"Ughhh… My head is still aching…"
Sera complained, while sipping a cup of morning coffee.
The family was currently sitting on the table across from each other. Zen and Sera silat beside each other while their parents were in front of them.
After the couple woke up, Ren bought some beverages to help with their hangover while Rina went with him.
Sera also ran out of things to vomit and was currently seated beside Zen with a dazed expression.
Zen kept silent and just observed his mother, father and little sister.
He could not help but feel happy because of the fact that he was now able to sit with them at the table.
'Damn… have I become overly emotional since I was freed from being bedridden?'
However, it was also understandable. After all, ten years of being bedridden stripped him of the things that a normal person could have.
Now that he was finally able to get back his life, he could not help but appreciate every single little thing that he notices.
After a few minutes of silence, Ren, Rina and Sera recovered a bit from their hangover.
As Sera raised her head, she noticed her brother who did not seem to be suffering and pouted, "Why are you fine? Tsk, this is unfair."
Zen chuckled and mocked his sister, "It's because you are still a child~"
Sera got annoyed and punched him in his chest.
"A child huh!? Who are you calling a child!!"
"Ouch, ouch~" Zen feigned being hurt, which caused a smug expression to appear on his little sister's face.
"Heh, you don't know who you're messing with!!"
Ren and Rina laughed softly as they watched their children's antics.
After a few minutes of laughing and fooling around, Zen remembered something and said, "Oh right! Dad, what were you going to tell us?"
Hearing this, both Ren and Rina's expressions became serious. Sera also noticed this and stopped fooling around as well.
Rina looked at her husband with a hesitant expression on her face to which Ren responded with a pat on her back.
"Don't worry, our children are already adults. They can handle what we are going to tell them."
Zen and Sera also chimed in from the side.
"Mom, don't worry about us! After all, we take after the two of you!!"
"Brother is right, mom. We are not kids anymore! Besides, he can already move on his own! He doesn't need the help of others to cut his overgrown pubic hair!"
Sera's words caused Ren and Rina to giggle uncontrollably.
"You little… What did you say!? Come here!!"
Zen's face heated up in embarrassment as he heard his little sister's words which brought back one of the darkest moments of his life.
It was mentioned that even the cells in his hair mutated with the characteristics of cancer cells. That was why he often needed a haircut.
However, as a child went through puberty, their head won't be the only body part that would grow hair.
Then… the rest are for the readers to imagine.
Either way, it was very embarrassing for Zen. It was still a sore spot for him even now.
"Hahahaha… stopppp! I'll stop, I'll stop!! I'll never mention it again I swear!!!"
Zen punished his little sister by tickling her nonstop. Of course, he also made sure to control his strength.
Fortunately, training his [Adaptive Combat Technique] skill in the game made it possible for him to control his soaring attributes efficiently.
So, he did not have any hard time in controlling his strength, making it easy for him to punish his little sister without hurting her.
Hearing a couple more reassurance from her children, Rina was finally persuaded.
She looked at her son and daughter who went back to fooling around and could not help but smile happily.
"Well, if you say so…"
Hearing this, the siblings stopped their antics and happily hugged their mother.
Ren shook his head with a smile.
Looking at his children who had all grown up, he could not help but think of how fast the time passed by.
After a while, the trio broke out of their hug.
Zen broke the silence as he looked towards his parents.
"Then dad, can you tell us now?"
Ren cleared his throat with a cough and replied, "Umm… well, what your mother and I were going to tell you was about…"
Ren told Zen and Sera what happened in the meeting room. They also told them details such as the argument that happened between them and the president. As well as the fact that they were held at gunpoint.
Rina also chimed in from time to time, making sure that her husband did not miss any details.
When they got to the part where they sneaked into the president's office, both of them had a hard time telling what they did to their children.
However, thinking that Zen and Sera were all grown ups now, they still unwillingly narrated it.
After all, Ren and Rina judged that their children would need to be ready for what was going to happen since they do not know how the people behind the president will take his death.
What really pushed the couple into talking to their children about this was the so-called Apocalypse that was made known to them when they were still working for the government.
They also thought about it and decided that it was better for their children to be open to such things earlier than them not knowing what to do when they spontaneously saw someone get killed.
Either way, they were sure that the world is starting to become chaotic again. Thus, they would do anything to prepare their children for it.
The siblings experienced a rollercoaster of emotions as seen in the variety of expressions that alternated on their faces while they listened to their parents.
Ren finished up his story by saying, "That's what happened. It is also why I messaged you to wait for us. I want to inform you about what happened so you can prepare yourselves for the possibilities that might happen."