Chapter 161:

"Well, I'm bored enough, I'm gonna go dancing, join me, anyone?", Sophie asked, and Igor nodded, going with her, parting the sea in two with his humongous frame, dancers simply spreading to both sides to let him pass.

Ace stared at them as they went, and then asked Amy, "So, you had fun on the trip?", she smiled, "Yeah, but it was less fun without you you know.", she looked at him dead on in the eye, and then grinned, "Now you owe me, so, let's go.", then, she took his hand, and led him to the dance floor.

***

'Hey grandma, you need me to do anything today?", Ace asked, while balancing with one leg, lifting the other so high, the knee was pressed against his ear.

"No. It's all fine, today you are free, enjoy yourself, you have been working more than hard enough these past few months. Take a break, relax, enjoy yourself.", Ace could hear her smile, and he grinned himself, "Ok then, I'll see you soon.", "Make sure you enjoy yourself.", she said before she hung up.

Ace went downstairs to make breakfast, he was currently in Igor's place, since they had ended up crashing in his house due to the time and how far they were from his own.

He took out a pan and a few bowls, and took out the necessary ingredients. It was eight in the morning now, so he ensured to not make much sound, since the people that were currently crashing in this house would most likely be under a serious hangover.

He made some pancakes efficiently, demonstrating the fact that it was not his first time.

Then, he took a large portion for himself, and then kept on making until there was a massive pile. He put them in storage so that they would remain warm for when they woke up.

He then made some orange juice, and put some ice in it, before walking to the terrace, where he sat down with his tablet, and had some breakfast whilst reading the newspaper on it.

He did so for about half an hour, before he put all of his dishes away, and then went to his room, where he picked up his phone, and requested for his chauffeur to come pick him up, one was there within half a minute, and then he wrote a note, leaving it where they would all see it, telling them there was juice and pancakes.

He then went downstairs, and got in the car. A half an hour drive later, they were back in his penthouse. He took a shower, and then changed clothes. He had already completed his workout beforehand, which meant that he was free to relax now.

He watched a movie, relaxing whilst thinking of what he would do today. At about late morning, once the movie stopped, he saw that in the group chat CJ had asked if anyone was up for skating. He sent his agreement, then picked up his skateboard, a backpack with some filming gear, and then walked out of the door.

Over the years, his channel had expanded, he now posted anything and everything. He would post videos at least twice a week, and they would be depicting a variety of activities. Whether they be clips from his stream, vlogs of him skating or doing various activities, or playing music.

The variety had allowed him to grow, he was able to cater to a vast array of interests, and slowly, more and more people watched aloof his videos. They would come for the music for example, and then decide to click on the vlogs, then, as they saw more, they would decide to tune in to his stream, where they would watch him play games, which would lead them to watch those videos on his channel. It was a well-prepared 'net', all Ace had to ensure was that they were entertained for every aspect of it, something he was clearly able to do.

Of course, his main thing was videogames, it was the thing he enjoyed the most, and would always stream them, but adding a variety of content had helped him grow as a content-creator, something that had always been his goal.

***

"Happy summer holidays!", CJ shouted, excitedly, "Congrats on your graduation, man, finally huh? I really thought you were going to be at it for a few more years.", Ace grinned cheekily as he dodged the light punch that was thrown his way.

CJ was one year older than him, and had just graduated. He would not be going to college, however, and would instead pursue his music career. In these past few years, he had genuinely popped off, he was now making enough money from his views and merchandise to not have to work and just focus on his music. Every day, more and more people discovered his music, and his channel grew.

Lately, he had also begun streaming, he would stream himself carrying out the producing and creating music. It actually received quite a large amount of views, since he was always happy to show how things were done and help people begin creating their own thing. He detested gatekeeping, and let that clear in every stream. He also had his own private channel, where he would post tutorials on how to begin creating his own music, all free of charge.

This had also gotten him a large amount of good rep, and a few of the very big artists had shouted him out for the good work he was doing for the community, something which obviously caused him to explode in fame.

Because of all of this, he had managed to convince his parents that it was better for him to not go to college and take a gap year to just focus on his music. Honestly, with the amount of money he was making, he had no need to work, and was paying all the bills already, which proved to his parents that he had a solid amount of income.

Therefore, together, he had come out with a plan. He would take a gap year, focused on his music and creation. After that year, if he thought he would be happy, and it was viable, he would not go to college, and move into his own place. His parents wanted him to live with them for at least one year, and CJ had no reason to disagree, he loved his family, and would be able to taste his parents' cooking for one more year.

"You planning on filming?", CJ asked, and Ace shrugged, "I brought gear, but we'll see, there's no need to do so honestly, so if we just want to have a chill session, the gear can stay in the bag."

CJ nodded, "Seems fine by me, you know that is you ever want to record, you have my permission. It all depends on the guys when they come."

"Yep."