I Woke Up as the Villain

Exactly 2,000 karma points were needed to upgrade the level 1 dimension bundle to level 2. However, before that, there was something he had to do.

'First of all, I need to purchase 1,000 karma points.’ 

One might wonder what kind of mile achievement work this was,[1] but there was no other choice for Choi Yu-Seong but to follow the rules. Anyway, because of that, Choi Yu-Seong steadily consumed karma points to purchase goods and achieved 1,000 purchased karma points without difficulty. After that, he couldn’t make up his mind after he exceeded 2,000 purchased points.

‘Should I collect a bit more for the Wind Control skill’s upgrade? Or should I use it for the dimension store first?’

First of all, Yu-Seong thought it was a good move to upgrade his Wind Control skill first, but upgrading the dimensional package was considerably useful, too, so he couldn’t stop contemplating his options. However, after his recent growth, he received 2,500 karma points which were enough for him to do both.

‘I can raise both the Wind Control skill and the dimensional bundle’s level.’

Since he had collected enough karma points to literally do whatever he wanted, Yu-Seong could consume it without any hesitation. After that, the pink bundle that Ping Pong took out of his front pocket was enveloped in white light. The light disappeared before pink letters flashed in front of Choi Yu-Seong's eyes.

- Bambapaba-! The dimensional bundle has leveled up! Congratulations!

In the future, you will be able to purchase rare-class dimensional items.

The Lion Bear Clan’s characteristics have activated! As a level-up bonus, you will be given a free lottery ticket for rare-class items.

The letter then turned into a piece of paper that fell onto Choi Yu-Seong’s palm.

‘A free lottery ticket!’

This special item could only be received when the dimensional bundle’s level was raised. It was a special gift that could only be received when signing a contract with the Lion Bear Clan among dimensional merchants.

"Whoa... You must be surprised. To explain the lottery ticket..." said Ping Pong. He looked excited since it was a bonus effect of his clan’s.

"It's randomly changes of one of the rare-class items in the dimensional bundle,” said Yu-Seong even before Ping Pong could start to explain.

"What? How did you ...?"

"Well, because I have a bigger secret than that. Of course, it's a secret to Mr. Ping Pong,” said Yu-Seong.

"This is not fair…?!"

Choi Yu-Seong slightly teased Ping Pong and looked at the lottery ticket with a faraway look. As a person who once worked as a game company employee, how could he not know the lottery system?

‘It’s the flower… No, it’s the poop of the game.’

Many people pointed their fingers or cursed in severe cases at the highly unlikely probability of the lottery system. However, from the perspective of a company that distributed games for free, the lottery was the only way to earn money.

‘Games should be fun and drawing the lottery should be just as enjoyable.’ 

It was not fun to just pick. The company had to make the act of drawing itself enjoyable or make one feel the item was worthy. Since Yu-Seong had had to think about this problem more than anyone else, it would be silly if he could not remember those details. Therefore, he wanted to use this lottery ticket right away and get more immersed in the nostalgia of his past, but it was not the right time yet.

After getting rid of his disappointment, Yu-Seong first handed the lottery ticket to Ping Pong.

"Don't you want to try it right away?" asked Ping Pong.

"No, since this lottery ticket is upgradeable," said Yu-Seong.

Of course, it wasn’t free. It took as many as 2,000 karma points to upgrade the rare-class lottery ticket. However, looking beyond, it was a choice that held much more benefits.

“I need to work hard to collect more karma points," said Yu-Seong.

Ping Pong big eyes grew even bigger at Yu-Seong’s words. He murmured, "Oh-ho… Only a few people know about that..."

"If I were to just rip it, wouldn't you have told me?" asked Yu-Seong.

Ping Pong smiled at Choi Yu-Seong's question and asked, "What if I was going to keep my mouth shut because I had annoyed about your secret?”

"Sure enough, so that’s why you watched until the end. Then, unfortunately, I guess I can never tell Mr. Ping Pong my secret," said Yu-Seong.

"Ah-! That's too much. Choi Yu-Seong!" shouted Ping Pong. As someone who couldn't even break after trying to attack Yu-Seong, he puffed up his cheeks.

Of course, it was simple to soothe Ping Pong from being upset.

"I'll give you this, so don't be too upset," said Yu-Seong.

"I don't need it!" said Ping Pong.

"Even if you say so, your body language says otherwise.”

Ping Pong received a stick candy from Choi Yu-Seong by sticking out his short arms. His cheeks were red as he sat in place and stuck out his tongue again. As always, when he felt better, his round tail began to puff up like a bubble.

‘Cute guy.’

Yu-Seong thought to himself and smiled while he looked at Ping Pong. At that moment, he got a call.

‘Huh? Father?’

It was a phone call that he had no choice but to answer immediately.

"Yes, Father?"

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- The date of the match is set.

The topic had come out of nowhere, but Yu-Seong could understand what Choi Woo-Jae was talking about.

‘The dungeon racing with Bernard Yoo!’

In fact, if it wasn't for Choi Byung-Chan's death, it would have been a match that would have occurred immediately. The match had been pushed back due to that incident.

Yu-Seong remained silent and waited for Choi Woo-Jae's next words.

- The match is a week later, in the Orc Village, the rank 4 dungeon.

"Pardon?" Taken aback, Yu-Seong unconsciously expressed an objection.

- The government and the association seem to have already taken measures. As I always say, I do not like losing.

Choi Woo-Jae understood Yu-Seong's question as an objection asking how he could enter the rank 4 dungeon alone, so he hung up after a short explanation. However, that wasn’t exactly why Choi Yu-Seong was flustered.

‘It's in the Orc Village?’

Even within the rank 4 dungeon, the Orc Village's was more infamous than the rank 2 dungeon, the Goblin Fortress.

‘Well… It makes sense since…’

The Orc Village’s boss monster was the Orc War Chief—a monster meant for a group raid. It was said to be impossible to hunt unless five C-rank hunters gathered to fight it, so it was practically unheard of for a D-rank hunter to hunt the raid-class boss monster alone. Actually, under similar conditions, there was one person who had hunted alone in Korea.

‘Kim Do-Jin was the only one.’

Thinking about it, Yu-Seong could see why the Cheon-Ji Group’s Chairman Yoo chose the Orc Village as the battlefield.

‘At the beginning of the original novel, Kim Do-Jin and Bernard Yoo were described as rivals to some extent…’

In fact, there must have been quite a bit of competition. Needless to say, this was especially true for the rich chairman, who hated losing to others.

‘In fact, it’s the same for our family and Cheon-Ji Group.’

The rich were human nature itself; they were greed and desire in a human form. This was why the rich continued to fight with each other, even though it seemed enough to the other people to be in the business world’s top 100. Choi Yu-Seong was clearly aware now that the desire should not be underestimated.

There was only one problem. Only 10 minutes ago, he had thought that if he risked his life, and if he was lucky, he might be able to hunt Orc War Chief, which was the rank 4 raid monster.

'And I gave up on that thought.’ 

He thought there was no reason to challenge the solo play to the raid monster while risking his life. A smile automatically tugged at his lips.

'Should I tell my father that it’s impossible?’ 

He wanted to be honest and tell his father he couldn’t, but that was a ridiculous thing to do since Choi Woo-Jae clearly said that he hated losing. So if Yu-Seong gave up before they even fought, then…

‘I might live a life that would be worse than death.’

Since Yu-Seong thought that it was better to be a live coward than a dead hero, this choice didn’t seem bad. But, there was a clear reason for not saying he would give up to Choi Woo-Jae.

‘Anyway, I did think that I could catch it, right?’ 

Two preconditions did apply—at the risk of his life and if he was lucky. However, risking his life didn’t mean he would die.

‘It means that it’ll be deathly difficult.’

However, if he was lucky enough, Yu-Seong would definitely succeed in hunting. But if he was unlucky, then he would die.

‘Above all else, if I think I can’t do it, I can just run away.’

In fact, running away from a fight was not that difficult for Yu-Seong, since he had acquired the Wind Control skill. If so, there was actually only one thing he had to think about.

'I'm going to think about how to hunt the Orc War Chief as best as possible.’ 

Choi Yu-Seong's eyes sparkled as he opened his cell phone and began to look through the original novel’s notes again. Since this was going to happen, he was going to do his best.

‘Also, it would be fun to surprise Kim Do-Jin.’

Before he knew it, Choi Yu-Seong was burning with a desire to win against Kim Do-Jin.

Less than half a day later, Yu-Seong heard some good news. Yu-Ri had fully recovered, so she could make a comeback. It was a day for Yu-Seong which he had many incidents he had to go through.

***

Choi Min-Seok’s daily life became extremely busy compared to the days when he spent most of the day relaxing in school. The hardest thing was to persuade the timid manager who originally handled Choi Byung-Chan's money. The manager was too scared to even touch the money that had become ownerless and so was excessively wary and suspected Min-Seok’s approach.

However, Choi Min-Seok could not give up. If he could not persuade the manager, Choi Yu-Seong would reveal all his secrets to Choi Woo-Jae and push him off a cliff. Did the manager feel his desperation?

After five days, Choi Min-Seok was finally able to persuade the manager. Next, he had to carefully launder the money that had been in the overseas accounts and then bring it back to Korea. It wasn't easy either. If this was unfortunately caught by the National Tax Service, the entire Comet Group could be overturned. Because of that, there were many things to be careful of.

As a result, Choi Min-Seok became more sensitive day by day. This was only expected since he had never lived such a busy life until now.

‘Damn you, Choi Yu-Seong. Maybe I should just say fuck it and just give up on everything.’

Sometimes, Min-Seok had such thoughts in his mind. However, Choi Yu-Seong's eyes suddenly came to his mind. When he remembered Yu-Seong’s momentum, which resembled Choi Woo-Jae’s, he automatically trembled, and his rebellious thoughts immediately subsided.

‘Terrifying bastard!’

Since when did Choi Yu-Seong become so different? Too much had changed in such a short time. Choi Min-Seok shook as he thought of Yu-Seong. Then, he suddenly saw the TV news and the recent report on the bizarre murder of the Villains Geom-Gui and Medusa near Paju.

The news said that Soal, the investigative expert of the Special Police Force, had been dispatched, and the traces of the battles and the mana explosion were found. Soal speculated that the outline of the case was due to a certain enemy relationship related to the two villains. Listening to that, Min-Seok felt relieved.

'But who reported that countryside event?’ 

Just in case, Min-Seok looked into the reporter and found a name he had never heard of before, Hwang Ji-Woo. Choi Min-Seok would never know that he was an agent for the Hidden Team who was put forward by Choi Yu-Seong to not create bad rumors by coming forward himself. Anyway, Choi Min-Seok was wary once again after watching the TV report.

'Let's behave. There's nothing good about being hated by Choi Yu-Seong.’ 

Choi Min-Seok became pale when he received a phone call less than two hours after thinking about it.

1. We believe this is referring to the Nook Miles on Animal Crossing where you can earn Miles by completing challenges. ☜