A Regressed Villain: Heroines, Villainesses and Me?

"Yes, what was that?" Leo, turning his head, which, unlike he expected, didn't even feel a slight bit uncomfortable due to the accident, looked towards the window, where a man with folded hands was looking in his direction. The bridge of his silver hair was tousled, revealing the deep blue eyes that gazed back at Leo.

"Nothing but a chance," Avendial observed Leo, who was lying on the patient's bed, his wounds completely healed and his body back to its previous condition, showing no hint of awakening. There were no physical changes around Leo's body; he appeared completely normal, given his physique with well-defined muscles and a well-built form made due to his profession as a construction worker.

But for Avendial, who could see that this man had awakened, it was a success. Though of course he didn't know which type of ability Leo had awakened, Avendial's first experiment was not about getting the strongest awakened but rather confirming his theory.

In his previous life, due to the tower, there was no need for his blood to be used to awaken someone, as most people were awakened through the tower's influence. There were some women whom he had helped using different bodily fluids, but still, it was just a theory he had devised regarding his blood, which was also a body fluid, helping others to awaken.

Though he wouldn't have been that sure if his blood could awaken someone, given how it could make someone permanently immune to Synergy, he had learned that his bodily fluid, after being detached from his body, would most likely hold the property of nullifying it for only a mere 60 seconds.

Due to this particular property, he became more certain that there was a possibility of awakening an individual. The issue was that he needed to confirm it practically on someone, and he just got a perfect candidate—Leo.

"Chance?" Leo slowly stood from his bed, clearly healed, removing the needle from his wrist and standing on his feet. He could feel his body was back to its original form, realizing that whatever that poison was, it was some kind of healing potion that had completely healed him.

He looked towards Avendial in surprise, given that this man not only saved him but also used some kind of medicine to heal him, where previously Leo had thought that after the accident he would most likely become incompatible for construction.

"You are hired as my bodyguard from this moment on," Avendial said, not wasting much time to converse with Leo. Given there was no other way to confirm what ability he possessed, Avendial just made his way outside the room, passing beside Leo, who was taken aback, then glancing blankly at the back of Avendial as he halted near the door, resting his hand in his pocket.

"Leo, I saved your life, and I want you to be my bodyguard until you save mine," Avendial Halding noticed that Leo was still contemplating everything. He thought of an instant solution to make this man at least follow him for a while. After that, he would deal accordingly once he learned what awakened ability Leo had.

The solution he thought of was to use some emotional gimmicks or words to keep Leo in shadow for some time until Avendial could subdue Aria.

In conclusion, Avendial's priority was to give Aria a double awakening and help her awaken the ability called All-Seeing Eyes.

In his previous life, this was the ability Aria possessed, where she was able to see others' complete states, including their talents and names—everything—though she awakened that ability at the end of her life when revealing she could see others' titles.

So, Avendial would act before time, instead of letting her fall into a threatening situation and go through a double awakening. He would attempt to use his bodily fluid to give her that double awakening.

Of course, he needed much of that fluid since she was already awakened and additionally was a woman, which was why blood was out of the question here.

He had confirmed that he could awaken an individual, and now he just needed to confirm if he could also give a double awakening to someone.

"Wh-what? But why me?" Leo was confused, not understanding why a simple man like him, with no training, should be chosen as the bodyguard of someone of the rank of Marquess Croceaus, who could easily hire professional secret service agents and other professionals to protect him.

"Because you will be loyal," Avendial left the room while stating the words in a firm tone, as if threatening Leo. Though Leo was unaware of his situation, for Avendial, it was inevitable that Leo had to be loyal to him; otherwise, Leo would first need to see his mother's dead body, and then afterwards, he would die a death worse than the pain he just went through.

"....." Leo stood there alone inside the room, watching the door automatically close behind Avendial as he left. He slowly turned his gaze downward, looking at his palm, where once-existing scars and marks from construction work had completely vanished, leaving behind smooth and healthy skin.

Clenching his fist, he glanced around to find his dirty construction clothes nearby before moving to change into his clothes.

Accepting himself as Marquess Avendial's bodyguard.

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"Is it true?" Aecilia sat in the nearly empty hospital hall, where only a few doctors and hospital staff moved about, attending to patients and sharing medical histories with colleagues arriving from Croceaus hospitals. She was focused on the phone in her hand, having just received some rather surprising information.

"Fine..." Aecilia ended the call and was about to stand up when she spotted Avendial approaching her in the hallway. As she slowly rose from her seat, she noticed something unusual: the man she had saved earlier that day was walking on his own two feet and appeared to be in surprisingly good health as he trailed behind the Marquess.

"What happened?" Avendial asked, ignoring the onset of night as it edged closer to 7:00 PM. He cast a glance toward Aecilia, who now wore a look of concern, her eyes betraying her worry about Leo's condition. Despite the advancements in medical technology, it was indeed unusual for someone who had just survived such a serious accident to appear this well.

To steer her away from inquiring about Leo, he opted to ask instead.

"Ah? That's..." Aecilia paused, narrowing her gaze as she realized Avendial was deliberately trying to redirect her attention, preventing her from probing deeper into the man's condition. Taking a deep breath, she chose to go along with his distraction, revealing, "Lin Diego is part of the Ravan family."

'!?!'

'Wh-what?' Avendial's eyes widened in shock as his composed demeanor crumbled, replaced by evident bewilderment at the mention of the Ravan family.