A Third-Rate Villain’s Sweet Life Exploiting Academy Bugs – Chapter 28

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Dawn came and the river reflected the moon.

-Ripple ripple…

And this gentle wave was stained with red blood.

There was no need for me to hide and snipe a second time.

With him under my foot and aiming at his head,

a critical hit was guaranteed.

Fortunately, whether the gimmick had changed or not, there was no need to enter the cave.

The skill I needed the most, Skill Stealing, had dropped from that guy.

Without a moment’s hesitation, I chose the reward and untied the bound woman first.

“Mmph… Mmph!!”

With an impression easily seen in Evenbaugh’s taverns, she was quite old.

She looked at me with endless tears flowing.

It was an expression as if saying if you’re going to save me, save me, and if you’re going to kill me, kill me quickly.

She was probably still confused whether I was a savior or another thief.

“Can you handle horses?”

“What…? Yes…!”

“Then go find the knights first.”

“Thank you for saving me…”

“It should be enough to report that you found a demon corpse near Dusk Valley. Be careful, there are still thieves around.”

“Thank you…”

-Neigh.

Like that, the woman bowed her head to me repeatedly,

chose the black one out of the two horses, mounted it, and left.

Left alone, I searched the entire freight carriage.

Hoping to salvage something.

Unfortunately, it was empty.

He probably intended to wash his hands of it.

“You were lucky.”

If it hadn’t been for his habit of disclosing women, I might have never found him.

Unintentionally, thanks to Aria, I was able to catch his tail.

“Ah, Aria.”

She might have woken up by now.

I immediately rode the horse towards her.

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It was only around dawn when we were able to arrive at Evenbaugh.

‘I used up all my sleep today…’

With Aria still soundly asleep, I had no choice but to ride slowly with her right in front of me.

-…

Even in “Reincarnated Academy”, she was a character who didn’t easily show her weakness or vulnerabilities,

but now she was completely defenseless, snoring softly.

The body temperature of the skin touching according to the horse’s movement, the pleasant sound of breathing, and the lively hair… The floral scent of hyacinth like fabric softener.

This was definitely not a dream.

I was walking in Evenbaugh, and even its interior.

Certainly, if you stay only inside the academy, it’s “Reincarnated Academy”, but as soon as you step out a little, it becomes “Reincarnated Hero” gameplay.

It’s not like a game where you can only play in limited areas, but the whole world is really moving with its own self in real-time.

Now I really had to admit it.

Because this was a truly real world.

-Rustle.

“?”

At that moment, the force applied to my body loosened a bit, creating a gap.

Aria, who had been sleeping soundly leaning on my body, had woken up.

“What… What is this situation…?”

“What situation. It’s a situation that’s all over.”

“Why am I… riding with you…”

“I can’t just leave a sleeping person behind.”

“Don’t tell me you did something to my body…?!”

“…I didn’t do anything.”

Aria slowly and carefully checked her clothing one by one and reorganized herself.

And as if she didn’t feel any significant abnormality, she soon became quiet.

“……”

I spoke to the back of her head.

“Shouldn’t you thank me? You were sleeping so soundly.”

“That’s because you…!”

Aria was about to argue with something but gave up as if she had resigned.

“More importantly, what happened to that person?”

“It was resolved well.”

Along with my brief answer,

-Move in formation!

-Yes!!!!

-There may still be demons left!

Fortunately, the report seemed to have been well received, as the knights were passing by us and riding their horses towards Dusk Valley.

Aria looked at them for a while and muttered as if talking to herself.

“It doesn’t make sense.”

“What doesn’t?”

“Did you really… come all the way here just for a demon?”

“I told you, yes.”

It wasn’t a particularly false statement.

Aria didn’t ask any further.

Like that, we headed to the magic tower in silence.

It was time to go back.

-Yes, are you two going to Claris Academy?

And it was at the entrance of the magic tower when we were having our identities confirmed.

“Wait a moment!”

“Oh.”

I almost couldn’t recognize her because her outfit had become tidy.

It was the woman I had saved from the freight carriage.

“Thank you so much for saving me. Thank you.”

Saving… Those words made me feel embarrassed for no reason.

Because it was something I could only hear in this world.

But it would be strange to purposely break the mood, so I just kept quiet.

“If it’s not rude, may I have your name…”

“Lev, more importantly, make sure to receive the reward by inquiring the knights.”

“Ah, yes…! It’s not much, but… can you accept this?”

She took out an old pouch containing silver and copper coins.

Why so burdensomely.

It seemed like the concept of a reward corresponding to a quest.

“I wanted to at least pay for your fare…”

“It’s fine.”

Anyway, the magic tower usage fee to go to the academy had to be paid in gems.

I had already obtained the most important thing, and since I planned to stick to the academy from now on, I didn’t particularly need it.

Was it because of the villain trait?

Leaving the woman who no longer urged behind, I left Evenbaugh and returned to the academy.

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Dormitory Yegudi Green House.

-Then I’ll be going…

-Yeah, good work.

Aria, who had returned after parting with Lev Denec.

She was deep in thought as she let the water stream wet her body.

That was all they had talked about after getting off the horse.

It seemed like they had gone through quite a big event, and it was also the first time she had spent the night with a man she wasn’t close to…

But it was a cleaner farewell than she had thought.

“Lev Denec… an ordinarily good person…?”

There were many questions about his sudden change,

and his actions.

But looking only at the results,

he calmly took down the rag and resolved the dangerous situation,

-Hero, thank you so much for saving me. Thank you.

and in Evenbaugh, he also defeated a demon and saved a civilian.

Judging from his actions towards Liris and his recent life in the academy, it seemed like he was acting according to his own will, not someone’s instigation.

So even though his intentions were unknown, it meant that he was an ordinarily good person and had more abilities than Aria had thought.

But what still stepped on was the past.

Because of what he had done before, even when she tried to think of him favorably, whenever she saw his eyes, she found herself doubting him again.

Was it because they didn’t face each other when riding the horse?

Was it because he was behind her?

For the first time in a really long while, Aria was able to enjoy sleep without terrible nightmares.

She slightly put her hand on her shoulder.

It felt like the warmth of that old blanket was still lingering.

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“…It would have been nice if you had told me you were staying out…”

“Sorry.”

“…I knew it. Staying out would be better than staying in an uncomfortable place like Sellafi House…!”

“No, that’s not it…”

“No! It’s okay… I understand too…!”

I was being scolded.

According to the setting, Lev Denec and I were the same age, but by Yeriel, the dormitory supervisor of Sellafi Black House.

Yesterday, she seemed to have been waiting for me because of dinner.

“I got carried away alone. It’s embarrassing…”

“…”

To be precise, rather than being scolded, it was more painful to see Yeriel, who had always been smiling brightly, falling into self-deprecation in real-time.

Just throw curses or impose demerit points on me frankly!

No, if I get demerit points, it’s a big deal. I’ll get expelled.

“I’ll be more careful next time.”

“No… I guess I’m not qualified to be a dormitory supervisor. I should have noticed first if there was anything uncomfortable for Lev…”

“…I surrender.”

In the end, I had no choice but to apologize and apologize again until she regained her self-esteem.

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After barely calming Yeriel down and entering my room, I started planning the next steps.

First, the event that occurs first in Chapter 2 is the Academy Grade Match.

The match-up table will probably be released around tomorrow.

But for me, what comes before that is the duel with Gaelon.

-If you lose, you’ll only be able to live under my feet as long as you’re in the academy.

It was a duel that took place to draw Selena’s attention, but I had to win for the sake of my pride.

Until Caeran appears, he’s Edwin’s rival and a sweet potato character.

‘Hmm…’

In fact, you might think that a fight between archers is just about shooting a lot and dodging well,

but the most certain thing is to shoot quickly.

Isn’t there that? The duels in Western movies.

Back to back, walk three steps, turn around and snipe the enemy.

In the end, the reason why wind archery was so overpowered was because of this.

Revolver fanning? It allows rapid shooting so fast that it’s ridiculous.

But soon I’ll be able to use wind archery too.

This skill I barely obtained.

The groundwork was done.

Of course, the conditions are quite demanding, probably to prevent aiming for high-level cheat skills.

Only the lowest level skill can be acquired.

Generally, the signature skill a character has naturally wouldn’t have the lowest level.

However, the key point is that Selena hasn’t learned wind archery yet.

This is the key.

Just you wait…

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[I think i need to stop reading r18 man… my brain is fucked]