I Possessed The Villain’s Childhood Friend

94 – True Mind – 1

I never regretted my promise to save Reina.

That’s how the future has changed, and because of that, I heard Ike’s warning that a slightly more difficult ordeal would come.

He thought he should prepare.

I increased my training time, visited and talked to Michelle, and asked Dean Ender for help.

And the result.

‘This is a declaration of war. You can’t stand still.’

‘Let’s start by finding out where they live.’

‘I have to make them regret the fact that they turned the empire into an enemy.’

It was the death of Dean Ender and Elin.

Raina and Michelle are alive.

It was the result of Dean Ender and Elin risking their lives to protect it.

Two people lived, two people died.

This was the result of my future choice.

I increased my training time, visited and talked to Michelle, and asked Dean Ender for help.

So what?

Was that the best?

I vowed not to let anyone die, but in the end, two people who didn’t have to die died.

Can I really say that I did my best?

It’s only natural that they sacrificed themselves to save Raina and Michelle….

“I can’t think, can’t I… !”

Why did I think I would do everything if I couldn’t take responsibility?

A disabled person who has been bedridden for the rest of his life became confident in what he could do.

Why didn’t I know that it would be too much for me to save even one Reina with my talent?

You should have run away.

I should have figured out the subject on the first day I was possessed and turned my back.

I should have somehow persuaded Reina to leave the empire alone.

This is punishment.

It’s a price to pay for trying to save everyone without knowing the subject and fraction.

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Please someone tell me.

“Why did you possess a bastard like me!!!”

I hit the floor with my fist and screamed, but no answer came back.

The funerals for Dean Ender and Elin are over.

Dean Ender said that many people came to pay their respects from all over the empire, and Elin received her help from Reinen and many priests from the Martires Church.

I did not attend the event.

No, to be precise, I went to look for him, but in less than 5 minutes, he left the place as if he were running away.

I couldn’t stay there after seeing Sophia and Anna crying, and Charlotte standing in a state of dismay.

I feel like I’m going to get sick from the guilt that I don’t deserve to honor them in front of them.

And now I was lying on the bed in my dorm room, staring at the ceiling.

It wasn’t that I was tired.

I just stayed still with the feeling that if I tried to move, something would explode inside me.

When will this despondency disappear?

If this collapse disappears, how will I move?

I couldn’t even imagine it right now.

★

“Ike, are you there?”

When I didn’t realize how much time had passed, someone knocked on the door and called me.

“Yes, there is.”

“I want to talk to you for a moment.”

A pensive female voice.

I could easily guess who it was.

“Sorry. I’m busy right now.”

“Don’t worry. Because this is a busier business.”

At the same time, the door opened.

It must have been locked.

“I want to talk.”

“It sounds like an order, not an invitation.”

“I got it right. Even if you don’t like it, I’ll force you to talk.”

He has long straight, sky-blue hair and gray eyes.

A woman wearing a white shirt and black pants, the mischievous atmosphere I felt from last year was gone.

The disciple of Ender Arcana and the owner of the Mage Tower.

It was the sage Charlotte Isolde.

“It’s been a while, Miss Charlotte.”

“Yes. Long time no see, Ike. No, it’s been a while since I saw you visiting for a while at a funeral, isn’t it?”

Charlotte entered the room and shut the door again, then he quietly glared at me.

When she went to the funeral, she was in a different mood from her mesmerizing mood.

In her sharp eyes, there was definitely a goal for the future, unlike mine.

“For what you said you were busy, you look free.”

“Actually, I’m free.”

“Your talk has increased while I haven’t seen you.”

Charlotte sat down at the table with a smile and looked at me.

A signal to get up immediately.

I just wanted to lie still, but of course I couldn’t.

Even if she was forced to break in, she was definitely a guest, and most of all, she was someone who could be more disturbing than I am right now.

Eventually I got up from her bed and sat down at her table, facing her.

“So what are you talking about?”

“I heard about you from Reina. That day, she has been confined to her room ever since she came back.”

“Not really.”

“Well, let’s say that. You may have heard the news, but this time, I was chosen as the dean of Arcana next to Master. From now on, I will become Charlotte Arcana, not Charlotte Isolde.”

It was the first time I had heard of it.

No, I actually heard it, but there’s a possibility that I passed it on.

“And after I become the dean, the first thing I will do is close schools for a long time.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

“Yes. Because of this incident, Avatar’s purpose became clear, and I knew that they were also targeting Arcana’s students. I don’t have time to devote to education right now.”

Even in the original work, Arcana eventually enters a temporary indefinite closure.

But that was never a good choice.

Even if it’s a noble family, it’s usually not as well-prepared as Arcana’s.

In fact, in the original work, there were nobles who did not cooperate with the empire because they held the deficit hostage in Avatar.

“The imperial family has also given permission, so even if there is a backlash, there will be no stopping it.”

Should I tell you everything?

That would never be a good choice.

But what if I tell you this and the future is twisted again?

If the result is Charlotte’s death, can I survive?

… I don’t know.

“But even so, I have no intention of sending you all home.”

“… Yes?”

“What yes? Hey. It’s normal. Just because you go back to your hometown, where is the guarantee that you are safer than Arcana? Does your family boast a safer defense than the barrier I set up in Arcana?”

“No, that’s not it.”

“Yes. Above all, it turns out that students are also after them. That’s why I plan to leave you in Arcana to train you. Some of them might say they don’t want to fight, but they wouldn’t be able to say that if a blade came directly to their throat.”

It’s different.

Obviously, the result of Arcana’s indefinite school closure is the same, but the direction going after that is different.

This is proof that the future has already been twisted beyond my control.

“Of course, I have no intention of sending you guys to the battlefield. However, when attacked by those guys, I think you should at least have the strength to defend yourself. And even if this intention is explained, those who do not want to remain in Arcana will be sent to the main house.”

So what do you want to do? To Charlotte’s question, I couldn’t open my mouth right away.

Because I wasn’t sure what the correct answer was.

“As I said in advance, if you remain in Arcana, I will send you to the battlefield.”

“That goes against what you just said.”

“Because you have a reason.”

“Why?”

“Yes. You’re not the type to sit still and watch people around you get hurt. Even if I stop it, I think you will go first.”

“How much do you know me?”

A relationship that can only be seen once in the Mage Tower at most.

We didn’t even have a lot of conversations back then.

How much does that person know about me?

“Well, that’s right. I don’t know you well. But those who know you well know.”

“People who know me well?”

“Yes. Arvain said that after you go back, you will definitely become stronger. Then he said that if we met again, we would be able to compete in a good match.”

That is incorrect.

Because I have no talent.

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Perhaps Arbane will be disappointed when he sees me again.

“Master said you would look like the Duke of Addos and support everyone around you.”

That I resemble my father, the Duke of Addos?

That can’t be.

My mind is not Ike Axus after all, and I am not as great a man as my father.

Isn’t this what happened when I installed it without knowing the subject?

“His Highness Leon always prided himself on being a close friend with a lot to learn from.”

Rather, it’s hard for me to follow Leon, so there’s no way he can learn anything from me.

This is an absurd story.

“Finally, Rayna said that she’s always doing her best, and despite her blunt appearance, she’s one of the sweetest people she’s ever known.”

… I am not nice

I just keep my distance because I’m not good at relationships with people.

I never did my best.

If the guy who knew the future had done his best, Dean Ender and Elin would certainly not have died.

“Isn’t this enough for me to evaluate you? So, I want you to hear the answer.”

“… I will return to my hometown.”

“Really?”

There’s no way things will get better even if a guy like me stays.

It will get worse.

So let’s go back to our hometown.

Just like Ike in the original story had a minor role, let’s not step forward and wait until the situation is sorted out.

Obviously that’s more….

“What are you so afraid of?”

“Yes?”

“You, who learned the information about Avatar before anyone else and tried to stop them until now, are not guilty. The bad guys are the avatars. But why are you feeling guilty?”

… Wait for a sec.

I’m sure it was Charlotte just now.

“How does Charlotte-sama know that?”

“It was all written in the letter Master left in case of an unexpected situation. With the words to help you if you are needlessly frustrated.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

“Yes. So ask again. What are you going to do in the future Are you really going to sit back and wait for it all to end?”

It was surprising that Dean Ender thought of his own death and considered his own measures.

But.

“… Yes.”

What’s different about Charles knowing my secret?

But that doesn’t mean the dead come back to life.

It’s not like the future I twisted can’t be restored.

Suddenly possessed by this world.

To save Reina, he stabbed her in the chest with a knife.

To save Anna, the whole body is broken.

Fight with Rex, who should only be seen after entering the final battle episode.

A duel with Leon.

As a result, I was isolated from the social world.

In the fight with S, my ribs were fractured and my lungs were messed up.

In the end, Senior Andrew, an aspiring knight, lost his right arm, and Dean Ender and Elin died.

I’m already, too tired after going through those things.

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Okay.”

In the end, Charlotte nodded to my answer, stood up, looked down at me, and said quietly.

“In the end, everyone who evaluated you was wrong. It’s a pity.”

And I have to say that.

“That, what?”

“Right? Everyone who believes in you praises you for being a great person, but in fact you are a coward who doesn’t even believe in yourself. Really, it’s too bad for them.”

“… Know what.”

“Huh?”

“You know what!!!”

Something that had been accumulating in my heart exploded.