Chapter 2: Wandering Villain?

After realizing who I truly am in the future, meeting umbra, and calming myself down, I was walking the hallways of my home estate. 

As I saw maids and butlers cowering in fear.

"is that young master kaen?"

"quiet!, what if he meets your gaze? he will kill if you look at his direction."

"Why is young master kaen suddenly going out."

"I heard that not only he was trash scum but a lazy sloth who loiters around in his bedroom."

'Even though they whisper to each other, I can still hear you, idiots'

"Well, They are still the same as I was alive back in the day."

'When you are alive?'

"Moving on!"

I sigh when I talk about umbra pasts, it always changes subject or bring up a random topic I really don't know.

I look around to see the reactions of the servants and it's seems I was right.

'Hey umbra'

"what?"

'Umbra, seeing the reactions of the servants, make me more certain.'

Umbra observed the servants' reactions and sighed.

"Yeah, they have no idea someone just tried to assassinate you."

'Seems like someone's covering it up," he muttered. "Spreading rumors that I'm just some lazy deadweight instead.'

'And I know who is responsible for the assassination attempt but I won't make things rush.'

"Why?"

'I am weakened, my mana control is seems weaker than before because of that poison I drank and it's seems that what's make my own body is gotten weaker and my mana control is not the same as before.'

'Plus, They will pay for what they've done in Inheritance duel.'

"Inheritance? now I think about it, you were supposed to be an heir but your father revoke your right to heir? since those rumors-."

'I know, I know... Plus, Father said I still have a chance to redeem myself and reclaim my right as heir. But honestly, I think my older cousin deserves it more—she's far more capable than I am. However, Father insists that only a direct descendant of House Vaelmount can inherit the duchy. So... I suppose that leaves my little sister?'

"I see… so you have no intention of reclaiming your rights as heir?"

'No, now I realized what my life is going to be when I'm on this path, I don't want to end up just like my counter part of myself in the game. Plus, I'm too tired to meet expectations, I'm too tired to force something I don't like and I don't like making enemies of my siblings. But above all, I think I'm too tired for that responsibility.'

then, we continued our walk.

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Back when we were in my bedroom, I asked about umbra.

"Wait a minute, what if people sees you... They will think I was possessed or some weird new rumors about an evil entity haunting a scum?"

"Don't worry too much, Most people can't see me except the wearer of the necklace....Your mother, lilia and I tested that even people like your father cannot see me."

"Even a with Rank S+ Sage like my father?"

In this world, The power level system has been established by a genius scholar, who invented the some kind of creation called the oracle orb, a type of artifact that serve as the device capable of determing a rank and also one's potential. To everyone, including me. Ranking was everything.

The higher your rank, the more respect, power, and authority you command. However, those with lower ranks are often looked down upon, ridiculed, or seen as weak.

"But I'm amaze, not even my own father, not to mention, one of the sages in the kingdom."

"Well, I'm the great ancient spirit, Umbra..hohohohohohoh."

Well, the more I think about it, it seems umbra is a bit of.....never mind.

"Anyway, do you have some kind of spell that can telepath us between us?"

"Why?"

"Because I don't want people seeing me talking to thin air and spreading more weird rumors about me being crazy. My reputation is already embarrassingly low—I don't need another ridiculous title dragging me down even further!"

"Ah, I see ."

Kaen sigh.

"anyway..what now?"

"first, we should get out of the room and get some fresh air."

"good idea."

*

Present time

We walk at the estate because umbra suggests that he wanted to survey the estate and also recounting his memories when my mother was alive.

when we were wandering, I saw something that I don't want to see after my mother died.

Mirrors.

then I saw reflection of myself. I had a hairstyle of sleek, controlled black quiff, with the top pushed back in a smooth yet voluminous shape. The sides were neatly trimmed, emphasizing his sharp features. Eyes resembled of silvers. a well-defined jawline, and fair to lightly skin.

to everyone, I was the most handsome boy in my age but to me, this is something I loathe. Something I want to get rid of but I can't...What I saw was reflection of my own father.

my chest tightening as if the air itself resisted me. But then,

"Kaen.....are you alright"

I look at umbra with wide eyes.

"I can feel you heart is beating faster."

I took a deep breath and looked at the mirror again.

The reflection staring back at me… wasn't my father anymore. It was me.

"It's nothing, what I saw is nothing."

"....fine.....anyway, where is it actually."

"what is?"

"The training areas."

"Why? you don't have a body so why bother training?"

"Fool, I'm not going to train. You are."

"Me?"

"Yes, kaen. We need to do something about your curse."

"My curse? what's training gonna help my curse?"

"I explain when we get there, cmon."

I guide umbra to the vaelmount training areas.

*

Each child of the Vaelmount family had their own personal training room, and I was no exception. I made my way to mine and stepped inside. The room was vast—large enough to accommodate at least a hundred people with ease.

Everything I needed was here. Training equipment lined the walls, ranging from weighted dummies to resistance bands and balance platforms. A vast array of weapons—swords, spears, daggers, and even exotic armaments—were neatly arranged on racks, each waiting to be wielded.

"So, Umbra. Explain why training is gonna help control my curse and why is it helpful."

"Let me explain later but first, we need to see your status."

"My what?"

"The transmigrators I've encountered so far all possessed something called a system—a mysterious guide designed to help them grow stronger at an accelerated pace, granting them valuable rewards along the way. Since you're a transmigrator as well, I think you have one of those privilege's as well."

"But are you sure that I am a transmigrator? I don't even have memories of who I am in the past life."

"Trust me, you don't need to know who you are… all it needs is that you are aware that this is your second life and had access to some memories in your past life. Even you may not remember how you got here or why, but just trust me, I have seen things."

"Fine, So how I have access on it?"

"For some transmigrators, simply saying 'status' is enough to access their system. But if someone overheard, it could expose them—making others aware that something is aiding them, or worse, alerting their enemies. That's why I modified the system."

"wait, you can do that?"

"Of course, I'm an ancient spirit. Umbra...These type of things means nothing to me, A veteran who have lived eons."

"Ok, you're great, I get it..so how do I do it."

"Just swipe your right hand in front of you."

"That's it. And using a swipe instead of speaking would only make things worse."

"It's fine. Just swipe your right hand and focus on something—anything—that you believe can open the system."

I tried as umbra instructed, I swipe in the air in front of me and thinking of something like, open sesame.

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Status window information:

Name: Kaen Vaelmount 

Rank: E (Catastrophic)

Race: Human 

Age: 13

Title: The Bearer of Sin..+

Class: Mage

Affinity- Light, Fire, Wind, Lightning (Dual properties Locked)

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Attributes:

Strength: E (0/100)

Endurance: E (0/100)

Agility: C (0/100)

Mana Capacity: E (0/100)

Special Attributes:

Intelligence: B (0/100)

Willpower: C (0/100)

Charm: S (0-100)

Luck: D (0-100)

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Exclusive skills

Flow calculus (S){Active skill}

Voidflow (S){Passive skill}

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Skills

Chantless (S) {Passive skill}

Advanced mana control (A) {Passive skill}

Heightened Senses (D) {Passive skill}

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MASTERIES

Basic magic: Adept - 70%

Light magic: Apprentice- 0%

Fire magic: Adept -30%

Wind magic: Adept - 23%

Lightning magic: Novice-1%

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Blessings/ Curses

Sin of Wrath - Wrathborne (Cursed)

The villains Fate (Cursed)

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I widened my eyes as I recognized one of the curses. However, I quickly regained my composure—nothing seemed to surprise me anymore.

"So, this is the one."

"Yeah, why you become a villain. I guess it is inevitable."

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