The Scrap Tamer - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Sugary Crust.

“Buzz” The newest addition to Reid’s team buzzed in excitement while circling him, Rusty and Nyx.

“I know you’re excited but we still have to name you” Reid said with a chuckle.

They were still in the [Forge Lab] because fly forged-beast got excited as soon as Reid bonded with it and started circling him without even waiting for him to name it.

The forged-beast finally rested back on the platform, observing Reid while he also did the same.

The beast was bigger than normal flies, about the size of a mouse. It was mostly black with large red compound eyes and large transparent wings. The fly looked more mechanical than biological.

Whichever Forgemaster made it must’ve wanted to use as little as primal parts as possible.

“Alright, what should I name you?” Reid took a thinking pose before deciding.

“Based on your abilities, let’s name you Beel” he said “what do you think?, it’s the name of the demon of gluttony in some mythology of the past”.

“Buzz” Reid could tell that Beel really liked the name since it started flying around him again.

Although Beel still had its original abilities, its rank dropped a level due to bonding with Reid but it didn’t seem to mind.

“Let’s head back now” He said and with a flash of light they returned back to the hotel room.

Reid quickly crashed into the bed, his exhaustion catching up to him. “You guys can go play, I’m feeling really sleepy right now”.

“Squeak” Rusty was the one who replied and they went to a certain part of the room to play.

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Morning quickly came and the sunlight spilled into the room through the balcony’s glass door.

“Ugh” Reid groaned as he blocked the sunlight hitting his face.

He stood up from the bed and groggily dragging his sleepy self to the bathroom. For the first time in a long long time, he had slept in and he didn’t regret it.

“Good morning guys” he greeted his forged beasts after exiting the bathroom. As usual, they were nibbling on the snacks on the snack table but this time with a new addition.

“Buzz” Beel excitedly flew to him.

“Yeah buddy” he answered and walked to the closet where his box was, and dressed in his usual clothes.

He walked towards the door as Rusty and Nyx teleported to his head while Beel chose his shoulder to rest on.

As if on cue, before he could open the door, a knock came.

He opened the door and saw one of the hotel staff standing there, a relatively short lady.

“Miss Cross ordered us to wake you up for breakfast in case you slept in” she said, maintaining a neutral face.

“I see” Reid nodded and asked “where’s Elizabeth and the rest”.

“Miss Cross has gone to the Nexus,” she informed, “while the other three guests opted for a city tour. Chris accompanied them as their driver, bodyguard, and tour guide.”

“Oh okay, then lead the way to breakfast” he said and they walked to the elevator, heading downstairs.

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Just after breakfast, Reid was standing outside the hotel’s entrance thinking of what to do today.

He could also take a tour around the city like Alex and the twins did but he decided not to, lest he run into some annoying faces.

“Since I’m basically rich now, why don’t I go and buy a few things?” He remembered that he had a million credits that he had no idea what to do with.

Instead of letting a driver from the hotel drive him wherever he was going, he decided to take a cab.

The drive ended a few minutes later at a quaint pastry shop. Despite mulling it over, he still couldn’t decide what to buy, so he opted to indulge his sweet tooth.

“This place brings back memories” he said while looking at the name of the pastry shop.

‘Sugary Crust’ a pretty straightforward name but it brought waves of nostalgia to him.

The bell above the door rung with a soft ding as he walked into the shop, he was first hit by the sweet aroma of freshly baked pastry, making his mouth water.

The place looked just like he remembered and luckily, his usual table was empty so he went to take a seat.

A waitress approached him to take his order but she froze when she saw him.

“R-Reid?” She sounded unsure.

“Hello, Mabel, it’s been a while,” he said with a warm smile. “I see business is thriving as always.”

“Y-you’re back” she asked.

“Yeah, can I get my favorite?” He answered “I hope you still remember it”.

“Of course I do” Mabel said and quickly hurried to get his order.

Reid and his mom were regular customers of this place since they were both sweet tooths. Mable was the daughter of the shop owner and a friend of Reid.

Mable returned with a cup of mocha and a plate of croissant, behind her was Mr. Steven, the owner of pastry shop.

His eyes widened in surprise when he spotted Reid.

“You really are back” He said when he got close to Reid’s table.

“Hello uncle Steve” Reid greeted while standing up. Steve looked a lot older than he remembered but that was to be expected.

“Welcome back my boy” Steve said, a smile surfacing on his wrinkled face “not a day passes that your mom doesn’t visit this place. She was really heartbroken when she found out you were disowned”.

Before Reid could say anything anything, the bell on the door rung and a person in a cloak walked in.

The person hurried towards the table Reid, Mable and Steve was.

Reid’s breath hitched in his throat when the person removed her cloak, revealing beautiful blue eyes and golden blonde hair.

“M-mom?” His voice chocked out.

Without answering, the woman tightly hugged him and burst out in tears.

“My baby boy, can you ever forgive me” she sobbed.

“Mom” Reid hugged her back and also allowed his tears to flow.

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The riddles are back thanks to Jake_Nicholas_7062

This Chapter’s riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?