The Villainess in the Romance Fantasy Is Strange

49. Change in relationship (1)

A lazy afternoon in April, in the student council room.

“Chairman, these are the results of the first year students’ practical test.”

The student council president’s secretary, Rowen, handed Edwin a well-organized file folder.

Edwin, who nodded his head and took the folder, flipped through the first page with a nonchalant hand.

“Maybe the practical exam for first graders was held in pairs of two?”

“To be exact, half and half. Monster hunting is a team of two, and fighting between students is an individual battle.”

“Ah, that was true. You’ve been forgetting a lot lately.”

Edwin laughed and trembled, but Rowen maintained her straight posture with an expressionless face throughout.

After passing one, two, three pages, Edwin tapped the paragraph containing the results of the monster hunting, which was a practical test.

[Kain Reinhardt, Leah von Eleves]

[Final combined points: 372pt]

“Rowen. Could it be that I’m misreading the numbers?”

“Me too, when I first saw the results, I thought something was wrong.”

Rowen adjusted her spectacles, then she added in a slightly trembling voice.

“As a result of cross-verification with the instructors in charge of 1st grade, it is correct that the calculation was accurate.”

“…… So, these two really got 372 points?”

1 Point for small monsters of E or lower, 5 points for large monsters of D or lower. And considering that 30 points are awarded when subjugating a C-class or higher dangerous species, it is clear that 372 points is an absurd figure.

‘Could it be that you set fire to the monster’s colony?’

It’s a residence of small monsters living in groups, but if you didn’t pick and defeat them, it would be impossible to earn 372 points in just over two days.

For Edwin, who took the same exam as them in the first year, to be honest, I didn’t quite understand it. That’s also true, 372 points far exceeds his own record of 167 points.

“Yes, it is.”

“Huh, true.”

Muttering with half admiration and half amazement, Edwin turned to the next page. There was a brief evaluation of the instructors who analyzed the fighting styles of Cain and Lia Fair.

Among them, what stood out was Hugo’s comment section, which seemed to have put in several times more effort than others.

“This man seems to have written a thesis.”

“Because that’s Instructor Hugo’s style.”

Because Hugo looks so intimidating, the prejudice that he is a bodybuilder is prevalent among students, but in reality it is the exact opposite.

The nobleman’s main field, which seems like he would beat a bull with his bare hands, is, surprisingly, ‘analysis’.

“No matter what, how many lines are there in all of this?”

Others have filled in the length of a sheet of paper with comments that were finished in three lines at most.

Edwin stuck out his tongue and scanned Hugo’s analysis with his eyes.

[Looking at swordsman Cain Reinhardt slicing monsters. You can mistakenly believe that his fighting style is a simple and straightforward method that relies only on strength.]

[However, if you look carefully, you can see that it is far from simple clarity. Cain Reinhardt’s fighting style is a counterattack in which he yields to the enemy, finds an opening, and digs in at once.]

[The reason why this kind of fighting method can be established is that Cain Reinhardt knows all the behavior patterns and habits of monsters. This was clearly revealed when dealing with Blaze, a Class C dangerous species, with Lia von Eleves.]

[Today’s battle in which Blaze’s fireball, which could not be defended by normal methods, was reduced by the 2nd tier magic, Wind Cutter, and destroyed by attacking only with the blade. It is safe to say that the standard of success that a swordsman and magician pair can show is the same as a textbook…….]

“As such, there is no pair that can surpass two people who show organic cooperation. It is thought that it probably does not exist among first-year students.”

Edwin, who read Hugo’s commentary, which was almost at the level of a thesis, looked at Rowen with a mischievous smile.

“…… You say, what do you think? Rowen?”

“If Instructor Hugo said that, then that would be it. If nothing else, he is a talented person with a very good reputation in the field of analysis.”

“Yes. If Instructor Hugo, who has a very good reputation in the analysis field, praises like this…….”

Tuk-tuk, Edwin knocked on the desk.

“As the nobleman said, there are no rivals between the two of you in the first year?”

“It’s only limited when two people form a pair, though.”

There’s no way these two people, who stick together wherever they go, will stop being a pair. Since he had such an overwhelming performance in hunting, if he passed the notes smoothly, the rank in the first year would probably go as it is without any changes.

“I was very, very wrong in taking the second place in the freshman year.”

If I had been born a year earlier or even later, I would have been able to finish first in my grade. How come you meet people outside of these standards as competitors?

Remembering the names of Cha Cha-seok and Stella, whom he couldn’t even remember, Edwin quickly covered the file.

“Lowen, when is the written exam for the first year students?”

“After the weekend, three days later.”

“Three days later.”

Then, the ranking announcement is next week or so.

Edwin stood up.

“Where are you going?”

“Hmm, I was hoping for some wind.”

“It’s fine to go out, but I think you should check this first.”

Kung-.

Rowen set down something that looked like a birdhouse.

Inside the round hole, inside the birdhouse, there were countless letters. This is a letter containing the students’ grievances, inconveniences, and suggestions they have experienced while living in the academy.

In other words, they are ‘letters from the heart’.

“Various suggestions and complaints received from the beginning of March until yesterday.”

“Compared to the previous year, it seems to be about five times as many?”

What’s so many?

Edwin asked shyly, and Rowen pointed to the report on her desk.

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“Didn’t the protagonists of that report commit something?”

‘Elimination of accumulated evils.’

Rowen, who spoke only through her mouth, looked at Edwin.

Edwin finally realized the reason for the increase in her own work, and opened her mouth slightly.

“Ah… ….”

“I don’t think staying up all night would be enough to reply to each one individually. “

“…… Oh God.”

Edwin stood still and closed his eyes. Rowen laughed silently without Edwin’s knowledge.

* * *

It is 4:00 pm on Friday, three days before the written exam.

“Okay, everyone pay attention. Since these types of questions appear on the exam 100%, if you just memorize them…….”

A young professor who drew attention with a remark he had heard a lot somewhere, began writing down something on the green board.

I copied the contents of the blackboard into my notebook and glanced around.

As usual, it would be quite noisy. Maybe it’s during the exam period, so few people are chatting with each other, and all you can hear is the screeching of pens.

“…… Hmm.”

Seeing that everyone is working hard, I suddenly thought that I should stop doing other things too.

The moment I straightened my chin resting posture and set my eyes on the blackboard again.

Tuk-tuk, someone tapped me on the shoulder.

“Cain, Cain-.”

Without a doubt, that someone is Lia, who sits next to me.

Calling me out in her voice, she winked at her self at her notebook.

I was looking for something, and there was something written on it.

[Do you want to go eat something delicious after class later?]

“…… Yes?”

As I stare at you in my bewilderment, I tap the notebook with a pen. If you have something to say, write it down here, which means to have a written conversation.

Crunch square-.

[Have you been hungry lately?]

[Yes, Cain isn’t hungry?]

It’s been about four hours since I had lunch, so I’m a little hungry. Lately, I’ve been eating too many snacks with Lia.

If I spend 3 years like this, maybe I will gain extra calories and gain weight?

[We’re going to have dinner when we get back to home, so wouldn’t it be better to be patient?]

[It takes over an hour to get there. I’m hungry]

[If you eat it all because you are hungry, you will gain weight]

[I’m fat from the chest, so it’s okay if I get a little fat?]

Why is this young lady writing such absurd words in a notebook that others can see?

Embarrassed by Lia’s sudden words, I secretly looked around her, fearing that someone would see.

Fortunately, everyone is concentrating on taking notes. Relieved only then, I set the bruise with the pen.

[You have to keep your cool, Lady Lia. What are you doing when someone sees you?]

[What do you mean by steaming from the chest?]

[It is a problem that the heart story came out in the notebook of Countess Lady Young lady]

It’s not some kind of adolescent boy’s notebook.

[Why? Can we talk about breasts, where is the person without breasts?]

[Of course, but this is a problem with Lia-sama’s body-.]

[Does Cain hate breasts?]

Of course not. Where in the world is there a man who hates breasts?

It’s only the preference for each size, but liking the breast itself is probably an unchanging truth common to all nations.

However, it was impossible to answer so honestly in front of Lia and not others.

So I guess I should wrap it appropriately and express it in a roundabout way…….

The problem is, I don’t know what to say.

If you say you don’t like it, you’ll almost certainly think it’s a lie, and if you say you like it, you’ll look like an animal.

Isn’t this a situation called a dilemma, an understatement?

As I stood still, unable to respond, Leah raised her head and looked at me.

There is subtle curiosity in her eyes as she looks at me.

“Cain, why can’t you answer me?”

“… ….”

“Do you like it or not?”

She pondered for a long time before finally opening her mouth.

“I’m fine, but if I had to judge it, the better side… …. It seems to be the same.”

“Hey, huh? You like it…….”

Leah, with her meaningful smile, put her hands together and placed her chin on top of them.

“Then, I like the bigger one. Do you like small things?”

“…… Well.”

Unbeknownst to me, my gaze went down.

Leah’s thick breasts, which even her academy’s conquest cannot bear to hide, are visible.

“Based on my breasts, I like bigger. Do you like small things?”

Leah presses her left index finger on my side.

“If you don’t answer, I will stab you until you answer?”

I evaded Lia’s hand and moved her hips to her side, sneaking up on her. Lia followed me, leaning over her body, and pursued and questioned me persistently.

“Hey, don’t you like it? If you don’t like it, please reply quickly. Huh? Big or small?”

More and more……. The word jumped out of her throat, but she took a deep breath, thinking that if she spit it out, it would be the end.

“You are more curious because you keep not answering? Cain, to be honest now. I’m really special…….”

Then, Lia, who had a smile on her face, got even more excited and tickled me and demanded her answer.

At that time, our confrontation structure continued for about 10 seconds more.

“——There, the two of you in the back seat! Don’t disturb other people’s studies, and do your love outside the classroom!”

The impatient professor screamed loudly.

“Oops, sorry, sorry… ….”

“… ….”

At the fact that our ugliness was discovered, Lia’s face flushed red.

I could feel everyone in Class A glancing at us, but I tried to look away and look out the window.

I’m not openly dating, but this situation itself is embarrassing. Let’s pretend we don’t know…….

* * *

An hour later, class is over.

I came out of the classroom to avoid everyone’s eyes, and immediately went up to the roof and let out the breath I had been holding back.

“…… Ugh.”

Even if you sell pages, you sell them this way. I didn’t show it, but I thought she was going to die because her real face was hot.

Thumbs up, I sat down anywhere and leaned on my back. My back stretched out on its own, and a sigh came out without my knowledge.

“Whoa, really… ….”

Lia, did puberty come late?

It seems like these days, pranks are getting worse. If it was like before, he would make fun of me in a way he never could because he was paying attention to people’s eyes, but to be honest, it’s a bit difficult.

It’s not that it’s not, it seems that the way people around us see us is changing little by little. I can’t express this well in words, but what can I say.

For some reason, it feels like looking at me and Lia with subtle, warm eyes.

I think it’s definitely better than the beginning of the semester when everyone was looking at it like crazy, but I wonder if it’s right to like this.

“… ….”

My Ria, is it okay as it is?

I’m trying to seriously think about it, but I don’t know-. The magic tool for communication that was put in his chest vibrated loudly.

There is only one reason why this thing, which is unlikely to respond, is vibrating, and it is the contact of the older brother.

“What is it?”

I’m not sure about the English, but it must be a rooftop with no one there anyway. I immediately took out a round orb and poured mana into it. After a while, I heard my brother’s voice.

—Cain.

“Yes, brother.”

—Ugh, Cain. Are you still going to call this brother hard?

“…… Just tell me your business.”

A low laughing sound came from the magic tool for communication. My brother is a person who likes to make fun of me, so he must be laughing at my disgusting reaction.

It must be certain that they are related by blood, having the same mother and father. Seeing him like this sometimes makes me feel like he’s not my brother.

It’s like eating your little brother outside for 7 years, and calling him only when you need him sometimes.

─Are you 17 this year?

“Yes, that is correct.”

─Well, yes. So I’m just asking.

My older brother, who had been laughing low, suddenly cleared his voice.

—Kain, would it be all right if I recognized your marriage?