[{"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-293":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},500595,755,"Chapter 293: Dual Swordart [I]","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-293",293,"\u003Cp>Another day went by with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No monster ambushed us, no ancient traps showed us our darkest nightmares, no one fell off a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey to the caldera was going so smoothly that I was nearly getting bored. Soon we were going to reach its jagged foothills and start climbing toward the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which, normally, would’ve been a blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since we didn’t encounter any beasts, it also meant we had run out of things to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which, in turn, meant... we had also run out of things toeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, we still hadn’t had a proper meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of us were Awakened, so we could go on without food far longer than a normal human — especially Michael and I, since the two of us were at [B-rank].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the rest of our companions still needed to eateventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time we set up camp for the day, the entire group was starting to look like a slow, shuffling pack of starving zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the ever-laid-back Alexia looked ready to tear bark off a tree and take her chances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there were Ray and Vince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing I had come to realize about that duo during this journey was that they couldnothandle an empty stomach with dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, they were off at the edge of the camp, staring... at Kevin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin, the unkillable bird that we had adopted yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s so small,\" Vince whispered, crouched on all fours like an extremely malnourished hyena stalking a piece of meat. His hollow eyes were full of hunger and resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ray shook his head solemnly. \"It’s perfect. More than enough to fill me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin blinked in the opposite direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he opened his beak, let out a very disturbing sound like someone gurgling marbles, shed every single feather on his body, inflated like a balloon, shrank back down, and rewrapped itself in freshly regrown feathers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now, it was... slightly bigger, around the size of a chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ray inhaled sharply. \"...We ignore that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vince nodded immediately. \"Agreed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A plan — if one could even call it that — was discussed between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ray found a flat, smooth rock that looked ideal for both bludgeoning and tenderizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vince stole a handful of salt from Alexia’s dimensional storage chest. Because theyobviouslyneeded seasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who in their right mind would eat meat without seasoning? That would be barbaric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Vince knitted a net from braided vines and held it up with pride. \"Let’s go! He’ll never see it coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The universe must have heard him, because that was exactly the moment Juliana walked past them, carrying a heap of firewood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave them a long, heavy, deadpan stare. She looked like she wanted to say many things, none of them flattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, she settled on, \"You both are going to regret whatever you’re doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ray flashed her a smug grin. \"Sweet of you to care, Julia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Juliana replied, smiling with such blatant delight that she didn’t even try to hide. \"I actuallywantto see you suffer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that ominous remark, she walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hesitated for a brief second but proceeded anyway, as hunger won over reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, believe it or not, they succeeded! As astonishing as it may sound, the idiots succeeded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hunted that little fluffy bird. They killed him. Then they cooked him before he could regenerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, they ate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ate without sharing with any of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that we would’ve agreed to eat a nigh-immortal monster anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buttheydid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ate every last charred, over-seasoned, questionably edible piece of Kevin until only his bones remained, stacked out in a neat little pile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a few blissful seconds, everything was perfect. Their hunger was satiated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Then Ray burped and made a tiny, strangled noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Vince followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What came next was something that still haunts them to this day... and amusesus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nothing serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Just hours upon hours of sharp stomachaches and wrenching cramps that reduced both of them to a writhing mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They screamed and cried and cursed, rolling on the ground and swearing oaths to never touch meat again in life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, their agony subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before they could even breathe a sigh of relief for surviving the past two hours... they startedviolentlythrowing up, emptying the entire contents of their stomachs onto the forest floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued to throw up until there was nothing left in them, until all they could do was retch uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, as they lay there defeated and half-dead, something rattled nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin’s bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bones trembled and shivered and rearranged themselves on their own, a soft glow pulsing through them before new flesh sprouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin’s whole body regenerated in the blink of an eye, his feathers bursting out again in a puff, and by the end of it... he was simply standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked larger, healthier, unscathed... and unapologetically smug, if monsters could even besmug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ray stared at him with lifeless eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vince whispered weakly, \"That... fluffy motherfuc— khwaaa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he started throwing up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>•••\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had a different way to distract themselves from the gnawing hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily and Michael were talking about boring couple stuff. Since they didn’t get to go on too many dates before joining the academy, they were making up for it here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of a nightmarish jungle, while on our way to an eldritch creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly romantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, their quiet, awkward smiles were cringing me out. Lily was asking Michael questions and telling him things, and he was sincerely listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had that habit. She overshared a lot of things with those she felt comfortable talking to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Personally, I could never listen to her talk so much about herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t just her! It was everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we were talking, it needed to be about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Oh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suddenly started to realize I was a really bad boyfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, since they were talking, and it would’ve been weird for me to interrupt their intimate space, I left them alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vince and Ray were still half-dead from their stomach infection, so they were resting by the campfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang had climbed up a tall tree and was now lying idly atop a branch. That guy never stopped being edgy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I walked around the campsite a little more and found Alexia meditating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the last few days, she had been pestering me to train with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, by the way, these guys trained even here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever we’d get a couple of slow days, all of them would start training or testing their Card combos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never understood the need for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean, we were fighting for our lives almost every other day in this place. Why did they all feel the need to trainmoreon top of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like signing up for extra homework while the exam was already punching you in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alexia didn’t want my excuses. She wanted to spar with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I wanted to not get beaten up by her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t get me wrong. In a no-holds-barred match, I was confident I could defeat her. Not only did I have a few strategies to counter her already prepared in my mind, but she was also a rank below me right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in a controlled combat situation, with rules and restrictions, where I couldn’t use my Cards and weapons — I had no doubt that she wouldwipethe floor with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ego wouldn’t be able to handle that humiliation. What if I start crying publicly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey, don’t judge me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my core, I was still an arrogant young master who hated losing to the main characters, okay!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t avoid the route where I’d become a third-rate villain and get beaten up by Michael just to get beaten up by Alexia after coming this far!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, seeing that she was lost in meditation, sitting on a flat piece of rock with a serene expression... I slowly began to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she heard me, she’d grab me and won’t let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hear you, Samael.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice — her pure, angelic, adorably high-pitched voice that, to me, sounded like the whisper ofdeathitself — cut through the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I got chills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t wait another second... and made a run for the woods like my life was on the line. Because it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wa-Wait—!\" she shouted, completely taken aback. \"Get back here, you bitch! I heard Theosbanes were brave!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t give in to provocations. I just ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Branches snapped under my feet as I dashed into the darkness, sprinting like a man who had absolutely no shame left to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind me, Alexia’s footsteps were as soft... yet somehow infinitely more terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear to the Monarchs,\" I gasped, jumping over a tall fern. \"This woman is going to kill me in the name of friendship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t run forever!\" she screamed from uncomfortably close behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what I saw chilled me to my core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That girl...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t even running!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was speed-walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed-walking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like those serial killers from old movies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not even trying!\" I yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t need to,\" she replied, voice flat and calm and full of impending doom. \"You breathe loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Wow, that hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>",1543,"2026-05-30T12:03:22.768Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.979Z",1,"novelbin.me","87261c78ae5c5944ec505104b52f9533932969a41054586e51ed9c8fb0f65bb8","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-294","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-292",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyoung-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-cover.jpg"]