Maybe I really am a Villian

Asher was supposed to die that night.

Betrayed by the Princess he once trusted, the silver-haired boy was executed without hesitation after refusing to join her faction. To the royal family, the Church, and the powerful nobles watching from the shadows, Asher was a dangerous unknown — a genius who refused to pick a side.

But before his death, Asher revealed something terrifying.

He knew the truth behind his mother’s death.

It wasn’t the demons who destroyed his family.

It was the Empire itself.

Even so, Asher claimed he held no hatred. No revenge. No enemies.

Only obstacles.

And if the Imperial Family and the Church stood in his way… then one day, he would destroy them too.

The Princess thought his words were meaningless.

After all, she personally watched one of her Platinum Rank knights cut off his head.

Yet the very next morning, Asher walked into class completely unharmed.

Alive.

Smiling.

Not even a scratch remained on his body.

Now, inside the elite Class S academy where nobles, geniuses, and monsters gather, the Princess is forced to face a terrifying question:

What exactly is Asher?

As mysterious powers, hidden conspiracies, and dangerous games begin unfolding within the Empire, Asher quietly steps into the center of it all. Calm, intelligent, and impossible to predict, he treats every conflict like a game — and everyone around him like pieces on a board.

And for the first time in her life, the Princess realizes she may have made a fatal mistake.

Because the boy she tried to kill has no intention of staying dead.