[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam":3,"chapter-young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-104":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Young Master's PoV: Woke Up As A Villain In A Game One Day",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},500506,755,"Chapter 104 Making Move [IV]","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>The guard tried to search for me for a few more minutes, but I was nowhere to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, he gave up and returned to his post, thinking I had really gone home to complain to my father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was right there — just a few corridors past the High Priest's room, hiding in the maintenance closet, waiting for nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, night fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cathedral descended into silence as the last echoes of evening prayers faded. Everyone left the building, including the guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My guess was that only the Enforcers were still guarding the checkpoints on the floors, but aside from them, there was no one else in the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, my legs ached from being folded into such a cramped space for so long. Still, I did not open the door. I did not come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vigilance demanded patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had only one chance at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to be absolutely sure that I wouldn't be caught. Find your next read at My Virtual Library Empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I waited a few more hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when it was midnight, and the moon was at the zenith of the starry black sky, did I decide to come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I eased the door open and stepped out of the maintenance closet. The mop behind me almost fell from my movement, but I caught it before it made any noise and shut the door quietly behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor was bathed in the pale moonlight pouring in from the arched windows. It wasn't dark, but it wasn't exactly bright either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressing myself against the wall and staying away from the windows, I started walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Priest's chamber was just a few turns away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't even take me a minute to reach it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced at the heavy titanium door for a moment before taking out the keycard I had stolen from the guard earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I placed the keycard on the scanner, it made a beeping noise that sounded louder in the night's quiet than it was supposed to be, and the locking mechanism in the titanium door clicked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, so good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nodding to myself, I slipped inside the room. It wasn't anything extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a plain and unremarkable office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Framed landscapes and photographs of the High Priest contributing to or attending various city events adorned the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lush carpet, woven from the finest wool and silk, blanketed the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the far end of the room was a large desk, its polished wood reflecting the faint glow of moonlight falling in from the grand window behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The window offered picturesque view of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacks of papers sat neatly atop the desk. Tall shelves filled with books and tomes lined the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of leather couches and a small round table sat in the center, completing the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I said — it was just a plain office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But plain offices often hold the darkest secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I wasn't here to just admire the décor. My eyes quickly scanned the entire room, taking note of anything of potential use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I moved to the desk first. The faint scent of incense clung to the wood, mixing with the sterile tang of polished surfaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desk's drawer was locked, naturally. But that wasn't a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took out two thin metal hairpins from under my sleeve. Their tips were already bent to my liking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth is, picking locks is rarely complicated. It requires practiced skill, sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the right tools and correct guidance, even a toddler can do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The principle remains the same. If you learn how to open one lock, you'd quickly understand how to open the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Well, unless you're dealing with something like a scanner lock, in which case you're not picking — you're hacking. Or outright breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For standard locks, though, the method is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take two thin metal wires, each bent at a slight angle. You'll use one as a tension wrench to apply the right pressure and the other as a pick to… well, pick the pins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Insert the wrench into the keyhole as a lever, turning it gently to create tension. Use the second wire to probe above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the locks, there are several pins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the pins should move easily, except one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one pin that resists is called the binding pin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your job is to find that pin, push against it, and listen for the telltale click as it resets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that happens, another pin becomes the binding pin at random. You go back and forth to find that new binding pin and push against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process repeats until all the pins resets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A standard lock has five to six pins. High-security locks can have more. Sometimes these pins could also be distributed across multiple cylinders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm oversimplifying the explanation here, of course. But that's the gist of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lock wasn't particularly sophisticated – as most desk locks aren't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, I heard a satisfying click, and the top drawer slid open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, I found many things — papers, contracts, ledgers — but not what I was looking for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was I looking for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was looking for proof indicating that the High Priest was involved in the Spirit Beast attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, Michael uncovered the truth after weeks of investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found that the two most influential figures in the region — Overlord Everan and High Priest Bowden — were colluding to orchestrate the attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they were unleashing Spirit Beasts upon the city, sowing terror into the hearts of the citizens of Khandara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't a single culprit. It was a two-person operation. A two-person crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the game, Michael was always late to unravel the full conspiracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd either catch the High Priest first, allowing the Overlord to carry on with the attacks, or vice versa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter what route was taken. In the end of this arc, thousands of people died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a ruthless massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it took weeks for all that to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't have the patience to wait around all that time. I had to accelerate the timeline. So I did just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed Michael in the right direction — well, sort of — and fastened his investigation process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if I understood Michael as well as I thought I did, then he was already planning his next move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was going to raid the Overlord's mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? Wherever evidence he found about the Overlord up until now was all vague — even the forged documents I indirectly gave him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd need something concrete to persuade the Academy to intervene in this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he was going to raid the Overlord's mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All according to plan,\" I muttered with a smirk, taking everything out of the drawer and spreading it across the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I tapped the bottom of the drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hollow sound echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a false bottom — a trick as old as time for hiding things you didn't want anyone to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But old tricks are easy to spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With extreme caution, I pried open the false bottom. I worked slowly, careful to not trigger any traps… but there were none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the false bottom, I found exactly what I was looking for. Things like money order records and vaguely worded contracts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it linked the High Priest to Overlord Everan either directly, or to several shady shell companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't stop there. I moved to the other drawers, finding more false bottoms and uncovering even more evidence like fund transfers, proof of illegal land acquisitions, and shipments labelled with ambiguous codes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't just evidence — it was a treasure trove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all this alone still wouldn't be enough to put the High Priest behind bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn't looking for justice, anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…And when all of this was over, I'd have both.\u003C\u002Fp>",1342,"2026-05-30T12:03:22.767Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.979Z",1,"novelbin.me","4a6348a4a7569cad197852b21673daf5722c569dcdde74c93dffba3783778e71","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-105","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-103",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyoung-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-cover.jpg"]