Martial Online.

405  Call Me Ambrose

"Aha, I smell like shit." Jesse looked at his face in the mirror.

A few minutes ago, he finally logged off the game and left the bed properly for the first time in a week.

After looking at himself in the mirror for a few moments, he took a long, warm shower and put on new clothes while tossing his old ones away, which smelled quite horrible.

He then got seated in front of his desk, opened the computer, and checked the date and current time.

While spending time in the world of souls, he was actually much longer in the Room of Damnation than anyone could've expected.

He didn't know how long, but if he had to guess, probably three months, which was an insane amount of time.

Jesse relaxed on the chair, not feeling like moving a muscle, as he was finally feeling something other than pain and suffering.

"In a few hours, I'll be leaving with Anna for that Christmas dinner. Once that's over, I'll sleep the whole day." Jesse stretched his limbs and opened the Martial Online forums.

He was wondering what was going on while he was inside the Room of Damnation, as one week was quite a long time, and every week something big happened in Martial Online, such as new bosses being found, etc.

However, what he saw truly took him off guard.

There were two bright, red-fonted announcements at the top of the page, and it was impossible to miss those.

"A new update and tournament?" Jesse's interest was captured, and he slowly read those posts.

After finishing up both of them, he leaned against the chair, intertwined his fingers like a thoughtful man, and looked at the screen.

'The last update changed the entire game and even the world, so this is definitely a big thing.

'This tournament is what shocks me the most. This is the first time that all the strongest players will be in the same place.

'Not only online, but also in reality. The strongest players will travel to Loch City… Loch City—that's where Bella lives, doesn't she?'

Jesse pulled his dry lips and blankly looked in front of him. His eyes lingered in the direction of the tournament announcement and the word 'Loch City.'

"Haa…" He pinched his lips and looked at the ceiling with a blank stare. "Loch City, huh."

Knock, knock—someone knocked on the door, and it opened slightly.

"Jesse, are you awake?"

"Hey, mother." Jesse quickly closed the computer, as if he had something to hide, and stood up.

Anna entered the room with folded clothes in hand. "I brought you some clothes if you want to wear these today!"

"Looks expensive." Jesse mentioned and looked at his own clothes, which were very casual. "These ain't fine?"

"You've got to charm those ladies." Anna pinched his cheek and handed him the clothes. "There is a dress code."

"Mm." Jesse accepted the clothes and put them down on the bed.

"By the way." Anna pulled out a small piece of paper from her pocket and gave it to him. "Someone called us about five to six days ago. It sounded very shady, but they wanted to give you their phone number."

"Huh, did you receive a name?" Jesse took the piece of paper and checked the phone number.

He never memorized his family's phone numbers, but the start of the number was completely foreign and from someone who lived in a different country.

'Why does a foreigner want to speak to me?' Jesse wondered, pulled out his phone, and added the phone number.

"It was someone called Moriarty." Anna said. "It sounded like that guy's manager called here and gave his phone number. He is apparently a popular streamer."

"Never heard of 'im…" Jesse decided to check this guy out, and he nodded. "All right, are we leaving now?" Follow current s on ɴovᴇl_Firᴇ.ɴet

"Yeah, Sebastian is waiting outside." Anna said with a soft smile. "I'll be waiting outside; put those clothes on."

After she departed, Jesse took off his casual clothes and moved onto the fancy-looking clothes.

It consisted of a white undershirt, a nice-looking dark blue vest, and perfectly-tailored dark blue trousers. Then, accommodating that, there was a black necktie and a silver chain hanging from his chest pocket.

It was perfectly fitted for Jesse, highlighting his athletic physique and tall, powerful-looking muscles.

'She must've gotten this tailored just recently, and I haven't even gone to the tailor with them; still, it's a perfect fit.'

Jesse sat down on his bed and pulled out his phone. He wanted to learn more about this Moriarty before leaving for Christmas dinner.

It didn't take long for him to find out about him.

There was plenty of news about him, and after seeing his current streaming rank, Jesse was very surprised.

However, it brought him many doubts as well.

"Hmm, I'll try calling." Jesse left the room, and as he walked down the hallway, he dialed the phone number and placed his phone against his ear.

While the phone rang, he arrived at the elevator, stepped inside, and pressed the bottom floor number.

After the elevator's doors closed, a ding sounded from the phone call, signaling that someone had accepted the call.

"Hello, this is Daniel Greedforth. Moriarty is currently busy; mind me asking what your business with him is?"

"This is…" Jesse moved his tongue inside his mouth before finishing. "Ambrose. I heard you were searching for me."

The phone stayed silent, as if the call had been disconnected accidentally.

But then a thrilled voice came.

"Ah, Mister Rothsmith. Mind me calling you Rothsmith?"

"Call me Ambrose." Jesse said while the elevator took him down. "What do you want?"

"Of course, sir!" Daniel cleared his throat and said, "On behalf of Moriarty, I contacted your parents to have a talk with you!"

"What does he want from me?" Jesse asked. "I don't know him, and he doesn't know me, so why?"

Ding—the elevator reached the bottom floor, and the sliding doors opened.

"Are you available for the rest of the day?" Daniel asked. "Moriarty wants to talk to you personally. I assure you, it is very beneficial to you!"

"When will he call me?" Jesse asked while walking out of the mansion, and he saw Anna discussing something with Sebastian beside a silver Mercedes car.

"In a few hours," Daniel said. "Make sure to be offline during that time. I assure you that this phone call will change your life!"

"Fine, I'll be waiting." Jesse disconnected the phone call and approached the car.

"Young master." Sebastian bowed and opened the back door for both of them.

"Oh my." Anna was dressed in a beautiful black dress, exuding an air of sophistication and grace. It was clear that she was a woman of high status.

The black dress accentuated her beautiful figure, hugging her curves in a tasteful and flattering manner. She was wearing an expensive-looking jacket to protect herself slightly from the cold.

When she saw her son walking towards her, her lips turned into a sweet-looking smile, and she gently clapped her hands.

"What a ladykiller, Jesse."

"You look beautiful, mother." Jesse smiled, and he kept the door open for her.

He would be lying if he said that she didn't look charming and beautiful, a rare breed of woman, but he still didn't feel the attraction that a man would feel towards a woman.

In his mind, she was his mother, almost like she was the one who gave birth to him.

Anna smiled and entered the car, scooping up to the left-most seat, and then Jesse followed her inside and sat beside her.

After that, Sebastian closed the door, entered the driver's seat, and started driving towards their destination.

"Nervous?" Anna asked curiously.

"A little." Jesse took a deep breath. "I am not much of a people person, and I don't know anyone there.

"No need to be nervous; I am sure you'll do great." Anna said with full trust in her son.