Third Rate Villain Survival Guide

Suddenly I died.



Because of a heart attack, right after beating the hardest game I had ever played.



But when I opened my eyes, I was no longer myself. I become Tristan Althrone, the main villain of the first arc, the wretched noble who tormented the protagonist, only to meet a gruesome end.



I know how this story unfolds. I know how I die. I know who will betray me.



So I refuse to play my part.



I won’t follow the script. I won’t accept my fate.



But the more I struggle to escape my doomed role, the deeper I sink into it.



And the worst part?



I have to deal with her, the naïve protagonist, destined to become this world’s hero.



But she doesn’t even know that the fate of this world rests in her hands.



And me?



I just want to survive… even if it means deceiving everyone. Including her.