It's Not Like I Want to Play the Role of a Misunderstood, Good-for-Nothing Prince in a Villainess Story! - Chapter 82: Don't Use the Prince as an Excuse

After taking about a week off due to the aftermath of the Violet family affair, the atmosphere had changed when I went to school for the first time in a while.

The moment I got off the carriage, gazes gathered from the surroundings.

Guys were whispering something, but since I could see them glancing this way, they were clearly talking about me.

I wondered what it was, but immediately recalled that thing I did at the Violet family’s place.

Even if he was a villain, I executed a student of the same school; some people would probably find that scary.

Ordinary students wouldn’t know if what he did was the truth or a false accusation.

When might they become like that, what trivial crime might be judged as a serious punishment?

This bad reputation was entirely something I caused myself; I would accept it willingly.

Could the eyes of my classmates have changed too?

Misty, Zaik, and Lity were involved parties, so were they okay?

How about Toprak and Levin?

I entered the classroom while thinking about such things.

“Eeh, really? As I thought, Toprak-sama is amazing.”

“No, I still have a long way to go. Compared to him.”

“It’s no good if you compare, he’s a cheat after all.”

“Cheat…? Well whatever, but just watch. Someday I will show you I can surpass him.”

“Toprak-sama… Do your best.”

“……”

What was this sugary atmosphere?

As soon as I entered the classroom and took my seat, what I heard from behind was Stella conversing in a higher-pitched coaxing voice than usual, and Toprak conversing with her looking not entirely displeased.

Since when did those guys get so close?

“Yo, I hear you’ve been active.”

“As expected of Zeke-sama.”

Levin and Zaik walked over from the front.

“Good morning.”

Since when did you guys make up?

“Hey, what’s that?”

When I asked while looking back, the two narrowed their eyes saying “Ah…”.

“I don’t really know either, but she’s the one who’s been coming to talk to Toprak for a while, right? Though her class is different.”

“If I recall, she is an acquaintance of yours, right Zeke-sama? That person said herself that you are very close, but is that true?”

“No well, we aren’t on bad terms though.”

That girl was saying herself that we were very close? What for?

My reputation wasn’t that good in this school, you know.

…Was Stella in the same boat?

“Honestly, I was wondering why someone from another class would go out of their way… but she doesn’t seem like a bad person.”

“Ah, I thought that too.”

She certainly wasn’t a bad person though.

“Why did you think that?”

“Because, that person was praising you a lot.”

“Praising… Heeh?”

“Yes yes, she understands, doesn’t she.”

“Yeah, I thought she was someone who understands. It feels like Toprak also opened up because of that.”

“That is true, Toprak-sama’s attitude also changed suddenly.”

“……”

That guy… wasn’t she using me as an excuse?

“It can’t be helped even if you say that.”

During the lunch break, when I found Stella eating lunch alone as usual and spoke to her, she was defiant.

“You see, I want a good-looking man. Furthermore, Toprak-sama, whose boasting has decreased and if anything has a bit of a shadow but possesses heat inside, is my favorite type.”

“I don’t know if he’s your favorite type or not though.”

“But you see, Toprak-sama just wouldn’t open his heart to me.”

“That’s true.”

Feeling-wise before the break, that was the case.

It was at the level where he seemed a bit annoyed no matter how much she spoke to him.

“How did you become friends?”

“That’s it! Look, Zeke and Toprak-sama… and that… who came from the neighboring country… who is close to Toprak-sama recently… umm, the person whose height is average and has a so-so face but isn’t my type.”

“Most likely that’s Levin Lindl. If you know that much, at least remember his name.”

Also, you didn’t have to say he wasn’t your type!

“Right right, Levin Lindl… kun? He and Toprak-sama fought over Zeke, didn’t they? Look, men fighting over a man named Zeke?”

“Hey, aren’t you going out of your way to phrase that maliciously!? You aren’t entirely wrong though!”

A love triangle where all the characters were men was kind of dark…

“I was watching that.”

That’s right, you were there at that time.

Peeping isn’t good, you know.

“Watching that, I was drooling!”

“Drooling?”

“……Ahem, I thought. This is it!”

“No, droo… hmm? What is?”

This is it? What is?

“I thought I should attack with this route, so I praised Zeke in front of Toprak-sama, and then he was super happy and said, ‘You understand too!?’. I thought, ‘So this was iiit…!’. Though it was a bit gross.”

“You know, you’ve been saying one word too many since a while ago.”

No well, if you said it was like her, it was like her.

…Well, I guessed it was fine if she used me as an excuse.

“So something like that happened.”

“Is that so? Isn’t it good that Toprak-sama also has more people he is close with?”

After school, although it wasn’t a status report, we were talking while sitting on a bench with a panoramic view of the courtyard.

The courtyard of this school was very spacious and had good scenery.

Beautiful flowers, a pretty pond, and an arch-shaped bridge without handrails crossing over it gave it a Japa… a sense of elegance.

The courtyard was a popular spot and quite a few students were relaxing there.

“Do you regret it?”

The regret Misty mentioned probably referred to the Violet family matter.

“No, I don’t regret anything. I just did what I had to do.”

“Is that so.”

“Well, as a result, it seems I ended up being hated by students who don’t know me, but that’s not much different from before.”

When I said that, Misty’s breathing stopped.

When I looked, she was looking at me with a rarely seen blank look on her face.

“…What’s wrong?”

“No, I was just surprised.”

“By what?”

“Zeke-sama, you are misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding?”

Well now, what on earth was I misunderstanding?

“Zeke-sama, your reputation in this school is good, you know?”

“My reputation is… good?”

“Yes. Hens-sensei whom Zeke-sama ousted was not liked either, and thanks to the explanations from Logan Violet’s servant student named Jimmy and Lena-san, the students all think Zeke-sama’s actions were correct.”

“Eh, is that so?”

Huh, then could that stuff this morning mean they were spreading good rumors about me? It was a misunderstanding?

“……I see.”

I looked down, trying not to show it on my face.

Yes, inwardly I was relieved to hear that and at the same time super happy.

I’m someone who had been misunderstood and hated no matter what I did to an unreasonable degree since childhood.

There was no way I wouldn’t be happy to be suddenly evaluated positively.

This meant I was heading towards a happy ending, right?

I could become happy with Misty.

Just when I thought that.

I heard a scream from ahead.

When I instantly raised my face, I saw a female student who had lost her balance or something, about to fall from the bridge into the pond.

Dash out from here… no, as expected I wouldn’t make it in time…

The moment I thought that.

The female student’s body stopped right before the pond.

A transparent film, yes.

“We made it in time.”

Misty was holding up her right hand.

Ice Magic.

And to instantly control and produce a thin film-like ice to prevent injury from a distance, which moreover had the strength to support just one person.

Misty lightly waved her hand to the female student who was bowing.

“……”

“Zeke-sama, what is wrong?”

“No, I just thought Misty is amazing as expected.”

“Not at all, I believe Zeke-sama could have done it better than me. You have Dark Magic too.”

“We-Well…”

No, I couldn’t do it, could I?

In the first place, that was impossible with my Dark Magic.

If it was blowing her away in the opposite direction… but that would be meaningless.

“Misty, regarding the last test, if I recall…”

“Regrettably I lost to Zeke-sama and was 2nd in the grade, but next time I will get even closer to Zeke-sama.”

“Yeah, I’m expecting it.”

While making a composed expression and smiling at Misty, I thought.

At this rate, I was in trouble…