Villain To Be: Chapter 2

Calm down! Calm down!

I kept trying to calm myself but it only made me more flustered. Besides, why in bloody hell is this punk here?! And what’s with him clapping without a care? I’m embarrassed already, thank you very much!

Oi wait, don’t come closer… who invited you here? Shoo already! Take a hint damn you!

“That was an outstanding performance Lady Emilia.” He praised while walking my way. He was beaming and as the rays of the sun touch his waist long crimson hair, he seemed to look like a heavenly being cloaked in divine flames. Sadly, I can only take his words as a sarcastic mockery… his inner monologue is probably saying something like, “You sounded like a shrieking pig in the face of its butcher” or something along those lines.

Calm down! Calm down!

I grit my teeth as I made a curt bow to greet him. I had to remain in character! Think brain, think! If it was the real Emilia, what would she do? Well, she’d probably go “kyaa!!~ kyaa!!~” at him. Even in the game, even if the prince would throw sarcastic phrases at her, she would only interpret it the way she likes causing many misunderstandings.

Yes, I should act like I’m smitten with the prince! Like a total fan girl!

RELEASE THE FAN GIRL!

INITIATING DEFAULT EMILIA MODE: FAN GIRL MODE ACTIVATES!

My eyes were upturned and I looked at the prince as if I’d lick him all over. I think he stiffened at my gaze and I can’t help but step forward… he took a slight step back but he looks like he is still composed.

“I am not wwwooorrrttthhhyyy of such a praise Prince Lllooouuuiiissseee. I am ashamed to show you such an embaaarrassing scene.~ Had I knew yoooouuu were there, I would have perfooormed better.~” I felt my cheeks heat up as I say those stupid lines. Ah, my day is officially ruined!

I continued, “To what pleasure do I ooowwweee (I had to prolong each syllable now you know) for your highness to visit this lady’s humble hhhooommmeee~?” Wait, was that grammatically correct? Ugh, I should’ve paid attention to those historical movies!

I heard the prince stifle a laugh. Fuck formal language!

“Ah, I came as per your honorable father’s invitation and was just about to leave when I heard you singing. I must admit I have never heard of such a song before. Could it be you made it yourself? If so, I am truly impressed. ‘I will love you unconditionally’ was it? Wouldn’t that way of thinking be a bit dangerous?” the prince said mostly to himself. Fine, talk to yourself punk, just ignore me and go home already!

Calm down! Calm down! Remember, the fan girl mode!

“Oh no, Your Highness is leaving aalllrrreeeaaddyyy~? Even though it’s still so eeeaaarrrlllyyy~? It may appear aaaarrogant for me but would His Highness find it in himself to graaaant this lowly lady a chance to pour ttteeeaaa for him~?” Again, fuck formal and fan girl language!

He didn’t stifle his chuckle this time as he said, “My fair lady, it’s almost noon and I’m afraid I have overstayed my welcome already.”

What?! I can’t believe I’ve slept THAT well… what to do, I don’t want to invite him for lunch! “Oh, it’s that late aaalreeeaaady? Oh my, how time fliiieees… then, instead of tea, can I perhaps invite His Highness for lunch~?”

Thankfully, the prince declined no matter how much I persist. Actually, he’s starting to be annoyed… I can feel the temperature rising and I just pray he won’t light a fire on our garden. Oh how thankful I was when he finally exited. Sadly, I’ll have to meet him again in the near future and I’ll have to try acting more like how Emilia acts. In the near future… no, next week actually, I’ll be meeting him again… because the school’s entrance exam is gonna start. Sigh.

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Central Earth Academy borrowed its name from this world’s given name which is surprisingly “Earth”, not some other fantasy like name but just simply “Earth”. What differs from the Earth here compared to the one I once lived on is that there are only four continents which corresponds the four major directions of the compass. Contrary to its name, the Central Earth Academy is actually located on the eastern edge of the West Continent controlled by the Kingdom of the Phoenix. Nevertheless, individuals from the other continents are welcome to enroll here because the academy itself proclaimed that it will treat everyone who enters it equally. And ladies and gentlemen, I say “bullshit” to that! I mean, have you seen the members of their Student Councils? They are nobles if not royalties! That’s some equality there, huh?

So, where was I again? Oh, yeah, there’re only two stages of schooling here… the lower school and higher school. Each school has four year levels so that would be eight years of school life if you’re lucky enough to pass each year, after which, you can start apprenticeship until you are employed. Of course some higher nobles don’t need to enter apprenticeship because their family already owns a business for themselves… lucky for them because as I’ve said, it is apprenticeship UNTIL employed, so some of the graduates had to wait for more or less a year before they become regular employees. Thankfully, it had been illegal to keep an apprentice for more than two years or else, some might stay as apprentices indefinitely.

Now, I’m currently waiting for my turn to be examined. I look around and spotted my target. His red head is obvious even amongst a crowd. He is part of the higher school’s committee, more specifically the great Student Council, and part of their job is to assist in the academy’s entrance exam. Together with him, I can see the other love candidates as well… the heroine however is still not part of the Council this time. She would transfer here after a month though, just in time for her to be recruited to be part of the Student Council for her outstanding exam results.

That means the battle would officially start after a month! So soon! Sigh… anyway since I’m still 10 years old, I’m in the lower school division. Oh I’m envious with the heroine because she can skip to the higher school~… but that’s how the game went so no point crying over it. Let’s just focus on passing the entrance exam for now.

I’ll have to undergo two types of exams in order to be enrolled – a written exam and a practical exam. The written exam is just a series of questions about common knowledge of the world while the practical exam for a first year is to summon a familiar. To accommodate the vast number of enrollees, the exams were divided by shifts so that for the morning, half of the enrollees takes the written exam while the other half, the practical exam. My schedule for this morning is the written exam and I’m very nervous. Unlike the practical exam in which I’m confident I’ll surely pass (or else the developer of the game would go bankrupt for not allowing the rival to enter the academy), I’m more afraid of the written exam. How should I answer it? I’ve been tutored since a young age but I wonder if it would be enough…

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My last exam for the day is the practical exam. This time, I’m more assured. Lady Emilia’s familiar is a flame hound, not so rare but not common as well. Good thing I’m a dog lover, so I probably won’t get much freight if a burning dog pops up in my room in the darkness of the night. But I just hope that its wastes aren’t burning. Imagine me trying to clean after it and my broom suddenly burns to crisp, the worst case would be if upon contact with the broom it would explode! That’s literally a ‘shit bomb’!

On second thought, can’t I leave cleaning and those kinds of things to a servant? Yeah, let’s leave it to someone else…

My name was called and I entered the examination room. At the center of the floor was a complex magical diagram and I was instructed to pour my mana on the pedestal near it while chanting a summoning verse.

I started chanting and after a line or two, I felt that my mana is being tugged then pulled. A cold sweat ran from my forehead as the pull got stronger and stronger. I didn’t notice when did I closed my eyes and started panting from exhaustion. The examiners seem to be calling my name so… maybe I’m in a pinch? What do I do? My mana is almost hitting zero but thankfully I think I’m on to something. At first it was static, and then I heard it again…

“Child, can you hear me?”

I know my eyes were closed but somehow I can clearly see it in front of me. It softly scratched the ground with its hooves as its silky tail swayed behind. A little spark of electricity would appear on the azure horn on its head while some would appear from its white scaled body specially on the hair on its mane.

I was dumbfounded at the magnificent horse-like creature before me and can’t answer its question. But even though I’m speechless, it patiently waited for me to get myself together. Its deep blue eyes with slits at the center studied me as much as I studied it.

It’s a Kirin isn’t it?

So, where’s my doggy?