Everyone Thinks I'm the Final Boss

Lucien Vale awakens in Aetherion, a mythological high-fantasy world where abilities are ranked F to EX. Labeled useless for his F-Rank skill, Attribute Archive, he is mocked and discarded. Yet, this seemingly worthless ability secretly allows him to extract, store, merge, and bestow attributes from inanimate objects. Starting from nothing, Lucien survives through sheer intelligence, ruthless pragmatism, and a calculating mind. Uninterested in heroism, his selfish, self-preserving choices are constantly misinterpreted as grand, malevolent schemes. He finds himself inadvertently manipulating entire kingdoms, outwitting heroes, and even drawing the ire of ancient gods. Soon, the entire world hunts him as the greatest villain history has ever known, a final boss who never intended to be one.