The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 114



Yandere Magician

Clunk-

The carriage heading to Jerion Academy moved.

Inside it were only Sharin and me.

Engagement.

The act of promising marriage.

I was now engaged to the woman in front of me.

And that woman was Sharin Sazarith, the daughter of the Blue Tower Lord and the most talented magician, Mirinae.

“Nice to meet you, husband.”

“Do you want to joke in this situation?”

As I looked at Sharin with incredulous eyes, she gave a languid smile.

She had a face that seemed indifferent to everything.

“To prevent Hanon from being executed, there’s no other choice.”

As Sharin said, this engagement was to prevent my execution.

The potential for the rampage of the dragon’s magic.

I had shown that I could handle the dragon’s magic, but this potential still bound me.

If I were to transform into a dragon, a major incident would inevitably occur.

It was impossible to trust a single person like me without any safety measures.

So they needed a safety device.

A safety device that could control me no matter what happened.

And the one who emerged as that safety device was Sharin.

I heard that the Blue Tower Lord helped Sharin control the dragon’s magic.

So they used this as an excuse to designate Sharin as my safety device.

To solidify this designation, they arranged our engagement.

“I saved Hanon’s life.”

Sharin puffed out her chest proudly.

“Thanks, but are you okay with this?”

For me, it was a matter of life and death, so I had no choice, but for Sharin, it was a story of only losses.

Sharin was the future Blue Tower Lord.

She was a person whose marriage prospects were more favorable than anyone else’s.

If the fact of her engagement became known, it would naturally cause problems for her marriage.

So when I asked about this, Sharin pondered deeply.

Then she looked at me and tilted her head slightly.

“Do you have to make me happy?”

“Maybe I should learn how to make cream bread.”

“I’m happy.”

Happiness that is easily fulfilled.

“And I don’t really care about engagements.”

“It’s about your marriage prospects.”

“I don’t really plan on marrying anyone.”

Sharin was a non-marriage advocate.

“But it would be fun with Hanon.”

“I’d rather not be the target of your pranks.”

“Why not?”

Sharin stretched out her leg and tapped her toes.

I sighed briefly at her mischievous behavior.

My mind is complicated, but what can I do?

I have to do something to hold on to my lifeline.

“Please take care of me for the time being.”

“Got it.”

Sharin bowed her head following me, then suddenly raised her eyes as if she remembered something.

“But what about Hania?”

“Ah.”

I had forgotten that I was dating Hania.

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After safely completing Act 4, Scene 3.

I safely returned to Jerion Academy.

As I trudged back to the dormitory, the head maid, Marie Emaris, came out to greet me.

It seems she had heard the news of my return.

“Welcome back, Master Hanon. You’ve worked hard.”

“Marie, thank you.”

“Here, it’s tofu.”

I received the tofu that Marie handed to me.

“I’m not going to prison, you know.”

“You did something similar to being released, though.”

Marie can joke too.

I learned that for the first time.

I eagerly ate the tofu Marie gave me.

The tofu was savory and delicious.

After being guided back to my room by Marie, I immediately changed into my spare uniform.

Because it was still the middle of the afternoon class time.

I had inevitably missed the previous class.

Soon, there would be talk about the autumn palace again.

‘Above all.’

I was a bit concerned about the kids’ reactions to what I had done this time.

Moreover, I had something to discuss with Hania regarding our engagement.

‘Resting would only make my mind more complicated.’

Act 4 had just finished its third chapter.

There were still a few more scenarios left in Act 4.

To prepare for them, I couldn’t neglect my studies.

I started walking briskly towards the martial arts department.

I asked a passing assistant about today’s martial arts class, and they directed me to the training ground.

Today, there was a joint training session between the magic department and the martial arts department.

We were to review our individual mistakes from the international solo competition and train together.

So, as I passed through the corridor to enter the training ground.

Click-clack-

I heard the sound of high heels.

For some reason, I felt very familiar with that sound.

My gaze slowly turned in that direction.

Soon, I spotted a woman walking there.

Her hair, with a black base and streaks of purple, fluttered.

Her heavy makeup reminded me of a minefield, and her outfit was adorned with ribbons here and there.

Not a school uniform, but casual clothes.

Not a student.

Damn it.

I never thought I would run into her at this timing.

My face unintentionally stiffened.

I knew that face very well.

She was the key character in the first scenario I encountered after being possessed by the Flame Butterfly.

She recognized me from over there, and our eyes met.

Her violet eyes blinked once.

At the same time, her eyes began to widen slowly.

Just as I was about to step back, the window beside me rippled.

Boom!

At that moment, a gigantic, jet-black arm shot out from the hallway window.

I lowered myself to the ground, rolling to avoid the arm just before it could reach me.

The arm, having missed me, retracted back into the window.

Simultaneously, a colossal presence peered through the window, staring in this direction.

At the same time, the woman from earlier came into my view.

She was pointing a wand at me, her body trembling.

“Finally, finally, I found you.”

The complex emotions emanating from her were beyond my comprehension.

“Master!”

Her cry was consistent.

She was the woman I had approached and deceived to steal the bandages and various items from the curtain.

A person suffering from severe affection deprivation.

The mad sorceress.

Vinesha.

She was at Jerion Academy.

‘Things are flowing according to the main story over there.’

I had already known that she would come to Jerion Academy.

After all, she was the one who would replace the assistant professor of the Department of Magic, who was expelled due to the boycott incident.

‘It was only after the Academy incident that Vinesha came to be known as the Mad Sorceress.’

Of course, she had done plenty of crazy things before that, just without getting caught.

She had committed quite a number of insane acts.

Still, her magical skills were exceptional enough to earn her an invitation as an associate professor at Jerion Academy.

“Sir, we are meeting for the first time.”

“Are you trying to deceive me? The bandages of the veil were originally mine.”

Of course.

I never thought I could deceive her in the first place.

And I knew that if we met, things would turn out this way.

There is a way to handle this.

Vinesha is a person suffering from severe affection deprivation.

I fulfilled Vinesha’s need for affection.

I had hoped she would forget that time and fill her affection void with someone new.

But judging by that crazed look in her eyes, it seems there was no one else.

So if I fulfill that need again, she will soon calm down.

In fact, that was the original plan.

Until I faced another problem.

‘…Dating Hania. Engaged to Sharin.’

Vinesha’s affection deprivation is excessive.

And all her frenzied actions stemmed from that deprivation.

Yandere.

A psychological state where antisocial desires arise as a reaction to attachment.

Vinesha is the most representative character of this.

‘Granton’s mentor.’

He was the one who greatly amplified Vinesha’s tendencies.

Granton’s mentor was eventually killed by Vinesha.

And now, I have become the target to fulfill her affection deprivation.

“Why are you here in such a state? Do you know how sad I was after you disappeared?”

Vinesha’s eyes were filled with genuine tears.

Tears welled up and dripped onto the floor.

On the surface, Vinesha seemed flawless, but her appearance was infinitely pitiful.

“Have you grown to dislike me? I have no one but you, my lord. I can give you everything.”

“Vinesha.”

I called her to a stop.

“We’ve only known each other for a week.”

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I’ve only spent a week with Vinesha.

But from the day we first met, Vinesha was ready to give me her liver and gallbladder.

“What does time matter?”

But Vinesha didn’t care at all and her eyes trembled.

“The time I spent with you, my lord, was deeper and more intense than any other time in my life. I can’t live without you now.”

“You’ve lived well so far.”

“Why are you turning your words around!”

Vinesha cried out, tears streaming down her face.

“Do you no longer love me!”

She wouldn’t listen.

Talking to a wall would be more effective.

I finally decided to play my trump card.

“…Vinesha, do you remember the effect of the shroud’s bandage?”

“Yes, of course.”

“And you know the problems that arise from using the shroud’s bandage.”

“That…”

Vinesha’s eyes began to widen.

She stared at me with wide-open eyes.

“My lord, you can’t mean…”

“Yes, I can’t feel love right now.”

Vinesha’s shocked face froze in that position.

Finally, she began to understand.

“So I’m sorry, but…”

“I’ll get it back for you.”

Vinesha’s violet eyes shone brightly.

The emotion in her eyes felt almost fanatical.

“If it’s a maiden’s love, I can teach you love again, Sir! Absolutely, definitely!”

Vinesha shouted, taking large strides toward me.

She displayed an indomitable will, as if she were some fairytale heroine.

“……”

Speechless.

Vinesha connected everything with love.

“…So, what brings you here?”

Let’s try and shift the conversation.

Of course, I knew why she was here.

To find Jerion’s secret book hidden within Jerion Academy.

Vinesha grinned at my question.

She seemed happy just talking with me.

“I heard there’s a kid at the Academy who uses Jerion’s magic! I came to meet them.”

“Ah, well.”

That’s you, right here.

‘Did my actions in the individual matches cause the story to deviate a bit?’

What should I do about this?

Just as a moment of contemplation flitted by, I heard footsteps behind me.

“Oh, hubby.”

And the most unwelcome, languid voice echoed through the air.

I whipped my head around to look behind me.

There, Sharrin was on her way to her Mageology class.

Her lazy hand gesture was clearly pointing at me.

Thud-

In that instant, Vinesha’s eyes lost focus and her head lolled.

“Hu, hubby?”

I’m fucked.