The next morning, the Academy was in an uproar.

  **"Someone tried to assassinate Leonhart!"**

  **"Did they catch the culprit?"**

  **"No, the attacker escaped!"**

  I casually sipped my tea, listening to the rumors.

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  Then, a notification appeared.

  [Ding!]

  **[Villain System Notice]**

  - **Hidden Objective Complete: Sabotage the Assassination**

  - **+10,000 XP Earned!**

  - **Ability Upgrade: Sixth Sense → Sixth Sense Lv.2**

  I exhaled in relief.

  The Academy was on high alert, but I was **in the clear**.

  Eclipse would think I **tried** and failed.

  Leonhart would get stronger, as the hero always did after surviving a crisis.

  And me?

  I was playing **both sides** perfectly.

  But then—

  **"Lucian von Kaiser. The Headmaster wants to see you."**

  I looked up.

  Two academy instructors stood in front of me.

  ...Shit. **Fuck my fate.**

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