13: Opening Branches

Opening Branches

In the morning after they came back from the dojo. They got ready and Theo took her to the mall that was nearby his apartment.2

As he strolled with her, they arrived in one of the food courts of the mall. They didn't have breakfast yet so they were hungry.

Aurora looked around, looking for something that caught her attention. Then her eyes lit up as she looked at one shop that had a blue cloud with stars image on the front side. It was a beautiful logo and she recognized it as being a shop that recently was famous in the city.

"Brother, let's go there." she said excitedly

"Sure" he said with eyes full of playfulness.

As they entered, they faced the shop that was full of people.

They had to line up before ordering.

As they got to the counter after waiting in line for around 10 minutes, they ordered.

Aurora ordered a hot milk tea and strawberry cheesecake. Theo then ordered the same.

They got their order after 1 minute of waiting.

As they got seated, Theo stared at his sister wanting to know her reaction to his recipes.

Aurora first tasted the cheesecake and for a moment she froze, not believing such a delicious thing could exist. And the same thing happened after she tasted the milk tea. She finished everything like she had been starving for months.

Aurora looked at her brother after finishing eating. She realized he was observing her without having eaten his meal.

"Brother, you have to taste this. It is so delicious! Almost as delicious as your food" she said

Theo felt proud as she complimented his recipes. After his knowledge, F&B leveled up his food could be compared to professional cooks so he usually cooked for her because she loved his food.

"If you want it, you can eat mine too" he said looking at her dotingly knowing she wanted more.

She hesitated but he looked like he wouldn't take a no for an answer so she accepted.

She ate it all in no time.

After that, they got out and started strolling around the mall. Theo bought some clothes for him and Aurora. He also bought makeup for her as she looked at it with puppy eyes when they passed the shop. He bought anything she wanted and they left the shop as Aurora looked happy beyond measure.

Theo felt emotional as he was starting to realize his promise to make Aurora live like a princess.

After they went home, he cooked for her. While he cooked, she was at the counter of the kitchen helping him.

"Aurora, I have something to tell you." he said seriously

Aurora felt that her brother was going to say something important so she paid attention.

"Around the start of our vacations, I won 10000 dollars in a lottery ticket. I thought about it and I felt it was better if I could invest this money so that I could make more money than spending all of it. So, I bought a coffee shop with the money. And it turns out I am very talented at handling business and my shop was a big hit. Especially after I introduced my recipes. Today I opened 4 branches of the shop and now I can say that I can provide for our family." He said telling her almost the whole truth.

He didn't tell her about the system not because he didn't trust her but because he didn't want to burden her. So, he only lied about the starting capital and everything else was the truth.

She froze as she processed what her brother said.

Now she understood how her brother got all this money. She felt so proud of her brother. He was an amazing person.

"You are incredible, brother!" she exclaimed happily

"But wait a minute this story is familiar to me…" she said in a low voice

And then came the realization.

"Brother, are you the owner of the BlueCloud Coffee Shop?" she asked in a shout.

"Yes" he said simply with a chuckle.

She was shocked.

The BlueCloud Coffee Shop became one of the most famous shops in the city in only one month and a half and today she saw that it deserved being famous because it had delicious dishes.

She felt even more proud of her brother. Now she understood why he took her out today.

She was happy.

Later that day, Theo was in his bedroom relaxing after this week of intense work on opening the branches when he a sound in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host on completing the mission 'I want branches!!']

[Ding! Congratulations to the host on completing the Hidden Mission 'One branch is good but I want more']

'Wow I somehow completed a hidden mission' Theo thought excitedly

[Issuing rewards…]

[Congratulations! You received 20000 dollars in your bank account]

[Congratulations! You received 600exp]

[Ding! Congratulations! You have leveled up from Level 3 to Level 4. You received 4 free Attributes Points and 1(one) Lucky Draw Ticket]

[Ding! You received Arts & Design Knowledge Skill]

[Ding! You received 4 free Attribute Points]

[Ding! You received 600exp]

'Wow, the rewards of this hidden mission are pretty good. Especially the Art knowledge. Now I can draw everything at I want but I have to level up the skill first.' Theo thought to himself

'Retrieve the Arts & Design Knowledge Skill' he said in his mind

Then he felt knowledge of designing and arts pouring into his mind. It was amazing. The knowledge gave him various artistic concepts and the ability to draw and design.

After it was over, he started thinking of how to distribute his free attributes points.

'System, assign 6 points to Intelligence and 2 points to Strength' he said in his mind

Then he felt the same sensations he felt before when he increased his Strength. But now, he also felt that his brain was expanding inside his head.

He felt that his brain was ascending to its current limit.

His brain had a sublimation and Theo achieved a genius brain.

The process took over 10 minutes. After it was over, he looked at his reflection in the mirror. He was impressed by his changes. He looked stronger but he wasn't too big. He looked lean but also strong. His muscles looked even more defined. Also, his eyes looked more spirited, like he was someone wise that lived countless years. He definitely looked more handsome.

He also felt more intelligent somehow. He had the feeling that he could learn many times faster and don't forget anything.

He didn't think he was the most intelligent person in the world but now he was definitely a genius.

'System, show my status.' Theo said

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