The Earth After Rebirth

They had decided to keep their names out of it. To protect their identities from any lurking dangers. Which prompted for imposters popping out everywhere in Asgard Online.

Though they were quickly unmasked, as they didn't have the beasts or the skills to create weapons at Hiro's level.

Kiro woke up early in this particular day. Money had been pouring in for weeks, as the game was also picking up on popularity. It had been a little under 2 months since it was released.

The media attention had caused a lot of players to flock to it over the past weeks. Though his profits saw a large boom, they steadied as the days went by and settled on an average profit.

He woke up to shower. It was a Saturday morning, this was also the day Isla was dragging him to buy himself some new clothes.

He put in his jean, which hovered over his ankles. It was a bit chilly and winter was knocking at the door. He wore a shirt that tightened him more than before and a jersey that was clearly quite small.

"If I'm honest, these clothes still fit me, I don't know what Isla is complaining about." He complained, looking in the mirror and messing up his hair a little.

He was obviously a little in denial, he didn't want to waste money on trivial things such as clothes. But of course, he didn't say no to spending a day with Isla.

They didn't even go to breakfast, they would get in trouble for this but they decided to spend a day in student town and skip school meals.

Hiro and Saanvi decided to tag along. Hiro had grown quite a bit too, unlike Kiro, he wasn't in denial. He knew he needed new clothes. Especially with winter coming.

'Is this a double date?' He wondered.

The security let them out, smiling like idiots when they say Isla and Saanvi. Their expressions slightly changing when they looked at the two boys.

On their way, by train, Kiro decided to send his family a couple of thousands. With the message 'Don't call me, I'm on a date.' He knew it would be the only thing his mother wouldn't want to be in the way of.

It worked, as the train pulled up at student town, his mother hadn't called but sent him a winking smiley.

"Where to first?" Kiro asked the girls. He wasn't adept at shopping for new clothes after all.

Seeing their smiles turning into wide grins, he quickly said, "Nowhere expensive please. I'm not buying a 1000 creds winter coat?" He had after all survived winters back at home with second hand clothes.

"Tsk. Tsk. He's so stingy it's ridiculous!" Saanvi exclaimed.

"Nothing a rich brat will understand!" Kiro shot back.

She could do nothing but stare daggers at him. If it were up to her, she would fight him. She decided to enjoy the autumn sun instead.

Isla and Hiro shot each other looks and shook their heads.

Isla scanned the area and landed on a shop that was usually cheaper than the rest. That's the one she chose, so they entered it. It was called Zoned. A popular brand amongst student.

The store was nice and clean, a bunch of customers buying this and that, even some students were already there.

Trousers and shirts went for 200 to 600c. Shoes from 400 to 1000c. Winter jackets/jerseys from 500 to 2000c. They got both got a bit of everything.

The girls encouraged them to throw away the ones they were already wearing and wear new ones, since they'd be spending the day in student town. They obliged.

It was the first time owning new and branded clothes for the both of them. Hiro nearly cried, as they entered the fitting rooms. He made a mental note to thank Kiro for forcing him to play the game.

Hiro came out wearing blue jeans with a black knitted jersey and white sneakers. He looked elegant and innocent. The jersey was a bit oversized but that was on purpose on his side.

Kiro came out wearing a black plaid trouser with white sneakers. He had tucked in the white vest, on top of it was a black short sleeved button-up shirt that wasn't buttoned. His necklace stuck out like a sore thumb.

'Wow, they both are wearing just cheap clothing but they wear them good.' Saanvi complimented internally.

The autumn weather was by no means warm. But Isla felt every bit of heat coming from every direction in the store. She couldn't even speak, they stood there awkwardly waiting to be told if they looked alright.

She simply gave them a thumbs up and they decided that's what they'd wear. They went to pay, they asked for the rest of their clothes to be delivered at school and left the shop.

'Is it okay for me to give him this gift?' Isla had bought him a Zoned watch. She was still contemplating as they were headed for breakfast.

Coming out of the restaurant they intended to eat at, was her father. It looked like he came here for business. Their eyes locked, and then Jesús smiled.

"My dear daughter, running away from me only to run into me!" He said smugly.

Isla quickly shoved the watch in her pocket, and smiled awkwardly. Kiro froze in place, so did Hiro. They didn't really want to mess with rich people unless necessary but here they were, taking their daughters out for breakfast and possibly lunch.

"Dad, what are you doing here?"

"Is that what a daughter should say, seeing her dad after such a long time?"

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She sighed rolling her eyes, "It's so good to see you daddy!" She hugged him.

"My little Rosie!" The lion had suddenly turned into a cub.

The three just stood there dumbly, watching this scene that was supposed to be cute and full of love, but everyone except for Saanvi and Jesús, were uncomfortable.

"Hey, who are your friends here. Of course I know Saanvi." He shook her hand and waited.

"This is Hiroto Misaki." Her dad clasped Hiro's hand and shook it violently.

She was nervous. Her stomach wouldn't settle down as she realised she'd have to introduce Kiro to her dad.

"T-this is Kiro Waynworth." She berated herself for the stutter.

Kiro put on a genuine smile and held out his hand to shake his. "Nice to finally meet you, sir."