Playing the Stepping Stone for a Tragic, Powerful Villain (Quick Transmigration)

In novels, there is a kind of villain who commits every imaginable evil, yet readers are so captivated by him that they cry and beg him not to disappear from the story. That's because, despite being wicked, he is handsome, powerful, aloof, and tragic. In short, he's a beautiful, strong, tragic character.

And the reason this beautiful, strong, tragic villain turns bad is that someone once shattered his pride, made him endure every hardship, helped strip away all his goodness, and cast him into a living hell. In the end, he struck back, rose from the ashes, and was transformed completely.

That person is commonly known as a stepping stone.

Your task is to play that stepping stone.

System: "The more significant the stepping stone's role, the more miserably the beautiful, strong villain falls into the abyss, and the more readers will love him. The more successful your mission will be~"

The storyline ends.

The mission-takers chosen to play stepping stones diligently complete every task and perfectly fulfill all the required plot points. Reader satisfaction exceeds the maximum score.

The System happily receives the ratings, then lets out a desperate scream: "What have you done? Why has the villain become the protagonist?!"

[World One: Beneath the Abyss of Blazing Stardom]

System: You are an ordinary agent with dreams of stardom. Through incredible luck, you sign a natural-born star.

You resent his talent, envy his looks, and hate his glory.

So you frame him and send him to a wealthy patron's bed, ruin his reputation, and disfigure him. You tell him that he's just a dog in the palm of your hand, and that he should always wag his tail and beg at your feet, never hoping to rise again.

[World Two: The Icy Scholar Descends from His Lofty Peak and Gets Mired in the Mundane]

You are a naturally despicable, dark-hearted rich second-generation heir, and you despise the cold, aloof genius who seems like a flower on a lofty peak.

So you deliberately get close to him, destroy his family, sabotage his studies, and sully his reputation. After he drops out and loses everything, you make him acknowledge you as his creditor.

You tell him that his body is the only thing he has any value in, and that he should kneel at your feet, eyes red-rimmed, submit to you as his master, and let you do whatever you want.

[World Three: Behind the Righteous Leader's Pious Facade]

You are a lofty sect elder, and after ten thousand years of bitter cultivation, you can no longer make a breakthrough and are on the verge of being buried. But the leader of the righteous path is your disciple.

[World Four: The Rise of a Powerful Figure in the Apocalypse]

In the apocalypse, you have nothing to your name and can only attach yourself to others. The suitor you once looked down on most is now the most powerful ability user.

Theme: Helping others is also helping yourself