I Will Fulfill the Role of the Villain

Theprotagonistofawarfantasynovel,Theo,competeswithhisrivalandantagonist,Luke,forthepositionofSupremeCommander.

HavingbeenreincarnatedintoLuke’srole,hestrugglestofulfillhisdutiesasthevillain.

“Itseemslikeprinciplesasasoldier,thedutiesIshoulduphold,don’tmattertoyouatall.”

EvenifmisunderstoodbyTheo,Lukesilentlyremainedfaithfultohisroleastheantagonist.

Aftercompletingallhisduties,LukesuccessfullygaveTheohishappyending,castasidehismilitaryuniform,andretiredfromthearmy.

Now,Lukeplannedtocreatehisownfuturestorywithoutinterferencefromanyone.

Thatwastheplan,atleast…

“Whygothisfar?I’mnolongerasoldier,andifyoureallythinkaboutit,wewereneverongoodtermsanyway.”

Tomakemattersworse,notonlyhadheunexpectedlyreunitedwithTheo,butnow,Theowaspersistentlyandseriouslypressinghiminawayhehadn’timagined.

“Iwanttoknowyoubetter.”

Itwasacompletelyincomprehensiblestatement,anditwasn’tevenanappropriateanswertothequestion.

Theprotagonistcametotheantagonistandsuddenlyaskedforhelp,simplybecausetheywantedtoknowhimbetter?