[Please choose the final objective for this Villain Life Simulation:]
[1, become an outstanding Hogwarts graduate and survive the Voldemort crisis without Harry Potter. Mission reward: Ordinary Magic Talent; difficulty: B; identity: A first-year student with abysmal magical talent]
[2, eliminate Voldemort and become a top-tier wizard. Mission reward: Advanced Magic Talent; difficulty: A; identity: An ordinary wizard serving Voldemort]
[3, destroy Hogwarts. Mission rewards: Legendary Magic Talent, Special Animagus; difficulty: S; identity: The youngest professor of History of Magic at Hogwarts]
"Villain Life Simulator—is this my cheat?"
Caesar paused for a moment, then continued reading carefully.
After crossing over into this supernatural world, he had only one goal.
To become the strongest!
He didn't care what path he took to get there.
"I'm guessing my soul and body both crossed over to this world. Even though I'm twelve again, this body from my original world has no magical talent. I have to solve that problem."
All three simulation objectives offered Caesar magical talent.
But the ordinary magical talent awarded by the first mission was nowhere near enough for him. His precious cheat shouldn't be wasted on that, so he ruled out the first mission immediately.
The second mission offered advanced magical talent, but the identity it gave him was simply too poor.
What kind of people served Voldemort?
Tom would never give him a chance to develop normally.
"I'll pick the third mission. It's the hardest, but it gives me the most time to develop, and the starting conditions are better than the other two."
[You have chosen the final objective for this simulation: Destroy Hogwarts.]
[Starting role selected: The youngest professor of History of Magic at Hogwarts.]
[Choose three of the following ten random talents as your starting talents:]
[Reform to Evil, Top-tier Magic Talent, Animagus, Gifted, Parseltongue, Ancient Magic of Love, Genius Scholar, Flight Master, Potions Master, Dark Magic Genius]
"Parseltongue, Flight Master, Ancient Magic of Love—that's Harry Potter's setup, isn't it?
"But there should also be a talent called Protagonist's Halo. Without that, relying on these three talents would be like an ant trying to stop a chariot.
"What if I stacked my combat power instead?"
Caesar turned his attention to the talents best suited for building up his strength, but soon felt disappointed.
Even if he chose the combination of Top-tier Magic Talent, Gifted, and Dark Magic Genius, he'd probably only reach the level of top wizards like McGonagall and Snape by the time Voldemort attacked.
He would be utterly powerless against legendary wizards like Voldemort and Dumbledore.
Now he finally understood why destroying Hogwarts was an S-rank mission. This was going to be tricky.
As Caesar hesitated, the top-ranked talent caught his eye. "What kind of talent is Reform to Evil? It looks unusual."
He read the description carefully:
You can retain your memories and experiences with one character from this simulation and affect that same character in the real world. However, each simulation can only let one character retain their memories.
"I thought nothing from the simulations could carry over into the real world. I didn't expect such a pleasant surprise. This should make things interesting."
A sharp glint flashed in Caesar's eyes as an evil plan took shape. He already knew what to choose.
[Starting talents selected: Reform to Evil, Genius Scholar, Ancient Magic of Love.]
[Note: There is no Harry in the simulated world, since the system cannot simulate the actions of a child of destiny.]
[Simulation begins. Duration: Fifteen years]
Caesar immediately felt his consciousness leave his body and enter another world, one that seemed both real and unreal.
[You grew up in a pure-blood wizarding family and were a blood relative of the famous Black Family. Because your parents supported Grindelwald, they were killed instantly in the aftermath of the war with Dumbledore. At six years old, you became an orphan.
After the war, the Habs Family took you in and raised you, renaming you Caesar Habs. But the death of your parents could never go unavenged. You studied magic from dawn until dusk to take revenge, but your talent was limited, and your abilities plateaued when you reached adulthood.
Realizing you couldn't take revenge through strength, you cleverly decided to join Hogwarts and look for an opportunity. The position of History of Magic professor at Hogwarts caught your interest.
Perhaps thanks to your Genius Scholar talent, although your magical combat abilities had reached a standstill, your powers of analysis in the field of history surpassed those of ordinary people.
At eighteen, you used your vast knowledge to defeat all the other candidates and become the youngest professor at Hogwarts, beginning Caesar Habs's journey of revenge.]
[Main mission begins: As the child of vengeance, you begin your life at Hogwarts. Find a way to defeat Dumbledore and destroy Hogwarts.]
His spirits lifted. Caesar felt his soul return to his body, then looked around at the scene before him.
He was in the Ravenclaw tower at Hogwarts, inside the office for Ancient History of Magic.
The office was steeped in the weight of ages.
Tall bookshelves rose all the way to the vaulted ceiling, crammed with heavy tomes bound in Dragon Hide or the leather of unknown Magical Creatures. The air was filled with the scent of parchment, old ink, and the faint aroma of preserving Potions.
A broad, dark timber desk occupied the center of the room. On it, amid a mountain of scrolls, sat an armillary sphere that was slowly rotating by itself.
Beside it lay a fragment of an ancient curse, sealed beneath a glass dome and occasionally flashing with a dangerous red light.
Caesar's gaze swept quickly over the desk before settling on a freshly opened letter stamped with Hogwarts's wax seal.
The heading read: "Appointment..."
After putting away his appointment letter, Caesar began planning his next steps.
"According to the simulation's conclusion, this body's magical potential has already been developed to its limit. Instead of trying to increase my magical power, I should focus on learning.
"Especially the History of Magic I teach. Dumbledore, you may be invincible in this era, but surely you can't be without precedent. Maybe I can find a way to defeat you in the records of the past."
Once he made up his mind, Caesar acted. He had always been a man of action.
He sorted the books in the room by subject, then made a schedule for reading and studying.
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