Chapter 177: Metal (2/2)

”Well, we can be considered rich now,” Hannah said with a giggle. She then looked down at his hand and asked, ”Does the cut hurt anymore?” she asked.

Alex looked down and finally remembered he even had one. ”Oh yeah, it's fine. It's barely noticeable,” he said.

DING

The microwave sounded after a few moments. Hannah went to bring out the food and laid it down in two portions. Without saying anything, they started eating.

”Mmm… This is quite good,” Alex said.

”I learned the recipe from the Internet. It's quite easy, you can make it too I bet,” she said.

”I doubt it, sister. Not after I have already lost my muscle memory. It will take me a long while to be able to do that,” he said.

”Alright, let's stop talking about that. There is something that I've been wanting to talk to you about but haven't had the chance to,” she said.

”What is it, sister?” he asked curiously.

”Do you have free time tomorrow?” she asked.

Alex thought for a bit and said, ”Yes I do. It's Sunday tomorrow and I don't have school,” he said.

”No, not just school. What about the game? It's your source of earning now, you have to treat it like work. You cannot miss a single day if it hampers your pay,” Hannah said.

'Think of the game like work?' he was surprised that people had even thought of that. 'Why would I want to turn something I enjoy into work? Isn't that the easiest way to lose interest in something?' he thought.

However, he didn't voice it out loud. Instead, he replied to her earlier question, ”I have some work during the day, but I am mostly free at night. I don't know how much that would help you,” he said.

”Oh, that's perfect actually. I want you to accompany me somewhere tomorrow night,” Hannah said quite excited about something.

”Where to, sister? Some sort of party or something?” he asked.

”Uh… no, more like… you'll see tomorrow. Let it be a surprise,” Hannah said. She just couldn't hide the excitement in her eyes.

'What's going on with her tomorrow?' he wondered. The two of them talked about a few different things for a while and after taking care of the dishes, went back to their individual room.

Alex went up on the soft bed again and laid down on his back. 'Sigh, I just want to sleep in this bed for today,' he thought. But, he had, as Hannah had put it, work to do. So he put on his helmet and once again, logged back into the game.