The Seventh Prince Wants to Bail

After a sudden, agonizing death at the end of a grueling day, I found myself transmigrated into the world of the dark fantasy novel "Dark Header!" But out of all the characters, I had to become the depraved Seventh Prince—a doomed villain destined to face a miserable execution just three years later. From this moment on, my mission is simple: lie low until the original protagonist arrives, and then quietly slip away from the empire to secure my freedom. However, the plot of the original story refuses to wait, beginning to unravel far earlier than anticipated. As I navigate the treacherous divide between the glittering imperial palace and the dangerous slums, a covert race against time begins to contain the looming catastrophe.