📢 DING! [Congratulations! Elara has joined your 'inner circle'!]
➡️ Status: Suspicious Interest (She still thinks you're a villain, but now she wants to observe you instead of kill you!)
Leonel stared at the system notification in horror.
He slowly turned back to Elara.
— "…Let me get this straight."
She crossed her arms. "Go on."
— "You came here to kill me."
— "Correct."
— "And now you're just… staying?"
— "Also correct."
Leonel rubbed his temples.
— "And WHY exactly?"
Elara smirked.
— "Because I don't trust you."
Leonel blinked.
— "…Well, that makes two of us."
📢 DING! [New Mission: Provide Suitable Lodging for Your New Guest!]
➡️ A proper villain must show hospitality to their enemies! Find a room for Elara!
➡️ Suggested Options:
Give her a luxurious chamber to win her over.Offer a dark, ominous dungeon for intimidation.Accidentally give her your own room because you have nowhere else.
Leonel immediately tried to reject the mission.
📢 DING! [Refusal Detected. Applying Penalty…]
— "Oh, come on, not again—"
📢 DING! [Auto-Dialogue Activated!]
Leonel's mouth moved on its own.
— "Of course, Lady Brightblade! Allow me to personally offer you… my room."
Silence.
Elara raised an eyebrow.
— "…Your room?"
Leonel internally screamed.
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A few minutes later…
Leonel stood in the hallway, staring at the door to his own bedroom.
The bedroom that Elara had now claimed.
Meanwhile, Destructor the Abyssal Cat had also abandoned him, curling up on Elara's new bed.
Leonel pinched the bridge of his nose.
"…How did my life come to this?"
📢 DING! [Mission Complete! Your reputation as a 'Gracious Villain' has increased!]
Leonel let out a long sigh.
📢 DING! [New Mission: Find a New Place to Sleep!]
Leonel froze.
"…Oh, you're kidding me."
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Since his own room was stolen, Leonel had to find another place to sleep.
He first tried the library.
But his goblin assistant was already there, snoring loudly on a pile of books.
He tried the war room.
But his knights were arguing over whether soup counted as a drink or a meal.
He even tried to sleep on the throne…
But Destructor jumped on his lap and used his stomach as a bed.
Leonel stared at the ceiling.
"…I am the worst villain ever."
📢 DING! [New Achievement Unlocked: 'Homeless Overlord'!]
Leonel groaned.
The next morning…
Leonel dragged himself to breakfast, looking like a zombie.
Elara was already sitting at the dining table, eating calmly.
She raised an eyebrow.
— "Rough night?"
Leonel collapsed into a chair.
— "I have a castle… but no place to sleep."
Elara smirked.
— "Maybe if you didn't give your room away like an idiot, that wouldn't be a problem."
Leonel glared at the system notification still floating in his vision.
"…I AM AWARE."
📢 DING! [New Mission: Start Your Villainous Daily Routine!]
➡️ A proper villain must follow a strict schedule! Time to plan your evil day!
➡️ Suggested Options:
Train your minions in dark combat.Plot a scheme for world domination.Accidentally do something good and gain even more unwanted reputation.
Leonel sighed.
"...Knowing my luck, option 3 is going to happen anyway."