How To Survive As A Villain

The Hospital Visit

The discovery of three deaths in the sprawling city of Nexus wouldn't typically raise too many alarms, except when the victims are found within close proximity to the same academy.

Each corpse appeared drained of blood, their muscles taut against their bones, making it difficult to determine their true ages.

Among the deceased were a 137-year-old man, a 22-year-old girl, and a 45-year-old woman, each discovered at different locations within the academy grounds. What was particularly unsettling was the absence of any signs of struggle.

'Is that all the information we have?' Ren's brow furrowed slightly. He and his cutie cub had been looking for any details related to their second mission, 'Catch the Killer.'

All Ren had so far was the basic information one could find from following the daily news broadcasts. While resting on the hospital bed and glancing at the fluffy system resting on the small table beside him, Ren delved into a file detailing the victims' life experiences.

'Can't you show me the killer or the video of the victims when they died?'

Maybe because the system was tired, or the little cub had gotten used to such questions, there was not a single flicker in those transparent oceanic eyes.

 'As I have already told you, We Universal Caretakers are an honest organization. We do not peek at other living beings. It is a violation of Privacy law.'

'Tsk, all those systems will show anyone their host wanted to see. You can't even do that?' 

Even though Ren has only read a few such stories, the premise was always the same. 

The cub finally looked up at Ren, laziness evident in its eyes, ' I can provide you the clue if you trigger them. You try searching for clues, and I will help you to identify the useful ones.'

Ren was quite happy with such arrangements. He has always been interested in solving mysteries.

Once upon a time, he had harbored a wish that if a crime were to occur at his school, he would solve it. He will catch the culprit and play the hero.

Of course, Ren didn't think about the impact it might have on others and was stupid enough to believe that he could easily catch the killer.

While going down memory lane, Ren's fair cheeks got tinted with blush. The memory of holding his first crush in his arms still stirred his heart.

Little God narrowed its eyes, its slit-like gaze piercing. 'Do you recall that the petite girl you were holding was actually a boy, and you cried over it for like a week?'

Ren was instantly out of that hazy memory, 'Hey! What happened to the privacy law?'

The system snorted at the embarrassed human. 'Those laws apply to all living beings of the world they belong to. You, however, do not belong to this world. And we share the same consciousness now. Paragraph 3, rule 4 of the contractual agreement.'

Ren decisively changed the subject. 'Their ages have nothing in common, nor do their professions.'

'One is a doctor,' he continued, 'and the other male is an influencer with a few thousand followers. The number isn't substantial, but it's still noteworthy. And the last victim is actually a student from Dorion's school.' 

The background of the third and the recent victim has been hidden from the public eye.

Without his little God, Ren might not have been able to uncover the identity of the third victim.