"Why did you bring your bike? Where will I put my suitcase? On my head?" Lisa couldn't believe how silly her brother was.
Eron was standing still while listening to the conversation between an unknown man and Ardit. His sister told him the name of the man she was boarding the airplane with because he kept asking.
He didn't know what to do before he felt his sister touching his forehead with a worried face, "What's wrong with you? Are you suffering from a hallucination disorder because of your superpower?"
He shook his head, "Nope."
He added, "Father's and mother's cars were at their workplace. I woke up late and hurried here to pick you up. A taxi would have taken a lot of time. I didn't want you to wait."
She gave a light bump onto his chest with her small fist, "Aw~ you cute little thing~"
"Huh? Thing?" He funnily tilted his head.
"Well, it can't be helped. I will use my superpower to hang onto my suitcase on my back like some sack, " She lifted her suitcase effortlessly up to her head.
Eron smiled, hiding the fact that she made out with a bad guy, 'Is it some kind of universal curse? Why do these beautiful, silly women fall for bad guys?'
Then the siblings adjusted themselves on the bike with a suitcase on the back, making their way to their home.
On the way, Eron noticed something and made his future plans. He was about to do something that he had been restraining himself from doing for years.
...
The garage of the Moon Family's home was big enough for a bike and a medium-sized car. Since Siya and her husband, Dastan Moon, usually stayed far from home, Eron got the whole garage for himself.
As the siblings entered the home, Lisa was about to kiss Eron but the guy stopped her, "Take a shower first. I don't want to smell that old dude on your body."
"Right! We are alone at home... Come to my room after an hour... " Lisa said with a lewd smile.
Eron shook his head, "We will make out but won't go all the way today."
"Because someone else touched me?" Lisa asked with a disappointed face.
"Yup! Go take a shower and rest. I will come to your room soon, " Eron went upstairs to his room.
Lisa shook her head with a faint smile, looking at his back, "You act like an open-minded guy, but you are actually quite possessive, aren't you?"
...
On the second floor, there was a narrow hallway that divided two bedrooms and one bathroom on one side (west) and three bedrooms on the other side (east).
Eron's room was at the far end of the hallway, the room in the north-east, with a separate small bathroom.
After locking his bedroom, he opened his laptop and switched to a special operating system—Dark Max—which he used to do untraceable chats.
---- (chat display on Dark Max)
Grey Boy: Repay the debt by doing me a favour. I need footage from the cameras at every route to enter my town. Also, I need access to the live feed. Do it and we are even.
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10 minutes later. He got the reply.
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Justice Lover: Done. Come to the hideout to check out the footage. Here's the link to get access to the 47 road cameras. They are not traffic system cameras but are of residents. So their quality isn't good and they are available in monochrome (black and white).
Justice Lover: Are you finally interested in vigilantism?
Grey Boy: I am trying to confirm my doubts.
Justice Lover: What kind of doubts? It looks like vigilantism to me. >_<
Justice Lover: You know, you are always welcome in our super league.
Grey Boy: Heroism isn't my gig. I am an architect and designer now. Got an official job too. There's no time to spare. Bye. I will come to the hideout at midnight.
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Wham!
Falling backward on the bed, Eron exhaled, "What am I doing? I should tell my mom or report to the police. But then again, my microchips aren't scientific and can't work without me and turn into atoms after a specific time."
Eron sighed, "I thought so too. That's why I am trying to find some concrete evidence that some scums are planning to do something in this town. Have you found anything from Ardit?"
Eron's eyes twitched, "Spark... A power that gained awareness naturally. Such sparks can be found in every corner of the world. Why would they only come to my town?"
The microphone in Eron's right ear came off, taking the form of a fist-sized drone with four wings (each wing has a motor and blades like a helicopter, but in a smaller size). At the bottom of the drone, a round glass frame projected a figure lying next to Eron... It was Anna.
The long, black, raven-haired girl had a futuristic black full-body suit on her curvy body. Her 3d holographic body was intangible (can't be touched), but she gave the presence of a real person.
Her facial features were developed based on Persian beauties. Eron made her very carefully. Her official name was... Adriana Always.
Eron stared at her beautiful face with a questionable gaze, "Since when did you show up without my permission? Have you started becoming a Spark?"
Sparks weren't always naturally made. Even superpowers of superhumans could create them. They were like spirits of myths.
The evolution to become a spark was like this--
Energy > Force > Awareness > Mind (memory) > consciousness > will (desires, emotions, Anna is here) > spark (spirit) > being
Anna blinked her eyes, "Maybe. I feel like doing things like the women I have seen in TV dramas and movies with you. Maybe because you developed me with data of women and made me like this. But I am also learning things on my own. And my strongest desire is to have a physical body. I wonder when I will have fun. Maybe when you get your fifth super ring."
Eron narrowed his eyes, "Yeah. I want you to have a tangible body too. But I am afraid that you might betray me after gaining free will."
Anna said indifferently, "You built me with commands to follow you as your girlfriend. So are you afraid to lose your A.I. girlfriend?"
Eron didn't answer. He created her so that he would not feel lonely.
Never did he think that Anna, who was his imagination, could become a reality. So yeah, he was afraid that he might lose her. His insecure nature was always his weakness; he hid behind his confidence. Just like he hid his strength even from his family.
"So what should you suggest doing with Ardit?" Eron came back to the previous conversation.
"He is not targeting your family but whatever his allies are going to do might affect you or people around you. From their short conversation, I interpreted that they are doing a long-term mission that is in its initial phase right now. Anna's advice had always aligned with his thoughts.
So Eron listened to her voice for affirmation.
Anna added, "You may ignore it since there's no certainty and you don't like to be a hero."
"But... given the recent incidents, Next Town may be a target of a terrorist group. So you should act on it secretly and collect solid evidence before reporting to the authorities (police or superhuman league)."
Eron rose up from his bed, "That doesn't sound like vigilantism. Let's do it. It will be nice if we can get some valuable information from Ardit before my microbot dematerializes."
Turning his head, he asked with a smirk, "Wanna shower with me?"
"Not funny, Eron, " It was the first time she called him by his name.
"I have a feeling that you will be sleeping with me very soon, " Eron's eyes glinted with lust.
"You mean... Fucking with you. Are your mother and sister not enough?" Anna remained indifferent.
"It is never enough. This week is gonna be busy, " Eron said as a matter of fact.