The Villainess in the Romance Fantasy Is Strange - Chapter33

33. A Little Misunderstanding (1)

“…… Now, let’s summarize the agreement. First of all, there is no set deadline for this ordeal. Second, he said that it is okay to use any means and methods other than physical violence. Third and last, he said that if we pass this ordeal, we can keep the unicorn. That’s right, Lord Venus?”

──Um, that’s right…….

Hearing Venus’ muttering, which seemed to be drained of energy, Lia looked at me and clenched her fists. The corners of her mouth are up, it’s like her face asking for praise because she’s done what she did.

Well done-. I nodded her head with the meaning, and Lia smiled and said she liked it. She looked like a 10-year-old, not 17, so she was a little funny, so I hurriedly managed her expression without realizing it.

“Venus. Then, knowing that we can proceed with the trials under the above three modified conditions, can we just leave?”

──I hope so. My energy seems strangely weak today, so I guess I should take a break too…….

“Yes, thank you. Rest.”

“Rest, Lord Venus.”

──… ….

Leaving behind the silence of Venus, we put the dragon’s wrath in the magic tool called the ‘sub-space pouch’ that we had prepared in advance.

A subspace pocket is like a magically processed backpack, and the loading capacity and volume vary greatly depending on the price. The more expensive ones cost more, and the cheaper ones cost less. The one Lia and I brought was medium-sized, so if you put the Dragon’s Wrath in it, the inside will be full.

I carefully sealed the heavy subspace pouch and stuffed it into my bosom, and came out of the bulkhead with Lia.

-Koo Goo Goo!

The bulkhead closed with a loud sound. The physical force exercised by the power of restoration, which is the power of Venus, is truly a surreal sight whenever you see it, so you naturally admire it.

“… ….”

If she can safely pass this ordeal, will Lia become a saint of Venus and be able to wield her power of restoration?

As in the original work, the power of restoration is truly an all-powerful power that can be used in all weathers.

There are five or six incidents that I can remember right away, but the most impressive scene is that Stella completely restored the border wall that was half-destroyed by the invasion of monsters in just one day.

Since that incident, also known as the ‘Miracle of the Saint’, Stella is recognized as a completely flawless saint by those around her. She remembers that it was an episode in the original volume 5 that she and Edwin traveled all over the continent in earnest and exerted a good influence.

By the way, the power of restoration will belong to Lia. The holy sword Caliburn will be mine, so maybe the flow of the original story will be different too?

“Mmm.”

I hope it doesn’t change much. With that in mind, I let her salivate, and Lia, who was walking well, tapped my shoulder.

“Why? Do you have anything to say?”

“Ah…. Yes, that.”

What excuse should I make?

After thinking about it for a while, I mentioned our common theme.

“Unicorn, nothing else. She was contemplating how to meet this guy and how to tame her.”

“Unicorn… …. Oh yeah, that’s right You said that unicorns are probably only seen in the warm southern continent, right?”

“Yes, I do. How did you know?”

Since Shinsoo is literally a Shinsoo, there is very little known information about it, but I managed to know it.

She asked without much thought, and after Leah was momentarily taken aback, she tried to straighten her expression.

“Huh? Oh what…. I saw it in the book, in the book. From a book I read before.”

“Ah, a book.”

Well, Lia has a lot of passion for learning. In the book she was reading for learning, she saw information about the unicorn’s habitat, but she was not surprised.

“…… Hmmm, anyway! Cain, you have to go to the southern continent to meet the unicorn, right?”

“Yes, isn’t it?”

“However, it would take three days to go to the southern continent, but a round trip would take a week. You can’t miss classes for that period of time, can you?”

“That’s right.”

It may sound obvious, but as a student at Matana Academy, she cannot miss classes for a week. If she did, she’d be penalized for truancy and dropped out of the 10th place.

Absence is not permitted unless there are unavoidable circumstances, such as a broken limb or a funeral due to the death of a relative.

So, if we want to go to the southern continent to meet the unicorns, we’ll probably have to sneak away during vacation or long holidays….

I glanced to the side to see if Lia was thinking the same thing as me. I take a quick look at my eyes.

“Cain, should I tell her mother beforehand? Are you saying that the two of you will go out for a week or so during vacation?”

“… ….”

When I said I would go back for 2 days and 1 night, they looked at me with very meaningful eyes.

Lia’s mother’s eyes that she saw a few days ago seemed to be pictured in her head, so she didn’t answer and just walked away. Leah came close and she grabbed my sleeve.

“Why no answer, Cain?”

“Ummm, that’s….”

“You don’t want to go on a trip with me?”

“Not like that.”

“Then why are you worried? There is no reason to worry, is there?”

There is no way that Lia would know of my complex feelings for a man who has only been able to hold Lia’s hand as the only woman’s hand.

“… ….”

It’s just the two of us on a long trip with the beautiful young lady. There are more things to worry about than you think, so it’s not something to welcome with open arms, but there’s no reason to reject it at the same time.

But what I care about is my heart. To be honest, the picture of Leah in a swimsuit I saw just yesterday is still in my mind.

It’s not like I’ve fallen in love with you all over again, but maintaining my composure even after seeing such a revealing outfit is a daunting task even for me, who has gone through countless training sessions.

So, if I went on a trip alone with Lia with this mindset, I’m secretly afraid that I’ll end up doing something to my mother.

“If you really don’t want to go…… ?”

Lea’s voice became slightly morose. The raised eyebrows also subsided, and her gaze also wavered a little. It seems that he misunderstood my hesitation as an expression of rejection and was whining…….

Afraid that if I left it any longer, there would be a strange misunderstanding, so I patted Lia on the head.

“No, no. Gotta go I’m going, but I’m worried about which route I can take to get there quickly. I was thinking about that.”

“Ahang…. What was it like that? Then I’ll tell you earlier, I again. I thought you hated Cain traveling with me.”

If Lia had her tail, she would not have risen vigorously. He looked like a dog that was obedient to people, so he smiled involuntarily and gently brushed Leah’s hair.

“Yes, sorry. Then shall we go soon?”

“Okay, let’s go. But Cain, so how are you going to get permission?”

“Well, first of all, I would like to approach it in the name of sightseeing in the southern continent. Lia-sama has never been to the Southern Continent, so if she were to say that she became interested in the hunting festival, which is a specialty of that area, then maybe her mother… ….”

* * *

Time flies, at the end of March.

The Bern Academy’s ranking calculation method is simple.

The rank is divided by the total score reflecting the written and practical test scores in a ratio of half and half, respectively, and the student with the highest score becomes the top. After that, the second and second seats, 4th, 5th, 6th…… This is the formula that determines

Of course, the usual class grades are included in the practical test. Otherwise, everyone listens to the instructor’s lessons casually and focuses only on the written and practical tests. It will change like today’s Korean public education.

…… Anyway, in order to rank high in Bern Academy’s grades, you need to have three elements: note-taking, practical skills, and all of your usual classes.

If you only look at the written notes and do well on the practical skills, or vice versa, or you did well on both the written and practical tests but did not take care of your class grades, it means that the upper middle class is the limit no matter how hard you try.

So Cain and Lia, whose targets were the shooters in the top and second seats, were working harder than anyone else in Class A, even though it wasn’t the test period yet.

There was one other person watching those two from afar.

‘…… He works really hard.’

The other is Stella, Cha Cha-seok, a freshman.

Stella, who was sitting a little away from Cain and Lia’s seat, was developing a subtle rivalry, watching the two of them sitting side by side for three hours already.

“… ….”

In order to beat those two people and become second or first, the only way is to overwhelm them with a written test.

That’s also true, the usual class grades are inevitably inferior to Cain and Lia Pair, who are perfect in theory and practical application. The practical test, which is said to be conducted in the form of sparring and hunting, is because, needless to say, it is obvious that you will be pushed back.

‘I heard you subdued a rock golem, a C-class dangerous species, but how can you defeat him…… ?’

As soon as she saw the video of Cain and Lia Pair defeating the rock golem, Stella gave up the idea of defeating the two in a duel or sparring.

It’s very embarrassing, and I hate to admit it, but I have to admit it. Those two people’s fighting ability is no longer at the first year level. Didn’t the instructor also praise it? The connection between Cain and Lia was literally like a textbook when a swordsman and a wizard formed a pair, and the individual skills were also excellent.

Attacking a creature outside of those standards, barefoot, is tantamount to madness. So let’s use our heads.

Just like the way David defeated Goliath in the old days, if I use a flash of resourcefulness, becoming the second or the top will never be a dream. How did you plan the strategy so that those two people-.

“Ms. Stella.”

“…… hehehe!”

At that time, someone burst out from behind Stella.

After her menacing scream, Stella turned around, and she noticed that the person who had startled her seemed strangely wandering around her these days. As soon as she realized that only Heo Woo-dae was a handsome Bern, he made an impression on her.

“Ah…. I was surprised. What is it, Bern?”

“Um, can you excuse me for a minute?”

Even if it didn’t work, he would just sit down. Stella pursed her lips and nodded her head.

“I’m studying, why are you here?”

“Nothing else, just curious about the answer to this question.”

Bern held out something. After doing something, it turned out to be a writing problem that required humanities knowledge.

To put it in modern terms, it would be something like ‘Which one is suitable for the image of the poetic narrator appearing in the next poem?’.

Stella looked over the poem for about 5 seconds, then marked the correct answer 3 times with a pen.

“Now, number three.”

“No. 3? Why?”

“Why, are you stupid? Look, this poem is a poem about missing the ‘nim’ who left him.”

“Hmm, so?”

“So, if you want to go, step on yourself and go, except that it doesn’t mean that you really have to leave. If you erase the rest in a similar way, in fact, only the image of the poetic narrator who wishes to remain in this place with him for a hundred years remains. So number three, okay?”

“Huh, why?”

Vern tilted his head and muttered incomprehension.

“If the poetic narrator misses you so much, shouldn’t he just be honest? I love you so please don’t leave me I want you to stay here with me and live happily ever after.”

“… ….”

What is this strange idiot?

To think that you are trying to interpret a literary problem with your own subjectivity, which is enough to come up with a set answer. What the hell, stupid…….

“Isn’t that right, Miss Stella?”

“…… Well, that’s not wrong. It must have been because there were circumstances that even the poetic narrator could not avoid. When the person you love says nonsense that he will leave for you, what fool is there in the world who will just let you go?”

“Um, is that so? If you were like me, I would have used everything I had and held you by my side no matter what. Because that’s what love is.”

It would have been pretty scary if he had known that Berne was the second prince of the empire, but to Stella, who didn’t know anything about it, it sounded nothing but childlike.

“Even if you say that, you would easily give up when you hit the wall of reality? Because people are like that.”

“You sound pretty sure, but has Miss Stella ever given up on love by bumping into a wall of reality?”

“… ….”

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An image of someone passed through Stella’s mind.

A mother who is a distant descendant of the imperial family.

My father was a simple country youth.

And the two of them, themselves who are the fruit of unfulfilled love.

Stella, who had been chewing on Vern’s words for a long time, bit her lip and let it go.

“…… No, there is not. These are just my personal thoughts.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

Vern pretended not to see that Stella had bitten her lip, and raised her head indifferently.

“By the way, Ms. Stella. Are the preparations for this midterm exam going well?”

“All right. Bern and you?”

“I’d like to say that I’m okay too.”

Bern gestured at the seat where Cain and Lia were sitting.

“Looking at those two, it’s embarrassing to say that they’ve managed to do well, right? Even though the exam is three weeks away, they are already burning their passion for learning like that.”

“… ….”

“Is it because they are the senior and second seats? Even if it is different, something is different. No matter what you do, you are very enthusiastic. You can see that he is a talented person.”

It would be a shame to hand it over to her brother as it is, Bern said, and glanced at Stella.

Stella was holding the pen she was holding tightly and glaring as hard as she could at Cain and Leah.

‘Is it competitive?’

Well, those are the top and bottom seats. Stella is second to second, so she must be competitive.

However, with the same eyes he was staring at Cain and Leah. Stella doesn’t seem to know that everyone else around her is keeping us in check.

…… The top and second seats are a level that feels out of place, but the second second seats and fourth place are worse than that, so they deserve to stare at them, right?

Recognizing that fact, Vern suddenly burst into laughter. Still, I’m the second prince, and I’m a member of the royal family who only took the elite course, but isn’t it a little bit strange to be the target of such stupid aristocrats?

“Ms. Stella.”

“Why?”

“As for this practical test, sparring and hunting. Didn’t you say you were going to split it into two categories?”

“Uh…. Would you have?”

“Then, how about pairing up with me again? Looking at teamwork so far, I don’t know about sparring, but hunting monsters…….”

Bern, who was speechless, chinned Cain and Lia again. And he gently held out his right hand.

“There aren’t many reasons for us to fall behind those two, aren’t there?”

“So, let’s join forces?”

“Because a swordsman and a wizard are a standard combination that makes both the front and rear support strong.”

“… ….”

A pair with one swordsman and one wizard is much better in terms of balance than a pair consisting of two wizards and two swordsmen.

Through experience, Stella, who is well aware of that, pondered for a while.

“…… Ok, fine. Pair up.”

I took Bern’s outstretched hand.

-Alas, to all Bern Academy students.

It was then. A female instructor’s voice came from the loudspeaker magic tool hanging from the ceiling.

-The location of the first year students’ practical test, ‘Monster Hunting’, has been decided. The test site for first-year students is right there.

-The place where the ‘Hunting Festival’, a festival supervised by the Emperor, is held, and is located at the entrance of the Southern Continent.

“What-what-?”

As soon as the brief announcement was over, Lia jumped up from her seat.

“Cain! If this, if this! It’s not like all the plans we’ve made go awry…… ?!”

“Lia, calm down for now. Everyone is staring….”

For some reason, with a very angry expression, she grabbed Cain’s shoulder and shook him. Cain let out a troubled sigh and calmed her Leah.

“…… What is it, why are they like that?”

“Well….”

Bern looked at the two of them and commented indifferently.

“Isn’t it a fight for love?”