[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-223":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462716,1913,"Chapter 223: Departure","black-online-chapter-223",223,"\u003Cp>It was foggy outside. The windows were shrouded in a thick layer of mist. There was no need for curtains because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen was sitting in his small study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard for him to tell whether it was day or night because of the thick fog, but it was always foggy during this time of the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave a certain type of ambiance to the mansion, which he found pleasing, and he enjoyed the solitude it brought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock~ Knock~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t sound happy. Well, he rarely sounded happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened, and then, Anna entered the study, looking like a slob, with her hair all over the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was red-eyed as if she’d been crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a mess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hated the fact that Anna could actually be a really powerful head of the family because of her ruthless nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t trust her because of her mental issues and the lack of control of her own emotions that always made her very unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You called for me, Father?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna asked with an emotionless gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was in the middle of crying in her room, so she was quite pissed that he had interrupted her breakdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure have a mess. Your death has troubling consequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said with a pissed-off look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While his real business was here, in the real world, there was also some good business going on inside the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially on the 27th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operation that Anna’s guild had over there was making some good money, and without her, they were in danger of losing it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I am sorry, Father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unsure whether her apology was genuine or whether she just said the words that she believed her father wanted to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Who will be leading the guild in the meantime?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nick, I believe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t talked to anyone in the guild, even though they had been spamming her with calls and messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Nick was the Vice Guild Master, she believed that he was going to handle everything until she was back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nick... He is from the Ace Family, is he not? Do you trust him? This could be a good opportunity for the Ace Family to seize our operations!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah, I trust him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lied. She didn’t trust any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just to be sure, I’ll send Raikou to oversee your guild’s operations. We can’t afford to take any risks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna didn’t answer. She didn’t really care what they were doing. She just wanted to be left alone for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raon will return home shortly. We’ll have a welcoming banquet for him. I need you to behave when he arrives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Whatever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna looked away and mumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I swear, if you cause a scene!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen slammed his fist on the expensive-looking wood table, and Anna turned her gaze back to him and just nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll behave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was really hard to tell whether she meant it or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, get out of my sight. And you better make a new character and start climbing the tower again. That’s your only worth in this value, after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna nodded and left the study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megaworld, 18th floor, Fang Raon’s apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a heavy sigh, Fang Raon finished packing up the Virtual Reality Pod in a box, and he slumped back to the couch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was done packing everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...They should arrive here shortly.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought as he checked the time on his wristwatch, and his already ugly-looking apartment looked very abandoned now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had mixed feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, he really didn’t mind leaving this shitty apartment, as it smelled like shit and mold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the other hand, he never really wanted to leave Megaworld, especially now since he now had Chaewon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Village was a nice place. Especially the Fang Mansion. His room over there always felt big and cozy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first time that he was going to see all of them with his own eyes, as last time he was over there, he was still blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KNOCK! KNOCK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole apartment almost shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy knocking came from the door. It was as if someone tried punching a hole through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It must be them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since he had now made some enemies, he carefully approached the door and took a peek through the peephole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were three black-suited men standing outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon opened the door and stared directly into the sunglasses of the bodyguards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Young master, we are here to pick you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodyguard at the front said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon let them inside, and the bodyguards looked around the room and were surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never thought that the young master of the Fang Family would be living in such a shithole residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw the packages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the bodyguards single-handedly lifted the heavy-looking Virtual Reality Pod package. The other bodyguards took everything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They then left the apartment but then stopped outside and waited for Fang Raon to follow behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon took one last look at the ugly apartment, and as he stepped outside, he turned off the lights one more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Goodbye...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the bodyguards popped open the trunk and carefully placed the packages inside—including the Virtual Reality Pod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a lot of space in the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A hover mobile.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought as he looked at the vehicle that the bodyguards came to the Megaworld with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a hover mobile. Shaped like a car but without wheels, it was instead hovering a few meters above the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the hover mobiles weren’t in widespread circulation yet, there were more and more of them roaming around the world every year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodyguard opened the door to the hover mobile and gestured for him to enter—he climbed inside and settled into the plush leather seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the bodyguards also entered the hover mobile, and with one turn of the key, the engine roared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d suggest strapping up with a seatbelt. We will take flight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver warned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a nod, Fang Raon quickly strapped in with a seatbelt, just like the rest of the bodyguards, and then, the driver slammed on the accelerator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hover mobile took flight, leaving the ground with a sudden burst of speed, and the Megaworld soon became nothing but a small speck in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>",1107,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.438Z",1,"novelbin.me","63ed5510d7dc403d88fca70f095cac1b224393a08122ab2b9521a24fb59665f0","black-online-chapter-224","black-online-chapter-222",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]