A Third-Rate Villain’s Sweet Life Exploiting Academy Bugs – Chapter 2

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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When I opened my eyes, I saw what one would call lapis lazuli.

“What the?”

No, upon closer look, it wasn’t a gemstone that reflected the sunlight with a smooth surface.

I was momentarily startled and pulled my head away by about 5 cm.

Right, those looked like eyes.

Appearing to belong to an incredibly beautiful person.

“Please let go.”

As her melodic voice rung,

I realized that my left hand was holding her wrist firmly against the wall.

“Ah.”

So, I belatedly removed my hand, and her petite hand also came down.

Judging from the red marks on the back of her hand, it seemed there were some abrasions.

-…

She murmured something softly and brought her hand to the back of her other hand.

-Shaaa.

Then, as if she had cast magic, the wound had begun to heal.

Wait, was I witnessing magic, like real magic?

And this familiar face was…

“…?”

As I alternated between looking at this mysterious sight and her face, she shrunk back a little as if wary of me.

And before I could even apologize, I was already blurting out words according to my instincts.

“Aria, you’re the healer Aria, right?”

“…?”

There’s no way I wouldn’t recognize the silver-haired beauty in a Claris Academy uniform with a hint of lavender.

Because ‘Aria Bluebell’ is a ‘foundational’ character in [Reincarnated Hero].

She is an indispensable force in the hero’s party.

She fulfills her role as a healer until the final boss is defeated.

As a character devoted to supporting the protagonist, there was no room for doubt that she was a top candidate for the most virtuous role in the story.

Of course, the ending was bittersweet, but…

Anyway, I put aside my excitement to grasp the situation.

‘Is this really… a possession development…?’

The surrounding buildings were a mix of fantasy and 19th-20th century European architecture.

I could see magical tools that replicated modern conveniences here and there.

“No way, Claris… Academy?”

One thing was for sure, it was nowhere on Earth.

“……”

She, about a head shorter than me, was looking at me perplexed.

“…Please refrain from rough actions. That includes arbitrarily disparaging others.”

She was alive.

Her harmonious voice penetrated my ears once again.

I had undoubtedly transmigrated.

After a single comment…I had been transported into a novel.

“This is crazy…”

Aria’s doll-like mouth moved after I muttered.

“…I believe that’s a sufficient answer. And don’t worry, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you just said.”

“…Uh, sorry but what did you say?”

At my counter-question, Aria slightly opened her mouth and averted her gaze, seemingly flustered by a situation she couldn’t understand.

It was a depiction that often appeared in the novel.

“I know you’re not someone who lacks this much tact.”

“What did I say…?”

“…Do I really have to say it out loud?”

I recall that Aria was often blunt at the beginning of the story.

-Hah, I understand.

-Let’s do that.

-It’s dangerous. Please come out.

Since she was set to be a year younger than the other characters, she was a character who spoke politely.

I felt this strange sense of distance because of that.

But now Aria seemed to be even more wary of me.

I instinctively touched my face.

‘Wait, who did I possess?’

Since she even had her hand scraped…It didn’t seem like an orthodox situation or relationship.

Still, it was unfair. I just woke up in this situation.

Amid my confusion, a student with pink hair intervened.

“What are you two doing right now…!”

“……”

I sighed without realizing it.

It was probably Lady Melissa of the Prominence family, an original character made by the author who only appeared in the novel.

Pink hair obviously wasn’t foundational.

Maybe she noticed my expression or felt displeasure due to the situation.

Still, shadows had begun to fall on Melissa’s face.

As if accusing me, she snapped.

“A somewhat oppressive attitude, a stiff atmosphere. Can you explain what you were trying to do to Ria just now?”

“Not really, nothing…”

Of course, I wanted to say it was nothing, but upon thinking about it, it wasn’t a situation that would look that way.

Even Aria was incredibly wary of me.

‘This is ambiguous.’

Was this what it felt like to be falsely accused of sexual harassment?

If I said the wrong thing here, the situation would only escalate.

“Although Claris Academy is based on equality, I think it’s right to maintain a minimum level of human decency in interpersonal relationships. If it’s not the situation I think it is, why can’t you answer?”

I didn’t even understand this situation in the first place!

As I exercised my right to remain silent with a face of resentment, Melissa turned her head towards Aria.

“Don’t tell me, this insolent guy threatened you to go out with him, Ria…? Just like he did to me.”

Melissa quickly muttered in a slightly lowered voice, as if she didn’t want to say it.

“Let’s date, let’s date. You don’t really care who you’re with anyway, right? Aren’t I good enough for you? Don’t tell me you like that trash Edwin? Anyway, that guy Edwin… or something like that… he said.”

As Melissa looked at me contemptuously, I waved my hands in denial.

“…No way. There’s no way a guy would spout such trashy lines in this world.”

“Aria, answer me. Lev Denec, what kind of conversation did you have with this person…?”

“……”

And Aria’s expression as she remained silent.

“?”

Oh… what the hell was this?

Really?

Did I really say such third-rate villain lines?

And Lev Denec?

Was that the name of the body I possessed?

For a moment, even the air I inhaled felt sharp, causing goosebumps.

I was starting to get a picture of this confusing situation.

[Lev Denec]

The name was so ordinary and neutral that I couldn’t remember it well.

However, this guy wasn’t a foundational character but a third-rate villain created in the author’s novel.

Although he had a decent appearance, perhaps because the author had BL coins in mind, he was a typical strong-weak-weak-strong type, looked down on commoners, had a lot of experience with women, accumulated a good amount of villain karma, and got utterly humiliated by Edwin in the entrance exam.

With his sense of inferiority having reached its peak, Lev Denec makes a contract with a demon and eventually dies as a demon…

And Edwin inherits the ability of an executor after dealing with this guy.

In other words, he was a disposable character for the protagonist’s awakening.

‘Fu-ck.’

And the timing wasn’t good either.

No matter how much Lev’s sense of inferiority had to reach its peak, for him to become a demon, he needed some kind of catalyst,

The scene of ‘him blackening after being rejected from confessing left and right’ was a part that wasn’t particularly described in the story, right?

Why do I have to do the dishwashing after possessing him?

‘Lev, you bastard… Author, you fucking bastard…’

This guy named Lev betrayed everyone and enjoyed irresponsible pleasure.

“I guess it’s safe to assume silence is affirmation, right?”

Melissa informed me, her arms crossed as if holding the upper hand.

“I’m going to report this to the principal and have it thoroughly investigated and take action. You’ve accumulated karma, so I can pretty much predict the result.”

The result, don’t tell me I was going to get expelled?

Suddenly, the mission objective status window appeared once again.

It was game over if I got expelled at the story’s start.

‘The fuck? I just got here, and I’m already getting expelled?’

Aria stepped up just as I was about to give up on everything.

“Lev… didn’t really say anything.”

Lady Aria…?

Melissa looked at me and Aria alternately, seeming flustered.

“Ria? Are you… defending this guy right now?”

“He only asked me if there were any mistakes in the results of this entrance exam. He didn’t say anything like what you just said, Melissa.”

“……”

At her words, Melissa soon fell silent.

Wow, she was shielding me?

As expected of a foundational character.

-And don’t worry, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you said.

She told me she wouldn’t tell anyone about this and kept that promise.

Right, this was Aria’s personality.

Once she promised something, she always kept it…

So why did the author abandon Aria?!

“Uh… um…”

Melissa seemed to have a lot she wanted to say, but perhaps Aria’s authority as the main heroine was hard to beat, so she let out a small sigh.

“Hah…… I get it, Ria. Let’s go, it’s almost dinner time.”

“Okay.”

“And Lev Denec, refrain from approaching Ria. I’ll be keeping an eye on you.”

She used an icy tone with me.

Just how horrible of a villain was I…

“Oh, yes…”

Without listening to my answer, Melissa took Aria’s hand and disappeared.

“Crazy…”

I felt dizzy, as if I’d been struck on the head with a hammer.

It still didn’t feel real.

This had to be a dream, a dream…

‘Author, you fucking bastard…’

You clearly asked me if I played the first game, right?

But did you have to give me a death flag right from the start like this to get off?

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Thus, with a 0 % success rate in confessing…

I had begun my academy life.

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