I Possessed The Villain’s Childhood Friend

20 – Arcana – 2

“What crime did I commit?”

“Le, Lady Reina?”

“Discrimination is shameful. Even if the other person is a commoner and doesn’t know the manners of an aristocrat, I thought that shouldn’t be an indulgence.”

“Calm down, Raina. If we talk about it, obviously….”

Sofia tried to calm Reina by catching her breath.

But Reina wasn’t listening to her at all.

“For a person to be strong, he must be strict. A person with talent should take the role of guiding the opponent rather than accepting the opponent’s foolishness. I thought it was my duty as a noble of the Empire. I believed that I had no shame in looking up to the sky with this belief.”

Dark night.

Sofia and Rayna weren’t talking.

Raina unilaterally came to Sofia and poured out her words.

A silver knife was held in her right hand.

“But what came back to me was contempt and contempt. Loneliness. It’s just negative things in my life. Nobody listens to me Everyone points fingers at me.”

Reina visits Sofia and for the first time sees her in front of her.

“Hey, Ms. Sophia? Please answer me. What the hell have I done wrong so badly? I believe that you, as a saint, would know.”

“Raina. First, go into my room and talk slowly….”

“Is that so? You don’t even know.”

Raina slowly aimed the knife at Sophia.

Reina’s dreamy purple eyes were not there.

The life in her pupils had already completely disappeared.

All that was left was despair.

★

Suddenly, I remembered the scene when Reina visited Sophia for the last time.

In the original work, there were various descriptions of Reina.

But if there’s one thing she hasn’t changed, it’s her eyes.

The description that Reina’s eyes always shine is not missing.

“… Ike, Gongja-nim?”

Raina called me.

Joy should precede seeing her for the first time in a long time, but for some reason, anxiety covered her body.

“It’s been a while.”

But I didn’t want to reveal that sentiment.

It could be because he was simply concentrating on the book and his expression was locked.

“The last time I saw you was about three years ago.”

“Yes.”

I looked around, but no one was there.

So for some reason, I wanted to talk comfortably like when we were alone in the past.

“So much time has passed already.”

Raina smiled calmly.

It would be nice if Reina could speak comfortably, but she knew it was impossible.

There was no such option for her in her place where others might come.

I was very sorry about that fact.

“Education in public affairs every day. You must be busy.”

“Yes. Because she is the body that will become the Crown Princess. You have to work hard.”

As if my worries were unfounded, once we started talking, there was nothing different from before.

On the contrary, Reina also brought up the topic first, as if there were many stories.

“I missed a perfect score because I made a mistake on a problem related to light attribute magic.”

“I’m sorry, but I think the next seat is also great. Even though I was helped by hyung-nim, I was in 7th place.”

To be honest, there were many things I wanted to ask.

Why didn’t you send a reply at some point even if you sent a letter?

Why didn’t I attend the ball or banquet I went to?

But I already knew that asking these questions would break this comfortable time.

So I decided to enjoy this time, trusting that someday her side will tell the story first.

“How is your relationship with Your Highness?”

“I think it’s pretty good. We met and talked last month.”

Reina’s smiling face covering her mouth didn’t seem to contain a lie.

Since you couldn’t meet me, many things must have happened.

But I didn’t think that the crown prince would open her heart to Reina.

Because there was not much change in his eyes that I met from time to time.

“Then why didn’t you come to the entrance ceremony?”

Thinking there was no need to tell Reina about it, she changed the subject.

It would be impossible to connect the crown prince and Raina anyway with her alone efforts.

In her original work, Reina, who always tried to be her crown princess, did not receive any reciprocation and she faced the worst ending.

So it’s my role to help with that.

“Entrance Ceremony…. I just didn’t want to go. I feel like I’ll regret it if I go.”

“Regret?”

“I just had that thought. In the end, it didn’t make any sense, and even if there was, it would be stupid anyway.”

I couldn’t understand what it meant.

“What does that mean….”

The moment you want to ask about it.

“Oh?”

I heard someone’s voice.

I turned around and saw a girl standing there.

“It wasn’t a place only I knew.”

And slowly I began to remember.

Although this place was also a place where Sophia and the crown prince often met.

“Hey, I’m also a freshman in the same year, is it okay if I sit with you?”

In the original work, Reina and the female lead. It was also the place where Sofia first met on the day of her entrance ceremony.

That’s also the worst impression.

Sofia was looking at us with an awkward smile.

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Please.

How many times have you prayed so fervently?

At least now, I am more desperate than in the finals of the dance competition.

“….”

“Ha ha ha.”

Reina glared at Sofia, who asked if it was okay to sit with her, with her half-closed eyes.

About 3 years ago. When Me and Raina went to the market on her mother’s errand.

We had met Sophia before.

Sophia ran into me because of her mistake while running, and Reina, who saw that, was angry with her.

If you think about it, you probably won’t have a good impression on each other.

But it’s already been more than three years.

I’ve never been in another relationship, and even then it was only a matter of a few minutes.

I thought it was enough time to forget.

So please, I hope you think it’s a first meeting.

Sophia has a bad impression of Reina and has nothing to gain from her.

“You.”

Reina, who kept her mouth shut, finally spoke her words.

The atmosphere was cold.

No matter how you look at it, it wasn’t a favorable response.

“I’m not proud of it, but I’m quite confident in my memory. Haven’t you ever met me before?”

“You mean that? Mmm. Sorry. I remember well….”

“Hmm.”

Reina glared at Sophia with her suspicious eyes.

“If you can’t remember, it was just about that level.”

However, he soon caught his attention.

Doubt but no confirmation. It just felt like that.

“Well, then, is it okay if I sit with you?”

“Steatite?”

“Ah, I’m fine….”

If Reina and Sofia become close, no matter what happens, Reina will not be isolated.

So I tried to make use of this situation to build a friendship between them.

“You don’t know the word polite?”

And it was ruined miserably.

★

Sofia was heading to a place with a book.

The garden she saw when she took the test at Arcana Academy.

Today, when there are no classes due to the entrance ceremony, I wanted to enjoy reading under the sunny weather there.

“What?”

But there were already passengers in that place.

She was a beautiful girl.

As she enjoys reading while her platinum colored hair is pulled back, I felt her unique charm more than anyone else.

She thought even the way she turned the book was elegant.

I want to get to know you.

It was not unreasonable for Sophia to think that way casually.

Let’s ask for soapstone.

And we’re going to talk about books together.

“Hey….”

Sophia held out her hand and she tried to talk her out of the beautiful girl.

“Ah?!”

Then she tripped on the grassroots and fell.

“Ugh.”

I’m shy.

Swallowing those thoughts to herself, Sophia slowly raised her head.

The beautiful girl stopped her reading and was looking this way.

Sophia was mesmerized by the beautiful shining purple eyes.

“You are the special student of the year. This is Miss Sophia Eris.”

The girl knew Sophia.

At her entrance ceremony, Sophia introduced herself, so it wasn’t unusual for her.

Still, if you memorize my name, we can get to know each other.

Sofia had such optimistic thoughts.

“Even if you say you don’t know manners because you are a special student for commoners, shouldn’t you have studied the basics?”

Until she heard her words.

“According to the circumstances, the act of a person below him touching the body or possessions of a nobleman can be severely punished. Even if this is Arcana Academy, which insists on equality among students, the class of nobility will not disappear.”

Sofia’s body trembled slightly at her cold aura and her eyes that seemed to see right through her.

“If you don’t even know such basic etiquette, how about applying for a leave of absence?”

It’s too much.

Sophia swallowed the thought in her mind.

The tip of his right index finger barely touched the hem of the girl’s skirt.

Is that why she deserves to be criticized this much?

“If you are a special student, you will have to pay more attention to the eyes of many people. Please be aware.”

The girl finally got up from her seat, gathered her things, and left the garden.

She didn’t even listen to Sophia’s answer, and without hesitation she turned her back.

It made Sophia aware of reality.

She herself is a commoner. Most of the students are aristocrats.

No matter how much Sophia was recognized for her talent, the walls were solid.

★

“Miss Reina?”

“I don’t know who you are, but if you want to ask for a seat, it might be polite to give your name first.”

“Oh, I am Sophia….”

“I don’t mean I want to hear your name.”

It was strange.

“Are you one of this year’s special trainees for commoners?”

“Yes. Light this time….”

“She said she came in as a special student, and she didn’t even learn basic etiquette when she entered Arcana. That’s great.”

No matter how you think about it, it was strange.

Reina also points out her courtesy in her first meeting with Sophia in her original story.

Her tone of voice was cold, and her behavior was harsh, so I only built up resentment, but until then, quite a few readers acknowledged Reina’s behavior.

And when Sofia bumped into me at the market.

Likewise, Reina’s tone was cold, but she shouldn’t act like this, no matter how wrong she is. It was the realm of advice called.

Reina is strict.

But that’s the severity that comes from her kindness.

It is advice to correct the wrong behavior of her opponent and to help him develop.

I could definitely understand that while living with her.

Knowing that fact made the current situation feel so strange.

“Or are you under the illusion that you can be forgiven because you are a special student? If so, that’s a pretty cowardly idea. To use her own name value.”

“It’s not like that.”

Her words have already gone beyond her advice.

This was the realm of bullying.

“Otherwise, why don’t you file for her expulsion, lamenting her own ignorance?”

“… Miss Reina?!”

At Reina’s excessive verbal abuse, her voice rose involuntarily.

Then she turned her head and looked at me too.

“Why is that, Prince Ike?”

Her eyes were cold enough to give a chill.

Animation is completely gone.

It wasn’t my mistake.

Reina was already mentally driven.

To prevent this from happening, she wanted Reina to be a little softer. She

And she saw her smile more and more often and she believed that everything would be fine with her.

I didn’t notice anything strange in the letters I exchanged for a month after the dance competition.

But why did this happen?

What happened in the last three years?

It was as if the world wanted Reina to remain a villain.