Became an Academy Self-Inflicted Blackmailer chapter 88

88 – Full-scale sports competition (2)

It was a thought that suddenly occurred to me.

Should I call it a light curiosity?

Me and Beatrice, first of all, the two people here except that woman in gray robes.

If there is even a slight possibility of being targeted by someone among the two of us, which one would it be?

Actually, there was no need to think deeply. Needless to say, Beatrice’s chances were high.

I’m not trying to say that she goes around incurring her grudges.

It was simply a matter of awareness.

Even though she is a first-year student at the same academy and a special admission student, she and I are fundamentally different. To put it simply, she is that person.

A saint could be said to be the most important person in a religious order, and furthermore, wouldn’t the religious order be a group that is bound to make quite a few enemies?

If you are targeting Beatrice, not me.

If you get attacked by her, it’s probably her.

It was indeed a simple principle.

But.

‘Why?’

Currently, the exact opposite situation is unfolding. Someone is targeting me, not Beatrice.

When I first heard it, I still thought, ‘I wonder if that’s true,’ but now I think I know for sure.

The woman in that robe was targeting me.

At least, it was definitely me who was heading toward that calm way of living.

I don’t know why, so I narrow my eyebrows. Really, why?

“──Saint of the Order.”

But no opportunity was given to answer such questions. Because the other person spoke first.

The gaze of the deep green eyes rested on Beatrice for a moment.

“…… “I memorized her face, but I didn’t think I’d ever run into her again.”

“… ….”

“Why are you with that man?”

The woman who said those words immediately took a step back.

As if she was expressing that she had no intention of fighting.

‘…… ‘That way of speaking.’

However, at this moment, I had to feel a strong sense of déjà vu. This feeling like something is coming to mind.

I knew that way of speaking.

And just as I was trying to recall her memories of him, her womanly gaze returned to me again. Two shaded eyes stare piercingly at me.

It may be new, but it was definitely a murderous spirit.

Hostility of unknown origin. Suddenly, the thought that she might have mistaken me for someone else briefly occurred to me.

‘Something.’

Why?

‘Something is strange.’

I don’t know for sure, but the reason why I thought that was a wrong guess.

I felt myself falling into a feeling that I couldn’t easily describe. An instinctive resistance to living, tension and pressure on one level.

Anyway, it wasn’t a very pleasant feeling.

‘He spoke as if he knew me.’

But the thoughts continued.

What we need to worry about now is not a momentary discomfort.

-Why are you with that man?

What the woman said right before. This not only means that she knows Beatrice, but it also suggests that she is clearly aware of my existence.

‘How?’

The first thing that came to mind was a question.

You know Beatrice, so there’s nothing to wonder about. She was a saint, and it is safe to say that she was a celebrity not only in the academy but across the entire continent.

But if you know me, the story is different.

Knowing myself means knowing things about Dante.

…… So does this mean that ‘Dante’ has more past activities that I don’t know about?

‘No, no. ‘Let’s not jump to conclusions.’

I frowned and shook my head from side to side. Perhaps this idea may have gone too far.

It’s just a coincidence that I might have mistaken him for someone similar, and it’s not impossible that the other person’s words didn’t have any special meaning.

There is no need to waste your mental energy in advance by concluding that you definitely know me, that is, Dante.

I decided to think that way first.

Rather, it was only right after that that I realized that that thought was truly an illusion.

“A man with extraordinary abilities, Dante.”

“… ….”

The woman said my name, and I remained silent. Of course, I didn’t say what I was thinking a moment ago.

Still, isn’t it inevitable that it’s a bit odd?

‘…… You know it right.’

A moment of awkwardness is quickly erased. There was no need to sit idly by just because a hopeful observation turned out to be wrong.

I know my name and my abilities. Two short syllables, but I wouldn’t be able to explain myself more clearly than that.

At this point, I had to admit it.

There is ‘something more’ to Dante.

And there is a high probability that the woman in front of me right now has something to do with it.

“…… “Do you know me?”

It was a situation where there were no other options.

I asked a question directly, and the green-eyed woman nodded her head.

“I know. “I know that very well.”

“…… !”

That is a definite answer. She coolly acknowledged meeting me.

I couldn’t help but feel my heart pounding in many ways.

I definitely feel uncomfortable that someone who knew Dante would send me his life like this. But it wasn’t that I wasn’t interested in Dante’s story.

First, I tried to ask a question to confirm the other person’s purpose.

“…… No.”

If the woman had not opened her mouth again just before that.

I’m sure he would have done that.

“I know it very well…” … “I thought about it.”

“…… ?”

I had to blink in embarrassment at the woman’s sudden change of words.

Are you saying you know me or not?

“I… ….”

I don’t know the reason. However, unlike the first time, her woman’s voice contained quite a confused atmosphere.

She hesitated for a moment, then looked at me with narrowed eyes and spoke again.

“I know you. I know. But, I’m not sure anymore.”

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“?”

“Something is strange. Something has changed strangely. “This shouldn’t be like this right now.”

What are you saying?

She was spitting out words I couldn’t understand, and even though she was sure she was looking at my confused expression, she just held her head.

No matter how much I think about it, I think I’m the one who should be embarrassed.

I don’t know why she, who revealed her murderous nature to people as soon as we met, is experiencing such panic. So, even though she was someone who almost attacked me, I didn’t feel particularly scared of her.

Well, I was embarrassed at first and very nervous.

Looking at it now, what can I say? Do you feel like you’re just seeing a strange person?

From the way you talk, it’s clear that you know me and Dante.

‘…… Hmm.’

Is that right?

Anyway, I don’t think that’s wrong.

I first exchanged glances with my only ally to find a solution to this awkward situation. So, with Beatrice.

Even so, her initial wariness and hostility had been erased, and only a vague doubt had settled on her expression.

Actually, it had no choice but to be like that. It must have been such a sudden change in attitude.

‘Riche.’

‘Yes.’

‘What is it? Boy. What does it look like?’

‘I don’t know either… ….’

Soon, Beatrice and I began exchanging opinions through eye contact.

Meanwhile, the woman was holding her forehead and making moaning noises.

…… He seemed like a friend who was a bit out of his mind.

‘What are you going to do? ‘Wouldn’t it be better to tell someone first?’

‘…… ‘Umm.’

That was the initial opinion that Beatrice hinted at. Whether she reports it or not, isn’t there a need to first inform her about the woman in front of her?

Actually, it was not a wrong opinion.

He is a person who tried to attack current students regardless of the circumstances and reasons. She cannot be ignored just because she is an outsider; on the contrary, since she is an outsider, there is a need to treat her even more seriously.

I also didn’t want to just let go of the person who was trying to kill me. To be honest, I think it would be very uncomfortable.

But… ….

‘I think I know.’

The reason I am still hesitating like this is ultimately nothing else.

I’m not sure, but there was something I could guess.

Okay, I’m not sure. But the feeling was telling. That thought is probably right.

-I know you. I know.

-Something is strange. Something has changed strangely.

That way of speaking.

In the end, the tone of speech was the problem.

I was hesitant at first, but now I am confident. I’ve heard this before somewhere.

And that naturally means that the woman in front of me is someone I know.

“Over there.”

So I made a decision. For now, hold off on informing the academy. It may be too early to judge her as a threat right now.

So, I wanted a piece to give me confidence.

“By any chance, what is your name?”

It’s a simple story. Check the name of her counterpart, and if it is the ‘her’ I expect –.

Rather than doing something right now, it is better to let people hear the story in more detail.

“…… “What’s your name?”

If there’s something I couldn’t imagine, it’s not something else.

Just one thing.

“What are you going to do if you know my name? I wonder what kind of trick they’re hiding inside…… !”

“… ….”

Yes. I had forgotten, but it seemed like this woman’s hostility towards me was still there.

Life seems to have become a little lighter.

“Huh…” … ! “Why on earth did things happen like this!”

“No, even if you ask me that, there’s nothing I can say in return.”

I threw up my hands, feeling that the story was starting to get complicated.

‘Why did things happen like this?’, D.

First of all, I don’t know what the ‘event’ in that question is, nor do I know how it came to be like this.

I repeat, I actually wanted to ask her something, but I was never in a position to listen to her questions in her place.

“…… “It’s strange, something like this.”

It’s hard to listen any further to her strange self-talk. If the tone and way of speaking didn’t resemble that of a person I know, I would have definitely left it alone and walked away.

…… And as I say this, I felt like I was slowly gaining confidence.

In my heart, I want to lift up that robe, probably called a blood-winded robe ‘over there’, and see the face hidden within it. Really right away.

I’m just holding on because I feel like if I do that, the already strong hostility will become even stronger.

‘What should I say to make him calm down?’

Communication begins with a level of favorability that is near the bottom. Still, if we mix things up well, we can probably understand each other.

It was a time when I was slowly choosing what to say in my heart, with expectations that were not those expectations.

“…… “You shouldn’t be here, at least not right now.”

“… ….”

She opened her mouth again.

The green eyes looking at me were very deep and dark.

“There is no reason to live such an ordinary, peaceful life.”

A tone of voice that makes me even more confident in my guess.

It is calm and sometimes has a touch of old-fashioned charm, so to speak, it could be said to be a characteristic of a certain region.

So predicting the other person’s origin was not that difficult.

Dongbang (東方).

“Why did such a drastic change occur…? … ?”

At the same time, the biggest characteristic of her words was that there was confusion in every sentence.

As if the thoughts or common sense I had firmly believed in had suddenly gone astray.

I slowly began to reflect on the words she put into her mouth.

-Why are you with that man?

First of all, I probably didn’t say that because I knew Beatrice. To be honest, it doesn’t even have anything to do with me.

She just knew us as information.

And, I was very embarrassed because the information was wrong.

-I know you. I know. But, I’m not sure anymore.

I know, but I don’t know anymore.

At first glance, it seems like nothing more than nonsense, but the truth is quite different.

Her words, those two contradictory expressions, are definitely not wrong. She truly thinks so and-.

Actually, it wasn’t a big mistake.

To put it simply, she simply did not know ‘me at this time’.

‘Is that what it was?’

He knows Dante, whom I don’t know, or he knows his past actions, or, in short, we know each other.

It wasn’t like that.

This is probably the first time she has met me, and that is probably why she looks even more embarrassed.

-You shouldn’t be here, at least not right now.

‘That conclusive tone…’ ….’

It is certain. I couldn’t deny it anymore. The woman in front of her is probably the ‘her’ I know.

I burst out laughing inside.

‘Why is this guy at the academy now?’

…… It may be meaningless, but I narrow my eyes to get a glimpse of the face covered in blood.

At that moment, she, too, began glaring at me with determined eyes, as if her complicated worries were over.

With everyone glaring at each other without avoiding eye contact, she was the first to open her mouth.

“Dante with superpowers.”

“Uh, why?”

I answered calmly, and the woman seemed a little angry, biting her lip and muttering her words.

“…… “I will watch over you.”

Just right!

And she crosses her thumb and her middle finger and flicks them.

That was also a hand gesture I was familiar with.

Saaa-

Soon, everything started to become blurry, like fog rising from a place where there was nothing…….

Wow!

Soon, the divine power that Beatrice spread by stepping on the ground dispelled the fog, but that was after her womanly form had disappeared.

However.

-Keep this in mind. That this is by no means a permanent reprieve.

At the last moment, I felt as if such a low voice rang in my ears and then dissipated.

…… I somehow managed to suppress the slight twitching of the corners of my mouth because of that.

‘For a guy we’ll just see, there wasn’t a single one that was really scary.’

It’s not a situation worth laughing at, though. What should I do when the way I talk makes me feel like a third-rate villain?

Anyway, the other person left like that, and Beatrice, who had been wary of her surroundings for a while, soon returned to her original posture.

“…… “It’s really gone.”

“That’s right.”

I nodded, and Beatrice looked uncomfortable for a moment, then glanced at me.

“Well, is there anything you can point out?”

And when he asks that question, it is as if he is wondering if he has any inkling since I was the target of the other person’s murderousness and hostility.

If you think generally, what can you know about me?

“Yes.”

In this case, the situation is a bit different.

“There is a corner to point out.”

“…… “Uh, yes?”

Beatrice looked up at me with her eyes wide open, as if she didn’t expect the answer that it was real.

I don’t think he asked because he really thought I might know something.

That makes it even more unfortunate. Even though I think about it, it’s a sudden situation, and in fact, it’s a normal situation where you shouldn’t know anything no matter what you want to know.

I was also very embarrassed. A woman who suddenly appears, says what she wants, and then quickly disappears.

But it’s really funny that she seems to know her identity.

I scratched the back of my head and opened my mouth again.

“It must be the first time we’ve met each other… ….”

Beatrice patiently waited for me to speak, and after a moment of contemplation, I briefly took a bite.

“You probably know someone too. “At least you’ve heard of it.”

“Yes…… ?”

At her words, Beatrice tilted her head subtly. It was as if her expression said she was not expecting anything at all.

But you will probably understand when you hear it.

Because she was that famous and had a famous name.

“Hmm.”

I took a moment to choose my words, then thought it would be easiest to understand if I just told it like it was, so I immediately brought up her name.

“Djibril Anais. “You know, right?”

And Beatrice’s expression immediately hardened.

I guess it’s because there was a person that came to mind just by hearing about her.

“…… “Wait a minute, is that really possible?”

She asked me back in a confused voice, and I nodded at her in the affirmative.

Yes, that was exactly what it was.

This is someone who I can’t help but be embarrassed by, and who shouldn’t appear here right now.

“Why did the astrologer come to see me? “I don’t know about that.”

A girl who must be in the East right now, and if she appears, she will definitely have to wait a year before she enters the academy.

He is the only one among the main characters who is from the East and has special abilities, at least not having visited the academy during the sports competition.

Astrologer Jibril. The identity of the gray robed woman was her.

A person with the ability to see the future appeared with clear hostility towards me.

‘Wow.’

…… It’s a bit hard to say this, but what can I say?

It certainly seemed like he was a prophet with a somewhat goofy side.

‘No matter how I look at that guy, it looks like he’s making a mistake.’

It is probably certain that Djibril saw a future involving me. The reason she showed up at her academy at the wrong time was because she had nothing else on her mind.

However, what I was confident about was that whatever the future was, there was a greater than 99% probability that it would be the future of the ‘real Dante.’

Judging from her words and attitude, it doesn’t seem like the real Dante’s actions are very positive…….

Anyway, it’s not important.

Even if he really does commit something in the future, strictly speaking, it won’t happen now, right?

‘I don’t know what they’re really doing, but.’

I somehow think it would be a good idea to do some research just in case. But to be honest, it was just embarrassing to have such hostility toward me based on a ‘future that would never happen.’

‘Well, astrology is not omnipotent.’

It was an embarrassing thing to say again, but yes. Can not help it. What can we do when the situation has become like this?

I also had no intention of staying in a relationship with Jibril that was filled with misunderstandings, so if possible, I would try to persuade him… ….

In the meantime, I thought it would be a good idea to find out a little about the secrets connected with Dante.

Jibril’s sudden appearance was definitely embarrassing, and her attitude toward me was quite unfair, but…

“… ….”

This seems to confirm the fact that there is something more hidden in my body.

If Jibril, who was originally scheduled to enroll in the academy in one year, would come to the academy just because of me, then it would definitely be true.

*****

West of the Academy. In a dense forest, not something you would expect to be inside a school.

“Ha, ha…….”

Deep in the place commonly called the Hummingbird Forest, a girl was taking off her robe and breathing hard.

Sarak-

White hair is revealed along the flowing robe. Her hair, as fine as silk, was very beautiful, but in some ways it felt very foreign.

It’s definitely a strange hair color.

But strangely, it feels like it is not a naturally formed color.

“… ….”

The girl, Jibril, closed her green eyes tightly once and then opened them. Then he pinches my wrist as hard as he can.

“Ugh.”

If it’s natural, then of course she’s drooling. However, she clearly felt the benefit of causing pain on purpose.

My mind, which had been tangled up until just now, became clear in an instant.

Jibril finally caught her breath with a ‘huuu’, and then she sat down, leaning her back against a tree on one side of her, as if half-collapsed.

Her eyes shed a dull light.

“…… Come to your senses, Jibril. “You need to come to your senses.”

What she eventually muttered was perhaps a self-talk aimed at herself.

She closed her mouth again and suddenly looked up at the sky. And then I grab the hem of her dress tightly.

The blue cloth that was gently revealed between the gray outer garments had a very different feel from the imperial clothing style.

“You must not be weak-hearted… ….”

Her voice was trembling, but it was just a process of gathering her feelings. As Jibril repeated this, he remembered the face of a boy.

Needless to say, this is the person she encountered just moments before, and who can be said to be the original reason she stepped onto the land of this distant empire in the first place.

Dante.

A person with extraordinary abilities, Dante.

“It’s something that has to be done.”

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He was Jibril’s goal.

“If I don’t kill him.”

Even the smallest variable makes her hesitate-.

“…… “This world will perish.”

Future misfortune and bad luck.

“…… Phew!”

Taking a deep breath and exhaling briefly, Jibril patted his chest a couple of times to regain his calm. She knew

I knew that future was beyond terrible.

So, stop it. Will stop it

Do whatever it takes.

…… I sympathized with his unfortunate past, but that did not mean I could just sit by and watch the predicted tragedy.

For the first time, Jibril’s green eyes were filled with true killing intent.

Kill him if you can. Even if you can’t do it, make sure you can do it.

In the unlikely event that we couldn’t do that, we had to be able to at least suppress his actions.

Either your life will be taken away, or you will be imprisoned in a place you will never be able to escape from. Anything is fine. Any method is good, so it is to prevent that monster in the future.

As a result, even if he ends up bearing the burden of murder―.

‘…… Certainly.’