Chapter 7: Talking Face-to-Face

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"...Frey Raon Starlight, do you've any idea how much of a serious matter this is?"

"I don't know? Why're you even making such a big deal out of one artifact?"

Currently, I'm having a private conversation with Isolet alone in the staff room.

The reason I'm having a private meeting with her is because the other professors sneaked out of the staff room one by one the moment they glanced at my face.

Even if I'm the first son of the Duke who has significant influence over the Empire, does it make sense for a professor to be afraid of his student?

However, this corrupted academy of this rotten Empire has accomplished the impossible. At this point, frankly, it's outright astounding.

Of course, most of the professors who just went out now are newcomers or commoners in charge of the first year, but that doesn't mean that this situation is normal.

"If it had been a common reinforcement artifact, this matter wouldn't have escalated like this. Obviously, that's also a violation of the rules, but it would've only ended up with a firm warning and penalization with demerit points."

Isolet stated with a serious expression on her face while I was engrossed in my thoughts, so I asked her back with an extremely annoyed look.

"Then why are you doing this now?"

"The artifact reacted to the Saintess's 'Holy Power'. How could you not know what that means?"

"Sister, you know well enough that my brain lost its shine when I was a kid, right? So, why isn't it obvious?"

As I brazenly answered with my legs crossed, Isolet sighed and then soon changed her expression to that of concern and said.

"Frey... you weren't like this when you were a kid... why the hell did you change like that..."

Hearing her mild emotional voice, I momentarily felt my heart ache.

[Isolet Arham Bywalker's Current Emotions: Anger/Disappointment/Concern/Regret/Pity]

Because of that, I used the [Mind Reading] skill without even realizing. As I blankly stared at the information that appeared in front of me, I soon closed my eyes and began reminiscing.

When I was young, Prof. Isolet...No, sister Isolet always treated me kindly, was one of the few people who believed in me until the end, even when everyone pointed their fingers at me.

Come to think of it, my childhood friend and fiancée also tried to rehabilitate me till the end, but even though sister Isolet and I only had a relationship similar to that of siblings, I felt more grateful to her for still believing in me.

Maybe that's why I did it? When I saw her corpse after she died in the academy protecting the students while slaying the Demon King's army, I wailed for a long time while holding her frozen body, despite knowing the fact that she would obviously come back to life after the regression, maybe that's the reason after all?

'...No, let's not wallow in needless sentimentality.'

Isolet Arham Bywalker is now alive in front of my eyes.

Not only her, the 5 'Main Heroines' who hated and cursed me till their death are also alive.

So, to make sure they never die again... No matter what, I must become the villain.

"...Don't be melodramatic. I haven't changed, I just adapted to the world."

"Frey..."

"...And I'm certain, sister, you too will realize it someday, won't you?"

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