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Protagonist: “You may be the villain, but you’re also a great benefactor… Besides, you’ve mastered forbidden magic to such an extent that I can’t even beat you.”
Monad, feared as one of the “Clan of the Dark God,” suddenly regained memories of his previous life. That’s when he realized: this world is the setting of Cheat Chronicle, a story infamous for its absurdly convenient plot that always favors the protagonist. And he, Monad, is the villain who—no matter the route—is destined to be defeated by that protagonist.
The protagonist is a cheat-wielding hero, blessed by the gods. He’s not someone you can beat just by unlocking forbidden magic using a password you happened to remember.
Fully grasping the situation, Monad resigns himself:
“Then I’ll just go wild with forbidden magic and do whatever I want—until the protagonist kills me!”
And so, he begins living life by indulging his own desires without restraint.
…Yet strangely enough, despite putting his own wants first, every heroine he encounters aggressively pursues him. Even a demon girl—one who has a potential final boss route—ends up spending the night with him out of nowhere.
“Because deep down, you’re a good guy,” they say.
Seriously, what does that even mean?
Even the protagonist, from the very beginning, seems to have max affection for him—even though Monad’s supposed to be the villain. And to make it worse (or better?), Monad is actually stronger than the protagonist. How is that even a compliment?
But Monad won’t be fooled. He’s convinced the protagonist will eventually kill him—because that’s the villain’s fate, after all. Which is why he clings to one principle:
“Live each day so that even if it’s your last, you can die with no regrets.”
—But is Monad truly fated to die at the hands of the protagonist?