World's Starlight

After quite some time, both Eddie and Olive arrived at the parking lot. They headed to their vehicle and entered it. With that, the car then drove, exiting Lockson Tech's skyscraper, thus entering the asphalt road, connecting to one after another.

The skyscraper was built with a sturdy metal alloy, making it able to withstand its towering height. Some part of the building was covered with tinted glass and white metal alloy spiraling around it to work as the exterior of the building.

The skyscraper doesn't have a unique modern or futuristic design compared to the other skyscrapers. Still, it was approximately more than six hundred meters — making it the tallest tower among the others — with fogs of cloud shrouding its highest point. There was also a logo high on the building with the capital letter of T inside the letter L, which stands for Lockson's Tech.

A vehicle that had just exited the skyscraper a while ago, drove through the busy city. Inside it were two people, one was in his youth sitting on the backseat of the vehicle, and the other was in his early twenties driving it.

Olive sat near the window, looking at the city with a blank expression.

The city outside was thriving with tons of activity here and there. The city was built like layers, with buildings getting smaller the further away they are from the center. At the center of it, was Lockson's tower and a couple of skyscrapers made out of tough alloy — each one with a unique design.

At the second layer of the city, stood smaller buildings made out of concrete instead of alloy. The height alone doesn't rival the skyscraper standing proudly at the center of the city, but they were nevertheless tall.

The outskirts of the city however, does not consist of any tall or towering buildings. Instead, what stood at the outskirts were blocks of houses, most with a grandiose and modern design, while some were slightly traditional.

There were also parks near the blocks of houses with people doing their everyday life, walking, jogging, taking their dog on a walk, birdwatching, etc. Other than that, the blocks also include stores nearby so that the residents weren't obliged to go to the city's second layer just to buy grocery of sorts.

Sometimes, the vehicle would drove right past a beautiful terrace street and a store near the outskirts. The city was also located near the ocean shore, so on occasion, people would go to the beach when the sun was setting, to relax and watch the sun dawning beyond the horizon... or before the sunrise.

...That was why the city was called Twilight. All and all, the city was rather beautiful.

Olive was still looking outside the car window with a blank expression, Eddie, noticing it asked with curiosity and a hint of worried tone;

"Hey, you okay? What're you thinking about?"

Olive stared outside for a few seconds. Eventually, he answered with a somber tone.

"Nothing, I'm just thinking about what I'll do in the future."

Eddie seems to be taken aback by Olive's answer. Of course he was. Because when asked about his future career or plan, his brother would usually answer it with no conviction whatsoever

It's like he doesn't care about what job he'll do in the future. Perhaps maybe, he thought that he will do fine since his father was rich and wealthy and he might inherit his father's wealth. Does he? No, Olly was a lot of things, but greed was not one of them. So imagine Eddie's uttered surprise when his brother finally thought hard about his future.

'So this shorty finally started thinking about his future huh? How curious.'

The thought of it made Eddie smile, making Olive looked at him strangely.

"Well, whatever it is, I'm sure you'll do just fine."

Olive... stared at Eddie with an intense emotion. He seems really touched by Eddie's words.

No more than a second later he asked:

"You think so?"

Eddie chuckled inwardly, not showing any humorous expression or gesture except a warm smile on his face.

"Uh huh, you're smart, right? So I'm sure if there's a problem, you'll be able to solve it."

Hearing that, Olive's heart warmed a little. Sure, Eddie might be a pain in the ass most of the time, but other time he was also a person Olive could lean on.

"But too bad you're not smart enough to heighten up your short height, because that is the only problem you can't solve."

Eddie teased, then proceeded to laugh. This time he finally decided to express his humor.

'Perhaps I spoke too soon.'

"For the millionth time, I'm not short. I'm just... a late bloomer."

"Uh-huh."

"Ah! Forget about it!"

Olive yelped feeling a bit embarrassed.

Not too long after their short conversation, the vehicles stop near the sidewalks in front of a high school.

The high school was built out of bricks, with two large doors as the entrance. The school was rather large — especially for a public school — with more than one floor. Each of the floors contains dozens of classes with different subjects, such as chemistry, physics, science tech, advanced math, etc.

In front of the school, there was a considerably large park that served as a decoration and a place where students could relax. There and there, trees were planted making the park more lusher. In the middle of the park, a fountain stood alone, pouring water from the top and flowing down. Students could be seen hanging out before the bell started. They would hang out below the trees, on a bench or near the fountain...

The school gave the students a sense of calmness with the aesthetic lushness of the park.

But Olive couldn't care less. He didn't waste any time and just gave Eddie a goodbye before exiting the vehicle, heading toward the entrance of the school.

Eddie looked at Olive's back as he entered the school building. After a while, he sighed.

"What am I going to do with him?"

Thinking about his brother's future was a little worrying than he had initially thought... What would happen when he inherits their father's wealth? What would happen to Lockson's Enterprise? How would Olly hold it up?

All sorts of questions were intertwined in Eddie's mind.

Eventually, he let out another sigh and drove off.