Black Online-Chapter 160: Demon and Angel

’He lost...’

Della thought.

She was also watching the game between the two of them, and she thought that Fang Raon’s strategy could’ve worked.

In the end, the skill and experience mattered more, and Fang Raon couldn’t cross that gap with his strategy.

"Della, right?"

At that moment, Anna approached her with a smile, and Della didn’t know what it was, but she had odd vibes about her smile.

"Yes?"

She asked.

"Shall we go have a quick talk? I want to know more about my brother’s guild master. I hope you don’t mind."

Anna said with a smile.

"...Sure."

Della said with some uncertainty and followed her out to the balcony—Anna even closed the door—so they could have complete privacy.

Meanwhile, Fang Raon shook Incognito’s hand—both said "good match"—and then they both stepped away from the table.

"Are you going to participate in that tournament?"

Rock approached Fang Raon and asked.

"I don’t know, but I am intrigued... Since it is a tournament, there is a cash prize, right? I wonder if it is much."

Fang Raon rubbed his chin.

"General Game’s tournaments can have prize money of millions—in Professional Leagues—but I think Amateur Leagues also have a decent prize."

Rock said.

He then saw Fang Raon’s eyes shine, and thought, ’It does sound like he has some money problems.’

"I can train you for it. There is a week till then. I think that Amateur League will have 3v3 matches and the Professional League will have 10v10 matches."

Rock said.

"Oh, I appreciate that."

Fang Raon said.

"It is also good training for me since I also plan on participating. I am not ’professional’ so I will also be competing in Amateur League.

"However, don’t forget..."

Rock grabbed the back of his shirt, and coldly looked into his eyes.

"I haven’t forgotten what you did with my granddaughter."

"But I didn’t do anything."

Fang Raon said with a sigh.

"I don’t trust you horny young men. I am sure you fantasized about that little cheek kiss all night, didn’t you? You dirty little shit."

Rock spat out. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"It sounds like you’re talking from experience, you perverted old man."

Fang Raon said.

"What the fuck did you say?!"

Rock grabbed his collar, and it looked like they were about to start fist-fighting, but then Miranda came, and separated them.

"Please, act accordingly. We have visitors. You make Rose Records look bad with your antics, and thus, you’ll make Della look bad."

Miranda said with a twitching eyebrow.

Fang Raon and Rock shared an electric gaze, and then they clicked their unison and went to sit down at the table.

"I have a question—am I a bad fighter?"

Fang Raon asked.

"What’s with that sudden question?"

Rock asked with a frown.

"I competed in a small Black Online tournament and I reached semifinals with no trouble really, but then I got my ass kicked."

Fang Raon crossed his arms.

"...I think you are slightly above average, but you’re also still a very new player, and it takes time for you to get better. You can’t expect to win all the time right away."

Rock said.

But he was curious about who could’ve defeated Fang Raon in a so-called ’small tournament,’ as those were usually only for amateurs.

He thought that Fang Raon could defeat most of amateurs without much trouble.

"It’s not that I lost... But the way I lost... I think the match lasted only five seconds. I got crushed. I don’t think even if have hundred tries, I could beat him.

"Even if I keep training for the following three years, non-stop, I don’t think I would stand a chance against him.

Fang Raon said with a troubled look.

’It does sound like he got his confidence crushed by that guy. Does not sound like he fought against an amateur. This is what happens to most players.

’They usually come across the rare few players that are just so good that they don’t stand a chance against.

’Everyone starts from the bottom and has to work their way up. Fang Raon is a fast learner, but that’s not the reason why I like teaching him.

’He does remind me of Leon, quite a bit.’

Rock thought.

With his arms crossed, he then asked.

"Who is this person you lost to?"

"Lock Manchester."

Fang Raon said.

’What the hell?’

Rock thought in shock inside his mind, but from outside, it didn’t look like he reacted to the name at all.

It was a name that he was very familiar with.

While he taught most of the Dead Redemption members, he didn’t teach Lock Manchester, as he was a new member of the group.

However.

He knew about him very well.

’What a shitty luck for him to encounter him. I now see why he lost. He fought against that little demon, but maybe... I can use this as a driving force for him to get better.’

Rock thought, and then with a sneaky smile, he said.

"The name doesn’t ring a bell. It must be some no-name."

"Really? He was very skilled... I am certain that he must be one of the top players."

Fang Raon said with a frown.

It brought him some consolation that he lost a very good player, but if he actually wasn’t one of the best, he felt quite crushed.

"I know all the best players in the tower, and I have never heard a person with that name."

Rock said and sipped on some water.

’Am I really that bad?’

Fang Raon gritted his teeth.

’Heh...’

Rock smiled seeing his look of desperation—Demon Instructor—it became clear where he got that name from.

"That feeling you have... You hate it, don’t you? You must start to embrace it at this rate because if you come across truly the best players, your defeat will be even worse."

Rock said.

"...What can I do to get better?"

Fang Raon asked.

"I have a solution, but it is up to you whether you want to accept it. It’s a really... hard kind of training... and I am not sure whether you can handle it."

Rock said.

"What is it?"

Fang Raon asked with a serious look on his face.

"Like I said... I don’t think you can handle it."

Rock said with a smile.

"I can handle everything. If I complain even once, I will do whatever you ask. Please, train me."

Fang Raon clenched his hands in tight fists, and he looked to be trembling—as if he were hating himself for being weak.

"...After the General’s Game tournament, I can train you. If you complain even once, I will never teach you again. You might break during the tournament, are you ready for it?"

Rock asked coldly.

"...Yes."

Fang Raon gritted his teeth.

He felt like he was signing a deal with a devil and that he would be losing his soul right now, but he was desperate.

’Hehe~’

Rock laughed inside his mind.

He was truly like a devil.

...

At the balcony.

"What did you want to talk about?"

Della asked.

"How has my brother been doing?"

Anna asked curiously with a smile on her face.

"Good... He is currently the team leader of the 4th line. He did excellently during the Guild War. And I think he will take his group to raids soon."

Della said.

"That’s my brother, indeed~ He’s always been a natural leader. Did you know that I created my guild for him?"

Anna asked.

"What do you mean?"

Della asked with a frown.

"I wanted him to be the guild master, and I wanted to be his right-hand woman—I never wanted to be the one leading—I think my guild would’ve already reached top 5 if it was him leading instead...

"It didn’t matter that he was blind, I still would’ve liked him to be the guild master. And I wanted to support him..."

Anna said with a sigh.

"Wait... Blind?"

Della asked in shock.

"Oh... He didn’t tell you? Well, since he was very young, he’d been blind, and he was even assigned into Caretaker Facility because he lost all his motor functions.

"He has become better again... I guess he didn’t trust you guys enough to know those things about him, hmm~"

Anna giggled.

Della looked truly shocked.

She had no idea that Fang Raon had been living such a life, and she also wondered how he could’ve been playing this game in his condition.

As far as she knew, there was no Virtual Reality Pod that could help him play the game in his condition.

"I had... no idea..."

Della whispered.

"My brother clearly doesn’t trust you guys enough to tell you about his condition, which is why I don’t think this guild is the right one for him.

"Della, I want you to kick my brother out of your guild."

Anna said coldly.

"What?"

Della’s eyes widened.

"You heard me—kick my brother out of your guild—and as thank you’s, I can even help Rose Records out a little bit.

"A small alliance even. I am sure an alliance with a top 10 guild would be very fortuitous for your guild. Nobody will dare to mess with Rose Records and this floor ever again."

Anna said.