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Chapter 112: The Tale of the Greedy King

-chapter one-hundred-twelve-
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ALAS IS a genius.

Sa murang edad na lima ay nakakagawa na siya ng mga kakaibang istorya at mga gamit. His father was a mechanic and her mother was a bar attendant. Sa ama niya nakukuha ang kaniyang talento habang ang mga inspirasyon sa sulat ay galing sa kaniyang ina.

He excelled in robotics at 11. Began to join game developers at 14 and his talent further developed. It's amazing how his hands can turn anything into a marvelous game. Like a Midas touch. Alas' hands creates golden games.

Mas lalong umusbong ang teknolohiya. Mukhang hindi na rin kayang mabuhay ng tao na wala ito. Of course, the peak of technology paved the way for games. Dahil sa dami ng real-life games na nabuo, almost all people became addicted to it.

Games became a lifestyle. Alas further bloomed.

Nakilala niya si Hera noong nakasama niya si Harold, isa ring game developer. It turned out that they're siblings. Kaya mas naging close si Alas at Hera.

But the Von Caspar is against the arrangement. They believe Hera deserves a partner who will give her his full attention. Alas was the opposite of that, dahil mas pinagtutu-unan niya ng pansin ang ginagawang laro.

But their decision won. They got married, had kids and Alas was a good husband. Even became the president of the Life Company.

Alas is a genius.

But there will always be someone who's better.

"Mr. President, good afternoon!"

Napatingin si Alas sa bumating empleyado. Nakasuot ito ng malinis na suit and black coat at may dalang briefcase. He looks like an important person just as well as a commoner.

"Rendevo!" sumabog ang malakas na boses ni Harold sa floor. "It's nice meeting you, my friend!"

"Harold." ngumiti ito. "Laki na ng kompanya ni Uncle Hervan, ha."

"He's wanting to meet you these days. Nawala ka na lang kasi bago mo kami tulungan ayusin ang bug sa 'Square'."

"Kailangan ako ni Misis, eh." ngumisi ito at dumako ang tingin kay Alas. "Is this the game genius everyone's talking about?"

Harold proudly smiled and tapped Alas' back. "Yup! Ang brains behind Square and Hell Space. Siya na din ang naging presidente nitong kompanya. Papa is so impressed in his skills."

Rendevo offers his hands. Alas looks at it and hesitantly shakes it. Magaspang ang kamay nito, halatang marami itong ginagawa. Square, the MMO role playing puzzle game, had a terrible bug. The human chess section became unstable at pinapatay nito lahat ng players na naglalaro. Kahit si Alas ay nahirapang masulosyunan ito.

But one call from a certain man and the game went back to normal.

"Right now we're working on Project Z. It's a post-apocalyptic survival game." pagpapaliwanag ni Harold kay Rendevo habang iginigiya ito paalis.

Alas stood there watching the two talk and laugh. Nakatitig lamang siya sa likod ni Rendevo. He doesn't look intelligent, but he's able to spot a problem he couldn't fix. It left an uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

"Oh my gosh, that's the rumored Greene! Ang galing niya kaya. Sabi nila parang gift ang kamay niya at nakakapag-ayos ito ng kahit anong bagay."

"Right. If Alas is a genius, he's a skilled and talented man."