I Became the Terminally Ill Character in My Friend’s Academy Novel – Chapter 106

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: JayM
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What were the odds of beautiful older women hitting on two guys who were fighting in a park at night?

As far as I was concerned, it was close to zero.

“Hey, boys, we’re conducting a survey on people with heightened emotions. Would you cooperate? We’ll give you something nice if you just follow us for a bit. Let’s go together, okay?”

“…Do you think kids would fall for that?”

…Was this flirting or a multi-level marketing scheme? Both actually seemed plausible.

“What are they going to do if they don’t fall for it? We just have to do this.”

The woman said that and gave us a charming smile laced with magical power.

“Yes, that’s right. Look into my eyes.”

Honestly, she had an attractive face, but the purple aura swirling around her eyes made it unpleasant.

Just by making eye contact, my Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils reacted, which meant her gaze itself was a type of magic eye.

“See, this is faster. The quality is a bit lower, but why bother acting when we have Charm magic eyes~”

Of course, Lilac and I were immune to such low-level mental manipulation. He had the Holy Sword’s power, and I had Sun Wukong and the recently acquired Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils.

However, seemingly oblivious to the fact that her magic eyes wouldn’t work on us, she giggled and approached Lilac.

“Wow, but you’re both pretty good. Can’t we just have a little taste?”

What are you looking at…?

“No, I’m going to report you. They told us to maintain the quality, but you already brainwashed them.”

“Ah, no one will know if we just keep quiet. They need to lose their virginity at some point, don’t they?”

These crazy…

Lilac backed away, sensing danger, and I drew Ruyi.

“Huh!? What are you!? How can you move!?”

It was a bit careless to underestimate villains who weren’t in the original story, but honestly, they didn’t seem that strong.

Yoo-na’s Charm was harder to endure than their magic eyes.

“…I heard you say ‘Charm magic eyes.’ You know it’s illegal to use magic eyes for purposes other than defense, right? We won’t use violence if you don’t resist.”

Lilac tried to persuade them with a textbook answer, but of course, villains rarely complied with such words.

“…Hmm, they didn’t say anything about injuring them.”

“Ah, really. That’s why I said let’s just do this quickly and leave.”

But I didn’t expect them to actually try to fight instead of running away.

“You should have just succumbed to the magic eyes~ Then this wouldn’t have hurt.”

“You could have gone willingly, this is your fault~”

The two women, smiling seductively, flew up using their wings, and magical power began to swirl in their hands.

But they were weak.

Even I could tell they were incredibly weak, let alone Lilac.

It was ridiculous that I was even momentarily tense because of their confident attitude.

The circuit, completed after a long time, formed the magic formula for .

Lightning Bolt was a low-level, second-tier lightning magic. While it had some power as an offensive spell, it wasn’t a spell that required so much time to cast.

I stared blankly at them while wondering if they had any hidden tricks, and the two women, still confident, unleashed lightning from their hands.

And naturally, Lilac cut down the incoming lightning with the Holy Sword’s light.

“…Huh?”

“…Huh?”

They stared at us with genuinely surprised expressions.

“…Are we weaker than we thought?”

“Come to think of it, we’ve never been in actual combat.”

…Were they idiots?

“No, wait. Is it because we lack vital energy? This is the human world.”

“Ah, I was wondering why it was so hard to use magic. That’s why the Queen told us not to fight~”

Were they a comedy duo and not villains?

“Hey, Lilac, an ordinary person would have died from that magic, right?”

“Yeah, if they were unawakened, they would have.”

Their magic eyes and magic were only ineffective because we were awakened. It would have been dangerous if their opponents were unawakened.

Judging by their conversation, it seemed like this wasn’t the first time they did this.

“Then we can just capture them and ask questions.”

“We should hear what they have to say.”

Perhaps sensing our intentions, they frantically spread their wings and started to flee.

“Ah, shit! What the hell!?”

“Hey! Run while you can! They can’t chase us since they don’t have wings!”

I was momentarily mistaken because I only saw their wings and not their horns, but judging by their talk about lacking vital energy, they were probably succubi.

You know, those sexy devils that appear in every novel.

They probably weren’t high-ranking succubi considering their lack of horns, but since they were devils, we couldn’t just let them go.

There were exceptions, but devils were classified as monsters.

We needed to find out how many other victims there were, and more importantly, if there were any incidents I didn’t know about. I wanted accurate information.

But honestly, I didn’t think they could cause any major incidents.

They seemed to be running away diligently, but they were incredibly slow for flying creatures.

Lilac dashed forward, and I quietly raised Ruyi.

“Capture them, Ruyi.”

Ruyi extended instantly, transforming into a cage that captured one of them, and at the same time, Lilac leaped and caught the other fleeing woman.

““Huh?””

They were captured so easily that I kept watching them warily until the very end, but they couldn’t even resist and were dragged back.

“…No way, they were captured this easily?”

Well, the villains I had faced recently were all A or S-rank. This was to be expected from extras who didn’t even appear in the original story.

I could easily restrain the one Lilac caught as well.

Or rather, there was some resistance during the restraining process, but it was insignificant.

“Hey, boys, we’re not bad people.”

“That’s right, we actually liked you, so we were just playing around. Why don’t you untie us and let’s talk?”

How much did they like us that they attacked us with lightning magic and showed off their flying skills?

Even a con man would come up with a better excuse.

“Okay, let’s do this. We won’t run away, so just untie us. We’ll give you something nice if you do, okay?”

The way she flaunted her breasts was a sight to behold.

If she had turned off her magic eyes and just tried using her pretty face, it might have worked, but her persistent use of the magic eyes only made it unpleasant.

Lilac also frowned, seemingly feeling the same way.

So, what should I do now?

I needed to get some information before contacting the professor or the chairman.

If I were alone, I would have considered torture or other methods.

But it was a bit difficult with Lilac next to me.

“Hmm? Was there another team assigned to this area?”

While I was pondering, one of the captured women sniffed the air, as if sensing something.

“…Huh? No, the Queen said we two were enough for this area.”

Judging by their behavior, they seemed stupid enough to spill everything without interrogation.

Was the “Queen” referring to the Succubus Queen? Only one Queen-level succubus appeared in the original story, and there was no way she was the culprit in this incident.

“Huh? You’re right. It’s faint, but I smell a similar scent. She’s hiding in the bushes, watching us.”

Ah, shit. Right. Yoo-na.

“Ah, you’re right. But it’s a bit different.”

How did things get this twisted…?

“Ah, it’s the scent of a defective product. But it doesn’t smell bad for a defective product.”

“You’re right. But for a defective product mixed with half-human scent, it’s very…”

I hurriedly checked the bushes where Yoo-na might be hiding.

She was holding on, but I didn’t know for how long.

Her birth was practically a taboo subject for her.

Should I just kill them so they can’t say anything else?

“Ugh…!?”

“…Kyaa…!?”

Just as I thought that, the women started screaming before I could do anything.

I thought it was an act to escape, but the way they burned to ash and scattered like sand wasn’t an act.

“Huh, what’s wrong with them!?”

“…Cutting their losses.”

Yes, that was the logical conclusion.

The “Queen” who controlled them probably noticed that they had been captured and decided it was better to discard them than to risk revealing information.

“How can they…!?”

“Don’t be stupid. They’re not even dying.”

“Huh?”

“They don’t have horns, but they’re devils. Devils don’t die easily. It probably hurts because they were forcibly recalled, but they’re not dead, so don’t worry.”

Creating a physical body for a devil to operate in the human world required a lot of energy.

They probably borrowed power from the Succubus Queen to create their bodies.

“I see… That’s a relief. No, it’s not a relief. We lost them.”

No, it was a relief.

I wasn’t worried about them like Lilac was, but if this was even a little late, Yoo-na might have done something rash.

Half-succubus.

Her birth, which she considered her most shameful secret, was also the origin of her talent.

That’s right. She was a half-demon, born between a human man and the Succubus Queen.

That was why she hated her beautiful appearance and her uncontrollable talent.

A half-demon girl who dreamed of becoming a saint for a hero.

It was an incredibly clichéd story, but in this world that had become reality, she was a girl burdened with a heavy curse.

That was Yoo-na.

The biggest problem was that Lilac still didn’t know about Yoo-na’s true nature.

He thought Yoo-na used medicine because of a physical condition that prevented her from fully controlling her talent.

-Tell me when you’re ready, when you can truly trust me!

-Yeah, I’ll definitely tell you!

The promise they made as children was fulfilled in the worst possible way in the original story.

Yoo-na went berserk after being separated from Lilac and awakened as a full succubus, not a half-demon, after absorbing demonic energy.

Ah, really.

“Lilac.”

“Yeah?”

Not now.

Originally, I was planning to say, “Ta-da! Yoo-na was listening!”

But I couldn’t do that now without knowing Yoo-na’s current state.

“Report this to the professors.”

“Huh? What about you?”

“I’ll stay and investigate. Even forced recall leaves some traces.”

“Ah, I see. Okay. You have a way, right?”

“Yeah, I’ll investigate here, so I’m counting on you.”

Lilac smiled and left after hearing my answer.

Of course, there was no way to find such traces, but they would probably believe me.

How much time had passed after Lilac left?

Yoo-na slowly emerged from the bushes.

Her face was cold, but inside, her rage must have been burning.

“…Hey.”

“Yeah.”

“Don’t be so scared. I was angry, but I’m also grateful. Thanks to you, I know Lilac doesn’t completely dislike me.”

“That…”

“Well, I didn’t expect you to interfere this much, but it’s okay. But tell me…”

She took a breath and looked at me again.

“How much do you know? Why did you send Lilac away?”

Ah, I made a mistake in my haste.

There was no reason to deviate from the original plan and hurriedly get rid of Lilac unless I knew her secret.

I should have followed him discreetly.

Of course, I could play dumb and ask “What are you talking about?”, but Yoo-na probably wouldn’t believe me.

And I couldn’t tell her I was a transmigrator, so I had to come up with a suitable excuse.

Ah, damn it. But what possible reason could I have for knowing Yoo-na’s birth secret…?

As time passed, Yoo-na’s gaze narrowed, and a look of disappointment flashed across her eyes.

-Devil’s Touch offers a helping hand.

At this moment, a devil offered me a hand.

-Will you make a contract with me?

…I was already a mastermind, so what was wrong with being a devil contractor too?

You’re really going to help me, right?

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T/N – So guys, I have another mass release for this coming Saturday. It’s mainly because this novel’s current arc has been going on for waaaaay too long already despite the last mass release and I just want to end it so we can all finally move on with the story. So I’ll be releasing 5 chapters on Saturday, and unlike the last one, this time I’ll also be unlocking the same number of chapters. So keep an eye out for them. (6/14/25)

Lol, those two mooks remind me of Jessie and James from Team Rocket. So stupid.

I thought he already made a contract with that devil after the dragon vein incident. I guess he just took the dagger back then without confirming anything.

If you find any mistakes, feel free to point them out in the comments.