The Tale of the Redeeming Villain

[Catherine's POV:]

"Mm..." My head was hurting like never before. My arms were numb and my back was aching.

"Where have I-AH!" Suddenly I realized the place where I was.

It was Blake's mansion where I was held captive!

'How can I fall asleep at a time of crisis?!'

All my sleepiness was exhausted in an instant as I straightened my back somehow and looked at my clothes. 

Apart from the wrinkles that formed on my uniform because of my sleeping posture, everything seemed fine. I could still feel my underwear on me and there was nothing wrong with my mind or body as well.

The only thing that bothered me was the cold floor beneath me, but that was of the least concern for now.

'....he didn't do anything to me...' Although it was shocking that Blake didn't do anything to me despite having me locked up like this, I couldn't lower my guard. Even though I am weaker than Blake, more so when my magic was sealed, still I would do my best to protest his lecherous advances when the time comes.

'Is he aware of my chastity seal?' Blake could be aware of the mark that I got after I became the Holy Maiden. If anyone tried to defile me, the Goddess would punish them immediately; regardless I want or not. 

I roamed my eyes around and couldn't find anyone. 

The dining space was huge but the light was quite thin. Given the darkness spread on the windows, I guess it was still night. 

'Agh...my head...' Since I couldn't use magic, I wasn't able to heal myself.

Since my legs were free I thought about getting up and searching for an escape route...however,

"It's impossible for you to run away."

"Ah!"

*Dhak*

I fell back on my butt and winced in pain.

From the shadows, Blake walked toward me. 

I instantly curled up and found tears building in my eyes again. My heart trembled at his sight and my consciousness screamed to run as far away as possible.

"*Hick*... Don't come near me..."

I have never feared someone as much as I do him. Blake was a very bad person. He tricked me by saying that he would help me in preparing medicine to heal Carl(protagonist)....but he....he...

"Will you please stop crying? See, I am not approaching you."

My eyes shifted towards Blake, and strangely he was still standing at the spot from where he called me.

Through my blurry vision, I could see that he didn't intend to hurt me nor did he seem to have any intention of drawing any closer.

But I couldn't let my guard down. If he didn't have any ulterior motive then he wouldn't have tricked me in the first place. 

I looked around the place and found the wooden leg of a chair that broke while I was struggling to get myself free from Blake earlier. I picked it up and pointed it towards Blake.

"D-don't come any closer or..."

"Or what? Are you gonna beat me to a pulp?"

"That's right! So be wary of me."

Although I knew the most amount of damage I could incur on him was a bruise or a scratch, I didn't want to show my weak side and let him do whatever he wanted.

I would rather die than let him touch me in a vulgar manner.

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[Blake's POV:]

Seeing the scaredy cat on the ground, holding a wooden stick, and trying to glare at me fiercely, I felt like sighing.

Her face was tainted with tears and snot yet she looked so adorable. No wonder why Blake was so captivated by her. 

Well, there was another reason why Blake dared kidnap the Holy Maiden and that was the hatred that Blake carries for Carlson, the Protagonist.

Carl has everything that Blake ever desired. Friends, fame, lovers. While Blake is filthy rich because of his tremendous skyrocketing trading company, from the inside, Blake is a loser and loner. 

...more than to satiate his lust Blake hoped that Catherine would listen to him. However, Catherine was so nervous and scared that she either cried or threatened him that Carl would punish Blake for his sins. That agitated Blake and he began torturing Catherine—paving a path to his own grave.

However, things are different now. I was a very tolerant and laid-back type of guy. Her taunts or threats wouldn't work on me.

I went into the kitchen after leaving a trembling Catherine behind and poured water into a glass.

Reaching Catherine, I found her jerking in fright but she raised the wooden stick, threatening me wordlessly.

I shrugged her warning before putting the class near her and backing off.

"You have shouted and cried a lot. You must be thirsty. And about sleeping then you can take that room..." I said while pointing toward the room connected to the kitchen,

"It's clean and has a bed and blankets. Don't remain awake for long..."

I waved my hand after turning away when suddenly Catherine hissed,

"Do you think I would get lured by your petty tricks anymore? Are you trying to tempt me with comfort so you can take advantage of me while I am asleep?"

I sighed. It was a loud one.

Turning toward her I advanced. She again trembled and got ready to attack me anytime.

I crouched down just at the distance from where she couldn't hit me.

"If I have to take advantage of you, why would I wait for you to fall asleep? In the first place, why are you trying so hard to look so courageous, Catherine? We both know you aren't like this, so stop pretending and just go to sleep. "

" Ah! " She exclaimed as I easily snatched the wooden bar away from her before throwing it away.

After getting up I walked away and didn't look back at her.

Entering my bedroom I laid down on the bed without bothering to change the clothes. 

'System, is there any chance for me to return to my previous world? '

[Negative.]

....well, can't say I didn't expect that. Almost every story that I read in my previous life, the isekai ones, doesn't let the main character get back to their world.

Well, nothing I can do.

I didn't have a family in my previous world. Had a lot of dating experiences but all of them ended sooner or later because of different reasons. No close friends. If anyone then it was the inn owner next door to whom I was closely acquainted.

Nice lady. Unmarried and hot. 

My current priority lies in gaining the forgiveness of the two heroines and regaining my powers. For starters, I want to gain the Wind Manipulation skills to deal with the protagonist 

Well, defeating him is nearly impossible until I don't have my original skills and weapons in hand, but with Wind Manipulation I think I can save myself from insta-kill.

There was no hope for me to get my ass saved by the school professors or the headmaster. Although I never was suspended before, it wasn't like I never did bad things. It was just, that I never got caught doing anything bad.

My skill allows me to present proof of my doings and until the other party has assented to what I have proposed, there is no way a teacher could blame me for anything.

However, this time the matters have escalated beyond tolerance. The Holy Maiden was tricked by me. As such, it was hopeless to think that someone would come to my rescue.

'Haah...talk about a messy start..'

Covering my face with my forearm, I closed my eyes and hoped that all this would turn out to be a dream...

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A/N:- Yeah? Nah.