Chapter 1: Everyone despised him.
Born Into Another World and Became the Worst Character
Reborn into a fantasy novel as Kael Veyron, the most hated villain destined to die, he faces a cruel world where even his own family wants him gone.
With only one year before his execution, Kael awakens a mysterious system and a forbidden ability known as “The Abyss That Hates the World.” Fueled by hatred, betrayal, and suffering, his power grows beyond ordinary limits.
No longer willing to follow the fate written for him, Kael will uncover the secrets of his bloodline, challenge the destined heroes, and rewrite his future.
He was born to be the worst character. Now, he will become the world's greatest nightmare.
Everyone despised him.
In the novel The Seven Heroes of Elarion, Kael Veyron was known as the most pathetic noble in the empire—a cruel, arrogant coward who bullied the weak, wasted his family's fortune, and betrayed the very people who trusted him.
His fate was already written.
At eighteen, he would be exposed by the hero, stripped of his noble title, abandoned by his family, and executed before the entire kingdom.
But something unexpected happened.
A man from another world opened his eyes inside Kael's body.
He remembered reading the novel. He knew every major battle, every hidden dungeon, every legendary weapon—and every person who would eventually become his enemy.
He had only one goal: survive.
Unfortunately, the world had already decided what kind of person Kael was.
The servants feared him. The knights hated him. The royal academy wanted him expelled. Even his own family considered him a disgrace.
Then, on the night he was supposed to die, a mysterious voice appeared in his mind.
[The World's Rejected One has awakened.]
[You have been recognized as the worst character in existence.]
[Your reputation has reached its absolute limit.]
[Unique skill unlocked: Sin of the Forsaken.]
[Warning: Every person who despises you will unknowingly contribute to your evolution.]
Kael smiled for the first time since his reincarnation.
If the world wanted a villain, he would become one.
But he would never be anyone's puppet again.
And when the seven heroes finally stood before him, ready to deliver the execution written in fate, they would discover something the original story had never predicted.
The worst character was no longer following the story. He was about to destroy it.
Chapter 1: The Villain Who Was Supposed to Die
“Wake up, you worthless bastard!”
A bucket of ice-cold water struck my face.
I jolted upright, gasping as freezing water ran down my neck and soaked my clothes. My head throbbed. My vision blurred. The smell of damp stone and burning candles filled my nostrils.
Where the hell am I?
“Still pretending to be asleep, young master?”
A middle-aged man stood before me, dressed in a servant's uniform. His expression was filled with disgust.
“Your father has summoned you to the main hall. If you make him wait again, even I won't be able to protect you.”
Father?
I stared at him.
Then I noticed my hands.
They were pale, slender, and unfamiliar. A silver ring bearing the crest of a black wolf rested on my right index finger.
Memories flooded into my mind.
A luxurious mansion.
A noble family.
A young man who laughed while others suffered.
A name whispered with hatred throughout the empire.
Kael Veyron.
“No way…”
My voice trembled.
I knew that name.
I had read about him just last night.
Kael Veyron was the most hated supporting villain in The Seven Heroes of Elarion, a fantasy novel famous for its heroic protagonist and brutal antagonists.
He wasn't the final boss. He wasn't even a serious threat.
He was the pathetic noble who existed to make the hero look good.
His accomplishments included bullying the heroine, insulting the commoners, challenging the protagonist to a duel, and losing so spectacularly that readers celebrated his downfall.
And his ending?
Execution.
At the age of eighteen, Kael would be publicly beheaded for treason.
I slowly raised my head.
“How old am I?”
The servant frowned. “What nonsense are you talking about? You're seventeen, young master.”
Seventeen.
One year.
I had one year before my death.
“Damn it.”
I threw the blanket aside and stumbled toward the mirror.
A handsome young man stared back at me. Long silver hair framed a sharp face. Crimson eyes glowed faintly beneath pale eyebrows. His black noble uniform was embroidered with golden thread, and a thin scar crossed his left cheek.
He looked like the kind of character readers would love if he weren't such an insufferable bastard.
I gripped the edge of the mirror.
“Why him? Of all people, why did I have to become the villain?”
A translucent window suddenly appeared before my eyes.
CHARACTER STATUS
Name
Kael Veyron
Level
1
Class
Disgraced Noble
Strength
3
Mana
0
Reputation
−999
WARNING: EXECUTION EVENT IN 365 DAYS.
I stared at the window.
Then I laughed.
It wasn't a happy laugh. It was the exhausted laughter of a man who had just discovered that the universe possessed a particularly cruel sense of humor.
“Fine.”
I wiped the water from my face.
“If I'm going to die anyway, I'll change the ending.”
The status window flickered.
A second message appeared.
[Hidden condition fulfilled.]
[You have accepted your identity as the world's worst character.]
[Unique ability unlocked: The Abyss That Hates the World.]
Before I could read the description, a deafening roar erupted inside my skull.
Something ancient had awakened beneath my soul.
And somewhere far beyond the walls of the Veyron estate, seven golden stars appeared in the sky.
The heroes had received their prophecy.
The villain had received his power.
Neither side knew that the story had already begun to break.