Zero to the Greatest and Richest

Chapter 5

Roger's expression revealed fear, as he was used to pursuing me and giving chase. It hadn't crossed his mind that I would be the one approaching him.

He remained seated at his desk, motionless, and his followers had not yet arrived.

"Scared?" I closed in on his desk and delivered a sharp slap to his face with my right hand. "Are you frightened of me?"

"Fuck you, Alex!" He stood in fury.

"You better like this," I struck his nose a few more times, and students around let out sounds like 'oh,' 'ahh,' 'ouch.' Onlookers observed without daring to intervene. They were well aware of Roger and his followers. "You're quite audacious to invite high schoolers, aren't you?"

"Summon them again, and I'll visit your class every day. Don't assume you can harm others without facing repercussions; people can strike back." I kicked him away from his seat and made him fall.

I approached him, clutching his neck tightly with my arms, and uttered, "Don't assume that I won't actually kill you if you continue to bother me!"

This time, I had a genuine desire to kill him, and my overwhelming killing intent, responsible for the deaths of thousands, surged. He involuntarily urinated in his pants, yet I refused to release my grip, even as his body writhed in pain.

His body was already begging for me to release his neck as his eyes started to move up, and he found it hard to breathe.

‘Should I kill him now?’

‘No, no killing. Killing is far too messy.’

I loosened my grip, and he gasped for air, his chest heaving in desperate gulps. His face was pale, and he coughed a few times harshly. "Next time, I might not show mercy," I moved closer to his ear and murmured, my voice barely audible. "If you persist in seeking vengeance, beware, for I may just clandestinely end your wretched existence."

Retreating to my classroom, a wave of regret washed over me. What began as a petty squabble had escalated into a matter of life and death. It should have remained just a trivial, childish disagreement.

I glanced around, the stark reality hitting me. At the tender age of 13, my days should have been filled with innocent, carefree pursuits, love and not ensnared in the complexities of grown-up quandaries.

At the second recess bell ringing, two of my friends suddenly came to my class, Daniel and Anthony. Both are my best friends, and we've been together since grade 1. Anthony is a rich kid for now, but in 10 years, his father will fall ill, and their wealth will collapse. His father will recover, but their finances will never fully recover.

As for Daniel, he is also the son of a wealthy merchant, but later, a fire will break out at their place. His brother will engage in illegal activities, leading to their shop being shut down by the police. I stopped being close friends with them when I moved to the big city. They also moved to the big city but attended different schools and lived in different areas, so we lost touch as we don’t exchange addresses. We didn't have cell phones back then.

I thought about buying Nokia stock in the future when I had money.

"Do you want to borrow this book?" Anthony gave me a comic book titled "K****u boy," it's number 17. I had already read all these books to the end, but it brought back nostalgic memories. After school, the three of us walked home together, and to make the journey shorter, I walked to their homes. We would play an old game called Sega at Daniel's place.

When I left Daniel's house and returned home, I chose to walk, even though it meant walking an extra kilometer. Near the traditional market, I spotted an old beggar with an idea. I said a prayer to the True Source for the well-being of all people and the world.

100 good Karma points. My initial intention was to exchange these Karma points for money and donate it to the beggar.

However,

[You hit Roger in class without reason, and you incurred -200 negative karma points. The total of all your karma points is -180. You just gained +100 points, so it's at -80 in total.]

Since I was already in front of the beggar, for the sake of saving face, I decided to sacrifice my own money and gave $1 to the beggar.

[By doing good and donating $1 for the first time, you earned 10 times the positive karma points. 100 points x 10, you got 1000 points. The total good karma is 920 points, which can be exchanged for $9.2.]

Damn, if I had known that the first donation could earn me ten times the points, I should have given more. Another regret…

I strolled through the main market of my small city, overwhelmed by nostalgia. All places are still old and soon everything will be changed.

In the future, I will open a construction company here, rise to the top, become the best in town, and accumulate wealth. However, the wealthy individuals who seek my services to build their houses will soon demand more than they deserve. They are exploiting a loophole in the contract to force me to provide more than they can pay for. When I refuse, they threaten to tarnish my company's reputation, to intimidate me, and to destroy my only source of income. I didn't have the courage to fight them at that time.

It started with one person a gold seller, and then he began to convince other clients to do the same harmful thing to me and my company. This put my company's reputation, my income, and my family at risk. Adding the effects of Covid and its aftermath, I was compelled to declare bankruptcy and flee, setting off a chain of unfortunate events in my life.

I realize that all of this stems from my weakness and my inability to say no. I cannot protect myself or my family from their insatiable greed.

About five years later after I my company bankrupt, this small city will eventually be ravaged by an earthquake, leaving behind only death and sorrow. I will watch the news with a heavy heart.

The truth was, I am happy, especially knowing that some rich people who stole from me have nothing in the end. Yet, some people were completely innocent.

From that point onward, people began to engage in conflicts, pitting one against another, and nations against nations. Humanity descended into madness, attributing their loss of sanity to a malevolent force, the devil, which they believed had arisen from their own sins—anger, wrath, greed, arrogance, and a plethora of negative emotions. These negative feelings nourished the inner devil within humans, causing it to gain strength.

As the devil's power increased, it gained control over human beings, craving an ever-growing supply of negative emotions.

World War 3 became the means through which the devil, residing within humanity, compelled everyone to produce more negative emotions, thus providing it with sustenance. This path would inevitably lead to the apocalypse, with all of humanity consigned to eternal damnation.

Certain religious groups, driven by the fervor of the devil's scheme, actively promoted war, driven by their desire to witness the world's end as foretold in the prophecy. This inclination towards warfare was a form of madness that afflicted humanity as a whole.

[System has detected that you have reached the main world scenario quest #1

Three years from now, prior to the year 2000, you must seek out the individual whom you will support in eradicating the devil. By doing so, you can prevent Armageddon and avert the need for World War 3.

The ones you are going to search for are Buddha Maitreya, Jesus the Second Coming, and Krishna's return. He is a human.]

‘What? Finding Buddha, Jesus, or whatever? To prevent Armageddon? This is the quest that I will never accept in this life.’

Totally deny it! Refuse, reject. Out of my life's story. Done being the good guy.

The quest was just gone.

I bought an ice cream from a local store and continued my walk, eating and pondering, "Do I really want to save this world? It's more like I just want to have fun, make as much money as I can, fuck as many girls as I could, gain power, become the Warren Buffett and Elon Musk, and end up being the president of the Earth through World War 3.”

“It was sure to happen, as the last time I almost became president without money and support. The world can be destroyed for all I care. I just want to go out with a bang, without regrets. Then I will die peacefully after releasing all my regret. I was born a villain this time."

Out of nowhere, I suddenly felt a menacing presence. As I glanced behind me, I saw Roger rushing towards me with a baseball bat. He was too close for me to evade, and the bat struck my head hard, enough to make me taste blackout.

My body lost its balance, and I fell down hard. He kept attacking me with his baseball bat while screaming in panic and fear. "I'll kill you. I'll kill you, bastard."

I thought I had died again.

[The universe has predicted that you are possibly the main villain in the future, destroying the world, causing more catastrophe, and bringing about the destruction of the whole world. The universe is now working with your surrounding karma to kill you as fast as it can to balance the world's harmony and prevent the future destruction.]

[You cannot hope to destroy the world and the universe not turn their enmity towards you.]