ThezytheReborn

Look, I didn’t ask to be reincarnated.

And I definitely didn’t ask to be the early-game villain in some dumb otome game.

But here I am—Leon Aster, the guy who’s supposed to get his a** kicked by the heroine before the story even really starts.

Yeah, no. F*ck that.

I bailed before the plot could kill me, planning to live a quiet, stress-free life. But now?

✔ A god is watching me for entertainment.
✔ A talking sword won’t shut up.
✔ The strongest villainess in the game is on a one-way trip to going insane.
✔ And my system keeps throwing me into life-or-death quests I never signed up for.

I just wanted to relax.

Instead, I’m over here saving the world, one bad decision at a time.

Because if I have to suffer through this stupid otome game—

I might as well make it fun.

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This novel is full of profanity so if you don't like cursing then ignore this one.

Screw you Otome Game!I'm outta here!

Finding the Item – Good Thing I Remembered

The old lady tapped her fingers against her chair, grinning.

"Something precious. Something lost. Something… old."

She was being cryptic as hell, but I already knew what she wanted.

In the game, she always asked for the same thing—a rusty pendant hidden in a forgotten graveyard outside the city.

Her eyes widened. "Oh? So quick? Most folk wander for weeks!"

I shrugged. "I'm just built different."

"Go on, then, boy! Bring it to me!"

I left the city under the cover of darkness, heading toward the graveyard.

It wasn't far, but the place had a bad reputation.

Rumors of undead monsters lurking beneath the soil.

After everything I'd been through, some cursed graveyard didn't scare me.

I walked through the overgrown tombstones, heading straight for an old, cracked gravestone near the center.

And just as I remembered—there it was.

A small, rusted pendant, half-buried in the dirt.

I picked it up, brushing off the dust. "Well, that was easy."

No ghosts. No monsters. Just a quick grab-and-go.

For once, things actually went smoothly.

I returned to the old lady's house and tossed the pendant onto her table.

She picked it up with trembling fingers, her eyes glimmering with something unreadable.

"Hohhh~ You really found it, boy! You must be one lucky bastard!"

She traced the pendant's edges before tucking it away.

Then she looked up at me, her gaze sharp.

"So. What is it you wish to know?"

"The cave. The one filled with old monster experiments. Where is it?"

Her grin widened. "Ahhh. That place."

She leaned back in her chair, nodding to herself.

"It lies west of town, hidden behind a crumbling shrine. Few go there, and fewer return."

I raised an eyebrow. "Because of the monsters?"

"Go if you must, boy! But be warned—some things are meant to stay buried."

"Yeah, yeah. I'll take my chances."

I turned and left without another word.

Following the old lady's directions, I rode west until I found the shrine.

It was exactly as she described—old, broken, and half-forgotten.

Behind it, a hidden pathway led downward, into the darkness.

I stepped inside, letting my eyes adjust.

The air was thick with dust and decay.

The deeper I went, the colder it became.

She stood near a stone pillar, holding a lantern, studying the walls.

She had short, messy brown hair, a scarf wrapped around her neck, and a belt filled with tools.

Either way—she wasn't supposed to be here.

"Great. Just what I needed. A f*cking rival."

Chapter 43 – The Wild Goose Chase That Wasn’t So Wild