The Player's POV-Chapter 188: Envy [1]

[Breaking News! Kael Draven is the first person to become MVP 8 times in a row! From a nobody to a legend!]

"I envy Kael Draven..."

[Breaking News! Kael Draven has become the next guildmaster of the Azure Crown guild. Is this the start of a new era!?]

"I envy Kael Draven..."

[Breaking News! Kael Draven has become one of the richest people in the Tower!]

"I envy Kael Draven..."

[Breaking News! Kael Draven...]

[Breaking News! Kael Draven...]

[Breaking News! Kael Draven...]

"I envy Kael Draven..."

Shrouded in darkness, Shirou Shou kept muttering nonsense.

If it were anyone else, they would probably think he was casting a curse.

"I envy Kael Draven..."

His dull and tired eyes kept staring at the phone screen.

Or rather, at the news about Kael Draven, who had become very famous recently.

Kael Draven.

He was an unknown at first, but somehow he had now become a legend.

A very famous person.

Shirou’s fingers kept swiping down.

But, no matter how long he did so, all that entered his sight was news about Kael Draven.

About his success and his awesomeness.

"...Damn it..."

Shirou gritted his teeth.

Why?

Why did things turn out like this?

Shirou felt jealous and unwilling.

Why was it that Kael was the one who had everything, while he had to live at the bottom of society like this?

Originally, both of them were unknown people.

People who no matter what they did, no one would notice.

But why was it that only Kael became successful?

Shirou envied Kael’s talent, strength, and wealth.

He envied everything Kael had.

Kael lived in a large, luxurious mansion.

Meanwhile, Shirou had to try to survive in this inn that was less than 10 square meters wide.

Kael had a lot of money.

Shirou had a lot of debt.

All the people who had close relationships with Kael were also famous, had status in the Tower, and were very strong.

And what about Shirou?

He was alone.

He didn’t even have a single person he could call a friend.

Kael was strong.

Shirou didn’t have any Ability.

He also had no talent in fighting.

To put it bluntly, Shirou was a failure.

Humans would hate those who lived better lives than them in every way.

And that was why Shirou hated Kael so much.

"Why am I not him? I envy him..."

At first, his life outside the Tower wasn’t much better.

So, he chose to enter the Tower in the hope of changing his fate.

But unfortunately, that was not possible.

Shirou simply stepped from one hell to another.

"Damn it..."

He clenched his cheap phone.

"I want to be him..."

At this moment, Shirou only wanted to switch identities with Kael Draven.

Simply because he wanted everything Kael had.

He felt like he deserved everything.

However, he knew he couldn’t do that.

"Luck has never been on my side..."

Shirou stood up, slowly walking towards the kitchen.

There was really nothing else in his kitchen other than a refrigerator and a pot.

He was too poor.

But he didn’t care much about these things.

After all, this was the place where Shirou had lived for almost a year.

He had started to get used to it.

But, now, he just wanted to end it all.

He would rather die than live this miserable life.

Shirou would rather close his eyes forever than see Kael Draven climb to the top of life day by day.

There were many people who felt jealous of what Kael had.

But Shirou was confident that he was the one with the strongest jealousy.

"But today, it will all end."

He picked up the kitchen knife, which was covered in dust because it had not been cleaned or used for a long time.

Shirou stared at the blade.

It was sharp and cold.

"This is what will take my life?"

That’s great.

He slowly pointed the tip of the knife towards his heart.

Shirou had nothing left to regret.

"Goodbye..."

But, at the moment he was about to end his life, luck smiled upon him for the first time.

[Congratulations!]

"Huh?"

His entire movement stopped.

Shirou’s eyes couldn’t leave the notification sent by the Tower that had just appeared.

"Congratulations?"

It had been a long time since he had seen that word.

In the Tower, "congratulations" had many meanings. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

But, in this situation, that word only had one meaning.

The corners of Shirou’s lips curved up slightly as he thought of that possibility.

"Could it be...?"

[You have obtained Ability - Envy!]

Indeed, he had guessed correctly.

"Hahahahaha! Wonderful!"

Happiness filled Shirou’s heart.

Today was the best day since he entered the Tower.

No, this was the best day since he was born.

Today, he received his first Ability.

And today was also the day he began to change his fate.

Without any hesitation, he immediately checked the Ability he had just received.

— — — [Envy] — — —

— Those things were supposed to be mine.

— With this Ability, you can swap fates with the person you want. You can only use this Ability once, so be careful.

— — — — — — — —

"This is..."

Shirou’s body froze.

This wasn’t an Ability used for fighting.

It was even better than that!

"Damn... Did all my luck explode today?"

Shirou muttered absentmindedly.

Then, he started giggling like a madman.

"Amazing..."

Just now, Shirou was still feeling jealous of what Kael Draven had.

He even prayed that their identities would be swapped.

"And guess what, the Tower really listened to my wish."

Shirou’s smile became even brighter.

"Kael Draven, you’ve had enough of the best things. Now it’s my turn to enjoy them."

Just thinking about Kael’s wealth made Shirou tremble with pleasure.

This feeling was even more stimulating than doing drugs.

Not allowing himself to waste any more time, Shirou instantly activated [Envy].

"I want to swap fates with Kael Draven."

[Are you sure?]

[You only have one chance.]

"Shut up, system."

Shirou completely ignored the system’s prompts.

He was about to become a billionaire, had a high social status, and had great power.

So why did Shirou have to think about his decision any further?

"I stand by my choice."

[As you wish.]

After that, Shirou closed his eyes, fell to the floor, and fell unconscious.

...

[Floor 31 has begun.]

[Do your best.]

[Mission: Kill the owner of [Envy].]