[{"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-130":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},500532,755,"Chapter 130 Time To Commit Some Financial Fraud!","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-130",130,"\u003Cp>\"Young Master… are you serious? You called me here for this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliana stood before me, looking caught somewhere between disbelief and exasperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was dressed in the standard Academy uniform. A copper hexagonal badge was pinned to her chest, embossed with the ouroboros symbol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her neck-length white hair was styled in a wavy bob with bangs, framing sharp azure eyes that were currently glaring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were in my living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After my conversation with Ivan, I had spent six grueling hours compiling my mission report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't exactly perfect, so I already knew Selene would have plenty of issues with it — especially with how I explained my reasoning during the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was too exhausted to care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after finishing the damn thing, I did what any rational slave-owning master would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I summoned my Shadow and asked her to deliver it for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliana stared at me like I had just told her to jump off the island. \"You called me here urgently from the Academy… just to make me deliver your debrief report to Instructor Selene's office?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded as if this was the most natural request in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pinched the bridge of her nose and exhaled like dealing with me was physically painful to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master… Instructor Selene's office is closer to you from here than it was for me from the Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued glaring but didn't say anything immediately. For a moment, I thought she might let it go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, when it became clear she couldn't, she finally asked, \"…And why are you naked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced down as if just remembering I was still in my underwear. \"Oh. I felt like letting the world witness my undeniably godly physique in all its glory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliana visibly fought the urge to scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers rubbed at her temple in growing frustration before she almost cried the words out, \"Young Master, I was really busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, yeah?\" I raised an eyebrow. \"What were you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Working on a project in the Alchemy Society,\" she answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment I uttered my next words, her expression turned to stone. \"With Professor Rexerd?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What?\" She asked flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shrugged. \"I just heard some rumors flying around. Honestly, Juli, I knew you were a gold digger, but isn't that guy a little old for you? I mean, he's at least a decade older than us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No scowl, no glare, no comeback. Just cold silence. Her face turned passive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I knew her too well to miss the small twitch of her eyebrow or the faint shift in her stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, that gold digger comment really struck a nerve, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held her gaze for a moment longer, then laughed and shoved the file into her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax, I'm just kidding. You can do whatever you want, I don't care. But seriously, deliver my report. It's urgent. Do it before Instructor Selene leaves her office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliana took the file, fingers tightening around it like she was ready to use it to smack me upside the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she inclined her head in a show of fake respect. \"As you wish, Young Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she turned on her heel and walked off, exiting my apartment and closing the door behind her with just a little more force than necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed, flopping onto my couch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, I had planned on sleeping after finishing the report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now? My body was exhausted, yet my mind was too awake to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Must be all the coffee I drank while compiling that report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ran a hand through my hair and exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I guess I should do some work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had achieved everything I needed to get stronger in Ishtara — a soulbound artifact and a treasure trove of Essence Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By using those Stones, I could easily break through my Soul Rank in a few weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I shattered ten Essence Stones a day, and it would take me around five hundred Stones to accumulate enough Essence for a breakthrough, I could rank up in just a month and a half — fifty days, give or take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, yes. But also, absolutely not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it wasn't great!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because here was the problem:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, it would've taken me at least seven to eight months to achieve a breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, I was cutting that time down to less than half. Discover hidden content at My Virtual Library Empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn't just fast — it was suspiciously fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I suddenly ranked up in only fifty days, the Professors, Instructors, and Academy Officials would start asking questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did I do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, I had Essence Stones? Where did I get so many?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bought them? Do I have purchase receipts? When did I buy them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did I even get the money, considering most of my personal accounts were supposed to be frozen by my family and the Academy had a copy of all my transaction history whenever I used their funds on something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many questions. Too much hassle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to avoid that kind of scrutiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I had to convert these Essence Stones into legally acquired assets, disguise their origin, and make them indistinguishable from legitimately obtained resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, I had to launder them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it was time to commit some financial fraud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So exciting right?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, yes. But also, absolutely not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because here was another problem — I wasn't smart enough in economics to pull something like that off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean, I knew how to money launder in theory, but I had never done it. So, aside from having no experience, I also had no connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you absolutely do need connections if you wish to launder such a large amount of wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm,\" I tapped my chin thoughtfully a few times, then shrugged to myself. \"I guess it's time I pay him a visit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vince Cleverly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was finally time to meet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, but first… I should take a bath.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And put some damn clothes on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>•••\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh! This feels so good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spreading my arms wide, I breathed in the fresh evening air, letting the soft wind brush against my face and tousle my golden blond hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So good!\" I chimed blissfully, earning a few odd looks from passing Cadets. Not that I cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did those fools know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Cadets here had never even set foot outside the Safe-Zones, let alone in a place like Ishtara — one of the many war-ravaged lands where law and order and hygiene were as mythical as dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They took fresh air and clean streets for granted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no idea how good they had it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, neither had I until a few weeks ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here on Ascent Isles — or anywhere in the Western or Central Continent really — the standard of living was leagues above the Conquered Territories situated outside the five established Safe-Zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I wasn't even exaggerating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could physically feel the difference in air quality after coming back from Ishtara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pollution here was nearly nonexistent, and the streets weren't drowning in filth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost surreal, like stepping into a dream where everything was just… clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more than that, the world inside the Safe-Zones simply felt safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the barriers of the Safe-Zones, away from the Monarchs' protection, the very fabric of reality seemed thinner — like it could rip apart at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, I could still feel the phantom weight of Ishtara's suffocating air clinging to my lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of rot and too many unwashed bodies packed together. The ever-present haze of dust and ash choking the streets. Just thinking about all that made my stomach lurch in disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rolled my shoulders, shaking off the memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly? That filthy city had probably given me more PTSD than the massacre I'd witnessed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But never mind that. I was back now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, the air smelled of fresh rain and blooming flora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the distant scent of roasted meat and baked bread drifting from the nearby bakeries and restaurants felt so indulgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly, this is civilization.\" I sighed theatrically, placing a hand over my heart with a flourish worthy of the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was 7:30 in the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun had just set, painting the sky in a deep shade of darkness and letting the city drown in the soft glow of the street lamps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Ascent Isles floated so high in the sky, we experienced sunrise earlier and sunset later than the people on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panoramic view of the sea of clouds beyond the edge of the Main Island was also as breathtaking as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah… I really missed this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, enough reminiscing. It was time to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in a black satin shirt, matching pants, and my dark grey robe draped over my shoulders, I hummed an upbeat melody and started walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after barely five steps, I abruptly stopped in my tracks when I realized I had left my communicator back in my bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You see, the Academy City was massive, and I had the memory of a goldfish. Navigating the streets without getting lost was a challenge far beyond my abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I needed maps to get where I was going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clicking my tongue in annoyance, I turned back. I hadn't gone far, so I was back within a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that's when I saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael Godswill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a plain white tee and dark ripped jeans, the black-haired protagonist was heading toward my dorm building when his eyes landed on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Samael!\" he called out, immediately making his way in my direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I paused, looked around, and did what any sane person would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I ignored him and kept walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-Hey! Samael!\" Michael shouted after me, weaving through the light evening crowd. \"Samael! Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, much to my dismay, he caught up just as I entered my dorm complex. He matched my pace and began walking beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Samael!\" he yelled again, right in my ear this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Michael!\" I turned to him, feigning surprise. \"Hey! Long time no see. How are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael gave me a flat look. \"Really? Are you actually pretending you didn't hear me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" I waved him off. \"What are you talking about, my man? I would never ignore you! Pfft.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as I said it, I quickened my pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael kept up with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I made a turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled sharply. \"Okay, why are you following me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to talk to you,\" he replied. \"And weren't you the one who told me to give you an answer today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Right. I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the fact that he was here in person instead of just texting me meant that he actually had something to say to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And truthfully, I really didn't have the energy to deal with him right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Michael, I just finished writing a lengthy report for Selene, and I don't have the mental capacity to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tham—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could finish speaking, I turned the corner toward the elevators and bumped straight into someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, sorry—\" I started to apologize, but then I saw who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My twin sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And surrounding her were her two childhood friends — Princess Alice and Prince Willem.\u003C\u002Fp>",1903,"2026-05-30T12:03:22.767Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.979Z",1,"novelbin.me","20396177b8a6ea5da1f17afac8579e79181a66a2c31d7636b0ac81f00f712105","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-131","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-129",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyoung-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-cover.jpg"]