[Syncing…]
[Villain System Loading Complete...]
[Welcome User - Dorian Valen
Allignment - ?????????????
Potential - Villain]
Dorian Valen died, due to failing in completing his task, given by the system.
Yet, due to some error in the system, he was forcibly regressed back to the starting point of this web novel story.
Chapter 1 - Imperial Capital Arrival.
It was the point, where the protagonist joins the Imperial Knights Academy.
The actual start of the whole thing.
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What the hell just happened?
Just when I opened my eyes, a transparent holographic screen was there in front of me, with the words THE VILLAIN SYSTEM, written on it.
I looked around, confused.
The chamber I was in was moving.
The faint vibrations of the wheels against cobblestones confirmed that much.
A carriage?
It was… lavish.
Polished wooden walls.
Soft velvet seats.
A silver tray with untouched fruit.
The faint scent of roses and incense in the air.
This wasn't normal.
But then again—what was normal?
"…Who… am I?" I whispered to myself.
No answer.
The screen remained in front of me, flashing with strange symbols.
My eyes couldn't make sense of them.
My heart thudded. I looked down at my hands. Pale. Clean. Refined.
I was wearing noble clothes.
I touched my face. It didn't feel familiar.
Nothing did.
I searched my mind, digging, clawing at the void for anything—any name, any image, any memory.
Nothing.
Only emptiness.
[Due to a critical system error, your memory archive has been corrupted.]
[All memories from the Host's previous life and post-transmigration sequence have been lost.]
[Backup not found.]
[Restoring baseline identity: Dorian Valen – Noble of House Valen.]
All these sentences popped up one by one on that screen.
"Are you kidding me?", the only sentence I could utter after reading the content and understanding what just happened.
So, apparently, I am Dorian Valen, the name sounds like someone from a rich noble family.
Then, this is a system, that often appears in web novels and mangas.
And the main concern is, apparently, I have lost my memories of my previous life and post transmigration sequence.
Which means, I was someone else in another NORMAL world, and I transmigrated into the body of this Dorian Valen.
This is all I could figure out from talking with this interactive system.
"So, dear system, how can I get my memories back?"
[You can't. As I said before, if you regress, your memories are going to be erased from the point of death to the point where you regressed.]
Yes, this is another thing I discovered.
Apparently, I had already transmigrated in this world.
Then somehow I regressed and lost my memories in between.
And now I am at the starting of the story again.
"Is that right?"
[Yes. That is roughly what happened.]
"And I can't get my memories back?"
[That would be impossible at this point.]
It felt like the ground beneath me just disappeared.
It was like I didn't exist at all.
Suddenly the carriage came to a halt.
"We have arrived , Young Master."
I heard a voice from outside.
As I opened the door and got out of that chamber, there was something like a whole another dimension in front of me.
Buildings built like those of around mediaeval period, the market beside them, the carriages all noble and rich looking, and most importantly the people and the clothes they wore.
It truly felt like fantasy at this point.
This feeling of living in a dream suddenly filled my heart with joy and relief beyond imagination.
Above all, the particular building in front of me, seemingly an academy, seemed to be calling me.
[This is the Imperial Knights Academy, from where the story starts. Today is the orientation ceremony, so you should go there first.]
"...System."
[What?]
"You said this is a web novel story, and your task is to give me tasks and create a villain out of me, right?"
[Yes, that's correct. The rewards for completing tasks would be in the form of story points, which you can utilise to strengthen your stats and learn new skills. On the other hand, if you fail the task then you would be again regressed back to the previous save point with no memories in between.]
"Then, what's at the end of all this?"
[What do you mean?]
"I mean, all villains are destined to die, aren't they? Even if I agree to all your tasks and complete them, at the end, I would be killed by the protagonist. Then what meaning would be there to agreeing to your conditions?"
[...]
"No answer, huh? At least tell me what would happen to me after I die?"
[You would be given a choice to either go back to your world or go to another fantasy world of your choice, or you can simply die like normal people do.]
"Alright, I agree."
[...That was unexpected. I thought you would protest to the conditions.]
"No, I mean, currently, I don't have anything to do, or anything I want. Heck, I don't even know who I am. So, I guess, being told to do something seems easier in this case. "
[Fair enough. You should join the orientation ceremony soon.]
"Well I have a request."
[....What is it?]
"Can you send me the complete story of this web novel, so that I can have an idea of this world after reading it."
[Access granted.]
[Name : Dorian Valen
Age : 16
Race : Human
Allignment : ???????????
Potential : Villain
Story Points : 0
> Stats (Click to expand)
> Skills (Click to expand)
> Shop (Click to redirect)
> Tasks (No new tasks)
> Files (1 new file added)
]
Then I clicked on the files option.
[ FILES -
I Became overpowered with the swordmaster system.txt
]
"Yeah. I got it, thanks."
"Young master, It's time for you to go.", a well dressed, lean built man, looking like a butler, stood before me, said.
Apparently servants aren't allowed inside the premises of the academy.
Otherwise this would have turned into a battle among nobles about who can bring in the most number of servants.
Then, I, without turning towards him, went straight into the academy gates, large enough to be called a Fortress within the Imperial Capital.
[Successfully entered the main gates of the Imperial Knights Academy.]
[+2 Bonus Story Points]
[Story Points - 2]
Seems like there are bonus tasks for which bonus story points are rewarded.
There were many things I didn't understand.
But that's fine.
For now.
Cause, I am eventually going to learn everything there is, about my situation.
Only then, would I be able to make a true choice by myself.
I noticed the butler, still standing behind me with the carriage, his expression unreadable.
However, considering the fact that Dorian is a villain, and how he must have acted in front of this old butler, the old man must be pretty happy and relieved to be getting rid such a nuisance.
But, I didn't really care.
The absence of memory didn't scare me as much as it should have.
Instead, it offered something terrifyingly pure: freedom.
Without a past, I was unchained.
No trauma to guide my fears, no affection to tether my decisions.
I was a blank canvas—yet cursed with the knowledge that I had once been painted over and over again, then violently erased.
Most people define themselves by continuity—their choices, their regrets, their evolving sense of self.
But what happens when continuity is severed?
When identity is no longer inherited from the past but must be chosen, or worse, assigned?
The system calls me a villain.
Not a name I gave myself, but one given by… what? Fate? Code? Audience?
The question then becomes: is villainy a role, or a nature?
If I commit a good act with evil intent, does that make me good, or does the intent weigh heavier than the act?
Maybe that's what I want to find out.
Or maybe not.
However, there was something almost shouting in my ears that...
I have escaped, yet I am still trapped.
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Author's Note:
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Next chapter: Imperial Knights Academy
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