Legacy of the Betelgeuse

Everyone is looking at me with disbelief. I laugh at their expressions and then tilt my head toward the door.

"Let's get inside, I'll give you guys some tours around the mansion."

They're still looking around the mansion and look at each other in shocked expressions. When we are standing in front of the door, they all can see the fingerprint scanner beside it. I put my hand on it and then the door opens.

As soon as they see the inside of the mansion they all drop their belongings on the floor. Not just because of how fancy and massive the inside of the mansion is, but the maids and servants are standing in line and bowing at us.

Ernes smiles and bows.

"Welcome to the mansion, Master Trevor, and of course our distinguished guests. Please let us carry your belongings to the room you all want to stay in, we already prepared 16 rooms for our guests and you can choose which room you want."

I smile and nod.

"Thanks, Ernes."

I look at Ivonna and the others and tilt my head.

"All the rooms are upstairs, they will lead you to the rooms."

All the maids and servants bows and then grab our belongings. We all go upstairs and we go our separate ways because they want to check every room in the mansion.

Ernes is following me because he's carrying my belongings. He smiles and looks at me.

"Where are you going to stay in, Master Trevor?"

I take a deep breath and exhale deeply.

"I'm going to use Becker's room."

Ernes is surprised, but he smiles and nods.

"I understand. I will put your belongings in the master's bedroom. Are all the guests had lunch? If not, we will prepare lunch for them."

I shake my head.

"We already had our lunch before we come here. But a dessert sounds nice."

Ernes nods.

"We will prepare it right away. Well then, please excuse me."

I nod and then Ernes leaves to put my belongings in Becker's room. I go the other way and check everyone's room.

I see Francesca and Emma are standing in front of a room. I approach them and greet them. They both are waving at me and then I stand beside them while looking inside the room.

"Are you guys going to stay in the same room?"

Emma nods.

"We are! Do you even see how big this room is?! We all can sleep in this room!"

Francesca is smiling and staring at me.

"Are you looking for Ivonna? She's in the next room with Grisell."

I raise my eyebrows and tilt my head.

"No, I'm checking everyone's room. I'm not specifically looking for Ivonna."

Francesca is teasingly humming while staring at me. Emma is giggling mischievously. I sigh and shake my head.

"Anyway, they're preparing dessert for us. So we will go downstairs and go to the dining room soon."

They both are oohing with excitement and then nod. I leave them be and check on Ivonna.

Ivonna's room is closed so I knock on the door. I can hear her voice inside the room.

"Coming."

Ivonna opens the door and she's surprised to see me. She then allows me to look inside the room. She's already putting her stuff in the drawers and wardrobe. Grisell is rolling on the bed and she's surprised when she sees me and immediately jolt off from the bed. I'm chuckling and humming while nodding.

"Do you like it here?"

Ivonna smiles and nods.

"Yes, I love it. Thank you for preparing all this for us."

Grisell is nodding aggressively and gives me a thumbs up. I scoff and shake my head.

"It's not a problem at all. I'm glad that everyone seems to like it."

Ivonna is opening her mouth and about to say something, but she immediately closes her mouth and shakes her head. I tilt my head and she just smiles.

"No, it's nothing. Maybe I'll ask it when everyone is here."

I'm humming with understanding. I tell them about the dessert and they both nod. Then I go to check on the others and let Ivonna continues what she was doing.

I check on William and he still can't believe that he's staying in this kind of place. Then I check on Leonardo, Hans, and Michael's rooms. They're checking each other's rooms and messing around. The maids and servants are looking at them and hiding their smiles. After I tell them about the dessert they all immediately get out of the room and follow me around.

A maid approaches us and bows.

"Master Trevor, the desserts are ready."

I smile and nod.

"Thank you. We will be down there in a minute."

The maid nods and then leaves.

We go to Ivonna and Emma's rooms to get them. Then we all go downstairs and go to the dining room. The servants are waiting for us at the door to the dining room. They both nod and open the door for us. Ivonna and the others are gasping in disbelief.

We all sit down and the servants are entering the dining room with desserts. From cake, ice cream, bread, and other things. The servants are pouring a bottle of wine into our glass wine. They all are staring at the desserts and gulping. I chuckle and smile.

"Let's eat!"

They immediately grab the desserts they want to eat and immediately chow them down. Ivonna is looking at them and just chuckling. I look at the maids and servants that I know and just shrug while smiling. They're covering their mouths with their hands and chuckling quietly.

Ivonna looks at me while sipping her wine.

"So, Trev. Who's mansion is this? I'm not an expert, but I don't think you can rent a mansion like this even if you have the money."

Everyone is looking at me and nodding in an agreement while chewing their food. I'm looking at my glass of wine and swirling it. I tilt my head and raise my eyebrow.

"This is Becker's mansion."

Everyone suddenly stops moving and slowly looking at me. They're gulping and put the food on the plate again. Ivonna looks at me and humming with understanding, but I can tell she regrets asking that question. I scoff and take a sip of the wine.

"It's fine. He left this mansion without a master, so I'm using this mansion for us to stay for the next few weeks."

They keep staring at me and then take a glimpse at the servants and maids around the room. I smile and look at them.

"I already got permission from Becker's parents. They allowed us to stay here for as long as we want."

I grab Becker's letter from my pocket and show it to them.

"I read this letter from Becker. After reading this letter a few days ago, all I can say is that this mansion is basically... mine."

Their mouths are wide open. Ernes then walks toward me and nods.

"We all have been ordered... no, to be precise, it was a last will by the young master before he passed away that we will be serving Master Trevor if he came here and stay here. So we will fulfill his last wish, and we are really grateful for Master Trevor because he spent his time with the young master back then. We were very happy when we saw our young master smiling happily every day since Master Trevor came here."

I exhale deeply and put my hand on his arm. I look at him and smile while shaking my head.

"That's enough, Ernes. I don't want to cry in front of my friends."

Ernes smiles and bows.

"My apologies."

Ernes then walks back to where he was standing at. I look at Ivonna and the others.

"Let's continue eating. You all haven't seen the entire mansion yet."

They all nod and then continue eating their food.

We then walk around the mansion and I show them the arcade room, the mini-bar, the indoor pool, the outdoor pool, the sauna and steam room, the home theater room, and the gym. Almost all the facilities are in this mansion. After that, everyone goes to a different area and spends the afternoon on their own.

I look outside the window and it's already evening. I'm brewing a coffee in Becker's room. To be honest, Becker's room is so cozy and I can do everything without having to leave the room. Then someone is knocking at the door and I immediately open it. It's Ivonna and Grisell. They are surprised to see Becker's room and I let them in.

Ivonna is looking around.

"Is this his bedroom?"

I nod while keep brewing the coffee.

"Yeah, this is where we spent months discussing the game together."

I look at them both.

"Want some coffee? This coffee bean is of premium quality. I can guarantee you'd love it."

They both nod and then I add more coffee beans.

They all still looking around the room and then they both are standing in front of the glass door where the pods are at. But since it's dark in there, they can't see anything. Then they both sit in front of the counter while watching me brewing the coffee.

I give them the coffee and I sit on the counter. We are enjoying the coffee quietly and they both love it. Then we can hear so many footsteps are coming toward my room. Someone is knocking on the door and I open it. It's Emma and everyone. They all enter the room and scoffing in disbelief when they look at how big the room is.

Leonardo looks at us holding a cup of coffee and he sees coffee beans on the counter. He immediately walks toward the counter and brews coffee for everyone. I tell them about this room and who is it belongs to. Then I tell them my story with Becker and what we did in the past while enjoying our cup of coffee.

Michael is leaning on the couch and sighs.

"Man, I wish I can play LoTB. Something is missing even though we have everything in here. I wonder what is happening in the game right now. There must be something interesting going on since that new dungeon is revealed and because of Aksevel new weapon."

They all chuckle and nod in agreement. I scoff and walk toward the glass door. Everyone is looking at me and then I put my hand on the scanner. The glass door is opening and the light is automatically turn on inside that room. I'm pointing at the room.

"Who said we can't play?"

Everyone stands up and hurriedly walks towards the room. They all see 8 gaming pods and they all smiling happily and then get inside the room. I chuckle and lean on the wall while looking at them checking the pods.

Francesca is entering the pod and then looks at every single one of us.

"What are we waiting for?! Let's play!"