Reborn as the Villain, but With the Highest Combat Power

Shi An, a lone survivor in the apocalypse, transmigrates in an instant and lands right in the middle of a scene guaranteed to make someone hate him. He's even holding a man glaring furiously at him.

His body reacts on instinct, shoving the man away. Shi An tries to use his ability, only to realize in a panic that it's gone. He looks up, wanting to ask what on earth is happening, and sees people kneeling all around him.

Shi An: ?

After figuring out that he's transmigrated into a novel as a disposable villain who humiliates the protagonist, and that he's just forced himself on the protagonist and shoved him to the ground, he realizes the hatred meter is already maxed out.

His mind is full of the System shrieking at him to fix things fast and mend his relationship with the protagonist, or he'll die horribly after his country is destroyed. Shi An looks around at this safe world, with no zombies, and impatiently brushes the System off: "Tsk. Shut up."

In the silence, Shi An looks down at the protagonist. Damn, he's gorgeous. No wonder someone would force themselves on him.

Shi An is in a pretty good mood, so he's willing to do what the System asks. Under the protagonist's furious, humiliated gaze, Shi An, who has no idea what a third-place palace graduate is, drawls, "I hear you're the third-place graduate. What kind of flower did you go looking for? Tell me about it."

The protagonist, fresh out of the beginner's village, looks torn. He lowers his eyes, holding back his anger, his fingernails digging into his palms.

The System screams: "We're doomed, Host! The protagonist is definitely thinking about how to get revenge on you! Once he goes home, he'll make a name for himself, reform the court, and send troops to avenge this humiliation!!!"

Later, after Shi An has fought his way through the enemy nation, he comes face to face with an old acquaintance who once stood above everyone, but is now imprisoned. The blood on his clothes is still wet as he smiles and says, "Long time no see, Teacher."

Wen Chun was a brilliant young scholar who had just passed the imperial examinations. At the height of his confidence and ambition, the neighboring country's crown prince demanded him by name, and in an instant he fell from the heavens into a mire. Everyone knew that Jiang's crown prince, Shi An, liked men, was moody, and was cruel and vicious.

Heaven gives great responsibilities to those it chooses, and first it makes them suffer... Wen Chun was ready to endure humiliation and bear a heavy burden, but after one round of humiliation, he was promoted several ranks and made the crown prince's tutor.

Wen Chun: ...?

Though baffled, scholars are naturally passionate about teaching and imparting knowledge. Wen Chun straightened his clothes and appearance, then solemnly entered the classroom to teach Jiang's crown prince.

Less than a minute later, the calm on Wen Chun's face shattered. Jiang had always been seen in Ying as a barbaric country that refused to reason, and Crown Prince An had a reputation for being uneducated, but surely he could at least recognize written characters!

The crown prince's tutor was transformed into a kindergarten teacher. Wen Chun, with a headache, scrapped the lesson plan he'd prepared and began teaching the man his first characters instead. Later, his student pins him down on the bed. His earlobes red, Wen Chun tries to reason with him: "This is against propriety."

Shi An only raises an eyebrow and smiles at him, his manner languid. "Only now do you realize? I'm a barbarian."

The System lets out a piercing shriek in his mind: "Protagonist, why is your affection meter off the charts?! Weren't you supposed to be a brilliant schemer, a born hero who'd turn the court into a one-man show and make even the emperor bow his head?!!!"

The world's strongest fighter, an "I'm a barbarian" seme x a beautiful, long-suffering scholar, not your typical powerful courtier uke

Note: 1. The seme was born after the apocalypse. He put all his skill points into survival and fighting. Knowledge? He knows a thing or two, but in ancient times he's practically illiterate.

2. Fictional setting, fictional setting, fictional setting.

3. The title and blurb may still change, but the premise won't.

4. The blurb was screenshotted and archived on May 1, 2026.

Theme: Don't give up too easily. Life always has a way of turning around.