"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."
“Yes, sir. I am… Matthias Claude.”The unassuming delivery guy checked the caller’s phone number once more and like what he saw at first, it’s an unregistered caller.“Inheritance?” he repeated to clarify if he heard him right.“Yes? What are you saying, inheritance? Do you take me for a fool?… Try your joke elsewhere.”Outside the tall Cerena Hotel, Matthias hung up the phone angrily and blocked the calling number after hearing the caller's exaggerated deception.He looked around and saw the high-rise buildings which made him look like a small man.Matthias chuckled at the ridiculousness that the man said. How ridiculous it really is! A man told him that he's going to inherit trillions of industries!Is that even possible for an orphan like him? He’s not even inside any drama.Laughing, Matthias concludes that it’s just another scamming system to take money from other people like himself. But what can they get from a poor college-sophomore like him who doesn’t even have a decent am
Slowly, Matthias got up from his bed, afraid that the person behind that door might be somehow connected to Aira’s sugar daddy or to the money accidentally sent to him.He walked to the door and peeked outside to see who’s there, but he saw no one. Bang!This is not a knock anymore, he thought. Whoever is outside seems to be impatient.Gathering all his courage, he opened the door, wishing that a good talk can solve any of those misunderstandings. However, in spite of all those preparations, Matthias fell into disappointment when the person he saw was their apartment owner. Ms. Greta, the overweight owner of their place, immediately showed her palm in front of Matthias. Her ugly face that’s already sagging from having too much fat is stretched a bit as she looks up at the young man. “So what now, have you already decided?” she asked like a commander. “Or you can pay your rent if you don’t want to.”Matthias showed her his empty wallet and asked if he can just pay next month but Ms
Matthias stared for a long time on his trembling hands.He can still feel a bit of what he touched earlier. He needs to apologize for that girl that he accidentally touched but on a second note, will he see her again, right in this huge building?Frustrated, he simply glared at his reflection on the elevator’s wall and sighed. Ah! Focus, Matthias. He scolded himself.Then, ding!The elevator opened exactly at the 99th floor. Other than him, no one else used the lift so the tightening in his chest got worse from the unknown feeling that’s in between nervousness and anticipation of what’s coming next. But alas, he’s here. There’s no way he can turn back now.The lift opens and what welcomes him is a spacious and glamorous office filled with expensive items from furniture to the small trinkets that seem like art pieces. Hearing the door open, the man sitting comfortably on his chair glanced at the lift to see who came. Seeing Matthias face, he immediately rose from his seat and gre
A few minutes earlier, just after Matthias turned around, Mr. Owen remembered that his new master doesn’t have a car to drive around. “How dumb of me to not organize that first before saying goodbye to him.”Trying to catch up on Matthias, Mr. Owen called his secretary to arrange the car for him.“I’ll be there in a minute, so you just need to remain on standby.” But what is this now?“What are you doing?” he couldn't help but shout when he saw Matthias being surrounded by his own men. "Why are you all gathered here?" Noelle’s eyes almost bulged out of her eye-socket when she saw the CEO’s angry face. She trembled and the cat seemed to get her tongue under the intense pressure of her boss.“It’s because of this man, sir!” one of the guards shouted to make a good impression in front of Noelle as if what he did saved the whole world. “This beggar suddenly stormed in and caused a commotion earlier, so we will be sending him to the police station to lock him up in a prison for trespa
Because of Cheska’s invitation, Matthias couldn't focus on the game at all and made several fouls. What’s worse is that if it is Jared committing a foul, it wasn’t ruled as foul at all.The practice game inside the class ended like a wind at Matthias’ loss, because of this, the winning team led by Jared did not stop commenting on how wussy he is. Aira is also proud about this and can’t stop smiling at him, showing Matthias that he’s clearly a loser.Cheerleaders on the other side, supporting Jared’s team also joined the taunting, making Matthias look more miserable.“Nice game, guys. Why don’t we have fun and have a barbecue party today as a reward to ourselves?” Cheska suggested. Everyone except Matthias’ friends and Cheska looked at each other with a grin in their eyes. Of course, Matthias, the poor boy, will surely ditch the party and run at his rat hole again. “Yes, why don’t we do it?,” Aira agreed as her smile widened with malice towards Matthias. “Okay, let’s count who wi
Outside, Jared and Aira are already waiting for Matthias beside their car. “Kiszarl Grand Hotel. That’s where we’ll enjoy this night, Matthias. Are you fine with that?” Aira asked him with an eyebrow raised.Kiszarl? Matthias’ friends stopped at their tracks. Isn’t that the place for a 5-star Michelin restaurant in the area?Wilson’s eyeballs raised, trying to calculate the expenses that he’ll have if the whole class ate at that place. He’s going to warn his ignorant friend about the price of food there when Matthias answers with his nonchalant voice. “Okay,” Matthias agreed. “But in one condition.”Jared’s eyes’ lit up when he heard Matthias will be giving a condition. Interested in how Matthias will make his way out, Jared asked him what condition he was setting.Maybe he’ll tell them to just order for plain water? Jared smiled with cockiness as he waited for Matthias’ response.“I want you to pay half of our bill.”Jared leaned to his car. Look at this smart kid, trying to m
No one spoke at the dining table but each of them tried to enjoy the sumptuous meal in front of them. But one prayer is common for every person sitting on the table except for Matthias.Everyone hope that Matthias will keep his word and pay half of the meal’s price, else they will be left with no more allowance for the rest of the year. The atmosphere remained like that until the staff placed desserts on the table that changed everyone’s tightened stomach in an instant.Well, except for two people – Aira and Jared, who’ll be paying half of the bills of today’s party.Not waiting for his pig-classmates to finish, Jared put down his fork.Then he, contemplated how he’ll approach his father to lend him some money today. Aira made a side look at his boyfriend and to his ex-boyfriend, Matthias. She’s thinking where did Matthias take the confidence to order a gold menu for all of them? Just a day ago, he’s nothing but a delivery man living in a worn down apartment.But he’s here now an
"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