The villainess shall be mine

Chapter 157 The Holy Academy's Test (Part 7)

'What does a villain fear?'

For me to accomplish my dreams, I would certainly trample many people's dreams even though they were scums.

Would I not gather the resentment of such a people if I did that, or so I thought.

To save the world, I had to destroy the world that those people had created, and erase the possibility of the birth of the woman who would bring all life forms in this universe to extinction.

Indeed, a normal person wouldn't even think about such a thing. People believe that changing the world was such a childish dream for young and ignorant people. However, the truth was that those who thought of themselves as adults realized that they would never be able to change the world, and in the end, they gave up.

Indeed, the world would never change, nor did it need to be saved. This world was created so that the cycle would never end.

Humans search for every form of happiness and in the end realize that happiness was just a matter of perception and mindset.

In other words, it was a never-ending loop in which, humans and all the intelligent lifeforms try to confirm the purpose of their existence.

The question was, what did this realization have to do with my current plans?

"Blanca, do you know what villains fear?" I asked.

"Villains? I am not sure how to answer this question," Blanca replied, looking puzzled by my question.

"Okay, let's take a simple example. There was a poor man who struggled to find what to feed his family. During a certain winter, the man decided that he would sell off the lands that were the last of the value he had, and his main source of income. However, he was told that the entire area had now belonged to a Lord who bought the Lands without the inhabitants' knowing. These people cultivated the lands for a long time, but they never knew that these lands could be bought from the government. The poor man and his family perished because of this. Now, what do you think? Is the Lord a villain?"

"I don't understand what you are trying to say. I think that some things are the result of unfortunate coincidences…"

"You might be right, but what I am trying to say is that, sometimes, when people are faced with an extremely tough situation, they tend to think that the person that the person who was the origin of their misery is a villain. On the other hand, however, real villains are pretty normal. Thus, there's a difference between being perceived as a villain and being a real villain," I added.

"Y-yeah… I still don't see your point though," Blanca said.

"The point is that people believe that the people acting like villains are truly vicious villains, but most of them are not, it's just that their actions bring nothing good to the unlucky victims. The real villains, however, are showing their faces proudly in public. In your opinion, which of these two types of villains are in control?"

"I don't know…"

"Haha, it seems like my explanation was too complicated. To put it simply, there are two types of villains: People who want to obtain more than they already have, and those who want to achieve their desire by controlling others," I explained. "The first type of people are those who are perceived as villains by society. The greedy Lords, the corrupt officer, and so on… On the other hand, the true villains hide in everyone's sight."

"I get it, but you talk too much so I have a hard time keeping up with your explanation…"

"Blanca, what villains fear is someone who doesn't have anything to hide."

"What? Wouldn't that make them more vulnerable… Like their weakness

"That's what normal people think indeed. But think about this. Let's say that a villain has so much wealth that he has control over the black market. What if someone who can buy the whole country where this black market operates appears? Moreover, this person is also part of the underground community. Do you get it now? There's no need to hide your power if you know that no one would manage to reach your level…"

"That's why, no matter how vicious or cunning a person is, there is nothing they can do about an individual who is above them in every way. Well, It's extremely simple, but I just wanted to talk about the real goal behind our action so that you understand the complexity of the plan. Well, even though it's simple, as it just consists of a display of overwhelming power, it's not like everyone can do it. Don't think that anyone else could do it just because they are strong," I explained.

Nonetheless, the scale of things wasn't at the level of a mere country. The Empire was the heart of this world, and it was not even an exaggeration to say that it had control over it.

As such, the dark side of the Empire would be at a different scale than just the gathering of a few greedy pigs. Just the existence of this side of the Empire proves that the Emperor wasn't as powerful as he appeared unless he was also in control of the dark side.

Well, if that was the case, then it would make things easier but I doubted it. Most of the influential people in the Empire were certainly related to the dark side in one way or another though.

'I am going to press them from both sides. Two extremely powerful individuals appear at the same time. It would certainly draw the attention of some people, but that's not a bad thing. It will be already too late when they realize it. After all, I am sure that I will have already found the mysterious dweller at that time, and merging both sides of the Empire would be simple if I use my cards well. For example, starting a revolution!'

All of that was of course a cover for the main mission which was the subjugation of any entity that could lead to the destruction of this world. After that, I would focus on my own goal and find a way to create the world that my family and my future wife deserved to live in. Then, I would be done.

It sounded a bit simple when I put it that way, but also a bit silly or unrealistic. That was why it was challenged. If I could save the world, why wouldn't I be able to live the I dreamed of?

"Okay, it's time to begin," I said as the car arrived in front of a certain skyscraper.

The location was right in the middle of the city and it belonged to an organization related to one of the Guardians.

There was a secret pathway somewhere inside this building but the participants in the secret auction must first get their identity checked.

"Good afternoon, what is the purpose of your visit?"

After entering the building, I strolled nonchalantly to the receptionist.

I wasn't in my usual uniform, and my body and appearance were completely different. I now looked like one of these tall and muscular Hollywood celebrities, and my name was Johnny Sylvester.

My outfit was still elegant, and I was wearing a coat on top of my perfect and expensive-looking black costume.

All of the accessories on me, my watch, my sunglasses, and my necklaces, were unique and priceless. I created them myself, using extremely rare materials, such as high-level monsters core, a metal that I created by messing around with the Dark matter, and so on.

Nonetheless, I was now playing a carefree character who always had a smile on my face.

Next to me was Cristal with a variant of her usual outfit, and Blanca who was disguised as a short-haired woman with pink hair.

I also made her wear a black and extremely sexy dress, but not vulgar enough for filthy pigs to see her body.

"Well, do you not know why we are here?" Or so I said with a smile and placed the invitation for the auction on the desk with an unwavering smile on my face.

Nonetheless, I could see that the receptionist was judging me. Well, she wouldn't be the if she couldn't do that much.

"Don't worry, I just decided to pass by here because I was curious. You see, I get disappointed easily," or so I said with a smile, and my words weren't directed at the receptionist herself.

"Thanks for your patience. Here's your badge," the receptionist said with a business smile on her face.

After that, we were escorted by two strong-looking men who would certainly intimidate a lot of people.

Moreover, I was sure that what I said earlier was already reported to the higher-ups.

They would certainly be aware of me because I was new, and new people passed by the receptionist because they weren't given a special badge yet.

'Good, I just hope someone wouldn't be stupid enough to provoke me today. Well, accepting that they can't compete with me at all would be hard for them though.'