Chapter 19 Money Grubber Assassin (1/2)

An hour later, Michael was finally done with everything as the three of them started eating around the dinner table.

The three of them started talking about different subjects, like funny events that happened to them or tragic events that they saw on the news.

”Oh right, you just mentioned earlier that you finally got your first paycheck. Does that mean you have a new job now?” Alice suddenly asked Michael as she remembered that Michael talked about his first paycheck earlier.

”Ohh..well, I won't really call it a job. Hmm...have you guys heard about the new Virtual Reality game lately, called Fate Online?” Michael gulped down the food in his mouth before he answered Alice.

”Ohh..that game huh?” Alice's enthusiastic voice suddenly died down as she gave a quick glare to her husband.

”Hahaha! So you play that game too lad, eh?” Tom scratched the back of his head as he laughed heartily.

”Are you also playing that game too!?” Michael almost spurted out the water in his mouth as he didn't expect to hear that Tom is actually playing Fate Online! But the most shocking thing for him is that the old man is playing a game! A freaking game!

After all, Michael knew that Alice hates seeing Tom playing Virtual Games since he got hospitalized because of it a few years back, and from that point on, his wife had forbade him in playing virtual games since then. Which saddened the old man as he was really into playing virtual games since he was still young lad like Michael.

Michael took a quick glance at the frowning Alice as she ate her food in silence, but her body movements clearly shows that she's still listening.

”Uhhm...I thought that you don't play games anymore gramps?”

”It's all thanks to Mine Tech. for creating the game! I'd chosen a Barbarian as my class, but I don't like you guys, but instead I go fishing!”

”What!? You can actually fish in the game?” Michael was shocked at that revelation that his fork full of pasta is even hanging just outside of his mouth as he looked at Tom with a startled look in his eyes.

”You didn't know? You can buy a fishing rod at the Blacksmith Shop if you ask him” Tom laugh and Michael noticed that one of his hands reached forward and held one of Alice's hands, and gave it a few slight squeeze.

Michael just acted like he didn't see anything, and gave a thought at what Tom just said to him, 'Does that mean there is actually sub professions in the game that isn't revealed to the public? It seems that Mine Tech. wanted their players to explore the game and treat it as a second world like Earth'

”So does that mean your first paycheck came from the game then?” Tom was the one who asked him this time, as he slowly let go of his wife's hand and started eating again.

”Uhmm...I sold a Skill Scroll to player called Falling Moon for $10,000” Michael replied to him, like what he just said is something simple and wasn't a big deal at all.

*Cough!*

”Careful now. Here, have a glass of water dear” Alice immediately handed Tom a glass of water, when she saw him suddenly choking on his food, and even she was shocked about what Michael just said. Tom immediately glugged down a glass of water, and looked at Michael with his piercing eyes.

”You're that person who sold that?”

”Yup!”

”Good lad! I didn't know you had it in you! I wanted to buy you a game helmet for you but you declined, and here I thought you weren't interested in playing the game!” Tom suddenly laughed heartily, that he even slapped Michael's back hard that it almost made choke on his food.

'Yeah, I was really an idiot rejecting your offer to buy me a virtual helmet a few days ago' Michael thought bitterly, as he started to slowly realize just how stupid he was back then.

”Great job dear!” Alice smiled happily at him as she softly patted one of his hands.

”Thanks gran”