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 will join!” Ella yelled and the counting began, skipping Matthias consciously.
“You’re not coming to the party again, this time right?” Luna stated.
But Wilson with his nerdy glasses jumped in and defended Matthias.
“Uh…ah. He will. He will. I… I will pay for him,” he said and opened up his wallet to bring out his credit card that’s funded by his parents who own a pharmacy.
The girls sneered.
“Oh, what a good friendship,” Luna said and turned his back away to Matthias. “If it isn’t because of your friend’s money, you won’t be able to come with us,” she murmured more.
Yet, what they thought was already an over argument turned to a worst case scenario when Jared suddenly punched Wilson’s face, causing his nose to bleed.
The girls shout in disgust of Wilson’s blood and the boys backed away to not attract Jared’s attention except for Matthias.
“Hey,” Jared's deep voice almost chilled Wilson down to his spine, “are you trying to ruin our fun?”
“N-no,” Wilson answered in his shaky voice.
“Then who will pay for Matthias?”
“H-him.”
And silence.
No one in the crowd wants to play with Jared’s fist.
Seeing this, Cheska, took the public’s attention and smiled sweetly to ease the tension in the air.
“Why don’t you just let me treat you all? As you know, our family owns a restaurant,” Cheska suggested out of pity for Matthias.
That’s when Jared also suggested a wild thing for all of them.
“Treat us all? Hah, isn’t it better if it’s the go-home boy who will treat us all since this is his first time joining a class party?”
All eyes fell to Matthias, who never spoke a word nor flinched since the bullying started.
“How about that? Nice, right?” Jared taunted more
Matthias raised his head a bit to meet Jared’s eyes.
He’s sure, this guy is serious in making him crawl today out of fun.
But what’s funny is that his sense of fun has already twisted since he signed the paper at Mr. Owen’s office.
“I don’t want to,” Matthias briefly replied, which garnered a loud laugh from Jared.
“Of course you won’t want that. Because that will just send your organs and soul straight to those who wanted it. Even more, your petty life won't be enough to satisfy my cravings alone.”
This time, it is Matthias, who laughed at Jared that the latter found insulting.
“My life?,” Matthias said. “It’s worth more than your family can give.”
Hearing the insane declaration from Matthias, Aira stepped in to tell him once more that he’s poor and will stay that way forever but Matthias shut her up before that.
“Aira, are you going to tell these people again that I am a dirt eating bastard? Do you want me to tell them what kind of food you eat?”
Flushed red, Aira pursed her lips, afraid that Matthias will really blurt out her dirty secret in front of the class.
But Jared just laughs it off while hugging Aira in front of Jared in an attempt to make him feel jealous.
“You’re too chatty today, poor boy. Why don’t you just come out honestly and tell us that you can’t afford treating us all because it’s already a miracle to feed yourself everyday.”
The crowd laughed at Jared’s straight provocation to Matthias.
“What about this? Lick my shoes clean and maybe I can give you a portion of my rice. I am sure that that kind of food is heaven for you.”
Instantly, the cheerleaders began chanting.
“Lick it! Lick it! Lick it!”
And the others, who don't want to get involved at Jared’s wrath also joined in.
“Lick it! Lick it!”
They sang in unison as if to protest.
However, Matthias has no reason to do it at all and even if he does, he will never do whatever this Jared guy will say.
Instead of doing what Jared asked him to do, Matthias went to the court’s side to get the coach’s bench and sat on it.
Then he took off his socks and raised his feet in front of Jared, who’s getting more angry by the minute.
Mimicking Jared’s voice when he asked Matthias to lick his feet, Matthias also asked Jared to lick his feet.
“Maybe I’ll change my mind and say yes to your suggestion that I treat everyone here, you poor beings.”
Furious, Jared launched a kick to Matthias’ raised leg and turned back, dragging Aira with him.
“Remember this, loser, wherever we go, you’re the one bound to pay our bills today,” Jared exclaimed as they walked out of the door.
“Huh? Forcing me now? Well… it’s fine. Okay,” Matthias agrees to Jared which shocked the whole class.
Luna’s face turned into a frown.
“Are you bragging now that you can pay for our meals? Excuse me, we only eat high quality foods,” Luna said.
“Eyy, Matt, are you sure that you’re going to be okay?” Wilson asked as he cleaned his nose with his handkerchief.
“Why don’t you just use my card when paying, I’m sure Jared won’t know who’s the owner of the card that you’ll use.”
“Wilson is right, Matt. If you don’t want his card, how about mine?” Dylan seconded, making Matthias grin.
“Don’t worry too much, it's fine. I do have a plan.”
And the three left, followed by Cheska, who’s just listening to all of that.
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
The day before Cheska’s birthday party, Matthias decided to buy the things that he’ll need to look presentable in the party.Wearing his usual jeans and plain black shirt, he went to the mall to buy what he needed.Remembering how his last feud with Aira and Jared ended, Matthias smirked at the anticipation of what's going to happen next if he’ll show up at that party completely different from before. He first stopped at the gadget store to look for another phone.Matthias walked by the glass drawers and read the specs of each displayed phone one by one.Hmm? He thought deeply about what he should buy since all of it already looks so luxurious.Thankfully, a male shop assistant walked towards him.“What is it that you’re looking for, Sir?” the shop assistant asked him.“Can you recommend a good phone?”The assistant did not hesitate and guided Matthias at the most luxurious phone on the display.“Is this worth it?” Matthias checked the specs properly.Well, what matters is that he
Matthias went back to his apartment with a group of porters carrying all the suits that he bought out of frenzy. “Is this really the place? Isn’t he rich?” one of them asked another since Matthias doesn’t seem like the person who will be living in that rundown apartment after spending so much for clothing.“Hshh… shut your mouth. I heard about it before. You know, conglomerate heirs who live in slums to experience life in poverty,” his co-worker told him.When all of the things were successfully placed inside Matthias' room, Matthias paid the porters using the same black card and gave them a huge tip.“Are you doing an online business now? Glad that you found some money for capital,” Matthias’ neighbor told him when all of the porters were gone.She’s been watching since earlier but Matthias looks so busy telling the porters what to do next.“You’re there,” Matthias greeted the girl that’s standing by her own door.“Hm,” the girl nodded. “I was thinking why is it noisy again and saw
Matthias clicked the aircraft carrier that values 50 000 twice and instantly, the message that shows Elisha received 100 grand showed up on the screen with the visual effects of coins being showered to her.This made those still watching Elisha go wild.[What?!] One of them commented. This girl got a big shot sponsor!Hence, broadcast viewers try to see what’s happening in the broadcast.Because of the viewer’s reaction, saying that Elisha’s broadcast is interesting, the number of her broadcast views increased. Elisha can’t believe what happened and how she managed to get that much money in one swoop.At first, she checked if it is really her account and if it’s credited to her or just a glitch.But seeing that the hundred dollars were added to her earnings, Elisha blushed and bowed on camera.“T-thank you so much, [bigFan]!” Elisha said in her broadcast, thanking the sponsor who gave her that huge support.Matthias just smiled.He doesn’t have interest in Elisha’s broadcast but c
When Matthias came to Elisha’s room, he was stunned at the amount of food on the table. “Did you order everything on the menu?” he asked Elisha jokingly when he saw the huge variety of food there.“Yes.” “I’m just kidding but did you really…”“Yeah, I did,” Elisha answered with a big smile on her face.“I got a receive a huge money today so I bought all of it to celebrate but when it arrived, I saw that it is too much for me so I invited–”Ding! Dong!The doorbell rang again so Elisha ran to meet the delivery that she asked.“Is that another…”“Yes!” Elisha smiled again. Her pink lips glimmered under the light of her own apartment.This lightened Matthias mood.She must have really liked what happened in the broadcast earlier.While eating, Elisha keeps talking about bigFan, making Matthias choke at his food at first.“You see, I’m so thankful for [bigFan]!” Elisha exclaimed.Matthias coughed a little. User [bigFan] is him but he can’t carelessly tell that to Elisha.“I think h
They don’t know the time anymore nor how long they’re in that place.Under the dim light of the room, three girls are seated and tied on different chairs.Across them is a bulky man with a scar on his face and standing in front of them is a handsome man, wearing tacky clothes.“Who are you?” Aira shouted at the gangster.With his tied hands she tried to make another struggle by kicking the gangster but the gangster caught her right leg.The man, vaping, huffed the air from his vape to Aira’s face.“I assume you are their leader,” the gangster guessed and smiled at Aira.“I am asking who you are and why you’re doing this to us. Don’t you know me?” Aira said but the displeased gangster slapped Aira’s face, which shocked Luna and Ella.Trembling, Luna tried to stop the gangster.“S-stop,” Luna stuttered. Then she looked at Aira, who’s beginning to tear up from the slap she received.“W-we’ll behave so–”“Of course, you should behave,” the gangster said and lifted Luna’s face forcefully.
When Ella squealed after Joshua tried to feel her up, Luna made up her mind to call Matthias despite her worries that Matthias might decline their wish since they treated him badly.“Can you also let us call someone?” Luna spoke to Joshua.Feeling elated with the thick stack of dollars in his hands given by Aira’s sugar daddy, Joshua just nodded and gave the phone to Jonathan to assist Luna.“Who are you going to call,” Jonathan asked Luna.“Hm, my classmate… His name is saved as ‘Chicken Boy’.”Jonathan glanced at Luna. Is she kidding with him?“Chicken boy?” he asked, unsure if the girl was messing with him.“Yes,” Luna confirmed.“Why call the chicken boy? Hahaha, his name is making me laugh.” Joshua said from the side as he counted again the money.But Jonathan did not ask for more confirmation and just searched for the chicken boy in Luna’s contact list.Bzzt… bzzzt…It’s been ringing but no one is answering the call so Jonathan smirked at the two girls.“Call…call him again,” E
"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