Lucien Ashborne was supposed to be a nobody — an early-game villain who existed only to be crushed by the protagonist. After provoking the wrong person, he vanished from the story without even a dramatic death scene.

When a player named James dies and wakes up in Lucien’s body, he inherits every bit of the villain’s broken reputation and zero of his privileges. Bullied, scorned, and abandoned by his own noble family, Lucien now stands at the bottom of the academy hierarchy.

To make matters worse, the world he knew as a game has no guaranteed happy ending… and the protagonist’s party treats him like a criminal.

But James isn’t the Lucien they think he is.

With fragments of meta-knowledge, a half-broken system that barely works, and a determination to avoid becoming cannon fodder, he chooses a different path.

He doesn’t seek glory.
He just refuses to disappear.

This is the story of a former villain trying to rewrite his role — not as a hero, but as someone who survives on his own terms.

The ground shook as the Holy Knights and the Militia charged down the slope.


From my vantage point on the cliff, it looked like a white spear piercing a black ocean.


Commander Valen was a force of nature. He didn't just cut soldiers; he blasted them. Every swing of his sword released a wave of Divine Force, sending Imperial soldiers flying like ragdolls.


Bardon and his militia followed in his wake, screaming war cries, using the confusion to butcher the Imperial flank.


"Commander! The Mages!" Bardon screamed, parrying a spear thrust.


The massive fireball on the enemy platform was pulsating. It was ready to launch.


The Imperial Mages sneered, looking down at the charging knights.


The Lead Mage raised his staff to trigger the spell.


[Skill: Marksmanship Lv. 8] [Skill: Breath Control] [Item Effect: Eagle Eye Scope]


Chapter 121 - Dungeon Competition [3]