Secretly_A_Villian

It all started with a broken boy falling in love.

…And ended with a deal with the devil.

I reincarnated into the one novel I ever read.
The one novel I ever liked.

But not as the main character.

No.

I became the villain.

A man meant to die.
A soul fated for pain.

But I refused to accept that.

I fought against my role.
I denied myself the power that came with my blessing, for I knew the corruption that would follow.

I refused to merge with it.

But…

Even after everything I did—

Fate still hunts me.

Because in the end, I am the villain.

The Novel’s Antagonist: I walk the path of a Villain

Could this be where that bitch got it?

I let my gaze drift. Chains rattled against the stone floor as a hooded figure yanked a collar, dragging a half-conscious lady to her feet. She barely reacted. Her eyes unfocused, her movements sluggish, as if the concept of resistance had long since been burned out of her.

I exhaled, forcing my focus away. I wasn't here for this.

"Been staring at it for a while… How about it?"

A voice cut through my thoughts, dragging me back to the present.

I shifted my gaze. A man sat behind a stall, half his face obscured by a faded scarf, his expression unreadable. He gestured toward something on the display.

"A Tier 7 evolved beast's core," the man said, his voice carrying the weight of something valuable.

Getting myself a slave [3]