First, it was the pills that made her stronger, then it was the martial art skill and the next day she received a weaponized fan. Just what did the system want her to become?
Didn’t they start properly doing everything so that they may do some good deeds in the world?
Of course, she understood the importance of protecting herself, but a weapon. Wasn’t that too much?
[Ding! It has been detected that the host is overthinking. Remember, host, that if you are not strong, the strong will prey on you and everything you have achieved will be snatched away from you.]
And she hated the sound of the brutal truth that the system loved tormenting her with lately.
However, setting aside the pain of being told the truth, the system once again told her the truth. She indeed needed to protect herself, and if she continued to be naïve, then it wasn’t going to end well for her.
She wasn’t like some female lead in a Mary Sue novel, where tears and a put would solve problems. Her world was a tough one where a clever serial killer would roam free and continue murdering people without being caught.
It was also a world where the innocent would rot in jail, while the guilty would brag about it and no one would do anything about it.
It was a cruel world, and she had once experienced it. And it seemed that she had been slowly forgetting about that reality since she had been drowning in money these past seven months.
She still didn’t have any security with her. Andrea was still in the process of searching so that he might buy a company for her. And that meant that she was on her own. That was for now.
The martial arts skill she had received, she still wasn’t sure what it was capable of doing, so she was still learning. However, the fan was another matter. It could be used any moment to defend herself when she bumps into ruffians.
So instead of questioning the system, that probably knew what was best for her. It would be wise for her to accept what was given without questions.
’You are right once again. I really need to stop acting like this.’
Diamond collected herself after being reprimanded by the system so she decided to check the new weapon that had been given to her.
’Collect!’
The fan suddenly appeared in her hand and she looked at it with infatuation the very second, she saw it.
She completely fell hard for it the moment she saw it and honestly, she regretted not getting herself a fan before. Even if it wouldn’t be the same as the one, she received, she would have looked cooler with it.
Diamond’s favorite colors were black, gold, and red. The folding fan came had all three colors.
The fan bone was black, and the fanning was red silk clothing with gorgeous golden lotuses on it. And the combination of those three colors on a fan just appealed to her in a way that she couldn’t even understand.
However, the more she looked at the fan, the more confused she became. Just how was she supposed to use the fan as a weapon?
She couldn’t even see any hidden weapons inside it.
’I guess I will have to research more later. I can’t be spoon-fed every time!’ she sighed as she started playing with the fan with another hand.
After a long drive, Diamond finally reached the real estate agency. She didn’t dare take the fan out, as she was afraid that an accident might happen and she wouldn’t have any answers to provide if confronted.
Until she was sure of how to use it, she wasn’t going to recklessly take it out.
When she arrived, no one tried to cause trouble for her, but they welcomed her warmly.
She then went with James to his office where he started showing her the villa in 3D.
"That’s the villa. They haven’t made the sale public yet, but I have seen it and it’s good," James told her.
Diamond had seen the villa, and honestly, it was a good one in photos. She still wanted to see it in person before she made the decision.
"Can we see it today? I will make my choice after that," Diamond asked James as she scrolled through the images.
"Sure. The owners are at the villa right now. We can go and check the place out," James enthusiastically responded.
"That’s good then. Let’s go whilst it’s early." Diamond didn’t want to delay any further.
The sooner she sees the villa, the sooner she will make her choice and the sooner she returns home and checks what is going on with the folding fan.
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