chapter 1
1 – Reincarnated as a wicked person (1)
It didn’t take long to realize that I had been reincarnated into another world.
– creaking
Sitting in a rocking chair and looking at the world outside the window, I see a city surrounded by an outer wall through a dense forest.
In the middle, the carriages and patrolling knights heading to the city made me feel like I was in the Middle Ages.
I enjoyed my free time while being greeted by the pleasant breeze blowing through the cracks in the windows.
“… Fuck.”
Leisure is bullshit.
When I first reincarnated here, I liked it so much that I even cheered.
That would be the case, because the atmosphere here was similar to the games I knew.
If you followed the flow of the world, you could live a more luxurious life than anyone else.
Isn’t everyone dreaming of being reincarnated in another world?
If I knew the flow of the world, I would be able to do all the things I couldn’t do in my previous life.
The only problem was at what time and in whose body I reincarnated.
Coincidentally, there must be a mirror on the desk as well. I approached the mirror excitedly and checked my appearance.
Pretty smooth appearance with gray hair and black eyes.
If you look at it up to this point, you will pass, but the problem lies next.
In the game called ‘Hero Saga’ that I possess, there is only one person with gray hair.
‘Lian Altane’ is also considered the worst villain in the history of the game series.
Unlike other villains in other games who are defeated by the main character,
Lian Altane was a person who committed serious crimes such as kidnapping and murder without hesitation and imposed trials on the main character from time to time.
True to the name of the wicked, the ending was subdued by heroes, including the main character, but the resulting damage was already out of control.
The final boss was defeated, but the ending was so ambiguous that all the characters around the main character died.
To that extent, I was possessed by a character who caused a lot of nuisance.
“under… .”
A sigh came out of my mouth.
Among the many, many villains, this guy is the one.
It was too harsh an ordeal for me, who spent the last years of my life confined to a hospital bed.
I’ve never hit anyone in my life, let alone hit anyone, but when I wake up, I’ve become a guy who commits all crimes.
Fortunately, the background still looks like the beginning of the game.
This is just around the time when the name Altane, not Lian, is beginning to gain notoriety.
That is, at least before committing a crime against humanity.
If done well, it could end up as a passing extra villain.
‘Even if he’s not completely flawless, he can be rehabilitated.’
have to regenerate
Otherwise, the future left for me is death.
I got up and looked around.
It is from the entrance ceremony of the academy that the main characters and other characters appear in earnest.
‘Lian… is now me Let’s call him Altane from now on.’
It was roughly that much at the time Altane left the mansion and wandered around the continent, so if he stopped his evil deeds from now on, he wouldn’t be a target.
I waved the black bell on the desk once to confirm the correct time zone.
If I remember correctly, this must have been the signal to call the maid.
– Knock
– Knock
As expected, the door opened and the maid entered.
“… Did you call?”
A woman bowing down to me wearing only a black maid outfit.
It was an action without an inch of deviation.
It was an amazing beauty that felt nobility as if watching the restraint of an aristocrat.
‘But this bastard… .’
Not only is it not enough to make his own room black, he is so obsessed with black that even the clothes of his servants are black.
Even the hair of that maid with her head down was black.
Could this be just a pervert?
I didn’t hear the psycho sound for nothing.
“… … .”
Seeing a woman with her head down still makes me uncomfortable.
Should I tell you something?
Come to think of it, how did Altyn speak?
I spoke to the maid at the door, recalling Altane from the game as much as possible.
“Raise your head. It’s bad for your back.”
“… Yes?”
Suddenly, the maid opened her eyes wide and looked at me.
I continued speaking while maintaining my composure as much as possible.
“I called because I had something to ask.”
“what… You mean?”
The maid’s eyes wavered slightly.
I’m really on my guard to the point where I want to overdo it.
I thought of Altein in my memory and had a solemn attitude, but it didn’t seem to match completely.
Perhaps the longer we talked, the more suspicious we might be.
As I was thinking about how to bring up the date naturally, a letter on my desk caught my eye.
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Judging from the academy’s seal, it seemed to be a letter about admission to the children of influential families around this time of year.
It should be this.
“Do you know how much time is left until you enter the academy?”
“Admission… You mean?”
“yes.”
The maid thought for a moment and then spoke to me.
“… I understand that there are ten or ten days left.”
“Right.”
The game begins with the academy entrance ceremony.
The story of the main character also progresses accordingly, and ten days left means that it is still before the start of the game.
In other words, the knowledge I know can be used from ten days later.
Anyway, I knew the approximate time period.
The atmosphere is awkward, so let’s return quickly.
“Now… .”
“All right.”
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Just as I was about to say, “Go back,” a maid suddenly approached me.
She knelt in front of me with a determined expression on her face.
When our eyes met, the red eyes of the maid shook extremely.
It contained fear and anxiety.
‘What is this?’
“What are you doing?”
“Jun, prepare… .”
“What preparation?”
The maid did not answer my question. He just stuck his head in with his eyes closed and his mouth open.
This action is like… .
‘Altein… .’
I crumpled my face.
In the original work, the background of Altane is not taught in detail.
It is only described as a wicked man stained with madness.
Even the moment he is killed by the main character, Altane dies as a villain himself. There is no trifling beautification or image washing.
Because of that, there was little public opinion of sympathy for Altane. Because I don’t see anything to sympathize with in the first place.
That’s why my current situation was like playing the past of Altane, which was hidden in the original work.
The appearance of Altein in the game only came out as a villain committing a crime.
So I was oblivious.
About a villain named Lian Altairn ‘in the game’.
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Just because it was a game, I subconsciously defended him.
The maid kneeling beside me right now with trembling eyebrows.
It must be a girl who hasn’t even had a coming-of-age ceremony.
I don’t know why a girl like this is working at Altane’s mansion, but it was definitely not a good reason.
Unknowingly, I crumpled the letter I was holding.
‘From now on, things won’t go your way.’
decided at the same time.
As long as I became the worst villain, I would never go along with the flow of the game.
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Afterwards, after raising the maid, who was pale, and sending her away, I hit my head on the desk.
‘Does he scream that much just because he touched his shoulder once?’
I just lightly grabbed his shoulders to get him up, but he screamed in surprise as if he had seen a ghost.
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Judging from the maid’s reaction a moment ago, the entire mansion must have had that kind of atmosphere.
‘Should I just jump off?’
Then, wouldn’t he be reborn as a rural young man somewhere? It might be better to spend the rest of your life plowing the fields.
I was seriously thinking.
That’s how hard the reality I was facing came to me.
Lying on the desk with one arm cut, I checked the writing on the yellow paper.
—Ryan Altane, 20 years old.
―We look forward to your companionship with the Freesia Academy.
10 days until the entrance ceremony.
According to the original story, Altane will be expelled as soon as he enters the academy.
But I don’t know what could be the cause.
‘In the game, it just says that Altean was expelled.’
Since Altein had such a strong inferiority complex towards the main character, the possibility that he may have dropped out voluntarily out of jealousy of the protagonist who is becoming stronger day by day cannot be ruled out.
Anyway, do you go to the academy and follow the flow of the original work, or do you not make a connection with the main character at all by not entering the school itself? .
‘The main character will eliminate the other dangers anyway.’
As long as I didn’t walk the path of Altane, there would be no threat to my life, so it was okay not to go to the academy.
However, there were some regrets about giving up on going to the academy completely.
The current period was a time when great talents, including the main character, gathered to the point where it could be called the golden generation.
It is obvious that the Knights will be waiting with their mouths drool, so after graduation, they could already take it away.
That’s why, if you make a relationship with those talented people in advance while they are enrolled in the academy, it might be of great help later.
Until now, it was unknown what kind of evil this Altane had committed, so it would be a kind of insurance.
There were many villains in Heroic Saga besides Altane. It’s not a bad idea to be prepared for the unexpected.
Of course I want them to listen to me.
“Due to his psycho-like personality, he probably didn’t have any friends at this point.”
But if there’s one thing that’s fortunate, it’s that the Altane family is still alive and well.
Although I am the only member, there is a legacy left by our ancestors, so I won’t die of starvation.
I picked up a pen and began to write down future to-dos and upcoming events.