True Villains Never Look Back at Explosions

The Naruto arc, “Sacrificial Pawn”; the Katekyo Hitman Reborn! arc, “Mother”; and the Jujutsu Kaisen arc, “False Saint,” are complete. The Bungo Stray Dogs arc, “Doll,” is in progress. Previous covers are in the character cards. After completing his Nth mission as a nameless cannon-fodder extra, Xiang Ji earned an all-S rating and was promoted to... the Evil Alignment Villain Department. The System waved its flags and cheered: “Remember! Our motto is: no redemption, no tragic backstory, no corruption, no misunderstandings. We make the most naturally lovable, completely unpolluted villains!” “Host, what are you waiting for? Don’t just think about it, do it! A bright and hopeful evil tomorrow is waiting for us!” Xiang Ji, grinding away at a high-pressure command-card battle game, was unmoved, with a heart of stone. “Can’t do it. Thanks.” System: “...” System: “I’ll top you up with 518.” Xiang Ji: ? Xiang Ji shot to his feet and slapped the table. “Even if you’re a god, I’ll kill you!” - 01 [In your previous life, you were an ordinary ninja in a weak hidden village. You were reincarnated into the Uchiha clan with your memories intact, becoming one of the clan head’s infant twins. In this life, your family is happy, your siblings are close, and you have a bright future. One day, you suddenly notice a blond child being bullied by everyone in the village.] [Choose one of the following cards. Your choice will determine what happens next.] [Your choice: Lawful Evil, Sacrificial Pawn.] 02 [You’re an ordinary student at Namimori Middle School. The aloof, antisocial discipline committee member is your childhood friend, and the good-for-nothing junior with the warm smile is the one you worry about most. You love everyone in this town, and your dream is to stay together forever. One day, you discover signs that outsiders have violently invaded the town.] [Your choice: Chaotic Evil, Mother.] 03 [You were born frail and sickly, and doctors believe you won’t live to adulthood. Your parents give you boundless love, wealth, and happiness, asking only that you enjoy life. Then invisible monsters take the lives of the parents who love you so dearly. One day, as you lie in your hospital bed, two boys come to visit.] [Your choice: Chaotic Evil, False Saint.] 04 [You’re the orphaned child of police officers. From an early age, you’ve dreamed of becoming a police officer like your parents, and their former colleagues have helped you along the way. On the day you graduate from the police academy, you receive an anonymous email. It says that if you complete your next mission, you’ll earn a codename.] [Your choice: Lawful Evil, Fake.] 05 [You’re a doll hidden in a box, said to be able to take on the appearance of “someone precious to a particular person.” The moment you emerge into the world again, the orange-haired boy beside you seems shocked by your appearance. You get along well with him, until one day a man claiming to be his older brother knocks on your door.] [Your choice: Neutral Evil, Doll.] After the mission ends, Xiang Ji hugs his ten-billion subsidy, overjoyed. He rubs his chin. “Villains make this much money? Maybe I’ll be a savior in the next mission.” System: “...” The System looks at the protagonists in the various worlds, still holding memorials for their Host, and thinks that its first-choice villain genius truly lives up to the title. Tremble, Konoha, Vongola, the Jujutsu world, the Mafia! Your reckoning is coming! Here’s another Fate and crossover fanfic with a similar premise, currently in pre-publication: The Absolute Saint, Starting by Slaughtering Heretics Xue Xuehui’s account: Because she wanted to study “what emotions young men and women might develop when driven to desperation,” Mother created me and put me into a simulation game with multiple playthroughs. In my first playthrough, I was born alongside a curse into a noble family in Heian-kyo. The servants all whispered behind my back that I was a bringer of disaster. Two years later, my younger brother was born, and he was even more disastrous than me. He nearly died at birth. During the ten years I was sent to the countryside to recuperate, I discovered that there were heretical creatures in the world called curses. Then, to my surprise, I learned that my tears could purify them. I cried as I turned every curse to ash. Meanwhile, my younger brother struggled to grow up, his personality growing ever more deranged and extreme. He found a renowned doctor to treat him, then killed the doctor in a fit of rage when the treatment showed no results. He became a heretical creature known as a demon, and the first thing he did was come to eat me. At death’s door, I looked at his ugly face and started crying uncontrollably. I cradled my younger brother’s head and sighed. “A piece of trash like you, a stupid, evil menace, wants to live forever? Who else would ever love you but me?” Still crying, I crushed his head. That was the beginning of my sainthood. In my Nth playthrough, I was born into modern society. There were no demons here, but there were still curses and all sorts of strange creatures. The world was overrun with heretics, and it made me so sad. Luckily, although I died young in my previous playthroughs, the organization I founded and continually improved, which currently has only one member, has survived for a thousand years. Its name has spread far and wide, becoming an unspeakable thing feared by all heretics. The Holy Church. [I govern killing, I govern life. What I wound, I heal. What cannot escape is in my palm. What cannot hide is in my sight. Rest in my hands.] Short skit: Mother: A thousand years have passed. Have you formed any heartwarming bonds with them? Xue Xuehui: I turned them all into bean paste, Mother! Mother: ??? Theme: Love yourself, love humanity