THE VILLAIN'S POV-Chapter 240: Rebirth Through Silence (2)

For someone who had spent most of his recent time locked in a cell, my first day outside passed in the blink of an eye.

I saw Ada first. My sister was truly happy to see me again ... and had developed that annoying personality trait where she acted like she was my mom.

I was particularly shocked when I opened her status window…

Rank : SS-

Combat Style: Stardust

This person trusts you and sees you as both an ally and someone important.

Her affection score was high enough to reveal a lot. And apparently, it wouldn't rise above 50 unless I did something about it—

Something I'd done by accident with Ada.

Even now, I still didn't fully understand how this new system feature worked.

I spent a full week inside the Starlight estate.

The manor we stayed in was isolated from the rest of the capital, peaceful and quiet.

Ada didn't leave my side for even a minute that whole week. She clung to me constantly.

And strangely enough… I didn't mind it.

Somehow, I'd started seeing her as a real sister.

I never would've guessed that something so simple could change our relationship so drastically.

I still remembered the surprise and joy in her eyes when I started treating her like family, after all those old barriers between us had crumbled.

Family... That was all I'd fought for up to this point.

And now, that family was right here ... manifested in Ada Starlight.

That warmth I felt… maybe this was what my father meant when he told me to live.

This.

This kind of life ... maybe that's what he always wanted for me.

Deep down, I hoped that was the answer.

I wished for a future kind enough to allow such a life to bloom.

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Time really flies.

Before I knew it, I was back at the Temple again.

The place hadn't changed at all.

And strangely enough, I realized I'd made a lot of memories here over the past year ... from my first days and bitter struggle, to the final battle of the Victoriad.

Rank : B

Combat Style: Dragon's gate

This person respects you and considers you a rival.

I needed to stop treating the elite class students like characters from some story.

They were more real than I was, in many ways.

I still didn't know what I was supposed to do next…

Or how I was meant to live.

Even the final mission from my system was still blank.

But whatever the answer was…

I was sure I'd find it here, within the Temple walls.

And just like that ... My second year at the Temple began.