3rd Person POV
Glenn and Elle can be seen walking out of the hospital. As they are walking down the street, Glenn started the conversation to avoid the awkward silence.
"Cough! Thanks for letting me borrow your dad's clothes. It's a bit big but better than nothing." Glenn said.
"Don't get happy too soon, we still need to ask my dad if he'll agree to make you stay." Elle scoffed.
"No matter the result, you've been a great help. I just wanted somewhere to start over."
"So what's with you not having any identification? Are you a fugitive or something?"
"Whoa, whoa, easy there girl. Actually, I don't know. I don't remember much myself. The only thing that I remember is my name. Other than that, I can't remember anything about myself." Glenn lied through his teeth with innocent expression.
'I just hope no important characters noticed me yet, specially those guys from SHIELD or else I'm screwed.' Glenn thought when he think about his current situation.
"No wonder you look like a lunatic.", Elle snickered.
"Ouch! Hey, you already roasted me enough, okay? By the way, what's the current year?"
She stopped and turned to look at Glenn with puzzled eyes.
"You really lost your memory?"
"Uhm, seems to be that way." Glenn nodded seriously.
"It's October 2007."
Hearing that, Glenn heaved a sigh of relief. Internally, he's glad that everything wasn't rushed or he didn't know what he'll do if suddenly aliens came suddenly invading.
'So I still have time before that playboy get kidnapped, huh. I have to plan on how to proceed to get ready for that next coming years.'
A/N: I'm gonnafollow the MCU time line where Tony gets kidnapped in Feb 2009 to May 2009.
Glenn's thoughts were interrupetd when he heard Elle speak while he almost bumped into her for stopping.
"Here, we are. Good luck to you, lunatic."
Glenn look at the establishment infront of them and saw a simple Ramyeon Shop. There are one or two customers who are currently eating, served by a burly bearded korean guy. Glenn look closer and he notice that the building was much larger than he thought. The front was the shop and the back was Elle's house.
"Dad!" Elle called out.
The burly bearded guy turned to us and smiled.
"There you are my baby bunchkin, how's your day?"
"Pfff--"
Hearing that, Glenn couldn't help but laugh only to winced right after he felt an elbow hitting his ribs.
"DAD!!! I told you not to call me that anymore specially in front of so many people! It's embarassing." Elle shouted in exasperation.
"Okay, baby bunckin!"
"Dad!! I can't believe you're making me fun of me!" After shouting one last time, she stormed inside in embarassment.
Elle's dad just shrugged before looking at me.
"Ahem, hello sir, I'm Glenn--"
Before Glenn could continue, Elle's dad interrupted.
"We should talk later. You must be hungry? Why don't you eat some of my specialty? Do you want spicy or just mild?"
"Spicy, please."
In reality, he wasn't really hungry but he answered anyway since it was rude to refuse such hospitality.
"Good choice!"
After waiting for around five minutes, the dish was served and it looks so appetizing.
"Thanks for the food, uncle."
"Mm..go ahead. I guess I'll just have to close the shop earlier today. Might as well take some rest."
Glenn started to dig in and for the record, it was so good to the point that he didn't bother lifting his face from the bowl.
When Glenn finished his food and lifted his face from the bowl, bullets of sweat filled his face. Then he noticed that he was the only one left eating and Elle's dad was now closing the shop.
Glenn stood up and began to help Elle's dad which the latter accepted. After cleaning up, the two of them went inside the house to talk.
"Sit anywhere you like, make yourself comfortable."
Glenn thanked him before sitting on the couch.
"So, tell me your name."
"My name is Glenn Peterson, sir and that's all I know for now. "
Glenn's reply made Elle's dad raised his brows.
"I suppose a proper introduction is necessary before we head to the main topic. My name is Jo-yun Lee, but you can call me John or Mr. Lee or whatever that suits you."
"Nice to meet you, uncle John."
"Mmm, my daughter has filled me in on what happened that day and thank you for saving my daughter, intentionally or not. As for your identity, I won't pry you any further if you don't want us to know anything."
"Actually, I don't mind. Uhmm how should I explain this....like I told Elle earlier, I don't remember my identity besides my name. I just woke up in that secluded alley one day and you know the rest. I don't even have clothes let alone money or ID."
"I understand. I believe you, for now. So tell me, how can I help you?"
"It's embarrassing for me to say this but I need a place to stay for a couple weeks or days atleast. You know, a place where I can kick start a new life. I also wanted to repay the money you spent for my hospital bills—"
"Stop right there lad, I don't really care about that money. I would rather pay your hospital bills than may pay for daughter's. You get what I mean."
"Okay, thank you then. I appreciate it very much."
"How about this then, I will let you stay here as a temporary employee. I will pay your salary while you help with the shop and the house. That way, you'll earn money to get everything started. You should buy your clothes too."
"That would be a great help to me, uncle John. Thank you. I will work hard."
"Don't worry about it. The opening of the shop is 9 in the morning but you should wake up early so we can go to the marketplace for fresh ingredients. There's a vacant room upstairs. Go get yourself familiar with the house."
"Uh, just curious, do you have an open space where I can do some work out? Just wanted to keep my body in shape."
"There is actually but it was turned into a storage room. The place was a mess but if you clean it up, I'm sure it was enough space for you to work out."
"Thanks, uncle John. This means a lot to me. By the way, is it okay if I go out and do other jobs?"
"As long as you don't collapse, sure! Let's go, let me show you your room."
Glenn and John stood up and went upstairs. Passing the hallway, John pointed out his room, Elle's room and the room he's going to be staying which is at the end. All rooms have their own bathrooms which is very convenient.
"Here's your room, lad. Just tidy it up a bit and it'll be fine. Sorry, we don't have an extra bed for you but there's futon there at the cabinet with pillows and blanket."
"It's okay, uncle. I can manage. I'm not that delicate when it comes to something like this."
"Well then, I still have to do something so I'll go ahead and leave you alone."
After saying that, John left the room.
As Glenn was about to tidy up, he suddenly heard Elle's voice at the door.
"So you passed the test, huh. How long are you going to stay?" Elle asked.
"I don't know. Maybe three weeks or a month? But not more than that."
Elle nodded and said, "Just make yourself useful during the time. It'll spare me from some of the chores..finally!"
"Just let me know if you need help." Glenn offered.
Elle left the room leaving her voice.
"You said it, don't blame me if I slave you away."
Glenn just shook his head and chuckled. He looked around and started to clean the room cause it's getting darker outside.
Half an hour later, he was finally finished. He sat on the floor with his back on the wall panting. Wiping his sweat from his face, he looked around in satisfaction seeing the result of his work.
He stood up and locked the door before sitting at the floor once again.
'This is the best time to plan my next steps. First, I gotta familiarize myself with the technique I got from system reward.'
Closing his eyes to concentrate, he recall the every bit of information he got from the system. The Marine's Six Form Style which is divided into Soru for speed, Rankyaku for kicking strength, Shigan for arm strength, Geppo for jumping agility, Kami-e for flexibility and Tekkai for endurance and durability.
He decided he would try Shigan first to see the effect. Fortunately, there's a wooden card board inside the room so he picked it up, held his index finger and used Shigan.
Bang!
The sound wasn't that loud as he couldn't help but got disappointed at the effect. When he picked the wooden board, he could only see a dent on the wood but it wasn't pierced through plus, his right index finger hurts a little.
Throwing the wooden board aside, he tried Soru next.
Swiiiish!
When he look at where he's standing before, it was just a couple of steps away from it. Aside from that, he was already panting.
"What the hell, why did the Six From Style I received seems to be a watered-down version of what was in the anime." Glenn muttered while thinking what could be the cause. He didn't believe the system will just send a counterfeit technique as a reward.
'It must be because of my body. Though I have all the experience to execute the technique, my body wasn't strengthen yet do a stronger Soru and Shigan. I bet I can only float 2 inches from the ground if I use Geppo now. Damn, I should've wish for asgardian physique. Looks like I have a hell lot of training waiting for me.'
Glenn sighed in defeat but with a look of determination, he decided to get stronger in order to survive in this world.