How To Live As An Academy Extra Villain

62 – Two Sides (1)

“…Good job. Then next question. What are the three elements of the spell?”

“What? That’s too easy… Subject, start, ignition…! Right? Right?!”

“That’s right. I’m pretty good at things like this now. Next…”

“H…Hiyaat?!”

“Ah…I’m sorry.”

“Ugh…No…”

One night. A remote mountain within the academy grounds. Under a large cedar tree, I am teaching Eugenia to study.

A faint sphere of light illuminated by mana hangs on a tree branch and softly illuminates us.

Everything was good, but there was only one problem: Eugenia was startled every time she touched me. No matter how much light there is, the surrounding area is full of darkness. To properly check the textbook, you have no choice but to get closer.

But that doesn’t mean I feel particularly bad about her behavior. I think this is the normal sense of distance…

Once again, I realized how close I was to Ellie. Or does she mean that Ellie considers me that much friendly? That’s good, though.

“…Are you playing with it on purpose…? Well, if he’s a nobleman with that face…But I’m sure he’s a good person…I really…Don’t know…”

“Over there?”

“Uh, huh? No…! I didn’t even think about it… It’s true…”

Eugenia fans her face with her hand to cool herself off. Although it is night, the season has now passed spring and is slowly entering the beginning of summer.

Since last time, Eugenia and I have been meeting every night like this, as promised. And every time she meets me, Eugenia always pours out the details of what happened that day. Thanks to this, I had to spend a considerable amount of time every day listening to that story.

There are so many things I want to say, but at the same time, I am just being timid. Even though I don’t know the exact circumstances, I think I know for sure that it must have been quite frustrating at the academy.

Fortunately, as I first thought, Eugenia’s emotions had been maintaining a good level of calm recently. Her expression became brighter than when I first met her.

And as if to prove its effectiveness, the number of spirits she can serve has recently increased to four.

I think it can be said that this is almost similar to the original, or even slightly ahead of it.

If I continue this trend, it looks like I can definitely achieve the growth I have targeted.

These days, not only are we just talking, but we are also taking the time to learn from myself little by little.

Although Eugenia was a very bright child, she seemed to have been unable to focus properly on her studies due to her depression.

At first, she could barely get past Class F, but fortunately she was able to absorb the knowledge taught.

She said she was now coming to class again and taking classes, and with the addition of these studies, her culture was increasing day by day.

Like Eugene, she is full of talent but her basic knowledge is very lacking. If she pushes her back just a little bit, she will be able to go up further.

In the original work, Eugene was promoted to Class C, and she barely met the minimum requirements to join the student council. But it’s safe to say she’ll rise even higher now. A may be impossible, but it is safe to say that it will go up to B.

So, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with Eugenia rising to a certain degree accordingly. Anyway, she was assigned to the same class in the original work, and if she feels like she’s falling too far behind, there’s no telling how her emotions will fluctuate.

“Let’s stop here for today. Thank you for your hard work.”

“No…You worked harder to let me know…Thank you, hehehe…”

“If I keep going like this, it might be worth aiming for a higher class, right? I might even be able to rise higher than me.”

“hehehe…Is that much? Still, it would be better if we were in the same class…Even if you can’t talk, you can still look…”

Eugenia’s regret arose after I informed her that after much deliberation, I had decided to skip this promotion exam. Although she said she wanted to go up slowly, she actually had a different reason.

Of course, I can get promoted without difficulty at my current level, but I don’t want to create a situation where I’m assigned to the same class as Eugene. In the original, it was C, but now it could be B, and it’s really not certain.

There is literally no need to intentionally do this.

You can skip this test, avoid the classes he is in, and take the promotion test at the beginning of the second semester. Her older cousin, Estelle, might nag her a bit, but it’s a club so it doesn’t matter if she joins a little late.

“…So the professor said earlier…”

-Kyuu!

After finishing my studies, I was chatting lightly with Eugenia when a spirit appeared above my head. The size is the same as that of an egg, and the color is exactly the dull gray color of my eyes.

The spirit jumped down onto my lap and got between me and Eugenia.

“Kamang. How have you been?”

When Eugenia says her greeting, her spirit responds as if she understands the words. It bounces in place and makes a beeping sound.

Kamangi is a name created purely by Eugenia’s will. No matter how you look at it, it looks gray, so why did they call it black? I wondered if she might be colorblind, but since it might be a sensitive question, she decided to just bury it.

The spirits were briefly controlled that day, but it was literally a temporary phenomenon. In order to perfectly minister to the spirit, several times more effort was needed.

I realized that feeding raw mana was the way to do it, but Eugenia said that the amount and time varies greatly depending on the spirit.

Compared to the fact that she was learning culture from me, she always felt sorry for not being able to directly help me with the spirits. There are a lot more things you need to realize on your own than with the help of others.

Anyway, after many days of hardship, she was able to minister to one spirit like this, but during the same period, Eugenia was able to minister to a total of four spirits without any effort. This is where you can get a glimpse of her amazing talent. Is it because he wasn’t the main character in the original for no reason?

Next to me, Eugenia plays with her spirits. With a faint smile on her lips, she alternately rubs her black and her own light green cotton ball against her cheek. Her grass-colored hair shines beautifully in the moonlight again today.

As I look at that, a question suddenly arises.

“Hey, there’s something I want to ask you.”

“Huh? What is it…?”

“You know my rumor, right? You even fought like that with your friend. It was even my fault that the fight happened. Even though you don’t have any friends, did you still want to be close to me?”

“Ah…What else can I say?”

Eugenia hesitantly answers my question.

“Actually…I don’t know.”

“…You don’t know…?”

“Yes. No matter how much I think about it, I still don’t know… It’s true that you behaved poorly, and I know that you and Eugene had a bad fight, but the person who was the cause at that time was definitely Walter…? Walter tried to frame you too and left the academy like that. Looking at things like that, it seems like it wasn’t just one side’s fault… I don’t know…”

Eugenia wraps the ends of her own hair around her fingers and twirls them.

This is her hand habit that comes up every time she thinks about something.

“And the way I saw you in person was very different from the rumors… In fact, you are treating that girl named Ellie well… You are always kind to me too… Of course, if something like that happens again, I might be disappointed, but for now, “You’re trying to stay as quiet as possible, right…?”

“That’s true, but aren’t you looking at me too kindly? Are you doing this with the intention of taking advantage of me? What if I’m secretly vowing revenge on your friend?”

“What? Why would someone who thinks like that ask a question like this in the first place…? And Edwin, you really don’t know anything about spirits…?”

After hearing my question, Eugenia stopped playing with her hands and laughed.

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“Do you know that spirits see through people’s hearts?”

“What?”

“No matter how saintly a person is, if his insides are like charcoal soot, the spirits will never give him their heart. Evangeline said that among all the spirits recorded in history, not a single one was evil.”

“…I didn’t know that…”

“If you have committed a mistake, of course you should be punished, but you have already been punished and chosen by the spirits. Doesn’t this mean that you are clearly regretting your past mistakes…?”

“…”

“Don’t worry. I’ll take good care of you so that nothing like that happens in the future! That’s a friend, right…? hehehe…”

With an innocent, innocent smile, Eugenia smiles at me.

***

-Knock knock!

“Professor? This is Edwin Reed. I heard you were looking for me.”

-It’s open, so come in.

When you open the door to the office and enter, you see Professor Noh scribbling down some documents wearing his monocle. Lately, I’ve been doing well without any problems. Why did Professor Fletcher call me?

As I come in, Fletcher puts the paperwork he was filling out to one side. Then he motioned to the sofa and led me towards it.

“Please sit down. Would you like a cup of tea? This time, I received Royal Oak D as a gift, and it has a very nice scent.”

“I have no reason to decline. I will be grateful for the professor’s consideration.”

When I expressed my approval, Fletcher made a restrained yet elegant gesture. In accordance with the teasing, the teaspoon in the teacup dances and spins clockwise.

“Tea where the flavor is important can sometimes taste better by using a controlled hand like this, rather than stirring it yourself. Do you think you can do this too?”

“It’s a shame, but I haven’t mastered it to that level yet.”

“What? It’s okay. I was just asking just in case. Later, when you go up the grade and learn intermediate telekinesis, you will be able to do it very lightly. It’s not that difficult of a spell. Then, make sure to do it like this. Brew it. You will definitely notice a different scent.”

Professor Fletcher spoke passionately about tea for a long time. Surprisingly, this professor’s hobby was tea ceremony. Fletcher was savoring the tea very slowly, not realizing the passage of time, and I, tired of waiting, ran out of patience.

“Professor. Excuse me, but may I ask why you called me? No matter how much I think about it, I have no idea.”

“Oh, that’s right. I’m sorry about this. While I was enjoying the taste of tea, I forgot something important.”

Professor Fletcher let out a hollow laugh, then put down his teacup and asked me a question in a more serious manner.

“Edwin. Is it true that you didn’t apply for this promotion test? No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t see your name on the list. I was wondering if you might have missed it, but I thought it would be better to ask you directly, so I called you this. “