Level 1 to Apex: My Monster Templates Defy Reality!-Chapter 99: The new start

Early the next morning, Veyne heard a loud knock on his door.

Takk takk!

It was so loud that Veyne jolted out of his dreamland.

He heard another knock and a shout from the other side.

Takk takk!

"Veyne... Veyne."

Veyne rubbed his eyes and asked, "What happened?"

Alex shouted from the other side, "Veyne, Senior Roonie has come to meet you!"

Veyne grabbed his phone and checked the time. It was still 8 in the morning. He yawned and said, "Tell him to wait. I’ll be out in a few minutes."

Alex stopped knocking and said, "Okay."

Veyne wasted no time getting out of bed and rushed to the washroom.

In the next 15 minutes, he was out of his room carrying one suitcase and a backpack.

As he walked out, he saw the trio sitting awkwardly in front of Roonie, talking about college and the game.

Behind Roonie, he saw both of his bodyguards standing.

Veyne greeted everyone, "Good morning, guys."

The three of his dorm mates mumbled, "Good morning."

Roonie nodded to him. "Good, you’re ready, right?"

Veyne nodded back. "Yup. Let’s go."

Roonie wasted no time and stood up. As they were about to leave, Roonie turned to the three dorm mates and said, "Okay, guys, I’ll see you at the party tonight."

The three stood up and bowed in unison. "Thank you for the invitation, Senior."

Veyne controlled his urge to laugh and just waved at them. "I’ll send you the address to my new home. Feel free to visit on weekends."

With that, both he and Roonie walked out of the dorm.

They quietly made their way to the black sedan parked outside the dorm building.

Veyne looked around, trying to see his new car.

One bodyguard noticed it and said, "Sir, your car is already parked inside your new home garage."

Veyne nodded, kind of disappointed that he didn’t get to drive that thing, but not a big deal.

Not long after, the black sedan was already far away from the college.

The entire ride was uneventful, filled with some random talk, nothing important.

In less than half an hour, they reached their destination.

Veyne stepped out of the car, his mind full of thoughts.

Instead of thinking of this mansion as his home, he took it more like his training ground. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

The place where he would be able to hone himself.

Roonie took him inside, and there he saw a group of four bodyguards standing near the doors, along with a red-haired, poker-faced beauty standing in front of the entrance.

The moment they saw Roonie, all of them bowed.

Roonie waved to them. "No need for all the formalities. Get up."

At his instruction, all of them just stood straight, staring at him.

Roonie pointed to a middle-aged man, the oldest of the guards, and said, "Veyne, this is Casim. He’s a veteran member of our group. From today onward, he’ll be responsible for your security."

Veyne extended his hand. "Good to meet you, sir."

Casim glanced at Veyne for a moment, then shook his hand. "Pleasure is mine, sir."

Roonie pointed to the other bodyguards. "The other lads are all under Casim."

Veyne just nodded to all of them, one by one.

Not caring much, Roonie then pointed to the red-haired girl. "Veyne, meet Bea. From now on, she’ll be your personal maid."

Unlike the others, Bea stared at Roonie a second longer before she bowed and greeted him. "Good to see you, sir."

He didn’t think much of it and just nodded his head, but the others’ reaction was far from normal.

Especially Roonie’s own guards, who had their mouths wide open.

One of them even said, "Wait, sir, she’s from that family? This will lead to a mess—"

Roonie just looked up, and that was enough to make the guard stop.

He then looked at Bea and Casim and said in a deep tone, "Let me tell you all. I consider Veyne as my younger brother. Any disrespect to him will be disrespect to me. I hope you etch this in your minds."

Veyne just stared from the side with interest.

He noticed that the moment Roonie said that, all the bodyguards, including Roonie’s own bodyguards, bowed down in unison. "Good to meet you, sir."

It took him a moment to realize they were greeting him.

It was a big shift in demeanor.

He raised his eyebrow and asked Roonie, "What’s going on?"

Roonie waved his hand. "Nothing much. Just that these guys have big egos, so I had to make sure they knew they’re not serving some random new lad."

Well, even though the sentence made sense, Veyne felt like it had some hidden meaning, which, sadly, he didn’t understand.

He didn’t get to think much about it, as Roonie walked over to the luxury sofa and called him. "Veyne, I want to discuss something with you."

Veyne raised his eyebrow. He placed his luggage down on the floor and sat next to Roonie. "What happened?"

Roonie dropped the bomb on him. "Actually, I’m thinking about entering the game."

Silence!

It took Veyne a couple of seconds to fully comprehend what Roonie had just said.

Then he looked around and saw all the guards and Bea standing just a few meters away from them.

He couldn’t help but ask, "Don’t you think we should talk somewhere quiet?"

Roonie waved his hand. "Nah, these people might have big egos, but I believe in them. They’re trustworthy."

Veyne raised his eyebrow, not sure if Roonie had blind trust in them or if there was something more behind it.

Well, whatever it might be, it wasn’t his place to poke, so he focused on the big news itself.

After some thought, he raised his eyebrow and asked, "What happened suddenly? Don’t tell me my pep talk actually worked."

Roonie shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe it’s because of your pep talk."

Veyne rolled his eyes. "Dude, no need to butter me up so much. Just ask me what you want to know."

Roonie glanced at his guards and said, "Actually, I’ve been thinking about the upcoming stuff in the game. For that, I’m considering bringing my bodyguards and maids into the game. They are all professionally trained. They’d give a big boost to Kiyon’s strength."

Veyne raised his eyebrow. "What about the security, though?"

Roonie waved his hand. "I have too many guards around my mansion, anyway. I’m thinking of leaving the minimum number outside and taking all the extras into the game."

Veyne just stared at Roonie.

He knew that even though Roonie was acting casual, something big must have happened behind the scenes for Roonie to shift so suddenly.

He glanced at Bea, Casim, and the others.

Just by how toned their bodies were, it was clear they had trained in some kind of martial arts.

Even in the worst-case scenario, their martial skills would make them more useful in the game than the garbage currently playing inside.

He nodded. "Well, if you think it’s safe, then why not? In the short term, this might be the force that changes the trajectory of our Kiyon guild."

Roonie smiled. "You think so too?"

Veyne nodded, but then pointed at himself. "But don’t get too excited. I mean, having a couple of decent players is better than nothing, but the key lies in me."

Roonie raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

Veyne smiled. "You’ll realize it in the future."

Roonie burst out laughing. "Haha, that gut of yours." He stood up. "Well, in that case, I’ll enter the game in a couple of days."

Veyne tilted his head. "Why wait?"

Roonie paused and explained, "I mean, I was thinking of providing some game-related classes to the others. Some of them have no experience in the game."

Veyne rolled his eyes, picked up his phone, and said while searching few things on it, "The best way to learn the game is by playing the game. As for the beginner village, just target the butcher quest; nothing else is worth wasting time on."

Roonie raised his eyebrow. "But I heard people gain hidden classes in the beginner village."

Veyne nodded. "Well, they do, but most of those require you to meet some random condition. It’ll take too much time and isn’t worth it. You can get them in your first city as well. Here, I just sent you some of the best tutorial videos. They cover everything from quests to stat distribution."

Roonie checked his phone and said in shock, "What, there are more than 50 videos here!"

Veyne waved his hand. "Oh, it’s part of a beginner-to-advanced guide. For starters, just show everyone the first six videos. That should be sufficient."

Roonie opened one video, but just a minute in, he paused. "Nah, this won’t work. All these videos use gaming terms that are foreign to someone like Casim. I think it’ll be better to have a teacher."

Veyne shrugged his shoulders. "Well, if you think so, then sure. But it’s better to start the game as early as possible. The more time you spend in the game, the more chance you have to get better."

Roonie nodded. "I’ll keep that in mind. First, let me finalize the list of people I’ll take into the game."

Veyne nodded and pointed to Bea. "Also, take her into the game with you."

Roonie froze. "Ah, what about your food, then?"

Veyne rolled his eye. "Don’t worry. I don’t need her presence all the time. As long as she cooks the food, I can eat on my own. Also, with me spending so much time in the game, she wouldn’t have much to do anyway. As for the guards, do as you see fit."

Roonie nodded. "Cool. I’ll install a couple more game pods inside your house for the others. See you inside the game, then."

Veyne smiled. "Sure."

With that, Roonie walked out with his two guards, like a kid eager to try his new toy.

Veyne just smiled and turned his focus back to the house.

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