Surviving as a Villain at the Academy

24 – Lina Lislaine. (3)

The preliminary work to obtain the heart of the subdragon was left to the knights. At the same time, it was a good excuse. This is because reports have often been heard that the movements of magical beasts are unusual around the islands.

Just as no chapter covers only one story, chapter 1 was the same. Numerous conflicts occur in the process of capturing Nebiros.

The end of Chapter 1 is Nebiros, but there is a flood of demonic beasts at the beginning of Chapter 1.

And what I’m aiming for is the flood of those demonic beasts. It was necessary to dispatch knights in time for the flood and search for the location of the dragon.

As soon as the location of the subdragon was discovered, I planned to take its heart with Asti. Of course, if I were alone, it would take quite a bit of effort to catch the subdragon, but if I have Asti, it won’t be a problem at all.

So, for now, all you have to do is keep a close eye on when the magical beasts suddenly increase.

I thought exactly that and told Asti, and Asti willingly agreed to grant my request. I heard that the stronger I get, the less uncomfortable my job will be.

More than anything, the quality emotions you get from me are so delicious. I felt a little strange because it felt like I had somehow tamed a devil with food. Well, Asti is probably helping because good things are good things.

“So, there will be a flood of demonic beasts soon?”

“Okay. It happens after the midterm exams. “I think I’ll have to prepare for a while.”

“Ready for what?”

“We must at least reduce casualties. “If the system is destroyed by a flood of demonic beasts, Ruslan’s growth will be slowed down.”

“Isn’t it the opposite? “You don’t get that much experience.”

“No. It means you can just throw Ruslan in that dangerous place. He won’t mind. He is a righteous guy to begin with. Our job is to throw them into dangerous places when demons flood, monitor the situation, and then intervene appropriately. If you think it’s too dangerous, save them, and if you think it’s too easy, drag the other demon beasts there.”

If that happens, the system will become safer. A guy with a lot of aggro is running around, will the demon beasts leave him alone?

“Ah. But weren’t the academy students the resources to stand by in the rear when a battle broke out in the system? “He wouldn’t have come forward in the first place.”

“Maybe we should all be called out too? “This flood is quite large.”

“Did you see the future again?”

“Yes.”

“But wouldn’t that be difficult for Ruslan? “Wherever you look, the current Ruslan is weaker than you.”

“I didn’t feed you the fairy fruit for nothing. Even if he is weaker than me now, he will probably cut down suitable demon beasts in an instant.”

“Anything else to watch out for?”

“There is nothing in particular. “We just have to keep an eye on him and follow the system appropriately.”

“Anyway, it’s really strange.”

“What?”

“Because the devil and his contractors are trying to reduce human casualties.”

“I do it because I have to.”

The reason for trying to reduce casualties was simple.

Any characters who do not appear in the narrative are extras. Although their deaths may incite the protagonist’s sadness and anger, they do not actually strengthen the protagonist.

This is not a world where one becomes strong through anger alone. Rather, there was a high possibility that the sadness at that time would stagnate his growth. It is true that mental growth requires such ups and downs, but the more extreme the situation is, the greater the mental growth can be achieved.

The number of people to protect is increasing and the number of people to be protected is decreasing. It is definitely the former that makes Ruslan stronger. He doesn’t spare himself for anyone other than me.

I remember clearly. How long does it take for Ruslan to come to his senses after the system is destroyed by a flood of demonic beasts? He sees the state of the system and becomes angry at the demonic beast, while his growth clearly stagnates.

For a whopping three months. It’s time to lose even the advantage of eating the fairy fruit quickly.

He needs to continue to grow.

The narrative has already been distorted, so we don’t know what variables will pop up. The stronger he is, the better he will be able to deal with that variable. It’s the same this time too. If we reduce the casualties of the residents of the islands he cherishes and minimize the despair he will receive…… He can definitely become stronger than the original.

I think I can become stronger in that gap. This is because the sub-dragon habitat was discovered after the flood of demonic beasts began.

More than anything, there was one more reason why this flood of demonic beasts was important.

The remains of a saint.

This is because the thing that Nebiros was desperately searching for appears after the flood of demonic beasts.

We had to preempt that first. This is because the idea was to increase the power of Nebiros, the final boss of Chapter 1. If possible, the same was true for Lina Lislaine.

Why are you planning to strengthen them? Isn’t it obvious? The more difficult the trials Ruslan goes through, the better. Even in this current demonic flood situation, you will have to walk a much more difficult path than other people.

The reason I wanted to help Nebiros and Lina was simple. The purpose was to take them under our command and use them in various ways.

Necromancy is a form of black magic that is more difficult to handle than expected, and even Asti cannot match Nebiros when it comes to necromancy.

As difficult as necromancy is to use, it can be used in unexpected ways. There is no way that magic to obtain information from the dead would not be useful in the first place.

So it wasn’t really a loss to collect them. According to the flow of the original story, Nebiros and Lina Lislaine are killed by Ruslan after corrupting the saint’s remains.

But…… What if we rescue them and instead use them as human resources to help Ruslan?

What if I take them under my command and manipulate them in many ways?

Many things will become possible more easily than you think.

As I thought about that, I suddenly felt a sense of desperation. I’m not a pretty girl, and I can’t help but feel frustrated that I have to do all sorts of things to help a black guy.

If Prah’s talent was comparable to Ruslan’s, if he were to be his rival, there was no reason for me to go through all this trouble. It was just a matter of me having the opportunity to eat and the hidden pieces for him to eat.

But in the end, reality is a gutter and that will never happen, so all I had to do was give the main character party an ‘appropriate’ ordeal.

…… First of all, I think obtaining the saint’s remains and appeasing Nebiros and Lina would be a fairly positive way.

Even if Nebiros evolves into a high-level demon due to Asti’s existence in the first place, he wouldn’t even dare to attack us, so there’s no particular danger.

We take people who should die to our side and use them.

Isn’t that a pretty good idea? It wouldn’t be a bad idea to adopt this method if possible in the future. Because I think there is nothing worse than letting that good ability go to waste.

When Ruslan’s party tries to confirm and kill Nebiros and Lina, the minions sent by Asti will be able to save them.

There is no guarantee that it will work out, but it is not as bad a plan as you might think.

After making a plan, I planned to watch until the midterm exam. If Lina Lislaine is still giving me strange looks, I might need to get along with her appropriately.

If you’re going to persuade someone to join our side, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to build a rapport with them in advance.

* * *

Today, again, Lina was tormented by the whispers of her ghost.

A ghost who speaks something I don’t even know what he is talking about, a ghost who talks so loudly that it makes my ears noisy, a ghost who cries out to be heard.

‘It’s noisy.’

Lina muttered softly.

Even though she was haunted by her ghost, whether she knew it or not, she couldn’t help but miss the silence of the past.

‘Prah Lancel…… It was that senior at that time. It would be nice if we could meet again.’

That moment of silence was such a relief to her, that she didn’t care if Frach Lancel was a rapist or anything, as long as she could get rid of these noisy bastards.

Is that why? Suddenly, golden hair like sunlight caught her eye.

‘Ah.’

The surroundings become quiet again. I couldn’t figure out why. The ghosts are noisy even when Nebiros is around, so why does it become quiet when they are around Prah?

What on earth is this person that makes ghosts keep quiet and be afraid when they see him?

I wanted to know. If he had a special power to chase away ghosts, I wanted to find out.

So what she chose was to grab the hem of his clothes.

“Hmm?”

“Oh, hello…… ?”

“Lina Lisraine?”

“Do you know me?”

“I memorize the names of most academy students. So, what business do I have?”

Contrary to his seemingly warm appearance, his eyes are cool-headed. For a moment, Lina felt like her insides were being revealed to him.

And…… I also feel like this person may not be as bad as rumored.