Chapter 3: Since I can’t resist, then let’s just enjoy it
“Could it be some kind of precognitive dream?”
Muen tapped on the cover of the black book, pondering carefully.
Thinking back and forth, this inexplicable but extremely real dream seemed to be best explained by the words “precognitive dream.”
Of course, this was just one speculation.
“If it’s a precognitive dream, then the outcome, did I do something wrong?”
Muen muttered with a pale face.
The excruciating sensation from earlier still lingered on his skin.
No matter who it is, after knowing that their future might end up being chopped into pieces by someone, it’s impossible to remain completely calm.
“But who could hate me so much to resort to such cruel methods?”
Although the figure in the precognitive dream claimed to be love, Muen completely refused to believe that it was any kind of love.
What kind of love would chop up the person they claim to love into pieces? Even serial killers aren’t that extreme!
If you want to play some twisted game, at least leave a complete corpse, right?
“The most sensible way is to find that black figure…”
Muen quickly confirmed his plan. As long as he could identify the perpetrator before the crime occurred, avoiding such an outcome should be relatively simple given his status as a duke’s son.
But…
“It seems… impossible.”
Cold sweat dripped from Muen’s forehead.
To find that black figure, sufficient clues were necessary. However, the precognitive dream didn’t reveal anything useful. The voice and appearance of the black figure were completely indistinguishable, leaving Muen only able to vaguely perceive that it was a woman.
But relying solely on this was impossible to guess the answer. Muen Campbell had offended too many people in the past. Even the maidservants of the duke’s household might seek revenge against him for his consistent misdeeds.
“In the end, it’s all because you’ve done too many wrongs.”
Muen sighed deeply, feeling almost like he wanted to personally beat the original owner. But that was no longer possible, because he was now the original owner.
The sins committed by Muen Campbell had to be borne by this Muen.
“No, I must find a solution. Although it’s just one speculation, I don’t want to end up being chopped into pieces.”
“Ah, right, that black book!”
Muen finally remembered the culprit that allowed him to experience the taste of being chopped into pieces.
“Huh?”
Muen was about to look for the elusive black book, but with a thought, the black book appeared before him once again.
“This… it entered my body?”
With another thought, the black book turned into a faint light and swept into Muen’s body.
Muen could clearly sense that it was quietly waiting somewhere in his consciousness.
“So miraculous?”
Muen felt a surge of joy. “Am I saved?”
Filled with excitement, Muen summoned the black book and then clasped his hands together, sincerely chanting:
“Oh black book, oh black book, whether I can turn the tables this time, it’s all up to you, my lord.”
“Open!”
Muen shouted loudly and opened the black book.
[Muen shouted loudly and opened the black book]
Muen: ?
After opening it, nothing happened. Only the pristine white first page of the book bore the above inscription, as if it were a diary recording every move Muen made at this moment.
“What the heck? Is this it?”
[Muen repeatedly waved the black book back and forth, but nothing happened.]
“No way.”
Muen pursed his lips, looking at the words on the book. He raised his hand and tentatively picked up the mirror nearby.
[Muen picked up the mirror.]
And then he put it down.
[Muen put down the mirror.]
He looked into the mirror, seeing his handsome self as usual.
“What a disappointment, seriously!”
Muen angrily tossed the black book aside.
“Useless, got my hopes up for nothing.”
[Muen began to rage impotently.]
“…”
Muen covered his face, tears streaming down silently, speechless and choked with emotion.
“What was I even expecting?”
A minor villain remains a minor villain.
A bit player remains a bit player.
And I thought I could turn into the main character just by relying on some mysterious old book?
What a joke!
“Indeed, is this world not friendly to a minor character like me?”
Being able to have even a tiny bit of influence, and seeing just a glimpse of that bleak future through the black book, is probably the only mercy from the heavens towards him.
“But, can’t you be just a little more useful? Just a bit, to at least let me know whether that dream was a premonition or something else!”
Muen shook the black book, of unknown origin but oddly familiar to him, gritting his teeth in frustration.
“I’d rather die understanding!”
The black book remained unchanged.
[Sigh.]
But just as Muen was about to give up, he heard a faint, ethereal sigh.
And then, suddenly, words appeared on the pristine white page.
Crimson words.
[Do not change.]
“…”
Muen’s pupils contracted slightly.
“Do not change… what does that mean?”
“Are you warning me not to alter the plot, or else I’ll face that kind of ending?”
“But why? Wouldn’t my fate be quite miserable if that’s the case?”
[For the]
[Destiny]
The words appeared as if an invisible hand grasped Muen’s heart.
But no matter how he questioned it again, the black book remained silent, becoming nothing more than a plain and simple text repeater.
“So, in the end, were all my thoughts just wishful thinking?”
Stunned for a while, Muen finally showed a bitter smile.
“In order to survive, do I have no choice but to actively embrace destruction?”
Before crossing over, he was just an ordinary worker, with no ambitious aspirations to defy fate.
He felt intimidated.
That’s all he could feel.
“Actually, if I think about it seriously, the original ending in the book wasn’t that bad.”
At least in the original book, Muen Campbell didn’t lose his life; he was merely stripped of his noble status and demoted to commoner status.
“Huh? Wait a minute.”
With this thought, a sudden flash of insight struck Muen’s mind, and he discovered a glimmer of hope.
“Come to think of it, why did I become a beggar in the original book?”
It wasn’t mentioned.
But it’s not hard to guess.
Muen Campbell, the son of a duke, was suddenly stripped of his noble status, turned into a commoner, and expelled from the duke’s household.
And since it was an order from the Emperor himself, with someone appointed to supervise, even the duke and duchess couldn’t secretly help him.
For someone who had been pampered since childhood, grown up with an arrogant and domineering attitude, even though the king had forgiven his past mistakes due to the pleading of the duke and duchess, and no one could seek revenge against him anymore, suddenly becoming a commoner, did he have any means to survive?
Of course not!
Could he survive on his own?
It would be very difficult!
You know he doesn’t have that ability!
Maybe the next day, unable to endure the life of poverty, he would go to the underworld and borrow money at high interest rates.
Then, because he couldn’t repay it, he would end up with broken limbs and eventually become a pitiful beggar.
“But I’m different!”
Muen slapped his knee and exclaimed loudly.
Who is Muen?
He’s not just Muen Campbell, that noble waste who only knows how to do as he pleases with his family background.
He’s a worker warrior who has been tempered by the trials and tribulations of modern society, resilient and steadfast!
Forget about becoming a commoner; even if he became a rat in the sewers, he could still survive and thrive!
“And most importantly, I can use this opportunity to break free from the influence of the protagonist and truly live freely!”
Hope sparkled in Muen’s eyes once again.
In the previous life, he died inexplicably once, but in this life, he wants to cherish his life properly.
Actually, upon careful consideration, the so-called noble status is not worth clinging to at all.
“It’s nothing more than a privileged class obtained through the exploitation of hardworking laborers. As a proud socialist proletarian warrior, I can only express contempt!”
What’s his mind set now ? 🤔
Bro wanna go live a normal life is what he is saying but I do not think that Yandere waifu will let him do that