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

"He had a mask on, right? And… girlish clothes?"

The merchant's voice was laced with amusement as he squinted at me.

"It's not a 'girlish' cloth. Just tell me what I want to know."

I kept my voice firm, dropping a single gold lun into his waiting palm. He barely glanced at it before tossing it up and catching it, a lazy grin stretching across his face.

"Fine, fine. He went straight ahead. At that corner, he made a left, then a right. That's all I saw before he left my field of vision."

Ryan's mana was strongest here. Stronger than anywhere else I'd tracked him through.

Which meant he'd bought something here.

I had initially pressed the merchant for that information—what exactly Ryan had taken from this place—but the bastard clammed up. Not a word. Even after the bribe.

Ariana's Thought