Orion Crest, Series_1

Chapter 2: A new beginning

           "Orion, wake up!"

　　With a sharp shake of his shoulders, Orion slowly opened his eyes, and it was Ocean Woo's fat face that met his eyes.

　　"Shit! You finally woke up." Letting out a long breath, Ocean withdrew his hand from his shoulder and smiled embarrassingly, "That, ha-ha, I didn't mean to disturb your rest, it's just that I saw you were snoring, so it looks like you should be fine."

　　Orion looked around at the white walls, and the curtained hospital bed, "...... Where am I?"

　　"Oh..., you do not remember? You had a heat stroke in front of the Orange customer centre!" Ocean sat back in his chair, sighed and said, "Hey, I told you not to be reckless, but you didn't listen. We're doing part-time work, not a formal position, why are you working so hard? Look at you now, you've ruined your health, do you think it's worth it?"

　　Orion reluctantly smiled and asked, "What did the doctor say ...... about me?"

　　"Nothing, just a little dehydrated," Ocean Woo gestured to the bedside table with his chin, "I put the water here, remember to drink enough water."

　　The knot in his throat moved, Orion said sincerely, "Thanks."

　　"It's only right for me as a senior to take care of you." Ocean waved his hand, "Take a good rest, go back to school when you have no more problems, I've transferred your part-time job fee to your paypal. Also, you don't need to worry about the medical expenses, it's not much money, I've already paid."

　　"How can I let you pay for this, I ......"

　　"Okay, your job is arranged by me, and you have a problem, there is part of my responsibility." Standing up from the stool, Ocean said, "That's it, you'd better take a break and rest for the next few days, don't rush out to work."

　　Orion wanted to say something else, but in the end, he didn't, and just nodded his head and said 'thank you'.

　　Ocean waved his hand, signaling that there was no need for thanks, and walked away. Leaning back on the hospital bed, Orion looked up at the ceiling and sighed.

　　"It seems like I have to find a new part-time job ......"

　　After such a big accident, Ocean most likely wouldn't let him do it again. What's more, he was too embarrassed to ask for help after getting into such a big trouble.

　　Thinking about the strange dream from earlier, Orion closed his eyes and murmured softly.

　　"System?"

　　No reaction.

　　"UTS?"

　　Still no reaction.

　　Orion's cheeks reddened slightly.

　　Fuck! Looks like it was really a dream ......

　　However, just as Orion opened his eyes with that thought, he was instantly shocked by the scenery in front of him. The flawless white color that covered the entire infinite space, the translucent holographic screen, and the attribute panel full of zeros, everything was so real.

　　After a brief moment of surprise, Orion then clenched his fists, his heart falling into ecstasy.

　　That's real! It was not a dream!

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         At that moment, a line of reminder text suddenly surfaced on the translucent holographic panel.