Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryoushu!

Liam spent his previous life as an honest and responsible man, only to be rewarded with betrayal, debt, and a miserable death. Reborn as the heir to a noble house ruling territory in a vast interstellar empire, he decides that being good was his first mistake: this time he will become an evil lord who abuses his power and lives entirely for himself.

The corrupt standards of his new society ruin that plan almost immediately. When Liam punishes greedy officials and invests in his territory because he wants a more valuable domain to exploit, ordinary people prosper and praise him as a benevolent ruler. Every new attempt at tyranny somehow produces more stability and loyalty. Surrounded by magic, warships, and combat machines, Liam keeps searching for the path to villainy without realizing that everyone around him sees the kind of lord they had always hoped for.