I’m Just an Ordinary Clown at the Academy chapter 94

94 – Sepia Leviden 4

“But how do you know?”

Sepia asked Loki, who was being tormented by the spirits after removing the mask Loki had given her.

Even though being tormented meant mischievous spirits pulling Loki’s hair or clinging to his side, it was nothing more.

“It’s more comfortable than I thought.”

Sepia looked at the white mask in her hand.

Perhaps due to the laughing eyes and smiling mouth, wearing the mask made the person look amusing.

She had thought it might be uncomfortable to see Loki wearing it all the time, but once she tried it, it wasn’t uncomfortable at all.

It was so comfortable that she might forget she was wearing it after a long time.

“Ahahahahaha, it tickles! Please don’t do that. Huh? Miss Sepia, what did you just say?”

“How do you know who killed your parents?”

“Well, it’s natural that Sepia would be curious about that. But why are you asking now?”

“…I was too excited earlier…”

Sepia mumbled with a reddened face.

She had forgotten to ask in her excitement about knowing who killed her parents.

“Answer quickly! How do you know?”

It wasn’t surprising that Loki knew about the tragedy in the village.

Viscount Leviden had promised a substantial reward to anyone who could find out the identity of the person who killed Sepia’s parents or to the one who killed that person.

Many adventurers, detectives, knights, and others investigated to gain money, fame, or the favor of Viscount Leviden, but none of them found out.

As Sepia’s talent became renowned, so did the tragedy of Sepia.

Some looked at Sepia with sympathetic eyes upon hearing the tragedy, while others used it as a weapon to hurt Sepia.

Thus, Sepia’s tragedy became widely known, but until now, no one had discovered the identity of the man who caused the tragedy.

“Sephia, do you remember what I said earlier? I mentioned avenging my siblings not long ago.”

Though Sephia didn’t understand the relevance of knowing the person who killed Loki’s parents, she silently listened to his words.

“I’m just like you, Sephia.”

Just like her?

Sephia couldn’t comprehend Loki’s words.

“What do you mean?”

“The one who killed my brother is also a necromancer. Different from the one who killed your parents, Betz, but still a necromancer.”

“……………………….”

Loki calmly shared his past with Sephia.

The kids they encountered in the alley. The ones who died controlled by a necromancer and whom Loki personally killed.

While listening to Loki’s story, Sephia couldn’t find any words to say.

Could it be that Loki, always smiling, had such a dark past?

Loki mentioned that he obtained information about Betz during the process of killing that necromancer.

“To be honest, showing you this much should make you believe me completely, Sephia. Originally, I didn’t plan to reveal something that would shock you, but…”

Loki recalled Betz’s face. He hadn’t seen it in person, but he had seen it many times in the game.

Wondering if it was the right thing to do, he seriously considered it, but it was necessary to give Sephia absolute trust.

With the image of Betz’s face in his mind, Loki created a phantom of Betz in the air.

“…………!”

Sephia stared at the man’s face that appeared in the air.

The man who killed the villagers and her parents.

To remember that day every single day, and to kill him the moment they meet, the man she had imagined was right in front of her.

Kugugugugugu!!!!

Sepia saw Betsdo’s face and her emotions intensified, just like when the spirits were about to go wild.

-Thump

She felt the same cold sensation on her face as before.

Loki had put on the white mask again.

“Sepia, take deep breaths slowly. That’s just a fake I made.”

“Haa… Haa…”

Sepia listened to Loki’s words and took slow deep breaths.

Loki remained silent, waiting for Sepia’s breathing to become calm.

“…I’m okay now.”

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Sepia didn’t even know if she was saying those words to Loki or to herself.

“Now, can you trust me?”

“It’s not like I don’t trust you! But…”

“I know. It’s an important issue for you, and it’s natural for you to be curious and excited.”

“…Can I really do it?”

Sepia buried her face in Loki’s chest and whispered in a weak voice.

Her body was trembling.

Until just now, she believed that if she did what Loki had just said, she would definitely get revenge.

But now, her whole body was trembling just by seeing his face. Can she really get revenge?

At that anxious moment.

-Tap, tap.

I could feel someone lightly tapping my head with their palm.

And then, a serious voice, different from usual, reached my ears.

“I told you earlier, don’t worry. I’ll assist you by Sepia’s side.”

“…………..Okay.”

-Tap, tap.

The palm on my head felt a little awkward, but strangely, my heart felt at ease.

To the point where I wanted to stay like this a little longer.

-Tap, tap.

-Tap, tap.

-Tap, tap.

-Tap, tap.

-Tap, tap.

-Tap, tap.

-Tap, tap.

-Tap, tap.

-Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.

Snap.

“How long are you going to keep touching me! Ease up a bit!”

I thought to myself that I wanted to do it a little more, but I never imagined I would keep touching it for an hour straight.

My head started to ache from how much I had tapped it.

“That’s right, isn’t it? Sepia’s hair is incredibly soft, so my hand naturally goes to it. Even now, even now! My right hand moves on its own!”

Loki’s right hand trembled as it gradually approached Sepia’s hair, and his left hand caught that right hand.

“Sigh!”

Seeing that, laughter involuntarily escaped from me.

Yeah, there’s no need to be afraid when this guy is helping me.

“If you like it so much, I’ll allow you to touch it specially.”

Sepia said, flipping her pink hair back.

“………….”

Contrary to my expectations that he would touch it right away, Loki crossed his arms and just watched quietly.

“Now that you’re telling me to do it, I don’t want to touch it anymore.”

-Slap!

“Get lost and die!”

* * *

The next day.

Loki and Sepia were walking through the Academy grounds to attend Professor Gedra’s class after having lunch.

“Come to think of it, how is Lania doing?”

Lania, Sepia’s younger sister whom they ran into at the restaurant with Johann last time, was not an adopted child like Sepia, but a child born to a viscount and his first wife.

“Sigh………….”

In response to Loki’s question, Sepia let out a deep sigh.

“What’s bothering you?”

“It’s not that she’s sick or anything, but Rania seems to catch colds easily, probably because she takes after her mother. This time, she was playing outside secretly and caught a cold.”

“We should visit her later. Besides Rania, do you have any other siblings?”

-Pause.

Upon hearing Loki’s words, Sepia paused for a moment and then scowled.

“There is. I don’t really want to talk about it. I don’t even consider that brat as family.”

Unlike when talking about Rania, there was no trace of affection on Sepia’s face.

“If you’re feeling uneasy, should I, like yesterday, stroke your head?”

“… Not necessary!”

-Pause.

As Loki and Sepia, who were heading to attend Gedra’s class, were talking, someone appeared in front of them.

Sepia’s expression visibly crumpled upon seeing the man at the front.

The man had bluish hair similar to Rania’s, but compared to her, he was much more refined.

‘Darun.’

Behind that man, more than ten people stood, holding weapons.

* * *

Currently, Lord Rivaden had two wives.

The person Sepia considered her mother was only the first wife.

The first wife couldn’t have children due to congenital health issues.

The second wife gave birth to a son and named him Darun.

The first wife also gave birth to a child later, but resembling the first wife, the child was congenitally unhealthy.

It was when Darun believed without doubt that he would become the next lord that Sepia appeared.

Darun, though not lacking in talent for swordsmanship or combat, was overshadowed by Sepia’s extraordinary talent to an extent that it made Darun’s abilities pale in comparison.

Fearing that Sepia would take the position of the head of the family, Darun tormented Sepia in hidden places.

“Did your parents commit suicide and plan for you to come here on purpose? Or did you kill them yourself?”

“Otherwise, it’s unbelievable that you’re the only one who survived. Ah! Did you beg for your life, even selling your body?”

Darun attacked Sepia without hesitation, putting forth Sepia’s tragedy.

Of course, Sepia would respond with curses, but she never spoke of it to the lord or the first wife.

If Sepia found happiness through Lord Leviden and the first wife, Rania, the stress she received came entirely from Darun.

Upon seeing Darun, Sepia reflexively suppressed the curses that were about to come out.

Normally, she would have showered him with curses, but Loki was behind her.

She didn’t want to show Loki that she was fighting with someone like Darun.

So, she just ignored him and tried to pass by.

“Hello, I’m Darun Leviden, a sophomore. Nice to meet you.”

Darun extended his hand to Loki with a repulsive smile.

“Don’t get close. Ignore him.”

Sepia couldn’t express her inner thoughts outwardly.

Because of her personal emotions, she couldn’t make Lord Leviden’s greeting be ignored.

Back when Sepia was adopted as the Leviden lord and became close to another noble girl shortly after. Darun, without tormenting Sepia, mercilessly harassed that girl.

Sepia only learned this fact later, but there was no concrete evidence.

When Sepia closed her eyes, hoping for time to pass quickly.

Strangely, no sound could be heard.

Sepia opened her eyes slightly and looked at Loki.

Loki, with both hands in his pockets, stared at the stretched-out hand.

“Ah, are you asking me to grab ‘this’?”

-Swish.

At Loki’s words, Daerun’s lips twitched, but when Loki withdrew his hand from his pocket, Daerun didn’t say anything.

Daerun thought that Loki would grab his hand now that he had taken it out of his pocket, but Loki scratched his head with the hand he pulled out.

-Scratch, scratch.

“But what should I do? I’m not particularly pleased to meet you.”

“………. Ahahahaha, as interesting as I heard. Can I know your name?”

Daerun’s smile was distorted, unlike when he first spoke to Loki. He realized that Loki was ignoring him.

But Daerun hadn’t gotten angry with Loki yet because Daerun had something he wanted from Loki.

It’s the magical tool Loki used when he fought Rofri and the one he used during the midterms.

If he could find out how to make it and sell it, it would be possible to elevate his status within the family.

‘Those commoners can be easily deceived with just money.’

Daerun was planning to make a brief introduction and leave.

“I am Sepia’s friend, Tom Kurse.”

Everyone in the room looked at Loki with surprised eyes. There was no one here who didn’t know Loki’s name.

“…… Weren’t you Loki?”

Dahun asked, his smile shattered, looking at Loki.

He never expected Loki to lie about his name.

What followed was even more unexpected.

“What’s up? You know it, but why ask?”

When everyone stared at Loki in bewilderment,

Loki calmly replied, “Are you trying to pick a fight with me right now?”