A Third-Rate Villain’s Sweet Life Exploiting Academy Bugs – Chapter 106

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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“S, specifically, I’m saying I might even go out with you.”

At those words, the memory of my first day after possessing this body resurfaced.

Lev Denec was a third-rate villain.

A frivolous guy who hit on many female students, including Aria Bluebell and Melissa de Prominence.

-…

The pink-haired princess, Melissa, was making the face of a tsundere character from an anime.

Beautiful wavy pink hair, matching light red eyes, a slight blush.

If the genre were romantic comedy, this might have been a significant turning point.

I pondered what to reply and chose the most appropriate response.

“I see.”

“…?”

Melissa’s garnet-like eyes expressed bewilderment.

That was all I said.

I immediately passed her by and turned my steps towards the Raphael Blue Hall…

“L, Lev…? Wh, what…?”

Melissa seemed to have a more tenacious personality than I thought.

-Step.

She ran back in front of me and stood there.

“Did you hear me properly…? I said I’d go out with you.”

“I know.”

“…Then your answer is…?”

“Rejection. Do I have to spell it out for you?”

“…!”

There was Melissa’s shocked expression.

Of course, I was even more shocked.

Even though Lev had confessed first, she assumed I would naturally accept now.

Well, she was also popular at the academy.

Except for Kaelan, she must have always grown up receiving attention.

As in the fanfic, it was painful for me to see how fickle her feelings for Edwin could be.

“What’s the… reason? I just apologized a while ago.”

“…”

“And didn’t you like me?”

Melissa continued, with a slightly dumbfounded expression.

“Oh, if you need money, just say so! I’ll support you as much as Eternal Flame can.”

Her tone still carried a hint of arrogance.

I didn’t intend to prolong the conversation, but I had to say one thing.

“Hey, get a grip.”

“Huh…?”

“Someone died in this raid, and you’re thinking about dating?”

“……”

Actually, I knew her intentions.

Of course, she wasn’t serious about dating me, she just wanted to use me to cover up this incident.

Her vision, narrowed by that single goal, prevented her from seeing the bigger picture.

Melissa, flustered, asked me a question, perhaps to hide her emotions.

“…What about you?”

“?”

“Aren’t you the same? You lured Aria Bluebell, didn’t you?”

Melissa, thinking she had seized the initiative, began to look at me suspiciously.

“Wait, don’t tell me… you intentionally got involved in dangerous situations and pretended to save her to gain her favor?”

It was a rather strong provocation, even for her.

“…Your silence means I hit a nerve, huh? You like Aria, don’t you? Well, you did ask Aria out after I rejected you. Though the treatment wasn’t very good…”

“That’s right.”

“!”

I replied with a grin.

Melissa’s expression changed once again.

To bewilderment.

“W, wait. Are you serious?”

“…”

My feelings for the main characters remained unchanged.

“You like Aria…? Why, why on earth?”

“Before you wonder about that, why don’t you write your statement about this incident?”

Thinking there was no need to talk to her any longer, I left.

Everything would be over by tomorrow anyway.

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“Senior Yeriel, what about this?”

“Yes, this is a magic formula…! I can help you with this!”

Cafeteria on the first floor of Raphael Blue Hall.

The pure white girl was helping her juniors with their assignments, as always.

I waited for her while she was surrounded, immersing myself in teatime after a long while.

“Ah!”

Yeriel, seemingly noticing me belatedly, gave me a bright smile.

“That’s all for today! You can do the rest on your own, right?”

“Yes…? Yes…”

Leaving behind the slightly disappointed gazes of her juniors, she softly approached me.

“Lev…! You could have just called me…”

“Ah, you seemed busy.”

“Did you wait long…?”

“No.”

The conversation paused.

I subtly observed Yeriel, and she seemed to have organized her thoughts, then spoke to me.

Her tone was as refreshing as ever, and her scent was cozy and ticklish.

“This time too…”

“?”

“Thank you for being safe… Lev…!”

When I was in the real world, I once received a cake that said, “Thank you for being born.”

Being born wasn’t my own doing.

It felt awkward and embarrassing.

And now, hearing similar words in this world… it was quite bearable.

I really… almost died.

I asked the girl, whose complex emotions were carefully contained in her smile,

“Aren’t you angry?”

Yeriel shook her head gently.

“No. I believe there was a reason this time too.”

Like Aria, she no longer seemed to think of the things that happened to me as mere misfortunes.

Well, it wouldn’t make sense for her not to notice, considering she was always close by.

“If it weren’t for Lev, this incident would have escalated. Thank you for saving everyone, Lev…!”

At Yeriel’s expression of gratitude, I felt a sense of solemnity.

“But still… every time something like this happens, I worry about Lev.”

“…”

“If something similar happens in the future, I hope I can be there with you…”

Protecting the main characters in extreme difficulty mode was harder than I thought.

Starting with the water dragon slumbering beneath the lake, there was no end to it.

It wasn’t the [Reincarnation Brave] timeline, and they were still in their growth phase.

“And… I’m so glad, truly glad, that you always come back… but if there’s anything I can help you with, please tell me…!”

“Alright.”

“That… A, Aria was also very worried… I’m not the only one who worries… And besides, our dorms will be further apart next semester…”

“Huh? Isn’t the Seraphy Black Hall… reopening next semester?”

“…Huh? Right…”

“I was planning to stay at the Black Hall next semester too…?”

“Huh…? Uh… huh?”

Yeriel’s eyes widened like a rabbit’s, as if she had heard something unexpected.

Yeriel’s Fallen Angel Transformation wasn’t over yet.

I had a duty to watch over her.

Considering Tobiel and Bune’s interest in her, it was too dangerous to leave her alone.

But if Yeriel was uncomfortable, there was nothing I could do.

“Ah. You were the dormitory head, Yeriel… I guess I’m fired? Sorry.”

Since things had come to this, I’d have to discreetly monitor her as much as possible…

Suddenly, Yeriel’s face turned red, and she waved her hands back and forth.

“N, no!”

“?”

“I would never kick Lev out…”

“Really? Then I’ll continue to rely on you.”

At my casual words, Yeriel lowered her head and mumbled,

“I’m the one… who’s grateful…”

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Same Raphael Blue Hall, S-rank,

“Why…? How…?”

-Tick. Tick. Tick.

Melissa de Prominence’s dormitory room.

She was sitting alone in the corner of her dark room, constantly biting her nails.

Even though no one was watching, it was a rather undignified sight for a princess of the Prominence Duchy.

Although she held the title of princess, she received formally equal treatment with other students at the academy.

Acting like a princess and looking down on others would only cause backlash.

Therefore, she had made an effort to blend in with the students.

Setting aside her noble demeanor to some extent, she presented herself as an amicable honor student.

However…

-Was it Aria Bluebell? Didn’t you say you were close to her?

Kaelan Hiss, who asked this,

-You like Aria, don’t you?

-That’s right.

And Lev Denec, who answered nonchalantly.

“Why not me…?”

They clearly showed interest in Melissa at first, but the moment she tried to show a little concern, their hearts turned towards Aria Bluebell.

Family background, promising prospects…

Aria must have been very different from her.

“Annoying, so annoying…”

What bruised Melissa’s pride the most was the fact that the only way to persuade Lev now was to ask Aria for help.

And she had to humble herself and use their past friendship to do so.

This reality pierced Melissa’s heart.

“No. Calm down, Melissa. Calm down…”

She took several deep breaths.

Throwing a tantrum wouldn’t change anything.

Now, for the sake of the Duchy, she had to make a calm judgment.

‘Let’s… organize the situation.’

Since Lev Denec seemed unwilling to cooperate, she had to accept the penalties imposed by the academy.

Ironically, however, it was entirely thanks to Lev Denec that their impulsive actions didn’t escalate into a major incident.

Crimson Ash showed no signs of being defeated even after Abelline’s blow, and Lev drew its attention and resolved the situation while it was worsening.

Therefore, thanks to him, they could avoid severe disciplinary action.

‘It was Abelline who suggested it first… Not me…’

It was Abelline who proposed attempting to defeat it.

If she testified to the committee, she would at least be in a better situation than Abelline.

‘Besides, trying to defeat it isn’t wrong… is it?’

Although they indirectly disobeyed their superior’s orders, their main objective was to subjugate Crimson Ash.

It would be difficult to prove that they did it for personal gain…

‘It wasn’t desertion during the raid.’

Image-wise, there wouldn’t be any negative consequences.

Having faced and accepted reality, Melissa,

‘….’

Stood up with the worst possible feeling.

-Slide.

And stood in front of the full-length mirror that reflected her image.

The mirror helped her think more objectively when she was psychologically unstable.

-…

Even in the darkness, her beautiful appearance and her prized pink hair were striking.

Unconsciously taking off her student jacket, Melissa,

-Smoothly.

Grabbed the back of her white shirt and puffed out her chest.

As the clothes stretched taut, the curves of her body stood out alluringly.

‘…Still annoying.’

Even she wouldn’t lose to Yeriel or Aria in terms of appearance.

Just because Kaelan chose the Royal Class circle, things had become like this.

Above all, Lev Denec was clearly an unremarkable man.

-Melissa, won’t you go out with me? No, go out with me right now! Just wait a little. I’m confident I’ll become strong soon. I’m better than that bastard Edwin…!

A man who even lost to Edwin, who hadn’t received good evaluations since the beginning of the semester.

But the current Lev Denec was a completely different person, not just in appearance.

-Rejection.

-Hey, get a grip.

After the blunt rejection, he didn’t show any emotional fluctuation even at Melissa’s blatant provocation.

Instead, Melissa became anxious after learning of his genuine feelings for Aria.

“Right…”

Come to think of it, Aria wasn’t very good at refusing requests.

‘I have to help. Aria is kinder than me…’

Perhaps if she asked Aria, she would stay away from Lev Denec?

“I’ll return it after using it for a bit… Sorry, sorry, Aria.”

Melissa put on a loose smile and headed to the shower to cool down her heated body.

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