I’m a Villain, but I Want to Live a Long Life - Chapter 117

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“What time is it now? Why isn’t she back yet?”

Rosette paced anxiously in front of Seleneae’s dormitory room door.

It had been several hours since the staff member had taken Seleneae away, talking about penalty points.

She still hadn’t returned.

“Nothing bad happened, right?”

Estelin asked in a worried voice. Rosette looked at Seleneae’s tightly closed door without answering.

Just then, someone approached walking down the corridor.

“Is Lady Seleneae still not back?”

It was Janet and Verain.

Rosette shook her head at Verain. Then she turned her gaze toward the stairs where busy sounds could be heard.

Students who had been resting in their dormitory rooms were gathering on the 1st floor.

Janet, who had been looking in that direction, perked up her ears. Then she spoke cautiously.

“Ah, they say almost everyone has already gathered downstairs. They’ll move as soon as Professor Sadina arrives…”

“What should we do? Shouldn’t we go down too?”

Verain looked around at everyone with a troubled expression and muttered.

Rosette pondered for a while before speaking.

“For now. Let’s go down too.”

“But Seleneae hasn’t come back yet, will it be okay?”

Rosette answered calmly.

“She’ll come soon. She’s not the type to drop out without even taking the test.”

Estelin, who had widened her eyes for a moment, soon nodded vigorously.

“Right. If it’s Seleneae, that’s true. Then shall we go down first and wait?”

“Good. Let’s hurry down. Janet, let’s go.”

Verain and Janet took the first steps.

The four of them repeatedly glanced at Seleneae’s door as they went down the stairs.

When they arrived at the hall, the banquet tables that had filled the 1st floor had already disappeared.

All that occupied the vast space were several thick pillars.

The Academy emblem carved on the surface of the solid stone pillars gleamed golden.

Rosette followed the staff’s guidance and walked inside.

In front of the dais, senior administrators in administrative uniforms were receiving group registrations.

Just then, they could hear some group requesting registration from an administrator.

“What’s the group leader’s name?”

“Anita Solb.”

It was Anita, who looked full of excitement, and her group members.

“Anita Solb… Yes, you’re registered as group leader. Please take this.”

The administrator handed her something. It was a magical device that looked exactly like a magic mirror.

The magical device consisted of a transparent circular plate surrounded by an intricately carved stone border.

Soon a dot sparkled inside the circular plate.

“What is this? Is it a magic mirror?”

“What I’m giving you now is a tracking bracelet. Miss Anita, you’ll be able to identify each position based on the bracelet signals that appear in the magic mirror.”

Anita’s face brightened. She looked at Hanod beside her and whispered cheerfully.

“It really is mock combat after all!”

Hanod chuckled.

“Right. It seems certain at this point. If they’re supplying position tracking magical devices… it won’t be one-on-one matches but many-versus-many battles.”

“This feels so good, doesn’t it? We even trained during the day, right?”

Anita looked around at her group members and asked. Joseph nodded.

“Exactly! This is all thanks to Miss Anita. At this rate, we might pass the test as the most outstanding group.”

When Joseph laughed heartily, smiles spread across the other group members’ faces too. Then the administrator looked at Anita and said.

“Here are five bracelets. Please distribute them to your group members, write all the group members’ names on this paper, then wait over there.”

Anita nodded with an excited face. Then she quickly wrote down the group members’ names on the parchment.

After returning to her group members and distributing the bracelets, she turned around cheerfully.

“Now, let’s go…”

However, she spotted Rosette’s group waiting behind them and froze.

“Oh my.”

She raised one eyebrow and looked at Janet, Verain, Rosette, and Estelin one by one.

Then she tilted her head and widened her eyes conspicuously.

“One person seems to be missing?”

A faint sneer lingered at the corners of her mouth as she spoke. Rosette frowned as Anita muttered loud enough to be heard.

“I heard she already got penalty points. Did she perhaps get disqualified from the test?”

Rosette’s face hardened. It seemed the rumor about Seleneae receiving penalty points had already reached Anita’s ears.

But Rosette quickly erased her expression and muttered back just as quietly.

“Delusions are also a disease. Isn’t that just your wishful thinking?”

The smile disappeared from Anita’s face.

After glaring fiercely, she soon let out a small laugh and tapped Rosette’s shoulder as she passed by.

However, Rosette clearly heard what Anita whispered softly in her ear.

“I do hope we meet as opponents in the test, you ragtag bunch.”

Rosette glared at her retreating figure for a long time until Estelin gently patted her back, bringing her back to her senses.

Then she approached the administrator with a stern face.

“Are you the group leader?”

Rosette shook her head. Then she looked around at the other group members once before saying.

“No. Seleneae Tigris is the group leader.”

Then the administrator wrote something down on the registration form.

“How many group members are there in total?”

“Five people.”

Then the administrator took out four bracelets and one magic mirror from under the table.

“Please take these.”

Rosette’s eyes widened slightly.

“The group leader isn’t here, is it okay for me to receive them instead?”

The administrator stopped writing and looked up. Then asked with a puzzled expression.

“The group leader is Lady Seleneae Tigris, right?”

At the puzzling question, Rosette hesitated for a moment then nodded.

“That’s right.”

“Isn’t that student currently with the Dean and Vice Dean? She’ll probably arrive soon…”

At that moment, the tightly closed 1st floor door opened with a heavy sound. The gazes of all the students gathered inside focused on the door.

Small gasps erupted from various places.

“They’re here! But…”

“What? Isn’t that person the Dean?”

The murmuring grew louder.

“It really seems to be Duke Haren? What’s going on? He’s not someone who comes to entrance exams.”

Rosette’s group also stared at the doorway with surprised eyes. Then Estelin cried out softly.

“There’s Seleneae over there!”

Through the gaps between the murmuring people’s heads, a familiar face could be seen standing with Professor Sadina.

Estelin quickly pushed through the students and walked forward. Rosette, Verain, and Janet followed behind her.

As the distance grew closer, Seleneae’s face became clearer.

Unlike when she left the dormitory, Seleneae was dressed up in a dress.

She was standing next to Professor Sadina, having a conversation with someone else.

“Gasp, that grandfather, no, it’s Duke Haren!”

Rosette exclaimed happily. Estelin’s face also brightened.

It was the moment they finally pushed through the countless crowds and reached Seleneae.

“Your Grace!”

A bright voice came from right beside her. Anita was approaching the chancellor with a radiant smile.

Duke Haren’s gaze moved to her.

“Oh. You’re the granddaughter of Marquis Solv.”

At Duke Haren’s affectionate voice, the students’ gazes turned to Anita.

“So it’s really true that she’s close to the chancellor.”

Several members from other groups whispered as they looked at her.

“I’ve missed you so much! Have you been in good health?”

Anita naturally approached Duke Haren and unhesitatingly grasped his hand while smiling brightly.

Duke Haren nodded with a good-natured smile.

“Yes, I’m always the same. Are you here to take the exam?”

“Of course, I’ve been looking forward to seeing you the whole time! But what brings you here? I thought you didn’t usually come to the examination hall, so perhaps…”

Duke Haren smiled as he looked at Anita’s expectant, flushed face.

“That’s right. I have some business today.”

“Business?”

Anita’s eyes widened. Then Duke Haren nodded and gestured toward Selene beside him.

“Yes, there’s a child I want to cheer on. I took up a lot of her time, you see.”

A heavy silence settled over the hall.

“She might even become my grandson’s bride someday.”

Anita’s stiffened gaze slowly moved to Selene.

“Grandson’s bride… you say?”

“That’s right.”

Then Professor Sadina tapped Duke Haren’s arm with a displeased voice.

“Listen here, old man, I mean Chancellor. Watch your words. Nothing has been officially announced yet, so you shouldn’t go around talking like that.”

Duke Haren sheepishly closed his mouth. Then he chuckled and looked down at Selene.

“Oh my, I made another slip of the tongue and put our future granddaughter-in-law in a difficult position…”

A small sigh escaped from Anita’s lips.

As she moved her lips, the door opened again from behind. Loudly, as if it might break.

The students began murmuring again upon confirming who had entered through the door.

“What, what? Why is that person here?”

“No way…”

The person who entered was Duke Aleon Tigris. He was glaring at Duke Haren with a murderous gaze.

“Isn’t that already a closed matter?”

Duke Haren smiled leisurely and tilted his head.

“What is?”

“My daughter will not be getting engaged.”

Silence fell once again.

“So I’d appreciate it if you could be more careful with your choice of words.”

Though his voice was dripping with coldness, Duke Haren didn’t budge an inch.

He simply smiled innocently and gazed at Selene.

“Isn’t that something for this child to decide?”

Selene looked back and forth between her father and Duke Haren with an expression full of bewilderment.

Then she asked back with a confused face.

“…Pardon?”

“Whether to get engaged to my grandson or not. That’s something you should decide for yourself, isn’t it? Even if he’s your father, he shouldn’t disregard his daughter’s opinion.”

As Selene blinked, Duke Haren smiled kindly and added.

“So please, take your time to think it over comfortably and let me know whenever you’re ready. I’ll make sure you find me appealing. So that you’ll want to form a marriage alliance with our family.”

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