Villain: After I died, all the heroines cried themselves to sleep.

Both sense of sight.

A peculiar cognitive error.

Many people may have had similar experiences.

When faced with a completely unfamiliar scene, a strong sense of déjà vu suddenly surges in the brain, as if it had already experienced it at some vague moment.

This has led to fantasies of "past life experiences" or "parallel world overlap".

however.

This is actually a psychological phenomenon.

It is neither about going back to the past nor about predicting the future.

Each worldline is unique and will only continue to extend forward; what happened in the past has become reality.

It was destined to be unchangeable.

……

Luo Chuan slowly opened his eyes.

"Instead of an opening cinematic, are they going for educational content this time?"

He muttered to himself.

But he found his voice to be a little hoarse, carrying a sense of maturity and composure.

Although it sounds somewhat unfamiliar now.

However, Luo Chuan quickly recalled that it was Professor Rhodes' voice.

It seems that the so-called return is actually a return in the form of the original villain.

"Let's check the status first."

Luo Chuan's secret passage.

On a whim, he opened the system status panel.

……

Name: Rod

[Personality: Serious and rarely smiles]

[Talents: Words that become law (S+), Etheric dominion (S), Extensive knowledge (B+)]

[Level: Level 1 Warlock]

[Spiritual Skills: Word Magic (S+), Moonlight Sword (S)]

……

Same recipe, same familiar taste.

The difference lies in...

All other personality traits have disappeared, leaving only the "serious and unsmiling" trait.

Luo Chuan could also sense the existence of other talents, including the [Sin Prison Demon Sword], which seemed to be bound by the laws of the world and sealed deep within his heart.

But that's enough.

He looked down at his hands and clenched his fists.

"The so-called villainous role I played from beginning to end was, in fact, myself."

Luo Chuan's decision to return this time is, to some extent, to confirm this point.

The world depicted in the drama is real.

He did not replace those villains.

To be precise, he is the same as those villains, with the same body and soul.

It is only because of the different rules of the world that the spirit and the body have adaptive differences.

"Thinking about it this way, the definition of a villain is purely a systemic bias."

Villains never consider themselves villains.

But you're the villain, meow!

"See? It's just irrational emotional outburst."

Luo Chuan thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

"Speaking of which, where is this place?"

He sat up and looked around.

They find themselves in a dark, secret room.

By the candlelight, one could vaguely see that the surrounding walls and floor were covered with mysterious and complex spells.

Luo Chuan still had some impression of these techniques.

Unfortunately, perhaps because he has been reawakened after many years, his memory has not yet fully recovered.

They couldn't identify what kind of technique it was.

"Why did I wake up in this place?"

Luo Chuan frowned in confusion.

This time it's not a villain's performance, but a villain's return, so naturally there are no fragments of fate for him to figure out the situation.

His memories as Professor Rhodes were still stuck on that rainy night.

His student Luna stabbed him in the chest to avenge her parents.

As a result, another of his students, Anjie, arrived.

The other party has the ability to regenerate their body.

In order to complete the system task and ensure his own death, Luo Chuan had to cheat and commit suicide using ether.

Consciousness ceased at this point.

Until now.

"It seems my guess was right. The villain's return is in free mode; he can do whatever he wants."

Luo Chuan pondered.

In theory, he should be able to have a great time.

Similar to completing a game, you no longer need to be bound by the system's tasks.

Thinking of this, Luo Chuan opened the system taskbar.

Unexpectedly.

There are even tasks above?

……

[Villain: Chief Professor Rhodes]

【Task Objective】

[1. Pay the price for your past actions.]

2. Seeking the truth of the world.

3. Survive.

[Task Rewards]

Anything is possible.

……

Luo Chuan stared wide-eyed at the system pop-up window.

Putting aside the question of "paying for his past actions," it probably means taking responsibility for his previous performance.

He could understand the idea of ​​"searching for the truth of the world," since the other two worlds also had their truths, and this world would certainly be no exception.

The key is to "survive" in the end.

In the past, they always let him die in fancy ways, but this time they let him live.

It should have been a good thing.

But why does it look so creepy?

"Are you going to give me some weird, unexpected plot twist again?"

Luo Chuan's lips twitched slightly.

……

To figure out his current situation, Rhodes began to investigate the secret room he was in.

The secret room had no windows, and the only door was locked from the inside. Attempts to use spells failed, indicating that a powerful anti-magic array was set up outside the secret room.

Rhodes was pretty sure that he was being held captive in some kind of dungeon.

To find out who locked themselves here, the only way is to start with the spells and incantations that surround the secret room.

Although these spells and incantations are extremely ancient and mysterious, and lack relevant written records.

But this still couldn't stump Rhodes, who possessed the talent of "extensive knowledge and strong memory".

He carefully analyzed each spell on the wall, making deductions based on the incantation knowledge he had recorded in his mind.

He quickly deciphered the core spell of the incantation covering the wall.

Translated it is——

Rise again, my love.

"..."

Rhodes remained silent.

Thankfully, his serious personality continued to exert its influence, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to hold it in.

The moment Rhodes deciphered the spell, he understood.

His return was no accident.

Presumably, after his death, someone brought his body here and used a forbidden technique for reviving the dead to awaken him.

Rhodes looked at his clothes; they were the formal attire he often wore as a professor at the Imperial Academy.

The secret room, though seemingly simple, was kept clean and tidy.

He could be certain that someone had been taking care of it all along.

Moreover, the other party knows him very well.

Using a simple process of elimination, Rhodes immediately deduced who had awakened him.

The problem is...

He and the other person were not in a romantic relationship.

Click.

Suddenly, a strange sound came from the doorway as if a lock was being opened.

Rod turned around and saw the tightly closed iron gate slowly opening, making a harsh scraping sound.

What came into view was a silver-haired woman.

She wore the same dress as before, but with light makeup on her face, seemingly trying to hide her haggard appearance.

The moment she saw Rhodes, her body trembled violently.

She opened her eyes slightly and stared blankly at Rod.

Her eyes were as clear and bright as water, rippling with emotion as they turned and turned.

It was sadness, it was pain, it was joy, it was longing...

Countless emotions intertwined, converging into a profound and heavy abyss.

It was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

"teacher……"

Anjie murmured softly, her voice trembling slightly.

Without waiting for Rod's response, she started running.

She ran straight into Rod's arms.

She hugged Rhodes tightly, increasing her grip as if trying to merge him into her own body.

"Teacher...teacher...teacher..."

Ange kept calling out to Rod, her voice thick with a sweet, cloying affection.

She looked up at Rod, her eyes glistening with tears.

"Teacher...you're finally awake..."

Anjie's eyes were filled with a very strong emotion, and a joyful smile appeared on her face.

Welcome back.