Reborn As Villain's
Chapter 34: Return and Research Results.

"So, briefly..... The village chief and the residents told you to "accompanse" me tonight as a form of thank you for what I've done".

"Yes, right".

Dylan was currently standing on his back against the wall while talking to Ariel who was sitting on the bed about his purpose of coming to Dylan's room late at night.

"Ariel, how old are you?".

"I'm only 14 years old".

"14 years, yeah...... You're a year younger than me...... I also have a bright future....... So, why don't you just reject it?.... You're 14 years old..... And you know, right?.... What risk will you take from this?".

Ariel lowered her head and fell silent for a moment before she finally reopened her voice.

"I can't.... Anyhow... This is the only way for me to thank these villagers".

"uh? Whatchu mean?".

Dylan who did not understand what Ariel said immediately asked.

"I am an orphan from birth.... In fact, I don't know who my parents are..... Even so, the residents are shoulder to shoulder caring for me from childhood until now.... I was thinking of repaying all their kindness all this time..... Therefore, I volunteered to "accompanse" one of you.... And it just so happens that the person chosen by the village chief is you, Mr. Dylan".

"Heeee.......".

"If only I were pregnant with your son..... You don't have to be responsible.... Because the citizens promised to help me raise her".

Hearing Ariel's full story at once about her intentions, making Dylan's feelings mixed. He was confused as to what to respond to his current condition.

"Back away".

"Eh?".

Ariel was shocked by what Dylan had just said. Feeling that Ariel did not understand his words, Dylan spoke again.

"As I said.... Go back to your house.... I don't need anything like this.... Even though I'm a jerk.... It never crossed my mind to have an affair with a woman".

"Am I not attractive to you?".

Ariel frantically asked if she was unattractive in Dylan's eyes.

"I'll be honest.... You're attractive.... You're gorgeous.... And still young..... Let alone others..... Even I myself.... Enamored by you.... But, I am the type of person who puts my mind more forward than to obey my momentary lust..... That's why you're back home..... And tell me that.... "My colleagues and I helped you completely sincerely without expecting anything in return".... To Mr. Jilk.... Do you understand?".

Ariel simply fell silent staring at Dylan who resolutely rejected her offer and told her to leave immediately.

"Before that".

Dylan stepped up, took his sports jacket and gave it to Ariel.

"It was very cold today..... Wear it to warm your body and go home".

Ariel immediately stood up and bowed her body while tightly hugging the jacket lent by Dylan.

"If that's what Mr. Dylan wants..... I beg you to retreat first.... Goodnight".

"Yes, good night".

Ariel immediately stepped out of Dylan's room and headed for the inn's exit. Dylan himself immediately put his body on the bed.

"There is no other pleasure.... Besides falling down after working hard".

Dylan finally fell asleep because of the fatigue he felt. Added tomorrow morning, they should immediately leave the village of Hage and return to the Estonian Academy.

On the other side.

Ariel, who came out of the inn wearing a jacket she had borrowed, stopped and looked back at the window of the room where Dylan was resting. With a happy expression on his face, sparkling eyes, blushing red cheeks, and a blazing smile.

After a while, Ariel again stepped away to her house with the same condition.

Unbeknownst to Dylan, his words made Ariel who had been afraid of him change began to be attracted to the figure of the man who had saved his village.

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Next morning.

Dylan, Awin, Ornest, Garcia, Ritzia, Filaret, Sylvia, Emilia, Olivia, Claudia, and Lafia. It was already preparing to leave the village of Hage.

"It's complete?... Is there something left?".

First Dylan responded with a headband as a sign there was nothing to worry about.

"All right..... Then-----".

"Wait a minute".

Dylan and the others were startled by all the villagers who now came to usher in their departure.

"We are still not enough to thank you... There's no need to rush that, just calm down".

Jilk asks them not to go in a hurry from the village which is directly in the response of the head bobble by the Ritzia.

"Mr Jilk...... We really appreciate it.... But we are still students.... And students have other activities".

"That's so.... How else to do".

The sad face shown by Jilk and the villagers of Hage Village. Ritzia who was not feeling well, did not know what to say.

"If we have free time.... We'll come back here".

"really?".

"Yes, that's right, right?".

The words of Dylan who took the role of Ritzia, made Jilk and the citizens cheerful and happy again. Dylan also glanced at the comrades and they immediately nodded their heads.

"Wait....... Don't go yet".

Suddenly from the group of villagers, Ariel urged and managed to get in front of Dylan and the others.

"Buck!!!!.... Who is this chick..... Saucy amet, njir".

"Ariel".

"Eh?".

Garcia who was amazed by Ariel's beauty immediately panicked and showed incredible excitement. However, it soon disappears when Dylan finds out he knows Ariel.

Realizing, Dylan seemed to know Ariel. Making Filaret, Sylvia, Ritzia, Lafia and Claudia stare intently at him with a piercing aura. Not to mention, it was Garcia who brought her face closer while crying blood.

"Woi.... Aww, I'm suddenly feeling short of breath, huh?".

"Hm.... I am also in the open".

"Well, it's because of the "change" of the air around us".

Awin answered Arnold and Ornest's questions by staring in the other direction as without that he knew and was lazy to explain the current situation.

"Good morning.... Did you sleep well last night?".

" Yes.thanks to Mr. Dylan".

"Thank God, then...... So, what's the need for you to rush here?".

"Look.... I'm gonna give you back the jacket you borrowed last night".

Ariel thrust Dylan's sports jacket neatly folded, and Dylan accepted it.

Hearing what Ariel said, made Filaret, Sylvia, Ritzia, Lafia, and Claudia look even sharper at Dylan's collar. And Garcia's blood cries grew louder.

"Oh about this.... You don't have to bother to return it immediately".

"No.... Even if I have to give back what I borrowed.... And one more thing".

Ariel took out a lunchbox and handed it to Dylan with an expression filled with embarrassment.

With a tone that blushed shyly and agitated body Ariel revealed what it meant to give food to Dylan.

"All right.... I'll take it.... But, I have one request".

"What'sthat?".

"If we meet again, please call me Dylan.... It's not comfortable if I'm constantly called master".

"Yes definitely... Gentleman-no Dylan-san".

"Well, that's true".

POUFS.

Looking at Dylan who was smiling faintly made Ariel's face turn red and steam started to come out from above her crown.

Not wanting to be mistaken, Ariel immediately turned around and ran back to the group of citizens.

"Now..... Why are you looking at me like that?".

Finished with Ariel, Dylan immediately turned his head and asked Filaret and the others about how to stare at them.

"Nii-san who is that girl?".

"Why do you know each other?".

"Then why is your jacket on him?".

"What does it mean to ask him if he slept well or not last night?".

"And "more importantly........ What kind of hypnotic magic did you use to seduce such a sweet girl, you bastard".

Dylan was only speechless and confused by the questions raised by Filaret, Sylvia, Ritzia, Claudia and Garcia. Confused, Dylan tried to ask the others for rocks.

However, Awin's response, Arnold and Ornest could only shake their heads in a sign of ignorance. When he looked at Lafia, he immediately turned to the other direction with cheeks that he was bloated.

Dazed by what to answer, Dylan decided to ignore it and returned to farewell to the citizens of Hage Village.

Then they all immediately stepped away with the hands of the residents.

And it was the same response from Dylan and the others.

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In the office of the current Head of the Estonian Academy.

Leon Sera Belmont as the head of the Academy is holding a meeting with 2 teachers. They were both Alexander von Geogrovic the 1-B homeroom teacher and Frey de Highland the 1-S homeroom teacher.

The three of them are currently talking about the results of the investigation of the incident that occurred during Trail Running activities in the Elbrand forest that became chaotic.

"I'm sorry that I was forced to call you both to my office while you were busy".

"If you call me and Frey here, it's not something to be underestimated".

"Yes, that's right".

Leon smiled as he did not need to explain the current situation to the two of them.

"All right..... Based on what Jason and Olga have been investigating, there are some peculiarities in the Incident".

Hearing what Leon says Alex and Frey begin to stare seriously and focus on what Leon will say next.

"From the results of the investigation, there were some students who took the middle route...... Accidentally Entering some kind of underground Goa that was there".

"uh? Goa underground?".

"I know there's no goa on the middle route".

"I just found out about that, too....... And even more surprising..... That underground cave almost covered the entire forest..... Moreover, there was a Wolf Mother horn inhabiting the place..... Based on its natural nature, the Horned Wolf should not be in the Elbrand forest".

"If you think about it, it's true".

"So, briefly?".

Leon stared with a very full focus and spoke again.

"There was a group of students who chose the middle route.... Because that route is the shortest of the others......... However, they did not "intentionally" enter the lair of the Horned Wolves and provoke them..... Then without hesitation killed the Wolf Mother's horn...... With magic shots.... Blindly.... That explains why there was such a huge explosion, not just the Mother....... However, many horn wolves were killed there.... And the explosion, creating a new hole that leads to the North route that is directly in line with a village....... Panicked, the horned Wolves went on the run through that path... And almost attacked the village of Hage in the North of Elbrand forest".

"So, the explosion.... Coming from magic that was shot carelessly, yes".

"I suspected...... Then, have you found out who the "student group" is doing this?".

There was silence between the three of them. It took a while for Leon to actually answer what Frey was asking.

After being silent for a long time and the room temperature becomes cold. Leon spoke again.

"The cause of this incident is.......... The second daughter, Vanessa Sera Ingrid with some of her followers....... At once.... Students of class 1-B who lately got a lot of attention from other students and students..... Reiner fou Stanley's".

Hearing that, Alex and Frey just fell silent without showing any expression.

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"That little boy...... I know he's naive.... But, I didn't expect..... If he was this big...... Not to mention, the narcissistic princess was also involved, yes".

"Well,..... This isn't surprising to me, is it?".

"Hey, Frey.... What do you mean it?".

Frey's words successfully made Alex who had been bowed and held his face, became turned to look at him.

"Actually, I was suspicious and awkward with the series of stories described by the Vanessa.... It was obvious that he was trying to trick me by mixing facts with lies while talking to me..... Not to mention, the hand movements that looked extremely agitated.... His eyes were looking at me.... But, he wasn't focused on looking towards me".

"Oh, yeah".

"And about Reiner..... I agree with you, he's just a Naive kid who's good at talking..... In fact, when I asked him for his opinion on the concept of Justice.... Honestly speaking..... I shuddered who heard it..... In short, he was a child who could not distinguish between black and white..... And choose to mix those two things....... The kid's mindset is really messed up".

Frey elaborates on Reiner's personality after meeting him several times. And Alex, as her homeroom teacher, seemed to agree with what Frey said.

"So, Mr. Leon.... What steps will you take in addressing this.... Forget about Reiner being considered the "bright future" of this Kingdom.......... The incident also involved one of the King's daughters...... Namely, the Princess is known as the "Glorious Princess" and has many followers".

Alex immediately asked Leon what punishment the children deserved. Thinking for a moment Leon spoke again.

"I don't care who he is.... Violation, still a violation.... Alex laws all the students who are one group with Vanessa's daughter including her own and Reiner with the punishment you once gave to class 1-S for 1 week...... Increase their homework to 5 times more...... And minus their star gain of 10 or more".

"Given this incident concerns many lives...... I will make them suffer.... To think that they are "sorry" to have been in this world".

Alex responded with a smile filled with hatred. Seeing and hearing Alex's ability to make Leon smile satisfied.

"Then Frey, what about Dylan and his colleagues?"

"They just arrived this afternoon..... And told me the reason they didn't come back was because it helped the villagers of Hage Village resist the Wolf's incursion".

"so yeah..... I think we should go over there and apologize directly to those who were victims".

"Yes, I agree with that..... But there is something more interesting than anything else".

Frey's words made Leon and Alex immediately raise one of his eyebrows as a sign of confusion.

Frey, who realized that, then took something like a palm-sized magic stone that he apparently got from Dylan who defeated the Minotaur and showed it to the two of them.

Seeing the magic stone, Leon was surprised instead of playing. His calm face suddenly became panicked and his complexion turned pale. Same thing with Alex reacting.

"You know what this means, right?".

Frey's question was only answered silently by the two who were silent in a thousand languages and only focused on the magic stone.

"Sad.... Even he still had not given up after Hyoga and I massacred his troops until there was nothing left before his eyes..... If the goddamn "Change" hadn't interfered..... Me and Hyoga must have killed him by then".

Seeing from Leon's emotion-filled response, it seemed like he knew what the magic stone meant. And it doesn't seem like a good thing.