Green Tea Villain

In the year Earth-2062, neon lights flickered across rain-soaked streets, painting the city in shades of blue and crimson. The world had become a fusion of advanced technology and decaying humanity, where towering skyscrapers reached for the heavens while broken souls crawled beneath them.

Among the countless people walking those endless roads was an ordinary young man.

No family. No wealth. No legacy.

Just another nameless existence.

His hands rested inside his pockets as he crossed the street, his mind still occupied by the novel he had finished reading the previous night.

A cliché revenge fantasy.

But one character stood out to him.

Ethan Carter.

Not because he was powerful.

Not because he was smart.

But because he was pitiful.

A villain destined for misery.

Framed, hated, discarded, and eventually dying alone from cancer—coughing blood while watching the protagonist live the perfect life.

The young man had cursed aloud after finishing the final chapter.

“What kind of garbage ending is that?”

And then—

SCREECH!

A blinding pair of headlights tore through the darkness.

Before he could react—

BOOM!

The truck struck him like a meteor.

Bones shattered.

Blood painted the asphalt.

And his consciousness faded into eternal black.

Warmth.

Softness.

Silence.

The young man slowly opened his eyes.

Instead of cold pavement…

He was lying on a bed so soft it felt like clouds.

Golden curtains hung beside enormous windows. Marble pillars gleamed under chandelier lights. The scent of roses lingered in the air.

A luxurious room.

Too luxurious.

Two beautiful maids stood beside his bed.

One held a silver tray.

The other adjusted the curtains.

Panic exploded in his chest.

“Where the hell am I?!”

He shot upright.

“Who are you?”

The maid with short silver hair blinked before laughing.

It wasn’t a polite laugh.

It was amused.

Mocking.

“Young Master,” she said.

Her name surfaced instinctively.

Jean.

“Are you joking? Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten who I am.”

Young Master?

His breathing quickened.

And then—

Pain.

A violent surge crashed into his mind.

Thousands of memories.

Names.

Faces.

Events.

Like a flood breaking through a dam.

His pupils shrank.

His face turned pale.

“No way...”

He looked at his trembling hands.

This wasn’t his body.

He had transmigrated.

Into...

Ethan Carter.

The villain.

The same villain from the novel.

His heart nearly stopped.

Out of all people...

Why Ethan?

Why not the protagonist?

Why not some hidden master?

Why the doomed cancer-ridden villain?

He clenched the blanket tightly.

Memories kept surfacing.

And every single one made his expression darker.

Ethan Carter.

First son of the prestigious Carter family.

Wealthy.

Handsome.

Privileged.

But rotten to the core.

Arrogant.

Jealous.

Manipulative.

A master at pretending innocence while poisoning everyone behind the scenes.

A true Green Tea Villain.

Not the kind who fought head-on.

No.

Ethan’s strength was subtler.

He smiled while stabbing people emotionally.

Cried while framing others.

Acted fragile while controlling the room.

A villain who weaponized sympathy.

And that was terrifying.

The transmigrated Ethan slowly realized something.

“I’m not just inside a villain...”

“I’m inside the most dangerous type of villain.”

A green tea manipulator.

The kind everyone underestimated.

Then another memory struck.

Last night.

The necklace.

His eyes widened.

“Damn it.”

He remembered everything.

The previous Ethan had accused his adopted younger brother, Julian Carter, of stealing their late mother’s necklace.

A lie.

A complete fabrication.

And their father believed it.

Julian was whipped.

Thirty brutal lashes.

Skin torn open.

Blood everywhere.

And after enduring the punishment…

Julian left the Carter estate.

Permanently.

Ethan’s face lost all color.

This was bad.

Very bad.

Because he knew the truth.

Julian Carter wasn’t normal.

He was the protagonist.

But more importantly—

He was possessed by the soul of an immortal cultivator.

A terrifying being who had survived countless worlds before dying under heavenly tribulation.

After reincarnating into Julian’s body, his destiny began.

Power.

Revenge.

Ascension.

Mass slaughter.

And in the original story…

The Carter family became his first stepping stone.

Ethan remembered it vividly.

Julian returned years later.

Not as a wounded child.

But as a monster.

He massacred the entire Carter bloodline.

Father.

Servants.

Allies.

Everyone.

And Ethan?

He suffered the worst.

Before cancer could even claim him, Julian tortured him until he begged for death.

Ethan swallowed hard.

Cold sweat dripped down his neck.

“So my death flag is already raised.”

This was the start of everything.

The exact turning point.

The irreversible beginning.

Unless—

He changed it.

Ethan stood up from the bed and walked toward the mirror.

His reflection stared back.

Silver hair.

Sharp eyes.

A face so beautiful it looked almost unreal.

Fragile.

Elegant.

Harmless.

Perfect.

And that was his greatest weapon.

He smiled.

Slowly.

Dangerously.

This body...

This face...

This identity...

It was built for deception.

And suddenly, an idea formed.

Why fight Julian directly?

That would be suicide.

No.

He would do what Ethan did best.

Manipulate.

Scheme.

Pretend.

He would become the ultimate Green Tea Villain.

But this time—

For survival.

He would cry.

Act innocent.

Earn sympathy.

Control public opinion.

Weaken Julian’s relationships.

Suppress him before he grew stronger.

His lips curved.

“I don’t need to overpower the protagonist.”

“I just need to ruin his momentum.”

That was when—

DING!

A cold mechanical voice echoed inside his head.

Green Tea System Activated.

Ethan froze.

His eyes widened.

Then joy exploded in his chest.

A system.

His cheat had arrived.

A glowing screen appeared.

Mission 1: Suppress the protagonist and alter your tragic fate.

Reward: Green Tea Aura + Beginner Acting Mastery.

Failure: Death by coughing blood.

Ethan stared for three seconds.

Then—

He burst into laughter.

Loud.

Wild.

Excited.

Jean looked at him like he had gone insane.

But Ethan didn’t care.

This changed everything.

The Green Tea Aura...

He understood what it meant.

It enhanced charm.

Manipulation.

Trustworthiness.

The ability to appear pure even when committing evil.

Perfect.

Absolutely perfect.

It was tailor-made for him.

He looked at the system screen and grinned.

Julian had cultivation.

He had destiny.

He had protagonist luck.

But Ethan?

He had something far deadlier.

Human psychology.

And now—

A supernatural boost to exploit it.

He clenched his fists.

This world was no longer a novel.

It was his battlefield.

And this time—

The villain would not die.

He would outcry the innocent.

Outscheme the genius.

And outlive the protagonist.

Ethan Carter smiled sweetly.

Like harmless green tea.

But beneath that sweetness...

Was poison.

And somewhere far away—

Julian Carter opened his eyes under a blood-red moon.

His immortal soul awakening.

Unaware...

That his greatest enemy had also changed.

And this time—

The villain knew the plot.