The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

Sigh~

'I just want to be normal now.'

'Spend some time with my family, with Elena, and… be happy.'

Das walked into the parking area of a tall building. It had one hundred floors.

He walked out from there and entered the building. He wasn't trying to hide himself; he just walked in.

The security noticed and stopped him. "Hey, where is your card? You can't just walk in here like this"

Das pushed the security back and walked forward. "Hey! You! Stop, or I will call the police."

Das sighed and turned back, looked at him, and said, "Would you shut up?"

"Stop right there! Or I will--"

It was the duty-switch time for the guard. As the other three guards at the main entrance weren't there yet, the fourth guard stopped Das.

"If I were you, I would shut up and continue my duty, and I think, you should do the same," Das pressed the switch of the elevator.

"Hey, wait!" The elevator door opened.

Das walked into the elevator. "I am in a bad mood today. Don't make me kill you!" The guard shivered, but didn't back off.

Das sighed and said, "Come on, just go back already" The elevator door closed.

The elevator took him to the 69th floor. Das got off the elevator and started walking straight.

There were dozens of employees doing their work. Some were on their break, some were just lazy around, some were chatting, and some were walking around with tablets in their hands.

As Das passed from there, everyone looked at him, glanced at each other, then looked at Das again.

Das knew they were looking at him, but he paid no attention to them and walked straight forward. He then opened the door of the office and entered.

Everyone's jaw was dropped. They started panicking. "What should we do?" one of the male employees asked the female employee sitting next to him.

"I don't know. He just straight walked into the boss' office," she replied.

"Maybe the boss knows him? Or it was Boss who called him? I mean, there is no way some highschool student can just enter like that," said the fat man sitting on the chair in front of them.

"But!" He lowered his voice and said, "You what time this is. Boss has told us not to disturb him at this hour," said the girl wearing glasses.

"What does it matter? It's not like it was our job to stop him? Our job is to do the work we are asked to, and then go home," said the woman whose eyes were fixated on the screen, and her fingers were moving like crazy on the keyboard.

"Well, whatever. That high schooler must be some idiot or stubborn person to go meet the boss at this hour."

They began doing what they were doing before.

Das took the left turn and opened another door. He then walked forward and opened another door. After opening the next door, he entered a big room.

The room itself was clean and gave a pleasant smell.

There was a desk, and a chair with its back facing at Das. And right behind the desk was a huge glass window. One could see everything from there.

There was also a sofa and a chair connected to it. And two chairs in front of the desk.

The air conditioner was on, but set at room temperature.

Das walked two steps before he heard the voice, "I thought I had told this before--not to disturb me at this hour."

Das smiled a little after hearing that voice and walked further, "I was thinking you were cheating on mom, so I decided to check up on you myself."

The chair immediately spun around. Das smiled once again, "What's with that face, dad?"

Derek stood up and walked out of his desk. "So you are accepting my offer--"

"I am not," Das straight up rejected. Derek had asked Das if he was interested in working for him; Das had replied that he might work for Derek if he ever changed his mind.

"Haha. Just kidding." Derek pointed his hand at the sofa and said, "Come on, sit"

Das sat on the sofa, and Derek sat beside him. "So, what brings you here?"

"I already said I am here to check up on you and confirm if you are really cheating on mom or not"

"I can't even think about cheating on her. She would kill me" Derek then patted Das' head and said, "I am glad you are enjoying your life."

"Hmm"

Derek got up and grabbed his tablet from his desk. "So? You are here for?"

"Can't I come to visit my dad?"

"You can, but as far as I remember, you hated crowded places. I am just surprised to see you here." 

"I do hate crowded places, but I am fine with them now." After meeting Elena, Das has been to places filled with crowds, and now he got used to them. Or rather, because Elena was always with him, he didn't feel the feeling of being watched anymore.

'All I need to do is ignore them, and I will be fine.' Das had recently come up with his mentality. He thought if he ignored everyone, even when he was being watched, even when he was getting attention, as long as he didn't look at them, he would be okay as long as he was unaware.

"Do you want to eat or drink something?" Derek asked.

Das nodded. "I would like to eat a cream-sandwich and a coffee."

Derek was surprised. Until today, Das had never asked for food that his mom didn't make; Angela.

"Oh… okay." Derek got up and took out his phone. "There is a cafe nearby. Do you want to go there?"

"What about your work? Aren't you busy?"

"Anything for my son." Derek then snapped his finger and said, "How about we take it out and eat it  with mom?"

"Won't mom get angry? She has warned us not to eat anything before dinner."

"That's true." Derek grabbed his coat from the chair. "It's only the two of us then."