[Ding... Mission Successful. The host is rewarded with the key to open the mysterious box]
Ryder had heard Janusâ voice in his head, and he was celebrating when he heard Esmi ask him a question.
"What made you have a crush on me? Just the looks?" Esmi asked.
Ryder didnât take long to answer her as he didnât want it to seem as if he was lying.
"Ah, thatâs not all. I donât understand the reason myself, but I find myself attracted to you as if youâre the most special girl in the world," he said.
"Hahaha, Thatâs a cheesy thing to say, but Iâll take that as a compliment," Esmi chuckled.
"Weâre here. Help me get Bastian on the passenger seat." Esmi said to Ryder as they got to the Car.
After some effort, they successfully achieved their goal. Bastian was sitting on the passenger seat.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Thanks for everything. Iâll take my leave now." Ryder said to Esmi.
The car she owned was a two-seater sports car. It was clear that there was no place for him in the car.
âItâs fine, though. My home is not too far, anyway.â He thought as he turned back.
"Why are you, leavening? I said Iâll leave you home, didnât I?" Esmi said as she held his hand.
"Ah, Itâs fine, Esmi. This car is a two-seater. Thereâs no place for me." He told her as he felt as if she didnât understand the problem.
"You donât have to worry about that. We can easily adjust. You sit in the driverâs seat." Esmi said with a mysterious smile on her face.
"Me? On the driver seat? Where will you sit if Iâm in the driverâs seat?" Ryder let out with a confused look on his face as he stared at Esmi.
âIs the alcohol taking hold of her mind? Her words arenât making any sense.â
"Of course, Iâll sit on your lap. That way, we can adjust inside the car easily. Thereâs nothing strange about that," She said with a pearl of laughter.
Ryder wasnât sure what stunned him the most. Her answer or her laughter, which sounded like a melody. He was amazed as he noticed that despite her real age, she was really charming.
"You must be joking. Itâll be quite uncomfortable for you if we actually did that." He told Esmi with a wry smile on his face.
"Itâs fine. Get inside," She insisted again as she pulled Ryder and walked towards the car.
Ryder gave up on trying to teach her and opened the door of the car. He got inside the car and sat on the driverâs seat.
Esmi followed him and got inside as well. Although it took some effort, she managed to get inside the car. She was sitting on his lap.
They were so close that Ryder was getting her strong smell. She smelled like lavender, but it didnât feel like it was from a perfume.
âIs this her natural smell?â He wondered.
"Hey, Iâm about to start. Donât move too much," She said lightly.
"Well, donât worry. I donât think I can move even if I try," He replied to her with a wry smile on his face.
"Esmi said lightly.
"Are you calling me fat?" Esmi inquired as she laughed.
"Ah, no. Not at all. Youâre so slim and light. Itâs just the car that is too small," Ryder said.
The engine started smoothly without making much noise. The cars of the modern world had long since abandoned the noisy engine of the past.
Only a few collectors used the supercars of the past that ran on diesel and petrol and made the noise. Almost everyone used silent cars nowadays. Clearly, Esmi was one of them.
The new cars had a lot of advantages over the previous ones. Firstly, the pollution emission was almost negligible from the cars that everyone used. Secondly, they didnât create much noise, which was the favorite feature of quite a lot of people.
Thirdly, with the advancement in technology, the efficiency of making cars had been increased even further, and their costs came down quite a bit. Almost everyone was able to afford a car nowadays, but the number of people who could afford the electric supercars of Ferrari was still quite low.
The car Esmi owned was the latest model from Ferrari. The model was released last year, and there were only a thousand such cars in the world.
"Alright, Letâs talk about what you said to me. You have a crush on me, so surely you must want me to be your woman. What would your reaction be if I said yes?" Esmi asked.
"That was... ah. Weâre already there. I live on 24th Street. You can drop me off here." He said to her as he noticed that they were already there.
Esmi noticed that Ryder dodged the question.
"Oh? That was fast. How about you come with me instead? We can go to my home?" Esmi chuckled as she slowed down the car, but she didnât stop the car.