Assumption

Currently, Zen was browsing the internet. He specifically focused on gaining information about the game through the players' posts.

So far, he had only seen various information about the experiences of players. Although it may seem insignificant and random, Zen still obtained something useful from them.

For example, there was a player who posted about being mugged and beaten by the people in the town he spawned in.

He was laughed at by the other players, but Zen found something from it.

Previously, he had been wondering about how the natives of the world see the players as. Although he had known that the natives saw players as otherworlders, he wanted to know how the natives would treat the players, the so-called otherworlders.

Now, with the various information that the players had posted on the internet, Zen was able to determine the answer to his question.

'Normally, in novels, games, and others, the natives would see the players as a hero of some sort… However, according to the relevant information I gained by reading the posts about the different experiences of players, it seemed as if the natives were used to seeing otherworlders.'

'Considering that they had even engaged in wars with other worlds, it wasn't strange that they were used to seeing otherworlders. However, it's also highly likely that there are other otherworlders from different planets or even universes who roam around the World of Freedom…'

'And since the natives dared to rob a player, then it only means that they don't hold us in special regards. This means that we won't have any advantages in the game, the natives will only see us as normal people.'

'This is also one of the clues that the game isn't as simple as it looks like. These clues will definitely be seen by the players which will enable them to guess that there's something more to the game.'

Soon enough, Zen could not help but grab his hair in frustration.

'Argh! There's so many things to think about!!'

'There's no point thinking too deeply about things. Let's just see how things are going for now. What's important is that I'm obtaining useful information that can be used in the future.'

Zen breathed deeply, calming himself down in the process.

He continued scrolling down until he saw a post that intrigued him.

"Brother..?"

Just as he was about to open the post, Sera, who had just taken off her gaming device, yawned as she spoke.

Hearing his sister's voice, Zen turned his head to her direction.

"Oh, you're up. Do you want to eat anything?"

Receiving a nod from her, Zen got up and heated up some food in the microwave to eat.

"Oh, I want coffee too!"

Hearing his little sister's sleepy voice behind him, Zen chuckled and replied, "Okay~"

Before leaving, their parents bought some groceries to make sure that they would not starve to death while they were away.

Since his parents found out about the fact that he was cured, Zen also noticed that the doctors and nurses appointed to him don't visit him anymore.

And with this, he was informed by his father that the hospital wouldn't provide food for him either.

'Well, I'm cured and we'll depart soon. So it makes sense that mom and dad would want to minimize the contact between me and other people.'

Even though his parents did not say anything to him, Zen was still able to subtly guess the reason behind their actions.

After all, who would not become suspicious after knowing that he, who suffered many years being bedridden, was cured overnight?

And if they connected the dots with the release of the game, he knew for sure that they would want to experiment on him!

Thinking of this, Zen couldn't help but have goosebumps.

After heating up the food and making coffee for his sister and himself, Zen went back and found that his sister was gone.

'Maybe she went to the toilet?'

Shrugging, he placed the food and the coffee on the table near the sofa where Sera sleeps.

After a while, the door to the bathroom opened and Sera walked out, yawning as she sat down on the sofa.

Seeing this, Zen waited for his little sister to finish her meal before asking questions.

Looking at the smoking cup of coffee in his hand, Zen wondered, 'Hmmm… will I burn my tongue if I drink it now?'

He already has a fire immunity skill from his title in the game. And since he wasn't able to test it last time, he was a little curious if the effect includes 'heat' or if it's just fire itself.

'Well, I won't know unless I try.'

Zen brought up the smoking cup of coffee to his mouth and took a sip.

Sera, who was in the midst of blowing her coffee, saw this and was dumbfounded.

She remembered the past where his brother always got his tongue burned because of hot drinks and couldn't help but giggle.

However, what happened next made her astonished even more.

Not only did she not see the reaction she had expected, Zen even seemed to be enjoying it!

"How are you fine?"

Zen, who was happily drinking his coffee, looked at his dumbfounded sister.

Then with a smug smile, he said, "Well, what can I say? It's one of the perks of being a superhero."

"You're so annoying!"

Sera said in anger as she carefully blew the food on her spoon before eating it with a pout.

All Zen did was chuckle as he watched his sister on the side.

***

An hour later…

"Brother, what time is it?"

Sera, who was wiping her mouth with a napkin, asked with a pout. Clearly, she was still angry at her brother.

Zen, who was amused at Sera's pouting face, checked his phone and said, "It's 7 in the morning."

"Oh, then we need to get ready."

"Huh?" Zen asked, confused.

Remembering that her brother did not log off the game for three straight days, Sera rolled her eyes and said, "Mom and dad said yesterday that they will pick us up at 10."

Responding with an 'ah', Zen further asked, "Did mom and dad say anything else?"

"Hmmm… They also said that we need to clean the ward and make sure to not leave even a little bit of litter. Aside from that, they told me that we must be ready to leave by the time they got here."

Without further ado, the siblings got up and prepared themselves for departure.