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Chapter 498 - Leon Solfyr

He has a striking and aristocratic presence, with features that blend refined elegance and natural authority. His skin has a lightly bronzed tone, smooth and well cared for, harmoniously contrasting with the rest of his appearance.

His hair is one of the most eye-catching elements—long, voluminous, and intensely orange, with shades that shift between copper and gold depending on the light. The strands are dense and well distributed, falling below his shoulders. Part of his hair is carefully braided into a thick side braid, while the rest remains loose in slightly uneven layers, creating a balance between sophistication and freedom. The front strands are long and frame his face, further highlighting his features.

His eyes are a vivid, piercing green, with well-defined irises that strongly contrast with the warm tone of his hair. His eyebrows are well-shaped, following the line of his eyes and reinforcing his noble appearance. At the center of his forehead, there is a red geometric mark, resembling a symbol or seal, which draws attention and suggests some kind of importance or special power.

His face has fine and well-structured features, with a defined jawline, proportional nose, and balanced lips. The overall composition conveys a refined beauty, typical of someone of high lineage.

He wore clothing clearly inspired by classical nobility. He wears a white shirt with ruffles on the chest, made of light and detailed fabric. Over it, there is a dark vest, fitted to the body, with gold buttons aligned perfectly down the center. The outer coat is deep red, richly adorned with extremely detailed golden embroidery along the edges, shoulders, and sleeves. The patterns are intricate, reminiscent of high nobility or royalty attire. Delicate golden chains connect parts of the outfit, reinforcing the luxurious appearance.

As accessories, he wears refined jewelry—a brooch with an oval purple gem on his chest, as well as a necklace with the same central stone surrounded by an ornate golden structure. There is also a ring with a purple gemstone on one of his hands, perfectly matching the other adornments. Overall, his appearance conveys the image of a powerful noble, someone who clearly belongs to a high elite.

'Leon Solfyr… a complete piece of trash'

[Why him of all people? I wanted to see you killing, but now I have to look at this disgusting face all the time]

'If you feel that way, imagine me, since I'm inside his body'

The person whose body he had taken over was truly horrible and disgusting, just as the system said. Someone who would die in a miserable yet satisfying way for the reader—something Enrico had somewhat felt as well, even if not excessively. He didn't jump for joy, but he thought it was deserved.

'The problem now is that I'm in this body, so dying for his sins would honestly be ridiculous'

Now he would have to get used to being called Leon by others. With a sigh, his back hit the ground, his face maintaining a cold expression at all times while his clothes had already dried. Biting his lip, he could already feel that part of Leon's personality had completely fused with his body. It would take some time to recover the memories—perhaps one to two hours to fully acquire them.

'I need to calm down… I have to check how many sins he committed. Maybe I can salvage something'

[I can't believe this happened…]

Getting up, the now Leon began to observe his surroundings. It was a normal forest with a lake nearby—something good, because if there were people watching while he still didn't have all the memories, it would be dangerous. Even if he knew the story, living it was very different from just watching it.

'I think I'm a good actor, so I can manage if someone shows up'

Raising his hand as he began to walk, a flame appeared in his palm. One good thing about the situation was that his magic was the same as when he was Enrico, which meant he wouldn't need to adapt to a new type. When mages enter new bodies, those bodies already have abilities, but the problem is not knowing how to use them. Even if sometimes it feels natural, they still can't use the full potential.

'The second good thing is that this body at least has good potential'

[A potential that doesn't deserve it]

'Great, now I'll have to deal with complaints in my ear every day'

The reason the system disliked Leon—and why readers of the side story (which was more popular than the original, something Enrico didn't like)—was because, in addition to committing numerous crimes, he was obsessed with the protagonist of this world to the point of constantly trying to kill her love interest. He captured the protagonist and kept her locked in his room for years, killed one of the readers' favorite characters, killed the protagonist's entire family, allied with the world's villain to spread chaos just to have her again, killed the original protagonist of the world when he couldn't have her for himself, and committed many other crimes.

'His death was definitely deserved, but…'

Even with that death, this world was doomed. That was one of the reasons the villain gave up on completing the dungeon's main objective and instead chose to destroy the world.

'One of the ways to complete the true dungeon was to save or destroy the world—and she chose the easier one'

As for the original protagonist, she was pitiful—and also his sister, though not by blood, since he was adopted by the Jesurez family. Leon had a different surname because he earned his own title as a child after saving the crown prince. Calling her pitiful wasn't just out of sympathy—it was because, besides having someone like him as a brother, her role as protagonist and love interest had been stolen by the new protagonist, a reincarnated girl from the human world in her favorite story. Exactly like what had happened to him.

'This isn't my preferred type of story. I only followed it because it was part of my favorite one'

[That's called bad taste]

'Alright, alright, I get it—you're annoyed'

Scratching his head, he looked ahead and saw a carriage, immediately recognizing which moment of the original story he had arrived at. It was just before he would go to the crown prince's banquet, where he would reunite with the family that took him in after three years away—and where his obsession with the protagonist would begin to grow. He knew this because the carriage belonged to the royal family, and today would be the day the guard in front of him would die by Leon's own hands. It would be that guard's first time meeting him—and also his last.

'This is good…'

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