Reborn As a Villain Son With The Strongest Wife-Chapter 10: The Hero’s Shadow

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The campfire crackled softly.

Celestia sat beside me, humming a tune as she leaned against a rock, her silver hair glowing under the moonlight.

Ironhorn rested nearby, his massive body rising and falling with each breath.

Obsidian coiled in the shadows, its eyes half-closed but still alert.

Raijin sat by the edge of the cliff, staring into the darkness of the Stormfang Highlands.

I was supposed to be resting.

But my mind wouldn't stop.

Because tonight—

I had felt it.

A presence.

Someone had been watching us.

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A Fated Rival

I turned to Celestia. "Did you sense it?"

She smiled. "Ara~ You mean our little observer?"

I nodded. "Who was it?"

Celestia giggled. "Fufufu~ Who else? The original protagonist."

My eyes narrowed.

"Rael Ascarion."

The so-called "Chosen One."

A boy who was supposed to rise from nothing, tame a legendary beast, and become the world's greatest hero.

A boy whose destiny I had already altered by surviving this long.

Celestia stretched lazily. "He didn't approach. Just watched from the distance. I wonder~ was he curious? Or was he afraid?"

I smirked.

"He should be afraid."

Because the villain he was meant to defeat?

Wasn't playing by the script anymore.

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The Power Gap

Raijin's ears twitched, and he let out a low growl.

I turned my gaze toward the distant hills.

I could feel Rael's presence fading—he was already retreating.

For now.

Celestia chuckled. "He's strong, you know."

I didn't answer.

Because I knew.

Rael Ascarion wasn't just some weak-willed protagonist who would be easily crushed.

Even without his Sacred Griffin, he had talent.

A broken growth rate.

A protagonist's luck.

A ridiculous affinity with swordsmanship.

If I underestimated him—

He'd kill me the moment he had the chance.

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Breaking Destiny

I stood up.

"Celestia, how long until Rael gets his Sacred Griffin?"

She tapped her chin. "Mmm~ If fate hasn't changed much, he should bond with it in two weeks."

Two weeks.

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That wasn't much time.

Once Rael had his Sacred Griffin, his power would explode overnight.

I clenched my fists.

That meant I had two weeks to do the impossible.

I had to become stronger.

My beasts had to evolve.

And I had to crush fate before it crushed me.

Celestia's golden eyes sparkled with amusement. "Ara~ And what's that dangerous look for, darling?"

I exhaled.

"It's simple."

I turned toward Ironhorn, Obsidian, and Raijin—my beasts, my soldiers.

"We start now."

And with that—

The plan to break destiny itself had begun.