"Congratulations, Professor Lin. You now officially lead Class V."
The announcement came from the academy's spirit terminal, a floating cube hovering beside Lin Fang's head. Its metallic voice echoed through the instructor lounge.
Class V.
The "V" didn't stand for victory. It stood for "Villain."
Liberty High Spirit Academy had 7 elite combat classes:
Class A to E were for "Heroes-in-training."
Class F for "Failures."
And Class V... for "Villains, Unpredictables, and Problematic Students."
It was where they sent students who were too violent, too rebellious, or just too… broken.
Exactly Lin Fang's kind of people.
[Villain System Notice]
New Role: Class V Homeroom Instructor
Main Quest Chain Unlocked: Train 5 Villain Prodigies to Overthrow Hero Curriculum
Reward: Class-Based System Upgrade + Personal Weapon Core (??? Rank)
Lin Fang walked into the Class V building, tucked away behind the Spirit Arena—half burned, half renovated, with talismans duct-taped to the walls and a half-broken fountain leaking spirit water.
A new student stood waiting inside.
She had short purple hair, a black eyepatch, and a smug look on her face. Her school uniform was torn at the sleeves, and she chewed gum while carving a spirit rune into the desk with a knife.
"Sup, teach," she said. "Name's Ember. I stabbed my last instructor in the leg. Hope you're faster."
[New Student Registered: Ember Killgrave]
Spirit Root: Fire + Chaos
Mental Stability: Questionable
Hidden Trait: Masochistic Potential (??? Locked)
The system buzzed.
[Side Quest Unlocked: Subdue Ember Killgrave Through Domination or Manipulation]
Lin Fang raised an eyebrow. "You have... attitude."
She smirked. "You got a problem with strong women?"
He stepped forward. "Not at all. I just tame them."
She blinked. Then grinned.
Hooked, the system whispered.
Two more students entered.
One was a boy with a coffin strapped to his back, eyes covered with dark sunglasses, walking like a zombie.
"Name's Mute," he said in a raspy voice. "I hear dead people."
[New Student Registered: Mute Elbridge]
Spirit Type: Ghost Affinity
Class V Popularity Rank: ???
Then came the last.
A silver-haired girl in a blue hoodie, quiet and observant. She said nothing—only stared at Lin Fang for a few seconds longer than normal.
[New Student Registered: Lira Moonfall]
Affinity: Moon Qi / Ice
System Alert: [Bond Link Potential Detected]
Four students.
Three psychos, one mystery.
And a ticking system clock above his head.
[Main Quest: Train 5 Villain Prodigies]
Progress: 4/5 Assigned
He stood before them.
"I am not your savior. I am not your babysitter. I am not here to help you find yourselves."
He pointed at the scorched combat dummy in the corner.
"I'm here to turn you into the kind of people who make others scream 'He's cheating!'"
Ember whistled. Mute chuckled. Lira nodded faintly.
The system chimed again.
[Villain Reputation Upgraded – Your name now evokes fear in 2 departments.]
[Instructor Ranking: Top 3]
Just then, the classroom doors slammed open.
A new student stormed in—his aura burning white and blue, footsteps confident, chin high.
"I'm Kai Anderson, the new transfer. And I'm here to challenge everything this class stands for."
Lin Fang smiled.
Of course.
The Hero has arrived.
Kai's gaze was steady. Righteous. Irritatingly perfect.
"You can bully the weak. You can bend the rules. But as long as I'm here," he said, his voice echoing with Hero Qi, "I won't let you corrupt this academy."
The room fell silent.
Even Ember stopped carving runes into her desk. Mute looked up from his ghost whispering. Lira blinked once.
Lin Fang clapped… slowly.
"Well said," he smiled. "Did you rehearse that in front of a mirror?"
Kai frowned.
"You don't take anything seriously, do you?"
"I take winning seriously," Lin Fang replied. "And I win by being worse than the worst. Better than the best. And smarter than the script."
[Villain System Alert]
Triggering Special Event: Ideology Clash – Villain vs Hero
Bonus Objective: Outshine Kai Anderson in public setting
Reward: Access to "Villain's Handbook" – Forbidden Teaching Scrolls (Locked)
"You want to prove I'm wrong, Kai?" Lin Fang said. "Then join the class."
"What?"
"Class V has an open seat. You want to change the system? Start here."
Kai's jaw clenched. "I won't be part of a joke."
"You already are. You just don't know the punchline."
Later that afternoon, at the academy's central courtyard…
Lin Fang walked with Ember and Lira behind him, followed by whispers and stares.
"He's the one who formed Class V."
"Did you see how he shut down the Hero Transfer?"
"I heard his students get stronger by breaking school rules."
Lin Fang ignored it all. What mattered was the growing fear bar in his system interface.
[Student Population Fear Index: 38%]
[Respect Index: 9%]
[Aria Chase Affection Level: ??? (Observing)]
He reached the Spirit Combat Hall, where a mandatory demonstration class was scheduled—every instructor had to display their teaching style.
Headmaster Lincoln was watching from above. So was Kai Anderson.
"Today's lesson," Lin Fang announced to the crowd, "is how to dismantle a protagonist using only ten moves."
On cue, a massive simulation crystal activated, projecting a golden-haired "hero dummy" wielding a light-forged blade.
Lin Fang cracked his neck.
First move: Shadow step to his blind side.
Second move: Pressure point disruption.
Third move: Steal his sword.
Fourth move: Kick his pride.
Fifth move: Mock his destiny.
By the time he reached Tenth Move: Emotional Breakdown Trigger, the dummy was crumpled in the dirt, whimpering.
The crowd was silent.
Then… chaos.
"That wasn't a fight, that was murder!"
"He made the hero cry!"
"...I kind of want to enroll in Class V."
[Villain Points +200]
[You have gained: Forbidden Scroll – "How to Win Without Being the Good Guy"]
[Hero Kai: Emotional Fluctuation Detected. Rivalry Level: 25%]
Back in his quarters, Lin Fang opened the scroll.
It read only one line:
"The world remembers the hero. But it's the villain who rewrites the ending."