"Do you know him?" Zack asked Matthias when the latter greeted Jared."Yes!" Matthias quickly responded.He looked at Jared and wiped more of the blood out of his face."Poor you," Matthias comforted him and let Zack drop Jared down to the floor, unable to speak anymore."He's my classmate and someone who should be in prison if it weren't for his age and family's acquaintances. Do you want to know what this creep did before?"Matthias' smile faded. It already happened a long time ago yet he still can't shake off the horror that day when Jared's group ganged up on him and his childhood friend. The two of them almost died from the injuries they sustained from bullying, making his childhood friend's parents report the incident to the authorities and sue Jared.But in the end, Jared and his friends just ended up serving 2 months in a juvenile house despite the fact that his friend needed his left leg to be amputated."What are you going to do with him?" Matthias questioned Zack in a s
"What took you so long?"Without shifting his gaze to Mr. Owen, Matthias answered the question briefly. "Something happened."He's not into conversation right now since the sensation from what he did to Jared still lingers on him.It's his first time to assault someone like that!No, that's no assault but a torture.Matthias planted his face on his palms and breathed heavily.That's... that's a torture right? He did...Then he looked at his slightly feverish hands that brought Jared's leg up to that chair. Matthias inhaled and calmed himself down. Minutes later, Zack followed him, taking the driver's seat again and offering a bottle of water to Matthias."I think you might need this?" Matthias grabbed the water bottle and chugged down the half liter of water until it was more than half empty. "Hah!"Zack smiled at Matthias' reaction. "Are you okay now?" he asked the still nervous Matthias. "It looks too bad but the injuries he received aren't that very critical," Zack informed
Chapter 21The next day, as expected from Mr. Owen’s swift arrangement, Matthias left the room he’s renting and transferred to a condominium located at the top floor of SKY Palace, a renowned high quality condo that can only be afford by those who have the same standing as Mr. Owen.Miss Greta even gave him a look when he walked past her after one of Mr. Owen’s men paid the ugly landlady four times of his monthly rent just to let him go without any objection.“You don’t need to do that,” Matthias told the person assisting him in moving out.“I’m sorry, but I am just listening to what the president tells me,” the assistant informed Matthias.So, Matthias just let it go.No good thing will happen if he’ll object to Mr. Owen’s decision since a seasoned business man like him has more knowledge than him.When the assistant left the condominium, Matthias immediately opened the window and let the fresh air come inside of his place, turning off the AC that is much colder than the temperature
Chapter 22Monday, Matthias arrived at school in his new car that Mr. Owen also arranged for him. The ‘Black Panther’- as what the company selling it calls the car’s design– parked at the school’s gate, gathering the attention of the students more than what’s intended.Because of that, Matthias became reluctant to get out of the car.Until he heard Elisha’s voice.“Matthias, what course are you taking again?” Matthias took a quick glance at Elisha sitting next to her.“Business Management,” he answered as he grabbed the car door’s handle to get out.“Is that so? Okay!” Elisha chirped, holding Matthias hands to stop him from getting out too quickly. “Take care, okay?” Matthias just gave her a slight nod before getting out of the car.Ever since Elisha read Cheska’s name, she became more insistent that the two of us should get married as soon as possible! And that they should register their marriage right away.But he ignored it saying that Friday this week is already too soon.If
So Matthias is a billionaire. How did she miss that information? Luna asked herself.Since earlier, Luna has been keeping an eye on Matthias who humiliated her and acted like he’s interested with his body but because Elisha’s keeping guard of Matthias since earlier, she can’t find a proper time to confront Matthias.When the professor went in to start their major class, the class went to their own seats except Matthias who just chose to occupy the vacant seat at the back together with Elisha.“Do you know that girl as well?” Elisha whispered to Matthias in the middle of the class and pointed at Luna, who’s throwing death glares at Matthias.“Forget her,” Matthias scolded Elisha.But Elisha just smiled.After the class ended, Elisha excused herself saying that she needed to go back home now and that the driver was waiting for her outside.Luna took the chance and pulled Matthias in a corner right after Elisha faded in the view.Some students walking by took a quick look but Luna shooed
Evening. It’s already 7 pm and Matthias has decided to take his time, strolling around the building where his new place is located.Even though the lamp posts illuminated the wide street where the cars pass by, some parts are still hidden under the shades of large trees that look serene under the daylight.This made the people tailing Matthias to easily abduct him.“Wha–”Not a word was said when the kidnappers closed Matthias’ mouth with a thick cloth to silence him.And despite his effort to break free, arms aren’t able to shake off the thick arms of the person who attacked him.Fwwooosh…A white van slowed down a bit beside Matthias and the kidnapper and opened its door for the kidnapper to throw Matthias forcibly in.Inside, Matthias gasped when the kidnapper let him go. He took the cloth inside his mouth and threw it on the side.“Who are you?” he asked the people inside the van but no one spoke, irritating Matthias so he held the collar of the kidnapper who sat beside him.“I’m
Back home, Matthias was welcomed by Elisha.She was wearing a pair of sleepwear. Tank top and pyjamas and had a gel face mask on his face.“Where did you go? I was waiting for you the whole night yesterday,” Elisha said.Matthias studied Elisha’s face for a while, trying to see whatever is behind that worried face she’s showing right now. Is she lying like what that woman told her?But Elisha remained innocent like a rabbit in front of his eyes.“Did you have a contact with Mr. Owen?” Matthias asked Elisha, sitting down on one of the chairs in their kitchen counter.“Yes. Why did you ask?” Elisha replied, walking back to the living room where she left her phone charging.Elisha opened the phone and scrolled over her contacts then when she saw Mr. Owen’s number, she went to Matthias and presented Mr. Owen’s contact information.“Here,” she said.Matthias, on the other hand, pretended to copy the number on his phone. “Are you going to talk to him? About what?” Elisha inquired after se
“You what?” Mr. Owen’s voice roared inside his office when he heard Elisha’s proposal in adjusting the wedding in a month.“I already told Matthias. And isn’t a week of preparation too rushed? What will you do if Matthias will became suspicious of your actions?” Elisha reasoned out to her father, eyes determined to make her request approved. “Are you the one making the plans here? Do you think you’re better than me?” Mr. Owen rebutted. “You…”A sigh.When he can’t express the words of refusal to Elisha, Mr. Owen just threw the ashtray on top of his table to Elisha’s head, making a mess of cigarette butts on her hair.“Just make sure that you don’t thwart my plans any further or else…things will be bad for you and your mother.”When Elisha left Mr. Owen’s office, she immediately called her mother to ask about her well-being.“Ma, how are you feeling today?” she asked.“I’m fine now. Anyway, what did that person tell you today? Haven’t I already warned you before not to talk with him?”
"Get that and that and that fucker out of my face, now. Argh!"Everyone trembled as Camilla shouts to her assistant to take out the professional gamers that they hired to mine invaluable things within IMPERIAL SAGA."I'm so tired of dealing with morons. Why do you keep hiring dumb people like those?" she whined to her butler and lover, James Morrow. "Do a better job or else...hah, don't mind."James walked out of the room escorting the fired gamers, who's been gaming for only one day but brought out unsatisfactory results to Camilla."Can I ask something," one of the gamers asked James. His eyes were already moistened from the harsh words beating from Camilla earlier but it wasn't that noticeable behind his thick eyeglasses."We know what we are doing, mining and collecting rare treasures but why is she offended when we said that we successfully formed an alliance with that Duke? As someone with a merchant job, being in connection with the Duke will surely make the gameplay easier."
Nelson's uploaded video took up the charts in trending topics. He was even interviewed for an evening magazine show just to talk about his experience in meeting the rumored Duke, who everyone thinks is the top player within the game because currently, he's also the one dealing with the empire's affairs more than the emperor. "Isn't this a problem?" Clementine said to Matthias when Matthias went out of his capsule that day. "That Camilla will see you.""See me?" Matthias thought for a while before stepping out of the capsule. "What is it for her then? I don't remember offending her except for that one time when I—""She's out for your throat and money," Clementine informed Matthias. "And because of that, here's the report that I need you to read."Matthias read the report with a serious face, tapping on the floor with his foot. And after two minutes, he sat down on the chair not too far away from him. "These...is she seriously trying to start a war? Isn't the sales and manufacturing
Bam!Fireworks shot at the sky at the launch of the most advanced virtual reality game, IMPERIAL SAGA. People, gamers enthusiasts and people who follow the latest trends in technology participated at the countdown when the game was announced online.“Damn, cool! I’m glad I swapped my motorbike for this capsule,” the Nettuber Nelson commented when he showed his followers the capsule he acquired that is only for playing the now popular, IMPERIAL SAGA.“And did you know…hushh…this is a secret I just got from fellow gamers. So, did you know, there’s a rumor that IMPERIAL SAGA will give its players money just for gaming? Brothers and sisters, our in-game money can be withdrawn in the real world!”[foccin killa…][just what i always wanted it to be][Imagine having a job inside the game and using your money in real life where you’re jobless. That’s nuts. It’s like having two lives.][hahaha, I’m taking assassination jobs now. Anyone who wanna hire me?][murder XD][lololololol]Nelson looke
“Same as…me?” “Yeah… you. How do you describe yourself?” Matthias told Larsen as he studied the capsule where he’s been laying down for a long time…which felt exactly 3 years for him.Complicated, maybe? Larsen thought.Ah! So that’s how it is.“Aren’t you going to ask me something important?” Larsen smirked at Matthias.“Not interested. Anything that you’ll say won’t be taken seriously by me…Dear Emperor.”Larsen gave a deep sigh at Matthias’ stubbornness. Well, that’s to be expected from him.“If I were you, I'd start taking over land now. It could be something that’s not Penoma but that’s the place I recommend. That’s because in 3 weeks time, I will officially launch this app out in public. Meaning, you’ll be taken over by those who really know how to beat a game. You should hurry.”Then Larsen left the room, leaving Matthias who is still engrossed at the structure of the giant device in front of him.Two weeks passed and the rumor about a new virtual reality game that extends to
Chapter 53A party…again.What does it mean?Larsen, who saw Matthias’ apparent confusion, laughed. “You should start controlling your emotions, young one. Like right now, I can see that you’re too ignorant by what I mean and just now, you got offended when I called you ‘young’.”“But you’re not really that old,” Matthias commented to Larsen. In his estimate, Larsen is just about the same age as him.“If you’re saying that I am not old in real life then I am not. But in this game, my age is already in 3 digits.”Well, it does not surprise him.Larsen being an emperor means he already spent a lot of time inside the game. So, mentally…“Dang, old rotting guy,” Matthias blurted, which was heard by Larsen.“You talk sharp, young one,” Larsen teased Matthias. “Talk to elders with respect.”Ignoring Larsen’s words, Matthias walked away. “Are you not going to ask me more about this game?” Larsen shouted as Matthias took a step further and further away from him.“No need, thank you. I’ll f
As Larsen faded, Matthias slowly walked away from the monsters so that he wouldn't end up like their last victim, hanged upside down and conscious while being bitten bit by bit by the monsters as if savoring a delicacy. Small dark elves, that’s what the monsters are and they are burning and tossing the other humans they captured, shouting and cheering as they pass it to each other to have their comrades taste it. But as Matthias tried to run away from the busy elves, he did not notice a stone in the ground and fell belly first to the ground. Without thinking, he used the ability [Blink] but instead of getting himself far away from the monsters, he ended up back to his previous position which is just barely a hundred kilometers away from the elves. In haste, he tried to crawl out of panic. This led to one elf learning his location. Soon, each of the elves started to recognize that there is an intruder in their vicinity. Squeeee! The tiny humanoid creatures squealed like goblins a
Matthias read Larsen’s title a few more times. “What does being an emperor mean in this game?” he asked, wondering if that title gives him some perks.“It means that I am the rank 1 in my region.”Then Larsen opened his inventory and gave Matthias a book. “That’s a skill book,” he shared. “Take it as a bonus. Usually, newbies like you need to buy that from the in-game stores but I’ll let you have it now since I transferred you very far away from the cathedral.”Matthias opened the book and immediately, a message window popped up.[Blink] The message says and from the descriptions of it, it is an auto-evade skill that can be used 3 times a day according to their in-game time. “How generous…” Matthias said as he pressed [allow] to let the skill consume one of his current 5 skill slots. “Then, good luck,” Larsen said and quickly left the viscounty with his own personal skill. “What?!” Matthias exclaimed when he’s left alone to deal with the chaos inside Penoma Viscounty. “What is h
"Yes, like I told you, there's a lot of things that you need to know and it will take some time to ingrain these things inside your head like second nature."Matthias stared at Larsen as he lay down in one of the capsules to try the game that was being described to him."My assistant, Kira, will be logging in with you, so please wait for us at the cathedral after you create your character," Larsen told him one last time before closing the lid of the capsule to officially start his gaming journey.When Matthias opened his eyes again, he was in a very white place where he could not perceive depth."Hello?" he called but there was no sound coming out of his mouth.Then zzt...and a small window with a keyboard opened.[Please enter your name]Matthias keyed his name but changed his mind halfway and changed it into Mias. But that sounds too girly so he changed it again into Sai, taking the last letters of his name.[Welcome, Sai.] The screen says and then it shows him ways to customize hi
"So, what am I supposed to do now?" Matthias asked Larsen after Larsen and Lorena brought him to a business building he doesn't know of.Lorena's heels made a noise on the hallways of the building they're in which reminded Matthias of his first time entering Mr. Owen's company because the sound feels familiar and at the same time, just a distant memory. Larsen instructed Matthias to enter a room with several capsules in it. "A game?" Matthias asked."Oh, so you know about these games? Virtual realities? These types of VR capsules came out recently and we'll be using these to train your brain."His brain? Matthias couldn't believe what he heard. How can this thing train his brain in the process. "Well, I call it like that but it's just you and me going to simulate a fake life of yours. A minute here outside feels like an hour inside the game. So, to make it feel like a hundred years, the simulation will last for at least one week, 10 hours each day."Wait!" Matthias interrupted. "Do