Reborn Villain: Master of Symphonia

Masterpiece romance action RPG "Symphonia of Swords and Sorcery

　Set in the Royal Academy of the Kingdom of Finale, this is a royal road story centered on the hero and heroines who aim to defeat the Demon King.

　The world setting is well thought out and the characters are fascinating.

　Furthermore, the battle system, which is thoroughly developed for a romance game, makes this a masterpiece that has received the highest acclaim.

　Now, let's look at the story. In this work, there are several different routes that can be taken by each heroine.

　In every route, there are only two characters who must die.

　The first is the Demon King.

　This is the last boss, so most people would think it is natural.

　The second is Resto Albion, an enemy character who belongs to the same class as the protagonist and has the position of a so-called "bully dog.

　In the middle of the story, he attacks the hero and heroines, but is beaten back and finally killed by the Demon Lord's army leaders.

　Why did I suddenly start talking about such a sub-character?

　If you have a good intuition, you may have already guessed the reason.

　--Yes, that's right. It is because I have been reincarnated as the Resto Albion!

　It was only a few days ago that I regained the memory of my previous life.

　It was during the "oracle ceremony," a special ceremony in which those who have turned 14 are given skills by the goddess.

　The Albion family has produced powerful swordsmen for generations.

　And I, Resto, am the fourth son of the Albion family.

　It was expected that I would acquire the highest skill in the swordsman lineage, the "Sword Sage," or a skill that boasted performance close to that of a swordsman.

　But on the day of the "oracle ceremony".

　What was given to me was a non-combat skill called [Tame].

　When my family found out about it, their reaction was quite negative.

　My father denied it, saying, "You are not worthy of the Albion family,

　My brother scoffed at me, saying, "Thanks to my brother's incompetence, the struggle for succession has been made easier for me.

　But in such a desperate situation, I did not care about their reaction.

　There was only one reason.

　The moment I was given the [Tame] in the oracle ceremony, I regained my memories of my previous life and remembered that Resto Albion was a character from the game "Symphonia of Swords and Sorcery," which I had played in my previous life.

I never expected, then, to be reincarnated as a villainous character instead of a protagonist. ...

　If I could be reincarnated in the world of the game I had played in my previous life, I would normally be happy.

　But this time, there were circumstances that made it impossible to do so.

　The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're getting into.

　The skill [Tame] was originally a weak skill that could only be used to control animals such as horses and pigeons.

　If I were a merchant, it would be an excellent skill, but from the perspective of the Albion family, which places supreme importance on competence, it was a very poor skill.

　Therefore, it is not surprising that he is treated as an outcast by his family, as he is now.

　The situation is exactly the same as that described by Resto in the game.

　In reality, however, the real problem was not that [Tame] was a weak skill.

　Rather, it was the opposite.

　I knew this from my previous life. I knew that Resto's [Tame] was special, and that he could control not only livestock, but even demons.

　It will be a while before the original Resto realizes this.

　By then, Resto's mind had already been distorted by repeated persecution, and he used [Tame] to hurt people.

　After killing all but one of his family members, his fangs turn to the hero and heroine - and in the end, he dies the worst way possible, only to have his power stolen by the Demon Lord's army leaders.

　So--yes. There is one more important point here.

　Because of the special nature of the [Tame] that Resto possesses, the Demon King's Army has its eyes on him.

　Therefore, even if I chose not to antagonize the protagonist and took care not to raise a death flag, it would not matter.

　Resto, who possesses this power, will surely be targeted by the Demon Lord's army sooner or later.

　How to break that death flag - that's a given.

Use your knowledge of the game and become so powerful that you can overwhelm any opponent.

　Fortunately, there is still one year left until the day the story begins.

　If I can make the most of my knowledge from my previous life, I should be able to avert the worst from happening.

Okay, it's settled.

　And so, reborn as Resto, I vowed to use my knowledge of games from my previous life to become the strongest in this world.

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