Roasting~
A nicely cut fish was placed on a grill. It was then seasoned with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. The fire was crackling beneath, sending up plus of fragrant smoke that filled the air.
"Whoo~"
Rock smoked a cigarette with one hand and flipped the fish around with the other.
The sll was so delicious that anybody who slled it would have their mouths water in anticipation of the al to co.
"What are you doing over there?"
Rock asked as he saw Fang Raon sitting on the porch—a ga of General’s Ga open in front of him—it looked like he was thinking about sothing.
"Just thinking stuff..."
He said.
"You need to rest your mind. It isn’t healthy to keep overthinking things. You just played three intense matches!"
Rock shouted.
"Mm, okay."
Fang Raon closed the ga and massaged his temples.
There was indeed a small headache that threatened to co as he had strained his mind more than he should have.
"Grandpa, Raon!"
At that mont, a sweet voice ca, and they saw Della walking over with a smile on her face.
Before Rock could greet her, he saw that she wasn’t alone as she was walking alongside sobody else.
It wasn’t Miranda as, for so reason, she was nowhere to be seen, which was strange, as she was always with Della.
"Elena?"
Rock said in surprise, and he stopped cooking the fish montarily and hugged the middle-aged woman.
"It’s been a while."
Elena hugged him and smiled.
"I didn’t know you were here. How long has it been? It must’ve been... years by now."
Rock smiled back and squeezed her hand.
Elena was his daughter-in-law, and even though his son hadn’t treated her well, he was still extrely fond of her.
In his opinion, his son didn’t deserve soone like Elena. She was kind, caring, and had a heart of gold.
’What the hell?’
Fang Raon’s eyes widened in shock at the sight of Elena as he recognized her as the woman who saved him!
’Who is she?’
"Ah, who may this one be?"
Elena looked over at Fang Raon with a tiny smile on her face.
She also recognized him from the brief encounter they had, but she didn’t feel like there was any need to ntion what happened.
"Shitty brat, co over and greet her properly!"
Rock shouted.
"Hello, my na is Fang Raon. It’s nice to et you...?"
Fang Raon shook her hand and had a questioning look, as if he were asking, ’What’s your na?’ with his eyes.
When Elena heard the na, her eyes glistened with curiosity as her smile grew.
"Elena Rose. I am Della’s mother."
’Della’s mother...’
Fang Raon’s eyes widened, and he looked at the young woman, who looked embarrassed for so reason.
There was a small blush on her cheeks.
She had a feeling that her mother was going to embarrass her in so way.
"I am making so food. Take a seat."
Rock said and returned to the grill to keep seasoning the fish, and it was starting to look pretty good.
With the fish, he planned to have so mashed potatoes and a side of stead vegetables.
Fang Raon, Elena, and Della sat down around the table, and so that the General’s Ga board wouldn’t be in the way, Raon put it away.
"I didn’t get a chance to check the match results, so how did it go?"
Della asked curiously.
"We both made it to the second day."
Fang Raon said with a smile.
"Ah, that’s amazing!"
Della said with a smile.
"Do you have a girlfriend, Raon?"
Out of nowhere, Elena asked with a smile, and it was such a sudden question that Fang Raon looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
"Mom!"
Della cried out with flushed cheeks.
"Ah, no... I don’t."
Fang Raon said in half-shock.
"Hehe~ Just making small talk, I apologize for the sudden question. What region are you from? Let guess... You seem like you’re from the Bliss Region."
Elena said.
"Smog Region, actually."
Fang Raon said with a wry smile.
He didn’t understand what made her think that he was from the Bliss Region, as people from there were drunkards, smokers, gamblers, and rather focused on earthly pleasures.
"Really? That’s surprising. You live in one of those ga Cities?"
Elena asked.
"...In gaworld Apartnts, yes."
Fang Raon said.
He didn’t mind sharing that, as there were hundreds of gaworld Apartnts—each with over three hundred floors.
And finding him from one of those floors was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
"Wow. I can’t imagine living in gaworld Apartnts. To , it feels like living in a box, and you barely get any fresh air either unless you step outside the apartnts."
Elena said.
"It’s a rather fancy box, though."
Fang Raon said with a wry smile.
"You live on higher floors, though, right?"
Della asked with a concerned frown.
She had heard about the dangers of the gaworld Apartnts, and the lower floors were quite a dangerous place to be.
"High enough."
Fang Raon said.
"Whew."
Della touched her chest and let out a sigh of relief.
She didn’t know that Fang Raon was completely lying, and even though he wasn’t on the most dangerous floors, he was still in the dangerous area.
He didn’t want them to worry unnecessarily, as he was planning to move out soon either way.
"Done~"
Rock closed the grill, filled four plates with fish, and added so mashed potatoes and stead vegetables on the side.
Then, he brought those plates to the table and poured so drink into the cups.
"What were you all talking about?"
Rock asked curiously as he sank his fork and knife into the fish and started to enjoy his al.
"Just getting to know Raon better~"
Elena said with a smile.
"All you need to know is that he is a shitty brat and pervert."
Rock said with a scoff.
"...You’re one to talk."
Fang Raon whispered under his breath.
"What the fuck did you say?"
Rock asked angrily and showed his knife, which had so mashed potatoes stuck to the blade.
"Nothing, nothing..."
Fang Raon said grudgingly.
"That’s what I thought..."
Rock mumbled with satisfaction, and then he continued eating.
"Pervert?"
Elena raised an eyebrow in curiosity while she was neatly cutting the fish into tiny pieces and wondered what he ant by that.
"Grandpa... Don’t spread lies about him."
Della said with a pout.
"It’s not a lie. It is the truth!"
Rock said with a sneer, but then Della glared at him, and he stopped talking and resud eating in silence.
"I heard you’re taking Raon to so training camp. Where are you taking him?"
Elena asked curiously.
"There is a place on the 12th floor that’ll work wonderfully. There is a little place over there where we can stay, and we won’t get interrupted by anyone."
Rock said.
"...About the training camp, Grandpa, I needed to talk to you about sothing."
Della stopped eating and turned to look at her Grandpa.
"What is it?"
Rock asked.
"...I’d like to join the two of you in the training camp."
Della said with a serious expression on her face.
"Why the hell would you want to co?"
Rock asked with a frown.
He didn’t have such a strong reaction because he didn’t want her to co because nobody had ever wanted to co willingly to one of his crazy training camps.
Therefore.
He believed that she must have so kind of an agenda!
"I’ve been so occupied with the guild master work that I’ve been slacking in my own training. I feel like I am close to reaching level 6, so I want to push myself further."
Della said.
"What about the guild? You can’t just leave it."
Rock asked.
"I already talked to Miranda, and she can be in charge for a couple of weeks when we are there. Even now, she is handling all the guild master responsibilities and recruiting.
"She is very reliable, and she can do it."
Della said.
"...I don’t know..."
Rock said with a frown.
"If that’s what your granddaughter wants, why not? You are also a Mage, father-in-law, so your training can be quite effective on her.
"And I am sure your student here also doesn’t mind so pretty company."
Elena turned to Fang Raon with a smile on her face, and while Raon had been listening, he had also been stuffing his mouth with food.
They all turned to look at him, wondering about what he was thinking about, and when he saw all those looks, Fang Raon just nodded.
He swallowed the food.
"...It sounds good to ..."
"Then it’s settled."
Della clapped her hands excitedly.
"The sa goes for you, Della. I already made a deal with Fang Raon. If you complain at all, I’ll end training camp imdiately.
"If you oppose my training thods, I’ll end the training camp imdiately. I don’t want to hear any backtalk, is that understood?!"
Rock asked like a drill sergeant.
"Yes, Grandpa."
Della said with a smile.
She then turned to Fang Raon and said with a smile, "It’ll be really fun," and looked excited like a student who was going on a field trip.
’Fun? I don’t think so...’
Fang Raon gulped as he saw Rock glaring at him, and he had a feeling that Rock would go easier on his granddaughter while going absolutely crazy on him!
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