[Ding!]

  **[Villain System Notice]**

  - **Quest Complete: Establish Dominance!**

  - **+5000 XP!**

  - **New Skill Unlocked: Villainous Presence Lv.1**

  I opened my status window to check the new skill.

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  ### **[Skill: Villainous Presence Lv.1]**

  A passive aura that instills **fear, tension, or submission** in those with weaker mental resistance.

  - Effect increases when acting in a villainous manner.

  - Can be suppressed or intensified at will.

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  Interesting.

  In the game, Lucian was *supposed* to be the kind of villain who exuded arrogance and menace—but he never had a skill like this. With this, my aura will increase like any other anime villain.

  **This is going to be useful.**

  I smirked and closed my status window.

  As I stepped out of the training hall, a notification popped up.

  [Ding!]

  **[Villain System Notice]**

  - **Objective: Cause trouble at the Academy (Within 7 Days)**

  - **Progress: 30% (Won a public duel & shifted perception of Lucian)]**

  **30% already? Not bad.**

  Now, I just needed to push things further to complete the quest.

  And I had

  **the perfect way** to do it.

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