Rise of a Football God

Chapter 126 Family's day out

After the incredible performance of his players, helping him win a trophy in his Fulham career, the ecstatic manager, Marco Silva was generous as he gave his players 2 days off to celebrate the victory.

They deserved the rest.

Besides, Fulham's next game was in March 2nd against Brighton in the league at home, so even after the 2 days of rest, they still had 2 days to train and get up to speed for the game.

2 days to train and prepare for a league game was cutting it close but Coach Marco Silva was ready to play the gamble.

Besides, he felt that the vibe in his team was greater than ever before. With some effort, his team should be able to push over the line.

The next morning, waking up and getting the news from his coach, Sam was even more excited as the first thing he did was cancel his family's trip back to Nigeria. This was an opportunity to spend more time with his family in London and Sam was not about to waste it.

After canceling the trip, Sam met up with his sister, handling over his bank account to her and leaving the planning for her.

He told her only a single sentence. "Family's day out".

Hearing that, Sophia's eyes lit up excitedly as she started planning with gusto.

While she planned, getting ready in his work-out clothes, Sam jogged out of the hotel building as he embarked on his daily system quest.

This time, as he jogged through the streets of Fulham, Sam finally noticed a difference compared to previous times.

"That's Sam, right?"

"It's him!"

"The one who helped Fulham win against Chelsea?"

"Yes!"

Sam was stunned. 'Damn! That was fast'.

In the end, he was swarmed by excited Fulham fans and left with no choice, he signed autographs for the fans while also taking pictures with them.

When he eventually extradited himself from them, he was finally able to complete his daily system quest.

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[You have completed System Daily Quest: Mentality Monster!]

[You have been rewarded with a low-grade physical conditioning elixir!]

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Starring at the notification, Sam grinned, thinking. 'I wonder when I can finally meet the next milestone of the daily system quest'.

He still remembered the event of his last milestone vividly.

Heck, he doubted he could ever forget it.

After marking the system milestone of completing daily system quests across a period of one year, his system rewarded him lucratively with a high-grade physical conditioning elixir and a high-grade vitality elixir.

Thinking of how the high-grade vitality elixir increased his pace, an attribute he never thought it was possible to be improved and the miraculous effects of the high-grade physical conditioning elixir which he was yet to use, he felt himself burning up with desire.

'I can't wait to meet the next milestone!'

The more time Sam spent with his system, the more he truly acknowledged how lucky he was. There was one thing to become good in football, mastering your strengths, and there was another thing to improve your weaknesses.

In football and life in general, pace is a genetic factor.

Elite football players like Kevin De Bruyne who were slow players would kill to get their hands on something that would improve their pace. And here Sam was, getting it on a platter of gold.

In hindsight, not exactly a platter of gold because he worked hard for it.

Despite the fact that Sam was not a big social media person, he still paid attention to the current news. He stumbled upon the show where an ex-Fulham player talked about him, emphasizing his mentality.

Thinking of it, Sam chuckled. 'When you have something like my system pushing you every day, setting fire on your ass in the form of mission penalties, man, you have no choice but to up your game!'

Sam already had a competitive mentality from when he was young, but with the system's approach, his mentality turned from just competitive to monstrous.

Afterall, he didn't want to lose his system.

To keep it, he would work hard, run himself to the ground and perform at a monstrous level in games no matter how many times it was required.

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When Sam returned to the hotel, his family was already ready.

Sam's mom and her husband were also excited to go on a family's day out around London. To the Nigerian mom, it was a dream come true.

Sam quickly went in, took his bath and got dressed in some trending clothes before going out with his family.

Well, having given the planning task to Sophia already, as the day progressed, Sam gave her a thumbs up in his mind as he was satisfied with almost everything.

The first place they went to was a famous African food restaurant right there in London. Sam wondered how his sister managed to find this place so fast when he was still looking for a reliable African food plug since.

After eating their fill, they went to the Science Museum in London, one of the top attractions of this city in England.

At the Science Museum, this family of 4 were amazed as they were exposed to marvels of science, some of which they never even conceived as real before now.

After leaving the Science Museum, they visited Stamford Bridge. And this time, Sam had to go on a disguise with his family just to have a tour of this stadium.

His disguise was not enough though, someone recognized his father and that was how Sam was swarmed again, forced to engage in fan service again.

"Don't you think it's time you get a bodyguard?"

Sam chuckled. "I don't think so, they're being so clingy and fanatical because the memory of the EFL Cup win is still so fresh".

"Just give them time, it's normal, they'll focus on other players soon enough".

Mr. Moses shrugged. "If you say so".

After enjoying an unforgettable tour of this iconic stadium in London, Sophia finally pulled the penultimate of her plan, taking her family on a tour to the Buckingham Palace.

"…!" Even Sam did not see this coming.

He was stunned but then thinking of something, he stared at his sister sharply. "How much did you pay to buy this opportunity?"

Sophia avoided her brother's gaze. "Let's enjoy the tour!" She ran ahead.

When Sam later checked his bank account, he felt like strangling his sister but the deed was already done.

By evening, his family already had a great time in London.

They went back to the African restaurant for dinner which his mom already approved as where he should be eating.

After eating, they finally went back to the hotel.

It was a great day out.

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The next day, Sam finally led his family to the airport.

After almost 2 months of staying with him in London, Mr. Moses was finally about to go back to Nigeria with the rest of his family.

Trust Sam's mom, she prayed on him again at the airport before they left.

As for Sam's decision on where to stay after his dad left, after extensive discussions with his family, he decided to forfeit the chance to live with Alex Iwobi.

He would stay in the hotel until he got his own house here in London.