Date- 18 April 2321
Time- 09:37
Location- Card World, Southern Region, Blossom District, Sky Blossom City
"Turn the car around, hurry before someone spots us. Break the air traffic rules, just get me out of here," Wyatt ordered in urgency, morphing into a middle-aged average-looking businessman.
"Hey, Wyatt. What gives? Aren't you overreacting a bit much?" Cortney yelled, she had promised her orphanage headmaster, that she would bring Wyatt to the orphanage for breakfast.
Diana and Cindy were not wrong, Wyatt was indeed a big-time celebrity, and the kids in the orphanage all admired him. They would love to see and have some quality time with him. It was not easy for these kids to meet people they admired. Cortney understood the importance of the headmaster inviting Wyatt to the orphanage for breakfast. So she was taken aback to hear Wyatt order them to take him back.
"Yes, boss. Cortney is right. Aren't you overreacting a bit? I can understand you hate attention. But these kids and people have come a long way to meet the Hope of the Southern Region. It is not just them. Even our people have been working their bones for you but most of them have never met you in person. I thought it would be good for their morale to meet you and hear you speak some encouraging words," Diana spoke up seeing Wyatt morph into a total stranger.
Diana could not believe her boss who was rumored to have defeated a devil as a card master was afraid of little attention. Had she known, she would have sought his permission before making such arrangements. Besides, even if she had not made the arrangements people would gathered sooner or later once they knew the hope of the South was visiting the city's orphanage. After all, her boss's popularity was not less compared to any of the Southern region's Royalty.
"Boss, I hope you will adjust this one time. Because your public appearance will be a huge boost to the morale of our people who have been working day and night to manage the extra work that came with your sudden fame. They deserve this," Cindy would just pay the employees of Fine Gold, TSR guild, and members of Bright Lions overtime wages but that was not enough because they all have been pushing themselves out of admiration for their boss.
The fact that they were working for the hope of the Southern Region meant the world for these people, they were willing to work for free if there need be. Especially, the members of the Bright Lions. These kids had pulled their act together. Once they felt that they were all part of something bigger than they could imagine there was no stopping them. They took the initiative to work. Which was very rare. Having been part of a high-school gang she knew this from experience.
ƈοm "Wyatt, I don't care about your phobia of fame. You promised you would have breakfast at the orphanage. Even If you don't mind not keeping your promise, I do. I promised the headmaster, I would bring you, and I will do just that. Driver, you hurry toward the orphanage before his jerk does something," Cortney yelled and ordered the driver who did not know whose order he should follow. If not for Cindy's a.s.surance he would have turned the vehicle by now.
"Are you guys done?" Wyatt said glancing over Cindy, Diana, and Cortney. Since he had morphed his appearance he no longer felt as urgent as before.
"What that heck Wyatt? Don't you understand what I am saying? A promise is a promise, you don't go breaking them just because you feel like it," Cortney yelled in frustration while Bloodette repeatedly warned her not to fight Wyatt if she didn't want to be restrained by his invisible force. She was starting to hate the fact that she was weaker than Wyatt. If not for her promise to the headmaster, she would return to the dungeon seal to practice her active soul control.
"Shut it, I never promised anything but fine I will have breakfast at the orphanage but I will do it my way," Wyatt said to Cortney. Then, turning to face Diana and Cindy he ordered, "You two disperse the crowd. I am serious, do whatever it takes to achieve it. Their lives might be in danger. As for the morale, just gather those who contributed the most during this time. I will meet them in person and say a few words of encouragement."
"Wyatt you know you have to attend in your original appearance, right?" Cortney reminded, seeing him in a stranger's form and claiming he would keep his promise to her in his way she a.s.sumed the worst.
"I know," Wyatt replied summoning all bits of his patience. Only to hear Cindy ask, "Boss, you will be meeting our staff in the orphanage or our headquarters. Since they are all here, it would be convenient to meet them here."
Listening to Cindy, Wyatt felt his patience wasn't sufficient, just then Diana sternly said, "What's wrong with you two? Didn't you two just hear the boss say that there are lives in danger here?" But before Wyatt could sigh in relief that he had one sane person amidst his staff and friends, he heard Diana add, "But boss, they both have a point. You have to meet them in your original form and since they all are here you might as well meet them here. It will save you a lot of time."
Just when Wyatt was about to flip the entire car in rage, he heard the Field Marshal's voice, "Don't get angry. These kids have complete trust and faith in you. Therefore, they are focusing on things they know you will neglect instead of focusing on things that they trust you have under control. You should be happy that you have friends and staff that understand you so well. Wyatt, you are lucky to be surrounded by such good company." The Field Marshal wasn't making this up, her intent sense informed her of the thoughts and emotions going through Cortney, Cindy, and Diana's minds and hearts in real-time.
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