THE VILLAIN'S POV

Chapter 4: Goat Egg

-Frey starlight POV -

”How can you win when your opponent is the perfected version of yourself?”

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”If I win the Victoriad, I can ask the System Architect one question, and heʼll be forced to answer...”

I held my breath, struggling to stay calm.

”Winning the Victoriad… Itʼs like winning the World Cup.”

A colossal tournament broadcast across all human territories to inspire hope and showcase the young talents destined to lead the world. An event meant to be won by snow, the storyʼs protagonist.

Snow the archetypal hero. Orphaned, raised in a shelter destroyed by demons, drowning in vengeance.

Despite his cliché backstory, he was strong... extremely strong.

To defeat someone like him, I would have to kill myself—literally.

”Letʼs stay calm... First, I need a plan. Yes, letʼs do that.”

I needed a roadmap. A starting point.

As a start, I had to determine the full extent of Freyʼs strength.

I immediately accessed my status screen. I had to understand my stats and abilities to figure out exactly what I should do.

A window materialized, displaying:

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Host Name : Frey Starlight (dual soul)

Class: Swordsman

Talent: A

Current Level: F-

Strength: F

Speed: F-

Agility: G+

Stamina: G

Aura: SSS

Magic: G-

[Swordsmanship - Lv. 1](Due to hostʼs lack of innate talent, swordsmanship cannot exceed Lv. 3.)

Talents: None

Combat Style: None

Skills:

seduction (F-Class) :

Induces sexual desire in the target. Effect strengthens against the opposite gender, weakens if the target is two ranks above the host, and may fail entirely.

Abilities: None

System Note: Youʼre weak! Extremely weak! We strongly advise you to increase your strength before you die ! .

I stared, speechless. Frey stats were catastrophic for a Starlight family lord… but that wasnʼt what shocked me.

Aura: SSS

I rubbed my eyes, doubting my sanity, then read it again ..

Frey had an SSS-tier aura reserve?!

Questions exploded in my mind. How? Why? Since when?!

This was an Aura reserve surpassing the strongest human alive today! A level the protagonist wouldnʼt reach until the storyʼs end—yet frey had it from the start? Impossible.

”This must have something to do with my reincarnation...”

I didnʼt fully understand it yet, but wasnʼt this amazing?

With something like this, I could defeat the protagonist with ease... Had luck finally smiled upon me?

With a heart about to explode, I leapt up and rushed to the center of the room.

”I have to try it...”

Relying on Freyʼs memories and my personal knowledge, I attempted to release aura from my body.

”Come on, SSS-Class power…”

Sweat beaded on my forehead as I strained..

And finally, it worked.

But all I could do was frown...

I had managed to gather the aura around my body, but it was so faint and pitifully weak that I couldnʼt even make it coalesce above my palm.

Veins bulged on my forehead as a suspicion gnawed at me: *Was the system mocking me?*

”Where the hell is my SSS-rank aura?!”

This aura… Forget about F-rank, it wasnʼt even G+!

As I spiraled into madness, my chamber door slammed open, followed by a shrill scream:

***”Vrey! Wake up, you bastard!”***

Seeing the girl whoʼd stormed into my room, I could only curse:

”Damn it…”

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Earlier..

In front of the grand entrance to the Starlight familyʼs main estate, a luxurious carriage came to a halt. Its doors swung open, revealing a slender leg stepping out, clad in long black stockings that reached up to her thighs, paired with elegant high heels.

Immediately, servants and maids rushed toward the entrance, forming a line as they bowed at a precise 90-degree angle to greet the esteemed guest.

”Welcome back, Lady Ada.”

The crowd greeted a beauty with snow-white hair and obsidian eyes. Her sharp features radiated maturity, proving sheʼd long left childhood behind—a fact that only amplified her allure.

She was stunning. Most would kill for a mere glance from her

Without sparing a glance at the bowing servants, Ada strode forward indifferently, heading straight for the elderly head maid standing at the front.

”Frederica,” she called out, and the old maid responded with a warm smile.

”My dear lady.”

Ada wasted no time getting to the point. ”Where is he?”

It seemed Frederica had anticipated the question, as she immediately gestured toward the interior of the mansion.

”The young lord is still in his room.”

Hearing the answer, Ada could only click her tongue in irritation.

”That useless fool...”

Without hesitation, she marched into the mansion, heading straight for Freyʼs room. As soon as she reached the door, she yelled at the top of her lungs while throwing it open.

”Frey! Wake up, you bastard!”

Inside, Frey stood frozen in an absurd pose, gaping at her—a sight that only fueled her fury.

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Present..

…Which brings us to now. Ada Starlight—Freyʼs elder sister and one of the few in this world bold enough to berate the infamous ”Villain Frey”—glared at me with undisguised contempt.

Notably, sheʼd visited daily this past week. Iʼd ignored her every time… until today.

Forcing a smile, I met her venomous gaze , and replied smoothly.

”To what do I owe this pleasure, Ada?”

”ʼPleasure?” Her anger reignited like wildfire, voice sharp enough to slice stone.

”The only reason Iʼm here is because Iʼm cursed with a pathetic brother who spends his days lazing around like a corpse!”

I flinched involuntarily. After days of solitude, her shriek felt louder than my motherʼs voice.

With a sigh, I sat on the edge of my bed while Ada continued to bombard me with an endless tirade.

”How long do you expect me to keep covering for you, Mister Frey? What kind of lord are you supposed to be?! I forced myself to tolerate you in the past, but Iʼm reaching my limit!”

”At least in the past, you *pretended* to fulfill your duties as Lord—hiding behind our family name while indulging yourself. But now?!”

~Hooof~

Ada took a deep breath before continuing… ”But now youʼre doing nothing! Just lying there without lifting a finger! Tell me, what do you want? Do you wish to destroy the family that our father and ancestors shed their blood for? Will the fourth lord of House Starlight be the one responsible for its downfall?”

”The other great families and the empire are waiting for any opportunity to strike us from all sides… Iʼm doing everything in my power to elevate our family, yet my efforts barely manage to contain the disasters you create.”

A tear rolled down Adaʼs cheek as her voice trembled from the strain of shouting.

”I sacrificed my life—even my chance to enter the Temple—just to cover for you. To be your support. Why? This isnʼt you... Youʼre not the little brother I once knew...”

She covered her mouth, her quiet sobs filling the room. Somewhere deep inside, I felt a pang of discomfort watching this scene unfold, but I quickly pushed those feelings aside. After all, these were just characters Iʼd created.

In the end, Ada spoke her final words, and I immediately smiled upon hearing them.

”You are not fit to be the lord of this family…”

She turned to leave, assuming Frey would stay silent as usual. But this time, I shattered her expectations.

”Youʼre right.”

I smiled faintly at Ada, who froze in her tracks and turned to look at me.

”Excuse me?”

Ada raised an eyebrow, her tear-filled eyes locked onto mine.

”As I said… youʼre right.”

I smiled again, while Adaʼs face darkened in response, her brows knitting together. If looks could kill, I would have been dead already.

She clenched her teeth and tightened her fists.

”Frey… are you mocking me right now?”

I wasnʼt bothered by her anger. In fact, I could somewhat understand her reaction. Based on the memories I had inherited from Frey, I realized what had been happening within House Starlight—details I didnʼt even remember writing.

The reason for Adaʼs anger was simple: she was the rightful heir to the position of family lord.

At twenty, she was four years older than Frey. In a world without gender biases in succession, the eldest should inherit. But everything changed when Lord Abraham Starlight—our late father—left his final decree, explicitly naming Frey as his heir.

It seemed the previous lord loved his son dearly. And since he had been an overwhelming SS+ rank existence, even the elders of House Starlight couldnʼt touch or oppose his decision, out of their deep respect for him.

No wonder this trash-tier Frey had survived this long.

I got up from my bed and walked toward my computer.

”Iʼm not mocking you… Ada.”

I tapped on my keyboard and glanced at my stats again.

”Iʼm weak. I didnʼt study statecraft or philosophy. Iʼve never bled for this family. I lack a Lordʼs bearing, his wisdom, his resolve... But you?”

”You have it all.”

I gestured casually toward Ada, who stood with her head tilted, staring at me in utter bewilderment.

”Frey… What are you saying? I donʼt—”

Before she could finish, I stepped closer, mustering the most disarming smile I could manage. ”Iʼll renounce my title as Lord of House Starlight to you”

Silence swallowed the room. I reveled in the flicker of emotions crossing Adaʼs striking features—shock, suspicion, then a fragile, disbelieving hope.

Her mouth fell open in a perfect ʼO,ʼ her face frozen in a comically stunned expression.

And who could blame her? These were words she wouldnʼt have heard even in her wildest dreams.

Sheʼd been wronged, stripped of her rightful claim, yet sheʼd swallowed her rage for the sake of her beloved father, her worthless younger brother, and the family name , Even though the years had been anything but kind to her—thanks to the bastard Frey.

But now, here I am , offering her hope… like a light at the end of a tunnel.

”Frey… What are you ? I swear, if this is another one of your twisted games—”

I didnʼt let her finish. Instead, I swiftly threw out my next words—ones that would settle this matter for good.

”An Aura Contract.”

Adaʼs eyes widened to saucers. ”A what?!”

I smiled. ”Iʼll sign an Aura Contract. Surely even you canʼt doubt the sincerity of that, right?”

She trembled visibly, and I relished every twitch.

The Aura Contract was a system Iʼd created for my protagonist, Snow—a binding pact where both parties swore oaths under lethal penalty. Break the terms, and the Aura embedded in your veins would detonate within the offenderʼs body, reducing them to nothing but minced flesh.

In this world, there was no stronger guarantee.

Adaʼs trembling grew worse as she muttered, ”Frey… why would you do this? Youʼre joking, right? Youʼre playing with me… Yes, thatʼs it… Thereʼs no reason for you to give up your position. You gain nothing from this…”

I answered calmly, ”I said Iʼd sign an Aura Contract. Does that sound like a joke to you? And who said I gain nothing? There are one or two things Iʼd like from you in return.”

Her expression darkened, suspicion filling her gaze the moment I mentioned taking something from her. But I was confident—she wouldnʼt refuse.

Just as Iʼd walk through hell itself to escape this story, sheʼd sell her soul to claim what was hers.

That was my greatest weapon here , Knowing every thread of this tale I wove .

I glanced at my stats once more… Weak. I was far too weak.

Not to mention the dormant SSS-rank aura that had yet to activate… everything else was downright pathetic.

I needed to strengthen myself as much as possible, and the first step started with Ada—who would help me.

Everything began here.

Between a hesitant Ada and a confident Frey, another ordeal was about to unfold—one whose secrets no one could yet foresee.