The Villain's RE:Life - Chapter 282: April 20th 1999 (1)

Life was hell for Ace. Stuck with parents who showered love on his little brother while treating him like garbage, his only escape was university. Then, they crossed the final line: they kicked him out with nothing.Homeless and desperate, wandering the streets with no hope, Ace hears a voice in his head: “System Initializing.” Suddenly, his life isn't just about survival. Mysterious tasks appear, offering rewards – cash, skills, opportunities. This is his shot.Armed only with grit and a mysterious interface granting him a path to power, Ace vows to turn his rags into riches. He'll build an empire from the gutter, prove his worth, and make those who threw him away regret it. But can the System truly rewrite a destiny written in pain? Follow Ace's rise from unwanted son to self-made titan.

Damian, a Centurion of the Punishment Unit of the Baroque Kingdom. “Damn it.” Just once. If I were given just one more chance… ‘I would have truly conquered the battlefield with these guys.’ At the age of 30, he closed his eyes on a nameless battlefield. But when he opened them, he found himself back 17 years in the past. And this time, he had a perfectly functioning mana core that could wield magic. ‘This time.’ I will rise higher than anyone else. I won’t be swept away by the turbulent times. ‘I will conquer.’ Damian, who has returned to the past, wields his spear toward the world.

Alessia Bianchi has survived ten years in silence, bound to the Morano crime family to repay her late father’s mysterious debt. But when her service nears its end, a new chain is fastened around her neck, marriage to Luca Morano, the family’s feared and volatile heir.Luca is every bit the monster they warned her about: powerful, merciless, and dangerously captivating. He’s known for breaking rules and women. But when his obsession with Alessia ignites, so does something unexpected… desire, protection, and a hunger to possess her completely.Torn between her loyalty to a lost love and the storm Luca awakens inside her, Alessia discovers her fate was never hers to escape. Buried deep in her memory lies a secret her father died to protect an encrypted weapon that could eliminate the Atlan Syndicate and crown the Moranos kings of the underworld.But claiming that power means choosing a side, losing herself in the process and even loosing Luca's soul.As war erupts, loyalties fracture, and blood stains white silk, Alessia must decide:Will she give herself to a man born of darkness…Will Luca ever truly love her without possessing her?What if the very secrets hold were the reason her father died?Will Lorenzo rise again not as her saviour but as her enemy?Or rise from the ashes of her past and take control of a world that tried to silence her?

“Pretend to be my lover and join the social circle.”

Selena, the top star that had the entire world’s attention, was suddenly warped to Northern Duke’s land during an accident while filming. Kalcion, the Northern Duke that saved her from the infernal beasts, offers Selena a chance to go back home in return for collecting information in various social circles by pretending to be his lover. Selena quickly accepts Kalcion’s offer, but…

“Why in the world can’t you do this!?”
“Don’t you think that the answer to that should be obvious to you, the actress, not to me, the duke?”

There was a critical problem. The Northern Duke’s acting skills are horrible!

“…Let’s change the plan. I’ll seduce you instead.”

And thus the contractual relationship between the two started. Will Kalcion’s acting skill improve first, or will he start to have true feelings for Selena instead?