You're Out, Daddy novel (Natasha and Kenneth)

Chapter 849 I Want To Quit

Early the next morning, when Thalia and Denise came out of their rooms, they saw Miguel still sitting in front of the computer. His hair was disheveled, and he had dark circles under his eyes, as if he had been beaten up.

Seeing him in such a state, the two exchanged a glance and walked over to Miguel. “What's wrong with you?” Denise asked, looking at him.

Miguel could barely keep his eyes open. He stared at the computer, his hands still rapidly typing away. “I don't believe I can't pass this level. I don't believe it...”

Seeing him in this dazed state, Thalia reached out and touched his forehead.

“How is he?” Denise asked.

“He's not running a fever!” Thalia replied.

“Then... Is he going crazy?” Denise asked.

Thalia nodded in agreement. “That's possible!”

Saying that, Thalia leaned closer to take a look at the computer screen. At this moment, Miguel was frantically trying to break through some kind of obstacle as his hands moved at lightning speed.

“What is he doing?” Denise asked.

Thalia shook her head. “I don't understand!” Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

Denise leaned in to take a look and nodded when she saw the screen. “Oh, he's trying to climb the rankings!”

“Climb the rankings? What's that?” Thalia asked.

“It's a challenge in Hacker Community. You have to break through as many levels as possible within a certain time frame!” Denise explained.

“So, what's his current rank?”

“Fifth!”

“Who's in first place?” Thalia asked.

“First place is naturally Shadow Seeker, the second place goes to Tony, the third is someone called Evil, and the fourth is Ben. He's in fifth place!” Denise said.

Upon hearing this, Thalia looked at her. “Your family occupies three out of the top five spots?”

“Shh.” Denise made a hushing gesture.

Thalia suddenly realized something and looked at Miguel, who was still absorbed in his pursuits. At this moment, he seemed obsessed while continuing his climb.

Seeing that Miguel didn't react, Denise nodded to Thalia. “There's nothing we can do. Our family is just exceptional!”

Thalia pondered for a moment. “What about you?”

She remembered that Denise had some skills as well.

“Naturally, I'm in the rankings too.”

“What place?”

Denise frowned. “Do you have to ask?”

“I do!”

Denise sighed.

“Come on, tell me! I won't tell anyone else!”

“Eighth...” Denise mumbled.

“What?” Thalia asked again.

“Eighth place!” Denise said with great reluctance.

The rankings of the top few were displayed there. Upon hearing Denise's ranking, Thalia nodded thoughtfully. “Well, there's quite a gap!”

“Do you think it's easy to climb up those rankings? I've put in a lot of effort, and besides, not many can catch up to Tony’s insane skills...” Denise muttered.

Seeing the little princess getting a bit frustrated, Thalia immediately tried to pacify her. “Yeah, it's true. This thing is pretty challenging. I don't understand it myself, but I heard from Dave that getting on that ranking is really difficult. Being in eighth place is already impressive.”

“That's right,” Denise pouted. Then, as if remembering something, she looked at Thalia and asked, “Do you know what rank Kyle is?”

Thalia paused for a moment. “I really don't know about that...”

“You didn't ask him?”

“I did, but he didn't say.”

Denise chuckled. “Let me tell you, Kyle is ranked twelfth and behind me!”

Thalia raised an eyebrow upon hearing that. “Twelfth?”

“Yeah!”

Thalia suddenly burst into laughter, “No wonder he didn't tell me. Turns out he's outside the top ten. There's really nothing to tell me too. It's quite embarrassing.”

“That's why I'm saying that this ranking is truly hard to achieve.”

At that moment, Thalia's gaze shifted toward Miguel, who was still engrossed in the interface. “So, just by grinding like that, he can climb up that ranking?”

“Not entirely. You can also engage in one-on-one challenges. If you win, the accumulated time counts and you can make a sprint for the ranking. However, that's generally the most difficult part, and not everyone accepts the challenge,” Denise explained.

Thalia nodded, seemingly grasping the concept.

Whether she fully understood or not, she knew that this thing was like playing a game. You could advance on your own or engage in one-on-one matches. As long as you emerged victorious, you could climb the ranks.

With this in mind, Thalia looked at Denise and said, “I understand.”

As she said that, she glanced at Miguel, who was still engrossed in the screen. “He must have stayed up all night, right?”

Denise glanced at the number displayed beside him and couldn't help but chuckle softly. “You're right. He hasn't slept a wink.”

“How do you know?”

“From the number of times he cleared the levels. One hundred and eight times!” Denise said.

“One hundred and eight times?” Thalia was amazed. Looking at Miguel, she couldn't help but admire his perseverance while also filled with sympathy. “Impressive. He has an extraordinary level of determination!”

While the two were joking around, the door opened again, and Anthony walked out of the room, having had a full night's sleep. At this moment, he appeared energized and full of vigor.

However, when he walked over and saw Miguel, his brows furrowed. “What happened?”

Denise spoke up from behind. “He's been repeatedly defeated.”

“Fighting against constant failure,” Thalia added.

Anthony furrowed his brow in confusion, then walked toward Miguel. Before he could reach him, Miguel suddenly froze, startling Anthony.

Miguel remained motionless for a few seconds, then couldn't help but yell, “Why do I still fail? Why, why?”

“What's wrong with him?” Anthony couldn't help but ask.

Denise and Thalia glanced at each other, then shrugged helplessly in unison.

Anthony was speechless.

At that moment, Benjamin also walked out of the room and approached them. Seeing the scene, he asked, “What's going on?”

Anthony turned around and asked, “What triggered him?”

Benjamin glanced at Miguel, who was now slumped over the table with empty and lifeless eyes as if he had given up.

Then, Benjamin looked at the computer and couldn't help but smile when he saw the count of one hundred and nine attempts beside it.

“Did you spend the whole night trying to improve your ranking?” Benjamin asked.

Miguel remained silent.

“What ranking?”

Benjamin thought for a moment, then looked at Anthony and said, “Miguel told me something yesterday and said very seriously that I don't really understand the hacking industry, so in order to prove that I do understand, I logged into my account.”

Anthony was speechless.

Benjamin lowered his gaze and glanced at Miguel slumped over the table. “He must have been trying to improve his ranking, but unfortunately, he didn't make it even after one hundred and nine attempts.”

Anthony was dumbfounded.

At that moment, Miguel looked up at Anthony and said, “Master, I want to quit this. Why is it so difficult?”

Miguel looked so upset that he was on the verge of tears.

Seeing him like this, Benjamin shrugged helplessly and said, “This has nothing to do with me.” With that, he went toward Denise and Thalia to have breakfast with them.