The Villain's Advent

Sometimes, the most painful things aren’t lies. They’re the truths we spend our whole lives running from.

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"Three destinies await you, Wanderer. Choose wisely... when time seeks you."



Those were the last words I heard before I was supposed to die.



I thought it was finally over.



A life built on deceit, betrayal, and regret had ended.



But fate had other plans.



I woke up inside the very novel I grew up reading.



And the body I’d reincarnated into?



Nicolas Frey. A minor villain in the early arcs.



If there were an award for the most hated character, he’d win it without competition.



A weakling who couldn’t even survive a single semester of the academy.



But I'm not the original Nicolas. I won't beg for his mistakes.



I do know the future and fate of this world.



That should’ve been enough.



Play smart. Stay low. Graduate. Survive.



An easy life. That’s what I planned.



But plans don’t matter when you’re being hunted by fate itself.



And I’m starting to realise...



This story never gave anyone a happy ending.



I'll settle for not dying.