Courting Death System-Chapter 83: My Condolences

A year had passed since Tony and and his mother moved to the countryside and life had been peaceful and profound for them. Sara had opened up a fragrance shop and sold the perfumes she’d bought in bulks to the local ladies. Teenage boys also bought perfumes with a more woody scent and enjoyed the attention the girls gave them.

Tony on the other hand hadn’t done anything significant with his life. Once in a while, he’d go to town to visit his friend and run a few errands for his mother. And he’d gained the nickname, Paper Bag Boy both in town and in the countryside but he didn’t mind and even liked the name, often writing it on the paper bags he wore.

"Tony, I’m not feeling well today so I won’t be making dinner so cook whatever but don’t waste food." said Sara before rushing to her room.

This wasn’t the first time Sara came home feeling sick, selling perfumes often needed one to be mentally prepared and fresh because of the female customers who spent hours in her shop, not knowing which perfume to buy so one had to be patient.

Tony cooked himself some beef stew, once cooked, he soaked the freshly baked bread inside before eating and he left nothing behind. After that, he went to his room and lay down on his bed. Apart from his short trips, he usually spent most of his time indoors.

Once, his mother brought home a few teenage boys and told Tony that she’d brought him some friends. Not even ten minutes later and the teenage boys left the place and never returned. When Sara asked what happened, Tony shrugged and went back to his room. On that day, what Tony actually did was act weird, showing them different knives and talking about eating human flesh, so the teenage boys promptly left the place.

They then told their families about Tony’s peculiarities and their parents told their friends, soon, everyone knew Tony as a weird boy who craved human flesh. Not willing for Tony to have such a negative reputation in their new home, Sara ordered Tony to apologise to the teenage boys and their families with the paper bag off.

The boys and their parents were so shocked that they told their friends they were just joking and Tony’s name was cleared.

After he closed his eyes, Tony fell asleep almost instantly and entered his Dream World where he usually practiced magic. His father had a study in this place which had a lot of books, a few with basic spells and over a year, Tony had read all the books and found many spell books which he practiced in this dream with infinite Mana. He could now easily manipulate his Dream World into whatever he wanted, here, he was no different from a God.

Tony slept the whole day and woke around six the next day, he was hungry after practicing the whole night in his dream.

"Mom, what’s for breakfast, I’m starving!" asked Tony while slowly getting out of bed but there was no response.

"Mom! What’s for breakfast?!" he asked again but still no response. Now that he was out of bed, he wore his gown and slippers then went to Sara’s room where he still found her sleeping.

’Strange, mom usually wakes up around five to prepare breakfast. Even when she is sick, she forces herself out of bed and makes breakfast. Maybe she’s too exhausted, she did say she was sick yesterday.’ thought Tony.

[She’s dead.] sounded a hoarse voice in Tony’s mind.

"What?!"

[She’s dead.]

"I fucking heard you the first time! I was just exclaiming in shock!" said Tony in an annoyed voice. He then went to her to see if there was anything out of place but he found nothing. Instead, Sara died peacefully in her sleep. The Wendigo then licked her forehead and replied after a long time.

[Poison. Shrub Poison.]

"So she didn’t die a natural death but was poisoned, who could do such a thing?" said Tony in thought.

[I don’t know.]

"I wasn’t talking to you!"

Honestly, the way Tony was taking all of this in was creepy, like he wasn’t hurt by his mother’s death or that she had died but he just couldn’t care less. He didn’t cry, didn’t try to deny reality, didn’t try to wake her up, didn’t call her name. Instead, he analysed the corpse like a forensics expert.

"What’s the Shrub Poison?"

[A special poison that stops the heart from beating. Its made using a few herbs with the main ingredient being the Blue Shrug, you crush it and mix it with the herbs then it will naturally change into powder which you then sprinkle in any edible substance. It’s tasteless, odourless and colourless.]

"I see, although I’m saddened by her death, I’m also very happy. I could never bring myself to harm her and fortunately, someone killed her for me. Now, I can finally put my plan into motion and stop doing things in the dark. Mother, be happy that you died not having seen the monstrous side of your son, hehe. Wendigo, let’s tell Justin the good news, he’s probably still asleep." said Tony before laying beside his mother’s corpse and fell asleep almost instantly.

In the Dream World, Tony possessed the Wendigo then the Wendigo escaped from the Dream World and into the Real World then travelled hundreds of kilometres and quickly reached the city. Justin had bought himself a small house outside the academy where he usually spent his time. The Wendigo slipped through the walls and entered Justin’s dream.

In the dream, Justin was enjoying himself with gorgeous women whom he’d captured and locked up in his house. Justin was a sadistic pervert who hid himself perfectly, that’s why he and Tony hit it off the day they met.

[Tony, I have good news and bad news.]

"Didn’t I tell you to stop creeping up on me? What’s the bad news?"

[Mother is dead.]

"Such painful news, my condolences." said Justin and even shed tears.

"And the good news?"

[My mother is dead.]

"Tony, you cruel bastard, how is that goo... wait a minute, you mean?"

[Yes. Now, we can finally let loose and begin the plan. I’m gonna start with the village and you also start preparing on your side.]

"Hahaha, that really is good news! I’ve waited for an entire for this news!"

[If not for those bitches, you would have waited even longer so I suggest we give them a present as thanks for what they did for us.]

"I’ll wrap them up nicely. By the way, welcome to the orphan side."

[Thank you. Let me go and prepare the funeral arrangements.]

"I want only the best for Aunt Sara so don’t be stingy."

[I know.] said Tony before travelling from dream to dream then left the city. This was to ensure that those hunting him down couldn’t find him. The first few times he visited Tony, he’d alerted some people that either wanted to kill or capture him.

...

[Did you capture it this time?]

"My Lord, it left through a different method and didn’t leave any traces behind so we didn’t manage to capture it, please punish me!"

[Forget it, I’ll probably have to move personally the next time it comes, otherwise I’ll never capture it. In the meantime, investigate the residents of that block once again, go house to house if you have to!]

"My Lord, we’re trying to catch an Evil Creature, why not just kill it since catching it is so difficult?"

[Fool! That’s not an ordinary creature, that’s a Wendigo, a Mythical Creature with overpowered abilities and skills and you want me to kill it?! Do you even know what you’re suggesting!]

"Forgive me My Lord, I didn’t know."

[It seems you’re not motivated enough so let me motivate you to work harder. If you catch that creature, I can complete all my plans in one to six months, that way, you can finally get your revenge? Don’t you want that? Aren’t you tired of watching your enemy live their lives happily and yet you hide in the shadows like a rat, not daring to show your ugly face?! Capture it and you’ll definitely enjoy watching them suffer.]

"My Lord, can you really do it within such a short amount of time?"

[Only if the Creature is in my hands! Only It can fast forward our plans so work hard to capture it next time. Don’t let it escape. Now get out of my sight!]

"Yes, My Lord!"

[Alas, Mythical Wendigo, why do you keep slipping through my hands, with your Fear Devourer Ability, I can achieve my lifelong dream!]

...

"Sister! Sister! I finally found him! I finally found him!"

"Calm down and tell me where he is?"

"He left about a year ago to live in the countryside called Lebelm Village with his mother and has been living there since."

"You’re telling me that my precious Lucid Flower is now breathing countryside air just because you sold it a few gold coins! We’ll leave once I’ve made preparations and if you dare sell my flowers again, I’ll cut ties with you!"