How to Survive as a Villain in a Novel

63 – Dicke’s Scales (2)

Midnight dawn.

Beyond the swaying barrier, moonlight and starlight dimly illuminate the surroundings.

As if it were only natural, a barrier covers more than half of the student area of Orbis Academy.

However, children with even a little related knowledge would have realized this.

What does it mean to have such a wide-ranging and functionally powerful barrier?

Just look at the expressions of the children gathered nearby.

Seon Ah-yeon and Seo Ha-eun are half-asleep.

And Ryu Seo-ah is constantly looking around, very nervous.

Two people who seemed to have no knowledge of magic,

A genius who will stand out not only in practice but also in the theoretical field.

The difference in their reactions is clear.

… No, wait.

There are two of them during the courage test, and according to what we have confirmed, Ryu Seo is quite afraid of her ghost or other ghosts. She is supposed to be a key hero in conquering the remaining scenarios, but I would say she has a somewhat cute side.

Anyway, maybe that’s why I’m so nervous.

Ryu Seo-ah is a key character in this scenario.

I think she needs to relieve some tension.

“Why don’t you meditate for a moment?”

“I trust you, Lee Han?”

“There’s nothing you can’t believe. Why are you so nervous? Are you afraid those ghosts will catch you?”

“…I’m not that young.”

I thought she would get angry, but Ryu Seo-ah just sighed lightly.

For someone who never gives up, she certainly looks exhausted.

Well.

She was left alone in the women’s dormitory, fighting all those laws. It would be strange for her to not get tired.

Ryu Seo-ah, who always glared at me with her eyes wide open,

Seeing her downcast and exhausted makes her feel strange.

Can you say that the cat that was barking at you when you got close looked like it was dead even when you got a few steps closer.

I think this is actually my first time talking to Ryu Seo-ah so closely.

Hmm. Villain life.

She glanced at Ryu Seo-ah out of the corner of her eye and stared blankly in front of her.

“Your eyes… Were they treated?”

“Well, that’s what happened.”

“…Damn it.”

I stared blankly for a moment at Ryu Seo-ah’s profile as she muttered softly.

Wow. I’m speechless.

I think this is the first time I’ve been speechless since joining the academy.

“…Hey. No matter how trash I am, isn’t that a bit too much of a reaction? I don’t want to congratulate you, but I’m a little happy from the perspective of humanity.”

“I’m happy?”

“What?”

“I could probably pick both of them.”

“……”

Ryu Seo-ah looks blankly in front of her and mutters.

That’s a line coming from someone who will be the future hero of humanity. For a moment, it seems like the future of humanity has become bleak. Well, they only do that to me. My future is only bleak.

The sight of her calmly saying things as if they were natural is even more frightening.

… Regardless of the penalty or anything, I think we need to make an effort to increase our favorability right away.

Ryu Seo-ah smiles while looking at me like that.

“Don’t worry. I don’t plan on doing that right now.”

“What does it mean?”

“As much pain as I have suffered thanks to you, very slowly. I will slowly make you marinate in despair.”

“……”

“For that to happen, I need to be stronger than that person. I don’t think I’m stronger than that person right now. So don’t worry.”

I think I’m making a big mistake.

Honestly, I don’t have the confidence to win in a fight with Ryu Seo-ah right now. Her few fights with her actually just gave her the upper hand in her timing and psychological warfare.

But.

Let’s not bother to destroy that illusion.

Because I don’t want to film a horror story out of nowhere.

Anyway, I guess I was quite relaxed.

Ryuseo stood up, nodded, stretched, and looked down at me.

“… You know that, right?”

“What?”

“This barrier. It’s not normal.”

“……”

“A barrier of this scope is truly something I have never heard or seen.”

What she said is correct.

The barrier itself is a top-level ability.

The magic barrier the size of a hallway that Ryu Seo-ah demonstrated in the dormitory was actually quite high. Although it was broken by the laws.

But such a large-scale barrier covering one-third of the academy’s area.

“Seeing that it does not weaken over time and does not receive support, its function is certain. Considering that the barrier is maintained at this level, there are two possibilities for the current situation.”

Liu Seo-ah walked in front of me and stuck out her index finger.

“First. A crime that was planned and executed with considerable preparation time and a large number of talented people.”

It is a plausible but incorrect guess.

If the goal is to obtain something, the scope of the barrier is incorrectly designated.

“This is unlikely. Unless it is a large-scale hostage situation, there is no reason to seal off an area where only students are active.”

Hmm.

As expected of a heroine, she has good reasoning skills.

Without realizing it, I looked at Ryu Seo-ah with strange eyes and quickly frowned.]

Luckily for her, he didn’t seem to notice and she held out another finger.

“The second possibility is a natural disaster.”

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“Natural disaster?”

“It is possible that a being with magical power that is difficult for humans to understand, like an earthquake or a typhoon, has descended. If we guess that those mushy ghosts are the minions of that being, the pieces of the puzzle will fit together to some extent.”

As Liu Seo-ah crosses her arms, her sparse bare skin shines white through the moonlight beyond her torn clothes.

“You know about this situation.”

“……”

“And they want to solve it.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Why?”

Surrr.

Ryu Seo-ah’s facial features are clearly visible as she lowers her head towards me.

Red hair toned down against the night sky.

Long, curved eyelashes.

Half-faded blue eyes.

I’m glad I was able to get Siyar back.

She swallowed those thoughts and opened her mouth.

“Natural disasters devour both villains and heroes.”

Blink, blink.

Her eyes scan my eyes, as if she has the ability to grasp the truth.

Her lips, which had been quivering slightly as if thinking, slowly opened.

“There is a way, right? We can get rid of that natural disaster.”

“Uh.”

“… I will cooperate with you for a short time until this incident is over.”

“Thank you.”

Bingle.

Faint sunlight shimmers against the barrier beyond Ryu Seo-ah, who turns around with her head raised.

Now, the time to start a full-fledged attack is approaching.

I got up from my seat and approached Sister Fool.

Seon Ah-yeon and Seo Ha-eun are sleeping, leaning on each other’s shoulders and heads, as if they were real sisters.

What a heartwarming scenery…

– I’m sorry, saint. I won’t do that again.

– Dead trash. Shenyang and you all together…

This is really bloody sleep talk.

Jeokdang shook the two and woke them up.

Seo Ha-eun wakes up quickly.

“Hmm, just 10 more minutes.”

In Seon A-yeon’s case, she had to lightly apply honey chestnuts to her forehead.

Of course, he went straight to Seo Ha-eun, who was completely absorbed in her role as guardian, and hugged her.

Play well. Play well.

Well, if we can rely on each other, it’s good because I’m comfortable.

“Let’s move now, because time isn’t that infinite.”

“…Where?”

“I think I know where the final boss is.”

I organized my thoughts while taking a short break.

After searching through my memories of reading the novel and looking back on my experience here, I came to one conclusion.

Of course, you can find it by searching inside the barrier, but it will be more efficient than that.

I may have been overly underestimating myself.

“I’m going to the library.”

The end of this scenario is there.

* * *

Orbis Academy Central Library.

This place, located near the edge of the barrier, is a building that is wider on the left and right than on its height.

I checked the party again in the nearby bushes.

Seo Ha-eun is quick and can draw aggro from the front. Although I don’t know if she is satisfied with this role, I know that with just a few compliments or provocations, she is willing and ready to fulfill her role.

Sun Zinc is an indispensable s*xual power battery.

And the person in charge of the party’s main firepower is Ryu Seo-ah. It may be said that her most important personnel were secured, as she had somehow managed to gain her cooperation, albeit temporarily.

“It seems a little lacking.”

The enemies we have to deal with from now on are literally at the level of natural disasters. I’m not sure if I can break through ‘Dike’s Scale’ and reach Hyunjin Yoon.

But it’s definitely better than doing it alone.

I think these are as good a force as possible.

Anyway.

A group of students is already camped out at the main gate of the library.

I quieted the party members and observed them.

At first glance, the current student council president and the appearance of a fake saint.

At this point, I can understand why the Yoon Hyun-jin scenario started so quickly.

Ryu Seo-ah comes nearby and asks.

“I will not join.”

“Why?”

Student President Seo Hayoon. And the fake saint Kirina. Even if I told you that those two were villains, would Ryu Seo-ah believe it? Probably not.

While pondering for a moment, Seo Ha-eun discovered Seo Hayun’s appearance and opened her mouth.

“Seo Hayun. There’s nothing good about being with that person.”

She tells Ryu Seo-ah about what happened to Seo Hay-yoon in the Shenyang family. Of course, Ryu Seo-ah seems skeptical.

I quickly dug into the gap.

“We’ll hit and run quickly. The more people we have, the more we’ll get in the way. Just trust me this time, Ryu Seo.”

While I was convincing Ryu Seo-ah.

Seon A-yeon approaches as if she is curious about what is going on.

Ah. It’s clear that if he spots a fake saint, he’ll run to her.

I quickly stood in front of Sun Ah-yeon and blocked her view.

“What, what is it!”

I tried to get on my tiptoes and see who was there, but it was difficult.

I turned A-yeon’s shoulder to the other side and declared to her party members.

“We wait for them to move and then we enter through the back door.”

Let’s use those as bait.