(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.

I lost track of time in my dorm as I continuously repeated casting over and over again, with the breakthrough to apprentice level four and my new attunement's upgrade.


Casting novice-level spells was now as easy as casting dark magic when I first started.


Instead of feeling like performing surgery on myself, it now felt like solving stupidly advanced arithmetic.


Still difficult, but compared to before, this was a cakewalk.


I practiced sword strokes while casting spells, ensuring I was battle-ready when it came to light magic, to the point that I even forgot to change my clothes.


Even if I remembered, I probably still wouldn't do it if I could use that time changing to do something more productive.


To make myself strong enough that Evelina didn't need to be concerned for me.


Although... it'll be nice to see her cute, worried side from time to time.


Chapter 63 - Kevin's Recommendation?