Surviving as a Villain at the Academy

67 – Change and Awareness. (4)

“What brought you here?”

Prah greeted Aris like in the old days. Aris’ eyes were colored with confusion. Because she was worried that there would be a cold reaction and that she would be told to go away right away.

Her reaction was something she had never expected, so it was no wonder that Aris was taken aback.

Why this reaction? He even smiled, something he hadn’t done before. Aris was more afraid of Prah’s attitude.

Because I didn’t know when that smile would turn cold.

If a relationship that was normally better than anyone else’s has gone sour, the rift is bound to be much deeper than any other relationship. But why on earth does Prah show such an attitude? No wonder he went on a rampage to kill her right away.

The difference between him and the one he showed her last time was so great that she couldn’t say what she wanted to say and had no choice but to hesitate.

“Oh, no. That is… ….”

In the end, she had no choice but to blurt out the end of her sentence. When she suddenly offered her apology, she would have a hard time withstanding it if he suddenly changed and reacted coldly.

“Calm down. “Take a deep breath.”

At that time, his friendly voice rang in her ears.

“I know what you’re worried about. What if I change my mind? What if I suddenly show a cold attitude? … Right?”

Aris nodded her head without saying a word as the words penetrated my psychology. Looking at her with her gloomy expression, Prah felt sorry for her.

“At first, I just hated you.”

“…… Huh.”

Before being possessed, Prah spoke slowly to Aris based on the emotions and memories he felt at the time.

“I knew you didn’t have feelings for me, and at one point I even tried to give up. Especially when your eyes on Ruslan changed. However… ….”

“I kept catching you. “Don’t let me leave your side.”

“Okay. It did. From then on, I was blindly obsessed with you, and I even did things like that. I was so broken that I thought I could just commit it first and fix it later. And it almost happened. “Because I had my family behind me.”

“… ….”

“After that, my thoughts changed. Why did I have to be like this? It wouldn’t be a lie if I said I didn’t blame you back then. That’s why I said that at the front gate at that time. But as time went by, I realized that I had made a very big mistake. “Because even though I was swayed by you, I knew I shouldn’t have done that.”

“That’s the same as giving me a reason.”

“As you said, you did provide a reason. But I should never have been swayed. I gave in to my impulses and trusted my family. “It’s true that I did something I shouldn’t have done.”

“No, I was wrong too. If only I had left you alone first, if only I had given you time to sort out your mind, if only I hadn’t insisted on my greed…… “You wouldn’t have done something like that.”

In the end, both sides were at fault. As if the teeth that had always fit together were momentarily misaligned.

“I’m sorry, Aris.”

“No, I’m truly sorry, Prah.”

But even as they exchanged apologies, they could tell. It’s no longer possible to go back to the old relationship.

As Aris was talking with Prah, she made a sad expression, wondering if she was because she realized that fact.

“Ha… ….”

Letting out a heavy sigh, Aris looked at Prah.

“Why did you say you came? I came to apologize to you. “I apologize for giving you the reason to do such a thing and for playing with your mind.”

“I owe you an apology. “Because I gave you the most shocking and terrible memories.”

The two continued to confess and apologize for the unfortunate events that had happened in the past.

At least we couldn’t go back to the relationship we had before, but it was still necessary to erase all the resentment left between us.

Prach suddenly smiled and said to Aris.

“If we keep going like this, we’ll just apologize and then threaten the day.”

“Yes.”

Only then did the atmosphere relax a little, and Aris relaxed her heavy expression and smiled at the corner of her mouth.

“I just kept talking about heavy things. “How have you been lately?”

“Well, I made a small contribution during the demonic flood. Although it is nothing compared to Ruslan…… Still, I protected some people.”

Aris told Prah what she had done during this incident.

Using magic to repel the demonic beasts coming to the castle wall, supporting other troops after the castle wall collapsed, sometimes helping them with healing magic or providing fire support where fire power was needed.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“Is it worth the trouble you went through? I am…… I heard about it from Ruslan. “What have you done?”

She looked at Prah with admiration.

“And I also saw you moving around busily on the castle wall. I saw how hard you worked. Also…… “I heard from Ruslan what he did in the end.”

She recalled Ruslan’s words she heard at the medal award ceremony.

‘This wasn’t what I deserved.’

‘What do you mean?’

‘It wasn’t me who finished off Behemoth…… It was Prach.’

‘What?’

At that time, Ruslan told Aris everything that happened in the battle with Behemoth.

‘Prah… ….’

‘I don’t know when his skills improved so much. In any case, what is certain is that the two medals I received this time are both medals that Prah should have received.’

Prah thought Ruslan didn’t know, but Ruslan was not a fool.

Anyway, it is true that Ruslan dealt a fairly fatal blow to Behemoth, but in the end, it was Prah who finished it off.

In other words, the public praise that is now directed at him was not something he should receive, but something that Prah should receive.

However, as if Prah had no regrets, he simply said that he had made a small contribution.

Prah shook his head at Aris’ words.

“…… Okay. It’s true that I finished Behemoth. But, I’m not the kind of guy who deserves praise. Aris. “If what happened to you hadn’t been nothing more than an attempt, would you have been able to forgive me?”

“That’s…… !”

“In the end, no matter the outcome, my mistake is not something that can be easily forgotten, and there will be many people who will attack me because of it. Because I am Lancel’s next owner. There are quite a few nobles who want to escape Lancel’s influence. And among those nobles…….”

Prah looked at Aris silently and continued her words.

“Your father is there too, Aris.”

Aris could not deny it. Apart from the fact that her father cared for her, her father also had a great desire to further grow her family.

“That’s why I hid my credit so as not to leave any room for comment. Lancel’s position won’t change just because I made a big contribution. I don’t want to be bitten by other nobles. “If someone praises me, the number of people who envy me and try to bring me down in return increases.”

“I see… ….”

“Anyway, I’m fine. I received one appropriate medal and proved my abilities. “That’s all it takes.”

“Okay.”

Aris nodded her head and slowly stood up from her seat.

“Go back?”

“Yes. Because I said everything I wanted to say. And… ….”

Aris’s eyes softly curved.

“It may not be the same relationship as before, but it is enough because we have created an opportunity to build a new relationship. Thanks again, Prach. “For accepting my apology.”

After thanking Prah with a gentle smile, she turned her back and left Lancel’s mansion.

Prah watched this and came up to his room. When she came up to the room, she found Asti, with a slightly sullen expression, waiting for her with his back against the wall.

“How did you end the conversation successfully?”

“Yes. Aris’s mind probably won’t get any more unstable than this. “It will stabilize a lot.”

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Prah said to Asti as if he had endured ten years.

On the other hand, Asti looked at Prah with a little dissatisfaction.

“Why?”

“No, just…” … Nothing.”

Asti’s expression was so uneasy that it was nothing. Prah didn’t know why she was doing that, so she gently cupped her cheeks in her hands and said,

“It doesn’t look good to say that. “Do you have something against me?”

“Oh, no.”

Asti suddenly grabbed both of her cheeks and looked at Chan Prah, her face blushing and making a fuss.

“It’s not that I feel bad for you, I’m just in a bad mood today.”

“Are you not feeling well?”

“Yes.”

“…… Well, everyone is like that sometimes. Anyway, all the urgent matters are roughly sorted out…… “Now I have no choice but to focus on the next thing.”

“Sending the remains to a saint?”

“Okay. I guess I really need your help. I’m learning magic from you these days, but it’s not perfect yet. “I must never let anyone know that I was the one behind it.”

“I know. Still, Prah, your magic skills are improving very quickly these days.”

“The teacher who teaches everything teaches well. Isn’t that right, Teacher Asti?”

As Prah looked at Asti with a grin, the corners of her protruding mouth began to rise little by little.

“Then, there is no teacher like me.”

“Anyway, we have to prepare quickly. This has to happen after the final exams…… “The time is not far away.”

“Yes.”