Tinder Warlord

'Click'

The door to Miss April Angela's office was open. Letting in both Ariel Sebastian and Miss April Angela.

April Angela sat in the teacher's executive chair at the other workstation desk, signaling for Ariel Sebastian to sit across from her. She served tea after making sure Ariel Sebastian consented to drinking tea.

"This tea is delicious. But, by accident, I discovered one that was much more tasty. Is it alright if I recommend this product?" Ariel Sebastian asked Miss April Angela. Being a woman of culture, Miss April Angela will not miss a new brand of tea.

"I will never shy away from an excellent tea. What is the product name? I can try placing an order." The glimmering eyes of Miss April Angela fantasize about a new tea product.

"Oh! You are also a tea enthusiast. I see. You are a woman of culture. I won't keep you guessing. The tea's name is Spring Moon rejuvenation tea."

"Up till now, I have yet to get over the tea. I can't explain the wonderful feelings I get from drinking this tea. I think I am addicted to the tea." Ariel Sebastian gossiped to Miss April Angela.

"I have noted it down. You don't mind if I surf for tea on CosmicNet? I do not wish to miss placing my order." The pleading eyes of Miss April Angela were too pitiful.

Ariel Sebastian made a gesture for Miss April Angela to take all the time she needs. The order was placed. The two ladies decided to discuss business.

Ariel Sebastian brought out a lot of spirit souls. They were massive.

The look on Miss April Angela's face was fascinating. She almost had an ''O'-shaped mouth. NO! It is an ''O'-shaped mouth.

"I thought it was your first day at Eden. Did you rob this?" the fascinating Miss April Angela asked Ariel Sebastian.

"Ehn, I won't say rob. It was my compensation," Ariel Sebastian shyly looked down her fingernails.

Miss April Angela had a 'continue the tale' facial expression.

"I can sniff a wonderful tale. I am all ears. You can gossip with me." The facial gesture of Miss April Angela was like that of a restless child waiting for her bedtime story.

The gossip begins. Ariel Sebastian explains how she met with a greedy trader. The trader was in possession of a Valour spirit soul, which can detect treasures. Her dagger was detected, but she refused to trade it to the trader. The greedy trader arranged for criminals to steal her dagger. They appeared when she defeated the spirit baby Yali beast. They threatened her to hand over the spirit beast carcass, the spirit soul, and her dagger. Some of the guys had inappropriate thoughts about her.

She did Eden a favor and sent the useless ones to hell. The rest of the thieves surrender. She requested physical and emotional damages. Of course, they will have to pay if they wish to keep their lives. She made a fortune from physical and emotional damage. Earning these beast souls. Ariel Sebastian skipped the rest of the details of Eden's crystal compensation. She thought it was irrelevant to her story.

"Whoa! Girl, your first day was so lively. Why was mine so boring?" Miss April Angela lamented.

"So, can you swallow all these spirit souls?" Regarding the spirit souls, the fortune Ariel Sebastian will earn has clouded her brain. She only has crystals in her mind.

"Yup, I have never shied away from lucrative deals," Miss April Angela bragged, and yes, she got the capital to brag.

Miss April Angela purchased almost all the spirit souls. Leaving the common spirit souls. She paid in full with Valour crystals and some other crystals. Ariel Sebastian was speechless. Miss April Angela overpriced the spirit souls. She could stimulate a lot of things. She wished to monopolize the services of Ariel Sebastian. She saw a potential client. An exaggerated sum of a hundred Valour Crystals was included in the payment to buy her out. She paid with a Valour crystal from the Elite realm. The rest was settled with crystals in the Evolver realm. This is an exaggerated payment. To be frank, Valour crystals are rare in all of Eden's realms. Hunting Valour spirit beasts required joint planning from Evolvers in that realm. We should consider that Valour spirit beasts in the Evolver realm are not the same as Valour spirit beasts in the Elite realm. The gap is insurmountable.

Although Ariel Sebastian received a rare Valour crystal from the Elite realm. There were conditions. Ariel Sebastian must give Miss April Angela priority sales on all her future merchandise. Ariel Sebastian, being new to Eden's market, agreed. Another reason was that she had a hidden agenda to rope in Miss April Angela to the V01D world. The clock was ticking. Ariel Sebastian will not miss this God-sent opportunity. She had to gain Miss April Angela's trust through her trade. Then, she will tactically try to recruit her. That's the plan. She bared her card. With a slight probability of recruiting Miss April Angela.

"Miss April Angela, I know this is a crazy idea, but I might not get this opportunity again. If I wish to recruit you. What are the odds? What are your requirements?" Ariel Sebastian fidgetingly asked Miss April Angela. She went ahead to show the beauty of joining V01D.

Seven seconds flew by...

After analyzing the benefits and drawbacks of joining Ariel Sebastian's mysterious organization. Miss April Angela broke the silence.

"Your organization's appetite is quite huge. The organization will need to be influential to hire me. When I mean powerful, they have to be certain they can command all winds and storms righteously. You understand what I mean. I don't want to be a part of an organization that is full of violence, hypocrisy, and dishonesty.

"These are my requirements. Are you sure the organization can meet this basic requirement?" Miss April Angela's eyes pierced at Ariel Sebastian as she searched for clues that might disappoint her.

"Just these few requirements. Huff. I thought you would request the impossible. Please, can I submit your name? The organization is strict with its requirements. They place emphasis on the characters of each candidate."

"You will be kept under intensive surveillance. I hope you don't mind," Ariel Sebastian inquired from Miss April Angela.

Miss April Angela replied, "I don't mind. I am an open book."

"Yippie... If I get you on board. Ah! It is a tremendous credit." Ariel Sebastian thought aloud.

'V01D, it is up to you to notify Miss April Angela'

[Working on the request. An invitation will be sent this evening to Miss April Angela.]

"What jargon are you saying?" Miss April Angela skeptically asked Ariel Sebastian.

"Ah! Nothing... Can I embrace my luck charm?" extending her arms out to hug.

Miss April Angela skillfully dodged the weird favourite student.

"You are acting weird and touchy... Get out of my office before I change my mind and throw you out."

Miss April Angela had to kick Ariel Sebastian out of her office because she was feeling embarrassed. Ariel Sebastian laughed over Miss April Angela's new behavior and pompously walked out of her office.

'An entertaining and weird child. Whatever organization she belongs to, it must be extremely strong to train such a monster. She killed one of the strongest exotic beasts in a few hours. I just hope they can help me on that matter.', Miss April Angela bemoaned.

Walking out of Miss April Angela's office, Ariel Sebastian was met with a lot of stares from her classmates. They'd exited the Garden of Eden. Lisa Maya and Anika Abby were among the students to exit the Garden of Eden.

Meeting the eyes of one another, they knew there were fantastic tales to tell. Anika Abby drags both Ariel Sebastian and Lisa Maya ran straight... Eh! Where is she going? Ah! This is the direction of the cafeteria.

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The cafeteria

Arriving at the cafeteria, the three girls order their lunches. They walked to an empty seat and settled on those empty seats.

They eat lunch while discussing their trivial first day in the Garden of Eden.

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* Side Story *

Arvina: Having conversations while eating is bad table etiquette.

AN: Who cares?

Arvina: As ladies, they ought to care.

AN: Whatever! I am not having this lunatic conversation with you.

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Anika Abby digs into her stewed goat meat with chickpeas—an ancient Moroccan-style dish. Ariel Sebastian was enjoying her almond butter sauce with coconut, while Lisa Maya was lost in her chicken caprese salad with a creamy basil pesto.

Anika Abby cut this lovely moment with a question: "Tell me, Ariel, which random citadel did the teleport gateway assign you?" The ears of Lisa Maya pecked up as she got interested in the gossip.

Ariel Sebastian took a break from her meal. Wipe her mouth with the mouth wipe. She relaxed for a few seconds to gather her thoughts.

She stressed her next word: "You... Just... Can't... Imagine My Unbelievable Luck, Girls."

Such a pickup phrase did magnificent work, trapping the full attention of her listeners. Not just Anika Abby and Lisa Maya, but also the students in the cafeteria. Anika Abby chewed her meal and nodded in a way to say, 'Continue, dear'. Lisa Maya popped her eyes fixated on Ariel Sebastian's lip to grab her next word.

The Starlight College belle, Jin Dae, is an ancient Asian-type beauty. She had the killing shape of a model. She is the dream of all normal and abnormal men and, strangely, women too. She got this super magnetic charm, which magnetized both sexes to her. She is also a fifth-grade student. Jin Dae pecks her ear a little, trying to catch up with the gossip of the girls' at the next lunch table. She didn't want to pretend anymore. She had to head towards the taleteller. She picked up her lunch and walked straight to Ariel Sebastian's lunch table.