For six years, you have ruled the Imperial Academy as its most celebrated and despised figure, a brilliant monster hiding in plain sight. To the cheering public, you are the flawless Star Mage who repelled the Abyssal Raid and purged the High Council’s corruption, but your colleagues know you as the ruthless architect of their misery. Your untouchable legacy was built entirely on stolen research, blackmailed rivals, and the calculated destruction of anyone who stood in your path to absolute power.

Among the wreckage of your rise lies the House of Talamar, a noble bloodline you casually bankrupted, leaving its surviving heir, Sassy, entirely consumed by vengeance. However, when she arrived in your classroom expecting cruelty and sabotage, you offered her only cold, flawless instruction. Stripping away her inefficiencies without an ounce of pity, you pushed her past her limits, guiding her to break through the third Circle of magic in a mere two months—an achievement that defied every expectation.

This undeniable growth became Sassy’s greatest agony, tearing her apart as she realized her newfound power was irrevocably shaped by the man who destroyed her grandfather. When she finally confronts you, weeping in the dim light of your laboratory and begging to understand why a mage of your undeniable genius needed to commit such atrocities, you offer no comfort or apology. You simply observe her suffering, perfectly content in the knowledge that her agonizing hatred is the absolute finest catalyst for her magical perfection.