Chapter 80: Preparing for the Night
"What would you like to buy Sir?" The shop attendant asked with a professional smile on her face.
"I'm looking for a pendant," Jin said.
The attendant's smile widened as she said, "We got a variety of pendants with us, let me show them to you one by one,"
With that said the attendant started taking out one pendant after another and gave a brief explanation about each.
A few minutes later,
"I'll go with this one," Jin pointed at a silver-coloured crescent-shaped pendant.
"Excellent choice Sir, I'm sure your girlfriend would love this," The attendant replied with a bright smile and started packing it up. She was going to receive a commission out of this sale so she didn't forget to compliment Jin's choice.
"I do hope so," Jin replied in a similar way.
A few moments later Jin left the jewellery shop and sat on a cab to his home.
'The first thing I'll buy after getting paid would be a car,' Jin thought on his way home. Waiting for a cab all this while had started taking a toll on him.
When Jin reached his room he placed the bag containing the pendant on the table and opened up his system store.
"Let's see what this bug looks like now," Jin muttered and bought it the next moment. The 10,000 Kill Points he had collected vanished the next moment and were replaced by a zero.
Sigh.
A sigh escaped Jin's mouth upon seeing this. His attention then shifted towards the black box the dimensions of which were 30x15x5 Cm [A/N: Length x breadth x height, in case you're as forgetful as me]
Jin placed the box on the bed and carefully opened it up. Four items were there inside the box.
A screen that was thinner than that of a normal phone's screen, A tweezer with very fine ends, a small lens with very high magnification and a round dent in the middle of the box.
Just below the dent, there was a written slip attached which read: Place the Lens over it
Jin did as he was instructed and brought the lens over the dent in the middle of the box. A small metallic bug the size of an ant became visible to him.
"This looks sick," Jin muttered as he admired the fine intricacies of the bug with relish.
For the next few hours, he controlled the bug with the help of the screen which was both an input and output device.
What the bug saw became visible to Jin on the screen and he was able to manoeuvre the bug to his liking.
'Can it crawl up on the walls?' Jin tried to test his idea and the results were positive. Just like a regular bug, this too was able to crawl up on the walls. While at it the nano bug came face to face with many other insects but they were unable to see it and ignored it.
'Flight mode huh?' There was a flight option on the device in Jin's hand so he clicked on it. The little bug started flying across his room. Jin panicked a bit thinking that he might crash the bug but the flying speed was slow enough for him to comfortably manoeuvre it.
'It's more fun to handle than I thought,' Jin smirked as he thought and started playing around with the bug.
By around eight in the evening, Jin had familiarized himself with all the controls and could manoeuvre the bug just like how a child could manoeuvre a remote-controlled car.
"Let's get to business then," After familiarizing himself with the bug Jin then proceeded with his plan. It took him thirty minutes to secure the bug in the pedant such that it didn't fall.
"Finally, it's done," Jin lifted the pendant and smiled. No one would be able to guess that a nano bug was resting comfortably inside a small crevice which was part of the pendant's design.
Jin carefully placed the pendant back in the box and then called the room service for dinner.
Before going to bed Jin messaged Diana " Message me your address. I'll be there to pick you up at 6:30 PM,"
"Phew, I thought that I would have to wake up early on a Sunday. I'm relieved," Diana texted back and then sent Jin her address.
"Good night then, rest well," Jin bid her good night after they had exchanged a few words with each other.
The next morning.
Jin exercised his body and practised his skills after waking up early.
As for Diana, she had no intention of waking up early and slept until eleven and woke up fully refreshed. She went out to buy a few groceries and other essentials later on and by the time she was back, it was already three in the afternoon.
She took a short nap after lunch and woke up by half past four.
"I wonder where he would take me," She muttered to herself in amusement and pushed herself off the bed. It was now time for her to get ready for the night.
6:30 PM
"I'm here," Jin called Diana on her phone.
"Coming!" Diana said in a hurry. It seemed as if she had lost track of the time.
"Take your time, no need to hurry," Jin said in an amused manner when heard her voice.
A few moments later Diana exited her apartment and stood in front of Jin
"How do I look?" She asked with an adorable expression.
Jin's eyebrows visibly raised and he felt his pulse increase a bit when he saw her. The elegant navy blue dress enhanced her beauty but that's not what caught Jin's eyes. It was Diana's armpit-length hair which draped one side of her shoulders. This was his first time seeing her letting her hair loose and he loved the sight of it.
"You look breathtaking," Jin gave a short reply but the mesmerized expression on his face was enough to make Diana realize that he truly meant those words. She blushed as a result.
Jin soon recovered from his state and opened the cab's door for Diana,
"Shall we go then, my love?" Jin gave a pleasant smile to her while he said that. Diana too embarrassed at the moment nodded shyly and entered the cab.
A/N: 80 chapters huh?...we've come a long way. I feel old.