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 message came during the break between classes. A junior cadet, trembling slightly, handed me a sealed envelope.


"Instructor Samantha demands your presence immediately."


"What is it, Kael?" Elisha asked, looking over my shoulder.


"I've been summoned," I said, tucking the letter into my pocket. "Probably about the incident this morning."


"Be careful," Celestia warned, her expression grave. "Instructor Samantha is… formidable."


"Don't worry," I gave them a reassuring smile, though my stomach churned slightly. "I'll just explain what happened. Once she knows the reason, she'll understand. Justice is on my side."


I walked to the faculty building with my head held high.


I expected a lecture. I expected to be told to control my temper. I even expected Lucien to have hired thugs to ambush me on the way.


Chapter 87 - Suspended