NOVEL WEB chapter 3
Chapter 3: Since I cannot resist, I might as well enjoy it.
“Could it be some kind of prophetic dream?”
Mu En tapped the cover of the black book, pondering carefully.
After thinking it over, this inexplicable yet vividly real dream seemed best explained by the words “prophetic dream.”
Of course, this was just one of his speculations.
“If it’s a prophetic dream, does that mean I did something wrong?”
Mu En murmured, his face ashen.
The painful sensation from earlier still lingered on his skin.
No matter who it is, knowing that their future might end in such a gruesome fate would make it impossible to remain completely calm.
—
“Who on earth hates me so much to act so ruthlessly?”
Although the shadow in the precognitive dream claimed to be love, Mu En did not believe for a second that it was anything resembling love.
What kind of love would flay the one it loves alive? Even a psychopathic killer wouldn’t be this outrageous!
If you want to play some twisted game, you should at least leave a whole corpse behind!
“The safest way is to find that black shadow…”
Mu En quickly confirmed his course of action. As long as he could locate the murderer before they struck, it should be quite simple to avoid such a fate with his status as a duke’s son.
But…
“It seems… impossible.”
Cold sweat dripped from Mu En’s forehead.
To find that shadow, he needed sufficient clues.
However, the precognitive dream had revealed nothing useful; the shadow’s voice and appearance were completely indistinguishable, and he could only barely sense that it was a woman.
It was impossible to deduce an answer based on this alone. Mu En Campbell had offended too many people; even the duke’s maids might not be able to resist taking revenge for his usual misdeeds.
“After all, it’s all because you’ve done too many wrongs.”
Mu En sighed deeply, feeling as if he should personally step in and give the original owner a good beating.
But that was no longer possible, because he was now the original owner.
The sins committed by Mu En Campbell had to be borne by him, this Mu En.
“I can’t let this go on. I need to think of a solution. Even if it’s just one of the guesses, I don’t want to be flayed alive.”
“Ah, right! That black book!”
Mu En finally remembered the culprit that had made him experience the sensation of being flayed alive.
“Eh?”
Just as Mu En was about to search for the missing black book, a thought crossed his mind, and the book reappeared before him.
“This is… inside my body now?”
With another thought, the black book transformed into a wisp of dark light and swept into Mu En’s being.
He could clearly sense it quietly waiting somewhere in his consciousness.
“How amazing?”
Mu En felt a surge of joy: “Am I saved?”
Filled with excitement, Mu En summoned the black book, then clasped his hands together and earnestly murmured:
“Oh black book, whether I can turn the tide this time depends on you, my lord.”
“Open!”
With a loud shout, Mu En opened the black book.
【Mu En let out a loud shout and opened the black book】
Mu En: ?
After opening it, nothing happened; only words appeared on the pure white first page of the book.
It was like a diary, recording every move Mu En made at this moment.
“What the hell? Is this it?”
【Mu En shook the black book back and forth, but nothing happened】
“Seriously?”
Mu En twitched his lips. He looked at the text in the book, raised his hand, and tentatively picked up a mirror nearby.
【Mu En picked up the mirror.】
Put it down.
【Mu En put down the mirror.】
Looked in the mirror.
【Mu En looked at himself in the mirror, feeling as handsome as ever.】
“What a joke! What is this!”
Mu En suddenly slammed the black book down.
What a waste, made me happy for nothing.
【Mu En began to rage in frustration.】
“……”
Mu En covered his face, tears streaming down, speechless and choked up.
“What was I even expecting?”
The yellow-haired villain is just a yellow-haired villain.
A mere supporting character is just a mere supporting character.
And he thought he could become the main character with a broken book of unknown origin?
In his dreams!
“Indeed, this world is not friendly to me, the yellow-haired one, is it?”
The black book, which could show a glimpse of a tragic future, was probably the only mercy from heaven towards him.
“But can’t you be a little more useful? Just a bit more useful, at least let me know whether that dream is a prophecy or something else!”
Mu En shook the black book, which felt strangely familiar to him, gritting his teeth.
“I’d rather die understanding what the hell is going on!”
The black book still showed no signs of change.
【Sigh.】
Just as Mu En was about to give up.
He heard a faint, ethereal sigh.
Then, on that pristine white page, words suddenly appeared.
Bright red words.
【Do not change.】
“……”
Mu En’s pupils constricted:
“Do not change… what does this mean?”
“Are you warning me that I cannot alter the plot, or else I will meet that kind of ending?”
“But, why? Doesn’t that mean my fate will be quite tragic?”
【For】
【Fate】
The above words emerged, as if an invisible hand was gripping Mu En’s heart.
But no matter how he tried to ask again, the black book remained silent.
It simply became a plain, unadorned text repeater.
“So, in the end, are my thoughts just wishful thinking?”
Stunned for a long while, Mu En finally revealed a bitter smile.
“To survive, I can only choose to actively walk towards destruction?”
Before he crossed over, he was just an ordinary worker, with no ambition to oppose fate.
Let alone in a situation where there was clearly no chance of victory.
He shrank back.
He could only shrink back.
“Actually, if I think about it seriously, the ending in the original book isn’t that bad.”
At least in the original book, Mu En Campbell did not lose his life; he was merely stripped of his noble status and reduced to a commoner.
“Eh? Wait.”
Thinking of this, a spark flashed in Mu En’s mind, and he discovered a clue.
“Speaking of which, why did I become a beggar in the original book?”
It was not mentioned.
But it was not hard to guess.
Mu En Campbell, the son of a grand duke, was suddenly stripped of his noble status, turned into a commoner, and expelled from the duke’s household. Moreover, this was a direct order from the emperor himself, who even sent someone to supervise the matter, leaving the duke and duchess unable to secretly provide assistance.
Such a pampered young master, who had grown up spoiled and arrogant, despite the duke and duchess’s pleas resulting in the king rescinding his previous punishment—meaning no one could seek revenge against him—was now suddenly a commoner. What means did he have to survive?
None at all!
Could he support himself independently?
Very difficult!
He didn’t have that ability, you know!
Perhaps by the next day, he would be unable to endure the poverty and would seek high-interest loans from the underworld.
Then, unable to repay, he would have his hands and feet broken and ultimately be forced to become a pitiful beggar.
“But I’m different!”
Mu En pounded his knee and declared loudly.
Who is Mu En?
He is not the noble waste of Mu En Campbell, who only knew how to rely on his family background to do as he pleased.
He is a worker warrior tempered by the grind of modern society!
Don’t talk about becoming a commoner; even if he turned into a rat in the sewers, he could still live well! He could live very well!
“And most importantly, I can use this to break free from the influence of the protagonist and truly live freely!”
Hope once again burst forth in Mu En’s eyes.
Having already died inexplicably once in his previous life, this time, he wanted to cherish his life.
In fact, upon careful thought, the so-called noble status was nothing worth longing for.
“It is merely a privileged class obtained by exploiting the hardworking people. As a genuine socialist proletarian warrior, I can only express my disdain!”