Third person POV
Later after breakfast, Roxas went out in the barangay with his siblings, Ayala, and Anko. Today was Saturday, so his siblings and Ayala had a day for themselves. Along the way, many of the residents in their community who knew Roxas for a long time greeted good morning to Roxas and his group. "Morning po!" Roxas said to them back a few times.
Anko, while in his invisibility mode, now knew that Roxas was a known person in their community.
Later on, the group arrived at the barangay's local marketplace to shop for food for George's birthday party. Rosario and Ricardo are out working for the weekend in their jobs. Back at the marketplace, Roxas and his group bought some ingredients and went to buy some cheap snacks at the food stalls. After that, the group sat down and ate and slurped their cool drinks.
"So, how's ang buhay mo sa Japan?" Ayala asked Roxas.
"It's fine…" Roxas replied back while eating his sugared donuts, "…maraming ang nangyari diyan…"
"Also, what about ang mga spirit guardians? Narinig ko that the first player who had a spirit guardian had the username Spark78Reformed, and that galing siya dito sa Pilipinas."
"Oh! Ako yan, eh."
Ayala was shocked to hear that. "Grabe! Ikaw yun all along?
Roxas then nodded. "Yes, po."
"Astig mo!"
Anko then smiled at Ayala. "Yup, that's Roxas for you!"
At this point, Ayala wondered about having a spirit guardian of his own, being quite worried for his safety in this game-infested world. But the answer to that question will take a long time to answer.
Later, after their snack break, Roxas and his group threw away their trash and went back home on foot. There, the group rested for a bit after putting away their market-bought groceries before doing some weekend cleanup of the Nietes family's house. All except Anko worked together to tidy up the place for Roxas' parents before noon
And then, by noon, Roxas' parents came home and began cooking for lunch and the birthday party for George. Roxas, Kristina, and Kayne helped out with the food preparation and setup, while Anko, George, and Ayala relaxed on the sofa in the living room while watching TV. And so, by 12:55 p.m., the lunch and birthday was now ready. Many of the family's close friends, some relatives who lived within the city's borders, and acquaintances came to the party after being informed of it by Ricardo, Ayala, Rosario, and Kristina. And then finally, the party had begun, and it was a good one. George, who had short, messy black hair and blue eyes and is now 12 this year, was happy to have such a very memorable birthday, blowing the candle on his birthday cake, which was a vanilla and chocolate one, and opening his presents given by his family and friends. Most of his birthday gifts are mostly cheap clothes and paper products in the form of cute, cheap notebooks and even a paper pad for elementary students. George was more than happy to receive these kinds of gifts from those who cared for him. "Salamat po!"
"Yup!" Roxas happily replied back.
"Happy birthday po," one of George's classmates added positively.
Also, Anko went invisible because there were guests in this birthday party.
After that, the meal service began, and everyone in the house ate their delicious meal prepared by the Nietes family. Most of them had a very good time. But then, Roxas and Anko went outside while Roxas was carrying his meal, alongside his drink of Coca-Cola with ice cubes, only for the duo to spot someone peeking from outside of the property of Roxas' home. It was the three Elite Players from this morning and yesterday, and Roxas and Anko were shocked at their presence.
"What the…?"
"Oh, come on!"
Evil Kirito and his two friends can hear Anko's shout, and the trio is startled suddenly.
But Roxas, remembering his Golden Rule life principle, decided to be friendly to them, and he gestured towards them to come over and join their house party for George's 12th birthday, and they accepted it, much to Anko's surprised shock.