I Am The Game's Villain

Chapter 307  Unfortunate Relation

”Amael, what exactly happened?” Victor asked hesitantly as we exited Professor Priscillaʼs classroom.

”About what?” I tossed my bag over my shoulder, dismissing the question.

”Obviously, heʼs talking about the engagement between Elizabeth and you,” Celeste joined us, her expression a mix of curiosity and shock.

”Oh, that. Well, she just became my fiancee. Whatʼs wrong with that?” I replied nonchalantly. ”Why donʼt you ask Selene about it?” I shot a cold gaze at Selene, the source of all this chaos.

”I did ask her, but she refuses to tell us,” Celeste pouted.

”I didnʼt say that. I said I would if Victor spends tonight helping me with homework,” Selene clarified, shaking her head.

Thereʼs definitely something wrong in her mind.

”I-I canʼt…” Victor replied, blushing slightly.

”T-This is inappropriate, Selene!” Celeste blushed bright red.

”Whatʼs inappropriate?” Selene innocently asked. ”I just wanted him to help me with homework.”

”Nobody believes that. What kind of lascivious homework are you thinking about?” I retorted immediately.

Selene shot me a cold gaze. ”The same kind you had with Elizabeth, Brother-in-law.”

”You...bitch!” I snapped at her.

”C-Calm down, Amael!” Victor restrained me from confronting Selene with a punch to send her back to her grandpa.

”I-Iʼm confused about your conversations... lascivious homework?” Celeste seemed to reach the right conclusion, blushing even deeper. Only Selene and I knew she was spot-on.

”You two seemed unusually close... even if just a few days ago, you barely spoke to each other,” Cylien observed suspiciously.

”Whoʼs close with her?” I scoffed, freeing myself from Victorʼs grasp. ”Iʼd rather die than be her brother-in-law.”

”But you are her brother-in-law...” Victor reminded me.

”I know...” I sighed, clenching my fists.

I know dammit!

Curse my life!

”Youʼre hiding a lot of things, Amael,” Victor suddenly remarked.

”Really,” I replied ambiguously.

”I mean, youʼre hella strong, and you even provoked Alvara of all people... and now youʼre engaged to Elizabeth for some reason,” he pointed out.

”I never claimed to be weak,” I shrugged. ”As for Alvara, she can play around, but not with me around.”

”You can be quite cool sometimes, Amael,” Celeste chimed in with a grin.

I cast a glance at her. ”I am always cool.”

Celeste giggled and shook her index finger at me. ”Sometimes, you donʼt do anything, and I find that quite a pity.”

”You sure have the guts to say that after you stalked me and witnessed with your very eyes me saving Alicia, my junior,” I snorted.

”I-I didnʼt stalk you!” Celeste glared at me, embarrassed, as everyone looked at her strangely.

”W-Wait, what about Alicia?!” Victor, upon hearing his sisterʼs name, interjected.

”It was Adrian,” Celeste clarified, her expression turning to disgust. ”He harassed Alicia again, but Amael took care of him.”

”He took care of him?” Selene asked.

”Yes, he kicked him out of the academy,” Celeste trailed off with a smirk, as if she could relive the moment.

”You attacked another Great Noble... it wonʼt end well for you,” Cylien commented, dumbfounded.

I ignored her and looked at Victor.

He stopped his steps, clenching his fists. His face was very cold, and he seemed on the verge of snapping, as a bloody aura appeared to leak from him.

Is that his Raven Bloodline?

Impressive.

I get chills just feeling it.

”Victor,” Selene intervened, grasping his arm, and surprisingly, it seemed to calm him down.

Wow.

Usually, that role would be Celesteʼs, but it looked like Seleneʼs relationship with Victor was more ʼsoftʼ here. I guess by intervening with the love potion, I altered a lot of what should have happened, but there seemed to be more to it.

I couldnʼt deny that I was glad about what I was seeing.

Selene taking the Villainessʼ route might be less and less possible and it would save me from pain in the future.

After Victor took a deep breath, he looked at me gratefully. ”Thanks, Amael. Iʼm really grateful. I canʼt even help her... she doesnʼt want to,” he added bitterly.

Victor had intervened plenty of times between Adrian and Alicia, but Alicia would reject his help, much like she had rejected Celeste before. It wasnʼt that she hated Victor; she seemed resigned to her fate. Moreover, it was a decision from Salazar Raven, the Head of the Raven House. Victor couldnʼt do much, especially since he wasnʼt directly related to Alicia.

”I just helped my junior in distress, nothing much.”

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My eyes twitched at Cleenahʼs remark.

”Still, if you need any help, ask me, Amael. Iʼll come right away,” Victor grinned and pressed his fist against my shoulder.

I smiled and nodded.

The more time I spent with Victor, the more I was convinced that the developers of Jayden might have indulged in a lot of creativity, if he truly was a character, that is. Victor was miles ahead of Jayden, that was for sure.”

…

We all headed to the cafeteria, and as usual, I took a lone table. Victor offered to have me join his table, but I politely refused. Honestly, I found it quite uncomfortable to be surrounded by Victorʼs harem.

A few minutes later, John joined me with his usual aloof expression, but today he seemed more annoyed than usual, and I knew exactly why.

”...”

He kept glaring at me, but I ignored it and continued to devour my spaghetti at great speed.

”I hope you have a damn good reason for that, Edward,” he said coldly.

”Reason for what?”

John gritted his teeth, and the table cracked under his arm.

”Fine, donʼt worry about the engagement. Itʼs just a forced one because of Duncan Tepes. He dragged me forcefully into it,” I explained.

”You think Iʼm stupid enough to believe that?” John snorted.

”This is the truth, John. I was forced, just like Elizabeth. Once she finds her lover, likely Victor, I will break off the engagement. I hope you didnʼt ramble anything to Layla,” I asked with a glare.

”I will send a letter right after classes.”

”Donʼt do that! Itʼs just a forced one, I said,” I pointed my fork at him.

Layla wouldnʼt come here just for a forced engagement, and she would believe me if I explained that I was forced. However, that wasnʼt the problem.

Layla was smart.

Dangerously smart.

The smartest woman I knew, along with Aunt Belle.

She would quickly connect the dots with just a few pieces of information. If she found out what happened to my virginity, she would definitely arrive here the very night. I wasnʼt against her coming since I truly missed her, but I feared what she would do in Sancta Vedelia.

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Anyway...

”Hello, guys.”

-Thud

Amelia arrived with Elizabeth, who was clearly dragged here.

”Amelia... I donʼt think-”

”You shut up, Eliza!” Amelia forced Elizabeth to sit in front of me while she took the seat in front of John, next to me.

I continued to eat, trying my best to ignore them, but it was difficult.

”Soooooo. You both are madly in love and pleaded to your parents to engage you together?” Amelia asked loudly.

”Yes...” Elizabeth lowered her face.

”Thatʼs... right,” obviously I nodded.

I could feel Johnʼs glare on me intensifying, but what could I do?!