Isn’t the wannabe Villain too cute?

Lying on a cozy bed with a warm blanket draped over their naked body was the loving couple who, just by looks, seemed to have a very intimate last night. 

Austin's eyes were still closed as he enjoyed the warmth his love was providing. Embracing her small yet huggable body, Austin felt fulfilled as he stayed half-asleep.

Luna, on the other hand, had her eyes clearly open but lazily, as she gazed upon the man who had kept her awake till daybreak.

Just like she planted her marks on him last night, now her body was labeled with his rough yet sweet love.

Her heart was now at peace when she gawked at the relaxed face of her man. The slight eerie feeling ignited inside of her yesterday, was now fading away since she trusts Austin more than she does herself.

Taking out her hand from the blanket, she felt Austin's hold on her belly tightening since he might have thought of her leaving his side. 

Luna almost giggled upon sensing his childish yet adorable gesture, as she brought her hand on his cheek.

Her delicate finger traced Austin's features as she gently ran them along his tender cheek down to his sharp jawline as she enjoyed the sensation wholeheartedly.

"Mm m. Aren't you taking advantage of me?"

His voice was hoarse, displaying how sleepish he was as he lazily parted his lids to gaze upon the mischievous saint. 

"You touched me shamelessly at every corner last night. It's just a minimal compensation."

A smile made its way on Austin's thin lips as, with a strong inhale, he brought Luna closer to him, practically enveloping her in the process. 

Getting a full whiff of her natural body fragrance and enjoying the suppleness of his beloved wrapped in his unrestrained embrace, Austin responded with a grin.

"Well, didn't you enjoy it as well?"

A slight blush rose in an instant as Luna remembered the scene which she might not be able to forget even in her death, that level of embarrassing it was.

Austin enjoyed her reaction as he let Luna hide in his embrace as deep as she desired.

Silence befell in the still thinly lighted room as the two drowned in the world that they share with each other only. Feeling each other's warmth, they transferred emotions that didn't require the support of words.

Amidst the loving silence, Luna seemed to remember something as she lifted her face from Austin's chest before asking in a slightly expectant tone.

"Is your Villain's requirement fulfilled?"

Since the war was a massive turn of events and adding Austin's impactful participation, Luna hoped that the days of being a pretend villain would end and she could live freely with Austin from today onwards.

But looking at Austin's troubled expression, her hopes crumbled, and his following words made her worried too.

"Well, I didn't receive the completion notification, and looking at the system screen..."

Turning his gaze toward his front, Austin checked the necessity of Villain point, which brought a frown on his face.

[Villain's Point]

[Weekly Requirement :- 1570/2800]

[Time before reset :- 3 days 16 hours 8 min]

"....I got only three days to fill almost half of the requirement."

Despite saying it with such a casual tone, Luna was well aware of what was in actuality, going through his mind.

This was the last week; Austin needed to care about Villain's System since, after this, his sister wouldn't need any kind of supernatural support to return to her healthy self.

But the most crucial factor on which Austin relied, the war with demons, only provided him with half of the points. And adding the previous points he had before the war, he didn't even gain a thousand points from this battle.

"Austin...I think the theory we had about this system is slightly misleading. It's not only about your participation but the impact it has on the world."

Austin raised his brows as he failed to discern what Luna had just said, but thankfully her following words made her point clear.

"Like this sudden war wasn't brought by you, but you were just part of it. Umm...like the source of this whole event wasn't even related to you; that's why the system just threw some small points. However, the event with the Terror Demon in the expedition. That bastard launched his attack on you, which worked as a catalyst, and the system evaluated that the whole scenario occurred because of your presence."

Austin's eyes went slightly wide as he somehow understood the essence of the theory Luna brought up. 

It's as she said. The baptism and the way he insulted Venessa were all of his own accords. He wasn't part of it. Instead, he was the centerpiece.

Various knots unraveled with just a single explanation of her which made Austin realize something. 

"So I have to do something on my own initiative to gain the last remaining points…huh."

Luna didn't say anything since even though she was the one who eventually brought Austin to such a conclusion, she didn't want him to take any unnecessary risk.

Austin kept on contemplating the matter for more than ten minutes with his eyes fixed on the ceiling as he thought about the possible route he could pursue to end this struggle once and for all.

But whatever he thought, he couldn't strike a war when the Gram nation was already in turmoil and the hero was on the verge of being half dead.

All left was only a single path that could fulfill the requirements and also help him pay back the possible loss he could have suffered.

"Let's see what that demon has to say. My next move will be on his testimony."

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Around ten in the morning, the couple left the bed as they had a peaceful bathing session which eventually led to another hour of love-making before they left Austin's room.

Since various professors were injured and the inside fort was also damaged, the classes were suspended for the next three days.

Strolling lazily under the sun, which was covered with heavy clouds, Luna and Austin made their way towards the Cathedral where the captive demon was stored.

The school was near to empty as most of the students returned to their homeland for this short vacation. Most of them had a sense of fear which made them not stay in the academy for the time being. But little did they know that until this couple was in the Eden Academy, there wouldn't be any safer place elsewhere.

The church was also non-populate as some of the priests roamed in and out to help the survivors and help with the funeral ceremony too.

The place where Valek was restrained lay under the surface, in the basement. 

Austin and Luna descended the stairs without permission before a single wooden door greeted them at the end of the steps.

**Knock** 

Austin knocked softly on the door before the doorknob was twisted not so long after.

The one who emerged from the other side was none other than the bespectacled court magician, Alex Nuèye.

His eyes had heavy bags underneath, signifying how long it's been since he had a good night's sleep. But it wasn't the eyes on which the duo's attention fell onto.

"You killed him?"

The reason why Austin asked in a casual tone about the demon, was because Alex currently has his face covered in purple liquid, which undoubtedly belonged to Valek.

And not only that, Alex's left hand was holding a long skewer too, which made it look like he had a lively interrogation session with the pitiful demon.

"No, but it will probably die, if a high-profile healer doesn't bestow their blessing on that creature."

Luna sneered visibly before extending her hand as a cyan glow covered her palm. The process took only three seconds before Luna retracted her hand, signifying how brilliantly she healed without even looking at her patient.

"Subarashi~ I can't get enough of such young talent~."

Alex shivered in delight and wholly ignored the death glares he was receiving from Luna.

"Well, I got to know various things from that creature, but there is one piece of information that intrigued me."

Luna and Austin glanced at each other for a second before Austin looked back at his front and asked in a slightly heavy tone.

"And what's that?"

Sighing, Alex leaned on the stone wall before taking out his monocle as he answered Austin curiously.

"Unlike the demons, we have heard and seen until now, this war and the abduction of Saint-sama were all planned by a human. Strange as it may sound, but demons were actually working for humans like us."

The listeners' eyes went slightly wide as they heard the shocking revelation, which they could never have guessed to be the case.

Demons are born to bring chaos to the world, and apart from the Monarch of Darkness, they obey no one.

And suddenly being told that those half-minded beasts were following someone's command who belonged to the race which demons consider nothing more than their source of mana?

 "Alex...who was it who sent this army and ordered to abduct Luna?"

Austin's voice became a little fiercer as he realized that it wasn't demons who were pursuing the endless mana pool of Luna but rather some sly human who had their distinguished goal fixated on her.

"Ah...the Xylex Nation in the South. The place which has been nurturing their own summoned hero in secrecy. I bet you have heard about it, right?"

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A/N:- A new arc, a new character. Let's goo… 

Editor : Zenon