[Warning! - Mature R18+ Contents]
[Read at your own discretion]

I didn’t reincarnate as the hero. Of course not.

I woke up as the main villain of a romantasy novel, the guy whose entire job is to be powerful, miserable, and conveniently dead by the final arc so the hero can get the girl.

Unfortunately for the plot, I’ve read this book.

I know every bad decision I’m supposed to make, every red flag I’m meant to wave, and the exact moment the heroine is supposed to fall in love with someone else.

Hard pass.

Instead of acting like an emotionally stunted tyrant, I start fixing things I was meant to ruin. I help when I shouldn’t. I show up when the hero’s supposed to. And somehow, I keep ending up alone with the heroines, having conversations that were never in the script.

They laugh.
They look at me differently.
The story starts acting weird.

Now the hero’s losing his “chosen one” aura, the romance flags are pointing in my direction, and fate seems personally offended by my existence.

Because if I’m already the villain…
I might as well steal the plot, rewrite the ending,
and fall in love while I’m at it.

I stared at the display, my heart hammering against my ribs.


[Difficulty Selection - Dungeon Mode Protocol]


The options were laid out in front of me, each one more tempting than the last.


[Easy: Standard combat assistance. The machine will engage enemies autonomously but will not exceed 50% of its operational capacity. Recommended for novices.]


[Normal: Aggressive combat assistance. The machine will utilize up to 75% of its operational capacity and will actively prioritize high-threat targets.]


[Hard: Full combat assistance. The machine will operate at 100% capacity. Autonomous tactical decision-making enabled.]


[Extreme: Overdrive. The machine will exceed safe operational limits. Combat effectiveness increased by 300%. Duration: 15 minutes. Warning: Significant risk of permanent damage to the unit.]


Chapter 45 - First Chamber Completed