Pain.
A throbbing headache assaulted me the moment I regained consciousness. My whole body felt sore, as if I had been in a fight. The scent of polished wood and expensive perfume filled my nose.
I slowly opened my eyes, blinking at the unfamiliar ceiling.
“…Where the hell am I?”
I tried to move, but a sudden weight on my chest made me freeze.
A **woman** was leaning over me.
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She had golden-blonde hair, piercing green eyes, and wore a luxurious maid outfit. Her expression was full of barely concealed disgust.
“…You finally woke up, young master.”
My brain lagged for a second.
**Wait. Young master? Maid?**
Then, memories that weren’t mine flooded my head.
I wasn’t in my room. I wasn’t even in my world.
**I had reincarnated as Lucian von Kaiser, the third son of the Sword Duke—one of the five Great Families of the Empire.**
The problem?
Lucian was **trash**.
A **third-rate villain** who wasted his noble status on drinking, gambling, and harassing others. The academy despised him, his family barely tolerated him, and he was destined to be killed off early in the game.
Just as I was processing this nightmare, the maid sneered.
“You’re finally awake… just in time to receive your punishment.”
**Huh?**
Before I could react, the door burst open.
A tall man with a sharp jawline, white hair like mine, and piercing blue eyes entered. His presence alone felt suffocating.
**Duke Reinhardt von Kaiser.**
Lucian’s father.
A war hero, one of the seven strongest humans, and the very man who was about to **disown me.**
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