Esper Harem in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1022  Discovering the Issue.

”Hey, you okay?” Reina asked with a concerned look on her face.

Reina couldnʼt see the electric signals, but when she saw Rudyʼs body jerking in a weird manner, she couldnʼt help but wonder if Rudyʼs had gotten an electric shock.

When Reina placed her hand on Rudyʼs shoulder, Rudy turned around and gasped for air. Seeing Rudy stumbling on his feet, Reina thought Rudy was having a seizure.

”Do you have a sister named Rina?” Rudy suddenly asked Reina.

Surprised, Reina raised her brow with a confused look on her face and asked, ”How do you know that? Did I mention her in our conversation?”

”No, you didnʼt.”

”Then… how do you know about her?” She asked curiously.

Ignoring Reinaʼs question, Rudy turned around and closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, he could see each and every electrical signal around him. It was as though he had turned on a vision that allowed him to see them.

Not only that, but he could also interact with them and know and absorb the data from the signals.

ʼSo this is one of my powers. I discovered it by accident, but… this canʼt be a coincidence. One by one, I am discovering the powers I possess. I still donʼt know how I got it from, but where are these powers coming from?

If I treat them as a form of energy; going by the law of conversion, energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it transforms from one form to another. Itʼs like an equivalent exchange. If so, what am I exchanging in order to get these powers?ʼ

Rudy was left puzzled as he pondered the possibilities.

ʼCould it by my life force? If thatʼs the case, then the more I use my powers, the closer I am to death? But the awakened also have unimaginable powers and they havenʼt encountered any side effects till now. My case could be similar.

At first, I thought, perhaps I entered the tower and got the system, but thatʼs not the case. I donʼt have a system. I tried all the ways to see the system menu I found on the internet but I couldnʼt.

Well, whatever, I am simply making assumptions and donʼt know the actual cause. Although, I do have to find out.ʼ

”Hey, I asked you something. How do you know that I have a sister?”

”Actually, you wonʼt believe it, but your sister is a friend and classmate of my sister. I just remembered she mentioned that her friendʼs sister owns the famous water park, so I just connected the dots.”

Skeptical and suspicious of Rudy, Reina asked to confirm, ”Is that so? Whatʼs the name of your sister?”

”Lucy.”

”Oh, Lucy?! You are her brother?! You must be Paul.”

Rudy frowned after hearing Paulʼs name and he couldnʼt hide his anger even though he tried to stay composed.

”No, I am the other brother. Step-brother, to be precise,” Rudy corrected.

”I see.”

ʼI completely forgot about Paul. What he did in the past timeliness is unforgivable. I killed him accidentally last time, but this time… I am going to have some fun with him. I even have superpowers now, so it will be a piece of cake.ʼ

After taking a tour of the server room, they reached the main computer.

”I performed the safety and security check, and nothing seems to be tampered with. Still, though, if you want to confirm using the main—”

”There is no need for that. I already know the issue,” Rudy stated with a confident look on his face.

”Indulge me.”

”The Issue is with the server. You have been hacked.”

”Uhh… did you not hear what I just said? I ran the security check up and there was no issue.”

”The server is public.”

”No, itʼs not.”

”It may be connected to the private network, but the service you are using seems to be compromised and someone found a way to gain access to your servers. They messed with the data or most likely installed a virus which caused your system to malfunction.”

”...” Reina carefully listened to Rudyʼs explanation and, after giving it a thought, she nodded and said, ”That makes sense, but this should be impossible. The hackers must be very talented to be able to achieve this.”

Even after finding the issue, Rudy didnʼt seem pleased. He rubbed his thumb on his chin and muttered, ”Thatʼs what makes this weird.”

”Hmm?”

”As we know, the hacker is talented, so why would they try to hack the water park system? What would they gain? Yes, an accident can happen and people could lose their lives. But what would they gain from that?” Rudy wondered with a curious look on his face.

”It may be a trivial matter for you, but for me, itʼs not. Even if one person loses their life, I would be disheartened,” Reina muttered in a solemn voice.

”Obviously, but what would the mastermind behind this get?”

”There would be a legal case against the water park and it would be sealed close.”

”Again, what would the hacker get? Even if you were jailed, the hacker wouldnʼt gain a shit unless they have a personal grudge against you and want to destroy you and your career altogether.”

”Hmm…” Reina gave it a quick thought, and nodded. ”You are right.”

”Or… hear me out,” Rudy stretched his hands in the air and yawned. ”It could be a competitor who wants to open a water park just like yours. And unless this one closes, they canʼt make profit from theirs.”

Reina yawned, following Rudy, and covered her mouth with her hand.

”I donʼt know,” She sighed. ”I will have my team work on it. Thanks for the help.”

Rudy grinned and asked, ”Are you not going to wait for your technical team to look into the issue and confirm what I am telling is the truth?”

”Not an issue. I lied to you. I canʼt get in contact with my technical team, which is why I allowed you to investigate the matter.” Reina shrugged her shoulders and continued, ”But donʼt you worry, you will have your reward for finding out the issue.”

”Well… not so fast. I got access to the reserved pool by finding the issue, but I want ʼunlimited accessʼ, and for that, Miss Reina, I will solve the issue as well.”