How to Survive as the Academy’s Villain

Chapter 83

“It looks like a building that was abandoned a long time ago. What was it used for?”

The building seemed on the verge of collapsing, having not been touched by human hands for ages.

At that moment…

“They’ve entered the bushes!”

“Search every corner!”

We heard the shouts of the shadowy figures from behind us.

“Damn it, hurry and get in…”

Creak!

Before I could even suggest it, Princess Francia had already opened the door and gone inside.

“…”

The unpleasant creak of the door revealed what once must have been a grand and luxurious temple.

“It’s a chapel.”

Princess Francia murmured nostalgically, looking at the large statue in the center of the building.

“The goddess of the earth, Demeter.”

She was the most beloved goddess in the empire, but that wasn’t important now. My life was in danger.

“Damn it, there’s nowhere to hide.”

As it was a chapel dedicated to a deity, the entire building was open and spacious.

Seeing no place to hide our bodies, I turned to Princess Francia.

“We need to find a place to hide here. If we go outside, we’ll be spotted immediately.”

“But no matter how much I look, I don’t see any place to hide.”

“That’s why we’re looking!”

“Ah, why are you yelling! Are you trying to announce our presence to the whole neighborhood?”

Her sharp tone made me grit my teeth and scan the surroundings.

We had to buy more time somehow.

‘Damn it, by now, someone should have noticed something strange and come…’

A princess of the empire was being attacked. Not only her, but her entire escort was also under assault. Someone should have witnessed the situation or reported it by now.

‘Didn’t I shout for him?’

When I rushed to save Princess Francia, I had yelled at the protagonist, Kyle, that she was in danger.

‘So why hasn’t he come yet?’

No, calm down. If I lose my cool now, it’ll only get more dangerous.

Taking a deep breath to steady my nerves, I pointed towards the large statue of the goddess that Princess Francia had been looking at.

“Let’s go behind that.”

“Huh?”

“There’s no place to hide. We can at least hide behind that. Move quickly.”

We headed towards the large statue of the goddess Demeter, which was a blind spot from the front of the building.

‘There’s a high chance we’ll be discovered, but we need to buy some time.’

Surely, a rescue team was on its way to save us.

Or at least Kyle should be coming.

Oh, right.

But that guy has a terrible sense of direction.

Damn it, fuck!

“We have to hold on here somehow. Can’t you use the wind spirit again? To get rid of our scent…”

“I’m already doing it without you telling me.”

Princess Francia frowned slightly as she replied.

“Ah, that’s good then.”

At that moment…

Creak!

“Start searching from the inside.”

“There’s no other place to escape to!”

“They’re trapped like rats now.”

As the building’s front door opened, we heard the voices of the shadowy figures entering.

“Ugh!”

Princess Francia quickly held her breath and pressed herself against the statue.

I did the same, carefully watching the situation outside.

The shadowy figures began to search the temple, looking for us.

As they approached the statue, the tension became unbearable.

“…”

I glanced at the small clip attached to my school uniform.

‘A one-time invisibility tool, duration about ten minutes.’

This was my last resort, a tool given to me by my master, Jamie. Whether it could conceal both of us was uncertain.

But I had to try.

“Princess, can you use the spirit to… huh?”

Suddenly, a vibration.

What was that?

I turned my head to see…

“P-Princess?”

Princess Francia, drenched in sweat and trembling uncontrollably, her face pale as if she might collapse at any moment.

‘What’s wrong with her all of a sudden?’

As I was about to use the invisibility tool to hide us, I grabbed my head in frustration seeing her half-unconscious and shaking.

Then she started mumbling incomprehensibly.

“P-please stop… S-save… me.”

Her eyes had lost focus entirely.

“Ha.”

Seriously, she’s a handful.

Whether she was trapped in her own world or overwhelmed by some personal trauma, I couldn’t tell.

‘Why, of all times, is she doing this now!’

The shadowy figures continued to search the chapel, looking for us like hunting rats.

“Damn it, I don’t care anymore.”

Grabbing the trembling Princess Francia, I didn’t hesitate and hugged her tightly, pressing the small clip.

Ziiing!

The invisibility magic stored in the clip activated, turning both our bodies into a greyish hue.

But still…

Shiver, shiver.

“Please, stay still. Get a grip!”

Suddenly.

Stop!

Princess Francia’s shaking stopped abruptly.

Her eyes gradually regained focus and…

“Wh-what? Huh?”

With a bewildered look, she reflexively tried to push me away.

I tightened my grip, holding her close.

Smack!

“Shh, quiet! Don’t move.”

I quickly continued speaking.

“Use the spirit to block out any sounds from us!”

If it were the wind spirit, blocking out small sounds should be possible.

At this, Princess Francia, who was struggling in my arms, nodded and stopped moving.

At the same time, I felt a slightly cool breeze around us.

Just then.

Thud, thud, thud!

I heard footsteps rapidly approaching the statue.

‘They’re here!’

Finally, one of the shadowy figures searching the entire chapel had reached the statue of Demeter.

‘Will this work?’

We had done everything we could with the invisibility magic and the wind spirit, but whether or not we would be discovered was still uncertain.

Whoosh.

The shadowy figure peeked behind the statue where we were hiding.

“…!”

I felt Princess Francia tremble slightly in my arms.

‘It should be fine. Jamie made this artifact. It should definitely work… It will, right?’

I couldn’t be certain, but I clung to the slim chance, praying silently.

‘Just go away!’

“Hmm?”

Step!

However, the figure tilted its head in confusion and then tried to push its entire body behind the statue.

‘Oh, please. Just fuck off!’

I screamed internally, but the figure reached its hand towards us.

“…”

“…!”

Princess Francia and I both felt the inevitability of being discovered.

Just as the figure’s hand was about to touch us, a massive explosion echoed from outside.

Boom!

“What, what was that?!”

“An explosion? What kind of explosion?”

Bang!

Simultaneously, the chapel’s front door burst open, and someone shouted urgently.

“We’ve been found! The academy has located us. We need to retreat immediately!”

At this urgent shout, the figure in front of us quickly withdrew its hand.

“How many enemies?”

“Not sure, but we confirmed one person.”

“What? Just one?”

‘It’s Kyle!’

From the voice in front of the statue, I recognized that it was Kyle who had arrived.

“Then just quickly deal with him and find the princess to kill her!”

“But that guy is a real monster. Even the captain is struggling!”

“What? The captain?”

“We’ve already lost more than five of our men.”

Boom!

Another huge explosion sounded, and the shadowy figures showed signs of panic.

“Damn, look at that. I think we can handle him with enough numbers, but he’s been fighting noisily like that on purpose to call for reinforcements.”

“Damn it!”

Thud!

The leader of the shadowy figures, seemingly frustrated, kicked something and shouted at his subordinates.

“Stop the search and sweep the entire chapel with all attack methods. Then retreat.”

‘What? Suddenly?’

Both the subordinates and I were baffled by the sudden command from the second-in-command.

“All of a sudden?”

“Are we just supposed to attack randomly?”

“Yes, the princess can only be hiding here. She probably used some artifact to hide, so attack everywhere and bring the building down. That should ease my mind a bit.”

And then.

Whoosh!

Boom!

Crash!

The shadowy figures began attacking the entire chapel.

‘Damn it, what kind of nonsense is this?!’

Even with the invisibility magic, we were helpless against such attacks.

‘Fuck, this really isn’t easy.’

I prided myself on having experienced all sorts of unfair situations, but this was the worst.

But what could I do?

“Just keep your head down and stick close to me.”

“K-Kamon.”

I hugged Princess Francia even tighter and whispered to her.

Soon.

Whoosh!

Boom!

Bang! Crash!

Swords, magic, and explosions rocked the entire Demeter chapel.

Simultaneously.

Crack!

The giant statue of the goddess we were hiding behind began to crack under the onslaught.

“Will we be okay?”

“I don’t know.”

Damn, that thing looks like it’s going to fall on us.

The direction of the crack was right towards our hiding spot.

Given my terrible luck…

“It’s over! Retreat now.”

At that moment, I heard a shout from outside, and I felt a glimmer of hope.

‘Get out of here quickly. We need to get out of here. We’ll really get crushed if we stay.’

But then.

Crack, boom!

‘Fuck, of course… Just my luck.’

The head of the goddess statue, unable to withstand the attacks, began to fall towards us.

“Ah, shit. Keep your head down!”

I curled up as much as possible, shielding Princess Francia with my body.

And then.

Thud!

“Ugh!”

A tremendous pain shot through my body, as if it were breaking apart.

“Kamon!”

I heard Princess Francia urgently calling my name.

“…Fuck…”

I managed to utter a short curse before losing consciousness.

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