He woke up inside a romance fantasy novel,

as the worst possible character.

Antus.

A feared villain with the power to stop time, destined to die at the hands of the crown prince.

But this time,

he refuses to follow the script.

Using his ability to move freely in a frozen world, he escapes his death flag and seizes a new position as the Northern Duke, far from the imperial center.

There, he plans a simple life:

Develop his territory.
Avoid the main story.
Stay out of trouble.

Unfortunately,

the story refuses to leave him alone.

A mysterious system feeds him warnings of catastrophic endings.
Heroines and key figures begin drifting toward him.
Imperial politics tighten their grip.

And every choice he makes only deepens the misunderstanding surrounding him.

A cold, calculating duke.
A hidden mastermind.
A man with terrifying intentions.

None of it is true.

But in a world that keeps rewriting his role,

intentions don’t matter.

Because the more he tries to avoid becoming a villain,

the more perfectly he plays the part.