I suddenly became the villain and I liked it

I watch Lyn run away. I can feel my body calming down a bit after the kiss. The adrenaline is still helping me ignore the pain but my mind has now cleared.

“Oh. She ran away. I’m going after her, okay? See you later, Miss Athena!”

Juliet runs after Lyn and I do not reply to her farewell. I can also see the prince wants to go after her but I call out to him.

“Prince, we have something more important to do here.”

“But I have to talk to Lu-“

“Prince, do I need to repeat myself?”

The prince looks at the door then back at me. After a few seconds, he acquiesces to my demand.

“Good choice, prince. Why, if you would have left what would happen to these things if no one was around to stop me.”

The prince looks down at the quintet and remains silent.

“Now then. I believe that everything has been cleared up, yes? The main perpetrators of this incident are those five. While I may have my own issues with the commoner, as she said that is between us.”

The prince stays silent and nods.

“Good. Now, what shall we do to all of you?”

I lean my head towards them and smile. I see all of them visibly shake in fear.

“Let us start with their misdeeds. One, they have lied to and fooled a member of the royal family. Two, they blatantly antagonized and accused a member of a duke’s household. And three, they were the ones behind the dastardly bullying suffered by the prince’s precious commoner friend.”

The place is silent and I hear no objections.

“Also, they have ruined school property multiple times. Even though I have already warned them to stop doing so.”

“Wait.”

At this moment, the prince speaks up.

“What is it?”

“Did you know?”

“Know what?”

“What they were doing all this time?”

“Of course. This school is mine and so I make sure to be updated on the happenings.”

“Then, why did you do nothing!?”

The prince glares at me.

“You knew what was happening. I even asked you about it!”

“Why should I?”

“Huh?”

“I said, why should I? Why should I do such a thing?”

“She would not defend just anyone, let alone a noble. If she did defend you, that must mean something!”

I smile at him.

“I did just kiss her after all. That was more on the grounds of a reward rather than romantic.”

“That is not what I am talking about!”

“Now, now prince. You will not get any answers out of me. You know that. Unless, you are willing to do something.”

I stare at him. He looks back in confusion. After a few seconds, he realizes what I meant.

“No. I told you that I will not do that.”

“Then, I shall not share what I do not wish to share with you.”

“Argh.”

The prince slumps his shoulders in defeat.

“Now that we are over that. Let us refocus on these things on the ground. I already have a few ideas on how to deal with them. None of them are pretty. So, how about you give your idea first, prince? You are the most affected, after all.”

“Huh? How about we just make them apologize?”

“No no no. That will not do. That is too weak, too bland, too boring. How about this? All of you will take off all of your clothes and go to the dorm completely naked.”

“WHAT!?”

It was a simultaneous shout. A lot of people reacted to my statement.               

“Wait, Athena. That is going too far.”

“Oh? Do you really think so, prince? We can go an alternative route. I can just go tell father that his precious daughter was being harassed in school. Do you really think the families of these five would survive my father’s wrath?”

“That is-“

Even though my father is known as a kind man, every single noble knows that when it comes to me. Whoever dares to mess with me will suffer a gruesome fate. Of course, father just uses it as an excuse to do whatever plan he has in his mind but everyone believes that it is due to his love for me.

“In essence, what I am asking is not much after all. All they need to do is take off their clothes then go back to the dorm. Easy as that.”

“But-“

“I refuse to waste any of my words for this issue. This is your last chance to agree. If you do not agree, I will tell my father everything that happened here.”

It only took the prince a few seconds to understand. He lowers his head and nods.

“Good. Now, strip.”

I look towards the five of them. I wait as eventually four of them take their clothes off leaving four of them in their underwear.

“Why have you not taken your clothes off?”

“I refuse! This is not right! Prince, please save me!”

The leader begs the prince but the prince stays silent.

“Ugh, how ugly. Hold her.”

I gesture to Sylvia and Blanche as they grab both of her arms and stop her from moving.

“Melanie, scissors.”

Melanie quickly hands over scissors to me.

“Count yourself lucky. I only touch those that I wish to touch. You have forced my hand to touch you.”

I pull on her hair and raise it up. It is easy for my current state. I can see tears and snot coming out of her face. How disgusting.

“Ugh, you truly are disgusting.”

I use the scissors to cut her clothes and her underwear. Then, I rip it all off and throw it at the side as I return the scissors to Melanie.

“Since you four did not resist, I will let you have your underwear but you must drag her completely naked. Do you understand?”

The other four nod as they hold to their leader. She screams but no one pays her mind. At this moment, Emilia enters the classroom and stands beside me.

“All five of you are expelled.”

She declares calmly and proceeds to leave the room. I can see the prince wants to speak but I stop him.

“You heard her. Once you get back to your dorms, get your stuff and get out. Or else we will have someone throw all of you out.”

The four girls drag the other one kicking and screaming. Does she have no shame? Does she not know that she is completely naked?

“The spectacle is over. Go home now. If any of you do not, you will suffer the same fate.”

Everybody else reacts to my words and leaves the classroom. The prince was the last one to leave as I shoo him away. I force myself to wait for a few seconds before I stagger.

“Mistress!”

“Ugh. I have hit my limit. I leave the rest to you.”

I collapse and lose consciousness. Ah, how weak.