Lukas142

--WSA 2025 ENTRY--

Neraxis saved the people and wiped out the monsters, but instead of cheers, he faced silence and a glowing blue text:

[Task Failed Successfully!]

[Rating Generated: SSS-Rank]

"The hell does that even mean?" he muttered, finding the situation a bit strange.

Before he could process, the so-called heroes—who had hidden while he fought—emerged. He waited for gratitude, only to feel a dagger pierce his back.

The only girl he loved stood behind him.

She betrayed him.

The crowd and heroes? They were staring at him with disdain and contempt.

"You..." he groaned as a spear and sword headed for him, ending his life.  
 
But instead of dying, he was sent back to the past—specifically, to the first day of the academy, year 2367, 8 years before his death.  

However, many things had changed. One of the most significant was the sudden appearance of a Tower, a mysterious structure that had appeared across all the continents, granting power to those brave enough to contest its challenges.

"Not again... With this chance I will end you all" Neraxis vowed to himself, embarking on his path of revenge, while also trying to give his life new meaning.

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Disclaimer: MC is not instantly going to be a villain, as his background is that of a hero. The switch will be gradual in accordance with the events that happen along the way. Some snippets of such events have already been teased :)
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The SSS Ranked Villain's Return

"So? What do you say?" Liora asked, her previously stern persona gone, replaced by an expectant look, waiting for him to accept.

By now, he had grown a bit hesitant. The offer was certainly not bad, and in all honesty, he would much rather accept.

But he didn't know her affiliations or anything like that. The term "greatest alchemist" did not exist back in his time, since everyone knew how to make the exact same potions.

In this case, she was different. It was all different.

Therefore, he made a counteroffer to her existing one. "Could I become something like a trial student? Just for a month or so to see how everything functions?"

He was expecting her to show some reluctance. After all, she was the one gambling with her name on the line.

As it turned out, that was not the case.

"Deal." Liora immediately nodded with a grin on her face as she stretched her hand out, asking for a handshake.

Potential Student