POWER_

Warning: 
1. MC is a mad hound.
2. The story is R-17.99 as the title suggests.
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Ansel of Hydral, the Empire's most notorious villain, devours a peculiar being known as a "Traveller". 
In doing so, he glimpses a future of despair, a foreordained future featuring a war-god who can shatter armies, a saint bearing great sins, a mage discerning the truth, and a heroine of unassailable morality... These formidable "she" would destroy his family, his empire, everything he holds dear.

Upon truly recognizing the cruelty and weight of fate, Ansel has an epiphany.

"If the Empire requires reform, then there is no need for a so-called protagonist. Armed with this knowledge, I can effect change far more efficiently."
"And as for you, the world's chosen ones..."
"If destiny dictates that you cannot be obliterated, then I have no option but to make you fall... fall with me to the very end of the abyss."

In essence, this is a tale of a villain rebelling against fate, taming the chosen daughters of heaven, all while orchestrating a transformative revolution in the world.

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Harem
No yuri

A Villain's Way of Taming Heroines

After another half hour, the carriage finally arrived in Salt Lake City.

Ansel had many means of travel at his disposal. Not only did Dispute Fortress offer various modes of transportation, but he could have flown Marlina to Salt Lake City himself, saving considerable time.

Yet he chose to take a merchant caravan's carriage, free of charge, with the adventurer they encountered on the road serving as its guard.

The reason was evident: while Ansel had been putting Marlina under pressure, he was not merely allowing her to flounder in a vortex of confusion. He still provided her with opportunities to assess the situation and moments to catch her breath.

The young Hydra glanced at Marlina, who clutched her notebook tightly, her ever-tense state of mind evident to him.

"According to Ms. Ravenna's directions..."

After entering the city, Ansel and Marlina took another carriage to a luxurious villa within Salt Lake City.

Les Miserables - II