I Was Purged From the Villains Union

rob z says:

Short synopsis: MC is a “corps commander” in the Villain Alliance. He is betrayed / framed by his fellow corps commanders and a leadership group called the “Elders”, and sentenced to death (they basically wanted him out of the way, and thought he was too “nice” for a villain). While imprisoned he takes a potion that he thinks will give him a painless death, but in fact it reduces him in age (goes from being 27 to looking like a teenager). At the same time, a bunch of heroes attack the location where he is being held prisoner. He is “rescued” by the heroes (who don’t recognize who he really is due to the effects of the age serum), adopted as a brother of the 7th strongest S class hero (who is a babe, but also very powerful / killer of villains), and starts attending the hero academy.

Meanwhile, back at the Villain Alliance, there is a powerful female villain (Hera) who was in love with the MC, believes he was actually killed, and goes on a killing spree seeking to tear down the Elders and the power structure of the Villain Alliance who betrayed her love – think a ridiculously OP yandere. As an aside, the corps commanders all seem to be names after Greek gods – Hera, Athena, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, etc.

From there, its a relatively straightforward hero-academy type novel with harem elements, the only arguable “unique” aspects being (1) that the MC is trying to keep his past identity as a villain a secret from both the heroes and the villains, and (2) the power structure battle going on at the Villain Alliance, and its impact on the political relation between the Villain Alliance and the hero organization (don’t remember exactly what they are called).

Once you hit the end of the first mission (chapter 71 or so), the story goes straight to endgame; seems like the author just wanted to wrap up the story. However, the story moves very quickly (never drags), there is not much filler, and the story wraps everything up with a “happy ending” (pun intended, as there is a NSFW / R-18 scene at the end before the Epilogue). Don’t expect grand literature or introspective character development out of this one, but just more of a fun read.

Overall I enjoyed it, but the ending seemed a bit rushed – 7/10.