Goodbye Post-Apocalyptic World

Hector P.O.V.

I open my eyes after the little sleep I got last night, carefully removing my arms from under Sun Jiao… Yep, it happened. After half a year, it looked pretty much pointless not to go for it.

We are good friends, attracted to each other, she is cool too… there’s no boring part of modern romance. No testing or talking phase, no date that looks like an interview, no fear of being ghosted or sidelined for another dude.

Just two people enjoying some carnal activities. I read is good for the immune system.

In the end, as much as I wanted my first time to be super special, with someone that I would be with for the rest of my life, to take in my adventures and all that… When I look at this from an objective standpoint, I notice how far it is…

It may take decades till I’m ready to go to my favorite worlds - the ones I planned to stay for more than a year - and ignoring my own plans, my powers still are not that agreeable with me “creating a party”.

And most important of all… I pride myself as an Omniversal Traveller Enjoyer, my objective is not being the strongest or whatever. - those things will be consequences - but enjoy the journey. I would be going against my principles if I stopped myself from enjoying good company for no good reason

That said, I don’t regret waiting and getting to know Sun Jiao better. I believe that it made the whole thing more enjoyable, the relationship progression and all that.

Now the door is open, and I guess it will be easier to enjoy the many and varied females around the Omniverse. I feel like I unlocked a Side Quest. Let’s see how things progress in other worlds.

I spare a glance at the nude form of Sun Jiao at my side… She really is super sexy, as expected of an enhanced peak female body, but I think those double Ds are all on her, I don’t remember a boob increase on the effects of the enhancing vaccines.

After resisting the urge to start something spicy early in the morning, I remove myself off the bed and put on some pants.

Despite having all the time in the world, my schedule is still a little tight. I can relax very often, but I also have some work to do before my next jump. After all, my next world is not modern.

So, to keep the commodities of technology through a year living in an antique world, I will need to prepare. I only have less than a month here, after all.

Constantly traveling between this post-apocalyptic world and the modern 21st century is just one of the many things I do. With that “grinding”, I was able to increase the size of my Inventory of my Inter-dimensional Bracelet to 100 cubic meters from the initial measly 1 cubic meter. It increases one meter on each side more or less once a month, except last month… I hope it’s not the limit.

Even so, it’s a huge increase, the size of a medium apartment. If it were possible for living beings to enter this pocket space, it could be able to be used as a pocket home. Unfortunately, I don’t even know if it can eventually be used like that.

But the important thing is that I can bring a looooot of things with me now… Big things! Learning capsules, solar panels, some robot maids, and even some vehicles.

Obviously, I’m not overlooking food and other basic necessities. A good 40% of the space is filled with food, water, and other things like medicine. You never know when you will need them, right?

Going to the Middle Ages sounds fun till you don’t have toilet paper. Now imagine being stuck a whole year there. There’s a reason I abstained from going to those worlds for now.

As I walk through the corridors of the reformed mansion, my mind goes to the improvements made to this house. I put my foot down and haven’t bought any other slave.

Different from the life of a protagonist, mine was problem-free. That is what happens when you keep your face down and stay out of trouble.

Nothing big happened even though I slowly climbed the social stairs, providing high-quality food to important people… That’s how I acquire some very incredible technologies, restricted to the general populace.

I mean, I don’t need ballistic missiles or a rail gun, but the robot maids I acquired through connections. They are very advanced, and to prove I’m not a pervert, I only got the real maids, none of the sex doll models.

Despite them having sexy, but metallic appearances, they don’t have any usable holes for human perversion. I’m keeping 5 on my Inventory, with blueprints for more.

That’s what my connections helped the most, I acquired a lot of blueprints. That spared a lot of room and helped my studies.

And talking about my studies, I press the button on the wall, and the door to the scientific room opens with the sound of compressed air being released. I would call this room a laboratory, but this would not be entirely accurate.

This is as much a classroom as a laboratory. This is where I finally put my knowledge in expertise in robotics and programming on the same level as people from SCI-FI worlds.

I’m not a caveman anymore, I even made my own assistant, Virtual Intelligence. I came here to check the updates that I did on her last night. And yes, I made it female, but I don’t have any evil thoughts about it.

I just find that it will be more pleasant to have a female voice talking in my ear. It is not a fully functional AI with sentience or personality, I even gave her a very generic name… V.

She is just the first, and will probably be substituted down the line.

“There it is…” I finally reach one of the supercomputers, the screen showing a filled bar with a “100%” on the side. Cables are connected to a smartphone that rests in a circular space.

This is not a simple smartphone, it was made by me using all the knowledge I acquired. Despite having an average appearance and size, it's much more advanced than any computer anyone would find in the 21st century.

I like the wristband and the Pen computers, but a smartphone shape is much more familiar to me. The touch screen has a better area of contact and is less frustrating than interacting with the small screen of the wristband or any hologram.

It will also be very discreet in a modern world.

And V can connect wirelessly to any other piece of technology in my body, so I can access the hundreds of terabytes of storage I have on my Pen Computers without worry.

“Hello, sir, I’m happy to report that all updates have been installed without a problem. The Adaptability feature is ready to be tested.” A female and even voice talks to me after I light up the screen with the press of the side button.

There’s no image between the simple smiling emoji on the screen.

“Hello V, I will test it later when I go to the other world.” The Adaptability Feature is self-explanatory, the VI and the smartphone itself will - like me - adapt to the new world.

Connecting with the internet, instantly downloading some necessary apps, and even changing the USB ports. The cherry on the top, that is not only a downgrade to make using it in any world, theoretically, it can even absorb highly advanced worlds and adapt to them too. But that it will need to be tested.

“Show me the disguise feature now…” While I can’t test the Adaptability, I want to see the disguise. Under my command, the screen changes and simulates an average smartphone menu. I grab a pair of glasses beside the keyboard and put them on my face. “Great…”

I can see the real screen beneath the fake one. V can even send information directly to those glasses, but sometimes you need to fake it better. You never know.

The whole smartphone is also encrypted as it can be, with the help of Yao-yao, of course, and I think we did a very good job. This thing is so good that it has a near association feature, meaning that I only need to put it closer to another piece of technology, and V will be able to steal data, hack, or even remotely control the device. Obviously, depends on whether the other device is well protected or not.

I’m very proud of this baby. 

Hm? Is that?

I don’t know if I should feel exasperated or find it cute… I walked to the sleeping girl, dozing off on the work table, and gently shook her shoulder.

“Yao-yao… Wake up.”

“Unh…” She tightens her eyelid, making a cute, annoyed face.

“Wake up, girl… What did I tell you about sleeping here?” I increase the strength of my arm. “If you feel sleepy, go to your room.”

“Hm? Ah!” She finally wakes with a jump, looking around completely lost.

“Calm down, relax. Why don’t you go wash your face while I prepare breakfast?”

“...okay.” She says bashfully, hiding her face while cleaning the drool from the corner of her mouth.

After she leaves, I take some extra things around the room and move to the kitchen.

…………………………………………

I’m still the one who cooks, even though I have robot maids. I cook better than they to be honest. They follow the instructions of the recipe to the T, they are not adaptable, so if something goes wrong, it can snowball and ruin the whole meal.

And is not like I do much. Like most of the time, I only need to work hard at the beginning… After getting what I want, I can relax in this world.

I only train, study, travel to the modern world for supplies, and go exchange for Energy Crystals. My stay here is a whole ass vacation, with infinite money and some monsters to fight if I feel like it.

“I’m gonna be away for some time.” I declare while putting a large assortment of food on the table. Sun Jiao and Yao-yao were already sitting on it after organizing the tableware.

“For how long?” Yao-yao asks, a little fidgety

“Aren’t we filled with supplies?” Sun Jiao gives me a pointed look.

“I’m not gonna to the 21st century.” I say, at this point they are aware of the abilities of the Inter-dimensional Bracelet. I don’t think there’s a point in hiding that “I’m gonna somewhere else, but I don’t know how long it will take… I will try to come back in a week, but it can take longer.”

“Longer? Is it dangerous?” Sun Jiao asks, mid-bite.

“Don’t worry, you know that I’m strong… And I know where I am going.” I assure her.

Yep, I did not only study. I continued to train with the Hercules Method. Almost a year of training was enough to increase my strength considerably. I’m still not as strong as Luther or Cain, but I’m slowly getting there. Slow and steady…

“By the way, the time limit of one year is getting closer, right?” Sun Jiao touches the sensitive topic while keeping a calm face, but my senses can tell that she is not as nonchalant as she wants to pass by.

“Yes, just a little more and you will get rid of me.” I try to joke to lighten the mood, but…

“...”

“....”

… it did not go that well. The rest of the meal, we eat in silence.

………………………………………….

Sun Jiao and Yao-yao came to say their goodbyes, even though I said that there’s no need for it.

“Be careful…” Sun Jiao says, her arms crossed, looking unhappy “And I still think that I should go with you.”

“And who would take care of Yao-yao?” We already went over it. “And the place I’m going is only for one person. Numbers will not help.”

After another exchange of glances between us, I turn to Yao-yao, who is hugging me tightly. Ugh, if it is like this now, imagine when I go away?

Maybe I should stop creating attachments… I understand Rick Sanchez now. Not giving a fuck is a defense mechanism.

But at the same time, I still think it is too early to become a bitter cold man. Let’s get hurt a little by the separations first.

“Don’t worry, I’m gonna be okay. You know I don't take risks.” I pat her back and push her away.

With a last goodbye salute, I jump on the giant drone that is on standby. Another thing we worked on together was drones.

Yao-yao and I built all types of drones, flying drones, land, small, and even big ones like this one that I’m riding, using as a hoverboard. 

To this little mission, I’m wearing a one-piece tight suit, something that a person would wear beneath a power armor, you know? It has a lot of features, like thermal protection, an energy source, and is very resistant. 

I have a power armor, but today I’m only wearing a trench coat. I feel like it’s gonna be destroyed, and to tell the truth… The power armor is not all that.

Sorry, but my free body is better. Faster, more mobility… The only thing that it gains over my own body is that it can take a punch and is loaded with weapons.

I guess is something I can use to abuse my powers. Being able to use my telekinesis without worrying about a sniper is pretty good. Flying artillery… I think that's how it's called.

“Here we are…” I make the drone pause above a hole in the ground. After storing the drone in my Inventory, I float for a minute before slowly going down.

I searched this place with the drones, and it is the last thing I remember from the story. Beneath here, there’s a hidden lab with something very, very special…

I did not plan to go here, but I changed my mind.

I sigh “That’s what I gain for caring for people…”

……………………………………………….

Gasp Gasp “Fuck, I hate this place!” I shouted after punching the glass of the stasis chamber I was being kept in.

Finally, finally, I was able to leave that simulation! How much time has passed?

“Congratulations on-” Crack crack

“Shut up, GLaDOS wannabe.” I hiss, pissed with this AI!

I know that I willingly came here for that, but being trapped in a time loop simulation gets on everyone’s nerves, so at the first opportunity, I crushed the main body of the AI.

The worst part? The simulation really messed with my feelings… I remove the tubes and catheters attached to my body. I knew it, it was not only giving me nutrients, it was pumping me with hormones to mess with my mind.

This thing really makes me feel fear and even love.

Damn, we humans are no different than robots… We can be programmed just like that. Well, I guess we have souls… Wait… Do I have a soul?

Maybe I don’t… maybe I need to go to a world with souls to have one.

“Ah fuck this… I don’t care, I just want to leave this dammed place.” I walk to the command center and reach out my hand to the thing I came here for.

Tsss The moment I took the device, the size of a can, from its place, the other chamber by my side opens, and a teen girl wakes up groggily.

“...” Ugh… Let’s leave quickly.

“Aaaah! You can’t take that!” The naked girl shouts and runs to me.

But maybe because she is not used to moving, she falls flat on her face. Pfft, sucker.

I continue to walk away, but then I hear crying… I spare a glance back to see that pitiful creature bawling her eyes out.

Whatever, once again, I turn around to leave. She is simply too much trouble…

“Bwaah!”

“.........” I pause and massage my eyelids with fingers… Fuck it.

I’m leaving this world already. She at least knows about the Project!

“Shut up!” I grab my discarded trench coat and throw it at her. “Here, use it and let’s go!”

She stops crying and looks at me, then she notices the device still in my hands. “You can’t take that!”

“Obviously, I can! I completed the simulation trial, so it’s mine!”

“No, no, no… You are not worthy! Project Garden Eden carries the hope of humanity!” She steps closer and tries to reach for the device, but she is small, so I simply put my hand high in the air.

And yes, this device here carries the method of how to save this post-apocalyptic world. It will be able to clean the air of radiation and heal the land.

In the story, even after Jiang Chen acquired it, he didn’t use it because it would destroy his advantage, but I don’t care about it anymore. I’m leaving, so I thought maybe I can leave a better future behind for Sun Jiao and Yao-yao.

“I know exactly what it is…” I say, trying to keep my eyes off her bouncing breasts… Stop jumping, woman! You are not gonna reach it!

Another problem is that the woman that I manipulated to love inside the simulation looks exactly like this one here… and I’m still a little affected.

Not gonna lie, she is beautiful. Her body is not as well developed as Sun Jiao's, but her face and proportions are perfect. It’s like she was purposefully designed to be perfect.

And I guess it is true… I don’t remember her story that well, but I think she is a cyborg.

“If you know, give it to me! I can use it better!” She continues to do her little jumps, which only makes her breasts bounce.

“Fine! Here!” Her objective is to use it for humanity anyway, so what is the problem? Sun Jiao will put her in her place, anyway… “Now put on the trench coat!”

She slowly looks down.n “Aaaah! Pervert!” Only now did she notice that she was naked.

Is this the super advanced cyborg that is gonna save this world?

This place is cooked.

…………………………………………

Sun Jiao

She doesn’t believe how long it took Hector to crack. It was months of teasing and innuendo thrown under the drain, only to what got to him in the end was simply her friendship.

When she stopped being very… forward, their relationship started evolving.

It happened suddenly despite the wait of months. Sun Jiao finally thinks she got on that bastard's heart, just a little.

From a third-person perspective, it would look a little pathetic to go head over heels for a man that already made it clear that he will not take things to the next step, and that whatever is built will not last.

But what can Sun Jiao do? She likes the bastard. Despite being a cold son of a bithc, he takes care of her, listens to and respects her opinions, he is smart and pretty hot… Maybe she is easy, maybe she is logical, but she can’t think of the best option for a partner, and she has traveled a lot. Saw a lot of people.

In the end, she had a small victory, some days after a small discussion.

“You really think you are all that, huh? That I’m gonna fall for you like a useless woman, that I won’t be able to live without you when you are gone… Pfft, Wake up.” It’s what she said, and she believes that this made him think.

That is another point on him, an almost endearing quality, he was thinking more about her than his own pleasure.

Eventually, it happened, and they can finally be called lovers. He let it be clear that it changed nothing, and he will still eventually go, but maybe things can change again…

He was also very sure that things would be kept platonic, so maybe he will not leave…

……………………….

“I’m leaving.” Hector declares, not even a day after returning with that girl called Lin Lin.

Yao-yao immediately started crying as expected, and went to hug him.

“Leaving to where?” the new girl, Lin Lin, asks while looking around little lost.

“None of your business.” Hector answers flatly before his gaze softens while looking at her and Yao-yao. “Well, it was bound to happen. Too bad that simulation left me trapped for more than I expected, but is time to go.”

“Big brother!” Please don’t go!” Yao-yao jumps and hugs his torso. “Yao-yao will be good. I will do whatever you want! You don’t need to go!” 

That is hard to watch.

“...” She saw Hector's eyes widen for a moment before he showed a sad smile. “Sorry, Yao-yao… This is a goodbye. It’s part of life. It was fun while it lasted, but I will not be happy if I don’t pursue my dream. I promised never to stop for anyone.” He says, caressing her back.

Then he turned to Sun Jiao, with the same sad smile of ‘I told you so’.  She decided not to give him the satisfaction of crying or anything.

“Lin Lin has the project that can save this world. I will not tell you what to do with it, but I suggest giving it to someone powerful in exchange for a life without worries. You all will be hailed as heroines. Mr. Xi is an honorable man. I used my super senses, and I can say that much. I would recommend going to him… He is rich enough to start the project, and I have a good relationship with him after a lot of trades.”

“Fine, fine! Just go already!” She turns around, not wanting to look at him, but at the same time wishing that he would go and hug her one last time.

He did not do that. She can only hear a single chuckle.

“The bigger the goal, the costlier it is… The fact that I’m so hesitant to go proves that you two have a special place in my heart. But at the same time, the fact that I’m still going for it proves that my goal is worth my everything.”

After a pause, he continued “Don’t wait for me…”

She turns fast, to say something to him… but he is not there anymore.

The words that are on the tip of her tongue will remain unsaid forever.

………………………………………..

Hector P.O.V.

Ugh… This feeling… I don’t know what it is… It’s a mix of sadness and relief. Am I a bad person for feeling relieved by being alone again?

Maybe this is really my call… I shouldn’t feel bad for doing what I want… I’m not heartless. It’s just that I love my travelling life.

Sorry, Sun Jiao… Sorry, Yao-yao… But that’s who I am, I can apologize for leaving you, but I can’t apologize for being true to myself.

After a good stretch, I feel energized… A new adventure! Now, in a non-modern world!

I look around this big desert, luckily it’s night, and I float high in the air to see the prize! The main, and only, reason to come here.

I don’t waste time; I enter the cave and search for that thing, ignoring all the treasures around.

“Aha!” I grabbed the lamp fast and instantly started rubbing it. From the tip, blue smoke emerges, and a giant torso is formed.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Oy! Creak Ugh, ten thousand years in such a small space is not good for your neck! And whoa! It feels good to be able to stretch out!” The Genie exclaims “Oh hello there, and who would you be?” He makes a microphone appear from thin air and puts it in front of my mouth.

“I want to be able to turn invisible, time-stop, and have untraceable DNA.” I say with a deadpan expression, without as much as a compliment.

“..............................” His jaw drops to the ground with a heavy thud.

“Pfffft. Hahahaha! Just kidding!” I slap my leg seeing his face. “Go on, make your musical number. I want to see it too. I will make my wishes later.”

Time to start cheating a little, not much, just some assurances… I don't want to spoil the fun so early, after all...

I'm an Omniversal Travel Enjoyer, not an Abuser.