[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-a-villain-so-what":3,"chapter-i-am-a-villain-so-what-i-am-a-villain-so-what-chapter-2":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Am a Villain, So What?",{"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},1506327,1956,"Chapter 2: Letter from God","i-am-a-villain-so-what-chapter-2",2,"\u003Cp>\"Seriously,\" I muttered, dragging my hand down my face. \"Of all the characters in this damn game...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned back against the stable wall, staring at the faint cracks in the wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horses shifted restlessly nearby, the sound of hooves thudding softly against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was inside a world I already knew by heart—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but this time, I wasn’t holding the controller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was inside the tragedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protagonist would soon begin his rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heroes would form their party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the timeline marched forward, the world would edge closer to its inevitable end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did something about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stopped dawdling and cursing my luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever this situation is... it’s my reality now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complaining won’t magically uninstall the world and respawn me at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I began packing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to admit — this guy lived like royalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything in the room screamed luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bedside lamp? Pure gold. Like legit, pure gold, not gold-plated nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paintings lined the walls, each probably worth more than my old apartment back on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Racks of tailored clothes, fragrance collections, and—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously? A luxury watch set? Who the hell needs seven expensive watches in a medieval world!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heck, even if I was kicked out of the academy dorms, money shouldn’t be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noble privilege is one hell of a cheat code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed a storage bag — a simple-looking duffle bag, but enchanted with spatial expansion magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could store up to a hundred liters. That might not sound like much but see the size of the bag. A small duffle bag having storage of 100 litres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only mages with spatial affinity could craft such a thing — and they were rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of these bags could feed a middle-class family for months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And here I was, just tossing shirts into it like it was Amazon packaging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, honestly, the weight remained the same no matter how much I crammed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that it mattered. I wasn’t going to haul furniture around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clothes packed, I glanced around the room again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jewelry, watches, rare ornaments... I left them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never cared for flashy things anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I ever needed them, I could just... buy them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being a noble is actually the only good part about transmigrating here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed, almost smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that smile didn’t last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when I folded the last shirt, there was a knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap. Tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a letter slipped under the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After glancing up and down the corridor suspiciously, I closed the door and picked up the envelope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the seal was the Ashborne family crest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So... it’s from the family.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a small spark of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe they were finally offering support?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A private residence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scolding, sure — but surely they wouldn’t abandon their heir entirely, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I broke the seal and unfolded the letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I read, my hands slowly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WHY GOD!? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to tear the letter apart, but my arms were too weak with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien Ashborne,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your disgraceful behavior has brought shame to our family’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until you rectify your actions and redeem your honor, you are hereby exiled from the Ashborne household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All financial support will cease immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are forbidden from using family properties, wealth, or connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earn your keep or perish alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Darius Ashborne\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exiled...? Cut off financially...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My knees hit the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was I kicked out of the dorms...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I no longer had any of the noble perks this bastard took for granted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No allowance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No family credit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I take it back. Being a noble sucks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My situation had gone fromvillain with luxury problemstovillain with homelessness problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy hated me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Family abandoned me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was heading toward apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the original plot had Lucien disappearing soon anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I might really die as early as he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slumped onto my bed — the bed I wouldn’t be allowed to sleep in tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay. Deep breath.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inhale. Exhale. Try not to cry. Repeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I mourned my cursed luck — which apparently had no bottom — my eyes landed on the envelope lying beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two pieces of paper inside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great. More trauma,\" I muttered, ripping it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one didn’t have a seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the handwriting was elegant... almost divine. Literally divine, as it turned out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hello James...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or should I call you Lucien now? 😊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must be confused about how you ended up inside the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well,I brought you here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Yes, I am God. 🎶\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As you may have realized, Asteria is not just a game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a real world heading straight toward destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I don’t want that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone needs to save it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then you came to mind —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A guy obsessed with this world, playing it relentlessly for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what perfect timing! You died!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t let such an opportunity pass~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I stopped your soul from drifting to the afterlife\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and... reincarnated you here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why can’t I save this world myself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because every world follows its own laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cannot interfere directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But tossing a soul into a side character?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A teeny-tiny loophole. 😉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh! And don’t worry —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t leave you to fend for yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m giving you a gift that will help you survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry about not asking permission,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but you weredead, so... ¯\\(ツ)\u002F¯\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please save this world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and enjoy your second life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With divine love,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—God❤️\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at the letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Who the hell puts emojis in a divine revelation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyelid twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this wasn’t just reincarnation by accident...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d been kidnapped by God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragged into a doomed world I spent years trying to save — and always failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Save the world,\" huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God made it sound like he was asking me to take out the trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lay back on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Let me guess. You gave the protagonist all the cheat buffs and left me with a participation trophy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence answered me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden notification echoed in my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A translucent screen flickered into existence before my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart jumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A system...?\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-06-06T04:52:01.856Z",1,"novelbin.me","6bc393c8f55d9fefce2316e88400381470b6529f65b25c200336f9fe0080b5c6","i-am-a-villain-so-what-chapter-3","i-am-a-villain-so-what-chapter-1",230,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-a-villain-so-what-cover.jpg"]