Chapter 2: Lv. 2 - Present
"Sorry, I only have a bit of tea."
"No, it's okay," the woman said softly.
"We're sorry to bother you," said the man.
The middle-aged pair began to drink the tea served by Arka.
"Judging from the way they drink tea like that, it can be seen that they are not ordinary people," thought Arka.
"Okay then, introduce me my name is Raka Athala, and the one next to me is my wife."
"Emilia Athala, nice to meet you Arka."
"Thank you- wait... Athala? Are you both Cecil's parents?"
"Yes, we are Cecil's parents. We are here to thank you for saving our daughter," said Raka, who with his wife began to bow their heads.
"P-please raise your head, it's nothing." Arka became a little nervous about the situation.
"You're such a good boy, and we have something for you too." Emilia also handed a gift to Arka.
Arka who received it was very surprised by its contents, namely several envelopes with zeros exceeding anything he ever saw in his life before.
"Um… isn't this too much? My medical expenses alone are more than enough, but you're giving me this much…"
"It's okay, actually it's not even enough to express our gratitude," said Raka.
"Then I also thank you again."
After that, they started to talk about some things, and this time Arka was sure that the two people in front of him were not ordinary people. If you look at it one more time, in terms of appearance and attitude the two of them are on a different level. They must be someone important high up, that's what Arka thought.
"If you don't mind us asking, where are your parents Arka?" Emilia asked.
"Both of them are gone, I live alone here," said Arka in a slightly gloomy tone.
"Oh my… I'm sorry about that..." After that Emilia got closer to Arka and hugged him.
This treatment was completely beyond Arka's expectations.
"Huh?! Come on auntie! I'm twenty years old, this is embarrassing!" Arka screamed in his heart.
"Mr. Athala ..." asked Arka with a pitiful face.
"Emilia, can't you see that Arka is disturbed?"
"Ehh... come on it's fine, he looks pretty cute after all."
"Really aggressive like Cecil," thought Arka.
Suddenly, Raka stood up from his position, as well as Emilia who moved to the same position.
"Apologies Arka, we can't stay any longer. We have urgent business to take care of, thanks again for your help."
"See you Arka, and don't forget to take care of your health."
"Ah, thank you very much! Please be careful on your way."
....
When Raka and Emilia were outside, they talked about one thing that made them interested in Arka's house.
"Honey, did you see the photo earlier?"
"Hmm, I see it's really surprising."
"Yeah, I didn't think that we'd been so close to them all this time."
"That little kid has grown up too."
....
In the afternoon.
"Hey! Arka, are you really okay now?"
"Of course, I'm sure that my body is healthy." Arka shows off his body with a strong pose.
"Okay, then get ready. Because there will be a lot of customers to serve today."
"Yes, Boss."
In total, Arka has been resting in the hospital for one month since getting a shot in the stomach. During that time he was lucky enough to still have the savings to survive without working, and after that, today his life has started to return to normal.
"Finally!! A well-known company from Japan, ARC Corporation which makes 'Virtual Dive Gear' technology or 'Viviear' for short, has released their game.
"After going through many trial periods, the Adventure World game will be released tomorrow, viewers will know that so far the company has only produced 'Virtual Dive Gear' technology only for education and health needs."
"Eh? Really?" Arka, who heard this on the television, was very surprised because he is a person who really likes games.
But he is sure that games with such advanced technology, the equipment required must be very expensive.
"And as the world's first VRMMORPG game, surely all viewers... no, even everyone in the world who is a game lover will be very interested in this game.
"Using their newest tool specially created for playing games, called 'Virtual Dive Game' or 'Viviam'. And now that the tool can be ordered on the game's official website, what are you waiting for? Then one more thing that will surprise the audience.
"That is, this game can make money. For details, there is still no news, but what is certain is that players can make real money with this game."
Arka tried to look at the game's website and sure enough, he was surprised because the tool has a pretty fantastic price.
"One hundred million Rupiah?!! Well... not surprising for a VRMMORPG level game that can even be used to make money."
Arka has given up on the game, all he has to do now is focus on working to raise money to make ends meet.
....
That night Arka was already in front of his house, he was surprised to find a package that was quite large, and it didn't seem to belong to him
"Hmm... even though I didn't order anything, I'll just take it."
When Arka had entered he decided to eat and shower first, and finally, he tried to open the package.
"W-wait, is this real?" said Arka who couldn't believe it.
Something that was beyond his expectations, a helmet-shaped device with a front that didn't cover the face, and an inscription that stood out on one side, namely Virtual Dive Game and Arka also found a piece of paper beside it.
(Hey Arka, I still feel that the gift that my wife and I gave before was not enough, that's why I decided to give you this. I hope you can make your life better with this tool. Oh yeah, if you are curious why I gave you this tool? That's because I'm sure you will like the game, then the thing you need to know is that my company is a branch of ARC Corporation.)
-Raka Athala
"Oh my... it's not that Uncle Raka has gone too far. Huh... let it be, after all, it's already been done, instead of being a waste I'll try to play it."
After that Arka decided to sleep, he was very impatient for tomorrow, honestly, in his heart, he felt very happy to get the game tool.
....
Then in a room, a girl sat quietly with a cup of tea in front of her, waiting for news of the return of her parents from somewhere. The sound of a car was heard outside, the girl rushed to the door to welcome the two of them.
"Welcome, Papa, Mama."
"We're home, Cecil. Did you wait for us all night here? You can sleep right away," said the mother, hugging her.
"Hoo... surely Cecil isn't here just to wait for us, right? Are you curious about him?" said Cecil's father aka Raka who started teasing him.
"O-of course Cecil is here to wait for the two of you because it's rare for Papa and Mama to come home. Mm... by the way how is he? I mean Arka," Cecil asked shyly to his mother.
"He's fine, what's more, he has started working again," Emilia replied.
"Thank goodness," Cecil muttered.
"Hah... tired... I want to eat something," said Raka.
"By the way, Cecil asked the maid that tonight Cecil would personally cook dinner for Papa and Mama."
"Oh really, thank you, Cecil. Papa can't wait to try your food," Raka said excitedly towards the place to eat.
"So Cecil, are you interested in Arka? Well... he's quite handsome, if you want, Mama will give you approval," Emilia whispered to Cecil.
Hearing that Cecil's face turned red, completely red as a tomato. She was very embarrassed, but honestly, in her heart, she was very happy and couldn't calm down.
"Ahhh! Mama! Come on don't tease me, now Mama should catch up with Papa to eat, it's too late." Cecil immediately pushed Emilia inside.
"Okay, my beautiful girl."
Cecil still couldn't calm herself down even after her mother left.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Al_kapa
Al_kapa Well, nothing special. But I guarantee in the next chapter, the game will start.
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