[{"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-76":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},500728,755,"Chapter 76 Victory [II]","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-76",76,"\u003Cp>Her voice echoed off the cavern walls, sounding more threatening than she probably intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, this was her plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small smile bloomed across my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew Thalia was going to pull something during the test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I was waiting for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, like every other Cadet, Thalia focused on winning the team test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even had to fight Michael, along with Alice and Willem, in a three-way battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an awesome scene in the story — the commoner protagonist courageously standing his ground against a high-noble heir and two royals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave me chills when I played it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the battle, they all raced for the Essence Stone, and Michael won by crushing it in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By doing that, he cemented his place as the top Cadet in their batch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this reality, things had veered off course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of striving for victory, Thalia practically abandoned her Squad, leaving them to fend for themselves while she rushed to get here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never wanted to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just wanted to confront me in this cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where we would be alone and relatively without any interruptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to say,\" I started, \"I'm flattered. You believed in me enough to think I'd make it here. So much so that you threw away your own chances of winning just to face me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalia's smile turned sharp. Her golden eyes gleamed with something between amusement and challenge. \"What kind of Ace would you be if you couldn't manage even that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahh, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had said she was going to take my title from me when we met during the party. So this was her way of declaring war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, Thalia and Samael barely had any interactions. It was believed that she had given up on her twin brother, dismissing him as a useless disgrace unworthy of her time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn't seem like the case here at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, in this reality, she seemed to consider me as a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was someone who could challenge her authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, I was someone she needed to actively take out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why didn't destroy the Essence Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to force me into fighting her for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a measured breath. \"Can I say just one thing before we begin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalia tilted her head, her lips curling in disdain. \"Go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You'll never become the Ace, Lia.\" I said, my voice calm but absolute, as if I was reciting a simple fact. \"You'll lose. Anyone who tries to challenge me for my title will lose. I may not be the strongest or the smartest in our batch, but I will always have the last laugh. I will always win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalia didn't flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't even blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, two more Cards materialized over her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a silver sword was woven into existence in her grasp from a rain of shimmering light sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same breath, even more glowing light particles clustered together and took the shape of a set of heavy golden armor that encased her figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First came the chainmail, then vambraces, a breastplate, and greaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boots and gauntlets clicked into place, and a golden helmet with a white plume crowning its crest completed the look, its visor sliding down to cover her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson cape attached to her pauldrons billowed behind her, giving her the appearance of a radiant knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From head to toe, she was a vision of war — a moving fortress encased in shining gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see if you survive long enough to laugh!\" she snarled, and in the blink of an eye, she was upon me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even clad in heavy armor, she was fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not fast enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blade sliced toward my midsection, forcing me to step back just in time to avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could react, I raised my leg and drove my foot into her chest, sending her stumbling backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not giving her a moment to regain her footing, I rushed forward and kicked her squarely in the chest one more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact pushed her back even further, her boots scraping against the stone floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once there was enough distance between us, I pointed my palm in her direction and summoned some of my Cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two heartbeats later, a flash of energy shot from my hand, striking her breastplate with the speed of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>⟨Piercing Bolt — Allows the user to fire a small energy projectile that can pierce through light armor.⟩\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of the blow sent her staggering back another step, and a faint, barely noticeable dent appeared on her golden armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The momentum was mine now — I had her on the back foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout this entire test, I hardly drained my Essence reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't use my innate power — even while I was fighting with the Draken twins — and had barely used any of my other Cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, my shoulder was injured, and moving my right arm felt like someone was driving nails into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every muscle in my body ached, and the leg I'd used to kick that Bladewraith at the start of this test still throbbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thanks to the two alchemical pills I took earlier — and thanks to Ivan who smuggled them to me, I guess — my stamina wasn't as drained as it should have been, and the pain was manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Thalia wasn't in the best shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier when I saw her, I didn't fail to notice some faint cuts and bruises on her body — she must've gotten those from fighting against Spirit Beasts while making her way here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That also meant she used a good chunk of her Essence since she basically had to fight alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, I was in a much better condition than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, fine, maybe not much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I could win this fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fiery arrow flared in my grip, blazing with heat, and I hurled it at my twin sister like a missile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Thalia wasn't going to make it easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She charged at me, dodging to the side with effortless grace, and letting the fiery projectile streaking past her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow struck the cavern wall behind her and exploded with a thunderous roar, shaking the cave and raining loose debris from the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>",1066,"2026-05-30T12:03:22.767Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.979Z",1,"novelbin.me","30a3eab8f24c1986fb84a8142ab57002db92c7fbc4a4e36c99caa2720346c4c9","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-77","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-75",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyoung-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-cover.jpg"]