Sophia grimaced.
This old man seemed to love âroasted eggplant with minced porkâ and was constantly talking about it!
How could she look at the actual roasted eggplant with minced pork after this?
âThatâs enough, Dad. I can handle this and Iâll come to you if I need your help! Besides, I have to learn as I grow. I canât be relying on you for everything!â
Upon hearing this, Cooper dropped the matter. He was relieved but also a little disappointed.
His baby was all grown up and would not need him anymore. As he thought about it, he became really depressed!
For the entire day, Sophia had been catching up with the business operations. Exhausted, she washed up and got ready for bed.
Michael had not been around for a few days. Thus, Carmen had been staying with Sophia and had been sleeping with her every night.
During the day, Carmenâs nannies played with her and took care of her. At night, one of them would stay over and sleep in the next room.
There were some changes to Sophiaâs bed; a guard rail was installed on the side of her bed to prevent Carmen from falling off the bed when she slept.
Hugging her teddy bear, Carmen had her eyes wide open and was still wide awake as she talked to Sophia.
âMommy, when can we go to the zoo? I want to see the lion!â
âWhen Daddy comes back in a few days, weâll go to the zoo together,â Sophia murmured tenderly as she pinched Carmenâs tiny face.
A moment later, Carmen asked again, âWhen can we go see the panda?â
âWhen Daddy comes back!â
Upon hearing that, Carmen was pleased. Then, she went to sleep while hugging her teddy bear.
When Carmen was asleep, Sophia stared at her phone. Michaelâs phone number had vanished from her phone and he had disappeared from Messenger too.
Sophia had no idea how to reach him.
In a daze, she stared at the list. Suddenly, a group chat named âGay Swordsman Groupâ appeared and someone named âstupid dogâ typed, â@group: Everyone, thereâs an event tonight for the 15th anniversary of the Swordsman Game! There will be special sets, new maps, and new monsters! Who wants to join?â
âMe,â Sean replied.
âOld Wolf and I too. Heâs preparing milk right now,â Sarah replied.
âI want to join too,â Imported Young Man wrote.
Sophia had just learned to use Messenger so she was still a little confused with group chats. After fumbling for a moment, she replied that she would join as well.
Sarah had downloaded the Swordsman Game for Sophia. Previously, Sophia had kept a record of all her accounts and passwords in a little notebook. Logging into one of the old accounts, she entered the game and into the game room that Stan mentioned.
It had been a few days since she retrieved the game and she was slowly getting familiar with it, already familiar with the basic functions. Even though she had forgotten, her instincts were still present as she played the game.
When she entered the game room, there were already a number of people in the team. One by one, she identified each gamerâStan was âSnow Foxâ, Harry was âBeastâ, Sarah was âLittle Kittenâ, Sean was âDragon Belle Warriorâ, and the last one was âMoon Breezeâ, which was obviously Linus.
Although Uncle Linus looked like a foreigner, in fact, he was a gentle and old-fashioned man.
Meanwhile, Sophia was âSirius 233â, a male character.
âIs everyone here yet? Weâll start right away,â Stan wrote.
As soon as he said that, a magnificent golden light special effect shone from the sky in the game. A colorful light cascaded from the sky before a male character in golden armor descended from the sky and landed before Sophia.
Sophia examined this character, who was wearing a golden armored robe with a long sword hanging on his green silk waistbandâthe character design was very cool.
This characterâs name was Scary Phoenix.
When he appeared, there was quite a reaction from everyone.
âCrap. Daddy, why are you here?â
âHoly sh*t! Where the f*ck did you come from?â
âSir Scary Phoenix, please accept my respect.â
Everyone seemed to be very familiar with him. Sophia, however, was totally confused. She clicked into Scary Phoenixâs information and found out that this gamerâs scores were through the roof.
Due to the time limit, the triple experience was only valid for an hour. When time was up, everyone rushed into the instance zones and started doing quests.
Sophia enjoyed playing the game. In the virtual world, she could be a virtual boss or a virtual warrior. It was simply amazing!
Her old self must have chosen to develop games because she loved it!
They had chosen the monster with the highest difficulty and the oncoming monsters were particularly fierce. Suddenly, a giant monster rushed straight at Sophia and unleashed strange attacks. However, Sophia did not defend herself, which resulted in the monster clawing her. Hence, she was poisoned and lost half of her life.
Once she was poisoned, her characterâs actions were slowed down. The monster was right before the character, but Siriusâs speed was still extremely slow. At once, Sophia was intimidated.
Right at the critical moment, a bright golden light flashed and she could hear the sound of a sword being drawn out. The golden armor-clad warrior had appeared before her and rushed toward the monster, fighting it by himself.
It turned out to be Scary Phoenix!
Scary Phoenixâs gaming skills were unbelievable. A golden light flashed and in an instant, he unleashed a series of superb moves. A giant monster that could only be defeated by a team that cooperated closely and had strong gears was single handedly defeated by Scary Phoenix.
When the monster collapsed, everyone in the team was in awe.
âGod damn! The old manâs skill did not diminish at all! He is indeed old but vigorous!â
âGood game! No wonder youâre known as the Swordsmanâs Number One God of War!â
âIt wouldâve been great if you had finished filming âSwordsmanâ back then. Itâs such a pity that you had to fake your death in the middle of filming! They had the heart throb Nicholas Yates replace you in playing Scary Phoenix and the film went to sh*t!â
âItâs such a shame! It started off as a classic but it ended up being bullsh*t!â
âThey even cut your scenes and left you with only three episodes!â
Seeing what everyone was saying in the game, Sophia curiously opened the browser and typed âSwordsmanâ TV series, and the results popped up.
The series was released two years ago and the lead actor was the has-been actor Nicholas Yates.
The plot was about the main characterâs family being tragically murdered and he had changed his name to âScary Phoenixâ, wandering around the world as he sought revenge.
In the reviews section, the first three episodes were considered a classic; the ratings were so high that no TV series could beat it.
Despite that, the ratings rapidly declined after the third episode. It was disastrous, all because the lead actor had passed away. Hence, they replaced the actor with Nicholas Yates, whose acting skills were almost non-existent. The contrast was just tragic!
In the first three episodes, the lead actor who played Scary Phoenix was Taylor Murray and it was also his last film.
All at once, Sophia was shocked.
Scary Phoenix was Taylor Murray? In other words, he was Carmenâs Dad, Michael Fletcher?
She found a photo of the set of the film from that year. In the photo, Michael was dressed in gold amour.
He had a powerful gaze and a handsome and cool expression, radiating a fierce aura. Comparing the photo and the character in the game, they looked exactly the same. The costumes were magnificent.
It was a complete opposite compared to his haggard and white-haired appearance nowâ¦