Chapter 97: A surprise visit...

"D... Dad?"

Wil got the shock of his life as he found his dad, the Mafia Lord Philip was standing in front of him at such an unusual time.

"A sudden visit at this hour? You haven't even informed me beforehand…" Then, he glared at Aster, "you… at least, you should have sent me a text if you knew about it." 

Philip smiled, "c'mon, don't blame this poor fellow. He was just following my orders. By the way, will you ask all questions here or shall we talk inside?"

"Ah, I'm sorry. Come in…"

As both of them entered his apartment, Philip said as he sat, "I'm just here to spend my vacation with my son."

"Eh?"

That night, Wil was rolling on his bed as he wasn't getting sleep. He mumbled as he sat on his bed while grabbing his hair in frustration, "Damn, why is this old man here? And that too, for a week? Is the venue of his death going to be changed? Don't tell me I'm fated to die along with dad? 

There's no way I'm going to accept that.

With a great miracle, I've got a chance to live for the second time. Why should I die, again? Dad has killed a lot of people. So, it's expected that he would die that way.

Those who live by the sword die by the sword. I have accepted it, a long time ago. But, I'm innocent. I've never taken a life. Just because I'm his son doesn't mean I have to die along with him too…

Damn… What should I do?

Should I run away to some faraway city? I can just hide and play the game until I get old. With War Online, I can make a living.

Ugh… Isn't that the same as before? No matter whether I become number one player or not, a bullet can still pierce my heart all the same.

Once I'll be found, it's game over. The safest place for me is to be with these bodyguards.

Then, how about sending dad to prison? At least, he'll be alive for sure. But, is there such an officer that have the guts to do that? Certainly no. If it was possible, he would have already been there by now.

Argh… F*** my life… Why wasn't I born in an ordinary family like Hyori?

Even if I wouldn't become great and lose these entire luxury things, at the very least, I wouldn't have to worry about my life.

Is being rich greater than being alive? No, it isn't. But, if you are alive, someday, you can become rich.

Damn… Damn… Damn… Why are you being negative before even the deed happened? Maybe, dad will be alive this time because he changed places.

Sigh… let's forget these worries and just hide in the capsule on the 3rd day. The capsule is my best shield against any assassination attempt.

Yeah, let's do that."

The next day morning, he left his room with deep red eyes because of the lack of sleep, "good morning, dad."

As Wil greeted his dad, who was watching the news while having his coffee, the latter returns his greetings with a smile, "good morning, Son. Looks like you didn't sleep much. Having Insomnia?"

Wil waved his hand, "nothing to worry about. It's just I became very excited about the game."

While a curious look appeared on Philip's face, Wil explained, "There's a tournament going on. I advanced to the top 128."

"Oh, and how many participants?" asked Philip curiously.

"Hmm, not sure. Around 3 million? More or less…" replied Wil as he took his seat.

"Oh, top 128 in 3 million. That's an impressive achievement, indeed," Philip nodded as he takes a sip.

While a silence enveloped in the room as his dad continue to watch the news, Wil tried to create a topic for discussion, "by the way, dad. How come you are here all alone without Storm or Silver?"

Philip replied while continuing to watch the television, "they are busy at our Yarlford with things." Then, a rare grin appeared on his face as he said, "Actually, yesterday evening; when I informed them that I had an impulse to take a vacation alone, they threw a fit, especially Storm. It took me a great deal to convince them. Hah... they really worry a lot."

"Damn, who wouldn't worry if a 50 billion dollar bounty target is going out alone. Dad, your sudden impulse will kill me, this time. At least, you should have come with security even if you want to visit me. If you want to die that much, then go and die alone…"

While Wil is busy cursing his dad, Philip continued, "so, how's everything going with your studies?"

"Hmm, Yeah. It's fine," replied Wil with a troubled look.

Philip then said, "I have no problem with you not attending the college if you aren't interested." 

Wil was taken aback by his dad's words, "Dad?"

Philip nodded, "of course, I knew from the start. But, that isn't the point anyway. I want to see that game life of yours that made you skip college."

"Eh?" For a few seconds, Wil didn't know how to reply and stared at his dad before replying, "um, sure, dad."

In the next hour, an A-grade capsule was quickly brought by the guys and was quickly installed beside Wil's.

*Welcome to War Online*

As both of them logged in, Wil went to meet his dad in one of the beginner villages near Deloris.

Looking at him, Philip was taken aback at first but then patted his shoulder, "good job on your disguise, son."

Wil just smiled in return and took him to level-20 zone to level him up quickly.

While Wil was massacring the mobs, Philip was getting used to the game, and within no time, he started shooting level-20 boars from more than 200 meters away with normal arrows provided by Wil.

Although there wasn't any considerable damage, Wil who looked at his dad's archery skills for the first time can't help but feel amazed after finding out his father can shoot a target from one-eighth of a mile.

His accuracy is so high that all the arrows that he shot pierced the targets at the center of their foreheads, which made him believe that his dad can shoot even far.

For the first time, Wil thought that his dad is like a superhuman, and when that thought came in, he looked at Philip's back and smiled, "for some reason, I feel secure even though I'm the bus that dad is riding. I guess this is how SnowDew feels when she does level up along with her father…

Sigh… but, it's already too late. What would unnecessary bonding helps at this stage when he was going to die in 3 days. Unlike her father, this superhuman dad of mine is not a great dad, husband, or even a good human being. What's the use of…

Forget it. I don't have the power to stop his death. Even if I avert it now, it'll happen in the future. So, let's just do what I can to make him happy as long as he stays with me."

After getting him into level-20, both of them left the village and directly went to Deloris town.

Entering the town, as the natives greeted him with respect, Wil bragged, "Dad, I'm the mayor of this town. Do you know I'm also the first one to become a Mayor in this kingdom…"

As Wil continued to brag all of his achievements one by one, Philip just smiled in return feeling proud and then commented, "looks like you've indeed changed a lot since you left Yarlford. Well, in a good way."

***

An hour before Round-128 starts;

As Philip took his seat in one of the audience section at a Battle Arena in the capital city; Wil entered the portal and found himself in a familiar white space.

This time, on the large screen before him, Wil found Info at the top left as usual but on the right side, the rankings disappeared and replaced with matches list.

Meanwhile, the start button on the lower left disappeared and replaced with the Battle Shop option.

As he clicked on it, Wil's surroundings changed and he found himself in a store with a beautiful elf as the manager, who is wearing traditional eastern clothes.