So even began to envy them; it looked so pleasant...
...
Maxi stayed in the fortress all day, mainly talking to regint captains but also to soldiers.
He even participated in the capture of Dravak in the wild, as many of them were now in hiding, especially the Dravak regint captains.
Of course, no one could find Vatar, nor did anyone want to find him.
Apart from Kavasta, no one could last more than three exchanges against him.
The captured Dravaks remained in the fortress during this ti, because if the humans took them to Earth, it would beco much more complicated to bring them back ho.
Kavasta had obtained the rights to manage the dinsional battlefield for another four days, until the temporary closure of the dinsional battlefield.
He therefore opened access to the Dravaks, in limited numbers of course, so that emissaries of their race could co to negotiate to recover the prisoners.
The fortress was therefore still quite busy during the day, with many things still to be done and so fighting going on outside.
Finally night fell and Maxi also enjoyed a last evening in the relaxation area.
He took the ti to have a drink with many regint captains who wanted to befriend him, but also with many lieutenants and soldiers.
He also saw Varek again and spoke with him for a good hour. He didn't know why, but he got on particularly well with him.
His rcenaries, who had survived all these events, also took advantage of the relaxation area, where they all had fun playing 'Spectral Duel'.
There was no such technology in their world, so it was great fun for them.
In this case, it was Kaite, Tena, Ultia, Romuald and Rodrigo who were present. That's 5 rcenaries.
Laura, Henry and Terry had died taking a fatal blow in place of Maxi, while Charles had been targeted by the Dravak lieutenants.
Andrew had exceeded his physical limits after Charles' death and was too seriously injured to be able to enjoy himself in the relaxation area.
He was staying in the dical wing of the fortress, and thanks to Maxi, he had a VIP room.
As for the rcenaries who died in battle, they could be resurrected after 24 hours, but Maxi had to leave the dinsional battlefield.
Invoking them again on the dinsional battlefield was impossible because of certain rules.
In the ga 'Spectral Duel', the ordinary soldiers who had tried their luck after hearing the reputation of the Sabertooth Tigers, and who were not convinced, lost miserably.
They had no chance against them even if the rcenaries were not under the influence of [Nox Limit].
It took the arrival of a few sergeants to put pressure on the Sabertooth Tigers, but they continued to win, further boosting the reputation of Maxi and his rcenaries.
It was only when so of the lieutenants took the stage that the rcenaries began to lose.
But as most of the rcenaries were injured, so of the soldiers watching the scene began to say that if the rcenaries weren't injured, even the lieutenants wouldn't necessarily be their opponents.
Others disagreed, and a long debate ensued during the evening.
Maxi didn't really care; he was just having fun on his own, chatting with other people.
The night passed quickly, and this ti Maxi returned to his room alone.
He took ti to recover from his eventful night, and didn't return to the real world until the next day.
It was quite simple, all he had to do was ask the dinsional battlefield system to leave, and that was it.
Of course, this was only possible because the Dravak howorld had been destroyed.
As for the eight saber-toothed tigers under Maxi's command, they could all be taken care of by the army.
They will accompany the army until the beginning of the following month so that Maxi can return to his life in the real world, peacefully.
Otherwise it would be a headache to feed and house so many people.
...
Back in the real world, four full days had passed. It wasn't like in the world of Eternity, where no matter how much ti was spent in the ga, less than a second passed in reality.
The dinsional battlefields had the sa relationship to ti as the real world.
anwhile, the sound of the shaker echoed throughout the bar as Hugo, sleeves rolled up and black shirt sticking to his skin from the heat, kept up a steady stream of orders.
"And here's your whisky on the rocks! And here are two mojitos for the ladies!"
Hugo served the drinks directly to the custors waiting quietly at the counter.
The bar was almost full, and custors were piling up at the counter.
For the mont, it was still okay, but if it went on like this, the bar could really lose loyal custors because of the waiting ti!
Hugo could feel the sweat running down his back.
"Damn it, you're pissing off Maxi! Since you left, I've been working overti and working like crazy!"
With a sharp movent, he wiped his forehead with his forearm and glared around him. Still no sign of his colleague.
Four days earlier, he had disappeared without a word.
At first it was still okay, Hugo thought Maxi wasn't feeling well and needed so fresh air.
But four days was a ridiculously long ti to be out and about!
"Damn it... Maxi, if I ever find you, I swear..." he grumbled as he mixed a cocktail with extraordinary skill.
The boss, Mr. LeMoine, walked up behind him and said exasperatedly:
"Still no news of Maxi, Hugo?"
Hugo sighed loudly, his stress reaching new heights.
"No idea, boss! I still haven't heard anything."
The boss's face tightened.
"I swear, if he does it again, he's fired!"
Hugo rolled his eyes while continuing to smile at the custors, take their orders and serve the drinks.
"This boss is super nice, but now he's really pissed off because he hasn't found a replacent!" he thought silently with a certain amount of rage.
But it was true that his skills had improved a lot by keeping up this infernal pace.
He was going so fast that he had the impression that his hands were moving on their own. A gin and tonic, a Ricard, three shots of tequila...
But just as he was imrsed in his own world, a voice ca from just behind him.
"Hi."
« AAAAH ! »
"Shit, Maxi! Where have you been!? And stop disappearing and appearing out of nowhere, it's too surprising!"
"And what's this burn on your face!?"
Maxi raised an eyebrow, visibly amused.
"What? Are you okay? You look a little tense," Maxi replied, ignoring the second question.
A vein appeared on Hugo's forehead.
"Of course, because of a certain person I've had to put in a monstrous amount of work these last few days!"
Maxi smiled slightly, and began to take orders from a few custors, imdiately relieving the pressure in the bar.
He had already put on his black work shirt, guessing that he would appear again at his workplace.
"Oh Maxi, you're back? Wow, you've got a nasty burn on your face. Are you sure you can work?"
Maxi smiled at the person speaking to him, an old man who was a regular at the bar.
"Thank you, Mr. Lotan, yes, I'm better now. Here's your glass of whisky with two ice cubes as usual."
"Take care of your health anyway, that's the most important thing. And thanks for the whisky."
As he was making the old man pay, Maxi turned to Hugo.
"It's a blessing in disguise, isn't it? Thanks to my absence, you're going to get a great paycheck this month."
Maxi knew that Hugo was in financial difficulties, as he was not a high school student. He was a university student, but at a civilian university.
The latter did not offer any courses on the subject of Eternity.
This was also the case for most universities, because it took all sorts to make a society work.
As for Hugo, he had always had a bad relationship with his parents, so as soon as he finished high school and turned 18, he looked for work so that he could provide for himself.
And thanks to the owner of the bar, he was able to afford a small apartnt and live decently. But making ends et remained complicated because it was a part-ti job since he had not wanted to give up his studies.
"Yes, it's true... but I fell a long way behind in my architecture project." replied Hugo, still angry, but less so than at the beginning.
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"Don't worry, I'll take over. You can leave if you want." Maxi reassured him with a smile.
His bartending skills were not up to Hugo's level, but with his physique, it was not difficult to keep up a high pace.
Hugo gave Maxi a suspicious look and did not reply.
The two worked for a while in silence, completely catching up on the custor tickets.
At that mont, the boss appeared.
"Hugo, you can go. There's nothing to worry about now that Maxi is back."
Hugo had also had ti to observe Maxi, and indeed, he was very efficient.
He wondered a little where all that energy ca from, but he didn't think too much about it.
"Thanks, boss."
Without hesitation, he grabbed his bag from behind the counter and took one last look at Maxi, who was bustling about with an almost supernatural ease.
His colleague seed tireless, his movents fluid and precise.
It was... strange. In the past, although he did well, he really wasn't as competent as he was today.
Hugo hesitated for a second before heading for the exit.
"By the way, Maxi..." he said, turning as he passed the bar counter.
"Seriously, where were you?"
Maxi looked up with a slight smile.
"Oh, that... It's a long story."
Hugo narrowed his eyes, intrigued.
"A long story, eh... I hope it was at least worth it."
"And... I'd especially like to know where that burning sensation on your face cos from."
Maxi put a glass on the counter and replied enigmatically:
"Let's just say that I learned so interesting things, but that I had to overco a few obstacles to learn them."
Hugo raised an eyebrow, then shook his head with a sigh.
"That's it... So you just ssed up when you were trying out a recipe. My cousin had the sa thing in high school, and it went away after a few months, so don't worry."
"Well, have a good evening."
Maxi didn't react particularly, except with a smile.
"Good evening, Hugo."
As the door of the bar closed behind him, Maxi glanced around the bar.
He could feel the flow of ti, perceive every movent with new acuity.
Indeed, he could perceive ti.
It was a really strange feeling.
And it wasn't just that.
Whether in terms of strength, skill or temperant, he had changed a lot.
His whole perception of the world, and even the way he interacted with other people, had been completely changed.
The boss, Mr. LeMoine, watched Hugo leave before turning his attention back to Maxi. He approached the counter, arms crossed, one eyebrow raised.
"You..." he said in a deep voice.
Maxi looked up at him with an innocent smile.
"?"
"Don't give that look. You disappear for four days without warning, you don't answer any calls, and then you reappear like a flower, calm, as if nothing had happened?!"
Maxi shrugged.
"Sorry, boss. Sothing unexpected ca up."
"An unforeseen event?!" LeMoine growled, placing his hands on the counter abruptly.
"Do you take for an idiot?! Do you think I'm going to accept this kind of la excuse?!"
Maxi did not lose his composure and simply stared his boss straight in the eye.
"What do you want to say? I got caught up in sothing important, and I couldn't co back until today. That's all."
The boss gauged him for a mont, then sighed loudly while pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Tsk... If you weren't such a good bartender and the custors didn't like you as much, I would have fired you by now."
Maxi smiled.
"So, I guess I can keep my job?"
LeMoine stared at him for a mont longer before pointing a threatening finger at him.
"One more disappearance like that, and I'll fire you for good. Understood?!"
"Understood, boss. I promise I'll be more careful." Maxi replied seriously this ti.
His boss was much nicer than he looked, so Maxi wasn't worried.
But no matter how much his strength and status improved, he would always respect the people who had reached out to him when he needed them.
The boss blew his nose once more, shook his head and walked away muttering incomprehensible insults.
Maxi, anwhile, calmly got back to work, wearing a slight smile.
"Ah... It's good to be back."
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