GENESYS

FIVE

Back in the real world, Leon is completely unaware of what his actions had brought in the world of Genesys. He was so happy that he can’t wait to share the good news with his family.  “Ems! Val! I have some wonderful news.”

"What is it, big bro?" Val said, acting cute. 

"I'm busy bro, I can’t talk right now,"  Ems said as she tries to find milk to feed baby Jack.

“Hehehe, just come here for a second. I have a surprise for all you.” 

Val hugged Leon's legs. “Is it meat?”

"All you think about is meat, meat, meat, you glutton," Ems said while holding baby Jack. 

"Bro just bought us meat not long ago, I’m sure this is about his imaginary girlfriend. ” 

Hearing his sister remarks Leon flick, Ems, in the forehead.

 “Ouch!”

He then picks up Val who is hugging his leg.  “I’ll buy you all the meat you want just don’t share any with your sister.”

“Yeahey! Brother is the best.”

“Suck up,”  Ems said, giving Val the look.

“Jealous,” Val said, kissing Leon on the cheek.

Seeing that things might go out of hand between his two sisters, Leon decided to put down Val. "Okay, that’s enough, If the two of you don’t stop I won’t take either of you out." 

Val eyes light up “Where are we going, big bro?”

“Shopping,” Leon said.

Val's eyes sparkle while Ems mouth gives a wide smile but then quickly returns to normal. "We are behind this month's rent bro and we still need to buy dad’s medicine. We can go out some other time"

“Don’t be a killjoy Ems,” Val said, looking expectantly at his brother.

“Hehehehe, Don’t worry we're now rich, money will not be a concern in this household ever again.”

“Are you sick bro? Do you want me to get you some water?” Ems said worriedly. 

She has already accepted their faith so there is no way she will believe his brother. Her father has been bedridden for years now and her brother has no actual job, unless they've somehow won the lottery without buying tickets, there is no way their lives are going to change.

Hearing Ems doubt him, Leon's mouths twitch. “Don’t worry about the rent, I'll pay it right away and about dad’s medicine, we can buy it on the way home after I'll take you all shopping.” 

Ems still hesitant, even if her brother really did earn some money, she thought it was best to save it for some rainy day than waste it on clothes.

"I’m still not going bro, someone needs to look after Jack and dad. You and Val should just go on your own."

Leon caresses his sister's hair, he knows how much Ems sacrifice for this family. Ever since they’re father just gave up, she took it upon herself to take the role of a mother. Despite being only a ten years old child, she basically keeps the whole family together.

‘I really am such a failure of an older brother.’ Leon thought dejectedly.

“I’ll cash in some favor to Ms. Wang, she would watch over dad for us and we can just take Jack.” 

“But” Ems still wants to protest but Val pulls her away to get changed.

“Let’s go, sis.”

“Go, go quickly get changed,” Leon said, giving Val a thumbs up.

…...

After his sisters busied themselves, Leon picks up the worn-out N32100 phone on the table. 

"Hello, is this Hope Private Hospital? I'd like to check in a patient.” 

Ever since his father's first suicide attempt, Leon has always wanted to bring him here to get treated. Hope is a specialized hospital for patients suffering from severe depression. It boasted a success rate of 90 percent.

Leon always saves a little change every time he scores in Genesys, hoping that someday he can save enough money to send his father there. He really didn't expect that the day would come so soon. 

[Good day sir, yes this is in fact Hope Private Hospital. How may I help you?]

“My father is suffering from severe depression for almost 5 years, I want him to get check-in as soon as possible.”

[Not a problem sir but as the patient had been suffering from depression for a long time now, it will be very difficult to treat, we cannot guarantee anything.]

“Is it impossible for my father to get better?” Leon asked worriedly. He knows that his father is already at the end of his ropes but still his sisters already lost a mother, he doesn't want them to lose a father too.

[I’m not a doctor sir but according to our record, there had been similar patients that managed to recover from the same problem as your father, but like I said we cannot guarantee anything. Let our doctor examine your father first and we will go from there]

“Thank you, I’m willing to pay anything.”

[No worry sir, I’ll schedule you tomorrow at 9:00 A.M bring your father here and we’ll take a look, the amount of money you have to pay will vary depending on your father's treatment.]

“Great we’ll be there, thank you.”

[If you have any more inquiries, don’t hesitate to call us.] 

Leon feels like a bone stuck in his throat has been removed. Now all he can do is hope for his father's examinations to turn out okay. 

Now that the issue of his father is done, if he could just relocate his family away from this sh*thole which they call a neighborhood. Most of his dreams will be fulfilled.

Not only his current home is a dump and infected with rats and pests, but it was also situated in a neighborhood with the highest crime rate in the whole country. Criminals and gangsters alike flood the street while cops sit down all day waiting for a payroll.

Without further hesitation, Leon called the best Realty Firm in the country "Hello, is this Jeff Realty?" 

[Good day sir, this is Anna from Jeff Realty speaking.]

"I’m looking for a home with five bedrooms and a guest room do you have something like that available?"

“Ah, and if the house has a pool that will be great.” As he was already buying a house and has the money, why not buy a house that he always dreams of?  'Every man loves pools.'

[Yes we do sir, do you have any prepared location?]

“Is there something available in Cherry Ville?"

[Do you mean Cherry Ville sir? The place home for the rich and powerful.]

"Yeah, that’s the one."

[Sir, if you're willing to give me a week, I can find you a place in Cherry Ville matching your exact preference.]

“No problem, I can wait.”

[Sir, I’ll need a 100,000 deposit and as the house you looking for is in Cherry Ville the price might go as high as 3 to 4 million. Is that ok with you?]

“As long as it is not more than 5 million, I’m ok with it.”

[Understood sir, I’ll contact you as soon as possible.]

“Thank you. “

[This is my personal number, I’m free this Saturday, bye.]

‘Did I just get asked out on a date? Having money is truly great.’  In the span of a couple of minutes, Leon has spent almost 5 million USD but he didn't care, this was an expenditure that he deems as necessary plus he still has plenty more as long as he didn’t f*ck up, he will have enough money to last five lifespans. 

"Bro, we’re ready." 

Seeing his two sisters, Leon can’t help but be mesmerized, although they lack nutrition and proper skin care because they didn't have money, they still look beautiful. 

’Nothing beats genetics.’

"I’ll get Jack and we’ll head out." 

…… 

Carrying a ton of shopping bags, Leon and his family return home.

"Do you guys have fun?"

"Yes!" His two sisters answer happily. If he would count the times his sister has ever been shopping since they were born, he will only need one hand. 

Seeing them smiling so happily, Leon tears started to fall. He feels that his sisters are truly unfortunate; they were only 5 years old when they lost their mother, at that age, they hardly remember the good times. The time when their family is still complete, a time before everything goes to sh*t.

“Hey bro are you okay? Why are you crying?” Ems asked.

Leon immediately wipes the tears in his face to not ruin the mood. “It’s nothing, there just dust stuck in my eyes.”

“Really?” Ems said concerned, It's rare for her to see her brother crying. 

“Really, stop worrying you grandma, Val go get your sister and try out your new clothes. I want to see.”

"Come on Ems you try this one while I’ll try this one. We'll both have to look like a princess for big brother.”' Val said, dragging Ems to the Bathroom as she giggled. 

……

One year later.

For a year, Leon's life has been nothing but perfect, money can truly make a man happy.

His father is also doing better, although he still acts depressed most of the time, he can now have a proper conversation with him. It’s only a matter of time before he completely recovers.

Leon still remembers the first time his father was able to call Ems by her name. The latter cried so much that it took her a whole day before she could calm down. 

Anna from Jeff Realty delivered on her promise, in a week she found them a home matching his preference. They also dated for a couple of months before calling it quits because of various reasons such as values, beliefs but mostly because the other party is way too perfect compare to him and couldn't find any reason for the other party to like him

Leon also started running a coffee shop, although it’s just a small business, he was truly happy with it.

In that span of one year since he sold the Dark Excalibur, Leon feels that he has achieved everything he always wanted in life.

Finally, he was happy and content.

If all of this was just a dream, he hoped that he would never wake up but unfortunately for Leon, that's the thing with dreams. No matter how you wish to stay, eventually, you'll have to wake up.