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In a world riddled with strange abilities and powers, Millie Reed finds herself powerless & unable to provide for herself. She's applied to job after job, and she still never seems to qualify as well for them as her competitors; who are much more capable than she is, with their pompous attitudes, insufferable faces, and outrageous abilities. She's worked her whole life to get into Polxie's top college, only to render herself unable to pay for tuition. So she takes matters into her own hands.
Today, she's made a name for herself as Polxie's most renowned, and feared, super vigilante. She steals to provide;-- to survive. Everything is going smoothly... Until she meets her nemesis, Polxie's top Superhero, and the nation's patented golden boy. Watch as she swivels through college life, Heated arguments, life as a Supervillain, and maybe some romantic feelings along the way...
What will Millie do when she's forced to team up with her greatest enemy?
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