Chapter 8 Plot & Heroines

Rain was reviewing his 'Status' and 'Skills' when he noticed a third tab labeled 'Plot Progress.' Curiosity piqued, he clicked on it, and in a split second, a shimmering, translucent panel materialized before him as if summoned by his touch.

"The plot is progressing," the panel displayed a message that read, "Progress: 0.001%."

Rain breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that the plot had not yet been fully initiated.

Based on his knowledge of the game, Rain calculated that he still had approximately 10 days before the plot would unfold completely. This gave him ample time to formulate a solid plan and execute it effectively.

He couldn't wait for the plot to start, so he felt an urgent need to make a plan and initiate it before his 20th birthday, which was just seven days away.

Rain was sure that he didn't have much time.

"Let's get up and start making progress," Rain said as he got out of bed. When he looked at the clock, he saw that it was still early morning.

Because of his previous life's routine, Rain had developed a habit of waking up early. He decided to do some light exercises to start his day.

However, as he began stretching, his whole body began to ache. It was then that he noticed some injuries on his body.

Although the injuries were not severe, they were not minor either. Rain estimated that it would take around 2-3 days for them to fully heal, even with an awakened body.

Rain tried to remember how he had sustained his injuries. After some thought, he soon recalled the incident. It had been the work of his fiancée Emma Rose and his sister Kaya Holmes - both of whom were also the heroines of the game.

"You might be wondering how they managed to beat me up," Rain joked, "It's because I'm a villain. Well, partially the reason anyway. Let me tell you about them."

He walked over to the drawer and retrieved a photo album.

As he flipped through the pages, he saw many photos of himself with his loved ones - each one filled with happy memories.

Eventually, he came across a photo of himself playing in the park with two girls.

Rain looked at the girl standing on the left side of him and thought about Emma Rose - [First heroine].

"She's the daughter of the Rose family - one of the wealthiest families in the city.

We were childhood friends, but I don't think she considers me a friend anymore."

Rain shrugged his shoulders. Nêww chapters will be fully updated at novelhall.com

"Our parents are also friends and they arranged our engagement, which seems childish now.

Even in the modern world, people still do that. I was happy, though - Emma was my first love, and we had played together happily in our youth."

However, remembering something his mood dropped.

"But one incident changed everything. After one incident, Emma began to hate men, and our relationship became distant as a result."

Emma even partially started to hate Rain and this story continued like this until the Protagonist came and made Emma fall in love with him.

However Emma, who had once been her friend, started hating Rain because of her engagement to Rain. This gave fueled Kaya's hatred to Rain.

After Rain's fall from power, Kaya became the family head with the help of the protagonist.

Together, they took revenge on everyone responsible for her parents' death. Over time, Kaya and the protagonist fell in love and got married.

"Happy Story, right?" Rain chuckled menacingly. He realized how messed up his life had become, as both Emma and Kaya hated him.

He closed the photo album and thought about how he got injured.

***

A few days ago, Emma asked to dissolve their engagement, and she came with the contract in hand.

Although Emma's and Rain's parents had made a promise of marriage, Emma's parents agreed to cancel the engagement.

After that incident, Emma's parents felt guilty and tried to make up for it by granting her every wish.

However, Rain didn't agree to cancel the engagement. How could he leave his first love?

He tried to talk to Emma, but she was adamant about breaking off the engagement.

Emma didn't even speak to him and instead proposed a duel. With no choice left before him, Rain reluctantly agreed to the duel.

The duel between Rain and Emma commenced shortly thereafter.

Initially, they seemed evenly matched, but soon Rain began to gain the upper hand.

Just as he was about to secure victory, Kaya helped Emma so that the engagement could be dissolved successfully.

Rain was caught off guard by Kaya's sneak attack and soon found himself in a disadvantageous position.

Both Emma and Kaya beat him black and blue. However, due to the breach of the duel, Rain was declared the winner.

Kaya explained that she couldn't give her friend to someone like Rain and that's why she breached the duel.

Just when Charles was going to say something, some [Elders] of the family came and talked with Charles.

As they were quite far from Rain, he couldn't hear anything.

After that, Kaya was "somehow" saved from the harsh punishment.

This incident further dealt an emotional blow to Rain.

***

"What can I even do? This is so stressful.''

Rain sighed.