Elysium

Elysium: New Mission..? Strange

The morning rays of light hit him as he started waking up. He struggled to open his weary eyes. He didn't feel hungry anymore, but that wall over there looked very tasty to him now.

He shook his head and stood up. He staggered but still managed to keep his balance.

"System.. Can't I... Just buy.. Food from.. The Salvation Shop..?"

The System felt pity towards it's User.

[You can. However, it's reserved for emergency situations only.]

Was this not enough of an emergency? He retorted in his mind, but didn't argue and simply sighed. Then he walked out of the alley. He finally managed to look at the surroundings properly. 

The roads and buildings weren't exactly developed, presumably at the lowest standards of his world's modern structures.

However, he was too hungry to come up with deductions and stuff. He simply started walking carefully as he avoided getting hit by a car or vehicle.

He also avoided hitting nearby people, it seemed to be the busiest time of the day, people would be going to work at this time.

He suddenly picked up a smell, his eyes lit up. Food! He looked towards the direction in which he smelled the food. He saw a middle aged auntie baking bread and making sandwiches.

Then he quickly started staggering there, he couldn't help it, he hadn't ate in 3 weeks. Salvation Points are ridiculous, but the System was only ensuring that he lives. Nothing more.

By the time he got to the auntie, she looked at him in shock. What the hell? This man looked like he hadn't eaten in ages!!

Then he opened his mouth and started speaking in a hoarse voice,

"Food... Food please.."

The auntie was shocked, but still passed him a sandwich for free. She could afford the loss of one sandwich anyways.

His eyes lit up with joy as he grabbed it and started eating wildly. All the passerby looked at him in amazement, damn, he ate the sandwich within one second!!

He sighed in relief,

"Thank you, Auntie.. Could you tell me where the public bathhouse is at?"

She gave him some directions and he once again thanked her and started walking towards the place.

The Auntie sighed,

"Why is a young boy like him on the road?"

She shook her head and got back to her business. Meanwhile, the boy in question had successfully reached the public bathhouse. Surprisingly, it was empty... Or so he thought, because there was this muscled uncle there too.

The dude looked at him and his eyes widened in shock. It seemed he had noticed something, then he was like,

"You have potential kid, do you wanna join my dojo?"

He gave the most rational answer he could think of.

"Can I get a place to live? And eat? If so I'll join!"

The muscle uncle was baffled, but he agreed nonetheless. What were those, those were nothing.

However, for the current Juviel Zraks, those meant everything. He finished showering fast and wore a bathroom robe he got for free.

It seems they give robes for first time people, what do they get out of encouraging people to come here though?

He was pondering that question whilst waiting for the muscle uncle to come out. Then he got the answer, more people would mean the chances of them buying souvenirs like stuff would increase!