Illaria Point of View

"You – changed it?" I know I heard it right.

I know I thought it right but still... still there is some nagging hope that I'm holding on that this man will say 'just kidding' in the end and hopefully shatter all my i\imaginations.

Uno Mayhem, who just looked proud turned into his prouder version and grinned as loud as a Donald duck could ever after his mouth widening surgery.

"Um hmm. I'm terrifically handsome –"

"Such a megalomania!" I heard Asmund mumble beside me which I totally agree to but even Uno and Buzz heard him. However, did that deter them?

A big fat and tall NO.

"- I thought, if God made me this handsome, would he still want me to be most handsome even after making alteration? This self questioning changed my life." I can see where he is going with this.

I've heard of people questioning themselves about progress on their studies, their career, their behavior, their personality, their depth of spirituality and many more but who questions themselves about changing faces every now and then to test God's intentions for you?

"Such an innovative and breaking through thought you got there. Remarkable!" If it wasn't for their technology and instrumentation that I need, I would've slapped some sense into this man for his nonsense.

"Is it?" Asmund whispered to me astonished.

"Yes, it is." I gritted back and gestured him to seal his mouth until we get this contract signed and sealed solid.

Asmund pouted and I turned to give my attention to the garbage the man in front of me is spewing.

"Isn't it? I realized that no matter what, God wants me to be handsome, more handsome, most handsome, best handsome – You got it right. The one sitting in the heavens just wants me to get better and better. Look this is how I looked when God made me."

He pulled out his mobile and showed me a picture of a teenager in his late years who looked pretty cute.

I looked at the picture closely and realized something. "This is how you looked when God made you? You mean before your alterations recently?"

Why should he change his face? He was looking cute and handsome. He had such good facial features, why the demon did he experiment newness?

"Uh huh. Nope." He took his phone from me and showed me another picture that looked a bit like the previous one but not same.

While he was looking like a goody two shoes teenager, this man in this picture looked like one of those biker gang leaders.

Is this his brother or cousin?

"This is how I looked when Dr. Sage made me." Asmund, who was drinking water beside me, spewed it out when Uno Mayhem's words reached our ears.

Holy stars on his butt! What is wrong with this man?

So, this isn't the first time he was playing with his aesthetics? He has already done this before?

I mean – why?

"How – sensational!" I don't even know how to react now.

Dr. Sage must've only changed his face but this man changed his sense of style too. From a biker gang leader look to Dracula went unfed look; this was a huge unexpected change.

"I know right! And here, look at this picture." He scrolled on his phone and showed me another picture, in which, the man looked quite good looking and charismatic.

"This is?" Is this his doctor?

"This is how I looked when Dr. Salvus made me." Eh?

Say what again?

He got himself done again?

Just why don't you live in hospital for good? Why bother with business and social life?

Just hang around with scalpels and stitches and get yourself done every day whenever you feel you look boring.

Now I know why, despite having so many successful businesses and bounteous wealth, the Senior Mayhem is living such a simple and humble life.

His son is providing for plastic surgeons in the world!

"How – Electrifying!" I guess I can only use such words throughout this section of conversation.

I'm so done with this man already. Someone, please do some plastic surgery on his brain too!

And why is his style changed again. Why does he look like a 'fake Lord Antony Bridgeton' here?

"I feel you! And here, this picture –" He showed another picture of yet another handsome man. "This is how I looked when Dr. Vitalis made me."

Good grief!

"Just for my general knowledge Mr. Mayhem, how old are you?"

He smirked as if he was again possessed by a Casanova and leaned over the table, a little towards me.

"What naughty number do you think I am?" Urgh, what happened to his voice suddenly?

It sounds like a metal scrapped on the asphalt road.

"40?" Although I know he wouldn't be more than 34 or 35, I just suddenly had this feeling on stomping on his over confidence and cutting his flirty routes towards me.

But this man, whom I still underestimated, grinned quite pleasantly at me and wiggled his eyebrows at me. "Ah, you feel the charm of classic pepper salt from me. Not bad!"

"Say, should I get myself made with a touch of pepper salt vibe the next time? The last two times, Dr. Hwang did a tremendous job in making me look better and better. He is my first preference now when I get bored of my current look."

Forget it!

This man, I better finish my business talks with him, sign that damn contract and send this devil off my premises for ever and ever.

"How – eye opening!" I exclaimed as per my usual script before bringing up the topic of partnership.

"Moving on, about the 'Probe instrumentation technology' I've seen the details of it, Mr. Mayhem and may I tell you that it was the smartest upgradation of Geo instrumentation recently. You've left the benchmark far behind and created a new scale." I smiled politely and thankfully, very thankfully, he or his assistant did not interrupt me and listened to me quietly.

"Let me first tell you about the vision of my new project again before going for business discussions. First, this climate engineering project aims to recover the ozone layer with the safest measures possible. With safest measures, I mean with no side affects or lesser and unimportant side effects. The research and the implementation need your instrumentation technology." I said and took a pause to look and him and gauge his expressions.

He was listening usually calmly and this time, he has an aura of a businessman around him.

What a blessing!

"Second, alongside, we are planning to make something that not only informs about the calamities far before the normal systems now but also stop or divert such catastrophes without disrupting the ecological balance. Now, here is the tough part, without tampering the ecological balance, to build such a system is hard-hitting. And this is where we need your partnership the most because I want to make my planet a safer place to live and in such an attempt, I don't want to make it worse."

After I made my statements, I waited for him to speak. Uno Mayhem looked thoughtfully at me and did not speak for quite a while.

I waited patiently and only when he has digested everything I said, he expressed, "Ms. Alarming Allard, it's great to hear such positive conviction from you. It would be a double patty burger for me to work for such a cause, with such a company, alongside such a beauty. However, I have a few terms and demands from my end as well."

That's a good start!

"Please."

"My team will improve the technology appropriately for this project, however, one of my demands is that I want to be an active part of the whole research process."

"This is a partnership, Mr. Mayhem. Of course, you will have an active part in the whole project." I assured him.

Just send your team and keep yourself away. I will provide you with detailed progress twice every day. That's what I wish for.

"By active part, I mean, I will be involved in this project personally because the idea of our latest technology sprouted out from me. So, it is necessary for me to be present in person." Although he was giving me a mix of proud, flirty and provoking smile, I didn't understand why though!

No please, I don't want this 'human milky way' here!

"You? Mr. Mayhem, why are you troubling yourself with such small issues. Leave this to your and my subordinates. A purposeful man like you should spend more time on having a practical conversation with God about being handsome, more handsome, most handsome and best handsome. I say, don't waste your time on such trivial things." I chuckled awkwardly.

I now think that he is better suitable on Dr. Hwang's table. Just do your usual.

Mr. Mayhem and Buzz looked at each and laughed out loud before they turned towards me with a crafty smile.

"It's not just for the project Ms. Allard. This time, I'm also looking for the right feature to make my next face and wants to keep it longer than earlier ones. I have a couple of candidates on my mind and I have to study them well to make a perfect face. And guess what?" He drawled in a sing song tone.

I have a bad premonition for some reason.

"Surprise surprise, you are one of them!"

And the will to make sense with him died inside me once and forever.

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