Black Online-Chapter 198: Power of Healthy Diet

"Wake up... Della... Wake up..."

"Mmh..."

Della’s eyes slowly fluttered open, and she felt drowsy as she finished having a very deep sleep.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that she was still in Fang Raon’s embrace, and she felt very warm.

Because of the 6th floor’s already warm weather and being held by Fang Raon all night, she felt like she had been living inside a furnace.

"Della."

With a smile on her face, Elena touched her daughter’s shoulder and noticed that she was finally awake.

It was a really surprising sight to see when she came here and saw her daughter sleeping with this young man.

She didn’t think their relationship was already... in that stage.

Last night, she just thought that both of them had logged off for the night, but instead of doing that, they actually slept inside the game.

"..."

At the doorstep of the room, Rock looked coldly at Fang Raon—burning rage in his eyes—as he noticed what was happening in the room.

"...Mom?"

Della squinted her eyes and saw her mother’s smiling face and then realized how it looked currently.

She panicked and sat up hurriedly.

"I-I-It’s not what it looks like!"

"Aha~"

Elena just laughed.

It didn’t look like she really believed her daughter’s words, but since they weren’t undressed, it meant that her daughter and this young man didn’t go all the way.

"You are still young, and I am sure you’re interested in boys, but... marriage first, my dear daughter."

Elena said with a wink.

"It’s really not like that!"

Della stood up from the bed and tried to explain herself, but neither her mother nor her grandpa seemed to believe her.

She pouted.

"Miranda is waiting outside for you."

Elena said.

"Ah... Okay..."

Della said.

She was supposed to meet Miranda early today and then head over to Battle Island with her.

They had recruited about ten new players, and they were supposed to form Rose Records’ new Fifth Line.

However.

Before that, they had to do the test over at Battle Island and see who among them could become the next team leader of the Fifth Line.

Miranda and Della were going to oversee that.

She took one final look at sleeping Fang Raon and then left with her mother.

"Wake up!"

Rock roared and kicked Fang Raon off the bed, and he landed on the floor with a thud.

"Ah... What the fuck..."

Fang Raon groaned, and when he opened his eyes, he saw very angry Rock staring down at him.

"I’ll kill you."

Rock said coldly.

"...Why?"

Fang Raon asked in surprise.

Without answering, Rock raised his feet and was about to stomp on his head, but then Fang Raon pressed the "Log Off" button.

Swoosh~

Rock’s feet went through empty air as Fang Raon suddenly disappeared from the floor as he logged out.

"Hahaha... This bastard... Oh, I can’t wait for the training camp. Hahahahahahaha!"

...

Swoosh~

Fang Raon climbed out of the Virtual Reality Pod with messy hair, and then he looked extremely uncomfortable.

His bladder was ready to burst, and he was both thirsty and hungry, like he hadn’t been eating for days.

’I accidentally fell asleep... Damn.’

He jumped into the bathroom, emptied his bladder, and then started drinking some water and put some leftover food into the microwave.

’The fridge is again starting to look empty. I need to visit a convenience store soon, but I have to admit, I eat kind of trash food.’

He thought.

Fang Raon wondered about eating better, and then he pulled up his shirt to gaze at his stomach.

It was flat, but it felt harder, as if he had been working out more than he realized.

’I should probably eat better if I want a better physique. I can just level up in Black Online, and I will already get a better physique, but I can’t underestimate the power of a healthy diet.’

Fang Raon checked the microwave timer—it would finish heating the food in about four minutes—and he quickly sprinted into the shower.

After tossing his clothes into a clothing bin, he turned on the water and let it wash away all the stress of yesterday.

He rinsed his hair and scrubbed his body, and when his microwave dinged, he left the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist.

"There is still some time left..."

He thought out loud as he checked the time, and then he took a fork from the kitchen drawer and carried the plate over to the computer.

He booted up the computer, and before doing anything else, he immediately went to check the current stats of his video.

[Guild War - Rose Records vs. Grinding Grief/Monsieur Rascal]

[111,533 Views - 4,011 Likes/101 Dislikes]

’The video numbers have stagnated. I need to make a new video soon to gain more eyes on my channel, which in return will also affect the views of my other videos.’

Fang Raon thought.

However.

He has been quite busy lately with the General’s Game tournament and then the hellish training camp.

And he really didn’t know what his next video was going to be about, and he also wanted to start streaming.

’I’ll just watch some videos while I eat.’

Fang Raon thought.

He then clicked off his video stats, chose some random Black Online video to watch, and then he started eating.

’I feel like I am forgetting something.’

Fang Raon thought as he put some pasta into his mouth with the fork, and then it soon dawned on him.

’Damn!’

He ran to his bedside drawer, took his phone from the charger, and noticed that he only had one missing call.

[Call: Chaewon - Missed]

’Oh... I fell asleep, so I missed her call. She didn’t spam my phone like last time. I guess she must’ve thought that I must’ve just been stuck inside the game.’

He thought, and then he pressed the call button.

Ring~ Ring~ Ring~ Ding!

The phone call connected.

"Raon?"

Chaewon immediately said.

"Hey, Chaewon... Sorry that I didn’t answer your call last night. It was a long day, and I just happened to fall asleep inside the game."

Fang Raon said and then sat back down at the computer, and since he was on a call, he didn’t resume eating.

The pasta just kept smoking on the plate next to him, and it was slowly getting colder, but he didn’t care.

"I thought as much. It’s fine, really. Have you been eating well and not spent all day in Black Online?"

Chaewon asked.

Fang Raon wryly smiled as he looked at the plate and remembered his scarily empty stomach just moments prior.

She sounded like his mother with the way she was worrying about him.

"I read some news articles, and I did read some scary stuff that can happen if you forget to take good care of your real body. Be careful, alright?"

Chaewon said softly.

"I’ll do that."

Fang Raon said.

And he really meant it, as he also wanted to keep his real body in good shape, and he also thought about starting to visit the gym even in here.

’If I strengthen my real body, it will also affect my avatar positively. Real-life strength also gets transferred to the avatar.

’I just cannot rely on leveling up to get stronger because if I am against someone that is the same level but has trained all his life in the real world, I will be at a huge disadvantage.’

He thought to himself.

"I am currently walking to work, so... Shall we talk later today? You better answer this time, or I’ll be angry!"

Chaewon said sternly.

However, it was obvious that she was also pretty much joking, but she did want him to answer her call.

"Sure thing."

Fang Raon said with a smile.

With that, he said his farewells, and Chaewon did her usual "smooch" sound on the other side of the phone.

He quickly finished his food, finished the video, and then washed his plate and headed off to the pod.

’The next round of matches should start in an hour, and I am going against that Bunny girl... It will be very interesting to see how that will go.’

Fang Raon climbed inside the Virtual Reality Pod, then he pressed a starting button, and he felt his consciousness slipping away.

’Black Online... Here I come...’

...

"Ah!"

Fang Raon opened his eyes.

"Bastard!"

Rock was still waiting for him and tried attacking him, but Fang Raon dodged and jumped over the bed.

"Calm down!"

"Fuck you!"

Rock shouted and chased after him, and Fang Raon ran straight out of the cottage, and then Rock tackled him from behind.

They rolled down the stairs and crashed to the ground, still wrestling with each other.

"What did I tell you, huh? What did I tell you?!"

Rock pushed Fang Raon’s head down to the ground, and he just grunted uncomfortably as his face almost tasted the dirt.

"You are lucky that we need to head over to the tournament hall!"

Rock spat out coldly, and pulled his student to his feet.

"Mmh... Who are you going against?"

Fang Raon asked as he rubbed his aching jaw, and Rock crossed his arms with a frown on his face. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Eriksson. I know him as a champion of couple General’s Game tournaments. He won one tournament over on the 11th floor that had a prize pool of 100,000 square coins."

Rock said.

"...Sounds like you have a tough opponent."

Fang Raon said.

"You have a tougher one. Those girls... Bunny and Sunny... Do not underestimate them. They are geniuses."

Rock said with a serious look on his face.