A Third-Rate Villain’s Sweet Life Exploiting Academy Bugs – Chapter 3

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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The fanfiction novel I transmigrated into, “Reincarnated Academy” held great significance in depicting the main characters’ academy life, a past story not covered in the game “Reincarnated Hero”.

It was somewhat popular in the beginning because readers could get a glimpse of the first encounters between characters that were omitted or not shown in depth in the game.

The academy that appeared in the fanfic was none other than the primary setting of the story,

[Claris Academy].

Its scale could have been called an academic city equivalent to one-third the size of the imperial capital.

Inside the academy were educational institutions equipped to cultivate successors who would purify the fallen sanctuaries.

As part of the city’s economy, it was filled with commercial districts, magic districts, churches, holy sites, administrative facilities, and even civilian residences.

Moreover, the students’ backgrounds were diverse, from royalty, nobles seeking to bring glory to their families, recently admitted elves, to a few commoners aiming to become heroes for their livelihood and to turn their lives around…

Regardless of race or status, there were over 3,000 of them.

It might seem like the number was a bit excessive,

However, considering they gathered from all over the continent and the numbers would keep getting cut down like an audition program, the number of graduates wasn’t that high.

Even in the game, eradicating demons was the top priority, so it was a place where only merit-based selection was used to form the members.

A city of students, for students…

The newly admitted freshmen would receive basic training and theoretical education for the first two months.

After taking a practical test, the whole curriculum would begin.

And I entered the grandly large dormitory.

[Lev Denec]

[Dormitory – Undetermined]

“It’s quite amazing.”

When I inserted my student ID into the square-shaped magic tool, it activated the magic device, briefly displaying my information, and opened the door.

“…”

The interior of the dormitory was a sight that was hard to call medieval fantasy.

Perhaps due to the author’s reinterpretation, it was a sophisticated dormitory closer to modern times than I had expected.

In the main hall, fountains, sculptures, and benches were arranged so that students could converse at any time, and there was even something resembling an elevator operated by magic power.

In the first place, Reincarnated Hero wasn’t a traditional fantasy.

It was an era after the development of magic power had replaced science, and the author had created a fantasy world with firearms, so it wasn’t bizarre.

Also, as many of the story’s events took place in the dormitory, signboards led to numerous additional facilities such as a fitness center, cafeteria, and club rooms.

‘There’s even a trial and an evolution chamber…’

Anyway, now wasn’t the time to be admiring.

[Retrieving traits from the previous world… 50%…]

For now, the status window is still loading.

So, the first thing I had to do was to gather as much information as possible.

Looking at the academic schedule posted in the dormitory, I see that tomorrow was the day for positioning.

Based on this, recalling the contents of the original work,

Lev Denec was clearly a supporting character at this point, even from a third-person perspective.

He was probably destined to combine with the demon ‘Rag,’ used as teaching material in the academy around today or tomorrow, and become a Rag Demon.

For reference, though it’s information I’d rather not know, a Rag is a low-level F-grade demon patched together from demon scraps.

“If I’m going to become a demon anyway, I might as well combine with something cool like Lucifer!”

Moreover, since he was a one-off supporting character that existed solely for the protagonist’s awakening, there seemed to be no other mention of him besides this…

In the end, if I didn’t want to become an experience point for Edwin like this, I had to change the future itself…

‘Caeran’s ending or whatever, I’m screwed!’

One fortunate thing was that this novel had the attribute of an academy slice-of-life, so if I could somehow endure the initial demonization, I could catch my breath.

It wouldn’t be too late to set the goal of taking down Caeran, the root of all evil, and the author’s self-insert with a trash personality as the next target.

At that moment, one additional piece of information came to my mind.

‘Right, there was that.’

A person related to Lev Denec’s demonization.

The villainess ‘Liris Larochelle’.

Come to think of it, this girl was behind me.

Although she indirectly appeared in the story of “Reincarnated Hero” later on, making it ambiguous to judge her foundation,

One thing was sure: she was a villain at this point.

She was a puppet of the Demon Clan who tried to join the Demon Clan’s inner circle to take revenge on the noble family that abandoned her.

So, to gain proof of their trust, she hid her identity and served as the student council president at the academy.

Liris would probably try to build me up for demonization today or tomorrow…

‘Will I be able to resolve this safely…?’

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As freshmen used temporary rooms, finding Lev Denec’s room wasn’t difficult.

There were neatly arranged school uniforms and even a private shower room in a room slightly too spacious for one person.

As soon as I entered the room, I looked for a mirror first.

Gray hair and black eyes.

It was indeed Lev Denec.

“Whew.”

I lightly threw off my outer garments and first checked the paper hanging on the doorknob.

It was a notice stamped with the seal of the dormitory supervisor.

“…I expected it, but still.”

It was apparent, if not obvious.

Despite his lack of ability, this guy was a delinquent, so his school life must have been a mess.

There must have been various shitty situations that came together for him to become a demon.

-Clatter!

Next, I rummaged through the drawers.

Despite his appearance, magic tools and books were necessary for handling magic.

Of course, they were spotless, as if they had never been used.

While various thoughts crossed my mind, I found a few letters, an unknown pendant, and some miscellaneous items deep in the drawer.

“Let’s see.”

For a moment, I was a bit surprised by the word student council.

The student council wasn’t an all-powerful institution.

Still, there were episodes where it had some involvement with the protagonist, Edwin.

Did this bastard Lev Denec hold a position in the student council?

[Permanent Expulsion: Student Councilor]

“Oh my.”

Not an executive, leader, or even a representative, but a paid position.

In other words, he was a low-ranking character in the student council.

“Don’t tell me he spent all his entrance gems on this…”

In the academy, currency used outside couldn’t be used, and they used only valid internal gems.

It was for the sake of equality in the background or something.

At first, they gave quite a bit of funds as a congratulatory gift for admission.

Still, seeing only crumbs of gems, it seemed this guy had offered them all to the student council.

An unidentified note was enclosed with this notice.

“I guess this is where Liris’ involvement started.”

There was no way a trashy third-rate character like Lev could become a demon on his own.

It was a setting in which he had a connection with Liris so that the circumstances for demonization could be established.

It wasn’t mentioned in the original work.

‘And this is…’

-Clank.

A pendant of a suitable size with a mixture of purple and gold.

No matter how I looked at it, this pendant seemed related to the demonization, giving off an ominous feeling.

By the way, it was extremely cruel of her to completely rip him off and even try to turn him into a demon.

“Anyway, next.”

This time, it was a rather stiff letter.

-Rip

I tore up the letter just like that.

If the news of his defeat to Edwin had reached his family, Lev Denec’s position within the academy could be roughly guessed.

He must be getting ignored and neglected.

It was a series of bitter pills to swallow, but it didn’t matter.

It’s not like I did any of it.

Lastly, there was a mana-measuring crystal in the shape of a gem.

They probably handed them out during the entrance exam, but why did he keep them unused?

Still, this guy was an aristocrat and aristocratic characters generally had higher innate stats or talents according to the setting.

I could quickly check my status when I held the mana crystal and concentrated.

“Fuck it, let’s just become a demon.”

The stats written on the mana crystal were more miserable than I expected.

The so-called small hexagon.

His strength and agility were at the bottom, unlike his decent appearance.

And seeing ‘1st Circle’ in the specialization,

If I were to categorize this human named Lev Denec into one of two types, a magician or a non-magician,

I could say he was a magician.

Not every character had talent in magic, so it seemed he had somehow been admitted after his potential was acknowledged.

The so-called parachute admission…

Suddenly, I recalled the Message that appeared right before I possessed him, saying that the feedback had been reflected.

-Accommodating the reader’s feedback, we have selected the character closest to classic status.

Since he had to lose to Edwin in the beginning and was meant to become a demon, did the author not even set the detailed stats?

-Plop!

I lay down on the bed just like that.

“He really is trashy.”

With the specs I just saw, there was no way to beat Edwin other than becoming a demon.

‘Damn it. Still, to fuse with a repulsive demon.’

The demons in Reincarnated Hero had bizarre appearances.

Having to offer my body to such a thing, I might be better off dead?

‘Is running away the answer…!’

That’s not the answer either.

Even if I somehow avoid demonization, with these stats, I’m bound to be held back or expelled.

Claris is a place where only the so-called geniuses survive.

There’s no way they would have set up anything for a supporting character who hadn’t planned for the future.

Ultimately, the fate of becoming lost in space was the only thing waiting for me.

“Are you satisfied, you damn author?!”

-…

My outcry only echoed in this unnecessarily spacious dormitory room.

And even this room had to be vacated after the selection test…

Crazy.

There’s no end to these worries.

That’s when it happened.

-Ding!

A final lifeline came down to me, who had nothing to lose.

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