The Mad Tycoon of Rome - Chapter 22: A reason to die, a reason to live

“I, Evelyn Felice will abdicate as the Empress.”

“You’re giving up your fortune without my permission, and you’re happy at will.”

But a year later, like a coincidence, Fabian appeared again.

“Our relationship is done…Please stop.”

“I seemed to be the one who would do that. Everything…I decide.”

The relationship, which was thought to have been neatly arranged, began to get entangled again. Fabian’s indifferent eyes were burning hot toward Evelyn.

“Hello, A007. My name is Mei Lu, a maid.”

“Bound to you, can you help me find the owner?”

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In the Bog forest, dangers were in every corner. During the nighttime, the thick white mist blinded the eyes and the chilling air froze you to the bones. Once morning arrived, thousands of ferocious mutated animals as big as the hills roamed for prey.

Among them lived the weakest species on the Meer Continent, the Monster Species. They only survived with their tough bodies in the midst of a world ruled by magic power.

To the mage, they were simply pests that were easy to be exterminated.

To avoid the eyes of the mana rulers, they had to hide in secluded places; in the caves shrouded by shadows or in the dark underground where filth was brimming. But, continuing to hide was not a solution.

When warbeasts sharpened their claws, elves polished their weapons, humans feasted on their greed, and demons searched for prey with their thirst, an orc named Moku was born.

Moku was a world MMA champion who transmigrated into the body of an orc in the magical world. He had always dreamed of possessing superpowers; being able to jump beyond the clouds, shattering the mountains in one hit and running faster than sound.

Moku dreamed of having these powers. He used rituals, magical lore, and all the things that were considered myths and fairy tales in his home world to make him and his tribe stronger.

A promise was deeply engraved by him. One day, he would bring the war to those who underestimated them.

Neon is a broke high school student whose only escape is reading Omegaverse novels.He’s a loyal reader—he devours every single Omegaverse story he can get his hands on.His favorite right now?Angel in Hell, a bestselling novel he loves with all his heart.Neon adores everything about it… except one thing:Zyren Kael.A D-class Alpha.The villain.The nightmare of the whole book.Villains are meant to be hated, but Zyren is on another level—cruel, stupid, obsessive, and always ruining the precious omega Angel’s life. Neon curses him every time he appears on the page.But the night he finishes the novel, Neon dies in an accident.And when he opens his eyes again…he’s not in his tiny cheap apartment.He’s lying in a luxurious bedroom inside an expensive mansion—reborn as Zyren Kael, the villain he hates the most.Neon swears he will NOT follow the villain’s tragic path.He refuses to be cruel.He refuses to follow the book’s script.He plans to live quietly, avoid trouble, marry a side-character beta, and spend his days peacefully.But the novel itself refuses to follow its own plot.So why—Why are all the male leads obsessed with him?Why is the main character suddenly in love with him?Why is everyone chasing after him?Why does the world treat him like he’s the true protagonist?He was supposed to be the villain.So why does he feel like the main character instead?What on earth is happening to this story…?