BJ Villainess

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During the exams at school, Ilya was hiding, avoiding something. Soon, amidst the sound of rain hitting his ears, he faintly heard something alive passing by. Those were pursuers from ‘another dimension’. They didn’t find him and moved on to another place.

“

” He finally let out a sigh. Although he had narrowly escaped being discovered and fled from the ‘mansion,’ it was too early to relax.

Ilya glanced at a building not far away, standing tall. This building did not exist in this world until recently. The mansion, which appeared abruptly through unnatural means, was emitting a strange energy.

Ilya opened and closed his palm as if retracing his senses. The feeling was not good. He had a premonition, almost like foresight, that something bad was about to happen.

That’s when someone appeared.

“We meet again here.”

Thinking he had eluded all pursuers, a man with a black umbrella suddenly appeared before him. The man spoke as if he knew him well.

“Have we met before?”

“In your dreams. You might not remember.” The man replied with a smirk, making it sound like a wordplay. But the mention of ‘dreams’ triggered something in Ilya.

“…Red suit?”

The man confirmed, albeit with a displeased expression. “You remember, albeit fragmentarily. It seems to be the influence of Miss Theresa.”

Annoying. The man mentioned Theresa and clicked his tongue as if displeased. “It’s not uncommon for creations to awaken abilities beyond their settings.”

Ilya instantly realized that this being was of a different caliber from the pursuers. Dangerous. Despite being an archdemon himself, this being was a calamity in human flesh.

“Are you planning to kill me?”

The man shook his head at Ilya’s question. “There are unnecessarily many male protagonists in this world, but it’s not yet time for you to disappear.”

Ilya wasn’t sure of the specific content of Theresa’s creation. But from the man’s words, it seemed there were several male protagonists. Ilya could immediately think of who those might be: Clyde, Damian, the Emperor, and himself. Then, who was to disappear?

“Is it Clyde who’s going to disappear?”

“

, why would you think that?” The man asked with genuine interest, essentially confirming it was indeed Clyde.

“If Theresa is the owner of this world, the person most deeply connected to her currently would be the center of the narrative. Right now, that’s Clyde.” Ilya spoke calmly, but his rain-soaked face was steeped in a cold rage.

“A good guess. As you said, Mr. Clyde is indeed in danger of disappearing.” The man said, laughing as if amused.

Ilya wanted to rip his mouth off. “If you’re not going to kill me, why appear before me?”

“To correct an error. I’m still updating, and I detest such noise.” The man used terms that were difficult to understand, even though he spoke the same language.

“You should return to your place, Mr. Ilya.” As he spoke, a hand in black gloves quickly covered Ilya’s eyes. In the moment of sudden darkness,

The events and the man’s name that had been erased from his mind came back.

“Ozworld.”

With a sigh resembling a chuckle, his mind was engulfed by something akin to black ink.

* * *

It was two days later. The final exam ended in the morning, and the results were available the same day.

“Top of all students? Me?”

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Born From Theresa’s Heart’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[Our child is at the top of all students

ㅠㅠ

!! Our Theresa is a genius!!!]

The staff member, tallying and informing me of my grades, said with a pleased expression. “Since the chairman is absent, it will take some time for the final results, but yes. The margin is overwhelming, so there should be no surprises.”

My grades were overwhelming. Was that even possible?

But even if those two had scored well, they would’ve been third at best.

I covered my mouth. Then, nearby professors chuckled and chimed in. “In all my years of teaching, I’ve never seen a student achieve such results in just one semester.”

“Truly worthy of the Squire family’s lineage.”

“We look forward to seeing more of your excellence next semester, Student Theresa.”

“Certainly, Professor.”

The professors seemed pleased with my courteous response, likely thinking the notorious troublemaker had finally come to her senses.

I wondered, and they all smiled mysteriously.

Now, I noticed they were sneakily glancing at the butterfly wings while pretending not to.

I thanked them for their kind words and stepped outside, where Clyde had been waiting. He leaned in and asked, “How did it go?”

“I’m the top of the class.”

Clyde chuckled as if proud. “Wow, that’s impressive.”

Then, a notification appeared.

Ding!

[A reward has arrived. Please check the store.]

<God’s Play> awarded rewards for high grades. Originally, it was experience points, but now that was a meaningless figure, so a different form of reward was given.

I opened the store.

▼

[Store]

▹

Wish coupon [1,000,000,000 coins]

: Any wish will be granted once.

▹

Advanced Musical Instrument Skill [0 coins]:

: You can choose between piano or violin skills.

▲

I wondered if this was really necessary, but acquiring a new skill for 0 coins wasn’t bad.

It was when I pondered like that.

“What are you looking at?”

Suddenly, Clyde’s hand reached out towards the system window. My heart dropped at the sudden intrusion.

I awkwardly excused myself, “Nothing. Just thinking about something.”

“

. Is that so?” Clyde scanned the direction of the system window with a curious smile as if searching for something.

It was hard to explain, but something felt off. Then, a cheerful voice rang out.

“

! Lord Clyde, long time no see! You’re still dazzlingly handsome!”

Suddenly, members of the Clybe swarmed around us.

“You’re with Lady Theresa?”

“Where have you been? You missed the exams! Were you on a mission?”

Clyde merely shrugged, not answering Clybe’s questions. The Clybe members, after some chatter, seemed to sense something was off and gradually backed away, clinging to me.

“Lord Clyde seems to be in a bad mood.”

“No, doesn’t he look quite happy? But the atmosphere feels different…  Do you know what’s going on, Lady Theresa?”

I smiled awkwardly. “I’m not sure myself.”

Because that’s not the Clyde you know.

The Clybe members, one after another, clung to my hand, pleading.

“Please meet with us during the vacation, Lady Theresa.”

“Yes! We’ll

see you at the summer ball, but we should have a party just for us too!”

“Please invite us to the duchy too. Yes? Please!”

I managed to escape after agreeing to their requests.

Clyde, watching us impassively, whispered to me, “How long do I have to wait?”

There was a reason why he reacted like this. We had promised to go on a date today.

I gently stroked his arm as an apology, then glanced nervously at Clybe. They were already giving us ‘what’s going on?’ looks.

“

… I have some errands to run, so I should go. Let’s talk later, Guys.”

“What errands? Can’t you give us a hint?”

“Where are you going? We won’t follow!”

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[It definitely seems like they know that you’re on a date

ㅋㅋ

.]

Pretending not to hear Clybe, I turned to leave when,

“Theresa.”

Ilya, who had been missing in action, suddenly appeared close by.

“Where have you been, Professor? You’ve been missing recently.”

Ilya paused at my question, then furrowed his brow slightly. “Well… nothing in particular. Why ask? Did you miss me?”

Then, Clyde stepped in front of me, scoffing at Ilya. “That’s an inappropriate thing to say to a student, isn’t it?”

Ilya responded nonchalantly. “If it sounded inappropriate, you understood it correctly.”

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Rotten Taste’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[

… the sibling rivalry is delicious]

I was mortified.