How To Live As An Academy Extra Villain

20 – Find Hidden Objects (5)

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“Master, this is Isana.”

Isana knocked on the door of the main building where the owner’s shadow was located.

A moment later, feeling a presence behind the door, she gently pushed it open silently and slipped inside.

Paine’s shadow still lingered in the room.

It must have been a shadow that took the form of a man with short hair earlier, but now it has changed to a woman with long, straight hair and slender lines.

Facing the shadow, Isana bowed and greeted.

“I escorted him to his guest room, master. I’ve laid out my senses, so any suspicious movement should be picked up right away.”

“Huh, good job. Ah, Isha. Can you take a look at this?”

The shadow responded to Isana’s words and gestured lightly towards the paper placed in front of it.

Just as the shape changed, the voice the shadow gave out also changed from that of a cool young man to that of a woman with thin lines.

Isana picked up the paper in front of the shadow and confirmed its contents.

“Edwin asked for herbs separately, but I don’t have any knowledge in that field either. I said I knew at first, but can I get them?”

“Moonroot grass, three star round leaf flower, nine-stranded thorn tree…? I’m sorry, but I’m not very knowledgeable about herbs either, so I guess I’ll have to ask the pharmacist for advice. Master, but how could Edwin know about the existence of these herbs? Did he know and ask for it? If you dare to ask us, it seems that the herbs that do not grow in the land of the westerners. Also, how else did he know that our land was in a severe drought and made such an offer to the master?”

“Huh, I don’t know. If that’s the case, how did they know our identity in the first place? If we want to argue, we’ll have to start from there. Since Edwin didn’t keep quiet until the end, we couldn’t dig deep, but hiding it like that made us more curious and couldn’t stand it. He was a truly unknown person.”

Paine smiled lightly and accepted Isana’s words.

“Master. It’s not something to be taken lightly. I’m still anxious. If he has even the slightest ill-will, this base and even our land could be in danger. In the worst case, even the owner’s safety…! “

“Stop it. Isha, your worries are not something I’ve thought of. But if you talk to him directly, you’ll know he’s not the type of person to be. Trust me, he didn’t lie a word today. And we It is also true that there is no sharp method with only the power of. Isha, you know better than anyone else. How Mother Earth is drying up right now…”

Unlike before, Paine cut off Isana’s words decisively, recalling what Edwin had said to her earlier.

‘At this point in time, there is only one person in the world who knows the existence of your side and clearly knows its identity, me, Edwin Reed. And that number will not increase unless I speak out, and I have no intention of telling anyone about it.’

Edwin even said he would swear with a seal of silence if necessary, but he vehemently dissuaded him because he didn’t think it would be necessary.

In fact, now that I think about it, I wondered if that was the right thing to do to reduce the risk, but since Edwin showed his trust in us first, it would be the right thing for us to repay him with something corresponding to him.

And what he just said wasn’t just to reassure Isana.

Due to his experience of living in hiding for a long time, Paine was able to boast that he was better than anyone else at grasping people’s hidden intentions.

And Edwin’s eyes, speaking confidently, were clearer and clearer than anything he had ever seen in his life.

“And Isana, Edwin asked for directions to Falana… I think you’ll have to take care of it, how about it? Wouldn’t it be nice to collect the herbs Edwin requested, and come back together…?”

Earlier, Edwin had asked himself if there was a place called Falana nearby.

Falana was the name of a low mountain a short distance from the residence of the Varda clan, to which Paine belonged.

Edwin even knew there was a cave in this mountain. No, rather than knowing, it was more of a tone of asking a question after being certain that it was there.

How the hell does he even know such a trivial fact?

“Do you sell it? Huh. How did you know that place? I understand. By the master’s order, I will lead him. Maybe even better. I can keep an eye on him closely so he doesn’t do anything stupid.”

“Isha…”

Paine put her hand on her head and shook her head.

It seems that Isana still distrusts him a lot, unlike herself who feels more interest than suspicion.

“Rather than that, Master, isn’t it class time yet? Can you stay like this?”

“Ugh, actually, since I was so engrossed in the conversation with Edwin earlier, my attendance time has already passed… It’s okay. I’ve been absent once or twice. “Anyway, it’s a bit like being absent twice in a row. Isha, you should go see your work too. I’ll call you if I have something else to do.”

“Okay, master. Then I’ll leave.”

“Yes, Isha. Bye~”

“Huh? Master, what is that…”

“Hey, this is the greeting that Margaret gave me today. I heard it’s popular among the ladies of the capital these days. How was it?”

“Ha…I’ll go back.”

“Sheesh, that’s not funny…”

Paine stuck out her mouth and grumbled, but Isana didn’t pay any attention and walked backwards out of the room.

As the door closed with a thud, the surrounding area was instantly immersed in silence.

Paine fell into thought for a moment, taking the silence as a background.

‘Edwin Reed… ‘

No matter how much you think about it, he is an amazing person.

Isana reported to herself that although she had apparently removed her disguise and threatened him, Edwin showed no signs of agitation.

No matter how much we know our identities in advance, is it possible to treat us casually after seeing our true selves?

That was the complete opposite of what Paine had been accustomed to.

Her blood relatives have lived in the nearest lands to the westerners for generations.

And there were quite a few people who hid their appearance and melted into their society and lived a life of enjoying the culture and advanced civilization.

But not everything worked out as well as expected.

Westerners suppressed anything that seemed to have anything to do with demons to such an extent that they thought it was too much, and those who happened to be exposed to them were regarded as demons who had descended into the world without any exception, and were executed and died miserably. did.

That’s why our real appearance is shocking to the people of the west.

Anyway, as such tragedies were repeated, the culture of going to the western continent disappeared, and now only he and some of his loyal retainers were barely maintaining it.

It was fortunate that their land was an environment inaccessible to Westerners because it was full of demons.

In addition, the Trinity religion, which many of them believe in, designated this place as a forbidden area and prohibited entry, so no one dared to approach the area, and thanks to this, they have led a comfortable and safe life.

However, in recent years, droughts that they have never experienced while living here for generations have continued to come.

This year, the situation was especially severe, with more than 60% of the total area being uncultivated, and now the food stockpile had reached its limit and was running out.

However, there was no way to do this, so the moment I was just rolling my feet, the sky lowered the rope in an unexpected place.

A rope named Edwin Reed.

***

Earlier, when Edwin revealed his identity, he seemed to have heard the name somewhere, so he was troubled, and after a while, he was able to remember the source.

I didn’t know much about it because I wasn’t interested, but he was quite famous among this year’s freshmen.

He had many nicknames, but his notoriety was so extreme that none of them were positive.

Among them, the one I remember is… Was it ‘Lady Iris’ only blemish’?

Anyway, the last thing he heard was that he was harassing a commoner student in a group, and then the police force raided the scene, and in the end, the disciplinary committee paid back all the time and received a 60-day suspension and a class demotion. .

And judging from that period, it seemed clear that the Edwin who visited East Hall and the Edwin he had heard about were the same person.

‘But it’s so different from the rumors… ?’

However, Edwin, who met face-to-face with the Edwin he had heard about, was so different that it could be regarded as a different person.

If it was the arrogant Edwin of rumors who disregarded commoners and the weak like that, there would be no reason for them to treat themselves like the devil itself, much less.

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Moreover, the man he saw was a man with an open mind that could be considered the most unbiased person in the world.

So, are the rumors wrong?

However, in the bulletin published by the student council, his crimes were clearly proven and detailed in detail.

So, did he change his mind after being disciplined?

That probably isn’t it either. No matter how severe the punishment, it is absurd for a person to fundamentally change in such a short period of time.

So, where on earth is the truth hiding?

“hehehe… That’s amazing…”

That wasn’t the only thing that was puzzling.

When Isana came in the middle and left the map earlier, Edwin must have understood the greeting he gave in Korean and used it as a subject of praise.

Thanks to you, I was embarrassed for a moment and almost lost my composure.

Paine had never seen or heard of a Westerner in his life who could recognize a single letter, let alone speak their language.

“Ah…I’m looking forward to it…I’m really curious about this…”

Paine was deeply interested in Edwin’s identity, which became more and more difficult to grasp the more he thought about it.

“My junior Edwin, I hope your suspension ends soon. How many days are left? Will I be able to see you at the academy? Or I first… Margaret, wait a minute! I’m changing clothes! Oh, oh! Wait a minute! Hey!!! “

While Paine was talking to herself, someone interrupted her, and the shadow disappeared in an instant, like a candle blown out by the wind.

Now there was only a light swaying veil there.

As if to imply that some being had stayed in that spot until just moments before.

There was now complete silence in the room.