Black Online

Chapter 222: Sad Life

When the dust settled, there was a dark spot on the floor, and the ceiling had a massive hole on it.

"...She is dead..."

"...The idiot didn’t respect the deal..."

The people hunched behind chairs whispered among themselves.

They couldn’t believe that someone was so stupid that they really didn’t respect the deal and made Rumbling God angry.

Not to mention that it was Fang Anna, the guild master of one of the top ten guilds of the tower, so they witnessed the death of quite a major character.

"...Well, shit."

Incognito pinched his glabella, and he could already feel a headache rising within his temples. This was hard to clean up.

In the crowd, Nick was red-faced, and he was so angry that he wanted to punch something or someone.

’I’ll have to lead the guild for a while until Anna has climbed back to the 27th floor. With her death, it also means that we will drop positions in Global Guild Rankings.

’We also have to make sure that nobody gets any ideas and suddenly tries to attack us while she is away!’

It was a huge loss for Anna’s Angels. This death meant that there would also be a power shift on the 27th floor.

"...That idiot!"

Raikou clicked his tongue in anger.

It would only mean that there was more work for him to do now, as he had to make sure that his sister’s guild wouldn’t get destroyed.

"Why the hell did she do that?"

Disco asked.

"Who the fuck knows? She is freaking crazy, I am telling you. There is something very wrong in her head!"

Raikou shouted.

Looking at the smoldering floor, Fang Raon just shook his head.

He had a hunch that she was not going to take the loss gracefully, but even he didn’t expect this kind of thing to happen.

"Congratulations for your victory, Raon..."

Lady Diana walked over with an awkward smile.

She didn’t expect this kind of ending to her tournament, and she knew that Anna’s death was going to have huge effects on the upper floors of the tower.

However.

That death didn’t matter down here on the 6th floor.

"Here!"

She then handed him a handcrafted trophy and a pouch with 250,000 square coins.

"Thank you."

Fang Raon stored the trophy inside his inventory and entered the coins into his interface so they would be safe there.

[+250,000 square coins]

"Your winner, Fang Raon!"

Lady Diana lifted his arm, and he received some applause, but not many were in a cheering mood after what just happened.

With a thank-you nod, Fang Raon then exited the stage and headed for the exit of the building immediately.

"Raon!"

At that moment, Della, Rock, and Elena walked over with hurry in their steps as they were also still in a state of shock.

"Congratulations on your victory!"

Della hugged him immediately, and Fang Raon awkwardly left the hug, as he still didn’t know how to act around Della.

She wasn’t aware yet that he was in a relationship with Chaewon, and he didn’t want to act intimate with other women while he was with her.

"...?"

Della tilted her head in confusion.

It was already very obvious to her that Fang Raon was acting differently towards her than before, but she didn’t know why.

’Did I do something?’

She wondered.

"...Are you okay?"

Rock then asked.

He thought that it must’ve come as quite a shock to see his own sister get torched to ash right in front of him.

"...Yeah. That’s my sister, for you. She has a knack for being dramatic."

Fang Raon wryly smiled.

"Should we go back to the cottage?"

Rock asked.

Everyone agreed, and they left the tournament hall and soon arrived back at the cottage, which was a peaceful spot to relax.

"With this tournament victory, you’ll have a choice to take a promotion test for the Professional League."

Rock mentioned.

"Really?"

Fang Raon looked surprised.

But he wasn’t that interested in joining the Professional League just yet, as he now had to start focusing on getting stronger.

"...When will you start heading back home?"

Rock asked.

"Tomorrow most likely."

Fang Raon said.

"Once you come back, we can start our training camp. I also want to get all your things in order, Della."

Rock said.

"Mm."

Della nodded.

Clap~ Clap~

In that moment, Elena clapped her hands with a smile on her face, and then she said.

"I’d like to celebrate Raon’s victory. I will head over to the market to get ingredients for a special dinner today. Rock, can I have your help?"

She looked at the gray-haired man, and he nodded and stood up with his old joints creaking slightly like an old chair.

"Of course, I would be happy to help you!"

Rock said, and then he threw a sharp gaze at Raon, as if he were saying, "Don’t you dare do anything to Della while I am away."

He then walked away with Elena.

"Do you think you’ll be in trouble for Anna’s death?"

Della asked curiously.

"...I think she will try to spin that death in her favor somehow. She will definitely go crying to Father, but I also am not sure what her intentions now are.

"She might be really angry at me."

Fang Raon said.

"What happened at the match that caused all of this to happen?"

Della asked.

"...She did a bet with me. If I lost, I would’ve joined her guild, and if I win, I would get those five Learning Balls."

Fang Raon said.

’Grandfather was right.’

Della thought, but she then crossed her arms and looked quite mad.

"That is extremely foolish to agree to something like that. Even if you won in the end, it could’ve ended really badly!"

"...I know, but I had a way to win."

Fang Raon said.

"You said something to her that caused her to lose concentration. What was it?"

Della asked.

"Uh..."

Fang Raon scratched the back of his head, not sure if he should answer to that, and then Della sharpened her gaze.

"What was it?"

She said again, but this time, with extra pressure.

"I told her that I am now dating Chaewon. She knows her and doesn’t like her at all."

Fang Raon said with a heavy sigh.

He then looked at Della, wondering at her reaction, and she looked genuinely shocked, but then she asked.

"It was a lie, though, right?"

"...It wouldn’t have done any good to lie. She would’ve seen straight through my lie, so I only spoke the truth."

Fang Raon said.

"..."

Della’s eyes shook, and she sank deeper into the comfy chair as she took in the weight of his words.

"O-Oh... H-How long?"

Della asked.

"...Yesterday it became official."

Fang Raon said with a heavy heart.

While he really liked Chaewon, he also had mixed feelings towards Della and didn’t want to see her sad.

In that moment, Della just smiled, but it looked off, as it didn’t have the spark of her usual smile.

"I am happy for you. How will you keep carrying on with that relationship if you’re forced to head back home?"

She asked curiously.

"...She is playing Black Online as well, slowly climbing floors, and I am hoping to see her once she reaches the 12th floor."

He said.

"I see. I would love to meet her too. I am sure she is a brilliant woman. We’re currently recruiting people for our fifth line, and I am sure there will be a spot for her too."

Della said with a smile.

"You’ll let her join?"

Fang Raon asked in surprise.

"Of course. If she can reach the 15th floor, it is already enough proof about her capabilities, so I don’t need to worry about her dragging down others."

She said.

Fang Raon nodded and whispered, "Thank you," but could tell that she was not in the brightest of moods.

"...By the way, I’ve been curious about your relationship with Anna. Why is she acting this crazy towards you? It isn’t normal, as you can already tell..."

Della asked hesitantly.

She thought that it must be a sore subject, but she was quite curious as to why Anna was acting this crazy towards him.

"Back in Fang Village, it just used to be me and Anna alone, as the rest of the family was quite absent.

"We grew close. She never had friends. I was the only one that she had, and she also wanted for her to be the only thing that I had.

"Which is why she scared away all my other friends.

"She is acting like this because she doesn’t want others to take me away from her, as she probably believes that she’ll be alone again."

Fang Raon said.

"Doesn’t she have her guild?"

Della asked curiously.

"...Anna has always had trust issues. She doesn’t believe that her guild members truly care about her. In her own little mind, she probably still thinks that she is alone.

"And she is scared of being alone."

Fang Raon said with an emotional sigh.

While he and Anna were in a little war between each other, he still cared about his little sister deeply.

"...That’s really sad."

Della said with a sad look.

She was able to empathize with Anna, as she was just like her—before the days of Black Online—when she was all alone in the world.

Without her guild, Rose Records, she didn’t know what she would do.