Marvel: Starting with the forced creation of villainous characters

Mark had no idea that Hell's Kitchen was unusually lively tonight.

He is tidying up the house right now.

A group of "kids" worked until 10 p.m. before finally solving their accommodation problem.

Mark bought three bunk beds, making a total of six beds. The empty bed was reserved for Jessica Jones.

Perhaps because he was too tired, Mark drifted off to sleep while lying in bed.

When he woke up again, it was already seven o'clock the next morning.

As soon as Mark got up and came to the living room, he saw Esther wearing an apron and standing on a stool frying eggs.

Mark wasn't surprised at all; after all, Esther was an adult, and it was normal for her to make breakfast.

Emma was already sitting at the dining table, staring intently at Esther's back. She hadn't expected that this guy would have such culinary skills.

At this moment, Emma's murderous intent towards Esther had reached a critical point, and she had already begun to plan how to create an "accident" that would kill her.

The water sprite lay on the sofa, holding a newspaper in her hand, reading it with an air of seriousness, just like an old scholar.

Mark, not seeing Mindy, sat down next to the water sprite and asked, "Where's Mindy? Is she still sleeping?"

Without taking her eyes off the newspaper or looking up, the water sprite replied, "She went out early this morning, carrying weapons. Apparently, she wanted to scout out Hell's Kitchen and gather information or something."

"Okay." Mark nodded.

Seeing this, Emma jumped off her chair and excitedly ran to sit down next to Mark.

"Mark, I'd like to learn how to make breakfast, but Esther says it's too dangerous for me. Could you ask her to teach me?" Emma asked tactfully.

Mark's lips twitched slightly. Compared to a villain like Esther who had ulterior motives and reasons, he was more wary of a born bad person like Emma.

Besides, he wouldn't dare eat the breakfast she made, what if she added something else to it?

Mark could only feign indulgence and comfort him, "You're still young, it's really not safe for you to be near fire and power sources."

With his villainous aura, Mark wasn't worried that Emma would turn against him in the future. However, since they hadn't known each other for very long, Mark wasn't sure if his initial villainous aura had already affected Emma.

Emma pouted and nodded, looking as if she was reluctantly accepting Mark's comfort.

Speaking of the initial villain halo, Mark opened the system panel.

When he got up, he noticed that the progress bar seemed to have moved forward another step.

A system where the effect is reversed to the cause.

Final Result Template - The Mastermind Behind the Scenes (Progress 2%)

You have acquired one "Causal Ability" and a basic Villain Aura (Effect: Increases loyalty and favorability towards subordinates who are immature and lack willpower).

Newly acquired ability – Villainous Whispers (Effect: Increases persuasiveness with immature and weak-willed subordinates.)

"I've gained another ability, though it's not very powerful. It's a persuasive skill, but it still has some limitations," Mark thought to himself.

But it doesn't matter, the template for the mastermind behind the scenes has only loaded to 2%. Once the progress bar goes up, the powerful abilities will naturally follow.

But Mark still doesn't understand what that cause-and-effect is.

(P.S.: The cause-and-effect is Sharon Carter, the key figure whose effect is to advance Mark's progress bar.)

Mark and Emma talked for about half an hour, and throughout the conversation they used the villain's whisper ability.

The sound of the door unlocking rang out, and Mindy, wearing a mask, walked in from outside.

As soon as Mindy entered the room, she dropped a bombshell: "Mark, we've been exposed."

Upon hearing this, Mark's expression changed, and he quickly asked, "What happened?"

"Apostdan Investments has put a bounty on us in Hell's Kitchen, and most importantly, the bounty includes photos of all five of us," Mindy explained through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing this, Mark calmed down.

In fact, this was within his expectations, and the result was even more ideal than he had envisioned.

He had been worried that Apostan and his group would use official power, but now that they had only mobilized the forces of the underworld, he no longer needed to worry.

Seeing that she was still so calm, Mindy continued, "There's even more important news."

Mark, ever so cooperative, asked, "Is there anything else?"

Mindy said happily, "Eppert has disappeared, but he disappeared in Hell's Kitchen. He's probably dead."

"That's certainly good news." Mark was also pleased. It was good that Apostle didn't return alive, but it was even better that he died a horrible death.

"Also, when I came back just now, I ran into the new tenant in the room across the hall. She's a pretty older woman, but my gut feeling tells me that she's dangerous. Should we go say hello?" Mindy continued to ask.

Perhaps because of the villain's aura, Mark found that Mindy seemed quite willing to listen to him; at least Mindy had ceded control of their survivor squad to him.

Mark shook his head decisively: "If it's too dangerous, let's forget about it."

He's still too weak. He doesn't dare to go near dangerous places. If it weren't for his identity, he would even want to stay far away from Hell's Kitchen.

Queens is pretty good, though the safety isn't great, at least it's not as chaotic as Hell's Kitchen.

"Breakfast is ready," Esther's voice came from the kitchen.

Mark offered to help bring breakfast to the table, and after everyone was seated, they started chatting around the table.

After Mark put the egg into the sandwich, he casually asked, "Estelle, we found a decent orphanage. Do you want to go?"

Esther asked cautiously, "Is it reliable?"

Esther didn't want to stay here. After all, she was an adult and had no interest in playing house with these troubled kids. All she wanted now was to find a man who could accept her and dote on her, not to be making breakfast for a bunch of brats.

Mark explained, "It's pretty reliable. We met a friend who came from that orphanage, and at least that orphanage doesn't buy or sell children."

Upon hearing this, Esther eagerly asked, "Then I have no problem with that. When can I go?"

Mark: "If you're in a hurry, I can have her take us to the orphanage today, and then I'll send you there tomorrow."

"Then I'll have to trouble you," Esther said gratefully.

Mark nodded and said nothing more.

The villain's aura doesn't affect Esther, and Esther doesn't have any special skills. Moreover, he's not a lolicon, so sending Esther away is actually the best solution.

Emma happily munched on her bread. Esther was leaving tomorrow, so she was naturally the happiest one, which meant no one would be competing with her for Mark.