Return of the EX-Class Genius Villain

Compensation is too much

The world calls a person who has realized the supernatural power of magical power.

And some of those superhumans… About 10% of them have another awakening after awakening, and this awakening is called secondary awakening or characteristic awakening in the world.

There are very few exceptions, but most awaken in this way.

I once seriously considered this characteristic awakening. Specifically, about the level of characteristics.

It was to find out the reason why 『The Seeker of Evil』, which was my characteristic in my previous life, was rated EX. As far as I know, I was the only one with EX-class characteristics.

As a result of watching and worrying about other superhumans for many years, I was able to figure out some criteria related to rank.

1. The more things you can do with a trait, the higher the grade you get.

2. Characteristics that can do things that are far from reality are given high grades.

3. Characteristics related to creation and extinction are given higher grades.

According to that criterion, 『The Seeker of Evil』 certainly has characteristics that deserve a high rating. Karma allows me to expand all of that into areas other superhumans can’t.

However, I only used those EX-level attributes to directly increase combat power.

Unlike the person standing in front of me.

‘father.’

In terms of proficiency alone, my father, a SSS-level superhuman who has trained to the limit to the extent that I can’t compare to me in my previous life, has realized a door that ignores distances of hundreds of kilometers as an illusion.

And that too without any difficulty.

I felt joy when I saw my father like that.

why?

What my father can do, I can do too, assuming that I have enough karma.

So I laughed as I watched the children enter the aisle. I couldn’t contain my laughter.

When the laughter stopped, the next thing that came out was a sigh.

‘How stupid was I in my previous life?’

Thanks to the fact that all of the tribes that gain karma have converted to combat power, it is called the worst villain in history, and has received more vigilance from the world than the top 5 villains.

But while words are the worst villain ever, I wasn’t really that strong.

In terms of combat power, it is proof that he died after being sealed away in an illusion created by his father, who was one of the lesser of the top 10 superhumans on the continent.

What if the opponent was a hero specializing in martial arts like the Sword Saint?

Even one-on-one would not have guaranteed victory.

That’s how much I realize that the way I used karma in my previous life was inefficient.

‘The field of view was too narrow.’

Since the only thing she experienced was fighting, even after returning, Karma couldn’t escape the stereotype of being a ‘combat weapon’.

Even when my father was fixing Arlene, I concluded in advance that it would not have been possible for me in my previous life.

‘It’s scary because it’s a stereotype.’

But now,

Looking at the fantasy gate my father made, I was convinced that I could become much stronger in a slightly different way than before.

‘I can do what the superman in this world can do.’

From now on, you have to live with such a concept in your head.

Only then will you be able to develop much more than before, and if you become that strong, you will be able to eradicate all the villains in this world one day.

Dung Dung Dung-

heart beats suddenly

‘no.’

It’s not the beating of the heart, it’s the magical energy inside it that makes it bigger.

I feel that the quality and quantity of magical power has become so strong that the body of a 3-star superhuman cannot handle it.

‘He is here.’

Enlightenment came.

After recognizing that, the world looks a little different than before.

It feels like the world is expanding.

The reason why my body suddenly changed was probably because of that realization.

Surprised for a moment, I closed my eyes and focused on my magic.

I must make all of this increased magic power mine.

* * *

“Wow- amazing!”

“I know! There’s another house within the walls!”

“Wow, where the hell are you?”

“The zodiac, the zodiac!”

“Isn’t the ecliptic too far away? How can I come right away?”

“me! I know!”

“What?”

“My brother told me… My father said there was nothing he couldn’t do!”

“Oh oh!”

“As expected, father!”

Pedro burst into laughter at the sight of the children suddenly clasping their hands politely and staring at them with sparkling eyes.

Now that the children who have become children make a fuss like that, I feel a pleasure that I have never experienced before.

But the happy smile on his face soon disappeared.

It was because Martin and Leon and some other entourage had not yet come over.

“Hmm… What else is this guy doing?”

Tsk, Pedro clicked his tongue, ordered the attendants who were waiting here in advance to keep an eye on the children, and then crossed the aisle again.

Hwaaak-

The lobby is full of heat and mana is raging.

Pedro, who looked around for a moment to assess the situation, approached Leon, who was far away from Martin.

“What is it all of a sudden?”

“That’s it… … .”

Leon explained the situation he saw in detail.

Martin, who had been staring at the fantasy door, suddenly burst into laughter, frowned, and sighed deeply, revealing various emotions, and at some point began to stand still with his eyes closed.

“like… Have you attained enlightenment?”

“It seems so.”

“What about the other knights?”

“I was sent outside in preparation for any unforeseen situation. They stand guard outside the building.”

Satisfied with Leon’s actions, Pedro nodded.

“Good job.”

“thank you.”

“I don’t think this is going to end anytime soon. Could the schedule be a little messed up?”

“It seems so. Since I will be here, how about working with the other young ladies and young ladies first?”

Pedro shook his head.

“It can’t be. At least the moment when me and the children legally become a family, we should face it together.”

“ah… okay. I made a mistake.”

“What is a slip of the tongue?”

Pedro shook his hand at Leon and looked at Martin with magic over his eyes.

His ‘analyzing eye’, embodied as a fantasy, showed in detail what kind of situation Martin was in and what process he was going through. Just like he did to Arlene a week ago.

Pedro, who looked at Martin like that for a moment, disarmed and shook his head.

‘Fortunately, I don’t think it’s dangerous.’

As in the case of Aline, there seems to be no need to step out and help. Because Martin’s skill at refining magic was so great.

It seems like someone who has already experienced this many times.

But Pedro just thought so.

‘Mysterious child.’

Martin was a special kid from the first time I saw him.

Ordinary people would not be relieved because of the danger of mana exploding and the body exploding, but strangely, Martin has faith that he will take care of himself.

I was actually doing it perfectly.

‘The problem is the children… … .’

After thinking for a while, Pedro turned his eyes to Leon.

“Do you have something to tell me?”

“Go ahead and let the kids start first.”

I’m really looking forward to it, but I can’t keep Martin waiting when he doesn’t know when he will open his eyes.

“I will.”

Pedro warned Leon toward his back as he bowed his head and walked down the aisle.

“know? If they get even hairy, they’re going to train all night in ‘fantasy hell’.”

“… yes!”

Leon, slightly staggered, quickly disappeared through the aisle.

Leon was famous for his patience even within the fantasy knights under Pedro’s direct control, but the fantasy hell was so terrible that even he trembled.

* * *

Leon, who crossed over to the ecliptic through the phantasmagoric gate, told Arlene what Martin was going through and Pedro’s words.

“So, are we going to go out and play first?”

“yes.”

Aline shook her head.

Why did I have to go first without Martin?

Moreover, ‘Talon’, the imperial capital of the Talon Empire, was a city I visited many times as a beggar. There was nothing to see.

“I just want to wait. You don’t have to do a tour of the ecliptic.”

“You should think of your younger siblings.”

Aline’s eyes fluttered as she glanced at the place where her younger siblings were.

“ah… … .”

From Tom, the same age, to Lamba, the youngest.

Everyone is shaking their bodies with flushed faces. A look that expresses anticipation with the whole body.

Arlene sighed quietly.

I think Martin has blown too much air into it.

Of course, that would have been for frustrated children.

‘Because of me, I couldn’t even go out to play and I stayed at home… … .’

Even in this situation, Aline could not stop the children for her own greed.

“Can I go first?”

“Don’t you like them like that? Besides, if you wait here, you might blame yourself when you come out.”

After Leon said this, Arlene could only nod in the end.

“I will.”

“Good idea. From the moment we leave this place, one by one we will join the younger siblings. You don’t have to worry.”

“yes… … .”

I didn’t even worry about it in the first place.

Even though they are 1 star, they are like weedy younger siblings who somehow survived the hellish training center. What’s more, everyone is a superman who has awakened to their characteristics, so why worry?

More than anything, I don’t think there is a person who has the guts to kill a child in Hwangseong. Even famous villains live in the imperial castle as if they were dead.

It was common knowledge that all citizens of the empire knew that if they went wild in the imperial castle, they would be severely punished.

“I will explain to the children.”

“yes.”

Arlene, who went to the children with Leon, roughly explained the situation.

There was a slight rebellion, but in the end they all agreed, saying that Martin might come and be disappointed.

Then, Leon, who was waiting, said with a smile.

“The wagon is ready outside. Let’s go.”

“Wow- carriage!”

“let’s hurry!”

“carriage! carriage!”

Was it because the wagon was the first thing I rode when I came out of the training center?

The children loved the wagon.

* * *

“Whoa… … .”

I took a deep breath and calmed down.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve been in a trance.’

Before returning, I was in a trance twice: once when I became a master, and again when I reached 9th star.

I quietly closed my eyes and savored the afterglow.

‘I wonder what else will happen this time.’

When I was in a trance, something always followed, as if I was receiving a reward. So, it’s only natural that I’m looking forward to this time as well.

I controlled my excitement and checked my body.

‘It’s still three stars.’

Although it climbed to the end, it could not jump over the 3-star wall.

Still, I have no regrets.

After all, if you start accumulating karma, increasing the number of stars on your shoulder will be a matter of seconds.

I opened my eyes cautiously at the sudden presence in front of me.

The first thing I saw was the figure of my father.

“Good job. Are you okay?”

A father who asks affectionately.

But I couldn’t answer. I was just blankly staring at the top of my father’s head.

It was because something I had never seen before was floating above my father’s head.

『Pedro Ramote (62 years old), Ruler of Fantasy (SSS)

It embodies the fantasy in the image.』

It is an awakening window.

But why do I suddenly see someone else’s Awakening Window?

‘This crazy… … .’

I wake up.

Looking into someone else’s Awakening Window, I hadn’t heard of anyone capable of such a thing.

He rubbed his eyes, doubting. It could be something like a hallucination that appeared as an aftereffect of a trance.

However, when he opened his eyes again and looked ahead, his father’s awakening window was still there.

Then, the present phenomenon meant only one thing.

‘The ‘penetrating eye’ has changed.’

My talent, which I had previously thought was a scam, 『Seeing Eye』, was further strengthened.

No, it would be more correct to see this as evolution.

As I was blankly looking at my father’s Awakening Window, I suddenly thought of this.

‘Is this reward a bit excessive?’