(A/N: Their relationship dynamic progresses and doesn't stay exactly like it is in the start)

In his old life, he was an assassin, invisible, efficient, and utterly alone.
His only escape came from the pages of a fantasy novel, Crown of Thorns, and the character no one else seemed to understand: Lady Evelina D’Arclight, the proud and brilliant villainess fated to lose everything.

After his death, he wakes up inside that very story, not as a hero, but as Cael Arden, a student at Eryndor Royal Academy. The world is just as he remembers it, right down to the woman destined to fall.

But this time, he’s not a bystander.
With a lifetime of deadly skills and the knowledge of what’s to come, Cael sets out to rewrite the story itself, to protect Evelina, rise through the academy’s ruthless hierarchy, and change a fate written in stone.

As alliances form and secrets surface, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur.
And in a world built on power and prophecy, he’ll prove that even a villainess deserves her happy ending.

Evelina and I moved quickly, attacking them at the same time, but with Lillian still temporarily out due to the pain from Evelina's first strike, Julius had to take us on himself momentarily.


He deflected both Evelina's tendrils and my dagger with swift and precise movement, his eyes locked on me.


Lillian winced, standing up and grasping her wound, applying healing magic from the water attunement to soothe the wound.


Julius attempted to reply to Lillian, but was abruptly cut off by me, charging head-on with a kick to his chest.


Julius barely blocked my attack with his fists.


But that didn't matter; I just wanted to remove him from the picture and let Evelina have her desired one-on-one.


Chapter 43 - Main Character Powers...?