The hotel room was a mess. Empty bottles on the side table, crumpled shirts on the floor, curtains half-drawn against the afternoon glare. Amidst the chaos lay Victor, sprawled across the bed in nothing but a wrinkled t-shirt, snoring lightly into his pillow.

His phone buzzed against the nightstand. Once. Twice.

"Ngghh…" Victor groaned, fumbling blindly until his hand closed around it. He squinted at the caller ID.

"Boss?" His voice was thick with sleep as he answered.

"Victor. How much total money has been earned?"

The calm, cutting voice on the other side instantly jolted him awake. He sat upright, hair sticking out at odd angles. "W–what? Boss, hold on. Lemme check."

He scrambled for his laptop buried beneath a pile of laundry. Tossing aside socks and papers, he yanked it free and slapped it open. The bright glow of the stock charts nearly blinded him.

"C'mon, c'mon…" Victor muttered, fingers flying across the keyboard as he logged into the trading platform. The screen loaded numbers, percentages, blinking arrows. His jaw dropped.

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Shock 📈 Chart:

1.Dragon Merchant Group : Bid : 25 Million , increase 600%, Market price: 175 Million

2.The Spiretop Laboratory: Bid : 20 Million, Increase of 1786%, get 377.2 million

3.The Crystal Workshop: Bid : 7 Million, Increase of 460%, get 37.03 Million

4.Sky Magic Society Corporation: 100 million, increase of 1260%, get 1.26 Billion

5.Vonthin Research Company, invested 185 million with 30x Leverage, increased 800%, and got 19.76 Billion.

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One by one, he read them out loud, his voice trembling between disbelief and hysterical joy.

"Dragon Merchant Group—twenty-five million bid… current market price… one hundred seventy-five million. That's… that's seven times growth!"

He scrolled further, eyes widening. "Spiretop Laboratory—twenty million in… three hundred seventy-seven point two million out. That's nearly nineteen times, boss!"

His laughter bubbled uncontrollably. He slapped the bed with one hand. "Crystal Workshop—seven million to thirty-seven point oh three million! Ha!"

He barely breathed before hitting the next chart. "Sky Magic Society Corp… one hundred million in… one point two six billion out. Twelve point six times profit!"

Then came the final blow. Victor's voice cracked. "V–Vonthin Research Company… we put in one eighty-five million with thirty times leverage. Current value… nineteen point seven six billion!"

He froze. His mouth fell open. For a second, he forgot how to breathe. Then the laughter came loud, unhinged, echoing through the messy hotel room.

"Boss… hahahaha! We—we're rich! No, no, beyond rich! Do you know what this means?!"

On the other side of the call, Michael's tone was dry as a desert. "Stop laughing. Just give me the totals."

Victor: I will calculate, wait a minute.

After victor to the calculation by cutting 3% platform tax and 21% government task Michael will gain at total of 21.6092 billion.

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The breakdown of the investment amounts:

Total Initial Investment: 21,609,230,000 (21.6092 billion)

Platform Charges (3%): -648,276,900 (0.6483 billion)

Amount After Charges: 20,960,953,100 (20.9610 billion)

Tax (21%): -4,401,800,151 (4.4018 billion)

Final Total Amount: 16,559,152,949 (16.5592 billion)

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After finishing the calculation he said: Boss we earn 21 Billion after cutting 3% platform fee and Government tax of 21% we earn total : 16.55 Billion Approx.

Michael was surprised by the amount and he said : Ok sell everything by day after Tomorrow, and now you send me 3 Billion ℜ.

The words tasted unreal even on his tongue. He stared at the screen as if it might vanish any second.

Victor froze mid-laugh. "W–wait, what? Boss, no! Why sell now? The momentum's insane. These stocks can still rise higher! If we hold another week—"

"Victor." Michael's tone cut through like a blade. Calm. Cold. "Your job is to execute my orders, not question what to do with my money."

Victor swallowed hard, the mirth draining from his face. He sat straighter, running a nervous hand through his messy hair. "…Yes, boss. I understand."

Michael's final words came quiet but firm. "Three billion. I expect it tomorrow."

The line clicked off.

Victor slumped back against the headboard, staring at the glowing numbers. His lips twitched.

"…Sixteen point five billion," he whispered, almost reverently. Then louder, with a strangled laugh: "That brat… he's going to take over the whole damn world."

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Michael leaned back into the chair, the weight of numbers still echoing in his mind. Sixteen point five billion ren. It was more than enough to shake the foundation of a guild, perhaps even tilt the balance of an entire city. Yet, in his chest, the thrill never came—only the quiet press of responsibility.

He exhaled deeply, his hand brushing across the cool desk as if to ground himself. The room was silent, save for the ticking of the wall clock. Outside the window, the orange sun was bleeding into the horizon, painting the academy grounds in soft firelight.

"…Money, power, authority." He whispered the words like they were both blessing and curse. "If I don't use them right, I'll be no different from those nobles I hate."

The thought lingered. His fingers clenched unconsciously. Somewhere in these walls, corruption was festering, smiling behind fox-like masks. He had evidence to chase, students to protect, and now—resources to move the game.

Michael rose from the chair, straightening his jacket. One last glance at the glowing sky.

"It's time to rest."

And with that, he stepped out of the room, the light fading into shadow behind him.

After 20 minutes of walking he reached the supreme Hall.

He takes a rest for 1 hour and he begins to prepare dinner. He just goes to the cafeteria but he wants to cook because it is annoying to eat when people are staring at him while eating.

After he has eaten he sits on the crouch and calls out the system Panel.

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STATUS WINDOW

Name: Michael Willson

Age: 15

Class: Magic Swordsman

Traits: Mana Manipulation, Weapon Master

Rank: E+

Affinities: Ice, Space

STR – 147

STA – 145

AGI – 145

ENC – 89

INT – 122

Mana: 3500 / 3500

Unallocated Stats: 0

SP: 79,720

Quest Completed:

[ Quest : Participate in the Students Council Election]

Task : Gain 500 Votes ( Any position)]

[Reward: 20000 SP, 1x Affinity Select Card]

[Completed ✅ ]

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[Quest:Unlocking Draken's seal]

[Rewards : +30 Stats, +50,000 SP]

[Completed ✅]

[ Host , Do you want to Claim the rewards ]

Michael has kept it hold for more than 10 days because he was training to increase his stats naturally. And after Two weeks from the VR Dungeon Test he was able to breakthrough E+ rank and now a big wall stands in front of me for the D rank.

I need 170 stats in 3 major stats like STA, ENC INT for mage, STR, STA , ENC for Swordsman/ Warrior, STR, INT, AGI for Assassin and STR, INT, Divine ( DIN) for Priest/ Healer/ etc.

The unlock a special Stats call DIN means Divine power or holy power you could say as per the game.

And I am thinking of increasing 4 stats to limit every breakthrough from now which means I will increase 170 stats in STR, STM, AGI, INT as my class is Magic Swordsman.

Without hesitation Michael answers the system.

" Claim it"

[ Congratulations to the host reward has been claimed]

And the status window refreshes.

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[STATUS WINDOW]

Name: Michael Willson

Age: 15

Class: Magic Swordsman

Traits: Mana Manipulation, Weapon Master

Rank: E+

Affinities: Ice, Space

STR – 147

STA – 145

AGI – 145

ENC – 89

INT – 122

Mana: 3500 / 3500

Unallocated Stats: 30

SP: 149,720

| SHOP | CREATION SKILL |

Inventory: 1x Random Epic Items Card , 1x Affinity Select Card.

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I have gained a valuable item is the Affinity Selection Card which will increase my Survival rate in this Curse world.

But I should focus on the stats distribution, Let go with my intelligence Stats to 145 which will need 23 stats .

I press the plus sign (+) and increase it to 23.

[ INT - 145(+23)]

[ Mana : 4800/4800]

I also increased Endurance Stats to 3 points .

[ ENC— 92(+3)]

And I invest the remaining stats in Agility as I need speed for the upcoming Hunting Club Exploration.

[AGI-149(+4)]

Now my place eyes on the Inventory: Random Epic Item and Affinity Select Card.

" System use Random Epic Item Card"

[ DING~ Random Epic Item Card has being used]

[ Congratulations to the Host gaining an Awakening Stone]

" FU** K , I am a son of Luck" to receive the rare items from the Epic section.

I know I am overly reacting but this Awakening Stone , It Directly unlock your Hidden Traits on you , meaning if you have an extra Trait that has not been unlocked.

I held the silver crystal on hand to view the item properties.

[ Awakening Stone]

[ Grade : Epic]

[ Usable: 1/1]

[ Detail: This stone has stored the natural Mana for 100 years ]

[ Effect: It Simulated the user mana capacity and awaken the traits on the user ]

"It seems like I have gained some things more valuable then Stats point"

" By the way system check in store how much SP is need to buy an Awakening Stone "

[ SYSTEM SEARCHING 🔎]

Ding~

[ SEARCH COMPLETE]

[ #657: Awakening Stone ]

[ PRICE : 15,00,000 SP]

Michael was surprised by the price which is way higher than is current SP point , he let out his breath

" It is very costly, I have to Grab more quest to gain better SP"

" So now system used Affinity Select Card "

Ding~

[ Affinity Selection Card Has Been Used ]

[ Affinity Available to Select]

[ 1.??]

[ 2.??]

[ 3.??]

( To be Continue)

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