How To Live As An Academy Extra Villain

37 – String (3)

“…I did reflect in my own way.”

“Reflection, reflection…”

After hearing my answer, the principal placed his hand on his chin and shook his head.

“Yes. Still, hearing that you’re remorseful makes me feel a little relieved as my headmaster. But listen carefully to me, Edwin. The reason you can remain at this academy now is that life could become too harsh with just one punishment.” It is thanks to the members of the disciplinary committee who took your situation into consideration.

The things you did in the past were reasons that could even lead to expulsion, depending on your mind. but not twice If a similar problem arises again while attending school, then immediate expulsion will be issued under my authority without any further consideration. Be sure to keep that in mind as you continue your academy life. Do you understand what I mean?”

“…I’ll keep that in mind. Then I’ll stand up…”

After I finished speaking, I turned around and stood up.

I even replied that I had reflected on myself with my own mouth, so this person would not bother to pay attention to me in the future. The principal is a busy person. Even ten bodies would be insufficient to care about the main characters of the original work in the inside and outside of the academy, but I don’t think I will deliberately allocate my place there.

Well, I will continue to treat common students coldly, but that level is not even an issue worthy of being brought up to the disciplinary committee, let alone expulsion.

In addition, judging from the reaction immediately after the principal looked at me earlier, it seems that he failed to look into me as a judgment. If I had properly understood my intentions, I would not have been muttering to myself with such a bewildered face.

And that wouldn’t be particularly strange from the principal’s point of view. It is true that her decision is a very powerful ability, but it was described in the original work that the variance in performance was very large depending on the time.

In the midst of misfortune, luck followed.

Yes, that’s how it works.

Although I was a bit taken aback by the unexpected encounter with the headmaster, it can be said that this was a very good improvisation.

“…I hope you don’t hate other children too much. You and they are all strict subjects of this country.”

However, contrary to my desire to leave this place, the principal still seemed to have something to say.

When I turned my head to look at the principal, she had a somewhat lonely expression on her face.

“There are a lot of talented kids even among the commoner students. It’s just that there was no one who polished the rough stone. Oh, did you say Eugene? The kid who quarreled with you is like that.”

what? When I heard the name come out of the principal’s mouth, I stopped moving. Why does Eugene’s name appear here? Was the principal paying attention to Eugene already? It seems that the timing is roughly the same, but…

“That kid is really, really great. He’s been in the school for less than three months, and he’s created a lot of topics. Doesn’t he catch the middle-level monster alone who escaped from the practice? Wouldn’t it be settled without damage, or won’t you challenge a son of a great family belonging to one hundred nobles of the empire to a duel and win…”

Up to this point, all of the events from the beginning of the original story are progressing.

I was very worried that something might go wrong, but it seems to be going well as usual in a place I can’t see.

“Thanks to that, there are a lot of people who owe that child their help. The daughter of Asellus, a prestigious magic power, is one of them. From what I hear, it’s the first time that noble child has shown such interest in someone since entering the academy. He said.”

If you were Acelus’ daughter, would you be Claudia Acelus?

In the original work, there was an obvious episode in which she became interested in Eugene, who prevented a situation where she could have been harmed due to her casting mistake during magic practice class, and after that, through various incidents, was transferred to the heroine.

She was a popular character due to her beautiful appearance and desirable personality, but she had a half-psychotic personality who treated everything except Eugene and magic as bugs, so I didn’t think of her very well even when I read the original.

“Because he was a commoner, he couldn’t learn culture and etiquette, so he was eventually assigned an F during the entrance exam, but even then, that child’s potential was recognized by many professors. Now you… I’m sorry. It is said that the Robinette’s child is friendly with him and teaches him various kinds of knowledge to learn.”

for a moment… what?

“And since it is said that the speed of learning is very fast, it will be possible to take a promotion test to a higher class soon. If the promotion is successful, I intend to allow that child to join the student council through ‘special selection’ with the authority of the principal. .. That child has sufficiently proved his ability just by the appearances he has shown so far, and it can be seen as a great loss from the academy’s point of view that he cannot properly utilize such talent.”

fast. This… so fast Originally, it was a long time later that Eugene joined the student council through a special selection process.

And did the meeting with Iris continue after that?

Did you become close enough to help with studying there?

“If I dare to predict, I think that Eugene will be the focal point of the commoner students this time around. Yes, a strong focal point that will represent the commoner students who are always pushed back and forth by the aristocratic students. And that child’s Considering the prestige, it won’t take too long for that ability to be recognized even by students from aristocrats…”

As I continued to listen to the principal’s words, I began to feel a throbbing pain near my left chest.

The feelings of that time, buried deep in the abyss, come to mind again.

The day I left the academy. The displeasure he felt when he witnessed Iris and Eugene together on campus.

“You may think that I am treating you differently. And it’s not that I don’t understand how you feel. But can’t you also understand me a little? Since you have entered this academy, you are all like my children. And there are no parents who raise their children in a way that discriminates against them. However, wouldn’t it be enough to pay a little more attention to children who are lacking?”

The principal smiled wryly and held my hand.

In her eyes looking straight at me, there was a drip of desperation.

“Do you know why I told you all these unnecessary things? Edwin of Reed. I hope you don’t mind any more futile things. I mean this from the bottom of my heart for you. You have your way. , everyone else has their own way.

School days are short, and once they pass, they never come back. It’s an academy life that comes only once in a lifetime, wouldn’t it be enough time to do fun things? My dear, I hope you will listen carefully to what I have to say.”

“…I will keep in mind.

I let go of the principal’s hand, gave a casual greeting, and then staggered out of the principal’s office.

I needed some time to organize my thoughts.

***

“Hmm…”

A long time had passed since Edwin left the office, but the academy’s principal, Evangeline, was still sitting there, engrossed in her thoughts.

“It’s strange. No matter how you think about it, it’s strange…”

No matter how much I think about what happened today, it feels alien.

After Edwin left, he slightly used his power on others who had been in and out of the office, but unlike before, he confirmed that the performance was faithfully displayed.

Although his decision has a large performance drop, it is not completely inconsistent.

There may be days when you can’t cast it at all, but you’ve never experienced a case in your life where the ability activates on a specific person.

And today, it was possible to cast it on everyone else except Edwin, so in this case, it would be fair to say that only Edwin’s ability did not work properly.

“Then, it means that what I felt earlier wasn’t an illusion…it certainly wasn’t a mental barrier…”

Even in my own eyes, the portrait of Edwin in front of me was so different from the portrait in the school register that I used the decision to check if it was really him, and even if it was him, to see if he had dabbled in prohibited methods such as witchcraft.

And since the traces left in the portrait and the color of Edwin’s soul were the same, it was confirmed that he was the right person, and since the light was not darkened, it was immediately clear that he did not use a similar method.

However, since there was a chance, I tried to check the deeper part, but my eyes were blocked by something in the middle.

No matter how many times I tried, I was blocked by it and could never check beyond it.

It wasn’t the kind of thing that made me feel evil, but even so, I couldn’t guess what it was.

“…what the hell happened during the suspension, Edwin…”

He was just one of many students at the academy whose name he couldn’t even recall.

The freshmen this time had a lot of exceptionally bright stars, so he was struggling just by caring about them, and the reason why Evangeline barely remembered his name wasn’t any kind of meritorious feat, but a violent incident with an impure motive.

And he barely escaped expulsion and came back.

Not to mention his appearance, Edwin’s behavior toward him today was completely contrary to the evaluation of him recorded in the school register.

Throughout the conversation with himself today, Edwin tried tirelessly and desperately to avoid revealing his true feelings.

Although the simgye was quite good for a child of his age, he was still inexperienced, so he probably couldn’t make everything perfect.

With his mouth, he said that he was reflecting, and it was certainly not a lie at all, but there was something more he was trying to hide from himself.

Even if you don’t write a judgment, that much is obvious.

One question was, when the story of his former fiancée came out of his mouth, he seemed to lose his composure, which he had been so good at all along. Could it be that he still hasn’t forgotten Robinette’s child? From what I’ve heard, it must have been said that the engagement was broken off due to Edwin’s negligence.

well anyway… If the appearance he showed himself earlier is not his sincerity, but the appearance he tried to embellish, then what is his true intention? It is beyond the barrier that he has never been able to look into.

“Come to think of it, I think there was a guy named Reed before…”

The headmaster closed his eyes and thought, and then snapped his fingers and murmured.

“Yeah, that’s right. Looking at it this way, they really look alike. He’s definitely the lead of Maidhead… Then, in terms of jealousy, is he a child? It’s really fun…”

Evangeline chanted quietly into the air, then closed her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth.

It was the sincere smile of Jang Saeng-jong, who was said to be extremely rare to see in person.

“Let’s see somewhere. I’ll watch over you.”

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This is Evangeline, the principal of St. Clifford’s Academy.

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