Passerby Villain In A Wizard World

[Lyra's favourability increased by 5.]

[You have slightly changed the plot.]

[A new quest has been activated.]

Ian heard the abrupt prompt in his mind and got confused. Suddenly, a blue panel appeared in front of his vision with a bunch of texts.

[Basic Quest 1: Don't let your flower slip through your fingers]

[Content Target: Increase the favourability of the heroin Lyra towards you and capture her.]

[Current Favorility: 40 (Friendly)]

[Reward: ??]

[Note: Quest will be completed after you capture Lyra.]

[Favorility: 0 (Stranger), 1-30 (Acquaintance), 31-50 (Friendly), 51-70 (Good Impression or Crush), 80-90 (Lover), Above 90 (Undying Love)]

'Damn! I have a system.' Ian couldn't help but curse.

He hurriedly poured tea into his cup and gulped it down his throat in one go to calm down his emotions.

When he transmigrated into this world three days ago, he did everything he could to search for his golden finger. However, except for memory from the novel, he found nothing. So, he could only make do with what he had.

Moreover, according to the novel he read, he was a small villain character who would be a stepping stone for the protagonist to show off. Although he didn't die, after his family was ruined there was no mention of Ian in the subsequent plot.

So, he was basically a passerby villain who didn't even make it to 2 chapters. Now that he knew that he had the System with him, how could he not get excited?

'System?' He tentatively called, hoping to get some reaction but was disappointed. There was no sound in his mind like before.

After trying multiple methods and getting no response, he could only slump down and call for his status panel. This was the only thing that worked among his multiple tests.

"Open status."

Suddenly, a blue panel appeared in his vision just like when he got the quest.

[Name: Ian Veilstrider]

[Race: Human]

[Class: Knight]

[Realm: Secondary Knight]

[Scripture: Veiled Knight Breathing Method (Incomplete-Sealed)]

[Luck: 40]

[Destiny: Passerby Villain]

The place where Ian transmigrated was a magical world. As far as he knew, there were two types of classes in this world, Knight and Wizard. However, there was a huge difference between those classes just like martial arts and cultivation, or mortal and immortal.

So, Wizards were the real powerhouse and mainstay of this world. Unfortunately, although Ian came from the Duke family Veilstrider with a renowned reputation throughout the Empire, he wasn't a Wizard.

His family were Knights throughout generations and the Veiled Knight Breathing Method was the most important heirloom he knew.

So when Ian looked at the information on the panel and saw the incomplete-sealed status next to the Veiled Knight Breathing Method, he was stunned. 

"System! What does it mean?"

He was confused by the snippet and asked the System but got no response. It seemed the System wasn't as sentient as he thought.

'But how can it be incomplete?' Ian quickly went through all the memories in his mind along with the storyline of the novel but didn't find anything related to this.

'How can the breathing methods of the Veilstrider family be incomplete?'

He was really bewildered. In this world, the Knight realm was divided into four basic realms and three extreme realms.

They are Apprentice Knight, Primary Knight, Secondary Knight, Tertiary Knight, High Knight, Grand Knight, and Legendary Knight.

These basic realms primarily helped build the foundations of the body. After perfecting the Tertiary Knight realm, one could start to actively assimilate mana and condense a life seed, thus becoming a High Knight. Of course, you needed a secret recipe to facilitate this process.

However, the attributes of Life Seed and realm progress after that depend heavily on the talent and the quality of the breathing methods.

The Veiled Knight Breathing Method that his family practiced was a complete breathing method that pointed directly to the Perfection of the Grand Knight realm. It was even possible to become a Legendary Knight according to his family's teachings.

Of course, even the royal family of the empire had no access to the Legendary Knight. However, he was sure that this scripture was complete.

'Sigh, let's ask Father after returning home.' Since he couldn't get the answer here, he could only ask his family.

'Actually, it doesn't matter if it is incomplete or sealed.'

After coming to his senses, Ian thought that he was wasting his time. After all, this world was ruled by Wizards, and even if he got to the top of the Knight realm, it wasn't as good as being a first-ring Wizard.

In fact, the reason why his family got ruined was also because of a first-ring Wizard, Ethos Ashford, who was from the royal family. He didn't know how his family had offended him, but after six months, he would attack the Veilstrider family and exile everyone from power.

Even his father, who was at the Tier 3 High Knight Realm, was no match for him and died at his hand.

Coupled with the inner turmoil boiling within the family for a long time, the dignified Veilstrider family disappeared from the Empire. 

That's why he had to go to the Imperial Academy to stop this from happening. If he remembered correctly, there was a Wizard breathing method hiding in the library. He had to get it first before the protagonist snatched it away.

Due to the impending doom, he didn't even have time to pay attention to the protagonist of this novel. Anyway, this was only the beginning of the plot, so he had plenty of time to consider it.

'Although I don't know if I could prevent the destruction of my family, I must try everything.' Ian thought. With the activation of the System, his tense nerves from three days relaxed slightly.

Although he was transmigrated into this novel, he inherited everything from this body. So, he couldn't ignore people around him like a stranger.

It was even more so since he was an orphan in his previous life, and he savored this relationship very much.

'Let's return home. I have to ask Father about the breathing method.'

Ian looked outside and saw that Lyra was already out of view. He was eager to complete the quest, but he remembered that tonight was a dinner party at the third prince's mansion.

So, he would meet her there anyway. If he appeared too eager, it wouldn't be different from his previous dog-licking behavior and would only disgust Lyra further.