The Villain's Path!.. Volumes 1 and 2

"At the summit of the Black Lotus Peak lives a sorcerer with a chilling gaze. Those around him tolerate his actions for only one reason—the curse of this elder keeps the Abyssal Darkness at bay within the castle walls..." While reading the top-rated novel "The Great Madman," Shennu especially enjoyed finding plot holes. That is, until one day he opened his eyes to find himself in the body of that very cursed elder! Now he must evade the [System], which is eager to advance the plot, while also dealing with side quests and the murderous glares of the other characters, risking death even sooner than ordained in the novel.