"Full, full, full, full…"
In a dark room, a man held an ancient book he had found somewhere, chanting a spell while dipping his foot in a red, viscous liquid, seemingly drawing something.
"Four repetitions? Four repetitions? Or was it five? …Ah! It's crooked. Sigh, what a pity, it was so hard to find this pair again, wasn't it just a waste? What a pity…" The man spoke with a pained and regretful attitude, and in his excitement, he accidentally knocked over a couple leaning on the sofa behind him. However, the couple had distorted faces and wide, staring eyes, as if they had died with grievances. The light blue sofa had long been completely stained with dark red blood.
The red pigment the man used was the blood taken from this couple. He drew a magic circle described in ancient texts, wanting to verify if this demon summoning ritual was real.
This was the man's second time killing, but not only did he feel no discomfort, he found something that pleased and fulfilled him in the terrified, despairing eyes of the couple he had killed, and this strengthened his motivation to continue acting in this manner.
"Do I have to find the next family? That shouldn't be… How could I draw it crooked? This really goes against my art. Could it be that the chosen people were unsuitable, not enough to be sacrifices for summoning a demon?" The man began to rack his brains, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him. He thought: "That's right! Fairy tales say that demons love children the most! Hahahaha! I understand! I understand!"
The deranged man set his sights on the next family with children. If this man, who killed to satisfy his own perversions, were to leave this place, who knows how many innocent lives he would wreak havoc upon.
"Screech—"
Suddenly, the incomplete magic circle began to twist space, erupting in a strong light. The man was startled, then ecstatic: "Hahaha! As expected, the demon approved of my idea and plans to descend early—ugh!!"
Suddenly, the man noticed that due to the extremely violent spatial fluctuations, the resulting spatial rift actually cut and shattered everything within a one-meter radius around it, which naturally included himself, being the closest. His vision abruptly shifted to the ceiling, and this perverted man died inexplicably under the spatial fragmentation.
And in that void, a young man in pajamas fell out, landing on the floor with a thud, and the void closed up again.
"Ow, holy cow! Where's my chair? I was having so much fun playing the game… What is this place? What is this smell? Wait? What's this liquid behind my butt…!!! Ugh!!!" The man looked around blankly, but then he noticed the pungent smell of blood and the still-wet blood on the floor. A man who had never even killed a chicken had never seen such a scene, and he immediately started vomiting uncontrollably.
"Ding—Detecting that the host killed a fellow human on his first Crossing, bathed in blood, decisive in killing, and extremely fierce! This perfectly aligns with villainous behavior, and the system will automatically upgrade to the Great Villain System. Upgrading…"
"Ugh…!! Wh… What is it? System? Villain? Did I transmigrate? Ugh…" The man heard the voice in his mind and was first stunned, but then the nauseating feeling struck again, making him feel like he was going to vomit up even yesterday's meal.
Oh, vomiting, you get used to it after a while. Humans are such adaptable creatures. After feeling his body adapt to the surrounding environment, the man covered his nose and began to survey his surroundings. After touching a button, the man immediately turned on the light. Under the white light, the man lying not far from him, cut in half at the waist with all his internal organs spilled out, appeared even more terrifying. The man almost vomited again.
"Damn it, did I transmigrate to a murder scene? The killer isn't still around here, is he? Did turning on the light expose me?! Damn it, I, Wang Chong, don't want to die inexplicably in a foreign land! System, are you done yet?!" The man named Wang Chong didn't yet know that he was the culprit who had caused the man to be cut in half at the waist.
"Ding—Your system has finished upgrading~ Congratulations, Host, on awakening the Great Villain System! As the saying goes, the Way of Heaven takes from what has too much and gives to what has too little; the Way of Man takes from what has too little and gives to what has too much! Our Great Villain is to plunder everything in this world! Act as you please, unconstrained by worldly norms! Murder, robbery, and kidnapping women are just basic operations! Now, Host, a villainous mission has been issued. Please complete any villainous act to gain villain points, which will grant system certification and a exquisite novice gift package~"
"?? I'm a good young man, I can't even bear to kill a chicken, and you're telling me to go murder and rob now? Kidnap women?" Wang Chong felt like he had misheard. In this day and age, shouldn't transmigrating to become a protagonist and getting a system mean doing protagonist things? How did it become a heinous Great Villain when it came to him?
"Host, don't be modest. You are a man bathed in blood, born to be a villain, perfectly suited to the system. You see, although you've never killed a chicken, aren't you adapting to this scene very quickly now?"
"Furthermore, Host, in this unfamiliar environment, you could encounter misfortune at any time. If you don't complete the mission and get the novice package to strengthen yourself, you might be killed by an unknown assassin. Host, you don't want to be slaughtered alive on your first day of transmigration, do you~"
The system's voice made Wang Chong's mouth twitch uncontrollably. Resigned, he could only accept this system, but he continued, "But, you can't just make me find someone to kill right now, can you?"
"Oh, Host, I said that as long as it's a villainous act, you can complete the certification, which means you don't need to kill anyone. As long as you perform a villainous act, you can get villain points and complete the certification. I believe the intelligent Host will definitely find a way to get certified now." The system patiently reminded him and praised him generously.
"Let me think… a villainous act… so just doing bad things is fine, right?" Wang Chong looked at the man who was already cut in half at the waist, then walked over to him, just thinking if kicking him a couple of times would complete the certification. But seeing the intestines exposed at close range, his stomach immediately churned again, and with a "Ugh," Wang Chong vomited again, directly onto the corpse.
"Ding—! Insulting Ryūnosuke Uryū's corpse with vomit! The act is highly consistent with villainous style! Awarding 100 villain points! Congratulations, Host, on completing novice certification and receiving a novice gift package! Wow, Host, the system originally thought you just wanted to kick him a couple of times and only prepared 10 points as a token. But it never expected the Host to perform such a desecration of a corpse, truly a model for us villains! It's a blessing from three lifetimes for the system to meet such a great Host~"
The system praised Wang Chong so much it was as if it was trying to blow him to the heavens, much like a sycophantic minion flattering a great villain.
"Wait, wait a minute? Don't flatter me. Whose corpse did you just say this was?" Wang Chong, having recovered, wiped his mouth and then asked.
"Ryūnosuke Uryū."
"Holy crap, Ryūnosuke! It's actually that pervert. No wonder it's so bloody around here, no wonder the blood drew something like a magic circle! I actually transmigrated to the Type-Moon World! And it's during the Fourth Holy Grail War… Wait, then how did this guy die?" Wang Chong had originally felt deeply apologetic for his vomiting, but now that he knew who the target was, all his apologies vanished. If it weren't for the disgust, he might have kicked him a few more times.
"Uh, Ryūnosuke Uryū died because of the Host's transmigration, cut by a spatial rift. In a sense, the Host completed a solo kill." The system's voice somehow became increasingly quiet, as if it was afraid Wang Chong would discover something.
"So that's it, that's what you meant by the first kill of a fellow human… So you already knew there was no danger here, but you deliberately deceived me and made me complete the certification immediately so you could bind to me, right?" Wang Chong's voice became less friendly as he spoke.
"Eh-heh~"
"Eh-heh your grandpa! I don't want you, this villain system that only knows how to flatter, sweet-talk, and lie through its teeth!" Wang Chong raged.
"Oh dear, I admit I deceived the Host, but I had no choice… Among systems, I'm the worst off. Those so-called protagonists and heaven's fate female leads all despise me and refuse to bind with me. If this continues, this system will starve to death and disappear into this vast universe… Wuwuwu, I will compensate the Host well later. My benefits are also unprecedentedly high, and I'm sure they will satisfy the Host." The system said in a pitiful tone.
"Tsk… Since it's already bound, not to mention I don't know how to unbind it. Even if I risk unbinding, there might not be a new system. Although there's no immediate crisis, this is the Fourth Holy Grail War, after all, the Type-Moon World. Danger could appear at any time later. Considering how sensible you are, I'll let you off this time! But this novice gift package, you must give me a good one!"
"Yes! Thank you for your trust, great Host~ The system has already upgraded the novice gift package! Super Novice Gift Package received, would you like to open it?"
"Open."
"Ding—! Congratulations, Host, on receiving 1000 villain points, a comprehensive increase in all body stats, an epic ten-draw gacha, one legendary gacha, a guaranteed Heroic Spirit summon and a Fourth Holy Grail War participation certificate (Command Seals), and a villain template!"
"Hmm? Is that all? But I do feel much stronger physically." After a flash of golden light, Wang Chong felt his originally somewhat thin physique suddenly become very robust and muscular, with a sense of aesthetic beauty. His stamina and spirit felt unprecedentedly good; this must be the doing of the comprehensive enhancement.
"The gacha and Heroic Spirit summon aren't urgent for now. What's that villain template?" Wang Chong asked.
"The Villain Template, as the name suggests, allows the Host to transform into a certain villain character. After transformation, you will immediately gain the peak strength of that villain, and after the time limit, you will still retain their basic abilities to strengthen yourself. It is the strongest tool for the Host's rapid improvement and life-saving measures! You can activate it now and see which famous villain character you can draw." The system reminded him.
"Okay, I'll give it a try." Wang Chong took out a golden card and began to close his eyes to draw. Afterward, a dark mist with deep green appeared on the card, and a white-haired man wearing a green crown appeared on the card.
"Congratulations, Host, you have drawn an S-rank villain character — Broken King Viego!" The system's notification sound rang out.