I Became A Third-Rate Villain In The Hero Academy

Ch 1 – Possession (1)

It felt as if I had entered the body of a character from my favorite game.
The room's structure and size undoubtedly indicated that it was a dormitory at the academy.
It was a spacious room for one person, adorned with medieval-style furniture.
The furnishings reflected the owner's taste, all of them elegant and extravagant.
With my head bowed, I scratched it in disbelief.
Nothing would change, but I couldn't help it.
Just moments ago, I had been sitting in front of my computer, eagerly awaiting the download of a new patch for the game.
I was excited about the addition of a new store system and a major twist in the storyline.
“…” Slowly raising my head, I scanned my surroundings.
It was undoubtedly a dorm room at the Academy.
The reflection in the full-length mirror showed a striking young man with silver hair and red eyes.
Of course, I recognized the character.
The transparent window that floated before me faintly glowed, indicating that this was my new identity.
“Ah······” Still, why did it have to be him? Even if I wasn't the protagonist, I would've preferred a more prominent supporting role.
The character I had taken over in the game 'Chronicles of Kyren Zena' was Theo Lyn Waldeurk.
Far from being the hero's assistant, he was a third-rate villain with hardly any presence.
He was a character arbitrarily inserted by the developers as a scion of a prestigious lineage of heroes but with the worst talent and disposition.
He was simply a weakling without any special abilities.
Regardless of the route taken, he was doomed to die—whether at the hands of the furious protagonist, killed by a monster while showing off, executed by his disappointed fiancée, or various other characters.

[Main Quest: Graduate from the Elinia Academy Hero Department with excellent grades.] Time Remaining: 3 years, 5 months, 23 days Reward: ???

And with this failed character, I was supposed to graduate from the hero department with excellent grades.
I didn't know what the reward would be, but the difficulty was just too high.
'Excellent' in the 'Chronicles of Kyren Zena' meant being in the top 10%.
···I couldn't run away.
Failure of the main quest in 'Chronicles of Kyren Zena' led directly to death.
It was too risky to try anything else.
So, to survive, I had to graduate with excellent grades from the hero department at the Academy······.
As someone who had experienced the world's first ending in the original game as a useless hero, I wasn't confident.
Why? Because, regardless of background, gender, age, or race, the hero department only accepts the continent's most talented individuals, and barely half of them graduate.
Even disregarding the excellent grades, it seemed impossible to graduate with this character.
The hero department's standards were different from those of the knight and magic departments.
It valued one genius over a thousand ordinary talents.
That's why graduates from Elinia Academy's hero department were highly respected in the game.
About an hour later, my jumbled thoughts began to settle.
Heroes needed to make rational decisions even in extreme situations.
This was emphasized by assistants, professors, and even the chairman.
Although I was already a rational person, I had accepted the situation too quickly.
It must have been Theo's influence.
This weakling was actually a student in the Hero department.

[Name: Theo Lyn Waldeurk] Gender: Male Age: 16 Race: Human Affiliation: Elinia Academy Hero Department / Waldeurk Duke House Strength 7 Stamina 7 Mana 0 Tenacity 2 Traits: Descendant of the Hero (Passive Effect / Bloodline Ability) Twisted Noble's Dignity (Passive Effect)

When imagining the status window, a familiar greenish window appeared, one that had been seen thousands, if not millions, of times throughout the story.
It was a pitiful status for a hero department student.
Third-rate mercenaries have an average of 5 for strength and stamina.
A 7 would barely make it to the lower ranks of the knight academy.
Mana was at an absolute 0.
The only one in the academy with such a score.
Even a common innkeeper in town would have 2 or 3.
Magic could not be used unless reborn.
Tenacity was 2, only one point higher than neighborhood gamblers.
The average for ordinary people was 5.
With this level, one would be unable to run for more than 10 minutes.
“Ha.” No matter how many times I look at it, it's pitiful.
Even as the eldest son of a prestigious hero family, how could someone like this enter Elinia Academy, let alone the hero department?

[Descendant of the Hero] [Twisted Noble's Dignity]

The two traits did not provide any immediate help.
The 'Descendant of the Hero' trait was only effective against powerful enemies such as demons, demon kings, or ancient dragons, and the 'Twisted Noble's Dignity' was of little use within the hero department, where ability and skill were highly valued.
It was truly a hopeless character.
Yet, r