Eventually... The actual morning come... When I wake up, Alya is nowhere to be seen. She is gone... Along with my phone... And a mistake was made.
"Ah shit... My phone!"
When people wake up, they usually take a bit of time to collect their soul. Not much different from me. I take a bit of time to make sure that I'm ready to go. But when I realize that my phone is with Alya... I can't help but feel the rush of adrenaline comes in.
I dashed out of the room and then head downstairs... Mom and Dad is nowhere in sight. Uncle and Aunty too. They usually had breakfast together. But not now it seems like...
I search around the area and find out that they're in the backyard... And Alya is laying down on the bench while playing with my phone...
Ah shit...
"Morning Matt. May I ask you something?"
"... Go ahead..."
"Why is there a file that is ten gigabytes big? And why is the content is all my face? I see some of the photo from the past too. Care to say it?"
... We... Had a rule. To never take picture of each other secretly. If we want to take picture, the two of us need to give consent...
"... I'm sorry... During the two months when you were gone... I miss you so much that I started to find old picture."
To be fair, I don't care about the rules. How can't I not take a picture of Alya, or Belian when we're alone together? It's genuinely sweet...
I'm just saying that so that it gives a sense of reason.
"... I forgive you then. Let's go out and ride around the city! It's been a while since we go to the lake!"
"The Crystal Lake?"
"Yup! I want to swim in there!"
Okay, we can go take a swim in the Crystal Lake. I want to see Alya in swimsuits again. So, I'm not going to reject it.
I walk to my Dad and then stated.
"Can I use the car?"
"You want to use the car? Are you sure?"
"Yes. I want to go to the Crystal Lake."
"Ah, Crystal Lake. Alright, it's pretty close and the road there is good. So, I guess I can lend you the car."
I mean... I was the one who bought the car. So, it's technically my car too. But as expected, Still need to ask for their consent. Because I don't want them to look for me if we leave like that.
With that, The two of us went to the Crystal Lake. A very beautiful lake where people use as the place to hang around. There's also a lot of good restaurant around this lake. And of course, this lake is a good place to swim. There's a lot of people swimming.
"Aaah~ This is life~ So beautiful~"
Alya is enjoying the situation it seems like... The two of us changes to swimsuits and get into the water immediately. Of course, due to our situation... We stayed at the part of the lake where there's almost no people...
"Oya?"
Although we're in the area where there's no people, doesn't mean that we can't see people. And Alya sees someone that she's familiar with. Not only that, I too, am very familiar with that particular person.
It's Alya's friend. She's also my friend. If Alya is my first big sister, than she is going to be the second big sister...
She sees me as a proper little brother. She's the one who's supporting Alya and me in our love journey.
She's not introvert, but she does like to be alone. That's why she's alone in the lake... But she should be somewhere in the city. Since she's a proper office worker now.
The two of us approached her who's just minding her own business... And then, I decided to call her.
"Nata!"
Natalia. That's her name. We call her Nata because it's easier to call her that.
"Hm? Oh! Matt! Alya! Long time no see! You guys are as romantic and perfect as ever!"
Nata has the body type that makes Alya feel shame. Because she's a lot bigger than Alya. Both her buttocks and her chests. Which... Alya is very confident about.
In term of size, sure, Nata is a lot bigger. She looks very matured too. So, combined those two together... She looks like a mother. Not to mention, she's an office worker too. So, people likes to prey on her. But don't get her wrong... She's a very feisty sister. She's strong.
"Nata. How have you been?"
"I've been doing very well, Alya. How about you? I heard that you finished university. Found a place to work yet? If not, I can put you to my office, if you want it."
Alya looked at me and then put her arm around my neck.
"I'm working together with Matt. You know the game, NWO. Right?"
"NWO? Yeah. I heard some bits and pieces of the game from the people in the office. Supposedly, it's fun and profitable. But when I asked the other worker about it, they didn't make that much money."
"Fufufu~ That's where they make a mistake. You ought to treat NWO as a real life job. And not to mention, NWO is a very level depending game. If you manage to reach the level where you can snowball the entire game, money is easy.
That's what have been going on with Matt and I, We've been playing NWO at the highest level. And our income passes five digit each month!"
"... HUH?"
Veins popped out from Nata's forehead. Her eyes widened and her pupils get smaller... I can feel certain rage coming out from her... Seeing that, I pull Alya behind and then stand in front of the angry Nata.
"It's a lot more than your current nine to five job. Right?"
"Heck yeah! What the heck?! At least ten grand every month?! The two of you?! That's at least twenty grand a month!"
"Indeed. What about it? Nata? You want to join us?"
I offer her my hand. Having Nata playing NWO would be amazing. Alya and I of course, are complete with each other. We're lovers after all. But, if Nata is with us. Then it's going to be like the good old time...
"Tch... You guys are making money very easily... I'm up for trying it. Set some schedule for me. I'm going back to the city in Monday. I'll force myself to make time to see if you guys are truly making that amount of money each month!"
Well, I can't say Each Month... Because as time progresses, our income rises. Because we unlocked harder content from raid. Making it easier for us to get materials for people who never be able to reach our level.
Of course, it's not just level that play parts in the success of a Player. Innate Talent plays a massive part of it as well. As well as knowledge and luck.
"Okay! I'll set it up for you, Nata~ For now, how about you hang out with us?"
"Like the good ol' days huh... Sure."
With that, Nata joined the fray.