Surviving as a Villain at the Academy

22 – Lina Lislaine. (1)

By handing over the fairy fruit, chapter 0 was practically over. In other words, the prologue is now over.

I sighed. Because now I finally have time to take a breather.

This was because the importance of Prah and Asti in Chapter 1 was not that high. In fact, we start to get into action in earnest from chapter 2, and chapter 1 ends with the minor annoyance of Ruslan and Aris.

Something like getting into petty fights or having small devils make the tests assigned to the two of you during the midterm exam particularly difficult.

That’s it. However, I couldn’t just relax.

Because in Chapter 1, there was a villain who was more important than us.

Intermediate Demon Nebiros.

This guy infiltrates the academy to obtain the remains of Este, a saint hidden in the academy. Why does he want to obtain the saint’s remains? He was going to revive her as her undead self.

Just by corrupting the remains of a saint, the evil karma increases, allowing the person to progress from a mid-level devil to a high-level devil.

As you can see from the name Intermediate level, it was a demon that could have a huge impact just by appearing at this point. Of course, the light fades due to Asti’s presence.

However, since it is not as friendly to humans as Asti, the risk could be said to be much higher.

Of course, this is a story limited to Ruslan and other academy students.

The difference in rank between a mid-level devil and a high-level devil is enormous. He probably won’t harm me directly. This is because he is a guy who has to lower his tail when he meets Asti in person.

Hierarchy in the devil world is more important than you might think. A mid-level demon rebelling against a high-ranking demon? They are destined to be roasted alive in hellfire.

Although Asti looks cute and clumsy, she is someone who can blow up this academy at this point if she puts her mind to it.

After about chapter 3, when Ruslan becomes stronger than he is now, he will be a worthy opponent. Before that, he was not even worth half a penny.

Even that wasn’t something that Ruslan’s power could have done.

Asti and I were able to be eliminated in Chapter 3 because of the countless support from the saint and the church. There is no way a mid-level demon would dare to manipulate such a being.

Anyway, it was time for Nebiros to appear on the front page. To be exact, that damn contractor.

* * *

The school closure due to the last demon incident has been lifted, and it is finally the day when we have to go to the academy again.

Asti and I went through familiar procedures, boarded a carriage, and headed to the academy. Inside the carriage, Asti seemed to be quite used to it, so she took out a cookie of the appropriate size and popped it into her mouth.

“What should I do now?”

“There’s nothing special for us to do. Just…… “It’s about having a few small devils infiltrate the academy and disrupt the kids’ midterm exams.”

“Hmm. “Then we can relax for a while.”

“That’s right. “But we can’t just play around, right?”

“Why?”

“Have you forgotten for what reason you are staying at the mansion?”

“Ah.”

As I said, Asti was able to stay at the mansion because I received my support. In other words, if he does not show qualifications, he cannot stay in the mansion.

It means that you cannot play leisurely. Moreover, the first midterm exam after the start of the second year was just around the corner.

“…… Still, how much has been done? “I can do the midterm exam without much difficulty.”

“I just paused slightly. It wasn’t my mistake, right?”

“Do it, you can do it. Huh. If you cram… ….”

I was starting to get a little suspicious as to whether this guy was really that scary high-ranking devil.

“But considering your original level, won’t the academy exam be no problem?”

“That’s true, but the writing… ….”

“It doesn’t seem like your knowledge is inferior to theirs.”

Then Asti shook his head. I looked at her wondering why, and she looked slightly into the distance and said.

“I’ve lived a very long time.”

“Right?”

“But academics usually develop and change over time, right? Then the knowledge I have gradually becomes outdated knowledge. But the test isn’t about taking the old knowledge I have.”

That was correct. I heard that because the number of humans is large, the speed of development is rapid, and because humans are weak, the level of academics is rising more rapidly to compensate for this.

On the other hand, such knowledge is not important to demons or angels, so it is highly likely that she will have this knowledge for the first time.

“Ha. “It’s all because of you.”

“You’re suddenly blaming me?”

“If you hadn’t pushed me so hard, this test would have been easy, right?”

“Who told you to try to rip me off? “If you hadn’t approached me, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“… ….”

Asti closed her mouth. Okay. I guess I have nothing to say.

“Anyway, I won’t have anything to do with you for the time being, so take care of your midterms. All you have to do is threaten a few small devils right before the midterm exam.”

“Okay, okay.”

“Don’t answer half-heartedly.”

“Tsk.”

The conversation stopped with that. In a subdued silence, she announced the coachman’s arrival at her academy. When I got off the carriage, I saw students busily walking to the academy. None of them expressed any interest in us.

This was the reaction people usually have when they get used to something. It’s been a few days since Asti and I came to the academy together, so there’s no need to watch it.

I pressed my temples.

I’ve been worrying about so many things, and my head is pounding. Still, there was nothing I could do myself before the midterms, so I didn’t have to worry about headaches for a while.

…… It had to be gone.

But the sky is also indifferent. When I thought that and walked away feeling relieved, I felt someone’s gaze.

I was wondering if anyone was still interested in my relationship with Asti, so I glanced in that direction…….

I briefly made eye contact with a girl with dark blue hair and sparkling golden eyes. The girl who made eye contact with me immediately looked away and then busily walked away somewhere.

Ah.

Dark blue hair and golden eyes. As far as I know, there was only one person in this academy with that unusual appearance.

Lina Lislane.

…… He was a devil’s contractor who was overflowing with talent in all aspects of black magic, and was noticed by Nebiros and made a contract after his persistent harassment.

And, along with Nebiros, he was also the person in charge of the final boss of Chapter 1.

My head, which had been feeling slightly lighter, started to feel heavy again. There hasn’t been a single thing that would make him interested in me at this point, so why?

* * *

Lina Lislaine looked at Frach Lancel with wide eyes from afar. She looked at him for no other reason.

The moment she laid eyes on him, the ghosts that had always been crying loudly around her became quiet.

Why did the ghosts become quiet when they looked at him? It’s unknown. However, she was so haunted by her ghost that even that brief moment of silence felt like a time of rest that could not be compared to anything else.

How on earth did this happen?

Lina Lislane. An ordinary merchant’s daughter, born in a small city. However, she had the gift of seeing her ghost from birth.

Why me? She had been blaming heaven ever since she began to see her ghost. Why did she give her the ability to see her ghost? Why did she give her black magic talent?

Her normal talents are often considered a blessing, but her talent for black magic has been a curse to her. How many times have you been treated as a witch because of your talent?

Nothing changed even if I moved where I lived. She was still constantly haunted by ghosts, and she came to the academy and was swayed by the devil.

Devil. Okay. Damn Nebiros.

She muttered to herself.

At that time, she was not told that she would stop the ghost’s cries.

When she heard that she could escape from the noise she was so sick of, Lina, who had always desperately wanted to be freed from her ghost, wrote down her name in the fraudulent contract prepared by Nebiros.

She realized later that she had been wronged, but she had already completed her contract with Nebiros.

In other words, there was no way for her to escape from her guy.

Now she was almost like a slave. She had to learn the magic he taught her, find her body, and search the graveside.

The problem is that she did not enter the academy to learn necromancy or anything like that.

She wanted to escape from her life, which was marked by her ghost. However, despite her wishes, God gave her a devil instead of her salvation.

If there is one good thing, it is that Nebiros does not ask her to do anything other than find the remains of her saint.

This guy’s interest was all about the remains of Saint Este, who was sleeping in the academy. Lina had to find the remains and take them away. Because that was the content of her contract with Nebiros.

If she does not fulfill her contract, her soul becomes subject to Nebiros. When Lina heard that she was turning into a ghost wandering around, she had no choice but to fulfill her contract, even though she hated it.

Hence, her mind and body became exhausted day by day.

It was at that exact moment that she encountered Prah.

“The ghosts have become quiet.”

Lina muttered without realizing it.

And what was important to her was nothing else.

The ghosts became quiet. Just because she looked at Prah.

‘Maybe there is hope.’

Thinking like that, Lina turned her steps. She knew very well who he was. 2Nd grade A class. Prach Lancel. He was her senior, and in another sense, a celebrity at the Academy.

An attempted rapist who tried to rape my best childhood friend. But none of that mattered to her now. The important thing was that just by looking at him the ghost became quiet.

A hopeful smile was etched on her lips, as if she had found a light to guide her in a situation where she couldn’t even see an inch in front of her.