A Third-Rate Villain’s Sweet Life Exploiting Academy Bugs – Chapter 22

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Claris Academy, Liris’ study.

The wooden furniture, made by selecting only the highest quality raw wood, especially from the Dail Mountains.

The antique space, harmonizing like a single harmony, was somehow already thick with mist.

“…Whew…”

With captivating black hair and an expressionless face.

Liris, who was simply looking straight ahead and burning a high-quality cigarette with her petal-like lips, even exuded a decadent feeling.

Naturally, in the academy, behaviors that lower students’ academic abilities, including smoking, were an absolute taboo,

but,

“Whew……”

since hearing the news about Lev Denec, she could only do this, sitting here.

She had moved too hastily.

Investing that much resources into a rag, in a word, it was emotional.

The academy was currently searching for the truth behind this demon incident.

From now on, it would be even more difficult to play such tricks.

On top of that, Lev Denec was fully aware of the corruption in the student council.

But for some reason, he, who had cornered Liris like that, had not yet shown himself.

It was difficult to understand his intentions.

Lev Denec…

He had not demonized, he was not targeting Edwin either.

Perhaps he wasn’t even angry in the first place.

Maybe it was all just an act.

In the end, did he have a different purpose?

‘Junior…’

Perhaps everything Liris had built up was held in his hands.

So should she go and beg him to keep it a secret, even now?

“Heh……”

For a moment, Liris imagined herself crawling under him.

It felt somewhat electrifying… and involuntary chuckles kept escaping her mouth.

She had to have what she wanted no matter what,

and if she couldn’t have it, she had to destroy it so that no one else could have it, only then would she be satisfied.

The results of her actions based on emotions had always been satisfactory so far.

To think that she, who had only sent contemptuous gazes inwardly at the male species,

would have such an interest in a mere junior, and a lowly one at that…

This feeling was the first since she met the red-haired man, Caeran.

And that blind stress, as if flowing through Liris’ spinal cord,

began to shake her thoughts.

Just like when she first decided to worship a demon,

it was a feeling of being highly exalted.

Liris’ face flushed.

It would be unreasonable to call it the typical emotional line of a girl as perceived by the world.

“I want him……”

She wanted to get more involved with him.

She wanted to vow absolute obedience to him who had given her such humiliation.

“Caeran… Lev… Which one is the real one…?”

-Puff…

Once again, the smoke that came out of her mouth thickly covered her own world.

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In both “Reincarnated Hero” and “Reincarnated Academy”, Yeriel is shown to be good at cooking.

However, she has a tendency to get flustered when she has a lot on her mind, making the situation a bit messy.

Maybe she was anxious because of me, I only helped a bit with the dishes while she was preparing the meal…

“…Thank you for treating me to a meal.”

“No, not at all! It’s a lot…!”

“It would be nice if you could speak comfortably.”

“Okay, got it!”

How did it end up like this?

Aria, Yeriel.

The situation of two fundamental characters getting acquainted right in front of my eyes.

In a way, it was a picturesque scene, and for me, a fan of “Reincarnated Hero”, it would be the best gift.

The two people, who were as similar as their names, had strangely little contact in “Reincarnated Academy”.

They each had their own routes, and above all, the author had abandoned both of them in the latter half, so there was no mention.

At least, from what I remembered…

Aria doesn’t easily open her heart due to past trauma,

while Yeriel, on the contrary, always shows a kind smile like an angel until she becomes corrupted.

By the way… even during the uncomfortable meal,

Aria had her gaze on me with a feeling of ‘Can you explain why you’re here?’.

“By any chance, do you two know each other?”

Yeriel, with her sharp sense, noticed that momentary gaze.

“Yes, we were in the same group for the test.”

“Ah. I see. What a coincidence. Lev… starting today, decided to stay here in the Black House.”

“Pardon…?”

At Yeriel’s innocent smile, the tableware Aria was holding stopped.

“Are there any other students…?”

“I’m embarrassed to say… it’s just the two of us.”

At her words, which were full of room for misunderstanding, Aria’s eyes began to shake violently.

“Just the two…?”

Clearly, she meant it was embarrassing that only two people lived in the dormitory, but…

‘Sigh.’

In the end, I had no choice but to speak bluntly.

“I was kicked out of the dormitory, and the professor just assigned me here. We’re strangers to each other.”

At my firm tone, Yeriel also seemed to have noticed something and started speaking incoherently.

“Uh, anyway, the women use the 3rd floor… and the men use the 2nd floor, so there won’t be any issues between the opposite sexes…”

“…”

“And I know the reason why Lev… ended up coming here, but anyway…! He helped with the food preparation… He said the food was delicious… And… He liked the dormitory too…”

“…”

Somehow, the more Yeriel spoke, the worse Aria’s expression became.

“So, the kind of thing Aria is worried about will absolutely never happen!”

“…Miss Yeriel.”

“Uh… yes?!”

And perhaps because Yeriel’s trust and consideration for me had become poison, Aria spoke with her gaze fixed on me.

“I… I’m interested in this dormitory and came to see it.”

“Re…ally?”

It’s a lie.

You came because of my magic wave…

“So, can I also stay in this dormitory?”

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-Can I also stay in this dormitory?

Entering the room, I roughly unfolded a piece of paper and sorted out the current situation.

Yeriel < Lev (Me) < Aria
I was in a position to watch Yeriel to prevent her from becoming corrupted,

while Aria thought of me as a mastermind and was monitoring me.

The beginning of a three-person cohabitation…

I wanted to tell Aria the truth that I was really nothing, at least to her,

but with common sense, if a third-rate villain who only picked fights with Edwin in the academy,

suddenly said, ‘I somehow ended up defeating a great demon! So I inherited that power!’,

there was no way she would understand that context.

With the villain trait and the current favorability status, I would probably be reported to the academy right away.

In the end, I had to hide it until the story progressed to a certain extent…

No? It’s rather good.

Anyway, tomorrow, the class will be determined and the official curriculum will begin.

In other words, I will meet the non-foundational characters, including Caeran, who the author is openly pushing.

But according to the original story of “Reincarnated Academy”, the foundational characters Aria, Yeriel, and Selena end up being attracted to Caeran and then abandoned.

It would be a hundred times better for me to have that attention instead.

And to support this,

‘I need to become stronger.’

In Claris Academy, incidents occur every term.

In the end, the reason Caeran was able to constantly build flags with the heroines and be in the middle of the story was because he was stronger than Edwin, who was always unconscious.

I took out the water dragon’s orb I had brought from the hidden dungeon.

An orb with impure energy that would shock Aria or Melissa if they saw it.

Fortunately, Aria had gone to complete the dormitory procedures, so now was the chance.

“Use.”

As I shouted to use it,

-Ching!

the orb shattered into pieces in an instant and began to be absorbed into my body.

There was no particular pain or anything.

After distributing all the Supporting Role Points to luck, it turned out like this.

The average of stats excluding luck was 1.86.

It was still far behind the main characters, but it seemed to be around the average of students attending the academy.

The next status window was…

I checked the item first.

It was funny that an item would appear just because I used the essence, but this was the characteristic of the Gamer trait.

While other dragon slayers would mainly aim for the jewel embedded in the dragon’s forehead, its hide, orb, or a hidden treasure chest,

the item that archers drooled over was definitely the dragon’s tendon.

Since it was sturdier than any bowstring, it was perfect for making one.

Anyway, the problem of a weapon to use outside the academy seemed to be solved.

The skill I inherited was a typical attribute-granting skill dropped by the four elemental dragons.

Through this skill, Caeran becomes a magic swordsman and dominates.

Since it can be applied to any attack, it becomes the cause of “Reincarnated Academy”‘s power inflation, but thanks to that, I can use it too.

Moreover, it being an on/off skill is also important as it can be used together with the Recluse passive.

Perhaps because of the luck trait, there was one more skill.

“It’s simple.”

Usually, the level of curses that high-level mages, in other words, academy professors, can dispel with their own skills is up to level 7.

Curses above that, level 8 and 9, are not only difficult to even confirm if they are afflicted, but they are also curses of demons or witches, so advanced mediums and rare catalysts must be used.

It can be used once, but where should I use it to achieve extreme efficiency?

…There is.

There was only one person that came to my mind.

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[i should switch careers, maybe i should go into finance or somethin]