Chapter 4: A Sudden Change
First of all, he only knew Carla through an online dating app, and as a young, handsome, and rich fellow, he had no lack of potential options. He simply chose her from the lot because not only was she the most interesting, but she was closer to his type.
Kaizer only went out on dates like this because he wanted to return to normalcy. He wanted to rekindle that youthful spirit he once had and return to being a normal guy. He did not and did not consider himself to be the protagonist of a web novel, where he had to act macho and indifferent all the time in order to display his masculinity.
He, too, craved to be silly with the boys, chatting about the stupidest stuff and watching shounen shows while they roared in support of their favorite characters. He wanted to have a significant other he could share his worries with and hopefully spend his first time with in a romantic and meaningful manner.
Meaningful.
Yes, in summary, what Kaizer wanted was to have meaning. Not entirely so for his life, but for his experiences, and especially, for his ability. He wasn't the type to take what he had for granted; he had asked questions and done research the moment he felt he was different, but he could not find the relevance of it.
It was because of this ability that he was like this, so it had to have a reason for being in his life other than scarring him as a kid, right?
More than half a decade had passed since that day, and he had been able to recover a lot. When he wasn't focused, he would return to being reticent, but he had cultivated a social persona that was relatively capable in public, as long as he did not turn on his ability.
It was funny when you thought about it. There were plenty of males out there who would kill for an ability that let them know how their dates felt in real-time, so that they would know if they were making progress or not. Meanwhile, Kaizer, who did have that ability, refused to use it and wanted to blaze through while going blind.
Even as he paid for the meal and left the cafe with his date, Kaizer was not entirely sure he had made any progress. Carla was still smiling and had enjoyed the conversation with him, but whether she truly liked him or not was only within her head.