Chapter 0 Prologue
Prologue
Abel Hardenberg.
The male lead of the RoFan novel The Villainess Turns Back Time Today, and also the character who played the role of the mastermind in the story.
One of only four dukes in the Arieh Empire, the setting of the novel, and a monster who had reached the realm of an Archmage.
A textbook psychopath who regarded human lives as nothing more than dust.
A villain among villains, who slaughtered thousands of people without a shred of hesitation for the sake of his plans.
A piece of human trash who played with lives as if flipping a copper coin.
Though male leads in romance fantasy were all like that to some extent, Abel stood out even among them as one of the worst in terms of personality.
How bad was he? The comment section of the first chapter was flooded with posts like, "Isn't this male lead just absolute garbage?"
Why am I talking about this now?
Isn't it obvious?
Because I, an ordinary reader who occasionally enjoyed RoFan novels, have been reincarnated as Abel Hardenberg.
And not just any character—but the mastermind male lead of a RoFan novel infamous for being a tragedy.
...I'm screwed.