A Fan-Favorite Villainess, Disguised as a Man [Interstellar]

Something happened in my family as the story neared its end, so updates have been irregular. I'm deeply sorry. I'm exhausted and don't want to rush through the ending. I'm truly sorry. If that bothers you, you can wait until it's complete to read it. It won't be much longer. Today, Chu Cen, the Federation's commander-in-chief and a traitor to the Empire, is on trial. Though he possesses the rarest S-class mental power in the entire galaxy, he has committed countless grave crimes against both the Empire and the Federation. As the Empire's youngest duke, he assassinated the emperor and launched a rebellion, plunging the Empire into turmoil and earning himself a wanted notice for treason. He then joined the Federation, only to become extravagant and cruel. When someone once resisted him, he ordered the slaughter of three neighboring star systems in that person's home region, leaving hundreds of billions dead or wounded. Now, at last, his former students and allies have joined forces to bring him before the interstellar court, where he has been sentenced to the harshest punishment in the galaxy. As the people of the entire universe shout their fury and those who once knew him look on with complicated expressions, Chu Cen lifts his eyes to the sun. He is slight and cool, yet smiles with ease and wild abandon. The whole business of Chu Cen transmigrating was such a pain that sometimes she doesn't even want to think about it. She was a woman, but a System error dumped her into a trashy, male-protagonist-centered space-opera novel as the male villain. Not only did she have to complete her mission, she also had to constantly pretend to be a man. What a miserable life. As for the male protagonist, her unfortunate student, she can't see what makes him so special. Chu Cen skipped grades, got a guaranteed place at university, earned her bachelor's, master's, and doctorate from a top school by the age of thirteen, and was recruited by the government as soon as she graduated. She scoffs at the thought. Her life in the modern world was brilliant. Why would she want to be a doomed villain? But to get home, Chu Cen still holds her nose and becomes the System's workhorse. All she has to do is maintain her character and hit a few key plot points, right? The original System: “Hey, you have to kill people, otherwise how will the saintly male lead hate you?” The later System: “...That's too much, sis. Way too much. You still need to live until the trial!” Chu Cen smiles faintly. “Relax. That little rascal isn't skilled enough to take down his master.” Just as Chu Cen is enduring the humiliation, happily completing the plot, and getting ready to go home... The System goes offline. Forced to stay in this world, Chu Cen has no choice but to find ways to survive the pursuit and blockades closing in from every direction. Her former student has taken her place as the Federation's new commander-in-chief. Her former comrade-in-arms has become the Federation's head of state. Her former enemy has ascended the throne as the Empire's emperor. Her former sidekick has become the universe-famous wild man, crossed out, a doctor without borders. Her former subordinate turned into a space pirate after she fell from power... When word gets out that Chu Cen has escaped, they scour the heavens and the earth for her. They'd dig her out even if she were reduced to ash. Everyone appears righteous and indignant, yet each of them harbors an unspeakable desire. Chu Cen is so arrogant that she treats everyone before her as a speck of dust, as garbage. But she shines so brilliantly that anyone who has seen her can no longer make room in their heart for anyone else. She is the cool, bright moon, the cruel winter snow, a dazzling and unique star in the universe. They want to claim that one and only star for themselves, even if her light burns them until they are battered, darkened, and ashamed. So what if she's a man? Once you stand at the very top, who in the universe can criticize you? Chu Cen: “So... you're all this kind of pervert?” In the end, all they want is to kneel at her feet. ...and yearn to touch her tender soul. A few notes: 1. Extremely loose space-opera setting. The focus is on unleashing all my kinks, and the melodrama has spilled out of the galaxy. 2. Commander Chu is the absolute center. The entire story exists to show off her appeal. She's incredibly charismatic, utterly captivating, and that's all there is to it. 3. Commander Chu is the Federation's commander-in-chief, an imperial duke, a genius inventor, an S-class mecha pilot, the dawn star of the interstellar age, a life mentor, a dear friend, the sun to all living things, and a contradiction of love and hate. Yes, that many people have fallen for her. I just think this trope is cute, no offense intended. 4. There are more male contenders than the ones listed above. The female contenders aren't listed, and who ultimately comes out on top depends on how the story develops, but it won't be a female contender (?) Theme: People must not sink into degradation