Nic observed the surrounding area, and it was quite crowded.
Nic tried to enter the Starnews media building, and it turned out to be quite nice and busy, with many employees still working.
Nic went to the receptionist to look for information. "Excuse me, do you know a reporter named Megan?"
"Just a moment, I'll check," the receptionist said.
The receptionist confirmed there was one. She was a reporter who had worked at Starnews for quite some time.
"I see... do you know how long her contract is?" Nic asked.
The receptionist said she didn't know; only their boss or HRD would know that.
Nic asked if he could meet the boss of this company.
The receptionist shook her head; it seemed the boss was busy.
Nic thought for a moment. "Um, could I get their number?"
"I apologize, but who are you, by the way? Why are you looking for the boss of Starnews?" The receptionist began to be suspicious because Nic kept asking questions.
"Ah, I'm Nic. I just want to discuss the contract, that's all..." Nic replied calmly.
But the receptionist apologized, saying she couldn't give the boss's number to just anyone. It was better to wait until the boss was there and meet directly.
Nic was slightly disappointed and left the building. "Zeta, activate God of Tracker and find the whereabouts of the Starnews Boss."
[ Ready, Master Nic ]
After God of Tracker was activated, Nic waited for Zeta to get the location, and a few minutes later, Zeta finally got it.
[ Hmm, Master Nic, this is a bit strange... ]
"Huh, why, Zeta? Quickly share the info to my brain," Nic said.
[ The location is in the middle of the sea ]
"The middle of the sea? What is he doing there?" Nic wondered.
[ Maybe he's catching squid? ]
"Catching squid? Are you serious, Zeta? Don't just make things up... maybe he's relaxing on a yacht?"
[ Okay, let's see who is wrong will die, alright? ]
"What are you saying? Enough, dealing with you is really pointless," Nic immediately headed to the location.
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A while later, Nic finally arrived at the seaside. He thought about how to get to the middle of the sea.
"Hmm, how do I get to the middle of the sea there?"
[ Just swim, Master Nic, why make it complicated? ]
"Zeta, I know you're smart, but sometimes you're stupid like this. THEY WILL THINK I'M WEIRD LATER!"
[ You are already weird, aren't you? Don't be shy, Master Nic ]
"Zeta... try to appear in front of me now, don't just be brave inside."
[ Who's scared? ]
Zeta appeared in front of Nic with her hologram body.
Nic looked at her and pinched her cheek repeatedly.
"Ahaha, take that! That's what you get for joking around all the time!"
[ UGH, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T HURT, IT'S ANNOYING! STOP IT! YES, I'M SORRY, I WON'T DISTURB YOU! ]
"Ugh, now you're sulking, typical girl, alright, stop it," Nic stopped pinching, and Zeta disappeared because she was sulking.
Nic looked around and only saw a wide plank. "Well, this will do..."
Nic threw the plank into the water, then lay on top of it on his stomach.
"Paddling mode active, Zeta, activate God of Swimming!"
[ Active ]
Nic's hands quickly spun like paddles, and he swiftly went to the middle of the sea.
And sure enough, Nic saw a small boat, not a yacht.
[ See, Master Nic? Why would he use a boat late at night if not to catch squid? ]
"Who knows, maybe he wants to catch a whale. Enough, I'm curious."
[ A whale? Could be ]
Nic approached the boat, waving like someone shipwrecked asking for help.
The man on the boat panicked and immediately brought his boat closer to Nic, then pulled Nic into his boat.
"OH MY GOD, ARE YOU OKAY? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA?" The man was very worried.
"Ah, I'm fine, sir, thank you for helping... the thing is, actually..."
Nic explained, even though it was strange, just so there was no misunderstanding.
"Wait a minute... You came here specifically looking for me to discuss a work contract? I don't recall telling anyone I was coming here late at night," the man wondered.
"Megan told me that she often sees you going to the middle of the sea at night," Nic lied.
The Starnews Boss immediately remembered that he had seen Megan, but he thought Megan hadn't noticed.
"Oh, right... so my hobby is exposed," the man said, slapping his forehead.
"Eh?" Nic's alibi turned out to be true.
Then the Starnews Boss introduced himself. "My name is Shion. I have been the boss of the Starnews media company for 8 years."
"I'm Nic, nice to meet you, Boss... By the way, before that, what are you doing here? Is your hobby catching squid?"
Shion was silent, then he laughed and was embarrassed. "Ahem, I just like being in the middle of the sea at night because it's very quiet. Work is very noisy, and home is the same, that's why I always go to the middle of the sea to find silence~"
"Ohh, I see. I thought it was for catching squid," Nic laughed.
But in the end, because Shion had fishing rods, they both ended up fishing for squid while talking.
"So, Mr. Shion, I apologize beforehand, but Megan and Cici said they want to quit, but since there's still a contract, they can't... So, I want to pay the contract more expensively to compensate for their departure. How about that?" Nic said.
"Well, I can't force my workers to stay. It seems you're even willing to come all the way here on that plank that's crazy effort. Megan's contract is only 2 years anyway, and Cici's is 3 years. Their total is 600 million," Shion explained.
"Wow, that's crazy. Does that mean their quality is really that great?" Nic asked.
"That's right, especially Megan. She is very professional; she still maintains her characteristic style at work and puts in a lot of effort."
"Okay then, can I pay now?" Nic said, taking out his phone.
"Huh? Ah, I'm sorry, I don't have my phone with me right now. If I did, I would definitely be getting continuous calls."
Nic calmly said, "Cash then."
Shion was shocked. "Huh? Cash? You brought cash just with that plank in the middle of this sea?"
Nic nodded, even though he didn't actually bring it, but just told Zeta to convert his money into cash.
Because Shion looked unconvinced, Nic immediately took it out.
"Here, 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 600 million. You can check for yourself if it's real," Nic said, showing the very thick wad of cash.
"Wow... you're truly crazy... I've checked, and it's genuine. Can I accept this? I want to give it to my wife right away," Shion said.
But Nic added another 600 million as an extra, and Shion wanted to give it back because it was too much, but Nic immediately jumped into the sea without the plank.
"HEYYY OH MY GOD, WHY DID HE JUMP INTO THE SEA!! HEY, WHERE ARE YOU, YOU STRANGE GOOD PERSON!!" Shion shouted.
Nic was just silent underwater, then swam away.
"Okay, done. Time to go home while swimming."
Nic swam and dove quickly, leaving the confused Shion behind.
Upon reaching the seaside, Nic sat down briefly to dry his clothes, but again, it seemed he was not allowed to rest yet.
There was a strange girl jumping around and talking to herself as if there was someone beside her.
"Zeta, is this your doing, making me meet people over and over again..."
[ You're just accusing me, Master Nic ]
"I'll assume it's your doing so it doesn't feel strange," Nic said, grinning.
[ What an ungrateful master ]
To be continued...