Surviving as a Villain at the Academy

23 – Lina Lislaine. (2)

Aris has shown herself to be surprisingly stable recently. It wasn’t for any other reason. It was because of the appearance of Prah who protected her on the day when the magic world opened and the fairies ran wild.

Even though she suffered such great wounds, even though she was in a situation where she might have hesitated, he stood in her way without any hesitation to save her.

The more Aris recalled that time, the more Aris felt her heart pounding a little. She has hair like sunshine and eyes the same color as when she was young. And the worry for her that was reflected in her eyes.

It was also possible that she was lying when she said that she had forgotten her memory of the promised brooch. There is no way that a person who would sacrifice her own body to protect her would forget her precious promise to her.

Then why did he even lie to himself?

Perhaps he feels extremely guilty about his actions. Wasn’t he trying to be considerate of himself by acting as if nothing had happened? If she were a normal woman, she wouldn’t have even thought of approaching the person who tried to rape her.

Human nature comes out in times of urgency. And the incident she and he went through was clearly an urgent situation, she said. If so, maybe he still feels guilty about his actions.

It was just a convenient guess, but if that were really the case, Aris could have forgiven Prah. No, she had no choice but to forgive.

A month and a half had already passed since he tried to rape her. But even then, Aris was unable to erase Prah from within her.

With this incident, she won’t be able to erase him even more. Because he was still the one who would throw his body for her.

“Liar.”

As she muttered that, her expression showed a pitiful smile rather than her sadness and coldness.

“If you just tell me honestly, they will forgive me.”

‘Are you crazy because you want to die?’

‘What kind of spirit do you have to pay attention in the middle of a battle? It’s crazy?’

It’s been like that since I was young. He always scolded her with his sharp attitude when she overworked herself and fell or got hurt during her training. Still, she wasn’t at all offended by him being angry at her.

When he got angry at her, it meant that he cared about her.

It was the same this time too. In the end, his behavior hadn’t changed much from when he was young. Her actions were still for her benefit.

You may think it’s a simple illusion, but…… Aris didn’t think so. It’s been ten years. She was not foolish enough to judge the actions of someone she had been with for ten years.

She was aware of her mistake, and she knew that it would hurt Aris herself, so she tried to spread the distance.

So that Aris can completely break off her lingering feelings for him, and that he can heal the wounds from her mistakes.

“Fool.”

Aris muttered softly. Maybe Prah will stay away from her in the future. Because he was such a stubborn person.

People around her still told Prah to cut off her obsession. Neither Rusland, nor Diana, nor John.

What they say is correct. Rather, going our own way may be the path to a happier future.

But no matter how much she thought about it, she still couldn’t stop her attachment to him.

So, she plans to approach him little by little.

He was right. All this time, she had been playing with his mind and not treating him like a person. Aris realized that she too was at fault.

He clearly committed an unforgivable mistake. Rape was clearly a vicious act that trampled on someone’s life and caused great harm. But.

She also did wrong to him. Of course, her sin is not that deep. Still, she thought she was the one who caused it all.

The reason why Prah changed so much was because he wanted her that much. Even though her ways were wrong, she still wanted to give him one more chance.

If we have done something wrong to each other, wouldn’t we be able to find a better way to talk to each other rather than judging each other based on the severity of the crime?

So she wanted to face him from the front. She wanted to hear what he was thinking.

It’s probably not possible right now. He’ll still stay away from her. But it didn’t matter when. I just hope it doesn’t take too long.

The one action he showed in a dangerous situation was enough to turn Aris’ negative mind around.

Aris laughed softly. And without her realizing it, her heart stopped beating so hard at the sight of Ruslan. A change she wasn’t even aware of.

Unfortunately, that change will soon become a bigger distortion than anything else and will appear in front of Prah.

* * *

Why is Lina Lislaine looking at me?

I couldn’t hear anything I heard during class today. Of course, even if things like this happen, there will be no problem with my test scores.

The scope of Prah’s pre-studying was truly enormous. To put it simply, he had already studied most of the academy curriculum. It wasn’t just a simple rehearsal.

I looked up all the related literature and memorized it to the point where I had the contents in my head. At least I didn’t have to go to the library to do my homework in the future.

In other words, the theory was already ingrained in my head to the point where early graduation was almost possible.

Surprisingly, there was only one reason why he worked so hard. To impress Aris Winslet.

How much does this guy like Aris, and how much did he try to impress him?

No matter how much I try, Frach Lancel worked extremely hard to impress Aris Winslet…… I wrote down the phrase, but I had no idea it would be to this extent.

Because at this level it was almost madness. In fact, Aris Winslet was everything to Prach.

Anyway, now was not the time to dwell on the relationship or knowledge between Aris and Prah. Because the axis of the narrative was about to be twisted again.

Linaris Lane is a character I have no relationship with until the end of Chapter 1. Asti was not interested in Nebiros, and Nebiros was also afraid of offending Asti for no reason.

But why? Will Lina Lislaine, who has the second largest role after Nebiros in Chapter 1, be interested in me?

Even though I thought about it, I couldn’t understand the reason.

But there was no action I could take right now. I just hope that the distortion caused by Lina Lislaine expressing interest in me isn’t too much.

After coming here and taking the lead in several incidents, the possibility of things going as they were in the original has now converged to zero. So, it would be better to respond to that variable as much as possible.

It’s better to turn your head around a little while whining that things aren’t going according to the original. And…… In times like now, it is time to pursue my own growth.

Of course, he is still quite strong because he received his power from Asti, but he cannot survive at a fairly strong level.

I do not intend to die in vain in Chapter 3, but I plan to look beyond Chapter 3 and somehow prevent the destruction of the world.

My goal is Anbin Island. If the world’s crisis disappears, I can play and eat for the rest of my life with the wealth and power of the Lancel family.

It’s enough for me to be able to see the characters I’ve created doing well while playing and eating for the rest of their lives.

For that, it was necessary to acquire sufficient strength. Because if you have stronger military power, you can overcome most situations.

The problem is my poor talent…… All I have to do is eat a few hidden pieces that Ruslan doesn’t need.

When writing a novel, I set up elixirs that did not actually appear in the novel, so all I have to do is find them, so it’s not particularly difficult.

First of all, there are still two months left until Nebiros finds the saint’s remains…… You have to find it before then.

But it won’t take long to find it. I don’t know if it was Ruslan, but who am I? Prach Lancel.

Isn’t he the heir to the greatest family in this huge empire?

There was an abundance of financial power and manpower. I was able to have my family’s knights search for the hidden pieces that other people worked so hard to obtain, just by pointing out the approximate location.

Usually, the place where such a hidden piece is located is a place where magic beasts are rampant, so all you have to do is tell them to subdue the magic beasts and confirm the location of the hidden piece.

All I had to do was secretly attach Asti’s minions to them, so there was no need for them to catch me.

Good. Once you’ve decided on your goal, all you have to do is get moving.

The first hidden piece is…… Of course, that would be good.

A hidden piece that strengthens the user’s overall physical abilities like a fairy fruit and can give the user’s body the characteristics of a subdragon.

Heart of the subdragon.

Of course, it has less of a physical ability strengthening effect than the effect of the fairy fruit, but the secret is that it can grant the characteristics of the subdragon, so it was the perfect hidden piece for me to eat.

Originally, I thought about giving it to Ruslan, but the energy contained in the heart of the dragon is usually as evil as that of a devil, so there was a possibility that it could corrupt Ruslan’s righteous inclination.

Unlike Ruslan, I was given the power of Asti from the beginning, so I did not experience any personal changes even if I absorbed the evil energy of the subdragon, so it was best for me to eat the subdragon’s heart.