eyebrow, which made Widy flustered and annoyed to see.
"Ughh... can you stop staring!?" Widy couldn't stand it anymore.
Nic laughed, "Well, you're the one staring back... what's wrong with that?"
Out of annoyance, Widy punched Nic again, but this time it missed because Nic dodged. Seeing Widy's behavior reminded Nic of Fanny.
"Stop, I will help you two," Nic said.
But Willow approached them and said, "No need... I already told my grandmother... she said to let it go. Well, okay then, since my grandmother said so, just let it be."
Then Willow just walked away. Clearly, she hadn't accepted it. Widy and Nic looked at each other.
"What are you looking at, huh? Go away, I want to leave too," Widy said, but she was actually leaving to find the two girls.
Nic followed Widy secretly.
But Nic realized Widy was running incredibly fast, like a cheetah. Nic had to increase his speed to keep up.
After searching for a while, Widy finally found the two girls, and they were with some boys. They were smoking in a narrow alley.
Widy bravely approached them. "Hey, thugs, give back Willow's real necklace!"
One of the boys approached Widy. "Hey, slut, get out of here or we'll..."
The boy's eyes looked down on Widy, but Widy wasn't scared at all and kicked the boy's crotch until he fell sprawling.
But the others joined in, and although strong, Widy was finally restrained and slapped by the two girls who had bullied Willow earlier.
"Such a show-off... you're finished!" the girl slapped her again.
And well, Nic arrived, striking a pose like a hero. "WELL... WELL... WELL... ganging up on a girl? Such cowards."
Seeing the arrogant Nic, the thug boys immediately attacked him, but what could they do? Compared to Nic, they were just cannon fodder.
One punch and kick from Nic, and they were knocked unconscious and helpless. This made the two girls terrified.
Widy just sat quietly.
Nic pushed the two girls against the wall and asked where the real necklace was.
The girl said they had sold it and the money was spent.
Nic gently slapped them, but it was so painful for them that their faces turned red.
"That's a slap in return for you slapping the Cheetah girl," Nic said, looking at Widy.
"Cheetah... girl...?" Widy said.
Nic crouched in front of Widy and held her cheek, using God of Health to remove the bruise from the slap.
"There, it doesn't hurt anymore, does it? Let's go redeem the necklace. They must have sold it at a jewelry store nearby," Nic said, pulling Widy's hand.
Widy just followed Nic without being noisy like usual.
After redeeming the necklace, they returned, and Widy escorted Nic to Willow's location.
On the way, Widy asked, "Why are you helping us so much?"
Nic just said, "There's no particular reason to help someone."
Widy just smiled. Since it was almost night, Nic asked Widy to pass his regards to Willow, and that Willow didn't need to repay the cost of redeeming the necklace. Nic also gave Widy a Unity card and explained its purpose.
Widy understood and agreed without thinking twice. Before leaving, Nic shot Widy with the Cupid Arsenal > pistol.
[ DING! WIDY HAS 100% LIKED AND IS LOYAL TO MASTER NIC ]
[ DING! HEARTH CLAIM ACTIVE! WIDY HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE GIRLFRIEND LIST ]
[ DING! SKILL TRANSFER ACTIVE! CONGRATULATIONS MASTER NIC OBTAINS NEW SKILL, GOD OF SPEED: MASTER NIC CAN RUN EXTREMELY FAST ]
"A beautiful ending," Nic said, walking home leisurely.
To be continued...