The Villain's Private Group Chat
Chapter 1
Noah
I can't believe I died with coffee on my keyboard and a novel opened on my screen.
Noah
I was reading my favorite novel, leisurely in my room.
Noah
Chapter 187 of The Saint's Radiant Path.
The part where the Ice Duke, Lucien Vellhart, finally cornered the hero in the throne room and monologued for three pages about how the world was rotten before the Saintess cut him down with a beam of light.
Noah
Stupid, beautiful villain.
Noah
Lucien Vellhart had everything: power, money, a face that could make statues weep, and zero plot armor.
Noah
He was written to be cruel, brilliant, and to die at 26, so the hero could cry once and then move on.
Noah
As I read, I took a sip from my coffee mug.
Noah
The world went black.
Noah
And when I opened my eyes again, I was not in his apartment.
Noah
I was in silk. Cold silk, the color of moonlight and blood.
Noah
The air smelled like winter roses and something metallic underneath, like a knife left out too long.
Noah
Above me, a chandelier made of black crystal threw fractured light across a ceiling painted with constellations that shouldn't exist.
Noah
And in front of my face, glowing gold, a window that no human should be able to see.
[𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠: 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘]
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Chapter 2
In front of Noah's face, glowing gold, a window that no human would be able to see.
[𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠: 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘]
HOST: Identified
NEW IDENTITY: Lucien Vellhart, Duke of Vellhart.
AGE: 21
ROLE IN NARRATIVE: Final Villain
CANON DEATH: Chapter 142, Execution by Protagonist Kael Ardyn
SURVIVAL PROBABILITY: 0.2%
PRIMARY DIRECTIVE: Follow the Original Plot
SECONDARY FEATURE UNLOCKED: [Villain's Private Group Chat]
WARNING: DEVIATION FROM PLOT WILL RESULT IN PENALTIES.
3 WARNINGS = DELETION
Deletion. Right. Because apparently dying once wasn't enough.
Noah sat up slowly. His new body was tall, lean, with hands that looked like they'd never done honest work.
Pale skin. Black hair that fell past his shoulders. And eyes—red.
Not brown like his own. A deep, wine-red that caught the light like poison.
There was a knock on the door. Then no without waiting for an answer.
The doors to his chambers slammed open.
The man at the door was everything the book said he was.
Golden hair, sun-bright. Armor that caught the torchlight. A sword at his hip. And eyes the color of a clear sky that were currently looking at Noah like he was something stuck to the bottom of his boot.
...
(His voice was steady, trained, and furious)
...
By order of crown, you are to come with me.
Kael Ardyn. The Protagonist. The Saint's Chosen.
The man who was supposed to kill Lucien in 121 or so chapters.
Kael didn't know current Lucien. Not really. He knew the villain from the book.
And Noah didn't know Kael either. Not the real one.
But somewhere behind that golden window, 666+ notifications were already pinning.
[🔔 Demon Lord 666 has entered the chat]
[🔔 Evil Empress has Entered the chat]
[🔔 Final Boss of Otome Game has entered the chat]
Welcome to hell, Lucien thought.
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Chapter 3
The first thing you learn as a villain is that no one claps when you enter a room.
The second thing you learn is that heroes always arrive uninvited.
Karl didn't sheathe his sword. He just stood there, framed by Lucien's doorway like a painting titled Righteous Anger, Oil on Canvas.
Behind him, two of the royal knights shifted nervously.
They had heard the stories. The Ice Duke who froze a man's blood with touch. The Duke who kept a garden of poisonous flowers and fed his enemies to them.
None of them was true. At least, not yet.
Lucien Vellhart (Noah)
Are you going to arrest me.
Lucien Vellhart (Noah)
Or just stand there and look pretty?
One of the knights flinched. Kael's jaw ticked.
Kael Ardyn
The western wells have been poisoned.
Kael Ardyn
Three villages. Children are sick.
Kael Ardyn
Witnesses saw your crest on a carriage leaving the area three nights ago.
Lucien Vellhart (Noah)
💭 Ah. That plot point.
Lucien Vellhart (Noah)
💭 In the book, Lucien did it to draw Kael out and then mock him in public.
PLOT EVENT: The Poisoned Wells
REQUIRED ACTION: Deny, then counter-accuse.
REWARD: +20 Villain Points
FAILURE: -10 Villain Points. Warning 1/3 issued.
Lucien could feel the system pressing against the back of his skull, like a cold hand.
He swung his legs over the side of the bed. The silk robe pooled around him, and he didn't bother to fix it.
Let Kael look away. Let him be uncomfortable. That was half of being Lucien.
Lucien Vellhart (Noah)
Proof,
Lucien Vellhart (Noah)
(said simply)
Lucien Vellhart (Noah)
You have rumors.
Lucien stood up. He was taller than Kael by an inch. It helped.
Lucien Vellhart (Noah)
You have desperate villagers and a convenient crest.
Lucien Vellhart (Noah)
You do not have me.
Kael took a step forward. The knights behind him tensed.
Kael Ardyn
Then come to the palace and explain yourself to the council.
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