Chapter 73: The Voyage to Zen Utopia
Alto yawned as he did his hand through his thick brown hair that had grown to its fullest within the span of seven months, he had barely tended to it aside from the occasional washing with normal hair care cosmetics which he rarely had time for between his personal work hours, and endless reading.
"You’re awake at last." Said his roommate, In the small compartment room that had no windows and only a single door that was both the entrance and exit to the room. There was no sense of lavishness or comfort except the two two beds that stood at opposite ends of the room.
On the other bed was seated a tall slender human figure, this was Eleven the one who was ushering Alto across the vast regions of interstellar travel to reach the planet called Zen Utopia.
"Did I fall asleep while reading again?" Alto groaned. It was not the first time he had commited himself to a bit of light reading and fallen asleep partway through. But then again Alto’s light reading usually spanned between eight to twelve hours in the least.
Eleven looked at him with his usual cold glare and said. "Indeed, you should rest up before we reach Zen Utopia, I would hate to hear you fell asleep during the tournament, though it would be amusing." Eleven offered him a light smile.
Alto smiled back and threw himself back on the bed while cutting off the projection of the text book from his wrist comm device, he had come to appreciate the presence of the cold young man, Eleven had grown on him showing layers of warmth at rate occasions. "How long before we reach there, I’m dying of boredom." Alto said openly, his fingers weren’t hing to work on a mech.
"Soon enough." Eleven said briefly.
Alto looked at him and frowned. "If I were to get a deposit each time you said that word I’d be opening a small bank now."
It had been three weeks since they set themselves on the journey from planet Soto to the planet called Zen Utopia where the tournament between the best young minds of mech designers in their various star sectors. While it was no new news that whoever was part of the top ten would become a disciple to one of the silver seats as well as a lot of benefits. The journey itself was nothing as such for young Alto.