I Became the Villain’s Childhood Friend Chapter 49

 

I didn’t know what to do, so I lowered my hand and slowly stroked her back.

 

“You must contact me!”

 

When I looked at her face again, the corners of her eyes were a little red. I answered while trying to smile.

 

“Of course, Adele.”

 

“Then that’s enough.”

 

Adele also smiled and soon ran towards the classroom to take her class.

 

As soon as I parted ways with Adele, I moved on and headed to the place written about in the Academy letter.

 

Magic Academy Building, 42 Counseling Room.

 

I climbed the stairs familiarly. I never thought I would get used to it like this after only being there for half a year. It was truly amazing.

 

It seems like just yesterday that I climbed these stairs, feeling like I was being dragged into a slaughterhouse.

 

I sighed deeply and stood in front of the consulting room. Then I turned the doorknob and opened the consultation room door.

 

“It’s been a long time, eh?”

 

It didn’t take long for me to understand the situation.

 

Charis was sitting on the sofa, looking at me with a smiling face.

 

He held my withdrawal application form in one hand.

 

***

 

Why is that person here?

 

No way, it’s not like he left his student status and became a professor…

 

“What are you doing? Sit down.”

 

Charis seemed to be okay with the situation and nodded slightly toward the chair in front of him.

 

“…Why is Your Highness here?”

 

I moved my still legs and sat down in front of him.

 

“Because I’m your mentor.”

 

Charis glanced over the resignation letter I submitted and answered casually. I asked without even thinking about managing my facial expression.

 

“Where is the Professor?”

 

Instead of answering my question, he changed the topic with a shameless look on his face.

 

“Is the reason for dropping out due to mental trauma caused by a magic accident?”

 

His gaze glanced at my hand. I gently covered my hand, which had completely healed.

 

“Your Highness,it seems that you think people’s trauma is funny. Thanks to a certain someone, I fear magic itself.”

 

“I remember it wasn’t that big of an accident.”

 

While saying that, Charis smiled brightly.

 

“…I beg your pardon?”

 

I wasn’t always managing my facial expressions, but it had been a long time since I had wrinkled my face like this. Yet Charis still smiled faintly.

 

He asked me, leaning back comfortably on the sofa.

 

“Tell me.”

 

“…”

 

“What was so difficult about attending the Academy that made you want to drop out?”

 

…Has this guy finally gone crazy?

 

“What is your purpose in asking when you know all the answers?”

 

“Ah, I know the answer? I really don’t know, though…”

 

Charis’s face, with a harmless expression as if he knew nothing, was truly something I couldn’t describe in words.

 

“Danae, if you’re having a hard time, feel free to tell me.”

 

What he said made me laugh out loud.

 

I was glad I didn’t immediately overturn the table and grab that guy by the collar.

 

But I had to think about Dad.

 

It’s not that I love the Lerdonia family, but I still shouldn’t cause any accidents. I took a deep breath and calmly answered his words.

 

“It’s really because of the trauma from the accident.”Due to the nature of my department, it’s closely related to magic, so I can’t properly attend classes if I’m afraid of it, can I?”

 

Listening to me, Charis slowly nodded his head.

 

If I had said this much, you would have understood what I was saying.

 

That guy hated me, so I couldn’t figure out why he came all the way here.

 

“Then I’ll get going.”

 

I got up from my seat. Then Charis, who was looking at me intently, asked.

 

“It’s class time, you know, where are you going?”

 

“Because it’s class time.”

 

I’m not an Academy student anymore, right?

 

I narrowed my eyebrows. At that moment, my withdrawal application form in Charis’ hand burst into flames.

 

“What should we do.”

 

Charis asked me in a plain voice.

 

But what difference does burning that make? Since I received a letter from the Academy, hasn’t my letter of withdrawal been approved?

 

But somewhere in my heart, I continued to feel anxious. Because there was no way this world would leave me like this. But I did my best to hide my anxiety.

 

As I looked at him with an expressionless expression, Charis smiled and opened his mouth.

 

“It’s been in my hands since the day you submitted your application, Danae.”

 

“…What did you say?”

 

“You’ve heard me well, why would you ask me again.”

 

I really couldn’t hear you very well.

 

Although I had to use my brain to interpret what that motherf*cker was saying, my mind was so full that I couldn’t think straight.

 

Charis continued, spitting out words.

 

“You never, in the first place, submitted the application.”

 

“Are you… really crazy?”

 

“My sister likes you quite a bit, and Gloria likes you too.”

 

Charis continued, taking a sip of tea. I approached him.

 

“Your Highness hates me, and that’s the only reason you did this?”

 

Of course, it’s also creepy that that son of a b*tch kept my resignation letter like a perverted stalker.

 

But that aside, why?

 

Is he really trying to keep me in this school for that reason?

 

Then why did he do that to me?

 

“I’ll apologize if I unintentionally gave you a hard time.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m really sorry.”

 

From facial expressions, voices, and even the tone of speech.

 

He was clearly feeling sorry for me.

 

He was apologizing to me for what he did, yet I wasn’t okay with it at all.

 

On the contrary, I just got angry.

 

At the same time, my doubts about him grew bigger and bigger.

 

Something is off.

 

I thought Charis hated me. That’s why these things happened, I thought. But why does he want to keep me in the Academy?

 

If you don’t like someone, of course, it’s normal that you don’t want to look at them.

 

I stared at Charis without realizing it, and Charis was also looking at me clearly.

 

Strange. I couldn’t understand him at all.

 

“What are you thinking about?”

 

Charis asked me while I was lost in thought.

 

Only then did I come out of my thoughts and raise my head.

 

“Are you going to accept my apology?”

 

He asked again.

 

However, I couldn’t answer what he said.

 

When I came to my senses, I had already left the counseling room and was running. To somehow resolve this situation.

 

***

 

[Ah, that day… A male student came and said he was looking for your withdrawal form.]

 

[Did you give it to him?]

 

[Yes, because His Highness the Crown Prince requested it.]

 

Every single word he confidently responded to was absurd.

 

[…Then the approve of withdrawal,]

 

[Because the application itself hasn’t been completed, withdrawal isn’t possible.]

 

It was amazing how things turned out this way. When I realized that the withdrawal application period was over, I let out a laugh.

 

…The good news was that I didn’t go around the neighborhood talking about quitting school.

 

I didn’t even want to imagine how humiliating it would have been if I had quit and come back.

 

I was a little embarrassed to say goodbye to Adele. Yet she just smiled at me.

 

“It may be a shame for you, but I’m glad I can go out with you.”

 

She wrapped her arms around me.

 

It was a very happy and good thing to be able to go to school with such a kind Adele.

 

Ah, I didn’t tell anyone else about Charis. I just glossed over it as if I didn’t fill in the application form properly.

 

I didn’t want other people to get involved with Charis because of me.

 

Although I have only seen that guy for a short time, I already felt keenly that that guy wasn’t normal.

 

But Reynold, who was quick-witted, suddenly asked me this.

 

“Why didn’t you apply?”

 

“…”

 

“You wanted to get away from the Academy so badly, you know, you couldn’t have made a mistake.”

 

If I put aside the story about Charis, I had no other answer.

 

As I turned my eyes intently, Reynold narrowed his eyebrows and bent down to my eye level.

 

I was startled by the sudden appearance of his face.

 

“Excuse me.”

 

Reynold called me in a low voice.

 

“…I’m listening.”

 

“Then that’s a relief.”

 

“If you understand, m-move away.”

 

When I pushed his shoulder, he was obediently pushed away.

 

I looked around and spoke quietly.

 

“I mean, us. Now we should keep some distance between us…”

 

Reynold’s face immediately turned bloodthirsty, so I changed my words to keep my distance.

 

“…while talking, how about that?”

 

Then his expression seemed to relax. I continued speaking calmly.

 

“Anyway, if you and I go to the Academy together, the rumors will still persist.”

 

“Do you still care about that rumor?”

 

“It would be a lie if I said I don’t. It wouldn’t benefit you at all, you know.”

 

“What, were you worried about me?”

 

It was the moment when Reynold’s face, which had been slightly stiff after being pushed by me, straightened up a bit.

 

“…I’m not worried about you at all.”

 

I added something in a subtle way, yet he didn’t seem to pay any attention.

 

Instead, he lightly shrugged his shoulders.

 

“Fine by me.”

 

“…Really?”

 

Reynold nodded his head lightly.

 

“Neither you nor I have any rational feelings for each other, but if we become distant because of those rumors, people will think that we really have feelings for each other.”

 

After hearing it, I realized that it was true.

 

To be honest, I didn’t really want to get away from Reynold.

 

There was a time when I thought about keeping my distance for a while, but honestly, I don’t have any desire to stay away now.

 

But here’s my thought, why is Gloria doing this?

 

It would definitely bother Gloria if there’s a girl who was close to her lover.

 

I looked at Reynold quietly and held out my little finger to him.

 

He looked puzzled for a moment.

 

“Then, if we find someone we like, let’s keep our distance then.”

 

“…”

 

“…Because one day, we will find someone we like too.”

 

There was no answer from Reynold. He just stared at my finger, holding out to him.

 

Only when I felt extremely embarrassed by my finger reaching out to him did Reynold hook his finger with mine.

 

The moment I touched his body temperature, I paused for a moment.

 

It was completely different from Reynold’s fingers when he was young.

 

It was much warmer, thicker, and bigger.

 

Much better than my hand.

 

I don’t think his hand was much different from mine until not long ago…

 

As our fingers were completely tied, I felt strangely strange.

 

My fingers, hidden by his thick fingers, were infinitely fragile.